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Magnet Program

A “school within a school” Magnet Program to include commitment to the planning and implementation that would enhance the learning of math, science and technology to students in grades 3-12.

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The Magnet program’s potential impact on students and on the

community may include

• Offering an educational option to parents – create a program so appealing – magnetic – that it will draw a diverse range of families throughout the community eager to enroll children even if it means having them attend a school in a distant neighborhood.

• Magnet Program’s have provided a useful tool / approach in keeping families in their school of origin.

• Improve teaching and learning for all – Magnet programs promote a healthy competition among their home schools.

• Quality programs based on student needs and interest – Programs are designed around student interest and engage students in the learning process, leading to high achievement. Because students disengage from learning before they drop out of school, providing focused programs that will keep them engaged in learning will keep them in school.

• Community members and programmatic partners involved in the delivery of instruction – real life connections for students and their parents –

• Create a laboratory school model –can serve as a laboratory of successful educational practices and serve as a model to all the other schools.

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# of Student enrollment by grade

2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12Total

25

25

50

25

25

25

125

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

200

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

225

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

250

25

25

25

25 25

25

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2008-2009 2009- 2010 2010 - 2011 Sec FTE

6Lang Arts, Lang. Arts Lab

Math, Math Seminar

Science (2 sec)

Soc Studies (2 sec), PE/Health

Band, Encore -

(Life skills, Career cruising, Art, Music),

2

2

2

1 1

1 = 11

1.8

7Lang Arts, Lang. Arts Lab

Math, Math Seminar

Science (2 sec)

Soc Studies (2 sec),

PE/Health

Band, Spanish

Encore (Career cruising, Art, Music)

2

2

2

2

1

1

1 = 11

1.8

8Lang Arts, Lang. Arts Lab

Math, Math Seminar

Science (2 sec)

Soc Studies, PE/Health

Spanish, Drama/Speech, Band

2

2

2

2,1

1

1 = 11

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Magnet Program Middle School Curriculum Selections

33 sections @ 6 per FTE = 5.4 FTE

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Curriculum Offering Grade 9

E ng lis h Math S c ienc e S oc ial S tudies E lec tiv e E lec tiv e P E /R OT C

G rade 8 E nglish Algebra G en. S cience U.S . His tory

S panish B and Drama S peech P E

G rade 9 Magnet E nglish Honors

Magnet G eometry Honors

Magnet B iology Honors

Magnet World His tory Honors

C urrent Issues/PB L Model

K eyboarding F rosh T ech R otation F oods F ashion/F abrics B and C horus Drama S panish G erman

P E /R O TC B and

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High School Classes Honors Weighting

Traditional Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) is

based upon a 4.0 scale (4.0 = A); weighted grading is

based upon a 5.0 scale

• All core magnet courses will be based upon a 5.0 scale.

• Dual Credit and Advanced Placement courses will be available to magnet school students as part of the regular curriculum.

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Timeline• Jan. 20, 2009 Request Board Approval for Implementation of Magnet Program

• Jan. 21, 2009 Media Release of Approved program

• Jan. 21 - Feb.26 Recruitment of grade 4th and 3rd grade students for 4th and 5th grades at elementaryRecruitment of 7th graders for 8th grade students at Middle schoolRecruitment of 8th graders for 9th grade at East Aurora High school

• Jan. 21, 2009 Posting for Teachers for 2009-2010 school year

• Feb. 10, 2009 Open House and Kick – off for student recruitment – East High Freshmen Ctr.• March 30, 2009 Notification of students accepted into program• April – May, 2009 Professional development and curriculum writing • August, 2009 Program implementation of 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, and 9th grade Magnet Program • August, 2010 Program implementation of 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th grade • August, 2011 Program implementation of 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th , 10th and 11th • August 2012 Program implementation of 3rd – 12th grade Magnet Program

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Successful program outcomes –

Upon board approval we will:• Continue to obtain district administration and staff support for the program; • Have established a committee of dedicated magnet school stakeholders to

plan and facilitate the magnet implementation;• Written a curriculum that addresses state’s standards, yet delivers

instruction with a math, science and technology;• Used best practices and research based strategies for the delivery of

instruction;• Provided professional development opportunities to enhance teaching and

learning;• Created a student and staff selection criteria that is clear, consistent and is

disseminated to all parents and staff;• Involved programmatic partners by aligning their support to the delivery of

instruction;• Identified a district funding source that will allow for financial sustainability;• Developed an evaluation plan that includes data to determine the success

of the program in enhancing student achievement.