Elementary School Magnet Programs - Jefferson County Public ...

How to Apply to an Optional
Program, Magnet Program, or
Magnet School
The elementary school registration and application period for the 2013-14
school year is Mon. Nov. 19, 2012, through Fri., Jan. 11, 2013. Incoming
kindergarten students, students who have moved, students new to the district,
and any student interested in an optional program, magnet program,
or magnet school may apply.
The online registration and application with instructions will be available on
the district’s Web site (www.jcpsky.net) and at registration sites that will be
located throughout the district during the application period.
For information on a particular school, visit the JCPS Web site and click
Schools. To verify which school serves your address, use the online School
Finder at http://apps.jefferson.kyschools.us/demographics/school
finder.aspx or contact the JCPS Demographics Office at (502) 485-3050.
For more information on elementary magnet programs and schools, contact
the JCPS Optional, Magnet, and Advance Programs Office at (502)
485-3323. For general information or questions, contact the Student
Assignment Office at (502) 485-6250.
The instructions for the online application indicate that you can list a firstand
a second-choice program/school, but don’t list a traditional magnet
school or the Brown School as a second choice. Applications for these
schools are randomly selected for available openings. Students are included
in the random-draw list only if the program or school is listed as the
first choice.
After you submit your online application, some schools will ask for additional
information, such as a student work sample or test score, a copy of a
report card or progress report, and a checklist completed by a teacher or
childcare provider. If a school asks you for additional information, please
reply promptly and send the information directly to the school. Don’t send
it to the JCPS Optional, Magnet, and Advance Programs Office.
Please note:
• Submitting an application doesn’t guarantee placement in a school or
program.
• Schools don’t keep waiting lists.
• Don’t submit more than one application. If you do, it will void the previous
application.
• Submitting false information will void an application.
• Students will be assigned to a school for the next school year before the
end of the current school year.
• Applicants whose parents are moving into Jefferson County from another
county or another state may apply but must provide proof of residence
in Jefferson County before enrollment. Applicants who are not residents
of Jefferson County will not be considered for school placement until all
Jefferson County applicants have been considered.
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