OPTIONAL SCHOOLS 2017- 2018 APPLICATION

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SCHOOL CHOICE OVERVIEW

etro Nashville Public Schools is a diverse, M vibrant urban 3 Steps to finding school district that strives for excellence throughout the the right school for entire system. Our mission is to help families find the right your child schools for their children and to put them on a track for 1. EXPLORE YOUR OPTIONS success. We understand that Explore your school options by visiting school every student is unique and has websites at schools.mnps.org. You can learn different needs, and we cater to about each school’s offerings, including students at all levels. academics, extracurriculars, aftercare and Families in Nashville have 167 more. You can also call 615-259-INFO (4636) public schools available to to learn more about your school options. them, meaning there’s a school 2. VISIT SCHOOLS DURING that’s right for your child. Metro WALK-THROUGH TUESDAYS Schools will help ensure your A Walk-Through Tuesday school tour is child has a great educational a great way to meet teachers and principals, experience and graduates observe classrooms and learn about academic prepared for college, a career programs. To learn more, contact the school and life. using information at www.schools.mnps.org.

Every year, the Optional Schools 3. APPLY BY JANUARY 13 Application allows you to Apply online at www.mnpsschoolchoice.org choose among open enrollment or use the paper application at the back of schools, and your child always this booklet. The random selection process in can attend his or her zoned January will determine school admittance and school. To family members who waitlists. Late applications will be added to have great expectations for waitlists if a school is full, or will be accepted their children, our promise is at schools with open seats. If you are new to work hard not only to meet to MNPS or applying to charter schools, the them, but to exceed them. school application is available year-round. ­— DUE TO THE APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENSION, DATES BELOW MAY NOT BE ACCURATE —

HOW THE OPTIONAL SCHOOLS PROCESS WORKS

»» The parent/guardian must be a legal Davidson County In order to fully compare school options and make informed resident before submitting an Optional Schools selections on the Optional Schools Application, families Application for their child. are strongly encouraged to tour the schools that interest them, including their zoned school. Visiting ahead of time »» A Metro Schools-issued student identification (ID) will ensure the climate, culture and educational offerings of a number is required to submit an application. ID numbers school will meet your child’s needs. for students new to Metro Schools can be acquired at any of the district’s 12 enrollment centers. Schools are open for tours on the following six Tuesdays in the fall: Oct. 18 and 25 and Nov. 1, 15, 22 and 29. Additionally, »» Schools with open enrollment seats are listed in this you may call the school to schedule a tour on a different date. Optional Schools Application booklet. TRANSPORTATION »» Apply for up to seven (7) schools on the application. In most cases, school bus transportation is not »» School choices must be prioritized from 1 (highest provided to out-of-zone students attending schools priority) to 7 (lowest priority). offered in the Optional Schools Application. See the list of Frequently Asked Questions for more details or check with • All applications are entered into a computerized individual schools to determine transportation availability. random selection process. Public bus transportation through Nashville MTA is • If your child is selected to attend one of the schools on provided at no cost to all high school students through a your application during the random selection process, program called StrIDe, where student ID cards double as city you will be offered the opportunity to accept a seat in bus passes. The same program is available to middle school that school. students attending an optional school with the exception of • Your child will be put on a waitlist for any schools that charter middle schools. Parent permission for middle school were listed higher on your priority list than the school students is required in order to receive a StrIDe bus pass. where your child was selected to attend. • Your child will be “opted out” of any schools that were SPECIAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS listed lower on the priority list than the school where The following schools have academic entrance your child was selected to attend. requirements: Hume-Fogg, M.L.K. Magnet and Meigs. See pages 11 and 12 for additional details on the • Families who list few options or only list schools academic requirements for these schools. in high demand may not be selected for any of the schools on their application. The following schools require students to audition and/or • When a family chooses not to accept a seat, that seat is interview: Creswell School of the Arts, Nashville School of made available to families on the waitlist in the order the Arts, Middle College, MNPS Virtual School and Nashville in which they are numbered. Big Picture. The schools will contact applicants to arrange auditions or interviews. • Families are “pulled” from the waitlist to be offered available seats through the fifth day of school in 2017-18.

»» Paper applications are accepted. However, families are encouraged to apply online at www.mnpsschoolchoice.org. If you need internet access, you may visit your nearest Nashville Public Library branch or the Metro Schools Family Information Center. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE »» Continuation on a guaranteed pathway can also be METRO SCHOOLS FAMILY INFORMATION confirmed by submitting an online application. See the CENTER AT 615-259-INFO (4636) OR VISIT Frequently Asked Questions for more details. WWW.MNPSSCHOOLCHOICE.ORG. »» Paper applications received by Jan. 13, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. FAMILIES CAN IDENTIFY THEIR ZONED SCHOOL CST will be entered into the random selection process. USING THE ZONE FINDER AT WWW.MNPS.ORG Online applications will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. CST OR BY CALLING 615-259-INFO (4636). on Jan. 13. All applications received after the deadline will be added to the end of the waitlist.

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MNPS SCHOOL APPLICATION CALENDAR FOR 2017-18

APPLICATIONS SENT HOME | MONDAY, OCT. 31, 2016 All schools will send applications home with students. This includes “pathway continuation forms” for students moving from elementary to middle or middle to high school into a guaranteed pathway. The Optional Schools Application is also made available online at www.mnpsschoolchoice.org.

ZONED OPTION LETTERS MAILED | MONDAY, OCT. 31, 2016 Students in certain geographic areas have more than one zoned school option. Zoned option letters will be mailed to all eligible students. These letters will also be sent home by the schools where eligible students are enrolled. To determine your school zone(s) visit the Zone Finder on www.mnps.org or call 615-259-INFO (4636).

WALK-THROUGH TUESDAYS | TUESDAY, OCT. 18 & 25, 2016 TUESDAY, NOV. 1, 15, 22 & 29, 2016 Six dedicated dates are available for families to tour schools before the application deadline. Tours provide families an opportunity to meet teachers and principals, observe classrooms, ask questions and learn about academic programming. Tours are conducted between the hours of 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. To schedule a tour for a different day or ACCEPTANCE/WAIT LIST LETTERS MAILED HOME | TBD † time, call the school directly. School phone numbers are An acceptance or wait-list letter will be mailed to each available on www.mnpsschoolchoice.org or by calling student’s home address provided on the application. 615-259-INFO (4636).

11TH AND 12TH GRADE APPLICATIONS SUBMISSION BEGINS APPLICATION, PATHWAY AND ZONED OPTION DEADLINE | | TBD † FRIDAY, JAN. 13, 2017 BY 5:30 P.M. * Students entering 11th and 12th grades will be placed Deadline for parents to submit applications online or return in available seats based on the order in which their the necessary forms to the MNPS Family Information Center applications were received. to the attention of the Office of School Options. Applications received by this deadline will be part of the random DEADLINE TO RETURN ACCEPTANCE LETTERS | selection process. This deadline includes all “pathway TBD * † continuation forms” for students moving from elementary The acceptance letter must be returned to the Office of School to middle or middle to high school on an approved pathway. Options on this date by 5:30 p.m. Applicants may also accept This deadline does not apply to applicants for preschool, a seat by logging in online at www.mnpsschoolchoice.org. pre-K, 11th or 12th grades. Applications submitted after the Student ID number, last name and date of birth are required deadline will be placed at the end of the waitlist in the order to log in. in which they are received.

ACCEPTANCE LETTERS MAILED – 1ST PULL FROM THE SELECTION DAY | TBD † WAITLIST | TBD † Results from the random selection process are available Any student pulled from the waitlist will be mailed an online at www.mnpsschoolchoice.org or by calling acceptance letter for any open seat. 615-259-INFO (4636). Students entering preschool, pre-K, 11th and 12th grades are not included. For further DEADLINE TO RETURN 1ST PULL ACCEPTANCE LETTERS | explanation see the Frequently Asked Questions. TBD * † The acceptance letter must be returned to the Office of School WALK-THROUGH TUESDAYS | TBD † Options on this date by 4:30 p.m. Applicants may also accept Two additional dates are available for families to tour a seat by logging in online at www.mnpsschoolchoice.org. schools before the deadline to return acceptance letters. Student ID number, last name and date of birth are required Tours are conducted between the hours of 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. to log in. To schedule a tour for a different day or time, call the school directly. School phone numbers are available on * Online submissions will close at 11:59 p.m. CST www.mnpsschoolchoice.org or by calling 615-259-INFO (4636). † Due to the application deadline extension, dates may not be accurate, but will be updated as they are confirmed.

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MNPS SCHOOL APPLICATION CALENDAR FOR 2017-18

ACCEPTANCE LETTERS MAILED – 2ND PULL FROM THE DEADLINE TO RETURN 3RD PULL ACCEPTANCE LETTERS | WAITLIST | TBD † TBD * † Any student pulled from the waitlist will be mailed an The acceptance letter must be returned to the Office acceptance letter for any open seat. of School Options on this date by 4:30 p.m. Applicants may also accept a seat by logging in online at DEADLINE TO RETURN 2ND PULL ACCEPTANCE LETTERS | www.MNPSschoolchoice.org. Student ID number, FRIDAY, TBD * † last name and date of birth are required to log in. The acceptance letter must be returned to the Office of School Options on this date by 5:30 p.m. Applicants may also accept ACCEPTANCE LETTERS MAILED – 4TH PULL FROM THE a seat by logging in online at www.mnpsschoolchoice.org. WAITLIST | TBD † Student ID number, last name and date of birth are required Any student pulled from the waitlist will be mailed an to log in. acceptance letter for any open seat.

STUDENT VERIFICATION / CONTINUATION LETTERS SENT LAST DAY TO APPLY FOR OPTIONAL SCHOOLS WITH HOME | TBD † LIMITED SEATING | TBD † All students will be mailed a letter to verify the school After the random selection process, a list of schools with assignment for the 2017-18 school year. limited seating is published online.

DEADLINE TO RETURN STUDENT VERIFICATION / DEADLINE TO RETURN 4TH PULL ACCEPTANCE LETTERS | CONTINUATION LETTERS | TBD † TBD * † Families wishing to change or correct a student’s school The acceptance letter must be returned to the Office of School assignment for the 2017-18 school year must return the Options on this date by 4:30 p.m. Applicants may also accept student verification letter to the Office of School Options by a seat by logging in online at www.mnpsschoolchoice.org. this date. Student ID number, last name and date of birth are required to log in. ACCEPTANCE LETTERS MAILED – 3RD PULL FROM THE WAITLIST | TBD † LAST DAY TO APPLY TO SCHOOLS WITH AVAILABLE SEATS | Any student pulled from the waitlist will be mailed an TBD † acceptance letter for any open seat. Families new to Metro Schools or families wanting to select a charter school may apply year round. * Online submissions will close at 11:59 p.m. CST † Due to the application deadline extension, dates may not be accurate, but will be updated as they are confirmed.

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WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR OPTIONAL SCHOOLS? Any student whose parent or guardian is a Davidson County resident at the time of application may apply for an optional school.

DOES MY CHILD NEED A STUDENT ID NUMBER TO APPLY? Yes. Every child enrolled in Metro Schools is required to have a nine-digit student ID number that begins with 190. The student ID number for current students can be found on the child’s report card or requested at the child’s school. An ID number for a new student can be acquired at one of the district’s 12 enrollment centers by presenting the child’s birth certificate along with parent/guardian’s proof of residency and a copy of your driver’s license.

HOW DO I APPLY? Families are encouraged to apply online at www.mnpsschoolchoice.org. Free internet access is available at your nearest Nashville Public Library or the Metro Schools Family Information Center. After you apply online, you will have the option of printing a confirmation or having one emailed to you. Paper applications can be submitted in person or by mail. If mailing your application, obtain a “Return Receipt Requested” form from the U.S. Postal Service. It is the responsibility of parents to make sure that the Office of School Options receives the application. If mailed the school was listed lower on your priority list than a school without a return receipt, the district cannot verify receipt of where your child was offered a seat. Your child will be “opted the application. Faxed applications will not be accepted. out” of any schools that were listed lower on your priority list than a school that your child was selected to attend. This To be included in the random selection process, you must process is designed to give families the option of attending apply online by 11:59 p.m. CST or submit your application their highest-ranked school where space is available. to the Family Information Center, located at 2601 Bransford Ave., Nashville, TN 37204 (Berry Road entrance), by 5:30 Once a student has accepted a seat at an optional school, his p.m., Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. or her name will be removed from any currently attended or previously accepted school for the 2017-18 school year. Students must attend school on the first day or they will be HOW DOES THE SELECTION PROCESS WORK? considered a “no-show,” and their positions will be filled. A random drawing will be held to fill available seats in schools listed in this application. Only applications Applicants in the 11th and 12th grade go through a transcript submitted and complete by the deadline of Jan. 13, 2017 review process and are admitted in the order of their will be included in the random selection process. application date for any available seats. Applications for 11th and 12th grades may be submitted beginning Feb. 1, 2017. Results from the random selection process will be available on Selection Day, Jan. 13, 2017. Selection Day results will A separate random selection process will be held for be posted online at www.mnps.org and also available by prekindergarten seats in spring 2017. A separate application is contacting the Metro Schools Family Information Center required to apply for a pre-school and pre-K seat in all schools, at 615-259-INFO (4636). Your child’s Selection Day results including Stanford Montessori and Hull-Jackson Montessori. will be mailed on Jan. 18, 2017 to the address provided on this application. DO I NEED TO RE-APPLY EVERY YEAR TO STAY IN AN School choices must be prioritized on the application from 1 OPTIONAL SCHOOL? (highest priority) to 7 (lowest priority). If your child is selected No. Current K-12 students do not have to re-apply to remain for a seat at a school, you will receive an acceptance letter in enrolled in your current optional school. Your child will the mail, which must be returned by Feb. 3, 2017. You may bring home a verification/continuation letter from his or her also accept your child’s seat online and receive confirmation. school. Current pre-k students not attending Hull Jackson Montessori and Stanford Montessori must re-apply for If your child is not selected for a particular school, he or she kindergarten even if they have been placed by Exceptional will be placed on a waitlist for the 2017-18 school year, unless Education or through the pre-k lottery process. No action is

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needed if your child is moving from one grade to the next in »» LEAD Prep Southeast students who want to go to the same school. Do not complete a new application. LEAD Southeast High School

DOES MY CHILD HAVE A GUARANTEED PATHWAY »» Creswell students who want to go to Nashville School of ON TO MIDDLE / HIGH SCHOOL IF THEY ATTEND AN the Arts (limited to 30 seats) OPTIONAL SCHOOL? »» John Early Museum Magnet Middle Prep students who Metro Schools does provide a guaranteed pathway for qualify to go to Hume-Fogg Magnet some schools (see list in following question). However, due to capacity constraints, the district cannot guarantee »» Haynes students who want to go to East Nashville Magnet pathways into all of the zoned middle and high schools for out-of-zone students who attend those schools through »» Head Magnet Middle Prep current 6th or 8th students open enrollment. If your child is out-of-zone attending an who qualify to go to M.L.K. Magnet optional elementary or middle school that is not listed as having a pathway, then your child will need to apply for the »» Meigs Magnet Middle Prep students who qualify to go zoned feeder school and will be provided priority based on to Hume-Fogg Magnet space availability. This is defined as “cluster preference.” If the zoned feeder school is not listed in this Optional Schools »» Rose Park Magnet Middle Prep students who qualify to Application, this indicates the school does not have capacity go to M.L.K. Magnet to accept out-of-zone students and you will not be able to continue to this school. »» Warner students who want to go to East Nashville Magnet Middle Prep

DO I NEED TO APPLY IF MY CHILD IS IN AN OPTIONAL There will be an additional pull from the waitlist after SCHOOL WITH A GUARANTEED PATHWAY TO ANOTHER TNReady scores are available. This pull will be limited OPTIONAL SCHOOL? to the pathway to M.L.K. Magnet and Hume-Fogg for Head, Yes. If this is your child’s last year to attend a school listed Rose Park, John Early and Meigs students who did not below and you want him/her to continue in the guaranteed qualify in the fall. These dates will be posted on the website pathway, you must return a pathway continuation form, (www.mnpsschoolchoice.org) as soon as they are known. which will be sent home from your child’s school. You may also confirm your pathway continuation by completing MAY I APPLY FOR MORE THAN ONE OPTIONAL SCHOOL? the Optional Schools Application online. The pathway Yes, and families are encouraged to do so. You may apply continuation form or online application must be submitted for up to seven (7) school options, prioritized in order of by Jan. 13, 2017. preference. Families who list few options or only schools in »» Carter-Lawrence students who want to go to Rose Park high demand may not be selected for any of the schools on Magnet Middle Prep their application.

»» Robert Churchwell students who want to go to John WHAT IS A CHARTER SCHOOL? Early Museum Magnet Middle Prep Charter schools are publicly-financed, privately operated schools. Based on current state law, all charter school »» Hattie Cotton students who want to go to Stratford operators in Tennessee must be nonprofit organizations.

»» Glendale students who want to go to J. T. Moore CAN I APPLY TO A CHARTER SCHOOL WITH »» Jones students who want to go to Haynes THIS APPLICATION? Yes. You can apply to the charter schools that choose to »» Lockeland students who want to go to East Nashville take part in the Optional Schools Application process. Some Magnet Middle Prep charter schools choose to use their own application process. To apply to a charter school not included on the application, »» Sylvan Park students who want to go to Haynes contact the school.

»» Knowledge Academy Middle students who want to go to WHAT HAPPENS IF MY APPLICATION IS INCOMPLETE? Knowledge Academy High School Incomplete applications will not be accepted online or in »» Brick Church students who want to go to Brick Church person. If you submit an incomplete paper application by High School mail, we will mail it back. We will not be responsible if your application does not get back to you in time to resubmit. If »» Cameron students who want to go to LEAD Academy your application is received after the Jan. 13 deadline, your High School child will not be included in the random selection process.

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CAN FAMILIES APPLY TO PREKINDERGARTEN WITH times for auditions. NSA will hold 30 seats for qualifying THIS APPLICATION? students who will transition from Creswell Middle Prep. A separate application is required to apply for a pre-K seat in all schools. This will also include all Stanford Montessori Middle College High School, MNPS Virtual School and and Hull-Jackson Montessori pre-school (3) and pre-K (4) Nashville Big Picture High School require students to interview. seats. A separate random selection process will be held for The schools will contact applicants to arrange interviews. all pre-K seats in spring 2017. HOW DOES SIBLING PREFERENCE WORK? WHAT IS NEEDED TO APPLY IF I AM A RISING JUNIOR OR Sibling preference is given to students who have a sibling SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL? attending the school to which they are applying, as long All 11th and 12th grade applicants must take a complete as the sibling will still be at the school in the 2017-18 copy of their high school transcript, latest report card and school year and the currently enrolled sibling is not optional schools application to the principal of the high attending pre-K. school to which they are seeking to transfer. Principals will have up to three (3) business days to review your child’s Additionally, when two siblings apply to the same school transcript and application. Upon completion of the review, and only one sibling is selected, if the parent accepts the the principal will attach a signed review form to your child’s seat, the sibling that did not get selected will be moved to optional schools application before you may submit the the sibling priority waitlist. Sibling preference will be given application. Applications for 11th and 12th grades may be in the next waitlist pull for all available seats. submitted beginning Feb. 1, 2017. The following schools do not have sibling preference: East Nashville Magnet High School, East Nashville Magnet WHAT ARE THE ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE Middle Prep, Head Magnet Middle Prep, Haynes Middle ACADEMIC MAGNET SCHOOLS? Prep, Hume-Fogg Magnet High School, Creswell School To qualify for entrance into an academic magnet school, of the Arts, Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet School, Meigs a student must meet two requirements: academic grades Magnet Middle Prep, Middle College High School, MNPS and standardized test scores. Please see pages 11 and 12 for Virtual School, Nashville School of the Arts and Rose Park complete details on the 2017-18 requirements. Magnet Middle Prep. All other schools, including charter schools, do have sibling preference. WHAT IS THE SELECTION PROCESS FOR SPECIALTY SCHOOLS? WHAT IS A GEOGRAPHIC PRIORITY ZONE (GPZ)? Nashville School of the Arts (NSA) and Creswell Middle Prep A geographic priority zone (GPZ) gives admission preference School of the Arts require students to audition. NSA and to families who live in a defined geographic area around Creswell School of the Arts will notify all applicants about

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an optional school. Admission is not guaranteed for »» 2nd and 3rd grade applicants will be required to pass families located in a GPZ. However, they do receive priority a language proficiency test before being accepted to placement during the random selection process. To the school. determine if you are located in a GPZ for a school, use the Zone Finder tool online at www.mnpsschoolchoice.org or »» No applications will be accepted for 4th grade. call 615-259-INFO (4636). HOW LONG CAN A STUDENT REMAIN ON A WAITLIST? WHAT IS CLUSTER PREFERENCE? Students in grades K-12 are kept on waitlists through the Some optional schools offer admission preference to fifth day of school. After the fifth day, the waitlists are families living within a geographic high school cluster. eliminated with the exception of charter schools. Charter Additionally, out-of-zone students attending an optional school waitlists continue throughout the entire school year. school who wish to continue in the zoned feeder pathway will receive admission preference if the feeder school is an IS THERE TRANSPORTATION FOR OPTIONAL SCHOOLS? optional school. In most cases, school bus transportation is not provided to schools offered in the Optional Schools Application. WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION Transportation is provided to students living in the INTO KINDERGARTEN? geographic priority zone (GPZ) for Glendale Elementary To be eligible for kindergarten, your child must be 5 years Spanish Immersion School and to students zoned for old on or before Aug. 15, 2017. If your child will turn 5 years Kirkpatrick Elementary who attend Lockeland Design of age between Aug. 16, 2017 and Sept. 30, 2017 you may Center. In addition, several charter schools provide contact Metro Schools to ask about Kindergarten Readiness transportation. Contact individual schools to determine testing by calling 615-259-INFO (4636). transportation availability.

Early admission into kindergarten is available for students Public bus transportation through Nashville MTA is who qualify for gifted / talented services. If your child is provided at no cost to all high school students through a already enrolled in Encore, a verification letter must be program called StrIDe where student ID cards double as city attached to your child’s Optional Schools application. If your bus passes. The same program is available to middle school child is not in Encore, families may request an evaluation by students attending an optional school with the exception of the MNPS Psychology Department to determine if he or she charter middle schools. Parent permission for middle school qualifies for gifted services. students is required in order to receive a StrIDe bus pass.

WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR GLENDALE SPANISH IMMERSION?

»» Any student entering kindergarten or 1st grade can apply for Glendale.

THE FAMILY INFORMATION CENTER IS FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT LOCATED AT 2601 BRANSFORD AVE., WWW.MNPSSCHOOLCHOICE.ORG OR NASHVILLE, TN 37204. PLEASE USE CALL 615-259-INFO (4636). THE BERRY ROAD ENTRANCE.

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ACADEMIC MAGNET ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR 2017-18

To qualify for entrance into an academic magnet school, a student must meet two requirements: academic grades and standardized test scores.

»» The large majority of parents will not need to take action to prove that these requirements have been met.

»» If a student has attended a Metro school in the past, his or her data is already loaded into the application system. When filling out the application, the system will automatically know if he or she qualifies for academic magnets.

»» If the student qualifies, the academic magnets will appear as options for application. If the student does not qualify, the academic magnets will not appear.

»» If parents believe there is an error in this reporting, they can call the Family Information Center at (615) 259-INFO (4636) to investigate.

»» If a child is new to Metro Schools, the parent will have to provide a written application and documentation that the requirements have been met. They should contact the Family Information Center to get that process started.

GRADES REQUIREMENT

»» To meet the grade requirement, the student must have • A student who attended an MNPS school in 2015- an academic average of 85 or greater for all subjects 16 will also qualify if the student’s TCAP test score combined for both the spring semester of the previous history indicates the student would likely have tested year and the first grading period of the current year. Proficient or Advanced for both Reading and Math on the 2016 TCAP. • In other words, find the average of all final grades in the spring semester. If the average is 84.5 or greater, -- Projections for what a student will or would have the student meets this requirement. scored on TCAP tests are generally pretty accurate. They are based on all previous TCAP testing. »» The student cannot have any failing grades in any subjects during any grading period in this time frame. • A student who attended an MNPS school in 2015-16 will also qualify if benchmark testing from the first two STANDARDIZED TEST REQUIREMENT grading periods of 2015-16 meets a minimum score.

»» Because there were no TCAP standardized tests given in -- Benchmark tests are given throughout the year to the 2015-16 school year, the testing requirement has been measure student progress and project standardized altered for the 2016 application period. Parents will be test scores. given a report indicating whether their child met the new testing requirement. This report will include all relevant -- The minimum score is set at a sum of 14 stanine test scores. for English/Language Arts and Math combined.

»» For entrance into academic magnets during the 2017- • A student currently enrolled in MNPS will also qualify 18 school year, a student can meet the assessment if benchmark testing from the first grading period requirements in any one of the following six ways: of this school year (given in late September of 2016) meets a minimum score. • A student who took the TCAP during the 2014-15 school year will qualify if the student’s 2015 TCAP -- Benchmark testing for this year is brand new and scores were Proficient or Advanced for both Reading improved from 2015-16. and Math. -- Once again, the minimum score is set at a sum -- In other words, since we can’t use 2016 TCAP data, of 14 stanine for English/Language Arts and we will instead use 2015 TCAP data. Math combined.

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• A student who is new to Metro Schools or perhaps ENGLISH LEARNERS even new to Tennessee can qualify by submitting test results from a nationally normed achievement test »» English learners are a special case because they can meet that meet a minimum score. the standardized test requirement with just one subject instead of two: either English/Language Arts or Math. -- In most cases, this will be a state standardized test from another state, though it could also be a »» For entrance into academic magnets during the 2017-18 privately given test that is nationally normed. school year, an English learner (EL) student can meet the assessment requirements in any one of the following -- Once again, the minimum score is set at a sum of four ways: 14 stanine for English/Language Arts and Math combined. • An EL student who attended an MNPS school in 2015-16 will qualify if the student’s TCAP test score -- To get these results, parents will need to contact history indicates the student would likely have tested their child’s previous school or school district. Proficient or Advanced for either Reading or Math on the 2016 TCAP. • Lastly, if a child has never taken a nationally normed achievement test, parents may choose to pay for • An EL student currently enrolled in MNPS will also private testing. quality if benchmark testing from the first two grading periods of the 2015-16 school year meets a minimum -- Once again, the minimum score is set at a sum of score of 7 stanine or above. 14 stanine for English/Language Arts and Math combined. • An EL student currently enrolled in MNPS will also quality if benchmark testing from the first grading -- Only those tests with approved national normed period of this school year (given in late September of stanines will be reviewed for acceptance. 2016) meets a minimum score of 7 stanine or above. The following national normed standardized achievement tests are some of the many tests • An EL student who is new to Metro Schools or perhaps we accept: the California Achievement Test, even new to Tennessee can qualify by submitting test 6th Edition (CAT6), Iowa Test of Basic Skills, results from a nationally normed achievement test Stanford Achievement Test, 10th Edition (SAT10), that meet a minimum score of 7 stanine or above. Woodcock-Johnson IV Tests of Achievement. Several private providers offer testing services to families for a fee, such as The Learning Lab (615-970-2003).

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE FAMILY INFORMATION CENTER AT 615-259-INFO (4636) OR VISIT WWW.MNPSSCHOOLCHOICE.ORG.

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Please use the list of optional schools below and on the next page to complete the application on pages 15 and 16 of this booklet. School codes are listed to the left of school names. When completing the application, please include both the school code and school name for each school to which you’d like to apply. If you need assistance or have questions about the school choice process, please call the Family Information Center at 615-259-INFO (4636).

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS (K-4) 36 SYLVAN PARK ELEMENTARY 37 TOM JOY ELEMENTARY 1 ALEX GREEN ELEMENTARY 38 TULIP GROVE ELEMENTARY 2 ANDREW JACKSON ELEMENTARY 39 WARNER ELEMENTARY 3 BUENA VISTA ELEMENTARY 40 WAVERLY BELMONT ELEMENTARY 4 CALDWELL ELEMENTARY 5 CARTER-LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY MIDDLE SCHOOLS (5-8) 6 CHADWELL ELEMENTARY 7 CHARLOTTE PARK ELEMENTARY 41 ANTIOCH MIDDLE PREP 8 COCKRILL ELEMENTARY 42 APOLLO MIDDLE PREP 9 CUMBERLAND ELEMENTARY 43 CRESWELL MIDDLE PREP SCHOOL OF THE ARTS 10 DAN MILLS ELEMENTARY 44 CROFT MIDDLE PREP 11 DUPONT ELEMENTARY 45 DONELSON MIDDLE PREP 12 DODSON ELEMENTARY 46 DUPONT HADLEY MIDDLE PREP 13 EAKIN ELEMENTARY 47 EAST NASHVILLE MAGNET MIDDLE PREP (5-8) 14 EXPLORE COMMUNITY SCHOOL (K-2) * 48 GRA-MAR MIDDLE PREP 15 FALL-HAMILTON ELEMENTARY 49 HAYNES MIDDLE PREP 16 GLENDALE ELEMENTARY 50 HEAD MAGNET MIDDLE PREP 17 GLENN ELEMENTARY 51 ISAAC LITTON MIDDLE PREP 18 HATTIE COTTON ELEMENTARY 52 JERE BAXTER MIDDLE PREP 19 HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY 53 JOELTON MIDDLE PREP 20 HULL-JACKSON ELEMENTARY 54 JOHN EARLY MUSEUM MAGNET MIDDLE PREP 21 INGLEWOOD ELEMENTARY 55 JOHN TROTWOOD (J.T.) MOORE MIDDLE PREP 22 JOELTON ELEMENTARY 56 KNOWLEDGE ACADEMY * 23 JOHN B. WHITSITT ELEMENTARY 57 KNOWLEDGE ACADEMY @ THE CROSSINGS * 24 JONES ELEMENTARY LEAD PUBLIC MIDDLE SCHOOLS 25 LOCKELAND ELEMENTARY 58 BRICK CHURCH – LEAD NORTHEAST CAMPUS (5-8) * 26 NASHVILLE CLASSICAL (K-4) * 59 CAMERON – LEAD DOWNTOWN CAMPUS (5-8) * 27 NAPIER ELEMENTARY 60 LEAD SOUTHEAST (5-8) * 28 PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY 61 NEELYS BEND – LEAD MADISON CAMPUS (5-7) * 29 PURPOSE PREP (K-4) *

30 ROBERT CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY 62 MADISON MIDDLE PREP 31 ROBERT E. LILLARD ELEMENTARY 63 MARGARET ALLEN MIDDLE PREP 32 ROSEBANK ELEMENTARY 64 MCKISSACK MIDDLE PREP 33 SHWAB ELEMENTARY 65 MEIGS MAGNET MIDDLE PREP 34 SMITHSON CRAIGHEAD ACADEMY * 66 NEELYS BEND MIDDLE PREP (8) 35 STANFORD ELEMENTARY 67 ROSE PARK MAGNET MIDDLE PREP

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68 STRIVE COLLEGIATE ACADEMY (5-7) * 69 THURGOOD MARSHALL MIDDLE PREP ACADEMIES OF NASHVILLE 70 TWO RIVERS MIDDLE PREP Each Metro high school offers specialized and 71 WEST END MIDDLE PREP unique programming through the Academies of Nashville or other themes. We want you to be 72 WILLIAM HENRY OLIVER MIDDLE PREP informed in choosing which high school to attend. 73 WRIGHT MIDDLE PREP To see what each Metro high school has to offer, you can take a virtual tour by visiting the website bit.ly/HSTours. You can also call 615-259-INFO MIDDLE SCHOOLS / HIGH SCHOOLS (4636) to learn what each high school has to offer.

85 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MAGNET SCHOOL (7-12) 88 MNPS VIRTUAL SCHOOL (5-12) 92 STRATFORD STEM MAGNET SCHOOL (5-12) 84 MAPLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL Academy of Energy & Power Academy of Entrepreneurship & Innovation HIGH SCHOOLS Academy of Sports Medicine & Wellness 74 EAST NASHVILLE MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL (9-12) 85 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MAGNET SCHOOL (7-12) 75 GLENCLIFF HIGH SCHOOL 86 MCGAVOCK HIGH SCHOOL Academy of Medical Science & Research Academy of Aviation & Transportation The Ford Academy of Business & Innovation Aegis Science Corporation Academy Hands on Nashville Academy of of Life Science & Law Environmental & Urban Planning The CMT Academy of Digital Design & Communication 76 HILLSBORO HIGH SCHOOL The US Community Credit Union / Gaylord Opryland Academy of Global Health & Science Academy of Hospitality & Finance Academy of International Baccalaureate 87 MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL (10-12) Diploma Programme 88 MNPS VIRTUAL SCHOOL (5-12) US Community Credit Union Academy of Academy of Business & Marketing International Business & Communication 89 NASHVILLE BIG PICTURE HIGH SCHOOL 77 HILLWOOD HIGH SCHOOL 90 NASHVILLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Academy of Art, Design & Communication 91 PEARL-COHN ENTERTAINMENT MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL Academy of Business & Hospitality Academy of Entertainment Communication Academy of Health Sciences Academy of Entertainment Management 78 HUME-FOGG MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL 92 STRATFORD STEM MAGNET SCHOOL (5-12) 79 HUNTERS LANE HIGH SCHOOL Academy of National Safety & Security Technologies Academy of Health & Human Sciences Academy of Science & Engineering Academy of Hospitality 93 WHITES CREEK HIGH SCHOOL Academy of International Baccalaureate Academy of Alternative Energy, Academy of Marketing & Business Sustainability & Logistics Griffin Academy of Design & Technology Academy of Community Health 80 KNOWLEDGE ACADEMY HIGH (9-11) * Academy of Education & Law

LEAD PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS * Indicates charter school 81 LEAD ACADEMY – LEAD DOWNTOWN CAMPUS (9-12) * 82 BRICK CHURCH – LEAD NORTHEAST CAMPUS (9) * 83 LEAD SOUTHEAST (9) *

14 | MNPS OPTIONAL SCHOOLS APPLICATION 2017-18 MNPS OPTIONAL SCHOOLS APPLICATION 2017-18 Apply ONLINE at https://schooloptions.mnps.org or Return this form to the Office of School Options, 2601 Bransford Ave., by 5:30 p.m., Jan. 13, 2017

Student ID (required): ______Applicant Name: Last First Middle

Student Information Student is: Male ™ Female ™ Legal Street Address: ______Apt. # ______City: ______Zip Code: ______Mailing Address: ______Apt. # ______City: ______Zip Code: ______Birthdate: ______Age: ______Current School: ______

Grade for 2017-18 School Year: ______Twin or multiple birth? Yes ™ No ™ Mother/Guardian (Print): ______Email Address: ______Home Phone: ______Daytime Phone: ______Cell: ______Father/Guardian (Print): ______Email Address: ______Home Phone: ______Daytime Phone: ______Cell: ______

*If your phone number or address changes, you must notify the Office of School Options in writing. The student’s address on this application will be the one used for the selection process.

Sibling Preference Complete this section for the currently enrolled sibling at an elementary, middle or high school that offers this option. See FAQ for details. Note: If you have a sibling enrolled in a school not listed on this form, you may still apply for sibling preference by using this application.

Name: ______Student ID: ______

School: ______Grade for 2017-18 school year: ______

Employee Preference Note: If you are employed in a school not listed on this form, you may still apply for employee preference by using the Optional Schools Application.  Is parent/guardian a full-time school-based employee? Yes ™ No ™

Please detach and return or apply online at www.mnps.org. Employee School: ______EmployeeID#: ______

Optional School Application Priority Please prioritize the schools to which you wish to apply, with 1 being first choice. School Codes can be found next to the school name on the previous two pages. (Do not list Pre-Kindergarten schools.) School Name School Code School Name School Code 1. ______5. ______

2. ______6. ______

3. ______7. ______

4. ______

Important: Parent/Guardian must sign the back of this application. If you are applying to Creswell, Nashville School of the Arts, Hume-Fogg Magnet, Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet, Meigs Middle Magnet, Nashville Big Picture, Middle College or MNPS Virtual School you MUST fill out the section on the back of this application. All students applying for grades 11 &12 must submit a copy of their high school transcript to the requesting school principal. The principal will provide a transcript review form that must be approved by the principal prior to submitting the optional school application. Please provide up to three business days for the principal to review the transcripts. 

™ No _____ Choral music _____ Guitar (NSA Only) _____ Piano (NSA Only) ™ ______Qualifies: Yes Yes ______Qualifies: Check which area(s) you wish to audition (no more than two). Check which area(s) you wish to audition #1 by your first choice place If you choose to audition in two areas, areas. will audition in both and #2 by your second choice. You _____ Visual Arts Arts _____ Theatre _____ Literary Arts (NSA Only) _____ Dance Band – Which instrument(s)?_____ Instrumental ______– Which instrument(s)? Orchestra _____ Instrumental ______Big Picture, Middle College Prep and MNPS Virtual require the require and MNPS Virtual Middle College Prep Big Picture, Please contact packet. an additional information completion of packet. the additional application to request the school directly Math

Take this application to your current principal to fill out and sign. to fill out and principal to your current this application Take

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______All students All students

Reading (required) Grades 10 - 12 Grades 5 - 12 Grades 5 - 8 Grades 9 - 12 Grades 9 - 12 Grades 5 - 8 Grades 5 - 12 Grades 9 - 12 Grades 7 -

If you are submitting a paper application by mail, obtain a “Return Receipt Requested” form from the U.S. Postal Service. It is the U.S. by mail, obtain a “Return Receipt Requested” form from submitting a paper application If you are

Creswell students must select two areas. If you have any If you have students must select two areas. Creswell 615-291-6515. at Middle Prep questions, please contact Creswell NSA will notify applicants about times for auditions. auditions. NSA will notify applicants about times for or questions, please go to nsahs.mnps.org If you have call 615-291-6600 x 308. scores and report cards from spring semester last year and the first grading period of the current year. of the current last year and the first grading period spring semester from cards and report scores details. more 615-259-4636 for at Center Information Please contact the Family failing grades for any grading period. failing grades for as outlined on pages 11 and 12. the requirements of meet one or more that scores Test your qualifying test. of a copy please attach requirements, a school with academic entrance to apply for If you use the paper application Academic average of 85 or above for the spring semester of last year and the 1st grading period of the current year with no the current the 1st grading period of last year and the spring semester of 85 or above for of Academic average • • Remember, you may select no more than two areas. Remember, Creswell the Arts and Nashville School of must audition to enter the Arts. School of Middle Prep Creswell Middle Prep School of the Arts School of Middle Prep Creswell the Arts Nashville School of Middle College High School MNPS Virtual School Specialty Schools Specialty Big Picture For more information, please call the Family Information Center at 615-259-INFO (4636) or visit www.mnpsschoolchoice.org. (4636) or visit 615-259-INFO at Center Information the Family please call more information, For Signature Date ______Parent The information on this paper is complete and correct, and I have read the information in this application packet. in this application the information read and I have on this paper is complete and correct, The information • • • Principal’s Signature: ______Principal’s Signature: • Academic Requirements for These Magnets for These Magnets Requirements Academic Scores: Test ______Grade Average: Meigs Middle Magnet Meigs Middle Magnet Hume-Fogg Magnet King, Jr. Martin Luther Magnets with Academic Entrance Requirements: Requirements: Academic Entrance Magnets with the responsibility of parents to make sure that the Office of School Options receives the application. If mailed without a return receipt, the return If mailed without a receives the application. of School Options the Office that sure to make parents of the responsibility the application. verifydistrict cannot of receipt Important: NOTES NOTES

OPTIONAL SCHOOLS FOR 2017-18

Please refer to the Optional Schools list in this booklet to see all optional schools available, listed by coordinating numbers. To see a full district map, please visit www.mnps.org.

Elementary School Hillsboro Hillwood Middle School Hunters Lane High School Overton Maplewood Cluster McGavock Antioch Pearl-Cohn Cane Ridge Stratford Glencliff Whites Creek

The Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, creed, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, color, age, and/or disability in admission to, access to, or operation of its programs, services, or activities. MNPS does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices. 1. Request for alternate format. To request this information in an alternate format, please contact your building principal or department head. 2. Request for auxiliary aids at a school building statement. Individuals who need auxiliary aids and services are to make their request known to the building principal or department head prior to the date it is needed. (Interpreters for the deaf or hard of hearing must be requested forty-eight hours prior to the event.)