Application Window Opens for Magnet Schools

Application Window Opens for Magnet Schools
Posted on 01/22/2019

Florence County School District Three’s two magnet schools are now accepting student applications for the 2019-2020 school year.

The application window opens Tuesday, January 22, at 6:30 p.m. and remains open through 3:30 p.m. on Friday, March 1. The online application is available online at https://florence3.novuschoice.com/.

Olanta Creative Arts and Science Magnet School is open to students in grades 4K-5. J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet School is open to students in grades 6-10 with plans to phase in grades 11-12.

The magnet schools were created as part of a five-year, $9.1 million Magnet Schools Assistance Programs grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Innovation and Improvement for its Project C3 Explores: Colleges, Cultures, & Careers initiative.

The goal of Project C3 is to expand student and parental choice and reduce the isolation of African-American students while enabling all students to pursue rigorous, engaging programs of study that meet challenging academic standards and provide preparation for college and careers.

In order to ensure racial integration and socioeconomic diversity, both magnet schools have open enrollment. Additionally, both magnet schools will be a choice option for students in neighboring counties. Students are accepted to the two schools based on a lottery system with preference given to students who are zoned for either school and then to students who are zoned for other schools within the district.

Olanta Elementary Creative Arts and Science focuses on creative arts- and science-themed, project-based, hands-on learning environments designed to foster a range of critical thinking and problem-solving skills through art and science infused learning while exposing students to a wide array of college and career choices.

J. Paul Truluck Intermediate Creative Arts and Science also focuses on creative arts- and science-themed, project-based, hands-on learning environments to develop competencies in both the arts and science while challenging students both intellectually and creatively in efforts to expose students to the wide array of career choices in the arts and science.