IRVINE

S.E.L.F. Alternative High School is all set to go digital by the end of the year. The continuation school for the Irvine Unified School District, which has just 225 students, was chosen from a statewide lottery last month to get a $54,000 grant from California’s Digital High School Program. Schools use the money to buy computers and software, train teachers and give students access to the Internet and e-mail.

Under the 3-year-old program, 1,100 high schools have already been chosen through a lottery to receive $300 per student for technology. This year, 354 high schools in California are scheduled to receive part of the program’s $135-million budget.