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Information Item
DATE: Tuesday, September 17, 2013
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Recognition of Magnet Schools of America, Merit Award Winners (Curriculum and Instruction Division)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On May 7, 2013, 22 magnet schools received Merit School Awards in two categories at the Magnet Schools of America 31st National Conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Magnet Schools of America awards Magnet Schools of Excellence and Magnet Schools of Distinction based on "commitment to high academic standards, curriculum innovation, successful desegregation/diversity efforts, and the consistent delivery of quality services to all school stakeholders."  Hillsborough County Public Schools have been recognized more than 120 times by the Magnet Schools of America organization.

MAGNET SCHOOLS OF EXCELLENCE

  • Boys Preparatory Academy at Franklin Middle Magnet School – College Preparatory
  • Lee Elementary Magnet School – World Studies
  • Lincoln Elementary Magnet School – International Studies – International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme
  • MacFarlane Park Elementary Magnet School – International Studies – IB Primary Years Programme
  • Middleton Magnet High School – Pre-Collegiate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Academy
  • Progress Village Middle Magnet School – Visual, Performing, and Communication Arts
  • Shore Elementary Magnet School – Visual, Performing, and Communication Arts
  • Tampa Bay Technical Magnet High School – Academy of Health Professions/Architecture & Environmental Design   
  • Williams Middle Magnet School – International Studies – IB Middle Years Programme 
  • Young Middle Magnet School – Creative Science

MAGNET SCHOOLS OF DISTINCTION

  • Cahoon Elementary Magnet School – Animal Science
  • Dowdell Middle Magnet School – Environmental Studies                                                                 
  • Girls Preparatory Academy at Ferrell Middle Magnet School – College Preparatory 
  • Lomax Elementary Magnet School – Mathematics, Science, and Technology – Gifted & Talent Development Academy  
  • Muller Elementary Magnet School – Visual, Performing, and Communication Arts – Environmental Studies        
  • Orange Grove Middle Magnet School – Visual, Performing, and Communication Arts
  • Rampello Downtown Partnership K-8 Magnet School – Cultural Arts and Humanities  
  • Robinson Magnet High School – IB Diploma Programme 
  • Roland Park K-8 Magnet School – International Studies – IB Primary Years Programme/Middle Years Programme (Candidate)
  • Sligh Middle Magnet School – Medical Studies & Explorations 
  • Stewart Middle Magnet School – Mathematics, Science, and Technology 
  • Walker Middle Magnet School – International Studies - Middle Years Programme (Candidate) 

                                                                                                  
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Demonstrate consistent and effective teaching methods
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  No)
This agenda item is for recognition and has no financial impact on the district.
EVALUATION
N/A
SUBMITTED BY:  Mathew Romano, Supervisor, Magnet Schools
Eric Bergholm, General Director, Advanced Academic Access   Wynne A. Tye

  Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction
(813) 272-4221
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