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Awards |
National Blue Ribbon (1999), Distinguished School (1998) |
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Special features |
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School Mission
- Community Magnet School strives to create confident, responsible young people whose self-esteem, interpersonal and critical thinking skills prepare them for success in the ever changing global community. Community Magnet School provides a secure and caring environment, which fosters creativity, mutual respect and a life long love of learning.
| Curriculum |
- Special education programs designed specifically for students with language or speech impairment, specific learning disabilities, limited intellectual functioning, multiple disabilities and other health impairments.
- This school has a particular instructional focus on hands-on learning, project-based instruction.
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| Activities and Sports |
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: CATCH-one on one mentoring; worksite mentoring-Nickelodeon Animation Studio; special interest classes and dance.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: theater/drama and art.
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Parent and Community Support
- Parents are ture partners in their child's education at Community Magnet School. Parents founded this school over 30 years ago to provide an integrated education for their children. Today parents are involved in almost every aspact of our school.
Other news or notes
- Ending times: 2:40 PM (M,W,TH,F) and 1:00 PM (T)
- National Blue Ribbon School, 1999-One of the 266 in the nation. The only school in LAUSD to be so honored in 1999.
- California Distinguished School, 1998-One of the two in the LAUSD in 1998.
| Technology and Facilities |
- 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
- This school was established between 1970-1979.
- District provides transportation to this school.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Graduates typically go to: LACES; Palms Gifted Magnet and John Burroughes Gifted Magnet.
- Less than half of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- This school has an emphasis in: humanities.
- Regular classroom hours: 8:10 AM to 2:40 PM*.
- Principal has been at this school for 10 years.
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| Source of Data |
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 07/30/2007. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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