2015-2016 MAGNET PROGRAM & EARLY COLLEGE EVENTS MAGNET EVENT DATE / TIME / LOCATION

Magnet Theme Thursdays: Parent Information Sessions A general session about all magnet themes, application and selection process

SEP 3 , OCT 1 , NOV 5 , DEC 10 , JAN 7 Session Time 10 – 11am Location: Crossroads I, Room 1800, 5625 Dillard Dr., Cary, NC, 27518

Early College Schools Fair Explore the 5 early college schools in one location

OCTOBER 17, 2015 Time: 9 – 11am Location: Vernon Malone College & Career Academy

Magnet and Early College Schools Fair Explore all magnet and early college schools in one location Find magnet school options for your address: http://wwwgis2.wcpss.net/addressLookup/

NOVEMBER 7, 2015 Time: 9am – 12pm Location: Southeast Raleigh Magnet HS 2600 Rock Quarry Rd. Raleigh, NC 27610

Early College MS/HS Info Sessions Visit the early college campus to learn more Application available online October 16, 2015 Application closes December 14, 2015 Requires a WCPSS Powerschool ID number to submit application – Visit Office

of Student Assignment beginning November 9 to enroll if you are not currently attending a WCPSS school.

Wake STEM Early College November 3 & November 17 @ 6:30pm

Wake Early College of Health & Sciences November 4 @ 6:30 pm

Young Women’s Leadership Academy November 5 @ 6:30 pm

Young Men’s Leadership Academy November 12 @ 6:30 pm

Vernon Malone College and Career Academy November 19 @ 6:30 pm

Magnet Elementary Schools Open House Visit any magnet ES campus. (No registration required)

NOVEMBER 10, 2015 contact the individual school directly for open house times

Magnet Middle Schools Open House Visit any magnet MS campus. (No registration required) Does not include Leadership Academies.

NOVEMBER 17, 2015 contact the individual school directly for open house

times

Magnet High Schools Open House Visit a campus to learn more Does not include Early Colleges.

Broughton Magnet HS – November 12 & January 12 @ 5:30p Garner Magnet HS – November 19 @ 6:30p Millbrook Magnet HS – November 19 & January 13 @ 6:30p Southeast Raleigh Magnet HS: December 3 @ 6:30p Enloe Magnet HS – January 7 @ 6:30p

Magnet Mini-Fair for Rising K families Explore WCPSS magnet elementary programs and talk with parents & staff

DECEMBER 2ND Poe Magnet ES JANUARY 6TH Farmington Woods Magnet ES JANUARY 12TH Millbrook Magnet ES 9:30am-11:00am

Magnet Middle School Evening Info Sessions Explore all magnet middle programs. Does not include Leadership Academies.

DECEMBER 3rd East Millbrook Magnet MS DECEMBER 8th Davis Dr. ES 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Magnet Application Period Requires a WCPSS Powerschool ID number to submit application

New student registration begins January 7, 2016. Register at the base school for your address.

JANUARY 7 – JANUARY 22, 2016

Available online only at www.wcpss.net

(Notification of selection– February 5, 2016)

Wake County Public School System’s Early College Program

WCPSS offers four different early college programs – Wake Early College of Health &

Sciences, Wake STEM Early College, Wake Young Men’s & Young Women’s

Leadership Academies and Vernon Malone College and Career Academy. The Wake

Leadership Academies accept applications from students in grades 5-9. WECHS and

Wake STEM accept applications from students in grade 8 -9. VMCCA accepts

applications from students in grades 8-10.

Early College schools help students get a head start on college or a career while

earning their high school diploma. Student take high school and college courses with

many of the college courses transferable to a certificate at Wake Tech or a four-year

program. College courses are taught by college/university faculty at no cost to students

or parents. When students graduate, they will not only have earned college credits but

they will also have a better idea of the career they want to pursue.

Early College Fair – October 17, 2016

9-11am at Vernon Malone College and Career Academy

2016-2017 Early College Application/Selection Information

Early College applicants may completed an application October 15 – December 14, 2015.

The link will be available at wcpss.net beginning on October 16th.

Students must complete an essay and get recommendations from the ELA teacher, the math

teacher and a counselor or school administrator.

Each application is scored against a rubric by staff from both the early college and the

college/university partner. The highest possible score is 100

Applications are scored on prior report card grades, current semester grades, prior EOG/EOC

scores, the essay and recommendations

During the selection process, each applicant is assigned a number randomly and then priority

points are added according to their score on the early college application.

Students not selected for their first choice school are assigned to the wait list for that school

even if they get their second or third choice.

Students selected for an early college will automatically be assigned to that early college. Be

sure to only apply for schools that you are interested in attending.

Students wishing to apply to both an early college and a magnet school may do so without

losing their magnet selection priorities.

o Applications for early colleges will be processed first. If a student is selected for an

early college, their magnet application will NOT be processed.

o If a student is not selected for the early college, they will be assigned to the wait list

for their first choice early college and their magnet application will be processed

using any magnet priorities for which they qualify.

For more information, email earlycollegeprograms@wcpss.net or call 919.431.7349