2024-2025 Application Steps and Timeline

1. Parents Request GT Testing - Deadline: September 16, 2024
2. Student Completes GT Testing - September 23 to October 15
3. Apply - Phase One Application Window - December 10 to February 12
4. Student School Match Notification - March 20, 2025
5. Phase One Offer Acceptance Deadline - April 3, 2025
6. Apply - Phase Two Application Window - March 20 to one (1) week before school opens
   1. Students who did not accept a position in the lottery and still want a different school assignment can apply to any school with space available.
7. Phase One School Acceptance Deadline - April 3, 2025
   1. Students who wish to accept their school match must do so by this deadline.

Apply Now to the FBMS Vanguard Magnet Program - https://choosehisd.my.site.com/Apply/SiteLanding

Three Phases of School Choice Registration Process:

1. Phase I: Lottery – Parents rank options and apply. HISD runs a lottery to determine which students get a seat. Students who do not receive a seat are waitlisted at all schools they ranked higher than the seat they were offered.
2. Phase II: Space Available - Parents may add themselves to existing waitlists established during Phase I or enroll directly in campuses with space available.

Need assistance with applying to FBMS's Vanguard Magnet Program? View this application guide for more information.

Vanguard programs serve students who have been identified as gifted and/or talented in intellectual ability or creativity. Vanguard campuses offer accelerated learning to challenge students beyond their grade level.

A student qualifies as gifted and talented based on the results of a Gifted and Talented test, student grades, teacher recommendation and other qualifiers. Students must qualify in both reading and math on the Gifted and Talented test to qualify for a Vanguard program.