High School Transition and Request...
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High School Transition and Request Process 2015-2016 School Year 1
Transcript of High School Transition and Request...
High School Transition and
Request Process
2015-2016 School Year
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Welcome! Meet our high school team
One department two locations
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Student Placement Services
1250 W. Broadway Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55411
Phone: 612.668.1840
Fax: 612.668.1841
Soua Yang Student Placement Coordinator
Tiffany Miller Enrollment Generalist
Nagashia Jackson Enrollment Generalist
New Families Center
3345 Chicago Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Phone: 612.668.3700
Fax: 612.668.3710
Martha Swanson New Families Center Coordinator Elsa Casiano Enrollment Generalist – Spanish Sharon Salgado Enrollment Generalist - Spanish Mohamed Ismail Enrollment Generalist – Somali Balqi Hersi Office Specialist
Ryan Fair Director, Enrollment Management
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Resources and Events
• Explore MPS high schools pamphlet (mailed week of Oct.6)
• Explore MPS Pre-K-12 catalog (mailed in December)
• High School Information Meetings
• High School Open Houses
• High School Tours
• Minneapolis School Fair Showcase (Pre-K-12) - Jan. 31,
from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Mpls Convention Center
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High School Information Meetings
All meetings begin at 6 p.m.
• Zone 3 - Monday, Oct. 13, Burroughs, 1601 W. 50th St.
• Zone 3 – Monday, Oct. 20, Burroughs, 1601 W. 50th St.
• Zone 1 – Monday, Nov. 3, Cityview, 3350 4th St. N.
• Zone 2 – Monday, Nov. 10, Sullivan, 3100 E. 28th St.
Language Specific Information Meetings
• Somali - Tuesday, Nov. 11, Wilder, 3345 Chicago Ave. S
• Spanish – Tuesday, Nov. 11, Wilder, 3345 Chicago Ave. S.
• Hmong – Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 5:30 p.m., Davis Center, 1250
W. Broadway Ave.
There will be two shuttle bus stops for the Nov. 11 meeting at Wilder. Location TBD
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Information Meetings Continued… What families should expect:
• An overview of the high school request process
• Highlights of high school offerings - zone and citywide
• Q&A with placement staff and schools
What’s expected of high schools?
• Bring handouts, brochures and displays for tables in the lobby
• Be available during the presentation to talk about curriculum and
programs specific to your school – Note: No formal HS presentation
• Talk about offerings that make your school different or unique
Tips and things to consider:
• Arrive early to set up table
• Invite current students and families to share with prospective families
• Bring staff who are content experts on academic programs
High School Open Houses
• Washburn – Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 5 p.m.
• Southwest – Wednesday, Oct. 29, at 6:30 p.m.
• North – Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 6:30 p.m.
• Henry – Thursday, Nov. 6, at 6:30 p.m.
• Edison – Thursday, Nov. 13, at 5:30 p.m.
• Roosevelt – Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 6:30 p.m.
• South – Thursday, Nov. 20, at 6:30 p.m.
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High schools should work with eighth-grade feeder sites to do joint
promotion and marketing to families. Newsletters, web site posts,
school messenger and direct mail are all encouraged. Connect with
student placement (Tiffany or Nagashia) for help with mailing lists.
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High School Tours
• Each high school is expected to offer tours October-January
• Individual high schools will determine their own dates and times
• Tours should take place during the day and after school to
accommodate working families
• Tour opportunities should be promoted on high school web sites
• Tours are open to all families – questions about enrollment
chances should be directed to Student Placement staff
• Manageable tour sizes are determined by school sites
• High schools should use student ambassadors to assist with
tours, but make sure a content expert tags along
• High schools are welcome to work with feeder schools to conduct
tours of entire eighth grade classes (optional)
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High School Request Timeline
• December – Online High School Request Center goes live
• December – Explore MPS catalog mailed to homes of eighth-graders
• January 31, 2015 – School Fair Showcase, Mpls Convention Center
• February 28 – School request forms due. Must be postmarked by this date to
be included in the priority lottery
• March – High school lottery runs
• Late March/Early April – Placement letters mailed
• Late March/Early April – Student placement lists sent to high schools (reach out to
families to welcome them and for class registration)
• April 20 – Appeals deadline
• Late April/Early May – Assigned list (all students including appeals and default
placements) sent to both high schools and eighth grade sites
Note:
• Questions about whether or not a student request was received should be
directed to Student Placement
• Eighth grade sites should refer families to Student Placement if they have not
received their notice by April 13 (full week after spring break)
• Letters of recommendation for appeals will not be accepted
• Change of address requests for eighth-graders from October through February
must be verified and updated by Nagashia Jackson
• Questions about a school assignment should be directed to Student Placement by
a parent, guardian or counselor, not the student
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HS Attendance Areas and Pathways
• The eighth grade site where a student attends does not
determine high school placement
• High school options are determined by home address
• The pathways for high school are Roosevelt Spanish
Immersion and South Open - This applies to students at
Barton, Marcy and Anwatin. Note: Families must proactively
request the pathway.
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Attendance Areas and Map
1A and 1H – Henry
1B, 1C and 1D – North
1E, 1F, 1G – Edison
2A, 2B, 2C and 2E – South
2D and 2F – Roosevelt
1D, 3A, 3B, 3E and 3G – Southwest
1D, 3C, 3D, 3F and 3H - Washburn
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Expanded School Options
In an effort to provide an integrated learning
environment, families who live in elementary
school attendance areas 1B and 1C in north
Minneapolis (north of Olson Memorial Highway,
south of Dowling and west of the Mississippi River)
and qualify for free/reduced priced lunch
may request to attend Southwest High School and
receive transportation (see map).
Note: This option is available until the
school request deadline, February 28, 2015.
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What’s new for the 2015-16 school
year?
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Go-To Student Pass
• Program has expanded to include out-
of-zone students (including open
enrollment) who attend under-enrolled
schools: Edison, Henry, North and
Roosevelt
• There is current discussion to give
passes to all students who qualify
(more than two miles away or
free/reduced walk zone) regardless of
school and zone – Stay tuned!
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Attendance Area 1G • Students will grandfather to their current school
and will switch to their new community school at
transition grades, 6 and 9
• Elementary School – Webster
• Middle School – Northeast
• High School – Edison
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English Learners (EL) High School Placement
• New-to-district English learners at WIDA Levels 1 and 2 who live in
Zone 1 will be placed at Edison regardless of age
• New-to-district English learners at WIDA Levels 1 and 2 who live in
Zones 2 and 3 have the option to attend Wellstone or Edison
• New-to-district English learners at WIDA Levels 3, 4, and 5 will be
placed at MPS comprehensive high schools, based on address,
regardless of age or credit attainment
Note:
• If students are not making progress toward graduation, counselors can
work with the student and family to transition to other programs to meet
their needs (e.g. Adult Basic Ed)
• Multilingual and College and Career Readiness will collaborate to help
school counselors identify appropriate options.
• The only students who will be transferred to Wellstone from other MPS
high schools are WIDA Level 1 and 2 students who are new to the
country (or have left and returned) within the past five years.
• English learners who have been in an MPS school for two years or more
should attend a comprehensive high school
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Special Education
• Students in federal settings 1 or 2 should go through the school
request process to select a school.
• Students receiving services in federal settings 3 or 4 are served
by citywide programs and will be placed in the appropriate
program during their transition meeting.
• Special Education placement is based on the needs of the
student, home address and space availability.
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How do we request a high school?
1. Research your options and complete an online request
form: http://highschoolrequest.mpls.k12.mn.us –
2. Go live date: December
3. Guidebooks will be mailed to the homes of eighth-
graders and distributed through their current school
4. Students may request up to three high schools or
citywide programs
5. Return request forms directly to Student Placement
Services – online or U.S. mail
Must be postmarked on or before
February 28, 2014
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High School Request Center
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Choosing a high school is as easy as 1 2 3
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School Program Placement Priorities
NEIGHBORHOOD/COMMUNITY SCHOOL
1st Attendance Area Sibling
2nd Attendance Area
3rd Expanded School Options
4th Out-of-Area Sibling
5th Employee
6th Attendance Zone
7th Minneapolis Resident
8th Open Enrollment
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School Program Placement Priorities
CITYWIDE PROGRAM
1st Pathway
2nd Sibling
3rd Employee
4th Under-represented Demographic
5th Minneapolis Resident
6th Siblings (Open Enrollment)
7th Open Enrollment
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9th-grade Lottery Stats and Figures
Zone 1 - 2014 requests
• Edison: 150 first requests ~ 173 total placements
• Henry: 169 first requests ~ 190 total placements
• North: 68 first requests (127% increase) ~ 82 total
placements
• All students who selected a Zone 1 school as a top request
received placement
Total placements include students who selected the school as a
second or third request or were defaulted to their community
school. Students are defaulted to their community school if they do
not proactively make a request by the lottery deadline or if they do
not get any of their top three requests.
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9th-grade Lottery Stats and Figures
Zone 2 – 2014 Requests • South High: 245/316 = 78% of students received placement to
the community program (Liberal Arts)
• South Open: 138/138 = 100% of students received placement
• Pathway students (Barton and Marcy) must proactively
request this program
• South All Nations: 31 first requests ~ 35 total placements
• Roosevelt: 207 (44% increase) first requests ~ 312 total
placements
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9th-grade Lottery Stats and Figures
Zone 3 – 2014 Requests
• Southwest: 425/627 = 68% of students received placement
• 51/59 = 86% of Expanded Options applicants received
placement
• Washburn: 375 first requests (38% increase) ~ 425 total
placements
• Only out of zone students with an additional priority were
placed at Southwest or Washburn (e.g. sibling or employee
preference)
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Notification & Appeal Process
Acceptance Letter
Early April 2015
Formal Appeal Process
– DEADLINE –
April 20, 2015
Note: 12/62 = 19% of appeals
approved for the 2014-15 school year
