Fourteen Wake County Magnet Schools have been notified by the Magnet Schools of America of their selection as Magnet Schools of Excellence or Magnet Schools of Distinction.
2010 National Magnet Schools of Excellence are Bugg Creative Arts and Science Magnet Elementary, Conn Active Learning and Technology Magnet Elementary, Joyner Center for Spanish Language / International Baccalaureate PYP Magnet Elementary, Millbrook International Baccalaureate PYP Magnet Elementary, Wiley International Studies Magnet Elementary, Ligon Gifted and Talented Magnet Middle School and Garner International Baccalaureate MYP/DP Magnet High.
Three students from Garner Magnet High talk about their excitement in the school being named a School of Excellence.
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David Ansbacher, WCPSS Magnet Schools director and Drew Cook principal of Garner Magnet High discuss the importance of the Magnet Schools of America recognition.
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The 2010 National Magnet Schools of Distinction are Combs Leadership Magnet Elementary, Brooks Museums Magnet Elementary, Douglas Creative Arts and Science Magnet Elementary, Hunter Gifted and Talented Magnet Elementary, Washington Gifted and Talented Magnet Elementary, Centennial Campus University Connections & Leadership Magnet Middle and East Garner International Baccalaureate MYP Magnet Middle.
Magnet Schools of America is a national collaborative network of magnet schools that provide leadership for innovative instructional programs promoting equity, diversity, and academic excellence for all students in public school choice programs. The schools were selected from a national field of over 2,000 magnet schools based on rigorous criteria that includes innovative instructional strategies, student achievement, diversity goals, and parent and community involvement in the magnet school. As WCPSS proceeds with the Curriculum Management Audit’s call to evaluate all programs, the accomplishment of these schools shows the level to which WCPSS magnet programs meet and exceed the national standard for magnet schools.
Garner Magnet High principal Drew Cook, Garner students, Area Superintendent Lloyd Gardner and WCPSS Magnet Schools Director David Ansbacher discuss the honors earned by WCPSS schools from the Magnet Schools of America.