2013-2014 LAUSD Calendar

I don't know how final it is, but you can find the 2013-2014 LAUSD calendar here. And here are the important dates:

• First Day of School: August 13, 2013 (Tuesday) 
• Labor Day (no school): September 2, 2013 (Monday) 
• Unassigned Day (no school): September 5, 2013 (Thursday) 
• Veterans Day (no school): November 11, 2013 (Monday) 
• Thanksgiving (no school): November 28 and 29, 2013 (Thursday and Friday) 
• Winter Recess (no school): December 23, 2013 - January 10, 2014 (school resumes Monday, January 13) 
• Martin Luther Kind Jr. Day (no school): January 20, 2014 (Monday) 
• Presidents' Day (no school): February 17, 2014 (Monday) 
• Cesar Chavez Day (no school): March 31, 2014 (Monday) 
• Spring Recess (no school): April 14 - 18, 2014 (school resumes Monday, April 21) 
• Memorial Day (no school): May 25, 2014 (Monday) 
• Last Day of School: June 5, 2014 (Thursday)

The above dates are for single-track schools. Find the calendar for four-track schools here.

Reminder: Accept Your Child's Magnet School Selection by Friday (April 19, 2013)

This is just a quick reminder that if your child was selected to attend a magnet school during the 2013-2014 school year, you must accept the selection by tomorrow, April 19. The school's phone number should be listed on the acceptance letter.

If you haven't received your snail mail acceptance letter or have misplaced it, you can view most of the same information as explained here (provided you applied online).

Continuous Magnet Enrollment Now Open

As previously mentioned, Continuous Enrollment is now available for LAUSD Magnet Schools. Currently, you can apply to the follwing schools:

• Central Region Elementary School #20
• Crenshaw High School
• King Middle School (Film & Media)
• Irving Middle School
• Sun Valley Middle School
• Westchester High School
• Wright Middle School

LAUSD will give priority to applicant students residing within the school’s attendance boundary.

Apply online here.

2013-2014 Magnet Acceptance Letters Have Been Mailed & Are Viewable Online

Many thanks to Anonymous for letting me know yesterday that although there was no new link online at the eChoices web site, the status selection link had been updated to show the applicant's status for next year.

This morning, I did have an email from LAUSD that stated letters had been mailed and can be viewed online. The hard copy may have more information, but if you haven't received it yet, you can at least check your child's status if you applied online. Here's how:

• Go to the the eChoices web site and click on the "Go Green" icon on the right side of the page.
• Click on "View Submitted Application and Selection Status."
• Complete the form and click "Submit." The confirmation number is on your child's Choices application. It is also at the top of emails you may have received from LAUSD regarding your child's magnet application.

Good luck!

Year-round Magnet Applications?

The LA Times is reporting that LAUSD is exploring year-round applications for magnet schools.

The Times report states that many magnet schools have unfilled slots, but I know that's not the case at my son's school, and I believe it's not the case at the magnet schools in our area. Therefore, I think that the year-round application program will only be relevant to magnet programs that are generally unpopular and not anyone's first choice.

However, the year-round application process could greatly benefit someone seeking to change schools mid-year. I'll keep you updated as more information becomes available.

LAUSD Magnet Acceptance Letters to be sent March 29, 2013

Update 4/1/2013: Since acceptance letters are still not available online, it appears that they are only being made available by hard copy. Hopefully they will arrive in today's mail!

A friend who works for LAUSD told me that notification letters for the 2013-2014 school year will be sent on Friday, March 29, 2013. These letters include Acceptance, Wait List, and Late List notifications.

If you applied online, a copy of your letter should be available in your Online Application account here. A hard copy should also be mailed to your home.

Good luck!

2013-2014 Eligibility/Ineligibility Letters Now Available

I just received an email from LAUSD informing me that my child's Gifted/Highly Gifted Eligibility/Ineligibility Letter is available online at the eChoices web site.

If you want to dispute LAUSD's determination of your child's eligibility, you should call Student Integration Services at (213) 241-4177 as soon as possible.

Notification of whether your child has been accepted into a Magnet program should arrive sometime in March.

Good luck!