"Frustration, anger and even talk of a lawsuit have bubbled up following a Dallas school board decision to change the competitive admissions process at a handful of top magnet schools.
The board of trustees approved a waiver Thursday so that parents at four magnets will not have to reapply for admission as their children move from one grade span to another at their schools.
For example, a child admitted to the William B. Travis Talented and Gifted school for grades 4 and 5 would not have to reapply to get into Travis' gifted school for sixth- through eighth-graders.
The change takes effect Feb. 1 – just in time for this year's magnet application season – and affects Travis, George Bannerman Dealey Montessori Vanguard and International Academy; Harry Stone Montessori Academy; and Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School."
The board of trustees approved a waiver Thursday so that parents at four magnets will not have to reapply for admission as their children move from one grade span to another at their schools.
For example, a child admitted to the William B. Travis Talented and Gifted school for grades 4 and 5 would not have to reapply to get into Travis' gifted school for sixth- through eighth-graders.
The change takes effect Feb. 1 – just in time for this year's magnet application season – and affects Travis, George Bannerman Dealey Montessori Vanguard and International Academy; Harry Stone Montessori Academy; and Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School."