Middle School Magnets

Next Steps:

Determine if your child is eligible to apply for a magnet school.

• If your family is zoned to attend a middle school magnet, based upon your address, you do not need to apply for that school.
• If your family is not zoned to attend the middle school magnet of your choice, proceed to the next step.

Complete the appropriate magnet school application.

• Apply online at www.seminoleschoolchoicesapplication.us.
• Please note which application you are completing (regular magnet or magnet + SCPS Pre-IB Program Track).
• Magnet + SCPS Pre-IB Program Track = magnet themed electives at the requested school PLUS advanced curriculum in core academic courses (math, language arts, science, social students, and world language).
• Students may only apply to one magnet program.

Submit the magnet school application via the online application system.

• Confirmation email will be sent upon submission.
• If you do not receive a confirmation email, you did not submit the application.

Receive a magnet school notification email.

• On time/lottery applications = school assignment email sent in mid-January each year.
• Based upon limited seat availability, even some on time applicants may receive a wait list email.
• Late applications = will be placed on the wait list for that specific program.

Accept your child’s magnet school assignment or wait list seat via the online application system.

• Log into your parent/guardian account at www.seminoleschoolchoicesapplication.us.
• Find the “magnet school applications” tab in the middle of the screen and accept your child’s seat placement.

If accepted into a magnet school, students must then register at the school site.

• School is responsible for checking all required registration documentation and verifying residency.
• All magnet school acceptance notifications have a registration deadline.
• If the parents/guardians do not register their child by the stated deadline, they will be required to submit a new magnet school application and their child will be placed on the wait list.

Wait Pool Management:

• On-time applicants not assigned to the magnet school or program will be randomly placed in a waiting pool for that school for the remainder of the current school year.
• On time applicants are placed prior to late applicants, as practicable.
• Late applicants will be chosen from the waiting pool in order of the date and time their applications are received.
• Families must reapply, beginning in October, to be eligible for a new magnet school for the following year.
• Families that are satisfied with their magnet school do not need to reapply in subsequent years.

Need Help?

• Contact the Student Assignment & Program Access Department.