The Martin County School District (MCSD) is now enrolling incoming kindergarten students and new students across all grade levels for the 2023-2024 school year.

New for this year, families enrolling in MCSD may complete the process online via the FOCUS Parent Portal!

The Martin County School District has announced the statutorily-required Controlled Open Enrollment (COE) school options that will be available to both in-county and out-of-county families in the 2023-2024 school year. Per School Board Policy 5113.02, Martin County residents receive priority access to all available seats. The COE application period is March 1 - 31, 2023.

For the 2023-2024 school year, Martin County families and out-of-county families may apply to enroll their child(ren) in the following schools:

• Crystal Lake Elementary School
• Hobe Sound Elementary School
• J.D. Parker Elementary School
• Jensen Beach Elementary School
• Palm City Elementary School
• SeaWind Elementary School
• Hidden Oaks Middle School (limited to 65 seats)
• Indiantown Middle School
• Murray Middle School
• Stuart Middle School
• Jensen Beach High School (limited to 100 seats)
• South Fork High School (limited to 90 seats)

Families of students accepted into a COE school assignment must provide their own transportation to and from school. School assignments will be based on space available in the grade level requested as required by the class size amendment. Students accepted into a COE school assignment may continue attending through the highest grade level offered on the campus.

The Martin County School District held its 57th annual Lillian A. Dassori Elementary Spelling Bee on December 14, 2022.

Stellar spellers from all twelve of the District's elementary schools participated in seven rounds of competition. Contestants tackled the spelling of words such as "aardvark," "anathema," "celestial,” “wherewithal,” and "ipso facto."

The winner of the Bee, Olivia Priddy from SeaWind Elementary School, nailed the winning word, "eschew."

Click here to view the list of the top five finalists and read more about the event.

If you're a current or prospective teacher, there's never been a better time to begin a rewarding career with the Martin County School District!

Eligible teachers hired to work at select schools can earn a $5k signing bonus for a limited time. Join us for our Pop-Up Job Fair on February 15 to discover why MCSD is THE place to be!

UPCOMING EVENTS

February 4 - 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Grandparents' Day - Environmental Studies Center

February 7 - Third Quarter Interim Reports Posted (Grades 6-12)- FOCUS Parent Portal

February 7 - 8:00 a.m.- VPK Open Enrollment Begins

February 7 - 4:00 p.m. - School Board Workshop

February 14 - 8:00 a.m. -Second Round of VPK Open Enrollment Begins

February 15 - 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Pop-Up Job Fair

February 15 - 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. - Showcase for Incoming Freshmen: Martin County High School

February 20 - Presidents' Day (No School for Students)

February 23 - Preview for Incoming Freshmen: Jensen Beach High School

Forty-five outstanding high school seniors from the Martin County School District have been nominated for the 40th Annual 2023 Pathfinder Awards. 

The Palm Beach Post's Pathfinder Awards are presented each year to 54 of the best and brightest seniors in Martin and Palm Beach counties who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in 18 academic, vocational, athletic, and art categories. One of the largest and most comprehensive high school scholarship programs in the state, the Pathfinder Awards program grants nominees the honor of competing against their peers for more than $170,000 in college scholarships.

The National Scholastic Arts Competition's Palm Beach and Martin Counties Region has announced its 2022-2023 Scholastic Arts Competition winners. Thousands of local student artists submitted pieces for consideration as part of this year's competition.

Gold and Silver Key winners currently have their original artwork on displayat the Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Two Martin County School District seniors were named two of 626 national semifinalists for the distinguished Cooke College Scholarship Program.

Alejandra Acuna, a senior at Jensen Beach High School, and Peter Lin, a senior at South Fork High School, were selected from a pool of over 5,600 applicants from across the country. Scholarship recipients will be announced in March.

Those awarded the Cooke College Scholarship receive up to $55,000 each year to cover costs associated with higher learning.

Congratulations, Alejandra and Peter!