Admissions - Magnet Program

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REVISED ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS OF 2025

GPA:  TPS will review the 3 semesters prior to application and calculate two GPAs based on all non pass/fail courses taken in those 3 semesters. One GPA will include all three semesters; the other will include only the two semesters in the 2019-2020 school year. The higher of the two GPA’s will be used to score the student. Students must have an overall GPA of 2.5 or higher to qualify.

Test Scores: TPS will consider students’ highest MAP or OPI scores from any of the previous 3 years (6th-8th grades). The highest score will then be taken and be entered into the scoring rubric. The student’s highest score must be at or above 35th percentile to qualify.

• Students must qualify in both Reading and Math.

• Student’s missing both MAP and OPI scores will need to submit another norm-referenced exam for review.

Attendance: TPS will consider only the first 3 quarters of attendance in the 2019-2020 school year. Students with 15 or fewer absences will be scored based on the current scoring rubric. 

• Students with more than 15 absences will need to submit documentation providing explanation for absences. A committee will review the documentation and approve or deny the student for consideration into a magnet program.

• Should a student be approved to continue, they will not receive any points for attendance

Teacher Recommendation: TPS will not require nor use teacher recommendations in evaluating a student’s application. 

Discipline: Suspensions will no longer automatically disqualify students from consideration. All students with suspension will be reviewed by a committee to approve or deny the application to move forward. 

• If an applicant is not a current TPS student, all documentation relating to any suspension record must be submitted for consideration. 

• For all applicants currently enrolled in TPS, suspension information, including details of the incident, will be pulled from Powerschool.

With the wide range of Pre-AP and AP courses offered at Edison High School, students have the flexibility to personalize the Magnet Program to match their academic strengths. Students choose which courses they wish to take in order to fulfill their requirements for the Magnet Program. Students in Edison's Magnet Program must fulfill the following academic requirements by taking a minimum of:

• Freshmen and Sophomores:
  • 3 Pre-AP classes or 1 AP class and 1 Pre-AP class
• Juniors and Seniors:
  • 2 AP classes

Students in the Magnet Program of Advanced Placement Studies must maintain a GPA of 2.5. Any failures in the academic core subjects (English, Mathematics, Science or Social Studies) MUST be made up prior to the start of the next school year. Elective class failures must be corrected in one year.

Transfer students who are not successful in the Magnet Program will not be allowed to move to the regular academic program at Edison. They must remain in the Magnet Program or request a transfer to return to their home school

AP courses can help you acquire the skills and habits you'll need to be successful in college. You'll improve your writing skills, sharpen your problem-solving abilities, and develop time management skills, discipline, and study habits.

Most four-year colleges in the United States and colleges in more than 60 other countries give students credit, advanced placement or both on the basis of AP Exam scores. By entering college with AP credits, you'll have the time to move into upper level courses, pursue a double-major or study abroad.