Non-Profit 2021-2022 Organization School Year U.S. POSTAGE PAID East Area and Citywide Cincinnati, Ohio Permit No. 7397 Magnet Lottery Guide Cincinnati Public Schools P.O. Box 5381 Cincinnati, Ohio 45201-5381 CPS’ Online Magnet Lottery Opens Cincinnati Public Schools provides the best educational options How the Magnet Lottery Works to students and families in our region — from innovative Magnet applications are submitted online between November neighborhood school programming, unmatched opportunities at 17, 2020 and March 5, 2021, for enrollment in the 2021-2022 our high schools, and 22 Magnet elementary schools and school year. programs that offer a variety of content focuses and teaching styles to support students’ interests and learning preferences. To Apply Enrolling your child in a Magnet elementary school or • Go to the Magnet Lottery Application link on the CPS website: program requires participation in the Online Magnet cps-k12.org/enroll/magnet-enrollment. Application Process, also known as the Magnet Lottery. Parents or guardians create an online account and password, Applying is easy from any computer with Internet access. This then enter the requested student information. online process offers families a fair and convenient application • Only parents or guardians may submit lottery applications. The Cincinnati Public School District provides equal experience. — Each lottery application allows parents or guardians to educational, vocational, and employment opportunities for all people without regard to race, gender, ethnicity, color, select up to three Magnet schools or programs, ranking age, disability, religion, national origin, creed, sexual them in the order of preference. orientation, or affiliation with a union or professional The Magnet Lottery is open from November 17, — Magnet seats are given out via random lottery. organization, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts 2020, through March 5, 2021. and other designated youth groups. The district is in — One Magnet application may be submitted per compliance with Title VI, Title IX and Section 504 of the To apply: cps-k12.org/enroll/magnet-enrollment child per school year. Vocational Rehabilitation Act. For additional information, — Only the first lottery application will be accepted; contact the Title IX Coordinator or Section 504 Student Coordinator at (513) 363-0000. TDD# (513) 363-0124. All parents or guardians living within CPS’ 91-square-mile district any subsequent applications for the same student will can apply for their elementary-age children to attend Magnet not be considered. schools or programs in their geographic area — East, West or Parents or guardians may enter Magnet applications from Citywide. Interstate 75 serves roughly as the dividing line any computer with Internet access. Magnet Lottery at a Glance Citywide Magnet between the East Area and West Area. If needed, parents or guardians may access computers schools and programs accept students who live anywhere in • New This Year! One expanded lottery application period in CPS schools and at the CPS Customer Care Center in the the CPS district. CPS Education Center, 2651 Burnet Avenue, Corryville, 45219. • New This Year! Select up to three Magnet schools and For more detailed information about applying to CPS’ Magnet programs, ranked by preference Schedule an appointment with Customer Care: 363-0123, or online: schools and programs, and to help families make well-informed • Six Citywide Magnet schools or programs cps-k12.org/community/customer-care-center choices, visit CPS’ website: cps-k12.org • Eight East Area Magnet schools or programs The online Magnet Lottery for the 2021-22 Families also can visit each school’s website to see what’s special (continued inside) school year is open November 17, 2020 • Eight West Area Magnet schools or programs about each school: cps-k12.org/schools/find-a-school through March 5, 2021. • Applications submitted online with seats assigned No matter the CPS school choice, families can be assured via random lottery To apply: their children will receive a solid educational foundation cps-k12.org/enroll/magnet-enrollment • One online application per child per school year that prepares them for successful futures. • All Magnet schools and programs open to students with disabilities • Out-of-Area Applications — non-lottery, paper applications Preschool applications for Magnet schools are submitted COVID-19 Transfers into submitted April 13-30, 2021 — not accepted at schools with using the Magnet Lottery. See inside for details. Cincinnati Digital Academy waiting lists Parents, please note: If you enrolled your child in the Cincinnati Digital Transportation CPS is not responsible for any incorrect information Academy for the 2020-21 school year due to A student enrolled in the assigned area Magnet school or entered on a Magnet Lottery application. COVID-19 concerns, and your child had been program, or in a Citywide Magnet, is eligible for bus enrolled in a CPS Magnet elementary school, transportation if the student lives one mile or more from the your child’s seat in that Magnet school is school. If a student is enrolled in a Magnet school outside the reserved for the 2021-22 school year. assigned East or West Area, families must provide You do not need to enter the 2021-22 transportation to and from school. Magnet lottery. Bus transportation is not provided for preschoolers. Transportation Department: (513) 363-RIDE Learn more at cps-k12.org Each online application is given a random computer-generated East Area and Citywide Options STEM Sands Montessori School lottery number, which determines the order in which space at Preschool to Sixth Grade Magnet School W.H. Taft School each Magnet school or program is assigned. Parents and guardians may choose a Magnet school or program 6421 Corbly Street, 45230 Preschool to Sixth Grade Magnet School for their children from the area where the family lives or a (513) 363-5000 There is no rush to be “first in line” in the Magnet Lottery. 270 Southern Avenue, 45219 Citywide Magnet school or program. sandsmontessori.cps-k12.org Each application has an equal chance to receive the student’s top (513) 363-5600 choice Magnet school, as long as the application is submitted taftelementary.cps-k12.org Digital Leadership Academy during the lottery application period – November 17, 2020 Citywide Magnet Schools W.H. Taft School, a dual neighborhood and magnet school, is the Silverton Elementary School through March 5, 2021. Arts only elementary-level STEM school in the Tristate and a starting Preschool to Sixth Grade Magnet School If a student’s first choice Magnet school or program is filled, the point for students’ mastery of STEM fields — Science, 7451 Montgomery Road, 45236 School for Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA) Technology, Engineering and Math. Students who live outside the student will be placed in the second or third choice school listed (513) 363-5400 (K-12 building) school’s neighborhood boundary apply to attend by entering the by the parent or guardian on the lottery application (if space is silverton.cps-k12.org Kindergarten to Third Grade Magnet Program Magnet Lottery. available). 108 West Central Parkway, 45202 Silverton Elementary School offers the Digital Leadership Magnet seats are assigned until spaces fill up, starting with the (513) 363-8000 Online Academy and the Leader in Me program, which focus on lowest numbers. scpa.cps-k12.org Cincinnati Digital Academy (K-12) preparing students to lead in the digital era. Magnet waiting lists are created as capacity limits are reached. The School for Creative and Performing Arts is globally Kindergarten to Sixth Grade Magnet Program Arts and Culture Applicants to Magnet programs with entrance requirements recognized for excellence in arts training — creative writing, 425 Ezzard Charles Drive, 45203 also are placed on waiting lists, pending confirmation that dance, drama, instrumental music, technical theater, visual arts, (513) 363-2040 Woodford Academy requirements have been met. and vocal music. Coupled with a strong academic program, digitalacademy.cps-k12.org Preschool to Sixth Grade Magnet School SCPA develops the artistic and academic talents of its students. 3716 Woodford Road, 45213 Waiting lists are in effect until June 30. If a child who applied in Cincinnati Digital Academy is a fully online program designed for No audition is required for students applying for grades students who need a more individualized approach to education: (513) 363-6400 the Magnet Lottery has not been placed by June 30, the child’s kindergarten through third grade; SCPA students must audition students who are homeschooled; students who are traveling; or woodford.cps-k12.org parents or guardians should register the child at the in third grade to enter a major course of arts study starting in students looking for an accelerated learning process. Students Woodford Academy offers an Arts and Culture program featuring neighborhood school assigned to the child’s home address, or fourth grade. take courses wherever there is an Internet connection and have artistic instruction in art, dance and music. the child can stay in the school where already enrolled. 24-hour access to their curriculum. World Languages and Culture Elementary College Preparatory CPS is not responsible for any incorrect information (During the 2020-21 school year, CDA also is serving as a school Academy of Multilingual Immersion Studies (AMIS) entered on a Magnet Lottery application. of choice for parents who do not want children to return to Elementary College Preparatory programs help students build Preschool to Eighth Grade Magnet School in-person learning during COVID-19. The Magnet Lottery is not solid academic skills to prepare for high school and beyond. 1908 Seymour Road, 45237 Preschool Applications required to enter CDA during 2020-21.) Students explore the scientific method and do research papers in (513) 363-1800 each grade. East Area families may apply to three Elementary Preschool applications for CPS’ Magnet schools are amis.cps-k12.org College Preparatory schools. submitted using the online Magnet Lottery. East Area Magnet Schools AMIS offers immersion and partial-immersion language Preschool applications are processed separately by CPS’ Early Mt. Washington School (Preschool - 6 building) curriculum aimed at fluency in Spanish; the school also offers Gifted and Exceptional Fourth to Sixth Grade Magnet Program Childhood Education Department; order of acceptance is English as a Second Language (ESL) programs. based on the computerized lottery and a child’s age. Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students 1730 Mears Avenue, 45230 (3-12 building) (513) 363-3800 The preschool application process includes interviews with Academy of World Languages (AWL) Third to Sixth Grade Magnet Program mtwashington.cps-k12.org parents, where proof of income, home address and the child’s Preschool to Eighth Grade Magnet School 2825 Alms Place, 45206 age are required. 2030 Fairfax Avenue, 45207 Mt. Washington School offers an Expeditionary Learning (513) 363-7800 (513) 363-5800 program that provides opportunities for students to gain skills CPS preschool programs offer multiple funding options. awl.cps-k12.org spencergifted.cps-k12.org and knowledge through real-world experiences rooted in A family that is not eligible for a subsidized program or tuition rigorous project-based learning, field work and case studies. assistance may be required to pay tuition. AWL offers opportunities to learn Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, The Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students Russian and English as a Second Language (ESL), to prepare provides a continuum of services for East Area students including The timeline varies for processing Magnet preschool John P. Parker School (Preschool - 6 building) students for a globally linked society through excellence in differentiated instruction, gifted intervention specialists, and applications due to funding and licensure requirements. Fourth to Sixth Grade Magnet Program world languages, cultural studies and high academic standards. accelerated options. Spencer accepts students who meet Preschool information: requirements on cognitive abilities tests or achieve certain 5051 Anderson Place, 45227 cps-k12.org/enroll/preschool-enrollment Fairview-Clifton German Language School percentile scores on the Iowa Assessment or other (513) 363-2900 Preschool to Sixth Grade Magnet School parker.cps-k12.org Or, contact CPS’ Early ChildhoodEducation Department: state-approved standardized achievement test. 3689 Clifton Avenue, 45220 (513) 363-0240 Montessori John P. Parker School offers students a Global Environmental (513) 363-2100 Literacy program that incorporates innovative technology, fairview.cps-k12.org The Montessori classroom is designed to develop the whole problem-based learning and field excursions so they can build child; Montessori classes are multiage groups, where younger Fairview-Clifton offers a German-language-based curriculum the skills to claim their places in a global society. children and older children learn from each other. Montessori is a dedicated to academics, German and the arts, fostering a teaching method modeled after the work of Italian physician and Roselawn Condon School (Preschool - 8 building) culture of excellence within a diverse learning community with scholar Maria Montessori, who believed in encouraging a child’s Fourth to Eighth Grade Magnet Program unique traditions, to provide opportunities for each child to natural willingness to learn. East Area families may apply to 1594 Summit Road, 45237 reach full potential as a world citizen. two Montessori schools. (513) 363-4800 roselawncondon.cps-k12.org North Avondale Montessori School Preschool to Sixth Grade Magnet School Roselawn Condon School’s Arts and Sciences program prepares 615 Clinton Springs Avenue, 45229 students socially, emotionally, physically and academically to be productive citizens in a global society. (513) 363-3900 northavondalemontessori.cps-k12.org