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The priority point system for Magnets is based upon the Court-Ordered program to
reduce the harms of racial isolation (see
General Program Information).
Once information on the application
is verified, the District’s Information Technology Division (ITD), through a computer
process, automatically assigns priority points to each applicant.
Students are randomly accepted into Magnet programs based on the number of points
they have. The number of students selected is based on the number of available spaces
at a particular school. Any student who sent in an on-time application, but was
not selected, is placed on a waiting list at the school.
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MATRICULATION
Applicants who have completed one level in a Magnet Program and apply to continue
in the Magnet Program at the next level, receive 12 matriculation points.These points
are assigned for one year only at the time of matriculation. Students currently
enrolled in multi-level Magnet Schools (Los Angeles CES, Sherman Oaks CES, and Valley
Alternative) do not receive matriculation points. Arroyo Seco Museum Science, Mid-City
College Incentive, 32nd St./USC Performing Arts and Westside Leadership Magnets
are K-8 and receive matriculation points only at the eighth grade.
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WAITING LIST
Applicants who have been on a valid on-time Magnet waiting list and are
not already enrolled in a Magnet Program will receive 4 points for the 2007-2008
school year. Applicants may also receive 4 points for each of the two consecutive
previous years (2006-2007 and 2005-2006), up to a maximum of 12 points. Applicants
currently enrolled in a Magnet Program are not eligible to accumulate waiting list
points when applying for another Magnet Program.
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PREDOMINANTLY HISPANIC, BLACK, ASIAN AND OTHER NON-ANGLO (PHBAO) SCHOOLS
Applicants whose resident LAUSD school is designated as PHBAO by the District,
receive 4 points. Points are not cumulative; they are assigned yearly.
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OVERCROWDED
Applicants whose resident LAUSD school is designated as overcrowded by
District criteria, and is currently sending Capacity Adjustment Program (CAP) students
or is on a Concept 6 calendar, receive 4 points. Points are not cumulative; they
are assigned yearly.
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SIBLING
If an applicant is applying to the same Magnet School in which a brother
or sister will be continuing, he/she receives 3 points. Siblings must reside at
the same address.
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NOTE
- Each Magnet’s openings are determined by the need to maintain a racially balanced
enrollment and by available space.
- Applicants currently enrolled in one Magnet Program and accepted into another
will be automatically dropped from the current Magnet Program.
- There are no points given for submitting an application, for applying to a program
for which the applicant is ineligible, or for which the application is late.
- Students who apply for the same grade twice will not earn waiting list points
for the previous year.
- The Magnet Office is NOT responsible for lost applications.
Late Applications
No points will be assigned to late applications. The deadline
for late applications for the Magnet and PWT Programs is Friday, February
29, 2008. Late applicants who wish to be considered should there
be space available, need to submit a late application form to the Office of Student
Integration Services, 333 South Beaudry Avenue, 16th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017.
Late applications are NOT accepted for the Public School Choice Program.
Erroneous Applications
Applicants who make an error on their application will be mailed a correction letter in February. Applicants who do not correct the information and return the letter
to the Office of Student Integration Services by the March deadline will not receive
points. There are no points given for submitting an application, or for
applying to a program for which the applicant is ineligible.
Magnet Decline Rule
If an applicant declines active status, all waiting list points are removed. Should
an applicant leave a Magnet Program before the culminating grade, no matriculation
points will be assigned.
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