Transition Program Application

To be considered for the CORE/Career Training Programs, students must:

• Be an ESE student who has an IEP with prescribed transition services.
• Have met graduation requirements.
• Reside in Palm Beach County, Florida or other districts with whom inter-district agreements exist with the Charter School’s Sponsor.
• Be between the ages of 17-22 (with the exception of early graduation students).
• Demonstrate the ability to independently conduct oneself responsibly in social, private, and/or personal settings without staff assistance while exhibiting socially responsible behavior when unsupervised.
• Be motivated to work and learn in the vocational/academic skills area which are necessary for competitive employment.
• Possess the ability to communicate wants and needs.
• Function without one on one supervision in all settings including transportation.
• Have acceptable discipline records.
• Demonstrate satisfactory attendance records (absences must be less than 15 days per semester).

Completed application must be received by Monday, January 31, 2023. Qualified applicants will be invited for a student interview that will be held during the month of February. Applicants will be notified of acceptance by March 31, 2023.

SouthTech Charter Academy shall enroll eligible students who submit a timely application, unless the number of applications exceed the capacity of a program or class. Any subsequent applications that have been completed after the timeline will be placed on a waiting list and handled on an individual basis. SouthTech Academy shall be non-sectarian and non-discriminatory in its programs and admission policies and shall act in full compliance with all State and Federal legal requirements for race and gender equality.