AUDITION OVERVIEW
APPLYING TO MMA Band Magnet
Applicants
shall be required to pass competitive examinations in
music. Candidates will be considered for admission in the order of
their performance on the audition. (For example, those who score 100% on
the audition will be admitted first, provided they meet academic requirements,
followed by those who score 99% and meet academic requirements, and so on down
the list, until all seats are filled). All auditions are scored by multiple
evaluators, with structures in place to maximize student success, resolve
misaligned scores, recuse evaluators who may have a conflict of interest, etc.
Applicants
shall be required to present evidence of satisfactory
achievement. Candidates will be considered only if their 8th
grade core subject final grades meet the BCPS Academic Policy's definition
of Satisfactory - 75 or higher - and meet the BCPS's definition of
not being chronically absent - 90% attendance or higher. (Those who have a
core subject final grade under 75 or are absent more than 10%, may not be
admitted).
An
Open House may be held for accepted students each March, prior to the
acceptance deadline. Many of our performances are open to the public, and
people get a feel of the school by visiting our performance spaces.
How to Apply
Application and Admissions
Magnet Application and Assessment Time Line
(dates subject to change--please
revisit this site for updates)
September 8, 2020
Magnet Brochure release. Magnet brochures are available for
download. Baltimore County Public Schools will also distribute a flyer
with magnet application information to every student in grade PreK, 5th, and
8th.
Download Magnet Brochures
September 16,
2020
Apply
online. Applications may be submitted online
from 12 noon on Wednesday, September 16, 2020, until 1 p.m. on Friday, November
6, 2020. The online application can be accessed through the Magnet
Online Application System.
Information regarding High School Magnet
Assessments will be provided at a later date.
NOVEMBER 6,
2020
APPLICATION DEADLINE for all programs
Applications must be submitted online by 1 p.m.
February 5, 2021 (date subject to change)
Mailing of Elementary and Middle School
Magnet Decision Letters form BCPS Magnet Programs. See the Admissions Process for more information.
March 5, 2021 (date
subject to change)
Mailing of High School Magnet Decision Letters from
BCPS Magnet Programs.
See the Admissions Process for more information.