SEPT. 1: First day parents can begin applying for choice attendance area schools and countywide magnet, fundamental and high school career academy programs.
AUGUST-SEPTEMBER: Discovery nights and school tours.
SEPT. 11: Magnet/Choice Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pinellas Park High School, 6305 118th Ave. N, Largo.
NOV. 1: End of application period for choice attendance area schools and countywide magnet, fundamental and high school career academy programs.
DEC. 1: Acceptance period begins at 8 a.m. for countywide programs. Parents who have applied to a countywide magnet, fundamental or high school career academy can begin calling the district's automated phone line to see if their child has a seat in a program or has been placed on a waiting list.
DEC. 10: Countywide acceptance period ends. Using the district's automated phone line, parents have until 5 p.m. this day to accept a seat in a countywide magnet, fundamental or high school career academy. They do not have to call to accept a wait list spot.
FEB. 1, 2005: The district is expected to begin notifying families of their children's choice attendance area school assignment.
DEADLINE FOR APPEAL: If parents feel their child's school assignment was not made according to the established procedures in the choice plan, and if the issue has not been resolved after an initial call to a Family Education and Information Center, parents can complete an Appeal of School Assigned Statement and submit it to the director of student assignment. The appeal must be submitted within 10 days of being notified of the school assignment.
