PCPS OPEN APPLICATION PRIORITY INFORMATION:
Step 1: Submit an online application through your Parent Portal
Applications will be available during Open Enrollment from January 13th through February 21st.
Step 2: After you submit your application, you will select your testing date and location on your Parent Portal.
Available test dates are:
Feb. 1st– 8:15am-12:00, HCHS, Tenoroc February 8th – 8:15am-12:00, BHS
February 20th – 4:45-8, HCHS
February 22nd - 8:15-12:00 BHS, HCHS, WHHS February 25th- 4:45-8:00, WHHS
March 1st-8:15am-12:00 WHHS, Tenoroc
Step 3: Attend the informational meeting with a parent at the Winter Haven High School Cafeteria on Jan. 13th OR Jan. 23rd at 6:00pm.
PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS ELIGIBILITY FOR WINTER HAVEN HIGH SCHOOL CAMBRIDGE:
In order to attend Winter Haven Cambridge, a student must apply, and qualify through testing, for one of the limited seats during the District Open Application Priority Period during his/her eighth-grade year. Parent(s) and their student should attend one of the informational meetings that will be announced during the next open application period.
CAMBRIDGE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Current 8th grade students can apply for the Cambridge program during the Open Application period through your parent portal.
For a student to be accepted in this specific program, the parent must apply during the Application period, and the student must be registered to take a computerized district assessment (if the student has not already earned an Achievement Level score of 5 on the 7th grade English Language Arts state assessment, and an Achievement Level score of 4 or 5 on the Algebra 1 state assessment). Students need to score high enough on the state or district assessment to qualify into this program.
After completing the electronic application, parents will then be able to register for one specific assessment session for their child through Parent Portal. A list of some of the available assessment dates and locations will be provided when the next application period opens.