National School Choice Week Spotlight: Magnet programs thrive in Dallas ISD

National School Choice Week is Jan. 24 – 29. This annual commemoration brings awareness to the abundance of K-12 school choice options available to students and families. Dallas ISD is proud to offer a variety of educational options to provide every child an effective, challenging, and motivating education. One of these choice options is our magnet school program. 

Dallas ISD magnet schools are schools of choice that offer unique educational opportunities and experiences. Students have access to college preparatory courses and specialized thematic curricula that investigate and explore today’s career choices.

Magnet programs offer smaller learning communities, access to college preparatory courses and specialized curricula in today’s high-demand career choices.

Students can choose from an array of programs including visual arts, classes for the talented and gifted, leadership,  STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), communications and much more. 

The specialty programs prepare students to pursue academic options in a pathway based on students’ interests and learning styles. 

Graduates of these schools go on to respected colleges and universities across the country and have emerged as leaders and innovators in their fields.

Dallas ISD's magnet schools provide an array of high-quality, diverse programs for your scholar. 

The deadline to apply to a Dallas ISD choice school or program is Feb. 7. Available school options include Obama Male Leadership Academy, Atwell Law Academy, Holmes Humanities/Communications Academy, Rosemont Upper School, Lanier Expressive Arts Vanguard, Polk Center for Academically Talented and Gifted, Spence Talented/Gifted Academy, and Starks Math, Science and Technology Vanguard. Students can visit at www.dallasisd.org/choosedallasisd to apply to any Dallas ISD choice school or program.