Transcript Human Investment Initiative (HII) and Fresno Unified

School Choice
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Plan for next year!
Fresno Unified School District has a variety of School
options.
Application Deadline is December 1.
Start thinking about your choices now!
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Your parent fills out the magnet application.
Applications must be completed and turned in September
through December 1 each year .
Schools must have available space
Selection Process
Lottery
Admission Criteria
Notification
Letter by mail at the end of January
Parent/guardian acceptance required
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Magnet Schools are
thematic
instructional
programs created to
attract a diverse
group of students to
a campus and meet
the governmental
goals to reduce,
eliminate, and
prevent minority
group isolation.
School of Choice and Programs
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School of Choice Options
High School
Grade
Thematic Program
Bullard High School
9 - 12
Law and Social Justice
Design Science
9 - 12
Architecture and Engineering
Duncan Polytechnical
9 - 12
Career Themed School
Edison High School
9 - 12
Math, Science, Technology, and
Foreign Language
Fresno High School
9 - 12
International Baccalaureate
Diploma Program
Hoover High School
9 - 12
Design Technology & Public
Service
McLane High School
9 - 12
Medical Education and Research
Roosevelt High School
9 - 12
Visual and Performing Arts
Sunnyside High School
9 - 12
Doctor’s Academy
High School Law and Social
Justice 9-12
This comprehensive school
offers a Law and Social Justice
pathway that incorporates
community services
opportunities.
Focus: Problem solving,
interpersonal communication,
activism and advocacy.
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Design Science is an early college high school
helping students earn an Associates degree
and/or transferable credit to a CSU/UC school
in conjunction with Fresno City College.
◦ Small student body
◦ One-on-one time with teachers
Acceptance determined through lottery
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Students explore careers in Nursing and
Health Services; Automotive, Construction
and Engineering; Agriculture; and Education &
Child Development
◦ ROP courses are open to 11th-12th grade students
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A prestigious International Baccalaureate
Diploma Program that prepares students for
college opportunities. It combines rigorous,
international curriculum with community
service, so you’ll learn how to think globally
and act locally.
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A program with a focus on Public Service
(Emergency Response, Fire Fighting and
Criminal Justice & Investigation) and Design
Technology.
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A smaller learning community within a
comprehensive high school that allows students to
research within science and medicine. Students get
the perfect combination of a supportive learning
environment that also provides a clear path to future
employment.
Participate in community service projects at local
hospitals, healthcare facilities and public schools.
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The school of the Performing Arts offers:
 Visual Arts
 Graphic Arts
 Performance Electives
Help you succeed in academics, athletics and/or the
arts- so you can become a well-rounded person who
gets the most out of life.
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Student Selection Criteria: Completed Transfer
Application; Doctors’ Academy Application; personal
interview.
Enrollment is limited to 9th grade students that have a
3.0 Grade Point Average (GPA) in Math, Science, and
English, and have completed Algebra prior to the 9th
grade.
Activities students undergoes are:
 enrichment programs
 rigorous accelerated classes
 college tutorial support
 counseling
 parent empowerment
 medical or health mentors
 clinical placement
 special consideration for scholarship
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CSU Fresno
 early admission to:
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UCSF School of Medicine
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UCSF School of Pharmacy
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UCSF School of Dentistry
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Green Energy and Technology (10th-12th)
Biomedical Pathway
Engineering Pathway
Student Selection Criteria: Completed Transfer Application;
Computech Application; recommendations; standardized test
scores; and recent report card.
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Ask your counselor for an application!
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Questions?
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