Please read through the following application process steps FIRST before launching the application form link found below.

The Magnet School/Program Application Process allows families from Aurora to apply to a school other than their boundary school. Families who live outside of Aurora can also apply. There are different criteria for each magnet school or program, so please be sure to read the school’s website carefully. A magnet school or program may conduct a lottery or hold an interview or performance task. Please note that magnet schools or programs are part of APS and are not considered charter schools.  Please know that you may qualify for district-led transportation if you live within APS boundaries. 

 Application Steps

1. Applicants can select more than one magnet school or program if the grade level is offered.

2. The deadline for all magnet school/program applications is Feb. 23.

3. Applicants must log into the application site and may make changes up until 5 p.m. on Feb. 23.

4. If an applicant does not currently attend an APS school, additional information may be requested by a school.

Selection Process

1. Applicants will be notified in March 2024 of their application status.

2. Applicants  may be accepted into a magnet school/program, not accepted or waitlisted. 

3. Applicants will receive an email regarding the decision which will be sent to the email address from which they applied. 

4. Applicants who have applied to more than one magnet school or program must select one school by the March 18 at 5:00 p.m. deadline.

Think carefully about your decision to apply to a magnet school/program. Once the selection is made (if families are deciding between two schools), changes are not guaranteed, so please choose carefully. The school will contact families directly when a seat becomes available to a student who is on the waitlist. Waitlists are purged on a yearly basis when the next year’s application process begins. 

If you have any questions regarding the application steps or process, please contact the following: 

• Charles Burrell Visual & Performing Arts K-12 Campus - Communications Coordinator Krista Hill at kmhill@aurorak12.org or 720-762-7014.

• Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy - Family Liaison Mandee Padilla at mlpadilla@aurorak12.org or 303-326-1723.

• ConstrucTECH Program - P-TECH Principal John Lowe at jlowe@aurorak12.org or Career Technical Education (CTE) Director Dr. Lisa Adams at ladams1@aurorak12.org.

Please note: If an out of district applicant gets accepted into one of the APS magnet schools or programs, you will be sent an email with a link to register your student with Aurora Public Schools.