How can a child be identified as highly gifted?
To be identified as highly gifted a student must meet criterion of
99.9% on an intellectual assessment administered by the LAUSD
Psychological Services Branch. If your child does not attend a LAUSD
school you can go to your neighborhood school and request that an LAUSD
school psychologist give your child an intellectual test.
My child is not currently enrolled in a LAUSD school. How can my child get verified as gifted or highly gifted?
CONTACT THE GIFTED/TALENTED PRORGAM OFFICE @ 213-241-6500
- Request verification form be sent to private school.
- Contact current school to give permission to release required information.
- Confirm verification form was returned to the Gifted/Talented Programs office on time.
How does the magnet office select students for the magnet program?
The magnet program is a court-ordered voluntary integration program.
Due to a limited number of available spaces students must apply by
completing and returning the magnet application called Choices. Each
student is assigned a number of priority magnet points. The selection
is then made by a random selection weighted by the PRIORITY POINTS.
Magnet Acronyms
MAT – matriculation W/L - wait list OC – overcrowded SIB – sibling
PHBAO- Predominantly Hispanic, Black, Asian and Other Non-Anglo
There are 5 ways to receive priority points.
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Assigned Priority Points
| Reason for Point
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12
| Matriculation (moving from elementary to middle school or from middle to high school)
- given at time of matriculation-one time only
- matriculation points are good for one year. If you wait a year before applying you lose your wait list points
- when and if you apply and matriculate and are put on a wait list your matriculation points revert to 4 points
|
4 - 12
| Wait list (Three years maximum) |
4
| PHBAO School (school of residence) |
4
| Overcrowded School (school of residence) |
3
| Sibling
attending the same magnet for which the student is
applying (only once-2 siblings still only receive 3 points)
|
My child is in 5th grade and is in a magnet. I am applying to a
magnet middle school. If my child does not get accepted does my child
keep the 12 matriculation points plus get 4 new wait list points?No,
the student will lose all 12 matriculation points. The student will
then start over with 4 wait list points for middle school.
My child is in 5th grade and is in a magnet. I am applying to a
magnet middle school if my child is not accepted I know he will lose
his 12 matriculation points and start over with 4 wait list points.
May I add PHABO, sibling, and OC points to the 4 new wait list points?
Yes, your child will have 4 wait list points; depending upon his school
of residence he may acquire 4 PHABO points, 4 OC points, and 3 SIB
points, a total of 15 points. The sibling must attend the magnet for
which the student is applying.
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My child has NEVER been accepted into a magnet and has accumulated
12 wait list points. Do those points matriculate to the magnet middle
school that I am applying for?
Yes, you will keep all 12 points however if your child is not accepted
and goes on a middle school wait list the points will then revert back
to 4 points.
Can I apply to a middle school magnet and a middle school SAS at the same time?
Yes.
If I accept an SAS spot do I lose my magnet wait list points?
No. |
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A total of 23 accumulated points can matriculate to middle school from elementary and from middle school to high school:
- 12 matriculation points,
- 4 PHABO points
- 4 OC points
- 3 Sibling points (must attend the same magnet for which the student is applying)
- making a total of 23 points.
My child is enrolled in the 4th grade in an elementary magnet. If
he applies to a different magnet for 5th grade and is accepted does he
still have 12 matriculation points for middle school?
Yes, a student attending a magnet will take 12 matriculation points with him when applying to a middle school magnet.
If my child is accepted into an elementary or middle school magnet and I decline do I keep my wait list points?
No. You will lose all wait list points.
If a student is never accepted into an elementary or middle school
magnet do the wait list points add up from elementary and middle school
and count for high school?
No. A student can never carry more than 12 wait list points in any one year.
Can my child qualify for an SAS program through the 4 higher level
thinking skills if he hasn’t officially been identified as
intellectually gifted?
Yes, when verified by the principal.
Does the magnet program provide transportation?
The magnet program does supply transportation to magnet students if
they reside outside a two-mile radius or outside the magnet school
attendance boundary, whichever is further. NO student may ride the bus
for more than 75 minutes each way. Routes and pick-up locations have
been established and will not be changed.
When will I be notified if my child has been accepted to a magnet?
- Confirmation Letter – February
- Correction Letter – February
- Ineligibility Letters
- Highly Gifted – March
- Too Young – March
- Acceptance Letter – April/May
What happens to my application if I turn it in late?
- Any application received or postmarked after January 20, 2006 is LATE.
- Late applications will be accepted until February 17, 2006.
- No priority points are assigned.
If you miss the January deadline follow and use the same application procedures.
Can my child attend a magnet and accumulate waitlist points for another magnet?
No. A child attending a magnet can not have wait list points.
My child attends a Charter School. Will she receive a preprinted Choices Brochure?
No. You must request a Choices Brochure from your neighborhood
school. If your child is applying to a gifted/high ability magnet or a
highly gifted magnet you must contact the gifted/talented program
office.
My child is extremely bright and belongs in a gifted magnet. Can I
send copies of his work along with the magnet application to prove that
he deserves to be selected?
No. The magnet office will only consider the application itself.
If my child is accepted into a magnet and I decide not to accept will my child keep his wait list points?
No. The student will lose all wait list points and will not be placed on the wait list.
I am white and my husband is Asian can I mark both ethnicities on the magnet application?
No. You must choose one ethnicity. Once you choose an ethnicity you should choose the same ethnicity each time you apply.
If my child does not get accepted into a magnet and is put on a wait
list how and when will I be notified of an opening if he is chosen from
the wait list?
When an opening arises the magnet coordinator will call you and ask you
if you accept or decline the opening. The magnet coordinator will make
three attempts to call you before moving on to the next applicant.
If my child is placed on the wait list how can I assure that I will be notified if an opening arises?
Call the Magnet school and make sure the school has a current daytime
phone number. If you are going on vacation or will be unable to answer
the phone make sure that you call the school and tell them that you
will accept if you are called. Put your acceptance in writing and mail
it to the school for their records.
If my child is placed on a wait list how can I find out where he is on the wait list?
The wait list shifts for a number of reasons: a wait-listed student
may move out of the LAUSD boundary lines, may decide to attend a
different school, errors made by the district, etc. As an assurance
that the school does not give out an inaccurate number, the school is
only authorized to provide the applicant’s placement in a section of
the wait list such as top, middle, or bottom.
