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Providing educational choices to parents of students with different interests, talents, and aptitudes, in an environment that enhances students’ educational success.
Elementary and Middle School Magnet decision letters were mailed Wednesday, February 27, 2008. High School Magnet decision letters will be mailed Monday, March 3, 2008. If you applied to a magnet program and have not received a letter by Friday, March 7, 2008, please contact the Office of Magnet Programs at 410-887-4127.
Magnet Application Deadline
November 30, 2007 |
Magnet Program Applications were available at this site from September 17, 2007 until Friday, November 30, 2007 at 4:30 p.m.
The deadline for submitting a Magnet Application for the 2008-2009 school year is Friday, November 30, 2007. Applications may not be submitted after this date. Applications postmarked after or received without a postmark after November 30, 2007 will not be processed.
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MAGNET ASSESSMENTS
Inclement Weather
In the event that schools are closed due to inclement weather, weeknight magnet assessments will be postponed.
Weekend magnet assessments will be postponed if the snow emergency plan is put into effect for Baltimore County.
Postponed assessments will occur on the designated inclement weather date. |
Frequently Asked Questions
Mission:
Magnet schools and programs are one tool for providing quality
educational opportunities for all students, regardless of
background, in an environment that enhances students’
educational success, and for encouraging all parents to play
active roles in their children's education by increasing the
educational choices available to parents and students in the
public schools.
Goals of Magnet Schools and Programs:
- Promote educational excellence and offer to students with
different interests, talents, and aptitudes, distinct choices
that may enhance their educational success;
- Develop innovative instructional practices and promote
systemic reform; and
- Promote diversity (includes racial, ethnic, economic,
gender, and special needs populations) within schools.
The Office of Magnet Programs provides services to
families and
schools by:
- Conducting a centralized magnet admissions process;
- Disseminating program and application information to
parents and students through a variety of means (including
a telephone hotline, Channel 73, newspapers, libraries,
school personnel, and the Internet);
- Meeting with parent & community groups to discuss
programs and application procedures;
- Organizing the countywide high school magnet fair;
- Supporting Schools and staff in the implementation of
Policy
and Superintendent’s Rule
6130, entitled INSTRUCTION: Magnet Schools and Programs,
which govern all admissions decisions;
- Assisting in the review and preparation of admission criteria
for secondary magnet programs; and
- Coordinating efforts with curriculum offices to ensure
that magnet programs maintain high standards and rigorous
curricula.
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