GPA: TPS will review the 3 semesters prior to application and calculate two GPAs based on all non pass/fail courses taken in those 3 semesters. One GPA will include all three semesters; the other will include only the two semesters in the 2019-2020 school year. The higher of the two GPA’s will be used to score the student. Students must have an overall GPA of 2.5 or higher to qualify.
Test Scores: TPS will consider students’ highest MAP or OPI scores from any of the previous 3 years (6th-8th grades). The highest score will then be taken and be entered into the scoring rubric. The student’s highest score must be at or above 35th percentile to qualify.
- Students must qualify in both Reading and Math.
- Student’s missing both MAP and OPI scores will need to submit another norm-referenced exam for review.
Attendance: TPS will consider only the first 3 quarters of attendance in the 2019-2020 school year. Students with 15 or fewer absences will be scored based on the current scoring rubric.
- Students with more than 15 absences will need to submit documentation providing explanation for absences. A committee will review the documentation and approve or deny the student for consideration into a magnet program.
- Should a student be approved to continue, they will not receive any points for attendance
Teacher Recommendation: TPS will not require nor use teacher recommendations in evaluating a student’s application.
Discipline: Suspensions will no longer automatically disqualify students from consideration. All students with suspension will be reviewed by a committee to approve or deny the application to move forward.
- If an applicant is not a current TPS student, all documentation relating to any suspension record must be submitted for consideration.
- For all applicants currently enrolled in TPS, suspension information, including details of the incident, will be pulled from Powerschool.
