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ABOUT MAGNET SCHOOLS

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How to Apply
Nashville School of Arts
Transportation
School Contact Information

Magnet schools have a specialized program and voluntary enrollment. Students may enroll in these programs from throughout Davidson County. Some magnets have academic entrance requirements that students must meet; other magnet schools are theme based. Students are selected for both by lottery.

The academic magnet schools are:

Meigs Middle School (5-8)
Hume Fogg High School (9-12)
Martin Luther King High School (7-12)

The enrollment requirements are

85 or above average for the spring semester of last year and the 1st grade period of the current school year with no failing grades, AND

current Metro students must have achievement test (CRT) scores ADVANCED in both math and reading, and non Metro students must have reading and math stanine scores on a norm-referenced achievement test equaling 14 or above (no rounding)

The thematic (theme based) magnets are:

Carter Lawrence Math and Science Elementary (K-4)
Hull Jackson Montessori Elementary ( PS-4)
Jones Paideia Elementary (K-4)
Creswell Arts Magnet (5-8)
Head Math and Science Middle (5-8)
Rose Park Math and Science (5-8)
East Literature (5-12)
Pearl Cohn High School Business and Communications (9-12)
Nashville School of the Arts (9-12)

Students must apply for all magnet programs. A lottery is held to select the students.

NASHVILLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

Nashville School of the Arts is the one exception to the lottery. Students must fill out an application and audition. There is no lottery for NSA admission.

APPLY FOR A MAGNET SCHOOL

All students must apply for a magnet school by deadline date. Wait lists created by the lottery will be eliminated after the third day of school. Applications are available at 2601 Bransford Avenue, Nashville, TN or can be downloaded by clicking the link below.

No new applications will be accepted after the deadline date of December 5, 2008 except for families new to MNPS.

DOWNLOAD THE MAGNET SCHOOL ENROLLMENT APPLICATION

TRANSPORTATON

Parents must provide their own transportation for students in magnet schools. MTA has buses that also provide transportation. There is assistance with the costs for MTA transportation for students on free or reduced lunch.

CONTACT INFORMATION

School/Principal	Address	Phone/Website
Elementary Magnet Schools
Carter Lawerence Math/Science Magnet Principal: Mrs. Kesha Moore	1118 12th Ave. S	Phone: 291-7333 Website: http://www.carterlawrences.mnps.org
Hull-Jackson Montessori Magnet Principal: Mrs. Martha Phillips	1015 Kellow St.	Phone: 291-6601 Website: http://www.hulljacksones.mnps.org
Jones Paideia Magnet Principal: Ms. Palm Greer	1800 9th Ave. N	Phone: 291-6382 Website: http://www.jonespaideiaes.mnps.org/

Middle Schools
Creswell Arts Magnet Principal: Dr. Dorothy Gunn	3500 John Mallett Dr.	Phone: 291-6515 Website: http://www.creswellms.mnps.org
East Literature Magnet Principal: Mrs. Fran Stewart	110 Gallatin Rd.	Phone: 262-6947 Website: http://www.eastliteraturemagnet.mnps.org
Head Math/Science Magnet Principal: Dr. Angela Carr	1830 Jo Johnston Ave.	Phone: 329-8160 Website: http://www.headmagnetms.mnps.org
Meigs Magnet Principal: Mr. Jon Hubble	713 Ramsey Street	Phone: 271-3222 Website: http://www.meigsmagnetms.mnps.org
Rosa Parks Math/Science Principal: Mrs. Rise Pope	1025 9th Ave S	Phone: 291-6405 Website: http://www.roseparkmagnetms.mnps.org

High Schools
Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet Principal: Mr. Paul Fleming	700 Broadway	Phone: 291-6300 Website: http://www.humefogghs.mnps.org
M.L. King Math/Science Academic Magnet Principal: Dr. Schunn Turner	613 17th Ave N	Phone: 329 - 8400 Website: http://www.mlkmagnet.mnps.org
Nashville School of the Arts Principal: Mr. Bob Wilson	1250 Foster Ave	Phone: 291-6600 Website: http://www.nsahs.mnps.org/
Pearl - Cohn Business Magnet Principal: Mrs. Marva Woods	904 26th Ave N	Phone: 329-8150 Website: http://www.pearlcohnhs.mnps.org