Baltimore County Public Schools Middle School Magnet Programs Apply online at www.bcps.org/offices/omp . Scan here to apply online or to download an application. Please keep this brochure as a reference throughout the application cycle. Carefully read all information in this brochure Application Information prior to completing the application. An application for middle school magnet programs will be available online from the Magnet Programs’ Web site (www.bcps.org/offices/omp), beginning on October 5, 2016. Applications must be Frequently Asked Questions submitted online or postmarked by November 18, 2016. What are magnet programs? What happens if my mailed application is The magnet admissions process is Magnet programs are theme-oriented received after the application deadline or is conducted in accordance with programs that must be accessed through the not received? Superintendent’s Rule 6400: Magnet magnet application process. They provide in- Applications will not be processed without Programs. Parents are strongly urged to depth experiences and distinct choices for proof of timely submission (i.e., certified mail review Superintendent’s Rule 6400 and all students with different interests, talents, and receipt). This includes applications postmarked aptitudes. All magnet programs fulfill Baltimore or received without a legible postal date stamp application materials carefully. Prior to County Public Schools’ requirements for after the deadline, November 18, 2016. submitting an application, parents and promotion and graduation. students are encouraged to attend the May I change my program selection(s)? Magnet EXPO and the magnet showcase Who may apply to middle school magnet ANY changes in program selection(s) MUST be programs? made online or by submitting a REVISED paper event for each program of interest. application by the application deadline, Students who are eligible to attend a Baltimore Please submit only ONE application per County public middle school may apply. November 18, 2016. applicant. You may select up to three (3) Applications are only accepted for incoming Grade 6 students. Do students currently enrolled in elementary magnet programs on the application. magnet programs get preferential Students who are homeless are entitled to placement? apply to a magnet program just as any other All applications must be submitted by No. All students who are eligible to apply to student. Please refer to PS 512 November 18, 2016. middle school magnet programs receive equal (www.bcps.org/offices/sss/psManual/PS512.pdf) for consideration in the application process. additional information. Do siblings of students in magnet middle May I select more than one magnet program All applications must be submitted online schools get preferential placement? on the application? via the magnet online application system No. Siblings, including multiples, are not a Yes. Please submit only ONE application per or mailed to: factor in middle school magnet program applicant. You may select up to three (3) placements. Middle School Magnet Application magnet programs on the application. Mark your Baltimore County Public Schools selection(s) carefully. Please be aware that How are students selected for 105 W. Chesapeake Avenue applications are only accepted for incoming placement? Jefferson Building Grade 6 students. Available seats are first filled with priority Towson, MD 21204 May I fax or e-mail my application? placements. A random lottery is conducted to fill postmarked on or before the established all remaining available seats and to generate a No. Applications are to be submitted online via wait list. (See Superintendent’s Rule 6400 for application deadline: November 18, 2016. the magnet online application system or mailed additional information.) to the Office of Magnet Programs via U.S. mail Faxed or e-mailed applications are NOT processed. If mailing, certified mail is strongly recommended. or an approved carrier, postmarked by How and when will I be notified of my November 18, 2016. admission status? Magnet decision letters will be mailed by PLEASE NOTE: How will I know that my application March 9, 2017 (date subject to change). ANY changes in program selection(s) MUST be made was received? online or by submitting a REVISED paper application by Online applicants will receive an e-mailed the application deadline, November 18, 2016. confirmation of receipt. For verification of mailed applications, parents are strongly encouraged to send the application via certified mail — return receipt requested. For more information, see Superintendent’s Rule 6400: Magnet Programs. New Programs Possible: Baltimore County Public Schools applied for a Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) grant to develop new magnet middle school programs in International Studies at Windsor Mill Middle and Middle River Middle Schools and a new Health Scan here to Sciences magnet program at Golden Ring Middle School. If the grant is awarded, apply online applications for entrance into Grade 6 will be accepted for the 2017-2018 school or to download year. an application. Additional information is available on the Office of Magnet Programs’ Web site (www.bcps.org/offices/omp). Students have access to Special Education, Section 504, and ESOL support services Please visit our Web site (www.bcps.org/offices/omp) or call the Office in all magnet programs. 2 of Magnet Programs (443-809-4127) for additional information. Middle School Magnet Programs Additional program information is available at www.bcps.org/offices/omp. Read the descriptions below to identify the magnet program(s) that best match your child’s skills and interests. Please note that applications are only accepted for incoming Grade 6 students. 21st Century Digital-Age Learning Exploratory Law & Finance Deep Creek Parkville Loch Raven Students participate in daily engineering classes Students explore applied engineering, sustainable Students explore a wide variety of topics and which infuse 21st century digital learning in hands- engineering and architectural systems (SEAS), problem-based learning activities in economic on, real-world, problem-based activities. Students mass communications, and visual/graphic arts in literacy and the legal system in the 21st century. are engaged in STEM (science, technology, practical applications. Students participate in all Students in this program have the opportunity to engineering, mathematics) learning through the areas during their first year, select two pathways to earn a ½ high school credit. The program prepares Project Lead The Way - Gateway® curriculum. In study during Grade 7, and focus on one pathway students for success in high school finance, law, Grade 6, students study green architecture and during Grade 8. The engineering-related pathways and related career and technical programs. use technology to design environmentally incorporate the Project Lead The Way - Gateway® sustainable living spaces. In Grade 7, students curriculum. Grade 8 students in visual/graphic Mass Communications focus on the study of robotics, electricity, and flight arts have the opportunity to earn a high school Deer Park and space. In Grade 8, students study engineering credit. Students are provided with instruction in the use design with powerful 3D computer-aided drafting of communication technology, including television software to design, modify, and/or create new Fine Arts and radio broadcasting, video production, desktop Deer Park publishing, and Web design. products. Students may select a pathway in either the Career and Professional Studies performing or visual arts. In Dance, Instrumental Performing Arts Exploration Lansdowne Music*, Vocal Music, and Theatre Arts, students Loch Raven Students apply concepts learned in the classroom are prepared for individual and ensemble Students are provided with a variety of to real world situations related to different career performances for a variety of audiences. Students opportunities that include steel pan percussion paths and areas of study, establish short- and in Theatre Arts have the opportunity to earn a high and theatre (incorporating drama, movement, and long-term career goals, explore college options, school credit. In Visual Arts, students develop song). Students are prepared for individual and ensemble performances and are required to and develop financial literacy. Students have the skills in the areas of drawing, painting, sculpting, opportunity to visit local businesses and and printmaking. Students in Visual Arts have the perform for a variety of audiences. government agencies, participate in financial opportunity to earn a high school credit. Performing Arts literacy programs, and experience hands-on, (*Instrumental Music at Deer Park is limited to Sudbrook project-based learning activities. They also explore band only. It does not include the study of string Students may participate in Dance, Instrumental high school, college, and career choices through instruments or piano.) Music (Band or Strings)*, Vocal Music, or Theatre guest speakers and independent research. Arts. Students are prepared for individual and Health Sciences ensemble performances and are required to Conservation Sciences Northwest Academy of Health Sciences perform for a variety of audiences. Students in Loch Raven (Old Court) Theatre Arts have the opportunity to earn a high Students study the interrelationships between Students are introduced to the field of health care school credit. (*Instrumental Music organisms and their environments, focusing