School Reassignment

A school reassignment may be requested if a student is moving into an assigned attendance zone and would like to attend the new school prior to the move occurring or when a student is moving out of an assigned attendance zone but wish to remain at the school that he or she is currently enrolled in. Applying for a reassignment does not guarantee approval. The requested school's enrollment capacity must be considered before a reassignment can be granted to a student living outside its assigned attendance zone.

Additionally, a school reassignment may be requested based on a qualifying preference. Those preferences include, but are not limited to: Active military, Foster Care placement, Court-ordered change in custody, and FES UA. For more information about these and other qualifying preferences, please refer to the procedures and guidelines document linked below.

Deadlines for Requesting Reassignment

The 23-24 second-semester reassignment application is now closed.
The 24-25 reassignment application is available through the end of May.

Process

Applying for a reassignment does not guarantee approval. Reassignments are granted based on the requested school having available space and programmatic capacity.

Once you are awarded Choice/Reassignment, your school assignment is good at that school until the highest grade is reached. You do not need to complete a Choice/Reassignment application every year.

Step 1
Review Sarasota County Schools’ Procedures and Guidelines for Student School Assignment, School Choice and Reassignment

Step 2
The 24-25 Reassignment Application is launching in our new Student Information System: Focus. The first step in completing a 24-25 School Reassignment application is to create a new Focus Parent Portal Account by clicking on the first box below. (If you have already created a Focus parent portal account, please click in the second box to login.)

Once a Focus Parent Portal account has been created, please follow the directions within the portal for next steps.

Note, students new to Sarasota County Schools will need to complete a New Student Registration prior to being able to complete the Reassignment Application.

Create a Focus Parent Portal Account

Forgot Password to Focus Parent Portal

For additional assistance, please see directions below:

Parent/guardian should submit the completed online student reassignment application and upload all required documentation requested for processing and review by the Office of School Choice. An application received without the required documentation and/or complete information may not be processed; the parent/guardian will be notified by email and within the Focus parent portal.

Step 3
Parent/guardian will receive notification before the start of the semester they are requesting the reassignment to begin. Reassignment applications for students with a change in residence will be processed as quickly as possible throughout the school year. Address must be updated with the Registrar PRIOR to application approval.

Step 4
The student should continue attending their current school of enrollment until further notification is received from the Office of School Choice.

Parent/Guardian Notification- The Office of School Choice will notify the parent/guardian whether the request for reassignment is granted or not granted using the email address provided on the submitted reassignment application. Status of the application will also be available via the Focus parent portal.

Transportation- The parent/guardian will be responsible for providing the student with transportation to and from the assigned school. Transportation will not be provided by the district.

For more details on student reassignment, please refer to Review Sarasota County Schools’ Procedures and Guidelines for Student School Assignment, School Choice and Reassignment

Please contact the Office of School Choice by telephone, (941) 927-9000, ext. 32258 or by email at controlledopenenrollment@sarasotacountyschools.net if you have additional questions.