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Magnet School Accommodations (Cook Elem, Brown Barge Middle, West Florida High, and PHS I.B. students who live outside the PHS attendance zone)

• Existing riders are requested to submit a new request each year, to confirm your desire to continue riding.
• Changing schools (such as moving from BBMS to WFHS) or changing trunk stop location selections will be treated as a completely new accommodation.
• Seats are granted on a space-available, first-come-first-served basis, regardless of any other factors except in cases where sibling preference is applicable. Students of District staff do not get preferential seating over non-staff students.
• Requests may be submitted for presumptive next-year magnet school students, even if you have not yet received a letter of acceptance. When the requests are processed over the summer, magnet enrollment will be verified prior to assigning any student to a bus.
• The form allows up to 3 trunk stop location selections, and those should be made in order of preference. Listing the same choice more than once is unnecessary.
• Students who are initially routed for their 2nd or 3rd choice trunk stop will remain on the waiting list for their 1st stop, even if they accept the seat on the 2nd or 3rd choice bus.
• Students who are waitlisted for bus seats will remain on the waitlist until/unless a seat becomes available on their preferred bus. This could happen at any time throughout the school year. Parents should check your email regularly to ensure you don't miss the opportunity to accept if a seat is offered for your student at a later date.
• Parents of magnet school bus riders are required to provide/arrange transportation for their student to & from the assigned trunk stop. Bus service is not provided between the students' homes and the magnet bus trunk stops.

When will the request forms start accepting requests for 2025-2026?

The forms will re-open on February 1, 2025 at 12:00am (midnight, Saturday morning), and will have the option for 2025-2026 available at that time.

What is the deadline for 2025-2026 Accommodation Requests?

While we accept Accommodation Requests year-round, only requests received BEFORE JULY 1st will be processed in time for the start of the next school year.

When will I find out if my accommodation request has been granted?

No earlier than July 2025. You should check your email regularly starting in July to watch for replies.

Where do I submit a MAGNET Accommodation Request?

Form Link: https://forms.gle/bjXfLtrGCPrTdp2w5