When you start your online application and put in your address you will see which programs at which schools you can apply to. Note: If you click on the "I need transportation" button, your choices will narrow. Currently the Medical Science and Multimedia Communications Academies only accept students from within our zone. 

No. You must live in Palm Beach County at the time of application. It is crucial that your address in the school system is correct. The address on your application must be the same as what's in the district computers. If not, bring documentation to your current school to get it corrected.

Yes, for the Choice programs and for the medical program must apply. Multimedia does not require the application though you can if you want to.

Visit the District's Choice Programs webpage for all application deadline information.

To get into Medical Science Academy, a student must have a current GPA of 3.0 (based on the last marking period of last year and the first two marking periods of this school year). Algebra 1 or better is recommended though not required at this time. There should be zero discipline issues on record.

To get into the Automotive Academies we recommend a 2.0 GPA but  it is not required. There should be zero discipline issues on record.

To get into the Multimedia Communications Academy, there is no application. If you are already attending or going to attend Park Vista, just register for TV Production 1, Principles of Entrepreneurship, or Digital Media 1 to start your journey.

Absolutely! Once you are a Park Vista student you can join any club, try out for any sport, or take any class just like everyone else. Many academy students are also in the AICE program, take AP classes, and Dual Enrollment. See your guidance counselor to determine what's best for you.

Yes. The process and requirements are the same.

Students on McKay must also apply and will go through the same lottery process for purposes of getting into an academy. The same eligibility requirements apply. McKay can get you into our school but it doesn't change anything about the Academy process.

At the School District Website Choice Programs page. Click here for the direct link.

Paper copies of the application are available at school guidance offices. They must be turned in directly to the Choice office at the District. Note: once that application is turned in it may not be edited.

Not much. The Choice Programs book describes a few scenarios where you can get a slight edge in the lottery process. For example, if the student has a parent who works at Park Vista or a sibling who attends... those areas should be checked on the application. Also, if a student is in the same academy at the middle school level, there is a slight advantage, as do students with parents who are currently serving in the military. However, all applications are placed into a lottery and there is NO GUARANTEE for anyone.

No. None of that is taken into consideration. Once a student is deemed eligible for a program, their names are placed in a lottery.

The number of seats available changes each year and that number is determined by the district. We don't know until the lottery occurs. You can look in the District booklet to see approximately how many were admitted to each program last year. 

The computerized lottery of applications will be done by the district in mid-March. A mass e-mail will go out to applicants from the district April 1st notifying them which school and program, if any, they were accepted to. Shortly after, those who are accepted to Park Vista will be mailed welcome letters and contracts from our school office.

You may be placed in a wait pool. As other students who have been accepted change their minds, people from the wait pool get selected through a new lottery. The process is repeated until all seats are filled. We try to have it completed by June but sometimes it continues throughout the summer. If, by August, you still have not moved from the pool, it's over for that school year. Your child should be sure to register at your home school. You may reapply for the following year.