Application Process

 

Students interested in applying for the 2026-2027 school year may submit an application at http://magnet.ccsd.net/.

If you would like more information about our school and programs, please plan to attend our Magnet Open House for prospective 2026-2027 students and parents on October 16, 2025 or November 20, 2025, from 6:00-8:00PM. You'll have an opportunity to tour the campus and visit with program teachers and students. Staff will also be available to help you complete the application process.

Programs of Study

• Robotics
  • Integrates VEX and LEGO robotics
  • Provides a hands-on experience in building and programming robots
  • Develops problem-solving skills, creativity, and teamwork
  • Explores engineering concepts and robotic technology
• Video Game Design
  • Utilizes industry-grade software to produce interactive games
  • Develops practical skills, design principles, and game development
  • Explores the history and current trends in the video game industry
  • Creates 3D models for character and world assets
• Video Production
  • Leverages Adobe Software
  • Fosters creativity and technical skills in digital media
  • Creates content for daily schoolwide broadcasts
  • Learn all aspects of the production process
• Web/App Design
  • Utilizes CodeHS for developing and designing websites
  • Uses a hands-on approach for acquiring skills in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
  • Equips practical skills in creation and customization of web pages
  • Utilizes Project Lead the Way to develop apps for mobile devices

 

Entry to a middle school magnet program is interest-based. There is no criteria for interest-based programs. It is important to explore and research schools carefully and attend one or more community events to receive the best information about each school and program.

 

If there are more applications than there are seats available, a computerized random lottery will be used to select students. 

Students are selected for enrollment through a computerized, random lottery process. Lottery results will be made available online on the applicant’s dashboard in their magnet account. 

 

• Selected - Student was selected and must decide if they wish to accept the seat by the set deadline.
• Alternate pool - Student qualified are now waiting for a vacancy as other students are going through the acceptance process and seats become available
• Not qualified - Student did not qualify to go through the lottery process

If the student wishes to accept the seat for which they have been selected, the applicant must accept the seat online on the dashboard in their magnet account. Any applicants not selected during this initial lottery are placed into an alternate pool. Should a student choose not to attend after being selected for a seat, the vacant seat will be assigned to a student in the alternate pool, through a computerized, random selection prior to the end of the second week of each school year.

 

If seats are available after the initial lottery and after the alternate pool has been exhausted, late applications will be utilized to fill vacancies.

 

By accepting the seat at O'Callaghan MS i³ Learn Academy, the student is committing to enrollment for THE ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR and agreeing to abide by the expectations specified in the CCSD Magnet Contract. Once the seat has been accepted, students cannot accept a seat at any other campus or for any other program. In addition, please verify transportation before accepting the seat. Bus transportation is ONLY provided to students who live within O'Callaghan MS i³ Learn Academy’s transportation boundaries. Check the transportation map HERE.

 

Sibling information: If a sibling is already enrolled in and attending the Magnet/CTA to which their sibling applies, and the sibling will continue to be enrolled in the Magnet/CTA for the coming school year, CCSD will give a preference to the sibling to attend the Magnet/CTA, if they are qualified and select the same school as their first choice. To be eligible for the sibling preference the parent or guardian must submit an application online to their first choice Magnet/CTA school by the application deadline. Acceptance of a sibling is not guaranteed.

 

You may visit magnet.ccsd.net for more information about the selection process, preferences given to the applications, and other CCSD Magnet Schools and programs.

 

Transportation is only given to students who reside within our transportation zone and live further than two miles from the school. It is important that students/parents check the transportation site to see if the home address is located within the boundaries of our transportation zone.

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Students who live outside of the transportation zone can still attend O'Callaghan MS i³ Learn Academy, but must provide their own transportation to and from campus.

 

PLEASE NOTE: Students who live outside the transportation zone and accept a seat, will not be released to return to their home/zoned school once the school year begins, for transportation issues. If you have further questions regarding transportation, please contact the CCSD Transportation Department at 702-799-8111.

 

 

Please call the Magnet Office at 702-799-7340 for further information or assistance.