The 2020/21 School Choice Phase I application window is December 2, 2019 - February 5, 2020.

During the open application window, parents and guardians may submit applications for magnet programs and school reassignments with available seats from the initial School Choice application window, which took place earlier this school year.  High-quality innovative programs, Career Technical Education (CTE) and Collegiate Academy options are also available by submitting a School Choice reassignment application. Families of students with disabilities may additionally apply for a McKay public school choice.

The following options are available:

Magnet Programs offer in-depth experiences in specific areas of interest.  If you are interested in a magnet program at your assigned school, a School Choice application is not necessary.  Please contact your assigned school for information on how to participate.

Reassignments allow attendance to a school that is not your assigned school.

Innovative Programs offer courses of study centered on specific themes.  If you are interested in an innovative program at your assigned school, a School Choice application is not necessary.  Please contact your assigned school for information on how to participate. 

Career Technical Education (CTE) Programs prepare high school students for post-secondary enrollment and apprenticeships.  If you are interested in a CTE program at your assigned high school, a School Choice application is not necessary.  Please contact your assigned high school for information on how to participate.

Collegiate Academies offer high school students the opportunity to earn their high school diploma and their Associates in Arts degree.

The John M. McKay Scholarship provides educational options for parents of students with disabilities. 

Please note:  A separate application is needed for each of the school choice application categories (magnet programs, school reassignments, and McKay Scholarship).

Parents and guardians of children with disabilities may submit a 2019/20 McKay Scholarship application for public school choice beginning May 1, 2019.

If you are interested in an innovative program, magnet program, or Career Technical Education (CTE) program at your child’s assigned school, you do not need to submit a School Choice application. Instead, contact the school for information on how to participate.

If you are interested in a program not available at your assigned school or if you would like your child to attend a school other than your assigned school, you may submit a magnet program application and a *reassignment application. Each application will be processed individually and randomly granted based on seat availability.

*If you are interested in an Innovative Program or Career Technical Education (CTE) program not at your child’s assigned school or the Millennium 6-12 Collegiate Academy, you may apply for entry to that school through a School Choice reassignment application.

Visit browardschools.com/schoolchoice Notification Dates for a schedule of application submission and selection dates.

By state law, students may apply to attend any public school in Florida that has not reached capacity, regardless of their home address. To determine schools with available seats, BCPS reviews enrollment for all District schools annually to identify current available seats and projected students.

Parents may request a school that has available seats by completing a School Choice application during an open application window. School Choice applications are awarded using a computerized random selection process. If more seats at a school become available during the School Choice process, additional selections from the applicant pool are made.  Selection from a School Choice wait-pool is not guaranteed. 

Your child may always attend his or her assigned school, which is based on the primary home address.

School-aged children living within Broward County are assigned to a school based on their primary residential address and grade level. This is the child's assigned school. To find your child’s assigned school, please visit Find My School.

For questions regarding school assignment, please contact the Demographics & Student Assignments Department at 754-321-2480 or schoolchoice@browardschools.com.

Welcome to Broward County!  School-aged children living within Broward County are assigned to a school based on their primary residential address and grade level. This is the child's assigned school.  Please contact the assigned school to register each child.  To find your child’s assigned school, please visit the Find My School. 

We understand families want to have options for their child's education, which may include a choice other than their assigned school.

The next opportunity to submit a School Choice application for the 2020/21 school year is December 2, 2019 – February 5, 2020.

For questions regarding school assignment, please contact the Demographics & Student Assignments Department at 754-321-2480 or schoolchoice@browardschools.com.

Parents and guardians who submitted an application will be notified in accordance with scheduled selection dates, regarding the status of each application. Notifications will be emailed and updated on the Check Your Status webpage.

All awarded seats must be claimed by the date indicated on the award notification.

McKay Scholarship applicants will receive notification of status within 30 business days of the application date. For more information, please contact the Exceptional Student Learning Support Division at 754-321-3405.

Please submit your required documents to the Demographics & Student Assignments Department.  Supporting documents received after the application deadline will be considered late. 

The School Choice 2020/21 window is December 2, 2019 – February 5, 2020