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Helpful Resident Information HELPFUL RESIDENT INFORMATION FLORIDA DRIVERS LICENSE If you’re new to Florida, 18 or older and already have a valid driver license from another state or country, you can use your current out-of-state license as your primary form of ID. In this case, you may only need a secondary form of identification from the State of Florida. We recommend that you make an appointment by calling (772) 344- 4060 in Port St. Lucie and (772) 468-3957 in Fort Pierce. MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION New residents must register their vehicles and obtain Florida license tags within 30 days of establishing legal residency, or by their first day of work in the state, or when they register their children in school. For more information contact the Tax Collector’s office at (772) 462-1650. BOAT REGISTRATION If you own a boat and plan to keep it in Florida for more than 90 days, you must register it with the Tax Collector’s office. Fees vary according to the length of the boat. Contact the Tax Collector’s office at (772) 462-1650. VOTER REGISTRATION You may register to vote at the St. Lucie County Supervisor of Elections offices in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie West and Port St. Lucie. To register you must: (1) be a U.S. citizen; (2) be a Florida resident; (3) be 18 years old (you may pre-register if you are 17); (4) not now be adjudicated mentally incapacitated with respect to voting in Florida or any other state; (5) not have been convicted of a felony without your civil rights having been restored pursuant to law; (6) not claim the right to vote in another county or state. Please note that you must be registered at least 29 days before the election in which you wish to vote. Contact the Supervisor of Elections at (772) 462-1500. SCHOOL REGISTRATION Register children for school at the St. Lucie County School Board office of Student Assignment, located in the Orange Blossom Business Park on Okeechobee Road, in Fort Pierce. When registering children in local public schools for the first time, parents should present the following: One document showing proof of residency, a certificate of immunization, proof of medical examination during the past 12 months, birth certificate and a copy of the child’s last report card is helpful. St. Lucie County School Board Student Assignment can be reached at (772) 429-3930. PET LICENSES All dogs and cats in St. Lucie County, including unincorporated St. Lucie County, Port Saint Lucie and Fort Pierce must have a pet license. For information on how to obtain a license in your area, please call the Humane Society at (772) 461-0687. FISHING LICENSES Florida regulation requires all residents and nonresidents to obtain a license for all salt-water and fresh water fishing. For more information on how to obtain a license, call the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission at (561) 625-5122. HUNTING LICENSES Hunting licenses permit the hunting of any bird or animal in season except on game reserves and posted private property without permission. Hunting Licenses may be purchased at the Tax Collector’s office, Wal-Mart, K-Mart or many local bait and tackle shops. For additional information, call (888) 404-3922. 2 StLucieChamber.org
St. Lucie County Education ST. LUCIE COUNTY EDUC ATION St. Lucie County Public Schools represents over 40,000 students and more than 4,800 employees, over half of whom are teachers. The School District also plays an integral role in the efforts to have our community recognized as the premier site in the state for expanded research and education, as well as a highly desirable location for families and business enterprise. The school district works very closely with post-secondary educational providers to ensure a seamless and beneficial transition from K-12 to higher education. Despite budget challenges felt throughout Florida, St. Lucie County public schools have continued to show significant improvement district-wide in school grades and student performance on the annual Florida Comprehensive Assessment Tests, or FCAT. Increased rigor and workplace readiness is the focus of career and technical courses of study in all of the district’s six high schools, with many programs providing certificated programs with advisory councils of local professionals and businessmen helping guide the curriculum to best meet the needs of the future workforce. Students in those career and technical programs excel annually in statewide as well as national academic competitions. Also, the numbers of students enrolled in, and performing well in, advanced and college level coursework continues to increase in all of the district’s high schools, now numbering well over 2,000. The district has been recognized nationally for the 11% increase in the graduation rate, five times the national average. Communication is critical to St. Lucie County Schools’ administration as well as the school board. The district has increased use of its computerized telephone messaging system to communicate with parents and the community, publishes an electronic newsletter focusing on the accomplishments of students, teachers, and staff that is distributed internally and externally, and has expanded public information cablecast programming on the district’s local television education channel. Community outreach has also expanded through public forums and special events where members of the community can visit schools to see first-hand the excellence of instruction and student performance in the classroom. The St. Lucie County School Board has also invested significantly in the community. The district has constructed nearly $800,000,000 in new facilities in the last five years, including two new state-of-the-art prototypical high schools, five K-8 schools and equipped over 1,800 classrooms with advanced learning technologies. The St. Lucie County School District also keeps a watchful eye on finances, as it is ranked the state’s second lowest in administrative cost per student, directing nearly two-thirds of its revenues to instruction. The district also has cost-avoided high energy rates and earned rebates from Florida Power and Light through a partnership with the district’s Energy Advisory Team, consisting of in-house experts and professional consultants acting in a voluntary capacity to design processes to conserve energy and lower costs. Community collaboration is also at the core of St. Lucie County School District operations. The district has partnered with Florida Atlantic University to create the Palm Pointe Educational Research School at Tradition, with Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution and FAU to create the Maine Oceanographic Academy at Westwood High School and middle school feeder programs for the academy, with Embry Riddle University to create an aeronautical engineering program at Fort Pierce Central High School. In all, 30 career academies are established in high schools throughout St. Lucie County. Great things are indeed happening in St. Lucie County Schools! The core business of St. Lucie County Schools is to create challenging, engaging and satisfying work for every student, every day. The district has been recognized nationally for the 11% increase in the graduation rate, five times the national average. IMPORTANT NUMBERS: School Board Office (772) 429-3600 Student Assignment (772) 429-3930 E.S.E. Department (772) 429-4570 Student Services (772) 429-4510 Title I (772) 429-5530 Food Service (772) 429-6190 Transportation (772) 340-7120 For more information on St. Lucie County Public Schools visit www.StLucie.k12.Fl.us 2 StLucieChamber.org
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