The Family Empowerment Scholarship (FES) Program was established during the 2019 Legislative Session to enhance Florida's menu of education options. It provides children whose families have limited financial resources with the opportunity to attend the school that best meets their needs and enables them to reach their academic goals.
Florida Department of Education FES Program (English)
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All Controlled Open Enrollment requests for Flagler Schools will be monitored for class size as per Florida’s Constitutional Amendment. Schools that are labeled “frozen due to capacity” have reached their total permanent capacity.
Families are reminded to consider the possible academic, athletic, and or other results of moving between schools and/or districts. In some cases, academic credit and athletic eligibility may be impacted. Parents/guardians of middle and high school students in particular should discuss the possible consequences of transferring prior to applying for School Choice. Athletic concerns should be discussed with the athletic director. Academic concerns should be discussed with the school counselor.
The following schools are currently able to accept Controlled Open Enrollment applications:
The following schools are frozen due to capacity, and are not accepting Controlled Open Enrollment applications:
For more information about Flagler Schools School Choice Program, please contact the Department of Student Services at (386) 437-7526.