Each parent may submit one application indicating their first and second choice, depending on the grade level and the program.
Typically, the process should take 10-15 minutes depending on the program for which you are applying.
Please contact the school or the Office of Magnet Programs at 922-5443 for assistance.
No, the application process is strictly electronic.
Once the application is completed online, you will receive a generated message based on the email address you provided when you created an account. Please note you must still submit the appropriate documentation if the information was not uploaded.
It is the user's responsibility to protect the integrity of any information entered in the system. This includes but is not limited to passwords or personal information about you or your child. You must also agree not to share your login information or password with anyone except a parent or legal guardian.
No. You must call the Office of Magnet Programs for an administrator to assist you.
A checklist, which will list the documentation you submitted, will be provided for your convenience. The Magnet Site Coordinator (or designee) will also check off the items they have received. If you do not see the information you uploaded or delivered checked in the Parent Dashboard, please contact the Magnet Site Coordinator at the first-choice school.
The application portal will close on the last date of the application period at 11:59 p.m.; therefore, the application must be completed and submitted before that time. However, you will have until three days after the application period ends to submit the appropriate documentation to your first-choice school.
The account will be disabled. You will have to come to the Magnet Office in order to activate your account and to begin the process again.
Request for changes to an application must be receive in the Office of Magnet Programs on or before the last day of the application period. Changes to an application cannot be made after the selection process has been completed for any program.
No. School districts are independent entities governed by local school board policies. Therefore, only students who reside in the East Baton Rouge Parish School District can apply and enroll in our magnet schools.
Typically, the school district has a second application period which is strongly dependent on the number of applications received during the first application period. Therefore, all schools may not be included when the second application period is conducted.
Parents can select which language they would like to complete the application in. If a language is not shown in the menu, please contact the Magnet Office for assistance.
Simply apply online during the application period. Please note that you must complete and submit the application within three days of activating your account. In addition, if you elect not to upload the required documentation (report cards, proof-of-residency) you must hand-deliver to the school selected as your first-choice. Finally, a copy of the signature page must be delivered to your first choice school within four days of submission.
Yes. Your child may apply to any magnet program of interest provided he/she meets the entrance requirements. Note that each student may only submit an online application (first and second choice) each school year. (High school seniors are not allowed to apply for a magnet program.)
No. Magnet programs enhance the education your child has already received.
Students currently enrolled in a magnet program do NOT need to reapply as long as the applicant remains in a program at the same site. However, in order to remain in a magnet program, students must maintain the academic criteria used for acceptance into the program. If at any time a student fails to maintain the academic criteria, a student's magnet status may be revoked.
If you cannot hand-deliver the signature page, please call the school and speak with the Magnet Site Coordinator for other delivery options. If you elect to do so, please make sure you receive confirmation that the signature page was received.
Yes, as long as he or she demonstrates an interest, takes at least one course in the area of interest, and maintains the retention requirements.
If a parent or legal guardian submits an Affidavit of Residency or a court-approved version instead of direct proofs of residency; the following will apply:
This Affidavit of Residency form submitted must be notarized; and include:
Two proofs of residency documents in the name of the homeowner listed on the affidavit must be submitted along with the affidavit;
A copy of the driver's licenses for both the parent/legal guardian and the homeowner listed on the affidavit.
The system is designed to allow parents to upload or hand-deliver information that may be missing from the application and submit within the four-day submission window. Once an application is marked "ineligible" because the application is incomplete, the process cannot be reversed.
No, all eligible applications submitted by the application deadline will be entered into the lottery for the selection process. Students are selected based on predefined Board-approved criteria (if applicable) such as: proximity zone, priority zone (Mayfair Lab and Lee High only), attendance zones, magnet progression, and sibling priority.
An external consultant conducts the lottery for each application period using Board approved criteria.
Parents will receive notification by mail if their child has been selected no later than January 11, 2021. If your application was marked "eligible" and you have not receive an assignment or waiting pool letter by January 31, 2021, please contact the Magnet Office for assistance.
Once the initial letters are mailed to those students who are accepted, parents must accept the seat and/or participate in a screening process. Once vacancies become available, students in the waiting pool will be offered seats using the district's approved selection process.
All correspondence for either first or second choice seats available are sent directly from the Magnet Office, not from each school. We only contact applicants from the second-choice pool if all seats for that program's grade level has been exhausted.
Any documentation must be delivered within four days after the application has been submitted.
We understand that parents may reconsider their first-choice before the application period ends. You may change your first choice selection in writing before December 7, 2020. Requests received after December 6 will not be considered for processing.
Each parent must determine what school is right for their child, based on their needs or interest. Generally, if you select a school that is included in the district's second or extended application period, and your child has not been selected for their first-choice school, your chance of being offered a second-choice seat, will increase.
We strongly encourage parents to consider their second-choice selection before submitting the application. However, if your child is offered a second-choice seat but you chose not to accept it, your child's name will remain in the first choice waiting pool.
Most documentation can be obtained in an electronic format, however, if an applicant cannot obtain a digital copy or have problems scanning the documents, please hand deliver your documentation to your first-choice school within three days.
Applicants will be notified by mail of acceptance or a waiting pool status.
Students in a waiting pool MUST reapply each year until accepted into a Magnet Program. However, if there are students in the first waiting pool, those students will be assigned to available slots first.
Applicants who do not meet a program's criteria because of test scores must wait until scores are released for the spring testing cycle before they can reapply for programs with seats still available.
The Signature Page should be sent to your first choice school. Click here for contact information.
• The applicant meets the minimum required cumulative 2.50 grade point average for the last four semesters.
• Two acceptable proofs of residency are submitted, electronically or hand delivered within seven days after the application is submitted.
• The signature page is submitted, electronically or hand delivered within seven days after the application is submitted.
Only applicants who meet all requirements will be assessed during the initial application period. However, applicants marked ineligible may reapply during the second or extended application period to a program with seats available at the time the applicant reapplies. Applicants who reapply and qualify for an Eligible, Pending Test Scores status will be scheduled for the district magnet assessment.
Because the number of students required to participate in the district magnet assessment will be significant, logistics are currently being finalized to begin administering the district magnet assessment during the fall semester.
Sessions may be scheduled on both school days and Saturdays. Saturday assessment sessions will be primarily reserved for students who are not currently enrolled in an EBR school.
Currently, the district magnet assessment will be administered in-person to maintain the integrity of the assessment. Protocols outlined by the state and CDC will be followed to ensure participants remain safe during assessment sessions.
Parents will receive a letter via US Mail from the Office of Magnet Programs detailing their child’s assessment performance (results) and acknowledging if the applicant met or did not meet the minimum requirement in both mathematics and English language arts to participate in the magnet program.
Applicants who do not score satisfactorily on the district magnet assessment may reapply for a program without academic eligibility requirements (if seats are available).
If the state administers an assessment in 2021, the district will allow parents to submit those scores for seats in programs that are still available. However, those scores cannot be used to change an application marked “ineligible.”