5. RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Madison Park Technical High School administrators are responsible for disseminating information about Madison Park Technical High School through district initiatives, production of marketing materials, attending local Grade 8 assemblies, press releases and sponsoring open houses and information sessions. Madison Park Technical High School is responsible for annually supplying the Family Resource Centers with current information about the school, including the Admission Lottery Process, on an annual basis.
Madison Park Technical High School disseminates information about the school through a variety of methods.
a. An invitation to all guidance departments of schools that have eighth grade students (public, private, charter) to the Madison Park Technical High School where the Administration and Guidance staff provide an overview of vocational technical education, all of the opportunities available, and services offered by the school.
b. Madison Park Technical High School participates in the Boston Public Schools’ School Preview Time and provides opportunities for students and families to learn more about vocational education before the Admission Lottery / annual school registration begins. The yearly schedule of these activities can be found at the Family Resource Centers or by visiting: www.bostonpublicschools.org/register. Open Houses are conducted in the fall.
c. Brochures, which describe technical vocational programs including academic courses, sports, cooperative education, articulation agreements, industry credentialing and special education resources, are distributed during the Boston Public Schools’ “Showcase of Schools” event scheduled for each December.
FOR FALL ADMISSION TO THE NINTH, TENTH, ELEVENTH AND TWELFTH GRADE
All guidance counselors in the sending public schools work with students on high school choice starting in October. Boston Public School students interested in applying to Madison Park Technical High School for fall admission to the ninth grade must:
a. Complete the School Choice Application for high school assignment that
is distributed by their current school.
b. Select Madison Park Technical High School as their first choice, and
c. Return the completed form to his/her school guidance office no later than
the deadline set by the district in order to have the best opportunity for
assignment. Deadlines are published in the annual booklet, Introducing
the Boston Public Schools on the website.
OR
a. Complete the School Choice Application for high school assignment at any Boston Public Schools Family Resource Center no later than the deadline set by the district. Deadlines are published in the annual booklet, Introducing the Boston Public Schools and on the website. For students new to the district or not in district, information, locations and hours of operation for Boston Public Schools Family Resource Centers can be found online at: www.bostonpublicschools.org/register, or call the Center at: (617 635-9661).
Madison Park Technical Vocational High School is open to students in all Boston neighborhoods. However, the vocational technical laboratories (shops) are designed and equipped to serve a specific maximum number of students safely and therefore the number of seats available in the school are limited. There are several Admission Lotteries / registration periods in the Boston Public Schools, to increase the chances of receiving an assignment to Madison Park Technical Vocational High School, students rank Madison Park Technical Vocational High School as the highest possible choice on the School Choice Application for high school assignment and apply during the earliest Admission Lottery / registration period for their grade as published in the annual “Introducing the Boston Public Schools” and on the website. www.bostonpublicschools.org/register This Admission Lottery / registration period typically occurs in January.
Students submitting applications during subsequent Admission Lotteries / registration periods will be considered for selection to attend Madison Park Technical High School. Lottery numbers will be randomly assigned by a computer at the end of each Admission Lottery / registration period. Seats will be filled in order, beginning with students having the lowest lottery number. This process is repeated at the end of each Admission Lottery / registration period until all available slots at Madison Park are full. Students who choose Madison Park Technical High School and are not assigned will be placed on Madison Park’s wait list. Notification of assignment or wait list status is sent to parents/students by letter beginning in March of each year list. Wait lists are managed in accordance with policy established by the School Committee as described in the annual publication, Introducing the Boston Public Schools and on the website at www.bostonpublicsschools.org/assignment. Students who do not receive an assignment to any school of their choice may be placed on up to three wait lists for high schools. Students may not occupy more than three wait lists. All wait lists expire at the end of the second marking period (January of the following year.) .
FOR ADMISSION TO THE NINTH, TENTH, ELEVENTH AND TWELFTH GRADES FOR THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR
Students enrolled in the Boston Public Schools who want to transfer to Madison Park Technical High School during the school year may apply for a transfer. Students will be enrolled only on a space available basis after any students on the waiting list have been admitted. Students can transfer in any time during Grade 9 or 10. Students in Grade 11 can only transfer into Madison Park Technical High School from a non- Chapter 74 state-approved vocational program when they apply by September 30th. Grade 12 students and Grade 11 students wishing to enter Madison Park Technical High School after September 30th can only enter Madison Park Technical High School during the school year if they are transferring from a Chapter 74 state-approved vocational technical program that Madison Park Technical High School offers and has space availability. Requests received by September 30 will be processed as they are received. Requests from Grade 9 and 10 students received after September 30 will be processed in two (2), Admission Lottery Processes / batches: mid-November and late January. Applicants and parents/guardians should see the annual publication: “Introducing the Boston Public Schools”, also found on the web at: www.bostonpublicschools.org/register for specific deadline dates for eligibility to these Lotteries. Or contact the Boston Public Schools Family Resource Centers at: (617) 635-9661, or online at: www.bostonpublicschools.org/register .
Regardless of when a student applies there is no guarantee that the transfer request will be approved. School Committee policy limits the number of times students may transfer to a different school:
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High School: Only once in grades 9–12
HOME SCHOOL STUDENTS
Students who are formally being home schooled may apply for admission to Madison Park Technical High School including admission during the school year, provided all school registration and Admissions Policy criteria are followed. If there
is an established waiting list, Home School Students will be added to the end of the list and will be admitted from that list in the same way as all other students are. The Home School student’s parent(s)/guardian(s) must submit a copy of the Home School approval letter from the superintendent.
TRANSFER STUDENTS
Applications from students who are enrolled in a state-approved (Chapter 74) vocational technical high school program in another school (transfer students) will be considered for admission (including admission during the school year) if they relocate away from their current school and wish to pursue the same program of study at Madison Park Technical High School.
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