Admissions - Magnet Program

NOTE: Criteria for 2023-2024 have not been finalized. 

GPA:  2.5 cumulative GPA, fall semester of application year plus previous full year. 

Test Scores: TPS will consider students’ highest MAP or OPI scores from the past year. The student must score at or above the 35th percentile in both Reading and Math to qualify.

Attendance: Due to distance learning in 2020-2021, TPS did not use attendance data for 2022-2023 applications. 

Teacher Recommendation: TPS no longer requires nor uses 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.

Applications for the 2023-24 school year will be available beginning January 5, 2023 and will be due by February 12, 2023. 

 

• Only current 8th graders may shadow.

• Shadowing is from 8:30 AM - 3:35 PM; Lunch will be provided

• There are a limited number of spaces, so please register early.

• Students must be in academic and discipline good-standing with their home school in order to participate. 

• Meet in the library, parents may stay for an optional tour and Q & A

• Pizza lunch is provided but students may bring their own lunch

• Parents are responsible for transportation.

Available Dates (click on link to register):

Tuesday, November 29th

Wednesday, January 18

Wednesday, February 1

Current Edison Middle School students do not need to sign up. They will have their own special day. 

 

Some schools are shadowing as a group, please check with your school before signing up.

Click on link to register:

 Tuesday, January 31 2023

• Only current 5th graders may shadow.

• Shadowing is from 9:30 AM - Noon.

• Pizza lunch is provided but students may bring their own lunch.

• Students must be in academic and discipline good-standing with their home school in order to participate. 

• Parents are responsible for transportation.

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

High School 

• Tuesday, January 10, 5:30 PM
• Tuesday, February 7, 5:30  PM

Middle School 

• Thursday, January 12, 5:30 PM
• Thursday, February 9, 5:30 PM

 

 

 

Save the Date: Wednesday, January 25th, 6:00 PM

"Showcase” is a fun-filled evening, where you will have the opportunity to learn about life as an Eagle. The evening  begins with a Club/Organization Fair. This is followed by an auditorium presentation, where you will learn about our academic, athletic, and fine arts programs and see performances from our student groups.