the Elementary School Program Catalog

East Baton Rouge Parish School System
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East Baton Rouge Parish School System
Elementary Magnet Schools
BRCVPA
2040 South Acadian Thruway
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
PH (225) 344-0084
BRFLAIM
802 Mayflower Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
PH (225) 343-6630
BRFLAIM II
408 East Polk Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
PH (225) 383-2611
Belfair Montessori
4451 Fairfields Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
PH (225) 356-6191
The Dufrocq School
330 S. 19th Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
PH (225) 334-7653
Forest Heights Academy of Excellence
7447 Sumrall
Baton Rouge, LA 70812
PH (225) 355-5681
Westdale Heights Academic Magnet
2000 College Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
PH (225) 926-5421
ONE TEAM, ONE MISSION
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Our
Goal
To become an exemplary pre-kindergarten through 12th grade (PK-12) school system, with rigorous teaching and
learning, where ALL students and adults meet high expectations.
Our
Vision
To become a high-achieving, performance-based system advancing
scholarship and the lifelong development of students consistent
with their needs, interests and abilities, while strengthening the
economic, social and cultural life of a diverse community and
operating at the highest level of ethical and professional behavior.
Our
Objectives
• Increase student achievement
• Promote a safe, caring, and service-oriented district-wide culture
• Improve communications and expand community engagement
Our
Diversity Goal
The district’s diversity goal for Magnet Programs focus is on maintaining a broad representation reflective of the
community while increasing marketing and recruiting strategies for those schools whose student population and
application pools are not diverse.
The East Baton Rouge Parish School System defines diversity broadly to include, but not limited to the following
factors: gender, socio-economic status, race, ethnicity, language ability and students with exceptional needs.
The East Baton Rouge Parish School System is committed to providing an online magnet application and selection process
that is open to all students in the school system, while maintaining equity and diversity.
To ensure this process, the Office of Magnet Programs uses four (4) types of diversity factors to select applicants for
available seats.
First, students who attend selected magnet schools receive priority admission to the next academic level, if they apply and
qualify (see Magnet Progression Chart).
Second, admission preference is given to students who qualify and reside in the proximity, priority or the attendance zone
of most magnet schools.
Third, siblings are given preference (if they apply to a school which has a brother or sister currently enrolled) in the same
school’s program for the 2016-2017 school year and for the first application period only. Siblings are defined as brothers
and/or sisters living in the same household and not matriculating to the next building level.
Finally, an applicant’s socio-economic status may be used as a race-neutral factor if the other factors have been exhausted
and seats are still available.
The district’s diversity goal will be based on the following percentages for each school’s program:
Lunch Status
55% Paid
45% Free/Reduced
For additional polices and procedures, please carefully read the information in this catalog or access ebrmagnet.org.
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APPLICATION PROCESS
T
he Office of Magnet Programs will conduct
at least one official magnet application
period annually. For each period, parents must
complete the application process within three
(3) calendar days after beginning the online
application process.
Applicants who select a school as a second
choice will be contacted by the Magnet Office
only if a seat becomes available. When the
applicant accepts the second-choice seat,
the parent and student must sign a form
relinquishing their rights to a seat at their firstchoice school, even if a seat becomes available.
Request for changes to an application must
be presented in writing before the application
period ends and received in the Office of Magnet
Programs on or before December 8, 2015.
Changes to an application cannot be made
after the selection process has been completed
for any program.
If a student is not eligible to attend a magnet
program based on documents submitted during
the application period, schools will notify parents
by mail. An applicant who is not eligible during
the first application period may apply during a
second application period, if he or she becomes
academically eligible.
However, a second application may NOT be
submitted by an applicant whose name is in the
waiting pool for the current academic school
year.
Students who are not selected are maintained
in a waiting pool which expires ten (10) calendar
days after the first day of the school year.
In order to be considered for the next
academic school year, applicants who are not
selected for a seat must reapply during the new
application period.
MAGNET PROGRAMS THEMES
Academic
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Forest Heights
Baton Rouge Foreign Language
Mayfair Lab
The Dufrocq School
Westdale Heights
Foreign Language Immersion
• Baton Rouge Foreign Language
• Baton Rouge Foreign Language II
Montessori
• Belfair Elementary
• The Dufrocq School
Visual and Performing Arts
• Baton Rouge Center
• Forest Heights
MAGNET PROGRAMS WITH
TALENTED SERVICES
The Talented Arts Program is for exceptional students
identified in grades K-12. All classes are taught by qualified
teachers in a lower pupil-teacher ratio in order to individualize
each student’s educational experience.
Students identified as talented in visual arts, music, or drama are
placed in classes designed for students to develop their artistic
skills.
Although students must be identified as “talented” through
school level screening and an EBR Pupil Appraisal Evaluation,
they must still apply for a magnet seat during the application
period.
A teacher or parent can request a screening through Pupil
Appraisal Services.
For more information on the Talented Arts Program,
call 225-929-8642.
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Magnet Programs Selection Process
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SELECTION GUIDELINES
he Office of Magnet Programs will
provide an online application period with
a subsequent selection process that assures
fair and equitable access to all students. The
student selection process for magnet schools
strives to provide a balanced opportunity for all
applicants to be selected.
1. Eligible students who are currently
attending an elementary magnet program
will be given priority when assigning
students to the three dedicated middle
magnet programs: McKinley, Scotlandville
and Sherwood.
6. If a student leaves a magnet program,
accepts a seat in another magnet program
or declines placement at a magnet school
at any time, they will be required to reapply
and must go through the selection process
again. No preference will be given because
of previous attendance at a magnet school.
2. Eligible students who are currently
attending one of the three dedicated
middle magnets (Sherwood, Scotlandville
and McKinley) or enrolled in Brookstown
or Westdale Middle’s magnet program will
be given priority for entrance into Baton
Rouge Magnet High School.
7. Transfers are NOT granted for any applicant
interested in a magnet program, whether
currently enrolled in a magnet program or
a traditional school setting. All interested
applicants must apply during the application
period(s) in order to be considered for
available seats.
3. Eligible applicants who have siblings
currently enrolled in a magnet school may
apply to attend the same magnet school
(and program) if it is the applicant’s first
choice. If these applicants apply by the
application deadline and there is seat
availability at their requested magnet
school, these applicants will receive priority
admission. The sibling clause applies only
if a sibling already attending the magnet
school is enrolled at the same school and
program for the next (following) school
year.
8. Only one online application per student will
be accepted and processed per academic
school year. Any applicant circumventing
this process will be disqualified from the
selection process.
9. Students who live outside of the East Baton
Rouge Parish School System are NOT
eligible to apply or attend a magnet school. Additionally, Applications submitted with a
post office box address will not be considered
for processing.
4. If necessary, the socioeconomic status
(used for diversity purposes only) of each
applicant will be verified through the
district’s Child Nutrition Office.
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5. In order to maintain student stability in the
East Baton Rouge Parish School System,
the assignment of qualified students at any
magnet school program will not occur after
the first ten calendar days of each school
year, even if a seat becomes available.
2016‐2017 Magnet Application Period
October 12, 2015 – December 5, 2015 How Do I Apply?
 Complete the online application process at www.ebrmagnet.org  Complete and upload the appropriate documents to your first choice school within three (3) school days after beginning the application process.  All applicants must upload two (2) valid proofs of residency
Elementary School Programs School BR Center VPA BR FLAIM BR FLAIM II (at Polk) Belfair Elementary Forest Heights Theme Grades Program Entrance Requirements Visual and Performing Arts K‐5 Foreign Language Immersion (Spanish and French) K‐1 Foreign Language Immersion (Spanish and Chinese Mandarin) K‐1 Montessori PK3‐K Academic, Visual & Performing Arts K‐5 Mayfair Laboratory Academic The Dufrocq School Academic K‐5 The Dufrocq School Westdale Heights Montessori PK3‐K K‐6 None Required Screening process for K‐1; report cards and test scores required for grades 2‐5 who have prior immersion experience or a native Spanish or French speaker Screening process for K‐1; students in 2nd grade must have prior immersion experience or a native Spanish or Chinese Mandarin speaker None Required Screening process for students in grades K‐3; students in 4‐5 grades must submit report cards and perform proficiently on a district norm‐referenced assessment Screening process for K‐3; students in grade 4‐6 must submit report cards and perform proficiently on a district norm‐referenced assessment Screening process for K‐3; students in grades 4‐5 must submit report cards and perform proficiently on a district norm‐referenced assessment None Required Screening process for K‐3; students in grades 4‐5 must submit report cards and perform proficiently on a district norm‐referenced assessment Need assistance with the application process or don’t have access to a computer? Please visit your first‐choice school or the Office of Magnet Programs at 1050 South Foster Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70806 225‐922‐5443 Academic K‐5 Email: magnet@ebrschools.org 6
NEW FEATURES
If you are a returning user, you will find that our new,
improved system allows parents more flexibility while
completing the application process.
First, there is no need to hand-deliver a signature page
to your first-choice school. The program allows you to
submit an e-Signature when you submit your application.
If your child is currently enrolled in the East Baton
Rouge Parish School System, the system will use your
child’s six-digit, Student Identification number (SID) to
pre-fill multiple fields such as your child’s name, address
and telephone numbers. In most cases, students’ grades
and test scores will also be prepopulated by the system
once the correct SID number is entered.
For parents whose children are not enrolled in the school
system, you will have to complete the entire process,
however, all parents will have the flexibility of uploading
key documents such as proofs-of-residency, report cards
and test scores.
Finally, a video demonstrating the new features is
available on the home page of the application system.
GETTING STARTED
To begin the process, you must first have a valid email
address. Use your login information to access your
account throughout the application period.
If you’ve forgotten your password, you can reset your
password by using the email associated with the account.
Non-EBR students will be assigned a generic
identification number that will allow them to complete the
process. However, the parent must provide information
to complete the process including:
• Address
• Phone
• Grades and test scores (if applicable)
All applicants must upload or hand-deliver two valid
proofs-of-residency before a student is determined as
eligible for a program.
PROOFS OF RESIDENCY
Acceptable
• Water /Sewage
• Electrical
• Gas
• Mortgage
• Notarized Lease
• Residential Phone
Not Accepted
• Birth Certificate
• Cell phone bills
• Credit card statements
• Bank statements
• Drivers’ License
• Social Security Card
THE APPLICATION
Current students in the East Baton Rouge Parish School
System must use their six digit Student Identification
number (SID), located on the report card or progress
report, which will automatically fill most of the fields in
the electronic application including:
• Address
• Phone
• Grades and test scores (if applicable)
All applicants must upload or hand-deliver two valid
proofs of residency before a student is determined as
eligible for a program.
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Magnet Programs
225-922-5443
magnet@ebrschools.org
Child Welfare & Attendance
225-239-7869
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MAGNET PROGRESSION POLICY
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he East Baton Rouge Parish School Board approved policy allows students enrolled in a dedicated magnet
school to progress to the next magnet school level if they apply and qualify. Therefore, the Office of Magnet
Programs will consider applicants from the following elementary magnets in its progression policy: Baton Rouge
Center VPA, Belfair Montessori, Dufrocq Montessori, Dufrocq Academic, Baton Rouge Foreign Language Academic
Immersion, Forest Heights Academy of Excellence, and Westdale Heights.
Students who attend these elementary magnets and enrolled in 5th grade for a full academic year will receive
priority admission into Brookstown Middle, McKinley Middle, Scotlandville Middle, Sherwood Middle, or Westdale
Middle (Immersion Program), if they apply and meet academic eligibility requirements during the first application
period.
At the middle school level, students from McKinley Middle, Sherwood Middle, Scotlandville Middle, Brookstown
Magnet, and Westdale Middle Foreign Language Immersion Program enrolled in 8th grade for a full academic school
year will receive priority admission into Baton Rouge Magnet High, if they apply and meet academic eligibility
requirements during the first application period only.
Selection and Diversity Factors
Because ethnicity is not used as a determining factor to assign students to a magnet program, the district will
use the following Lottery Diversity Factors (LDFs) or race neutral factors that will help promote a more diverse
population for each school.
Magnet Progression - allows an eligible applicant enrolled in a dedicated magnet school to progress to the next
magnet school level, if they apply and qualify during the first application period only.
Sibling Preference - defined as brothers and/or sisters domiciled in the same household, with a non-matriculating
brother or sister enrolled the previous year.
Proximity Zones - a walk-out distance established by the school district which is up to (2) miles from each
academic magnet with the exception of Baton Rouge Center VPA, Baton Rouge Foreign Language Immersion, and
Baton Rouge Magnet High.
Priority Zone - existing or prior school attendance zone for students applying for Lee High Magnet, only.
Attendance Zones - existing or prior school attendance zones for Belfair and Dufrocq Montessori, Dufrocq
Academic, Scotlandville Middle, and the
Centers of Excellence that is used as priority
for students residing within the school’s
attendance zone.
Socioeconomic Status - a student’s status
in the district’s lunch program is based on
information submitted by a parent or guardian.
The use of this race neutral factor may be
based on the following goal (percentages) for
each magnet school.
55% Paid
45% Free & Reduced
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Frequently Asked Questions
1.
What do I need to do if my child has been placed in a
magnet program’s waiting pool? Students will remain in
the district’s waiting pool until it expires or until an invitation is
extended to participate in the program.
2.
How long are waiting pools effective? Magnet schools
waiting pools are effective until the 10th calendar day after the
beginning of each school year.
3.
If my child’s name is in a waiting pool, what are the
chances that I will be called? It is almost impossible to
predict fluctuations within the waiting pool, since we do not
know when seats will become available.
4.
Are there reasons a name could be removed from a
waiting pool? Typically, names are removed when parents
opt not to accept enrollment in a particular program or accept
another program’s invitation. Other factors may include
students no longer residing in the East Baton Rouge Parish
School District or not promoted to the next grade level.
5.
Can I change my first choice selection even though my
application has already been submitted? Request for
changes to an application must be received in person at the
Office of Magnet Programs on or before December 8, 2015.
Changes to an application cannot be made after the selection
process has been completed for any program.
6.
Can I accept a second choice program’s invitation and
remain in another program’s waiting pool? No, once
you have accepted a program’s invitation and registered at the
school, your child’s name will be removed from the first-choice
waiting pool.
7.
If my child is accepted into a program, do I have to
apply again the next year to remain in that program?
No. Once a student is assigned and enrolled in a program, there
is no need to reapply as long as the student continues to meet
academic requirements for the same building level.
8.
My children, who are already in a magnet program, will
progress to a middle and high school next year. Will I
have to reapply? Yes. Magnet students in the 5th and 8th
grades must apply for middle and high school level magnet
programs.
9.
My child is in a pre-K program located on a magnet school
site. Will my child receive preferential admittance into
the magnet program since he already attends that
school? No. Although pre-K services are offered to students at
several elementary magnet sites, these students are not part of
the magnet program and do not receive preferential admittance.
10. If I move into the East Baton Rouge Parish School
System and my child was previously enrolled in a
magnet school program in another district, will my
child automatically receive priority admission into the
East Baton Rouge Magnet Program? No. You will need to
complete an application to enroll your child. Criteria will vary
from district to district, so please inquire about the application
procedure and qualifications for a school’s magnet program.
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11. I live in a nearby school district. Will my child be able
to enroll in a magnet school in the East Baton Rouge
Parish School System? No. School districts are independent
entities governed by school board policies. Therefore, only
students who reside in the East Baton Rouge Parish School
System can enroll in our magnet schools.
12. Should I have documentation delivered to a school by a
teacher or an administrator? No. It is a parent or guardian’s
responsibility to hand-deliver the copies of the signature page
(with required documentation) to the first-choice school
selected during the application period.
13. I would like to transfer my child from one magnet
program to another. What process should I use? Transfers
are not granted between programs. You must apply to each
magnet program that you are interested in during an applicable
application period. Criteria may vary, so please check with the
school’s magnet lead teacher. Information is also available on the
school’s website.
14. I live in the southeastern part of the parish and my
child’s school is more than ten (10) miles away. Will
transportation be provided? Yes.Transportation is provided
for all students enrolled in all magnet programs.
15. Why can’t my child receive a direct transportation
route instead of going through a transfer point? Magnet
students comprise only a small percentage of the number of
students who are assigned a transportation route, therefore,
a direct route may not be possible. However, if a significant
number of magnet students reside in the same zone or attend
a school on the same route, a direct route may be assigned by
the Transportation Department.
16. Why are students required to sign a magnet contract?
Enrolling in a magnet program is a privilege, not a right. As
a result, students are expected to adhere to the policies and
procedures of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System and
each school’s program.
17. Why are there retention standards for magnet
programs? Magnet programs are accelerated and specialized
programs. In order to take full advantage of the academic
requirement outlined in each program, we must ensure that
students are academically able to perform at a level that can
ensure success.
18. My child was not promoted to the next grade level. Will
this affect their magnet status? Yes, students who are not
promoted must return to their home attendance zone school.
MAGNET
Programs
OPEN HOUSE
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Belfair Montessori
October 15
BRCVPA
October 14
BR FLAIM
October 14
BR FLAIM II
October 14
Forest Heights
October 14
Mayfair Lab
October 14
The Dufrocq
October 15
Westdale Heights
October 13
9:00 am - 1:30 pm
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
EBRMAGNET.ORG
Warren Drake
Superintendent
Michelle Clayton
Deputy Superintendent
Adam Smith
Associate Superintendent
Theresa Porter
Director of Magnet Programs
Mona Barnes
Recruiter for Magnet Programs