Parents looking for intense programs suited to specific interests have many options in the Hillsborough County School District.
One avenue is magnet schools.
Magnets receive federal funding to offer specialized or advanced curricula. They were created to promote voluntary desegregation, but magnet schools serve students from a larger area, some countywide.
Demand is large for magnets, and most have waiting lists. Students must apply for a specific program. Here is the list of programs available in the district and what schools host them:
Advanced Course Scholars - Dowdell, Ferrell and Sligh middle schools; Lennard and Leto high schools
Animal Science - Cahoon Elementary
Architecture Academy - Tampa Bay Technical High
Center for Language Exploration and Global Communications - Ferrell Middle
Cultural Arts & Humanities - Rampello K-8
Engineering - Middleton High
Environmental Studies - Muller Elementary, Dowdell Middle
Foreign Language & Global Studies - Lockhart Elementary
Gifted & Talent Development Academy Program - Cahoon, Dunbar, Lee, Lockhart, Lomax elementary schools
Heath Professions - Sligh Middle, Tampa Bay Technical High
International Studies - Lincoln and MacFarlane elementary schools; Williams Middle; Jefferson High
International Baccalaureate - Hillsborough, King and Robinson high schools
Law Studies - Franklin Middle
Math / Science / Technology - Dunbar and Lomax elementary schools, Stewart and Young middle schools; Middleton High
Urban Teaching - Blake, Hillsborough and Middleton high schools
Visual / Performing / Communication Arts - Lockhart, Muller and Philip Shore elementary schools, Orange Grove and Progress Village Middle
World Studies - Lee Elementary
To apply: Applications are available at www.sdhc.k12.fl.us/magnet/index.asp or by calling (813) 272-4811.
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