School Choice

COE Applications for the 2023–24 School Year will be accepted from March 1–March 31, 2023.

Pursuant to HB 7029, 1002.31 F.S., Florida students have school choice options available to them through a process called Controlled Open Enrollment (COE). The goal of COE is to promote family involvement and ensure that students have access to a school that meets their needs. Students can request a transfer to a school that is not their zoned school, including public schools in other counties.

A list of schools accepting COE students will be released each year. Parents will fill out an application for each school they would like their child to attend during the application window. During the annual COE period, families can apply for placement in any school in the state that has not reached capacity and still has seats available. 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.

Transfers are granted through completion of the highest grade at the school. IEP requirements cannot be guaranteed for students accepting a transfer through COE.

Students who reside in Flagler County, and were granted Controlled Open Enrollment in a previous year, do not need to reapply annually as long as they are staying in the same Flagler County school. Out-of-county residents must apply annually. Please submit a separate application for each student.

Submission of this application does not guarantee acceptance. 

2023–24 Controlled Open Enrollment Application

A student may be granted an Employee Transfer Request when a condition or situation exists that could adversely impact the student’s ability to succeed at their zoned school. All Flagler Schools employees interested in applying for student transfers must complete the Employee Transfer Request Form.

Employee Transfer Requests are valid for one school year only. Students currently using an employee transfer are not guaranteed acceptance for the next school year and must submit a new application annually. Please allow up to three weeks for approval/denial notification and submit a separate application for each student.

2023–24 Employee's Student Transfer Request Application

Families may apply for a hardship transfer when a condition or situation exists that could adversely impact the student’s ability to succeed at their zoned school.

Hardship transfers are valid for one school year only. Students currently using a hardship transfer are not guaranteed acceptance for the next school year, and must submit a new application annually. Relevant documentation must be submitted upon completion of the Hardship Waiver Application. Failure to submit documentation in a timely manner will result in a delay of review. Please allow up to three weeks for approval/denial notification. Please submit a separate application for each student.

2023–24 Hardship Waiver Application

2022–23 School Year

Parents/guardians must complete an application to place their student on the COE waitlist for the 2022–23 school year. Submission of this application does not guarantee acceptance. 

The waitlist for Controlled Open Enrollment is available for the following schools:

• Belle Terre Elementary School: 1st Grade
• Bunnell Elementary School: 1st Grade
• Old Kings Elementary School: 4th Grade
• Rymfire Elementary School: Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 5th Grade
• Wadsworth Elementary School : Kindergarten,1st Grade

2022–23 waitlist CoE Application

A student may be granted an Employee Transfer Request when a condition or situation exists that could adversely impact the student’s ability to succeed at their zoned school. All Flagler Schools employees interested in applying for student transfers must complete the Employee Transfer Request Form.

Employee Transfer Requests are valid for one school year only. Students currently using an employee transfer are not guaranteed acceptance for the next school year and must submit a new application annually. Please allow up to three weeks for approval/denial notification and submit a separate application for each student.

2022–23 Employee Transfer Request Application

Families may apply for a hardship transfer when a condition or situation exists that could adversely impact the student’s ability to succeed at their zoned school.

Hardship transfers are valid for one school year only. Students currently using a hardship transfer are not guaranteed acceptance for the next school year, and must submit a new application annually. Relevant documentation must be submitted upon completion of the Hardship Waiver Application. Failure to submit documentation in a timely manner will result in a delay of review. Please allow up to three weeks for approval/denial notification. Please submit a separate application for each student.

2022–23 Hardship Waiver Application