January PACE Meeting & Selective Admissions School Fair

SELECTIVE ADMISSIONS SCHOOL FAIR
THURSDAY JANUARY 15TH
6:30-8:00 PM
FORT HAYES HIGH SCHOOL
546 Jack Gibbs Blvd., Columbus, OH 43215

Columbus City Schools offers Selective Admissions as part of the School Choice/Lottery process for students meeting certain criteria for application. Letters to qualifying students will be mailed on January 12th, 2015. 

Columbus PACE will be hosting a Selective Admissions School Fair to introduce students to the programs at Duxberry Park Alternative Elementary, Arts Impact Middle School, Eastmoor Academy High School, Columbus Alternative High School, and Fort Hayes High School. A representative from the School Choice department will be on hand to discuss the application process and answer any questions. This is a great opportunity to have one on one time with the school representatives to learn more about the programs they offer.

Information from the Selective Admissions area on the CCS website: 

The Selective Admissions Pilot program for Eastmoor Academy and Columbus Alternative High School began in 2008. The criteria to submit a Selective Admissions Application is as follows:
  • Entering the 9th grade for the first time
  • Currently a resident of the Columbus City School District
  • A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher in 7th grade
  • Scored at the 90th percentile on all sections of the 6th Grade Terra Nova test OR have been identified as Gifted and Talented in an academic area
The Selective Admissions Pilot program for Fort Hayes, AIMS and Duxberry began in 2013. The criteria to submit a Selective Admissions Application for Fort Hayes and AIMS is as follows:
  • Identification of Gifted and Talented in the Arts
  • Audition that utilizes a rubric for scoring
The criteria to submit a Selective Admissions Application for Duxberry:
  • Identified as gifted in the creative arts, demonstrated talent identified by private lessons through arts teachers in the community and/or parent interview for those families that are salient advocates and artists in the community.