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Information for Families
What is a magnet school?
A magnet school is a school of choice, or a school within a school, designed around a unique instructional approach, area of emphasis, student population - even the school calendar. For example, the Meridian Joint School District offers art-based, math and science, math and technology, literacy and world language elementary school magnet choices. Four schools, Chaparral, Spalding, Seven Oaks and Pioneer have a single-track modified calendar. Middle schools continue elementary magnet programs based on the feeder system. The one exception is that there is not a modified calendar middle school.
Following is information on the variety of magnet schools the Meridian Joint School District currently offers and the elementary, middle and high school levels.
At the high school level, professional technical magnet programs are offered at the Meridian Professional Technical Center and at the Ada Professional Technical Center. Renaissance High School is an International Baccalaureate certified high school of choice which began offering the prestigious IB diploma courses in 2010-11.
See school web sites for additional information.
2012-13 Magnet Schools List
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Arts
Christine Donnell K-7
Pioneer K-5 (also modified schedule)
Eagle Elementary K-5
Chief Joseph K-5
Lowell Scott Middle School 6-8
"Primera" Program
Eagle Middle School
Middle School Option School
Christine Donnell (offers 6th and 7th)
Galileo (offers 6th through 8th)
Siena (offers 6th grade)
Science
Heritage Middle School
Language and Culture
Gateway School of Language and Culture |
Math and Technology
Spalding K-5 (also modified schedule)
Lewis and Clark Middle School
Literacy
Paramount K-5 (limited space available)
Math and Science
Galileo K-8
Summerwind K-5
Renaissance High School
International Baccalaureatte Program
Concurrent Colleger Credits
Associate's Degree
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Modified Calendar and G.T. (Challenge)
Please go to specific school sites for information on applying for other modified calendar magnet schools not having a thematic focus (Chaparral and Seven Oaks). Also, go to the "Challenge Gifted Program" link for information on schools offering these programs.