Neighborhoods that have been Re-zoned to Dr. Joaquín García HS

• SACS 181A, 181B, 196B, and 197 from JILHS

• SACS 195A, 195B, 195C, 196A, 206B, and 216C from PBCHS

• SACS 216A, 216B, 217, 227A, and 227B from PVHS

• SACS 207, 208A, 218A and 218C from Santaluces

I am a rising 9th or 10th grader FAQ’s

Question: I will be entering 9th or 10th grade in August 2023 and I have no older siblings at my current zoned High School. What are my options?

Answer: You will be automatically assigned to attend your newly zoned High School with Transportation provided by the District if you live outside the 2 mile walk zone. You also have the option to apply for a different High School that has available seats under Open Enrollment, including the new Dr. Joaquín García High School. The Open Enrollment application opens May 1, 2023 and closes on June 30, 2023 at www.mypbchoiceapp.com. Assignment to an available school is a lottery based process.

Question: I am a sibling of a rising Junior or Senior and will be entering 9 or 10 grade in August 2023, what are my options?

Answer: You have the option to attend your currently zoned High School with your older sibling or move to your newly zoned school. However, Transportation will not be provided by the District if you opt to stay at your current HS. A Reassignment request is required. Reassignment is required for any student with more than one year of HS remaining. Reassignment requests to remain at the current school will be requested through the student survey being sent through the SIS Parent Gateway. This allowance is approved only for the rising 9th or 10th grade sibling during the 2023-2024 school year. If there is another sibling in the future, that sibling must attend the newly zoned school.                           

I am a current Sophomore or Junior (rising Junior or Senior) FAQ’s

Question: I am a current Sophomore or Junior (rising Junior or Senior) and my neighborhood was rezoned to either JILHS, PB Central, Park Vista, Santaluces, or Wellington. What are my options?

Answer: You have the option to stay at your current HS or move to your newly zoned school. However, transportation will not be provided by the District if you opt to stay at your current HS.

No reassignment request is required if you are a rising Senior and opt to stay at your current HS. A Reassignment request is required for any student with more than one year of HS remaining. Reassignment requests to remain at the current school will be requested through the student survey being sent through the SIS Parent Gateway.

Question: I am a current Junior (rising Senior) and my neighborhood was rezoned to Dr. Joaquín García High School. What are my options?

Answer: Dr. Joaquín García High School will not have a Senior Class its first year, so you will be assigned to stay at your currently zoned HS and transportation will continue to be provided if you live outside the 2 mile Walk Zone (for 1 year only). No reassignment is required. 

Question:  I am a current Sophomore (rising Junior) and my neighborhood was rezoned to Dr. Joaquín García High School. What are my options?

Answer: You have the option to stay at your current HS or move to your newly zoned school. However, transportation will not be provided by the District if you opt to stay at your current HS.

A reassignment request is required for any student with more than one year of HS remaining. Reassignment requests to remain at the current school will be requested through the student survey being sent through the SIS Parent Gateway. 

General Questions

Question: How do I register at the new Dr. Joaquín García High School?

Answer: Dr. Joaquín García High School is currently under construction. Please see Registration Information for more details. For additional questions, feel free to call the school at 561-851-5400 or email drjoaquingarciahs@palmbeachschools.org

Question: I am impacted by the boundary change. Who do I notify of my decision to stay at my current school or move to my newly zoned school?

Answer:  Eligible families will be receiving communications through the SIS portal for the eligible student. Families are encouraged to set up their SIS portal if they have not yet done so. Information can be provided by contacting your student’s current school. This communication will be a survey for families to inform the district of the student’s intent to either remain at the current zoned school or register at the newly zoned school. 

Question: I just moved into a neighborhood that is impacted by the boundary change; which school do I register to attend this School Year SY 2022/23?

Answer:  Unless you are zoned for Dr. Joaquín García High School, the District recommends that you register for the newly zoned school for continuity purposes through the reassignment process. You may contact the Regional Office for assistance with this process. 

(South Region: (561) 982-0919; Central Region: (561)868-5326

However, if you are zoned for Dr. Joaquín García High School, you should register at the school assigned to your neighborhood for the 2022/23 SY:

"Find my School" Temporary Link for SY 2022/2023 Assignments

2023-24 Districtwide High School Attendance Zone Map.

Current Choice and In-House Academy Students Currently Participating in a Program at their Current School

Question: My student is a current 9th grader and was assigned to a Choice or In-house program at the current zoned school. Can my student remain at the current zoned school to continue in the Choice or In-house program? 

Answer: Yes. Current 9th grade Choice or In-House program students may remain at the current school for the 2023-2024 school year if participating in a Choice or In-house program since (at least) the start of the 2022-2023 school year. The student must remain enrolled in the program and adhere to all Choice contract expectations. If the student exits the program, voluntarily or involuntarily, the student must attend the new zoned school,  with one exception: 12th grade students whose new SAC school is Dr. Joaquín García High School must remain at the previously zoned high school for the 2023-2024 school year as there will not be a senior class for the 2023-2024 school year at Dr. Joaquín García High School.

New Choice Applicants for the 2023-2024 School Year:

The programs being offered at Dr. Joaquín García High School will be considered "in-house" programs when it opens in August 2023. An "In-House" program is offered only to students residing in a designated attendance zone. At this time, families are not able to apply for any program at the school since the school is not offering seats to out-of-boundary applicants for the 2023-2024 school year.   School staff will communicate with newly zoned families with information about their program offerings and options on how to elect to participate.  For additional information regarding the Choice application and late application deadline dates, visit mypbchoiceapp.com. Families may submit a late application for a Choice or In-House program based on their current address and current zoned school for the 2023-2024 school year to any eligible school.

Question: My school zoning changed as a result of the boundary change. I applied to and was accepted into a Choice program at my current school for the 2023-2024. Does the Boundary Change affect me?

Answer: The boundary change will change the school assigned to the property address; however, if you were assigned into a Choice or in-house program at your current school or to any other school you may accept the seat and attend that program. You may also decline your seat offer to attend your newly zoned High School (with the exception of 12th grade at Dr. Joaquín García High School, as they are only accepting grades 9-11 during the 2023-2024 school year). 

Question: Can my child submit a late Choice application to a program at Dr. Joaquín García High School for the 2023-2024 school year?

Answer: No. School staff will contact eligible families with information about their program offerings and options on how to elect to participate as a zoned student.  

Question: The Choice lottery assigned me to a Choice or In-House program offered at my current zoned school for the 2023-2024 school year; however, my zoned school has now changed due to the final boundary determinations. My new school offers the same program my child was assigned to. Can my child still accept the seat and participate in the program at the current zoned school to which he/she was assigned? 

Answer: Yes, Any student in grades 9 - 12 who are assigned to a Choice or In-House program for the 2023-2024 school year may accept the seat and attend the school program pursuant to the School District Choice Programs policy, 5.016. 

Question: The Choice lottery assigned me to a Choice or In-House program offered at my current zoned school for the 2023-2024 school year; however, I want my child to attend the new zoned school as a non-Choice student. Can I decline my Choice assignment and attend my new zoned school? 

Answer: Yes, students may attend the new zoned school as a non-Choice student with the exception of current 11th graders who will be zoned for Dr. Joaquín García High School as they will not offer a 12th grade class for the 2023-2024 school year.

Question: Will Dr. García HS have seats available for students who live outside the new attendance zone?

Answer: Yes. The Open Enrollment process will be open from May 1 - June 30, 2023 and will include available seats for Dr. García High for rising 9th, 10, and 11th graders. For more information on the Open Enrollment process, please visit School Choice-Open Enrollment

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