Magnet Placement Offer
If your child receives a placement offer to one of the magnet schools in the Greater Hartford Region, we hope you choose to Accept! This is an amazing educational opportunity available to your child.
Things You Need to Know!
1. How do I respond? To respond to your child's placement offer:
- Log-in to your RSCO Account
- Go to Your Dashboard and download your notification letter from the Documents section under Tools
- Select
- View Offer on the school card
- View Offer on the Magnet Application Card
- Accept or Decline by the deadline on your child's magnet application and notification letter.
- Have questions? We are happy to help:
2. Can I schedule a school tour or a way to talk to teachers, educators and currently enrolled families? Yes, contact the school/program, let them know what you are interested in and they can help you!
3. How much time do I have to make my decision? You must respond by the deadline in your placement notification to accept your child's placement for the 2023-24 school year. You can find the response deadline by logging-in to your RSCO Account and downloading your placement letter from the Documents section on your Dashboard. The response date is also indicated on the offer page in the parent portal. We understand that this is a big decision for your family and want to provide you with the time and information you need to make the best decision for your family. We hope you accept!
4. I received a placement opportunity at one of the technical high schools (A.I. Prince Tech, E.C. Goodwin Tech, or Howell Cheney Tech) in early February and now I received a magnet placement offer, what do I do? Now is the time to decide which one of these great schools you would like to attend. It may be a tough decision, but you can only pick one. When you decide, log-in to your RSCO Account, select view offers on your child's student card then select view offers on your child's application and select Accept in either the CTECS application or magnet application. The other placement offer will automatically decline.
Please remember, you may only accept one (1) offer and accepting an offer is considered a final decision. Once you accept a placement offer, your child's application is removed from all other waitlists and no other placements will be made for the 2023-24 school year.
5. What does it mean to accept my child’s magnet placement offer? When you accept the magnet placement offer, you have decided your child will attend a magnet school for the 2023-24 school year. By accepting the placement offer, your child is not eligible to receive another magnet, Open Choice or Hartford Region technical high school (if applicable) placement offer for the 2023-24 school year.
6. I accepted my child's magnet placement offer what do I do next?
There are two additional steps you will need to complete after you accept your placement offer:
Step 1 Register: You must register your child to maintain your magnet school placement. The school will contact you with instructions on how to register.
Important Notes about Registration:
- It is important to start the registration process immediately and complete it within the timeframe provided by the school. If you do not receive registration instruction within a few days, please contact the magnet school directly.
- Failure to register by the school's registration deadline will result in the removal of the your child's placement offer.
Step 2 Report: You must report your placement to your home district. After you complete Step 1 Registration, contact your local school/school district to report that you have accepted a placement at a magnet school and will not be attending a school in your local school district for the 2023-24 school year.
Once you completed registration and your child is enrolled, you do not need to reapply each year to continue in the magnet school. Unless you withdraw your child, they will remain enrolled at their magnet school until they reach the school's final grade. To enroll in any other Magnet, Hartford Region CTECS, or Open Choice school, a RSCO application must be submitted.
You must complete the registration process by the registration deadline in order to keep your child's seat.
7. What does it mean to decline my child’s magnet placement offer? We hope you choose to accept your child’s placement offer; however, we also understand that interests and circumstances change. If you decide that you do not want your child to attend the magnet school, select Decline on your child's magnet application. Note that whether you accept or decline, your child’s application is removed from the applicant pool for the 2023-24 school year and they will not be eligible for another placement offer at a magnet school or Open Choice school.
Note: Grade 9 Applicants who applied to CTECS may decline the magnet offer and remain on the CTECS waitlist.
8. The school isn’t my first choice; will my child get another placement offer? No, unfortunately your child will not be receiving another magnet or Open Choice placement offer. If you are uncertain or are considering declining this placement offer, we encourage you to access your RSCO Account and visit the school card, which has details about the school or participate in a school event to learn more about the school first-hand to see if this school is a fit for your child!
9. I decided I do not want my child to go to the magnet school in the placement notification; will my child be put on the waitlist if I decline or do not respond? No, your child’s application will not be put on a waitlist if you decline or do not respond. This will be the only magnet placement offer that your child will receive for the 2023-24 school.
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