Magnet Lottery and Application

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The magnet lottery application closed on April 17, 2023.  The complete timeline of our lottery process is listed below. If you submitted an application and was not assigned to a school by March 15, your application will be placed on a waitlist by May 1.

​​​MAGNET APPLICATION PROCESS

Families who wish to enroll their child in a magnet school are required to complete and submit an online application.  The priority application time period starts mid-October and goes through December 31.  The application portal will re-open in mid-January with a second lottery taking place in mid-March.  A timeline of magnet lottery events will be provided annually.


An application must be submitted for each child from the same household that is applying.  An application must be submitted if the applicant is a sibling of a child currently at the magnet school of choice, by the priority deadline, to be considered for a seat during the first lottery.


​Kindergarten students must be born on or before September 1, 2018 in order to be eligible for the 2023-24 school year.


NWSISD will conduct a lottery if the number of applicants exceeds the number of available seats.  Applicants may choose up to two magnet schools in order of preference on the application.


Lottery Timeline:
October 14, 2022 - Magnet Lottery Priority Application Opens
December 31, 2022 - Magnet Lottery Priority Application Closes
January 5-12, 2023 - Magnet School Lotteries are performed
Week of January 13, 2023 - Assignment and non-assignment letters mailed to all families who submitted applications.
January 9, 2023 - Magnet Lottery Application Reopens
February 10, 2023 - Deadline for families to accept assignments/enroll at magnet schools
March 10, 2023 - Magnet Lottery Application closes
March 13-14, 2023 - Tier 2 Magnet School Lotteries are performed
March 15, 2023 - Magnet Lottery Application opens
Week of March 20, 2023 - Assignment and non-assignment letters mailed to all families who submitted applications
April 14, 2023 - Deadline for families to accept assignments/enroll at magnet schools
April 17, 2023 - Magnet Lottery Application is closed for season
Week of April 24, 2023 - Randomized wait lists are provided to each magnet school/districts

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NWSISD offers magnet schools from grades K-12 in three themes; Arts, International Baccalaureate, and Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEM/STEAM).  If you have questions about the NWSISD magnet school application process, please call 763-450-1300.
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Do you live within the NWSISD boundary? Anoka-Hennepin, Brooklyn Center, Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose, ISD728 (Elk River | Otsego | Rogers | Zimmerman), Fridley, Osseo, and Rockford school districts comprise Northwest Suburban Integration School District. Check what school district you live in by going to pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us and typing in your zip code. 


Please view NWSISD Magnet School and Lottery policies and procedures.