Sarasota County Schools opens controlled school-choice window Feb. 3–March 3; notifications in early April

Sarasota County Schools announced that its controlled school-choice application window will be open Feb. 3 through March 3, and that families will be notified in early April about placements and wait-list status.

Millie Wheeler, of the district—s Office of School Choice, said: "Este a—o, la ventana de solicitud de elecci—n de escuela estar— abierta desde el tres de febrero hasta el tres de marzo, eso es de lunes a lunes. Las notificaciones se enviar—n a principios de abril para las familias, y recibir—n una notificaci—n por correo electr—nico y tambi—n una notificaci—n dentro de su portal para padres focus." The office added that notifications will arrive both by email and via the district—s parent portal (Focus).

Why it matters: the controlled-choice window determines which students can request seats outside their attendance zone and how the district allocates limited seats across schools. The topic matters for families whose attendance zones changed after the district set new boundaries to open Sky Ranch, a new elementary school…