Sentences with phrase «special magnet programs»

But that first year white parents responded to bussing by pulling their children from public schools en masse, prompting the district to create special magnet programs to entice them back.

Not exact matches

As with magnet programs and special programs, districts can create enrollment criteria and exercise enrollment discretion.

Though the program falls under the law's choice provisions, the federal government still considers magnets an important aspect of desegregation policy, defining a magnet school as one that «offers a special curriculum capable of attracting substantial numbers of students of different racial backgrounds.»

Without early identification, youngsters are apt to lose out on opportunities to accelerate, to get into such special classrooms and supplemental programs as do exist, to enroll in magnet or charter schools designed to challenge them, and to gain access (when they reach high school) to Advanced Placement courses, International Baccalaureate programs, and other offerings that typically presuppose a solid education in the early grades.

While some schools benefit from certain categorical funds (e.g., magnet dollars, STEM, or tech - voc dollars), many don't qualify for other state and federal programs, such as Title I, bilingual education, and special education.

Implementation is key, and administrators of magnet schools and special programs must have a firm commitment to diversity.

Percentage of schools that had students enrolled who received Title I services by School has a magnet program, School has special requirements when admitting students, Percentage of students who went to a 4 - yr college, Charter school identifier, Four - category level of school based on grade levels offered, and Collapsed urban - centric school locale code.

Many school districts offer magnet programs in health care or performing arts and other special curriculum that allow students to attend outside their zone when a parent decides it's the best choice.

Additional programming options include enrichment in the classroom, consultant - teacher programs, resource room / pullout classes, interest classes, community mentor programs, independent studies, special classes, special schools, magnet schools, summer programs, acceleration, advanced placement, early college entrance, online learning, and dual enrollment in college and high school (Karnes & Bean, 2001).

Magnet programs differ slightly from a magnet school as the special curriculum is offered to a cohort of students as opposed to the entire school.

Gifted programming can be provided in a combination of ways, including pull - out programs; special classes in a subject or interest area; special state schools (e.g., Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities) or local magnet schools; afterschool, Saturday, or summer programs; Advanced Placement, International Baccaleaureate, or other dual - enrollment courses; distance learning; and other similar services.

There are a growing array of education choice options available in America such as controlled open enrollment, charter schools, charter districts, online schools, lab schools, schools - within - schools, year - round schools, charter technical career centers, magnet schools, alternative schools, vouchers, special programs, advanced placement, dual enrollment, International Baccalaureate, early admissions, and credit by examination or demonstration of competency.