Important Dates and Event Registration

Application Periods

Application Period Grade Level Application Period START Date Application Period CLOSE Date Results Available for Families
Application Period 1 for the 2024-2025 school year Choice, Magnet & HVK12 November 1, 2023 December 15, 2023 Late January 2024

Magnet School Information and Application Events

  • Event Date and Time Location Information and Registration
    STEMtastic 10/5/2023
    5:30 pm -7:30 pm    		 Florida Aquarium Learn about the many exciting Magnet and non-Magnet STEM programs the district has to offer while you wander around “under the sea” at the Florida Aquarium! Learn about programs by talking to principals, Magnet Leads, teachers, and students as they help you decide on what you might put on your application when it opens November 1. Schools will be located near the sharks, near the rays, and near the newest Florida Aquarium attraction: Morph’d! Join us!
    Magnet 101 10/12/2023
    5:30 pm -6:30 pm    		 Virtual Join the Magnet Office for a virtual discussion (via Microsoft Teams) of schools still available on the current Magnet Application and how to apply to them this Spring! You must register for this virtual event.  
    Magnet & CTE Expo 11/8/2023
    3:00 pm -7:00 pm    		 ZooTampa Experience what every Magnet School and many Career and Technical Education programs the district has to offer! All Magnet Schools on the current application will be in attendance as well as CTE programs that require an application for admission. You will also be able to chat with after school programs personnel, the teacher recruitment department, and more! Come out and stay as long as you like to learn all about your options for 2024-2025!  
    Regional-West 11/16/2023
    6:00 pm -7:30 pm    		 D.W. Waters

    Our Regional Magnet Events will bring select Magnet Schools TO YOU! Each Regional Magnet Event will feature Magnet Schools from around that immediate area and beyond to talk to you about what you might want to include when you apply to a Magnet School for 24-25. Principals, Magnet Leads, teachers, and students will be there to help you learn about their programs. PLUS, you will have plenty of chances to get free give away items from schools and the Magnet Office!

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    Regional-Southeast 11/30/2023
    6:00 pm -7:30 pm    		 Spoto High School

    Our Regional Magnet Events will bring select Magnet Schools TO YOU! Each Regional Magnet Event will feature Magnet Schools from around that immediate area and beyond to talk to you about what you might want to include when you apply to a Magnet School for 24-25. Principals, Magnet Leads, teachers, and students will be there to help you learn about their programs. PLUS, you will have plenty of chances to get free give away items from schools and the Magnet Office!

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    Regional-Central 12/6/2023
    6:00 pm -7:30 pm    		 Blake High School

    Our Regional Magnet Events will bring select Magnet Schools TO YOU! Each Regional Magnet Event will feature Magnet Schools from around that immediate area and beyond to talk to you about what you might want to include when you apply to a Magnet School for 24-25. Principals, Magnet Leads, teachers, and students will be there to help you learn about their programs. PLUS, you will have plenty of chances to get free give away items from schools and the Magnet Office!

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    Regional-Northeast 12/7/2023
    6:00 pm -7:30 pm    		 Muller Elementary & Bowers/Whitley

    Our Regional Magnet Events will bring select Magnet Schools TO YOU! Each Regional Magnet Event will feature Magnet Schools from around that immediate area and beyond to talk to you about what you might want to include when you apply to a Magnet School for 24-25. Principals, Magnet Leads, teachers, and students will be there to help you learn about their programs. PLUS, you will have plenty of chances to get free give away items from schools and the Magnet Office!

    See schools attending>>
    Magnet 101 12/12/2023
    6:00 pm -7:30 pm      		 Virtual Join the Magnet Office for a virtual discussion (via Microsoft Teams) of schools still available on the current Magnet Application and how to apply to them this Spring! You must register for this virtual event.  
    Winter/Spring Expo Spring
    5:30 pm-7:30 pm    		 TBD-In Person Experience what every Magnet School and many Career and Technical Education programs the district has to offer! All Magnet Schools on the current application will be in attendance as well as CTE programs that require an application for admission. You will also be able to chat with after school programs personnel, the teacher recruitment department, and more! Come out and stay as long as you like to learn all about your options for 2024-2025!

  • Key Information

    Families should register for each event through the links above.  Schools will present information and conduct activities/experiments for families at every in-person and virtual event.

    FOR VIRTUAL EVENTS

    Families who attend the live virtual sessions will be able to ask questions and make comments through the chat function.

    Safety is important, so camera and microphone functions for participants will be turned off.

    All presentations will be recorded and posted on a dedicated channel for easy viewing following the event—you won’t miss a thing!

  • For more information contact the Choice Information Line at 813-272-4692