Parents and guardians residing anywhere in the state of Florida are now able to apply for their children to attend a public school outside their regular attendance zone through the Controlled Open Enrollment process, more commonly known as School Choice. Sarasota County Schools invites parents and guardians from any school district in the state of Florida whose child is not subject to a current expulsion or suspension to apply for a 2018-19 School Choice assignment to a public school identified as having available space capacity. Applications for School Choice will be accepted through Friday, March 16, 2018. For the first time, the district’s school choice process requires that an online application be completed. If assistance is needed to access and submit an online application, parents/guardians may contact the Office of School Choice. Parents will be notified of choice assignments in May. The complete list of schools open to School Choice is available at SarasotaCountySchools.net. COE assignments will be determined by a random lottery process, rather than on a first-come, first-served basis.

School Choice Application