Baltimore County Public Schools Magnet Office Mission:
Magnet schools and programs are one tool for providing quality educational opportunities for all students, regardless of background, in an environment that enhances students’ educational success, and for encouraging all parents to play active roles in their children's education by increasing the educational choices available to parents and students in the public schools.

Goals of Magnet Schools and Programs:

• Promote educational excellence and offer to students with different interests, talents, and aptitudes, distinct choices that may enhance their educational success;
• Develop innovative instructional practices and promote systemic reform; and
• Promote diversity (includes racial, ethnic, economic, gender, and special needs populations) within schools.

From http://www.bcps.org/offices/omp/

 

LRA Magnet Assessment Guidelines

 

Arts Exploration

 

Students may elect to follow a pathway in either the performing or visual arts. Students selecting Performing Arts are provided with a variety of opportunities including steel pan percussion and theatre (incorporating drama, movement, and song). Students are prepared for individual and ensemble performances and are required to perform for a variety of audiences. Students selecting Visual Arts may earn high school credit and fulfill a required course for Maryland State Graduation

 

Law and Finance

 

The Law & Finance Program includes economic literacy and the legal system. It is specifically designed to allow students to explore a wide variety of topics and participate in problem-based learning activities that extend their understanding of legal issues, finance, and business technology in the 21st century. Students will have the opportunity to take the Juvenile Justice high school exam for ½ high school credit. The program prepares students for success in high school magnet offerings in finance, law, and related career and technical programs.

 

Conservation Sciences

 

Students study the interrelationships between organisms and their environments, focusing on exploration of Aquatic, Environmental, and Earth/Space sciences. Students have the opportunity to take high school exams in all three areas for high school credit. This program provides a broad foundation for students who wish to continue in a high school science magnet program.

 

 

 

Baltimore County Magnet Expo

Crowne Plaza

Timonium

October 3, 2009

10:00 am- 2:00 pm

 

Loch Raven Magnet Open House:

October 7, 2009

6:30- 8:00pm

 

 

Magnet Application and Admission Process

 

All interested students must complete a Baltimore County Public Schools Magnet Application postmarked no later than November 30, 2009.  To download an application visit the magnet office website http://www.bcps.org/offices/omp/ .

 

Qualified applications will receive appointment letters by the first week of January of 2010.

 

LRA Assessments:

January 9, 2010, 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Inclement Weather: January 23, 2010)

All Assessments by Appointment