The lottery-based change aims to make the special admissions process more equitable, according to Superintendent Hite
Thom Carroll/For PhillyVoice
After months of controversy and discussions by parents, families, and even City Council, the School District of Philadelphia has elected to keep its new magnet high school admissions policy and determine its success on a yearly basis.
The policy, which places all qualified applicants to Philly's top special admissions schools into a lottery-based system for enrollment, is lauded by District officials as a way to enhance equity in admissions at those schools, which have been traditionally overrepresented by white and wealthy students.
Preference was given to several ZIP codes, all in North Philadelphia, to increase admissions and enrollment of Black and brown students from those communities in the cities top-performing magnet schools.
The policy primarily impacts several of the highest performing special admissions middle and high schools in the city, including Central High School, Masterman School, Carver High School, Parkway Center City, and Academy at Palumbo, to name a few.
Parents and families of middle schoolers at special admissions schools in the city began raising concerns over this issue during the school selection window, saying they were under the impression that their children would be given preference in admission to magnet high schools in Philadelphia based on their enrollment in magnet middle schools.
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