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

The Magnet School / Special Admissions 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 special admissions program may conduct a lottery or hold an interview or performance task.

• Please note that magnet schools or special admissions 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 special admissions program if the grade level is offered.

2. Applicants must log into the application site.

3. 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 2025 of their application status.

2. Applicants  may be accepted into a magnet school / special admissions 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. 

Think carefully about your decision to apply to a magnet school / special admissions 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 - Adam Gelman at agelman@aurorak12.org  for High School and Christina Strusa at cstrusa@aurorak12.org for K-8.

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

• ConstrucTECH Program - 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.