M-DCPS Magnet Schools Are Now Accepting Applications

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) are accepting applications for Magnet Programs starting today, October 1, 2014 until January 15, 2015. Here are the 12 most important things you need to know about the application process:

The fastest way to apply is online at www.dadeschools.net via the Parent Portal by clicking on the magnet application link. Online applications are processed instantly into the application system.
If your child currently attends a private school or is entering the school system for the first time, you will need to print out and complete the paper application available at www.miamimagnets.org. Just write “No ID” in the area that asks for your child’s ID; a temporary ID will be assigned to your child and the application will be processed.

Paper applications can be mailed to or dropped off at:
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Attention: School Choice & Parental Options – Applications
1450 NE 2nd Ave., Suite 352
Miami, FL 33132
Students can apply for a spot at up to five programs at five different schools. You cannot select more than one program in a single school.
To be eligible for a magnet program, students must have a 2.0 Grade Point Average (GPA) in core academic areas. Some programs, such as International Baccalaureate, require a 2.5 GPA.
Individual schools have different requirements, such as recommendations, specific subjects students must have completed prior to applying, auditions, interviews, or minimum grades. You must contact the school as soon as you apply to request each school’s requirements.
In all schools, except the Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) magnet schools, the selection process is done by a random selection of the eligible applicants. VPA magnet schools require auditions and students are selected as a result of their auditions.
Qualifying students belonging to an active military family and applicants who are siblings of a student who is currently enrolled and will be attending the same magnet school next year, will receive priority designation if a spot is available.
Students who do not live in Miami-Dade County can still apply to Magnet Programs as long as they meet all the requirements.
Any application received after January 15, 2015 will not be accepted. In addition, applications that fail to complete individual school requirements by the deadline will be voided.
Parents are notified of the results of the random selection process on or about March 15. If you have any questions on the results, you must contact the individual schools directly.
All selections are final. You may be selected to multiple schools during the random selection process. It will then be your choice which school you choose for your child to attend.
Students are not required to attend, but cannot change programs once accepted, so it is important to make the selections carefully before submitting the application online or in printed form.

For more information, please visit www.miamimagnets.org.

Anti-Discrimination/Harassment

M-DCPS does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, disability, marital status, or any other basis prohibited by law in its educational programs, services or activities or in its hiring or employment practices.

Questions, complaints or requests for additional information regarding discrimination or harassment may be sent to: Executive Director, Civil Rights Compliance Office, 155 NE 15 Street, Suite P-104E, Miami, Florida 33132; PH: 305-995-1580 or e-mail address: crc@dadeschools.net

The District also provides equal access to its facilities to patriotic youth groups, as required by the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act.