This publication from USDOE examines eight magnet high schools, analyzing their common characteristics and profiles them as models of success. This publication from USDOE provides "lessons learned" for district and school decision-makers of how specialized programs can spark enthusiasm for learning and catalyze academic growth in students whose interest and aptitudes may not be fulfilled by their neighborhood schools. Creating and Sustaining Successful K-8 Magnet Schools.The Department of Education has issued a memorandum regarding the military enrollment preference in special academic programs. Military Enrollment Preference in Magnet Schools (PDF).This book identifies six school districts whose successful magnet programs offer a range of contexts, experiences, and perspectives. This book by USDOE is part of the Innovations in Education series. Innovations in Education: Creating Successful Magnet School Programs.Magnet Schools Assistance Grant Program (US Department of Education) The Magnet Schools Assistance program provides grants to eligible local educational agencies to establish and operate magnet schools that are operated under a court-ordered or federally approved voluntary desegregation plan.Information about membership, resources, and magnet schools conferences are available from this page. Magnet Schools of America Magnet Schools of America provides leadership for innovative instructional programs that promote equity, diversity, and academic excellence for all students in public school choice programs.In Florida, 642,298 students participated in 581 magnet schools or magnet programs in 28 Florida school districts during the 2017-2018 school year. Magnet programs differ slightly from a magnet school as the special curriculum is offered to a cohort of students as opposed to the entire school. A magnet school is defined as an elementary, middle, or high school that offers, to all students enrolled in that particular school, a special curriculum capable of attracting substantial numbers of students of different social, economic, ethnic, and racial backgrounds. These programs may include a particular theme or focus such as mathematics, science, technology, communications, international affairs, business or performing arts. Magnet schools and magnet programs offer a specialized curriculum to students outside the school’s normal attendance boundaries. and programs to ensure that the schools are integrated to the greatest extent. At the elementary and middle school levels, students are invited to apply to magnet programs, based on a screening and/or referral process. Florida Education & Training Placement Information Program (FETPIP) Tenth St., Tucson AZ 85719 (520) 225-6717.Florida's Assessment of Student Thinking.