Registration & Enrollment
Registration follows the guidelines as delineated in Florida State Board Rule 6A10.0381, Registration of Adult Students, and Focus® manual. Enrollment in adult education programs is limited to individuals who are beyond compulsory school age and have legally withdrawn from school or a high school student who is taking an adult course required for high school graduation as defined in Section 1004.02, Florida Statutes. Community based organizations that serve students with disabilities are required to provide written documentation verifying the disabling condition. This documentation must be kept on file at the adult center for audit purposes. Services for traditional post-secondary adult students with disabilities are provided in the regular adult/career technical classroom. They are provided to students who self-declare and request accommodations. Once self-identified, the students must provide written documentation verifying the disabling condition. This documentation must be kept on file at the adult center for audit purposes. The district will provide, on a case by-case basis, waivers, accommodations, and reasonable course substitutions in meeting the admission and graduation requirements for students with disabilities. The accommodations are provided via the Section 504 Accommodation Plan for Postsecondary Adult/Vocational Education Students.
Registration Procedures
Verified Florida Residents During the registration process, it is the responsibility of school staff to visually inspect the documents produced to show proof of residency. Copies of these documents should not be retained. Upon verification that an applicant meets the requirements of Florida Residency for Tuition purposes, the appropriate code must be selected in the Focus® student information system. Unverified Florida Residents Applicants that claim to live in Florida but can only produce one form of documentation will be coded in the Focus® student information system in accordance with the instructions contained on form FM 7425. These applicants will pay out of state tuition fees.
OPCTE HANDBOOK Non-Florida Residents There will be no residency ID codes entered into Focus® for Non-Florida residents. These applicants will pay out-of-state tuition fees. Non-U.S. Residents Applicants that are from a country other than the United States may present one form of documentation that shows that they temporarily live in Florida. These students would be coded in Focus® the same way as an unverified Florida resident and must pay out-of-state tuition. Applicants that cannot provide any form of documentation except a visa (and do not have an E# which has been entered by Attendance Services) will be enrolled in Focus® using the appropriate “U” or “S” code.
Verification of Florida Residency
Effective July 1, 2014 all students seeking to enroll in AGE courses will pay a tuition fee of $30.00 per term. Students must show proof that they currently reside in Florida and present a picture I.D. Students attempting to enroll in CTE courses where tuition fees are assessed must show proof of Florida residency. Students who can show proof of Florida residency will be eligible for the in-state tuition fees. Students who cannot show proof of residency will be charged out-of-state fees. Florida residency for tuition purposes is defined as documented proof that a student has lived or resided in the state of Florida for twelve (12) consecutive months. It in no way refers to other definitions of residency established by other entities, including the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Verification of Florida residency must be accomplished by the use of form FM-7425 (Rev. 5/19). This form contains the ID codes and descriptions necessary to qualify for in-state tuition.
Applicants attempting to establish Florida residency must present two of the required documents as outlined in the form’s guidelines. Applicants that meet the residency requirement must also complete and sign a Florida Residency Affidavit, FM-6909 (Rev. 5/20). Applicants that do not meet the residency requirements upon initial registration that request to be reclassified as residents in the future must present three of the required documents outlined in FM-7425. These applicants must also complete and sign a Request for Residency Reclassification Form, FM-6910 (Rev. 5/19).