Dear City School District of New Rochelle Community,
This is a reminder that the City School District of New Rochelle is offering current New Rochelle residents from kindergarten through fifth-grade Magnet placement for the 2022-2023 school year at three Magnet Schools (Barnard Early Childhood Center, Columbus Elementary School, and Daniel Webster Elementary School). Zoom sessions and Saturday Support Center sessions will be offered to help families with the Magnet lottery process.
Magnet schools are founded on five pillars: diversity, innovative curriculum and professional development, academic excellence, high-quality instructional systems, and family and community partnerships. Magnet programs in New Rochelle are visionary, innovative, and open to all students. Opportunities are designed to provide students with diverse experiences in learning. Diversity is a cornerstone to offering students a global educational experience.
The kindergarten through fifth-grade Magnet lottery process will open on March 9, 2022. The lottery will be managed online to make it easier for families to register once they have accepted their seat. Families will have until March 25, 2022 to enter and rank their preferences for programs and locations. Every effort will be made to accommodate families’ choices. Starting March 30, 2022, families will be notified about next steps, including registering for a specific program.
Those interested in learning more about the programs at Columbus Elementary School and Daniel Webster Elementary School are encouraged to register for and attend a Magnet Open House:
- Columbus Elementary School will host an open house via Zoom on March 8, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.
In addition, the school district’s Office of Curriculum and Instruction, in partnership with the New Rochelle Public Library, will offer two Saturday Support Center sessions to provide Magnet lottery and new student registration help to families. (To be eligible to start kindergarten this fall, a child must have been born on or before Dec. 31, 2017.) School district employees and volunteers will be available to assist families in both English and Spanish on Saturday, March 12 and Saturday, March 19 from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the New Rochelle Public Library, 1 Library Plaza at Lawton Street.
For additional information, please contact the Office of Curriculum and Instruction at (914) 576-4622 or email csdnrk5magnet@nredlearn.org.
Sincerely,
The City School District of New Rochelle