WHATS A MAGNET SCHOOL MOVIE

So, some of the most desirable charters have movie stars and wealthy parents already in, leaving a couple slots open to the lottery, which will have hundreds of applicants shooting for it.Įach one is different from one another, however they do share some similarities between one another especially when compared to a regular school. There is a bit of a racket here in LA, which has slowly been changing, where you can become a 'founding parent' by donating to the charter, even long after the school has been established. They tend to be run more like businesses, and are what you think of when people talk about 'privatizing' schools.

WHATS A MAGNET SCHOOL FREE

They are free from many of the regulations, as long as they accept a certain number of disadvantaged students. Magnet schools, sometimes get additional funding outside of the school district, often to support the core mission of their school (Science Magnet, Arts Magnet, etc.)Ĭharter schools are funded by the school district, but are run independently. To get into a magnet, you need to apply and your student is admitted based on a point system, which is a little complicated to go through in a post, though things like the quality of your neighborhood school, your minority status at your school and the number of times you have applied and not been admitted all give you points. Magnet schools usually have a specific focus of study, and are 'run' by the school district with some autonomy, while not being required to adhere to teaching methods of the broader district, as long as they have a decent level of achievement. I just want to be prepared and know what our options are (besides moving to a better school area, which isn't off the table, I just already know all about that option).īoth are part of the public school system, and both get their students from neighborhoods outside of their 'local' neighborhood school.

WHATS A MAGNET SCHOOL HOW TO

I don't understand the charter schools or 'school choice' stuff.Ĭan someone point me to clear documentation sources somewhere? Or do I need to hire one of those 'education yentas' to actually hear what my options are and how to apply for them?Īlso, this is all way premature, my kid isn't even in preschool yet. The private schools are outrageously expensive (it'd be cheaper to move to a better school area than to send my kid to a private school, apparently).

The public schools in my area aren't great. I've tried reading as much as I can on the LAUSD site(s) (the pages that work, anyway - LAUSD websites are a sea of dead or broken links) and at specific charter school sites, but I still don't quite comprehend how to try to get your kid into a charter school. I'm not originally from here, and I've never lived in an area with charter or magnet schools, so I don't quite understand how they work.

Whats a magnet school