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Current News and Upcoming Events

Current News and Upcoming Events

 

DATE EVENT
 

EDISON ELEMENTARY MAGNET PROGRAM SCHOOL TOURS AND OPEN HOUSE
School Tours:  Admin is available to conduct school tours on Wednesday mornings at 9:00 am during February 2026 and March 2026.  To put your name on the list, call Edison Elementary at 801-974-8300.  Magnet teachers will not be available for discussions at this time due to teacher instruction.
Open House:  Thursday, March 26, from 5:00-6:30 pm

 

INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET PROGRAM SCHOOL TOURS AND OPEN HOUSE
School Tours:  Admin is available to conduct school tours on Wednesday mornings at 9:00 am during February 2026 and March 2026.  To put your name on the list, call Indian Hills Elementary at 801-584-2908.  Magnet teachers will not be available for discussions at this time due to teacher instruction.
Open House – Wednesday, March 25, from 5:00-7:00 pm
INDIAN HILLS TOUR & OPEN HOUSE FLYER

  WHITTIER ELEMENTARY MAGNET PROGRAM SCHOOL TOURS AND OPEN HOUSE
School Tours:  Admin is available to conduct school tours on an as needed basis.  To schedule a tour, call Whittier Elementary at 801-481-4846.  Magnet teachers will not have time for meet-and-greets due to their focus on academic instruction. 
Teacher Meet-and-Greets:  Will be held at the beginning of the school year or when a student enters the Magnet program.
 

CLAYTON MIDDLE SCHOOL MAGNET (ELP) REGISTRATION & COURSE SELECTION
School Registration:  Online registration starts in July 2026
Course Selection:
-If Clayton is your feeder school, counselors visited feeder elementary schools and handed out course selection cards.  If you have not received a course selection card, stop by or call Clayton MIddle School to receive a card.  Counselors would like these returned by February 13, if possible, but you can turn in anytime.
-If Clayton is not your feeder school, the registrar will contact parents of Magnet eligible students with your course selection information.  

Course catalog is located on the Clayton website Clayton Course Catalog

 

HILLSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL MAGNET (ELP) REGISTRATION & COURSE SELECTION
School Registration:  Online registration starts in July 2026
Course Selection:

-If Hillside is your feeder school, counselors visited feeder elementary schools and handed out course selection cards.  Counselors will return to these elementary schools to collect course selection cards in the first two weeks of February.  If you have not received a course selection card, you may call or email Hillside Middle School to receive a card.  Counselors would like these returned by February 13, if possible, but you can turn in anytime. 
-If Hillside is not your feeder school, couselors will contact parents of Magnet eligible students by February 9 with your course selection information.  
Parents can also call or email Hillside Middle School to have a course selection card sent to them.

Course selection forms and the course catalog are located on the Hillside website Hillside Registration & Course Selection Information

 

WEST HIGH SCHOOL MAGNET (ELP) REGISTRATION & COURSE SELECTION
School Registration:  Online registration starts in July 2026
Course Selection:  Click on link for your next steps – WEST HIGH - NEXT STEPS

Mid-April 2026 For in-district kindergarten and 3rd grade students who tested in January 2026, results will be uploaded to Parent Portal by mid-April.  You will be contacted only if your student is eligible for the Magnet program.

For opt-in kindergarten and 3rd grade students who tested in January 2026, results will be emailed by mid-April to the email address listed in your application.
Friday, March 27, 2026

Last day for elementary eligible Magnet students not in a Magnet classroom to opt back into the waitlist for the 2026-2027 school year.  Complete online form PREVIOUSLY IN MAGNET OR DECLINED MAGNET & SEEKING CURRENT CONSIDERATION

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 Indian Hills Elementary School Magnet Open House
5:00-7:00 pm
INDIAN HILLS TOUR & OPEN HOUSE FLYER
February 9, 2026 For 6th & 7th grade students who tested in January 2026, results were sent to the email address listed in your online application.  If you do not see the email in your inbox, check your span and junk mailboxes as well.  
January 23, 24, 29, & 30, 2026 Opt-In testing for students whose parents completed an online application by December 12, 2025. 
Parents were sent an email with information to sign up for a testing session.
Deadline to sign up for testing session was January 14.
Thurs., January 22, 2026 Clayton Middle School Open House (Magnet Program) – 5:30-7:00 pm 
CLAYTON MIDDLE SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE & SHADOWING FLYER
Thurs., January 22, 2026

SLCSE-Bryant Middle School Open House (Pre AP Program) – 4:30-6:00pm

Wed., January 21, 2026 Hillside Middle School Open House (Magnet Program) – 5:00-7:30 pm
Tues., January 20, 2026 West High School 7th & 8th Grade Open House (Magnet Program) – 6:00-8:00 pm
January 2026 (Dates vary by school) Gradewide Kindergarten and 3rd Grade Testing.
Check with your school’s AAMP teacher for the testing date at your school.
December 15 & 18, 2026 Emails sent to parents who completed online Opt-In Testing Application with information how to sign up for a testing session. Deadline to sign up for a testing session is January 14, 2026.
Friday, December 12, 2025 Online Application for Opt-In Testing Closes 
LINK TO ONLINE APPLICATION HAS CLOSED
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 Message sent via ParentSquare to parents of current Magnet students in 1st–5th grades with a link to an online Intent to Return Survey regarding your plans for the 2026-2027 school year.  Check your ParentSquare account for the email.  If you do not see an email, contact the Advanced Academics Department.
Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Message sent via ParentSquare to parents of current 6th grade Magnet students (in a Magnet classroom) and to parents of current 6th grade Magnet eligible students (not in a Magnet classroom) listing their middle school Magnet options, Magnet open house dates, and shadowing information.  Check your ParentSquare account for the email.  If you do not see an email, contact the Advanced Academics Department.

Week of September 29, 2025 Message sent via ParentSquare to parents of new-to-district students who tested in Aug/Sept and are Magnet eligible or were placed on the waitlist.  LINK TO PARENTSQUARE
Thursday, September 25, 2025 New-to-District assessment results were populated in Parent Portal on September 25, 2025.  LINK TO PARENT PORTAL
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 Online Application for Opt-In Testing Opens (closes on December 12, 2025) 
LINK TO ONLINE APPLICATION HAS CLOSED
Monday, September 8, 2025 AAMP Groups Start
Mon., Aug 25, 2025 -Thurs., Sept. 4, 2025 New-to-District Student Testing