The Pinellas County School District has three sessions in November to help parents learn about magnet, fundamental and career academy programs. The application period for the programs is Jan. 9 to Jan. 23.

Parents can learn more about how the application process works at the sessions. They are as follows:

7 p.m., Nov. 14, Pinellas Park High School, 6305 118th Ave. N, Largo

7 p.m., Nov. 27, Gibbs High School, 850 34th St. S, St. Petersburg

7 p.m., Nov. 29, Countryside High, 3000 State Road 580, Clearwater

There's also a districtwide information fair scheduled between 9 a.m. and noon Dec. 1 at Pinellas Park High and a south county information fair scheduled from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Dec. 4 at Gibbs High. Many schools will have their own informational nights in December and January as well. See a list of "Discovery Nights" here.

For more information, visit the district's website, www.pcsb.org, or call the district's student assignment office at 727-588-6210.