Magnet Schools Programs - US Department of Education

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This report was produced under U.S. Department of Education Contract No. ED-01-CO-0012, Task Order D010, with WestEd. Sharon Horn served as the contracting officer's representative.

U.S. Department of Education Rod Paige Secretary Office of Innovation and Improvement Nina S. Rees Assistant Under Secretary

Michael J. Petrilli Associate Assistant Secretary for Innovation and Improvement

John Fiegel Director, Parent Options and Information

Steve Brockhouse Deputy Director, Parental Option and Information

September 2004

This report is in the public domain. Authorization to reproduce it in whole or in part is granted. While permission to reprint this publication is not necessary, the citation should be: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Innovation and Improvement, Innovations in Education: Creating Successful Magnet Schools Programs, Washington, D.C., 2004.

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Innovations in Education: Creating Successful Magnet Schools Programs

Contents

Foreword v Introduction 1 Starting a Magnet Program 7 Promoting the Program 15 Making It Easy for Parents 19 Fully Implementing the Program 25 Evaluating and Continually Improving 31 Acknowledgments 37 Appendix A: District Profiles 39

Duval County Public Schools, Florida (41) Hamilton County Schools, Tennessee (43) Hot Springs School District, Arkansas (45) Houston Independent School District, Texas (47) Montclair Public Schools, New Jersey (49) Wake County Public School System, North Carolina (51)

Appendix B: Research Methodology 53 Appendix C: Resources 55 Notes 57

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