{"id":1263,"date":"2015-12-18T19:43:09","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T19:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrpottersclassroom.com\/cms\/?p=1263"},"modified":"2015-12-18T19:43:09","modified_gmt":"2015-12-18T19:43:09","slug":"track-out-and-magnet-info","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mrpottersclassroom.com\/cms\/?p=1263","title":{"rendered":"Track-Out (And Magnet Info)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are tracked out! \u00a0See everyone back on January 25th.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During our track out this year is the magnet school application period. \u00a0Students took home information today about a specific magnet school, and I am putting some more information here for your perusal. \u00a0Students also received their base school assignment today. \u00a0This is the school that they are scheduled to attend next year unless they are accepted into a magnet school.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I highly suggest taking a look at your middle school options, and seeing if there might be a school that is a better fit for your student and your family. \u00a0There are many options, including many that have neighborhood busing.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the process in a nutshell:<\/p>\n<p>You apply, giving your 1st through 5th choices<\/p>\n<p>A bit of a lottery occurs, and students are given their choices, or put on a waiting list.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The application period is from January \u00a07th to January 22nd<\/p>\n<p>The application\/magnet website is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wcpss.net\/Page\/189\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>, but it is not the most simple of sites to navigate, so I am including some important links below.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To find your base school, go <a href=\"http:\/\/wwwgis2.wcpss.net\/addressLookup\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also click on maps there to look at school divisions and get transportation information.<\/p>\n<p>The different magnet middle schools are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wcpss.net\/Page\/172\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On that page, click on each one for information<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in a magnet school, the application\u00a0will be accessible starting\u00a0January 7th I believe.<\/p>\n<p>Again, the application dates are January 7th to January 22nd. \u00a0I strongly encourage you to take a look and apply if a school looks like it would be a good fit.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I hope you all have a fabulous track-out.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>READ!!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>-Mr. Potter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are tracked out! \u00a0See everyone back on January 25th. &nbsp; During our track out this year is the magnet school application period. \u00a0Students took home information today about a specific magnet school, and I am putting some more information here for your perusal. \u00a0Students also received their base school assignment today. \u00a0This is the &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrpottersclassroom.com\/cms\/?p=1263\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Track-Out (And Magnet Info)<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homework"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mrpottersclassroom.com\/cms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mrpottersclassroom.com\/cms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mrpottersclassroom.com\/cms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mrpottersclassroom.com\/cms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mrpottersclassroom.com\/cms\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1263"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.mrpottersclassroom.com\/cms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1264,"href":"http:\/\/www.mrpottersclassroom.com\/cms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1263\/revisions\/1264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mrpottersclassroom.com\/cms\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mrpottersclassroom.com\/cms\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mrpottersclassroom.com\/cms\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}