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Registry for Schools Registry
Students registering in Bay County Public Schools for the first time must present the following:

• One document showing proof of residency within the school district.

• A Certificate of Immunization (HRS Form 680) which is available from private physicians or the local Public Health Department.

• Proof of a medical examination within the past 12 months if your child is entering a Florida school for the first time.

• Birth certificate of the Child being registered

• Child’s Social Security Card

• Incoming seventh grade students must have proof (HRS Form 680) of a series of immunizations that includes a second dose of Measles vaccine, Hepatitis-B (at least the first in series of three) and tetanus-diphtheria vaccine.

Curriculum
The Sunshine State Standards and Benchmarks, a listing of what Florida’s students should know and be able to do, form the basis of the curriculum offered in Bay District schools. Standards focus on seven traditional academic areas: Language Arts (including reading & writing), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, The Arts, Health & Physical Education, and Foreign Languages. Students in pre-Kindergarten through adult education experience a varied curriculum designed to fit a wide variety of needs and interests. The school district has also adopted challenging technology standards for students and teachers that include extensive work in computer technology.

Bay County Schools Elementary
Bozeman
Callaway
Cedar Grove
Hiland Park
Hutchinson
Lucille Moore
Lynn Haven
Cherry Street
Millville
Northside
Oakland Terrace
Parker
Patronis
Patterson
Southport
Springfield
Tommy Smith
Tyndall
Waller
West Bay

Middle Schools
Everitt
Jinks
Merritt Brown
Mowat
Rosenwald
Surfside

High Schools
A.C. Mosley
A.D. Harris
Arnold
Bay
Haney Technical
Rutherford

Charter Schools
Bay Haven Charter Academy

Special Purpose Schools
M.K. Lewis Center
New Horizions
St. Andrews Shaw Adult Center

Private Schools
Kaleidoscope School of Discovery
Panama City Renaissance School
St. Johns Catholic School
Covenant Christian

Higher Education
FSU Panama City
Florida State University Panama City, located just 100 miles from the main campus in Tallahassee, is a full-service regional branch campus that offers upper-division and graduate-level courses. FSU PC offers over 30 undergraduate and graduate degree programs and accommodates both traditional and non-traditional students by offering a variety of daytime, evening, weekend and Web-based courses. In addition to flexible scheduling, small classes allow for personalized instruction from dedicated faculty who care about students’ academic goals. With its beautiful waterfront setting and close-knit community, FSU Panama City is the perfect academic environment. Visit www.pc.fsu.edu or call (850) 872-4750 to see how FSU PC can launch your career.

FSU Panama City….This FSU is for YOU!

Gulf Coast Community College (GCCC)
Celebrating 50 years of service in 2007, Gulf Coast Community College has provided a first class education to the citizens of Bay, Gulf and Franklin Counties. With its strong emphasis on success, regardless of students’ academic background, age or educational goals, the college is proud of the success of its graduates who transfer to state universities and of its occupational students who have extremely high placement rates in the careers they have chosen.

Gulf Coast faculty and staff dedicate themselves to serving students who plan to transfer to a state university, want a new career or better job skills, seek basic skills, or want to enrich their lives. Gulf Coast serves more than 7,000 students each semester and an additional 21,000 in Lifelong Learning continuing education courses. Students may earn one of 74 associate of arts or one of 10 associate of science degrees offered by GCCC. Nineteen associate of applied science degrees, along with six-month and one year certificate programs are also available.

Because 75 percent of GCCC students work, classes are offered at convenient times and in convenient locations -- morning, afternoon, evening and weekend courses, in addition to courses on-line and on video tape/DVDs that students can view at their own pace in their own homes. In addition to the main campus in Panama City, the college holds classes at Tyndall Air Force Base, the North Bay Center in Southport and the Gulf/Franklin Center in Port St. Joe.

Troy University
Established in 1991, the Troy University site at Tyndall Air Force Base offers a variety of in-class programs to individuals from Tyndall and the surrounding communities. These programs consist of undergraduate and graduate classes as well as distance learning offerings.  Please call 850-283-4449 for information on Troy University or visit our website at www.troy.edu.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU)
The ERAU – Tyndall campus located on Tyndall Air Force Base offers degree programs in Associate of Science and Bachelor of Science in Professional Aeronautics, Associate of Science and Bachelor of Science in Technical Management, and Master of Science in Management with Management of Integrated Logistics Specialty.  Classes are conveniently offered in the evenings and via distance learning.  VA Approved.  For more information on ERAU call us 850.283.4557 or email us at tyndall.center@erau.edu. Visit us on the web at www.erau.edu/tyndall.

Haney Technical Center
The Tom P. Haney Technical Center offers approximately 32 full-time and part-time day and evening programs.  Program offerings are divided into several basic categories including:  Business Education, Health, Family Sciences, Industrial and Adult Basic Education.    Call 747-5500 for information on Haney Technical Center.