Apply online at www.HISDChoice.com | Apply to a maximum of 10 Magnet programs of which up to 5 may be Vanguard Magnet high SCHOOL MAGNET PROGRAMS APPLICATION FOR 2015-2016 MAGNET SCHOOL PROGRAM APPLYING TO:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ School Name How to Apply: • Do not use this form to apply to a Vanguard Magnet school. If you need a Vanguard Magnet application, contact your school or the Vanguard Magnet program in which you are interested. Forms are also available at www.HoustonISD.org/Vanguard. • An application to Magnet schools may instead be submitted online. Please visit www.HISDChoice.com for more details. • To be considered in the first round of screening, this application must be postmarked or delivered in person no later than December 19, 2014. Applications received after the deadline will be considered on a space-available basis. Out-of-district applicants may be considered on a space-available basis after June 1, 2015. Nonresident employees are considered to be in-district residents. • Complete one application for each Magnet program to which you are applying. A separate application must be submitted to each school to which you apply. • You will be notified by mail of the status of your application on March 27, 2015. No status updates can be given before this date. • For your application to be complete, you must supply copies of the following to each school to which you apply: • Report card from first grading period of current year • STAAR Scores • Stanford Scores • Final report card from previous year If you wish to accept an offer of a seat you will need to visit your selected school to sign an entrance agreement after March 27, 2015 but no later than April 10, 2015. Failure to do so will mean your seat is no longer guaranteed. As part of the acceptance process, when you sign your entrance agreement, you will be required to provide proof of residence within HISD boundaries. Failure to do so by April 10, 2015 or providing incorrect information may result in the loss of your seat. 1. Name of student:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Last First Middle HISD Student I.D.#:__________________________________ Grade level for 2015-2016:__________________________________________________________ 2. Date of birth: Month_________ Day_________ Year____________ 3. Ethnicity*: q Hispanic/Latino q Not Hispanic/Latino Sex: q Male q Female Race*: q American Indian/Alaskan Native q Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander q Asian q White q Black/African American 4. Present address of parent or legal guardian (domicile):____________________________________________________________________________________ Street Address ____________________________________ City 5. _________________ State _________________________________________________________ Home Phone Number Apt. # _______________________________ ZIP Code __________________________________________________________________________ E-mail ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Emergency Phone Number, Name and Relationship to Child 6. With whom does student live as a permanent resident? q Both parents q Mother q Father q Other Father’s name:___________________________________________________ Mother’s name:___________________________________________________ Guardian’s name:_________________________________________________ 7. _______________________________________________________________ Father’s Business Phone (Documentation of guardianship will be required at time of registration.) ________________________________________________________________ Mother’s Business Phone _______________________________________________________________ Father’s Cell Phone ________________________________________________________________ Mother’s Cell Phone 8. Is either parent/guardian an HISD employee? q Yes q No Employee I.D.#: HISD email username 9. If eligible, are you requesting HISD bus transportation? q Yes q No 10. School currently attending:________________________________________________________________________________ Current grade level:_________ 11. High school student zoned to attend:___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. Does the student have a brother or sister attending this Magnet school? q Yes q No 13. Does the student have a brother or sister applying to this Magnet school? q Yes q No If yes to either of the above questions, sibling’s name(s) and grade(s):_________________________________________________________________________ Parent Signature:___________________________________________________________________________ Date:_______________________________________ * The information is requested in accordance with the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) and federal regulations. FOR OFFICE USE ONLY: Date Received: Out of District Date Received: General Information: Refer to the “Office of School Choice” catalog or Web site for additional information about programs. *Schools with an asterisk (*) require testing or additional screening. HISD provides bus transportation for Magnet students in accordance with the Transportation of Magnet Students Guidelines. HISD High School Magnet Programs by Focus Area Careers Austin HS (Teaching Professions) Austin HS (Maritime) Barbara Jordan HS (Careers) Davis HS (Media for Culinary Arts/Hotel Management) Indicate ONE Area__Culinary Arts __Hotel Management __Media Lamar HS (Business Administration) Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice HS Yates HS (Communications) __Graphic Design__Journalism__Media Production__Photography Yates HS (Maritime) Same Gender College Prep Young Women’s College Prep Academy Mickey Leland College Prep for Young Men 6-12* Math, Science, and Technology Chavez HS (Environmental Science) DeBakey HS (Health Professions)* Sterling HS (Aviation Science) S.T.E.M.: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Energy Institute HS Furr HS (Green Institute) Kashmere HS (Chemical & Process Technology Institute) Milby HS Washington HS (Engineering Professions) FUTURES Academies Furr HS (Academy of Petroleum Engineering Tedchnology) Jones Academy (Academies of Allied Health & Construction Technology) Kashmere HS (Academy of Process Technology) Long Academy (Academy of Pharmacy Technology) Scarborough HS (Academy of Network and Computer Administration) Sterling HS (Academy of Logistics and Global Supply) Washington HS (Academy of Manufacturing Engineering Technology) Westside HS (Academy of Health Sciences) Humanities & International Studies Sharpstown International School 6-12 (International Studies) World Languages Bellaire HS * Indicate Language of Study __________________ Technology Reagan HS (Computer Technology) Indicate ONE Area __ Business Applications __Video Editing __ Information Technology __Computer Programming Waltrip HS (Research & Technology) Indicate ONE Area __ Interactive Media __ Networking Systems Westside HS (Integrated Technology) Indicate ONE Area __ Business __ Computer Science __ Engineering __ Fine Arts __ HST __ Media Early College HS Challenge East Houston Academy for International Studies (HAIS) North Houston South Vanguard (Gifted and/or Talented) Please use the Vanguard Magnet application to apply to Carnegie Vanguard HS. (available at schools or www.HoustonISD.org/Vanguard) HSPVA A student applying to the High School for the Performing & Visual Arts must audition and prepare according to the school’s published criteria. Please rank the order of program preferences below: ____Creative Writing ____Dance ____Mariachi ____Instrumental Music ____Photography ____Theatre ____Visual Art ____Vocal Music It is the policy of the Houston Independent School District not to discriminate on the basis of age, color, handicap or disability, ancestry, national origin, marital status, race, religion, sex, veteran status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or gender expression in its educational or employment programs and activities. HS Magnet Application—Revised 10/14