Magnet Procedures
Magnet Procedures
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Magnet Coordinators and Principals should be familiar with BOE policy 4150:
Magnet Coordinators and Principals should be familiar with BOE policy 4150:
Policy effective 2023-24 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-NiA2KHanfmzx9Lf2KHOAS3WJBScPgKz/view?usp=sharing
Policy effective 2023-24 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-NiA2KHanfmzx9Lf2KHOAS3WJBScPgKz/view?usp=sharing
The Office of Student Assignment (OSA) processes all magnet applications and assignments using a lottery portal. The Director and Magnet Technician in OSA provide technical and operational support for the lottery assignment process. No students are to be enrolled in a magnet seat outside of the established procedures through OSA.
The Office of Student Assignment (OSA) processes all magnet applications and assignments using a lottery portal. The Director and Magnet Technician in OSA provide technical and operational support for the lottery assignment process. No students are to be enrolled in a magnet seat outside of the established procedures through OSA.
Enrollment in a magnet school is a school choice decision and therefore can only be made by a custodial parent. Maintain records of communication with families that includes names given, phone number/email, date and time. When in doubt, err on the side of not communicating any student information with a party if their status as a custodial parent cannot be established (remember FERPA!).
Enrollment in a magnet school is a school choice decision and therefore can only be made by a custodial parent. Maintain records of communication with families that includes names given, phone number/email, date and time. When in doubt, err on the side of not communicating any student information with a party if their status as a custodial parent cannot be established (remember FERPA!).
Lottery System
Lottery System
The lottery application portal is called Smart Choice. All families must apply and accept a magnet seat online using an email address in this system. The parent’s dashboard is the hub for all information. Communication from the District/Office of Student Assignment and Magnet Schools is completed primarily through email that is submitted by each applicant.
The lottery application portal is called Smart Choice. All families must apply and accept a magnet seat online using an email address in this system. The parent’s dashboard is the hub for all information. Communication from the District/Office of Student Assignment and Magnet Schools is completed primarily through email that is submitted by each applicant.
Enrolling in a Magnet School
Enrolling in a Magnet School
Students are only eligible for the grade level they have applied for in the lottery. If it is discovered through the process of registration and records exchange that due to retention, mid-year promotion, or any other reason the child is not in the grade level they applied for, they no longer have a seat. Principals should work with data managers to ensure this policy is followed. Principals may ask parents of students enrolling with a homeschool transcript to provide documentation of the curriculum used, student work samples, and standardized test scores in the process of determining the proper grade level for the student.
Students are only eligible for the grade level they have applied for in the lottery. If it is discovered through the process of registration and records exchange that due to retention, mid-year promotion, or any other reason the child is not in the grade level they applied for, they no longer have a seat. Principals should work with data managers to ensure this policy is followed. Principals may ask parents of students enrolling with a homeschool transcript to provide documentation of the curriculum used, student work samples, and standardized test scores in the process of determining the proper grade level for the student.
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