• Magnet Application Process

    Application Window Opens: January 18, 2024

     

    STEP ONE

    • Review your student’s interest and needs to look for alignment with specific Magnet programs or Program Choice transfer options.
    • Use the information and links at Choose HISD
    • Consider how you will rank your choices. Families can select up to 10 school programs, with a maximum of 10 magnet programs. 
    • Visit selected programs virtually on School Choice/Magnet Thursdays.

    STEP TWO

    Visit www.ChooseHISD.com to apply online.

    • If you have used the system before, please use your previous account.  
    • Paper applications are available online, at any school, or from the Office of School Choice (Online applications provide more options for tracking and staying up to date).
    • Make sure to sign and submit your applications.

    STEP THREE

    • For elementary and middle school Magnet programs, only Vanguard applications may require documentation. All Program Choice Transfer applications will require documentation.
    • Please be on the lookout for emails or phone calls related to your application.

    STEP FOUR

    • By 4:00PM on March 26, 2024, notification of acceptance for Phase 1 K- 12 applicants. Status will be viewable online, and letters will be sent to all parents via USPS mail.  (Please be sure to check your SPAM folder for any misdirected notifications.) 
    • Status will be viewable online and via email.

    STEP FIVE

    • If your student has been offered a seat in a program, you have two weeks to provide proof of residence and sign an entrance agreement.
    • If your K-12 student was not offered a seat on March 26, 2024, but has been placed on a wait list, stay alert for changes in application status. You may be able to submit additional applications to programs with more room.

    HELPFUL WEBSITES FOR MORE INFORMATION