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. 

 Application Steps

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

2. Applicants must log into the application site.

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

4. Transportation will be provided for families who live in Aurora Public Schools boundaries.

 Selection Process

1. 1. Applicants will be notified beginning in March 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 must select one school by the March deadline that is indicated in the correspondence.

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/program 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, kmhill@aurorak12.org or 303-340-0770

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

• ConstrucTECH - Career Technical Education (CTE) Program Coordinator Jennifer Jasinowski, jljasinowski@aurorak12.org

*If a non APS family gets accepted into a magnet school, they will need to register with APS beginning March 1. Upon acceptance, you will receive an email to register your student with the district.