Magnet Revision Proposal is now being considered by DCSD administration.

The Magnet Revision Proposal has been moved forward to the county level for review.  The timeline has not yet been communicated to us, but it is now considered 'pending approval'.  If approved, the changes would take effect for the 2013-2014 school year.  We will post any available updates here as soon as they are available.  Additional paper communication will not go home in the couriers until we know the county's response to our request.  The exact proposal submitted appears below.

Current Magnet Program	Proposed Magnet Program
One magnet homeroom per grade level (except PreK).	Dissolve the magnet homerooms and distribute resident and non-resident Magnet students among all homerooms.
Every K-5 homeroom has science lab once a week for 45 minutes.	No Change
All Magnet homerooms receive French once a day for 30 minutes. Non-Magnet homerooms receive French once a week starting in second grade for 30 minutes.	Offer French or other world language instruction as funding allows.
Magnet homerooms (one per grade) are comprised of 50% resident and 50% non-resident students. (For example, Kindergarten currently contains 13 resident and 13 non-resident students.)	Each grade will contain non-resident students determined by the Magnet Program and the Planning Department based solely on enrollment, class size, and grade size. Students will be selected via the existing DCSD Choice Lottery. All current students will remain enrolled.
Students must maintain a “B” average to stay in the Magnet program.	Out of district students selected to enroll at Evansdale Elementary may continue enrollment through the highest grade level. Enrollment will not be based on academic performance.