New Haven Interdistrict Magnet Schools

Please find the 2010 Application for Enrollment link to the left.  We strongly encourage you to read our Application Rules & Process before submitting an application.

Application Rules

1. Students currently attending a magnet school DO NOT need to reapply to that school.
2. Fill out one application per child.
3. All students must submit an Application for Enrollment by Friday, February 12, 2010.
4. Applicants may list up to three different choices on the application. Applicants are not required to make more than one choice.
5. Select only those schools your child is willing to attend.  The priority will be to assign you to your first preference; however, you may be assigned to any one of your choices.
6. Sibling preference will be given when a brother or sister is currently attending the school to which the applicant has applied. The brother or sister must live in the same household and have the same parent.
7. To apply for PreK-3, child must be 3 years old by January 1, 2011.  To apply for PreK-4, child must be 4 years old by January 1, 2011.  To apply for Kindergarten, child must be 5 years old by January 1, 2011.
8. Late applications will be accepted, but the applicant will be placed at the end of the waiting list.  Sibling preference will not be given to late applicants.
9. Those placed in a magnet school will be assigned to one of their choices by a random selection process.  Those accepted will reflect a geographic balance.
10. If an applicant is not randomly selected for one of their choices, the applicant will be placed on a Waiting List.  Students will be called from the waiting list periodically to fill any vacancies that occur.
11. The waiting list will be maintained until the end of October.  After that time, the waiting list will be discontinued and you will be notified.
12. In the event that an applicant is retained after the lottery and the applicant was accepted to a magnet school, the applicant will not be able to keep the magnet seat. That application will become null and void. The parent must fill out a new application with the correct grade.

Application Process

1. You should attend the Pre K-12 Interdistrict Magnet Fair on Saturday, January 9 from 12:00 to 2:00pm at Hill Regional Career High School at 140 Legion Avenue and/or each school’s Open House.
2. Fill out the application and submit it to the Magnet Office by Friday, February 12.  Do not submit your application to the school or school personnel.
3. Once your application is received and processed by the Magnet Office, you will receive a Receipt Letter.
4. The Receipt Letter is your proof that the Magnet Office received your application. If you do not receive a Receipt Letter before the lottery, call the Magnet Office at 203-946-7415.
5. The Receipt Letter will contain all of the information you provided on the application and a PIN Number.  Check the Receipt Letter to make sure the information and choices are correct.  If you find a mistake, immediately call the Magnet Office, give the PIN Number and the mistake will be corrected. This must be done before the Lottery on March 2.
6. The Magnet Lottery on March 2 is open to the public and will be held at 54 Meadow Street—the Board of Education building—at 10:00am.
7. Results of the Magnet Lottery will be mailed by March 8.  Results of the Magnet Lottery will not be given over the phone prior to March 10.
8. All students new to the New Haven Public Schools must register.  Please bring the following documents to 54 Meadow Street to register your child for school:

• Child’s birth certificate (long form only)
• Child’ social security number (OPTIONAL)
• Proof of address—a current light, phone, gas, cable bill or lease/mortgage papers with parent/ legal guardian name.