We're taking the
best of the magnet programs we had in all three junior highs, and sharing it in all three new middle schools with grades 6 - 8.
Indeed, there is probably no school district with an extensive
system of magnet programs that has not closed at least one or two magnets because of a budget crunch.
The
purposes of the magnet program evaluations were to review the enacted practices associated with each, and to assess the extent to which each program delivers its promised policies and practices.
We've taken the
best of the magnet programs we had in all three junior highs, and shared them in all three new middle schools with grades 6 - 8.
A study conducted by Houston Independent School District's Department of Research and Accountability (2007) analyzed the performance of students enrolled in three different types
of magnet programs at 105 of the district's schools: school - within - a-school magnet programs, separate magnet schools, and add - on magnet programs.
He joined the Chicago Public School system in 1998, as a deputy chief of staff to CEO Paul Vallas, where one of his jobs was supervising the creation
of magnet programs in troubled schools.
Results from the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills and the Stanford Achievement Test indicated that students in all three
types of magnet programs in all grades had higher passing rates on the reading, mathematics, writing, and science subtests of the assessments than did their respective grade - level counterparts districtwide.
This is a recognition of the
success of magnet programs across the country,» said Magnet Schools of America (MSA), Executive Director, Todd Mann.
«Strong community partnerships are a crucial
component of magnet programs as they afford students the opportunities and experiences necessary for them to become fully immersed and engaged in their program.
But, as a magnet teacher and a former LAUSD magnet student, I would argue that the deepest
strength of the magnet program comes from the integration experience itself,» he said.
There are three defining
characteristics of a magnet program: (1) they offer a distinctive curriculum or instructional approach; (2) they attract students from outside assigned neighborhood attendance zones; and (3) they include diversity as a stated purpose.
Last year, the parish school system opted not to hold Magnet Mania because people were so busy dealing with the aftermath of the August 2016 flood, said Theresa Porter,
director of magnet programs.
But it's not about outnumbering the charter schools, said Keith Abrahams, LAUSD's executive director of Student Integration Services, who is in
charge of the magnet programs.
Here is a
list of magnet programs that are gifted or high - ability with academic admission requirements; you can also see these by searching the spreadsheets for «HG, G / HG, G / HA, GHA, G / HG / HA, H / G»)
We took the
best of the magnet programs we had in all three junior highs, and shared it across all three new middle schools with grades 6 - 8.