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Cedar Rapids schools magnet lottery now open
Families can explore what magnet school is right for them and their child at a Meet the Magnets event Jan. 30
Jan. 23, 2024 6:00 am, Updated: Jan. 23, 2024 8:02 am
CEDAR RAPIDS — Families can explore what magnet school in the Cedar Rapids Community School District is right for them and their child at a “Meet the Magnets” event Jan. 30, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Cedar Rapids Public Library, 450 Fifth Ave. SE.
Magnet schools offer theme-based learning — such as science, technology, engineering, arts and math; or leadership and entrepreneurship, for instance. Each year, families can choose a magnet school for their child through the lottery process
There are six magnet schools for students from kindergarten through high school in the Cedar Rapids Community School District.
The lottery is a computer generated, random process to select and accept students who live outside of magnet attendance boundaries. Students who live in the magnet resident zone do not need to enter the lottery to enroll.
Students outside the district also can apply for a magnet school through the district's open enrollment program.
Families can enter the magnet lottery online at crschools.us/schools/magnet-schools/magnet-school-lottery. The lottery application closes March 4 at midnight.
The magnet schools are:
- Cedar River Academy at Taylor Elementary School, 720 Seventh Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids, a school for students in kindergarten to fifth grade with a focus on sustainability.
- Johnson STEAM Academy, 55 18th St. SE, Cedar Rapids, a kindergarten to fifth grade school with a focus on science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) with an emphasis on the arts.
- Kenwood Leadership Academy, 3700 E Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids, a kindergarten to fifth grade school with a focus on leadership following the Leader in Me program, which nurtures student leadership, fosters a culture of trust, and boosts academic success.
- McKinley STEAM Academy, a school for students in sixth to eighth grade with a focus on STEAM with an emphasis on medical sciences and the arts.
- Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy, 300 13th St. NW, Cedar Rapids, a sixth to eighth grade school with a focus on business and leadership.
- And City View Community High School, 501 first St. SE, Cedar Rapids, for students in ninth to 12th grade with a focus on community impact.
The objectives of the magnet schools are:
- To create racially, ethnically and socioeconomically integrated schools
- Increase academic achievement for all students and to reduce gaps
- Build capacity in staff to implement research-based innovative educational methods and practices
- And increase student, family and staff sense of belonging
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