Magnet Schools

Assistance Program

Grant

Application 

 FY 201X

CLOSING DATE 03/01/201X

U.S. Department of Education 

Office of Innovation and Improvement 

Washington, DC 20202-5970

 CFDA Number: 84.165A

 Form Approved

 OMB No. 1855-0011

 Expiration Date: XX-XX-2016
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. LETTER TO THE APPLICANT ......................................................................................................3

II. Notice Inviting Applications.....................................................................................................4

III. The Application Process...........................................................................................................5

Application Checklist..........................................................................................................7

Instructions for ED Abstract Narrative...............................................................................8

Instructions for Application/Project Narrative ..................................................................8

Instructions for Budget Narrative...................................................................................... 9

Instructions for Other Documents & Attachments ......................................................... 10

IV. DESEGREGATION PLAN INFORMATION FORMS ....................................................................12

Type of Desegregation Plan ............................................................................................. 12

Instructions for Enrollment Data .....................................................................................13

Table 1: Enrollment Data-LEA Level.................................................................................15

Table 3: Enrollment Data - Magnet Schools....................................................................17

Table 4: Feeder School - Enrollment Data ......................................................................19

Table 5: Selection of Students-Competitive Preference 3..............................................21

Table 6: New or Revised Magnet School Projects-Competitive Preference 2................22

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I. LETTER TO THE 

APPLICANT

Dear Applicant:

Thank you for your interest in the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP), administered by the 

Office of Innovation and Improvement, Parental Options and Information of the U.S. Department of 

Education (Department). The MSAP, authorized under Title V, Part C of the Elementary and 

Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended, 20 U.S.C. 7231-7231j, provides 

funding to local educational agencies interested in supporting the development and 

implementation of magnet schools to reduce, eliminate or prevent minority group isolation, to 

assist in the achievement of systemic reforms, and to provide all students with the opportunity 

to meet challenging academic content and student academic achievement standards.

Please take the time to thoroughly review the Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for FY2013 

published in the Federal Register, especially the selection criteria, competitive preference priorities,

and all of the application instructions. An application will not be evaluated for funding if the 

applicant does not comply with all of the procedural rules that govern the submission of the 

application or the application does not contain the information required under the program (EDGAR 

§75.216 (b) and (c)). 

Using FY 2013 funds, the Department expects to award approximately $96,623,036 for new grants 

under this competition. We will award discretionary grants on a competitive basis for a project 

period of up to 36 months. Grants are expected to be awarded by September 2013. 

I invite you to take advantage of this opportunity to implement magnet schools that will promote 

high student academic achievement; promote diversity; reduce, eliminate, or prevent minority 

group isolation; and, promote a choice of curriculum delivery. Please visit our program website 

at http://www2.ed.gov/programs/magnet/index.html for more information. If you have any 

questions about the program after reviewing the application package, please contact Rosie Kelley 

by telephone at (202) 260-0823 or via e-mail at Rosie.Kelley@ed.gov.

Sincerely,

Anna Hinton, PhD

Director

Parental Options and Information
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II. NOTICE INVITING 

APPLICATIONS

Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.165A.

Magnet Schools Assistance Program 

Dates: 

Applications Available: December 31, 2012

Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 1, 2013

Date of Pre-Application Webinar: January 17, 2013

Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: February 1, 2013

Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: April 30, 2013

The full text of the Magnet Schools Assistance Program Notice Inviting Applications can be 

found on the Federal Register Website.

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-12-31/pdf/2012-31434.pdf 

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-12-31/html/2012-31434.htm.
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III. THE APPLICATION 

PROCESS

The following is a brief overview of the application process for the Magnet Schools Assistance 

Program (MSAP):

Getting Started

All interested applicants should first thoroughly review the Notice Inviting Applications 

(NIA) for FY 2013 published in the Federal Register. The NIA will orient applicants with the 

MSAP by providing the following information:

 Background information and purpose of the program;

 Eligibility requirements;

 Competitive Preference Priorities;

 Selection Criteria and assigned points; 

 Instructions on how to electronically submit the application.

Applicants should pay close attention to the Selection Criteria as applications will be 

evaluated and scored against these criteria. 

Pre-Application Webinar Information

The Department will hold a pre-application webinar for prospective applicants on Thursday, 

January 17, 2013 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. EST. The webinar will discuss the purpose of the 

MSAP competitive preference priorities, selection criteria, application content, submission 

requirements, and reporting requirements. Interested parties may obtain information 

about this webinar from the program website at www.ed.gov/programs/magnet. A 

recording of this webinar will be available on the website following the session.

Completing and Submitting Your Application

A complete application consists of the following components:

 Abstract Narrative;

 Project Narrative;

 Budget Narrative;

 Appendices; and

 Required Forms:

o Standard Forms,

o Assurances and Certifications, and 

o MSAP Forms

Each component is discussed in detail in the subsequent pages of this application package. 

Once the application is complete, it must be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov 

application system. A detailed discussion of Grants.gov may also be found in the 

subsequent pages of this application package. Applicants are encouraged to familiarize 

themselves with this system and to submit their applications early.

All MSAP applications must be received on or before March 1, 201X.
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It is mandatory for applicants to use Grants.gov. This is a different system for submitting 

grant applications than was used in the past MSAP competitions. We strongly encourage 

you to familiarize yourself with and register for the for the Grants.gov system and submit 

early. Only applications submitted in a timely manner using Grants.gov will be considered 

for funding. Late applications will not be accepted. The Department is required to enforce 

the established deadline to ensure fairness to all applications. 

We strongly recommend that you do not wait until the last day to submit your application. 

The time it takes to upload the narratives for your application will vary depending on a 

number of factors including the size of the files and the speed of your Internet connection. 

If you try to submit your application after 4:30 p.m. EST on the deadline date, the 

Grants.gov system will not accept it. 

Please note that U.S. Department of Education grant application deadlines are 4:30 p.m.

EST. No changes or additions to an application will be accepted after the deadline date and 

time.

Note: Both the Notice Inviting Applications and this application guide refer to the MSAP 

regulations and statutes.

Link to MSAP statutes: _http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/pg65.html
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Application Checklist

Use the checklist that follows as a guide to ensure that your application is complete and 

includes all of the necessary forms and information.

  A project abstract (not more than one page in length)

  Application for Federal Assistance Form (SF-424)

  ED Supplement to the SF-424

  Budget forms (ED Form 524) 

  Itemized budget and other budget information

  A table of contents for the program narrative

  Program narrative addressing the Competitive Preference Priority 1: Need for assistance 

and Competitive Preference Priority 4: Promoting Science, Technology, Engineering, and 

Mathematics (STEM) Education, and the MSAP selection criteria.

  Desegregation plan, appropriate Tables and other information 

 Desegregation Plan Information Form and Attachments

  Enrollment Data Tables

 Tables 1 and 2—LEA-Level Enrollment Data and Year of Implementation 

for Existing Magnet Schools included in the Project

 Table 3—Magnet School Enrollment Data 

 Table 4—Feeder School Enrollment Data 

 Additional Tables

 Table 5—Selection of Students-Competitive Preference Priority 3

 Table 6—New or Revised Magnet School Projects-Competitive Preference 

Priority 2

 Assurances and Certifications

 Magnet Schools Assistance Program Assurances

 Standard Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424b)

 Grants.gov Lobbying Form

 Other information 

 Required response to Section 427 of GEPA

 SF LLL Disclosure of Lobbying Activity

 Resumes of key personnel

 Letters of support (optional)

 Written agreement between parties to a joint application (if applicable)
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Instructions for ED Abstract Narrative 

The abstract is to be attached to the “ED Abstract Attachment Form” in the application package 

in Grants.gov.

The abstract narrative must not exceed one page and should use language that will be 

understood by a range of audiences. For all projects, include the project title (if applicable), 

major project goals and objectives, the names of the magnet schools that will participate in the 

project, a brief description of the special curricular programs (e.g., Math and Science, 

Montessori, Performing Arts, etc.) that each magnet school will implement, and the number of 

students expected to participate in each magnet school program.

Instructions for Application/Project Narrative 

Project Narrative Attachment Form – (found in the Grants.gov application package) this is 

where applicants will attach their narrative responses to the selection criteria and the following 

competitive preference priorities published in the Federal Register notice inviting applications 

for this competition:

 Competitive Preference Priority 1—Need for Assistance

 Competitive Preference Priority 4—Promoting Science, Technology, Engineering, and 

Mathematics (STEM) Education.

This part of the application constitutes the portion of the application that is subject to the 

suggested limit of 100 pages described in the Federal Register notice inviting applications for 

this competition.

To facilitate the review of the your Magnet Schools Assistance Program application, we 

recommend that you address the competitive preference priority for “Need for assistance”, the 

competitive preference priority for “Promoting Science, Technology, Engineering, and 

Mathematics (STEM) education”, and then the selection criteria published in the application 

notice in the order in which they appear in the Federal Register notice inviting applications for 

this competition.

You will provide data needed to respond to the other two competitive preference priorities—

“Selection of students” in Table 5 and “New and revised magnet schools” in Table 6. The 

information needed to respond to these priorities is not subject to the page limits that apply to 

application/project narrative part of the application.

Notes 

 The Secretary has established six performance measures to assess progress toward meeting 

the purpose of the MSAP. Four are annual measures and two are long-term measures.

The four annual performance measures are:

(a) The percentage of magnet schools whose student applicant pool reduces, 

eliminates, or prevents minority group isolation.
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(b) Percentage of magnet schools whose students from major racial and ethnic groups 

meet or exceed State annual progress standards in reading/language arts. 

(c) Percentage of magnet schools whose students from major racial and ethnic groups 

meet or exceed State annual progress standards in mathematics. 

(d) The cost per Student in a Magnet School.

The two long-term performance measures are:

(e) Percentage of magnet schools that received assistance that are still operating 

magnet school programs 3 years after Federal funding ends. 

(f) Percentage of magnet schools that received assistance that meet State standards at 

least 3 years after Federal funding ends.

 At the end of your project period, you must submit a final performance report, including 

financial information, as directed by the Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you 

must submit an annual performance report that provides the most current performance 

and financial expenditure information as specified by the Secretary in 34 CFR 75.118. For 

specific requirements on grantee reporting, please refer to the ED Performance Report 

Form ED 524B at: http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.

Instructions for Budget Narrative 

The Budget Narrative Attachment Form in the Grants.gov application package is where 

applicants attach budget information.

Provide an itemized budget breakdown, and justification by project year, for each budget 

category listed in Sections A and B. For grant projects that will be divided into two or more 

separately budgeted major activities or sub-projects, show for each budget category of a 

project year the breakdown of the specific expenses attributable to each sub-project or 

activity.

If applicable to this program, provide the rate and base on which fringe benefits are 

calculated.

Additionally, in providing explanations and comments, applicants should identify planning 

costs, which are subject to limitations under §280.41(a). Specifically, planning costs are 

limited to 50% of the amount awarded for the first year of the project; 15% for the second 

year of the project; and 15% for the third year of the project. Planning costs would include, 

for example, any cost incurred in the first year of a project for a magnet school that would 

not begin to implement its program until the second year of the project. Applicants are 

reminded that evaluation costs and professional development costs are not considered to 

be planning costs.
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If you are requesting reimbursement for indirect costs on line 10, specify the estimated 

amount of the base to which the indirect cost rate is applied and the total indirect expense. 

Depending on your approved Indirect Cost Rate Agreement, some direct cost budget 

categories in your grant application budget may not be included in the base and multiplied 

by your indirect cost rate. Please indicate which costs are included and which costs are 

excluded from the base to which the indirect cost rate is applied. Provide other 

explanations or comments you deem necessary.

Instructions for Other Documents & Attachments

All other documents needed for your application include the desegregation plan 

information, Tables 1 through 6 that provide information about various aspects of your 

project, including the enrollment data required by §280.20(f) in the Magnet Schools 

Assistance Program regulations, resumes, letters of support, and so forth. Tables 1-6 are 

located on the MSAP website at www.ed.gov/programs/magnet. Please download the 

forms, complete the forms, “save as” the table number, and upload the completed forms as 

an attachment to the rest of the application in Grants.gov.

Desegregation Plan Information Form

Check the appropriate box to indicate whether the applicant is implementing a required 

plan or a voluntary plan. The applicant must also attach copies of the appropriate 

documents based on the type of desegregation plan that the applicant is implementing.

Tables 1 – 4 Enrollment Data 

These tables provide current and projected enrollment data for the applicant, the 

magnet schools included in the project and schools from which students would be 

drawn (feeder schools). Specific instructions for this set of tables are included with the 

tables. A separate copy of Table 3 will be needed for each magnet school included in 

the project. A separate copy of Table 4 will be needed for each feeder school included 

in the project.

Table 5—Selection of Students-Competitive Preference Priority 3

Provide data for each magnet school included in the project. Specific instructions for 

this table are included with the table. 

Table 6—New or Revised Magnet Schools Projects –Competitive Preference Priority 2

Provide data for each magnet school identified in Tables 1 – 5. Specific instructions for 

this table are included with the table. 
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Resumes

Provide individual resumes for the proposed project directors and other key personnel 

described in project narrative. Provide brief resumes or, for positions that would be 

filled after a grant is awarded, job descriptions that include relevant qualifications for 

the individual(s) that the district would seek to recruit for those positions. Each resume 

should be limited to not more than three pages in length.

Letters of Support (Optional)

Joint Application Information (if necessary)

If the application is a joint application between two or more local educational agencies 

to implement an inter-district magnet schools plan, the application must provide the 

information described in 34 CFR 75.128 concerning the agency that will be designated as 

the applicant and the agreement between members of the group. 

Assurances

In addition to the standard assurances contained elsewhere in the application package, 

a Magnet Schools Assistance Program application requires the inclusion of a signed copy 

of the Magnet Schools Assistance Program assurances. Download this form from the 

application package, sign, and upload signed form to the narrative section tab titledMagnet Schools Assistance Program Assurances. 
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IV. DESEGREGATION PLAN 

INFORMATION 

FORMS

Type of Desegregation Plan

(Check One & Attach the Appropriate Documents)

 A Required Plan: A plan that is (1) 

implemented pursuant to a final order of a 

court of the United States, or a court of any 

State, or any other state agency or official of 

competent jurisdiction and (2) the order 

requires the desegregation of minority group 

segregated children or faculty in the 

elementary and secondary schools of that 

agency or those agencies.

Attach the Following Documents

 A copy of the court or agency order that 

demonstrated that the magnet school(s) for 

which assistance is sought under the grant are 

a part of the approved plan. 

 Note: If the applicant is implementing a 

previously approved plan that does not 

include the magnet school(s) for which 

assistance is requested, the plan must be 

modified to include the new magnet school(s). 

The applicant must obtain approval of the new 

magnet schools, or any other modification to 

its desegregation plan, from the court, agency 

or official that originally approved the plan. 

The date by which proof of approval of any 

desegregation plan modification must be 

submitted to the US Department of Education 

is identified in the closing date notice. 

Any desegregation plan modification should 

be mailed by June 1, 2013 to:

Anna Hinton

US Department of Education

Office of Innovation & Improvement

400 Maryland Avenue SW, Rm. 4W229

Washington, DC 20202-5970

 A Voluntary Plan: A plan to reduce, 

eliminate or prevent minority group 

isolation that is being implemented (or 

would be implemented if assistance 

under the Magnet Schools Assistance 

Program is made available) on either a 

voluntary basis or as required under 

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 

Attach the Following Documents

 A copy of the plan

 A copy of the school board resolution 

adopting and implementing the plan, 

or agreeing to adopt and implement 

the plan upon the award of assistance.
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Instructions for Enrollment Data

These instructions apply to Tables 1-4. The tables are displayed in a suggested format, and 

applicants may provide the data in a different format if they choose to do so. However 

submitted, this data is needed for each magnet school included in the project. The tables that 

are included in this application guide packet are for demonstration only. The official enrollment 

data tables are located on the Magnet Schools Assistance Program website at 

www.ed.gov/programs/magnet. You will need to download each PDF table, complete the table, 

“save as” the appropriate table name, and upload each table with your application in Grants.gov.

Enrollment Data for the Local Educational Agency (LEA) – Table 1

Provide actual enrollment data as of October 1, 2012 (or the closest date to October 1, 2012 when 

the LEA’s enrollment data was collected) for the grade levels (e.g., K-8) affected by the project that 

shows the enrollment disaggregated by race and ethnicity of students in the LEA’s schools. If the 

application is a joint application, provide data for the schools of each participating LEA.

Provide enrollment data for the grade levels affected by the magnet project that shows the 

projected number of students as of October 1, 2013 (Project Yr. 1: School Yr. 2013-2014), October 

1, 2014 (Project Yr. 2: School Yr. 2014-2015) and October 1, 2015 (Project Yr. 3: School Yr. 2015-

2016).

If the project includes any magnet schools that are existing magnet schools (i.e., schools that 

already implement a magnet program whether or not the magnet school or program has been 

previously supported with MSAP funds), identify the school year in which the school began 

implementation of a magnet program. If all of the magnet schools in the project will be new 

magnet schools, check the box at the top of the appropriate table being used. Check boxes are at 

the top of Table 1.

Enrollment Data for the Magnet Schools Included in the Project – Table 3

Provide actual enrollment data as of October 1, 2012 (or the closest date to October 1, 2012 when 

the LEA’s enrollment data was collected) by grade that shows the number of students 

disaggregated by race and ethnicity enrolled in each magnet school.

(Special Note: If a school has no enrollment for the 2012-2013 school year, for example because it 

is a new school, provide an estimate of the enrollment that the school would have had for the 

2012-13 school year if it had operated as a regular school, consistent with the applicant’s policy for 

assigning students to regular non-magnet schools.)

Provide projected enrollment data by grade for each magnet school that shows the projected 

number of students disaggregated by race and ethnicity as of October 1, 2013 (Project Yr. 1: 

School Yr. 2013-14), October 1, 2014 (Project Yr. 2: School Yr. 2014-15) and October 1, 2015 

(Project Yr. 3: School Yr. 2015-16). Projected enrollment data should show what each magnet 
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school’s enrollment would be expected to be if the magnet program is successfully implemented.

Enrollment Data for Feeder Schools – Table 4

(Note: The Magnet Schools Assistance Program defines “feeder schools” as the schools from which 

students are drawn, that is the schools at the same grade level as the magnet school that students 

would have attended if they did not attend the magnet school.)

Provide actual enrollment data as of October 1, 2012 (or the closest date to October 1, 2012 when 

the LEA’s enrollment data was collected) for each feeder school that shows the number of students 

disaggregated by race and ethnicity enrolled in those schools and identifies the magnet school(s) 

associated with each feeder school. If the application is a joint application, provide separate data 

for the feeder schools from each participating LEA.

Provide projected enrollment data for the feeder schools identified above that shows the projected 

number of students as of October 1, 2013 (Project Yr. 1: the 2013-2014 School Yr.), October 1, 

2014 (Project Yr. 2: the 2014-15 School Yr.) and October 1, 2015 (Project Yr. 3: the 2015-16 School 

Yr.). Projected enrollment data should show what enrollment of feeder schools would be expected 

to be if the magnet program is successfully implemented.

If the application is a joint application, provide separate data for the schools of each participating 

LEA.
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Table 1: Enrollment Data-LEA Level OMB-1855-0011- Expiration XX/XX/2016

 Check this box if all the magnet schools included in the program are implementing a magnet program for the first time.

Actual Enrollment Projected Enrollment

(Current School Year—October 1, 2012) (Year 1 of Project—Oct 1, 2013)

Grade Level

A

merican In

dian /

Alaskan

Native (N

u

m

ber)

A

merican In

dian /

Alaskan

Native (%)

Asian (N

u

m

ber)

Asian (%)

Black or African

A

merican (N

u

mber)

Black or African

A

merican (%)

Hispanic/Latino (N

u

m

ber)

Hispanic/Latino (%)

Native Hawaiian or Other

Pacific Islan

der (N

u

m

ber)

Native Hawaiian or Other

Pacific Islan

der (%)

W

hite (N

u

m

ber)

W

hite (%)

T

wo or more races

(N

u

m

ber)

T

wo or more races (%)

Total Stu

dents

Grade Level

A

merican In

dian /

Alaskan

Native (N

u

m

ber)

A

merican In

dian /

Alaskan

Native (%)

Asian (N

u

m

ber)

Asian (%)

Black or African

A

merican (N

u

mber)

Black or African

A

merican (%)

Hispanic/Latino (N

u

m

ber)

Hispanic/Latino (%)

Native Hawaiian or Other

Pacific Islan

der (N

u

m

ber)

Native Hawaiian or Other

Pacific Islan

der (%)

W

hite (N

u

m

ber)

W

hite (%)

T

wo or more races

(N

u

m

ber)

T

wo or more races (%)

Total Stu

dents

K K

1 1

2 2

3 3

4 4

5 5

6 6

7 7

8 8

9 9

10 10

11 11

12 12

Total Total

Table 2: Year of Implementation for Existing Magnet Schools included in the Project

School Name First School Year as a Magnet School
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Table 1 (Cont'd): Enrollment Data-LEA Level

 Check this box if all the magnet schools included in the program are implementing a magnet program for the first time.

Projected Enrollment Projected Enrollment

(Year 2 of Project—Oct 1, 2014) (Year 3 of Project—Oct 1, 2015)

Grade Level

A

merican In

dian /

Alaskan

Native (N

u

m

ber)

A

merican In

dian /

Alaskan

Native (%)

Asian (N

u

m

ber)

Asian (%)

Black or African

A

merican (N

u

mber)

Black or African

A

merican (%)

Hispanic/Latino (N

u

m

ber)

Hispanic/Latino (%)

Native Hawaiian or Other

Pacific Islan

der (N

u

m

ber)

Native Hawaiian or Other

Pacific Islan

der (%)

W

hite (N

u

m

ber)

W

hite (%)

T

wo or more races

(N

u

m

ber)

T

wo or more races (%)

Total Stu

dents

Grade Level

A

merican In

dian /

Alaskan

Native (N

u

m

ber)

A

merican In

dian /

Alaskan

Native (%)

Asian (N

u

m

ber)

Asian (%)

Black or African

A

merican (N

u

mber)

Black or African

A

merican (%)

Hispanic/Latino (N

u

m

ber)

Hispanic/Latino (%)

Native Hawaiian or Other

Pacific Islan

der (N

u

m

ber)

Native Hawaiian or Other

Pacific Islan

der (%)

W

hite (N

u

m

ber)

W

hite (%)

T

wo or more races

(N

u

m

ber)

T

wo or more races (%)

Total Stu

dents

K K

1 1

2 2

3 3

4 4

5 5

6 6

7 7

8 8

9 9

10 10

11 11

12 12

Total Total

Table 2 (Cont'd): Year of Implementation for Existing Magnet Schools included in the Project 

School Name First School Year as a Magnet School
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Table 3: Enrollment Data - Magnet Schools OMB-1855-0011- Expiration XX/XX/2016

 Use this format (or the applicant’s own format) for each magnet school participating in the project.

 Provide data for all students in each grade for which the school enrolls students.

 Remember, the projected data for Years 1, 2 and 3 of the project should be based on projections showing the anticipated enrollment of the magnet school if the project is 

successfully implemented.

Actual Enrollment Projected Enrollment

(Current School Year—October 1, 2012) (Year 1 of Project—Oct 1, 2013)

Grade Level

A

merican In

dian /

Alaskan

Native (N

u

m

ber)

A

merican In

dian /

Alaskan

Native (%)

Asian (N

u

m

ber)

Asian (%)

Black or African

A

merican

(N

u

m

ber)

Black or African

A

merican

(%)

Hispanic/Latino (N

u

m

ber)

Hispanic/Latino (%)

Native Hawaiian or Other

Pacific Islan

der (N

u

m

ber)

Native Hawaiian or Other

Pacific Islan

der (%)

W

hite (N

u

m

ber)

W

hite (%)

T

wo or more races

(N

u

m

ber)

T

wo or more races (%)

Total Stu

dents

Grade Level

A

merican In

dian /

Alaskan

Native (N

u

m

ber)

A

merican In

dian /

Alaskan

Native (%)

Asian (N

u

m

ber)

Asian (%)

Black or African

A

merican

(N

u

m

ber)

Black or African

A

merican

(%)

Hispanic/Latino (N

u

m

ber)

Hispanic/Latino (%)

Native Hawaiian or Other

Pacific Islan

der (N

u

m

ber)

Native Hawaiian or Other

Pacific Islan

der (%)

W

hite (N

u

m

ber)

W

hite (%)

T

wo or more races

(N

u

m

ber)

T

wo or more races (%)

Total Stu

dents

K K

1 1

2 2

3 3

4 4

5 5

6 6

7 7

8 8

9 9

10 10

11 11

12 12

Total Total
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Table 3 (Cont'd): Enrollment Data - Magnet Schools

 Use this format (or the applicant’s own format) for each magnet school participating in the project.

 Provide data for all students in each grade for which the school enrolls students.

 Remember, the projected data for Years 1, 2 and 3 of the project should be based on projections showing the anticipated enrollment of the magnet school if the project is 

successfully implemented.

Projected Enrollment Projected Enrollment

(Year 2 of Project—Oct 1, 2014) (Year 3 of Project—Oct 1, 2015)

Grade Level

A

merican In

dian /

Alaskan

Native (N

u

m

ber)

A

merican In

dian /

Alaskan

Native (%)

Asian (N

u

m

ber)

Asian (%)

Black or African

A

merican

(N

u

m

ber)

Black or African

A

merican

(%)

Hispanic/Latino (N

u

m

ber)

Hispanic/Latino (%)

Native Hawaiian or Other

Pacific Islan

der (N

u

m

ber)

Native Hawaiian or Other

Pacific Islan

der (%)

W

hite (N

u

m

ber)

W

hite (%)

T

wo or more races

(N

u

m

ber)

T

wo or more races (%)

Total Stu

dents

Grade Level

A

merican In

dian /

Alaskan

Native (N

u

m

ber)

A

merican In

dian /

Alaskan

Native (%)

Asian (N

u

m

ber)

Asian (%)

Black or African

A

merican

(N

u

m

ber)

Black or African

A

merican

(%)

Hispanic/Latino (N

u

m

ber)

Hispanic/Latino (%)

Native Hawaiian or Other

Pacific Islan

der (N

u

m

ber)

Native Hawaiian or Other

Pacific Islan

der (%)

W

hite (N

u

m

ber)

W

hite (%)

T

wo or more races

(N

u

m

ber)

T

wo or more races (%)

Total Stu

dents

K K

1 1

2 2

3 3

4 4

5 5

6 6

7 7

8 8

9 9

10 10

11 11

12 12

Total Total
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Table 4: Feeder School - Enrollment Data 

 For each feeder school, identify the magnet school(s) to which the feeder school would send students. If a feeder school would send students to all magnet 

schools at a particular grade level (for example, Elementary Feeder School “X” would send students to all of the elementary magnet schools participating in the 

project, indicate “All” in the “Magnet” column associated with Elementary Feeder School “X”. 

 The enrollment data projections for Years 1, 2 and 3 of the project should show what the enrollment of feeder schools would be expected to be if the magnet 

school or schools in the project are successfully implemented.

 Use additional sheets, if necessary. 

Schools Actual Enrollment as of October 1, 2012

(Current School Year)

Projected Enrollment as of October 1, 2013

(Year 1 of Project)

F

E

E

D

E

R

M

A

G

N

E

T(S)

A

merican In

dian /Alaskan

Native

(N

u

m

ber)

A

merican In

dian /Alaskan

Native

(%)Asian (N

u

m

ber)

Asian (%)Black or African-A

merican

(N

u

m

ber)

Black or African-A

merican (%)

Hispanic/Latino (N

u

m

ber)

Hispanic/Latino (%)Native Hawaiian or Other PacificIslan

der (N

u

m

ber)

Native Hawaiian or Other PacificIslan

der (%)

W

hite (N

u

m

ber)

W

hite (%)

T

wo or more races (N

u

m

ber)

T

wo or more races (%)

Total Stu

dents

A

merican In

dian /Alaskan

Native

(N

u

m

ber)

A

merican In

dian /Alaskan

Native

(%)Asian (N

u

m

ber)

Asian (%)Black or African-A

merican

(N

u

m

ber)

Black or African-A

merican (%)

Hispanic/Latino (N

u

m

ber)

Hispanic/Latino (%)Native Hawaiian or Other PacificIslan

der (N

u

m

ber)

Native Hawaiian or Other PacificIslan

der (%)

W

hite (N

u

m

ber)

W

hite (%)

T

wo or more races (N

u

m

ber)

T

wo or more races (%)

Total Stu

dents
20

Table 4: Feeder School - Enrollment Data (Cont’d)

 For each feeder school, identify the magnet school(s) to which the feeder school would send students. If a feeder school would send students to all magnet 

schools at a particular grade level (for example, Elementary Feeder School “X” would send students to all of the elementary magnet schools participating in the 

project, indicate “All” in the “Magnet” column associated with Elementary Feeder School “X”. 

 The enrollment data projections for Years 1, 2 and 3 of the project should show what the enrollment of feeder schools would be expected to be if the magnet 

school or schools in the project are successfully implemented.

 Use additional sheets, if necessary. 

Schools Projected Enrollment as of October 1, 2014

(Year 2 of Project)

Projected Enrollment as of October 1, 2015

(Year 3 of Project)

F

E

E

D

E

R

M

A

G

N

E

T(S)

A

merican In

dian /Alaskan

Native

(N

u

m

ber)

A

merican In

dian /Alaskan

Native

(%)Asian (N

u

m

ber)

Asian (%)Black or African-A

merican

(N

u

m

ber)

Black or African-A

merican (%)

Hispanic/Latino (N

u

m

ber)

Hispanic/Latino (%)Native Hawaiian or Other PacificIslan

der (N

u

m

ber)

Native Hawaiian or Other PacificIslan

der (%)

W

hite (N

u

m

ber)

W

hite (%)

T

wo or more races (N

u

m

ber)

T

wo or more races (%)

Total Stu

dents

A

merican In

dian /Alaskan

Native

(N

u

m

ber)

A

merican In

dian /Alaskan

Native

(%)Asian (N

u

m

ber)

Asian (%)Black or African-A

merican

(N

u

m

ber)

Black or African-A

merican (%)

Hispanic/Latino (N

u

m

ber)

Hispanic/Latino (%)Native Hawaiian or Other PacificIslan

der (N

u

m

ber)

Native Hawaiian or Other PacificIslan

der (%)

W

hite (N

u

m

ber)

W

hite (%)

T

wo or more races (N

u

m

ber)

T

wo or more races (%)

Total Stu

dents
21

Table 5: Selection of Students-Competitive Preference 3 

Instructions: 

For each magnet school included in the project:

 Indicate whether or not academic examination is used as a factor in the selection of students for the magnet school and, if so, how it is used. 

 Briefly describe how students are selected (e.g., weighted lottery, first come/first served, etc.). In the description, identify the criteria that are used, if any, 

in selecting students and indicate how each of those criteria is used in the process.

 If the same process and use of academic criteria applies to more than one of the magnet schools included in the project, in the “Magnet School(s)” identify 

all of the schools for which the student selection process applies.

 Use additional sheets or space, if necessary. 

 Information on the student selection processes used by other magnet schools (i.e., magnet schools that are not included in the project) is not needed.

Magnet School(s):

Check the appropriate box:

 Academic examination is a criterion in the magnet school student selection process.

 Academic examination is not a criterion in the magnet school student selection process.

Describe the student selection process.

Magnet School(s):

Check the appropriate box:

Academic examination is a criterion in the magnet school student selection process.

Academic examination is not a criterion in the magnet school student selection process.

Describe the student selection process.
22

Table 6: New or Revised Magnet School Projects-Competitive Preference 2

Instructions: 

For each magnet school identified in Tables 1 – 5:

 Briefly describe the nature of the change that is being made to the magnet school program at that school (for example, expansion of program from within 

school program serving 50 students to whole school program serving 400 students; adding medical sciences within school to complement other within 

school programs and serve greater total number of students; upgrade thematic curriculum to maintain program attractiveness; replace existing magnet 

program, etc.); and 

 Explain the significance of the revision to the magnet school. Relevant information might include, for example, discussion of diminishing effectiveness of 

the existing program; what would be accomplished or achieved as a result of the revision to the magnet program; the expected benefits or effects that 

would result from implementation of the revision; the need, if appropriate, to expand from a within school program to a whole program; etc.

 If all of the schools participating in the project are new magnet schools, indicate “No Revised Magnet Schools Participating in the Project” in the first 

“Nature of Revision or Change to the Magnet School” box.

 Use additional sheets, if necessary.

Magnet School:

Nature of Revision or Change to the Magnet School:

Explanation of How or Why the Revision is Significant:
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