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12/95/
ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED336465 AUTHOR: Davidson, Mary E.; And Others
TITLE: Monitoring Commission's Memorandum on the Admission
Processes for Certain Elementary Options for Knowledge
Programs.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1988
NOTE: 49 p.; For a complete set of Commission Reports, see
UD 028 213-233.
ABSTRACT: This document describes the procedures required
for applicants to gain admission during the 1986-87 school
year to certain elementary school Options for Knowledge
(OFK) programs in Chicago (Illinois). Elementary magnet
schools and programs that do not contain a testing
requirement for admission are open to students who wish to
attend by transferring from their home-school attendance
are and completing an application. The number of available
spaces is estimated and categorized by race. Applications
are categorized by race, grade, and sex to avoid in-school
segregation. The enrollment of siblings and transportation
needs are also considered. Applicant is interviewed to
determine their potential for success. If there are more
qualified applicants than available spaces, a lottery is
conducted to determine which applicants will be admitted.
Elementary "Classical Schools," which are sites for
academically accelerated programs, and Gifted Programs
require student testing for admission. The preliminary
screening and the lottery process used by the magnet
schools and programs is also used by the Classical Schools
and Gifted Programs. In addition, applicants must meet
criteria based on scores on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills
(ITBS) and other standardized achievement tests in order to
enter the lottery. Two administrative memoranda;
descriptions of the elementary magnet schools and programs,
the Classical Schools, and the Gifted Programs; and a map
of OFK schools are appended. (FMW)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Competitive-Selection; Desegregation
Methods; Elementary-Education; Open-Enrollment; Racial
Composition; School-Desegregation; Urban-Schools
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Academically-Gifted; *Acceleration
Education; *Achievement-Tests; *Admission-Criteria; *Magnet
Schools
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