Application for Choice runs Nov. 4 – Dec. 13
COLUMBIA – The Choice and Magnet season is just around the corner for students in Richland School District Two. The district will host its two-day Choice Fair featuring Magnet Programs to provide families with information about the district’s schools and centers on Monday, Oct. 28 for elementary schools and Wednesday, Oct. 30 for middle and high schools from 5:30 – 7 p.m. each day.
Richland Two Choice includes Magnets, Expanded Choice, the R2eSchool, and the Richland Two AVID Early College. During the Choice Fair students and parents will learn about school-wide magnets and school-within-a-school magnets. Twenty-three magnets are school-within-a-school; meaning smaller groups of students participate. Eleven magnets are school-wide, meaning all students participate. There are also four elementary magnet centers.
Expanded Choice is a program that allows families to apply to attend a district school other than their residentially zoned school without applying for a specific program such as a magnet program.
The R2eSchool offers a full-time virtual learning program that gives families flexibility in learning remotely. This rigorous program for students in grades 6-12 is designed to meet the individual needs of students by providing personalized learning pathways in an online setting.
The Richland Two AVID Early College program is available each year only to rising 8th-grade students across the district. Students enrolled in the Early College earn tuition-free associate degrees from the University of South Carolina-Sumter and their high school diplomas at the same time.
Information will also be available at the Choice Fair for the Richland Two Institute of Innovation (R2i2) Student Innovation Center. The R2i2 Student Innovation Center focuses on preparing students for the workplace, certification programs and/or higher education. Please note, the Center for Achievement is now serving grades 1-5 only with a personalized learning pathway based on each students’ level of learning and learning style.
The online application process for Choice begins Nov. 4, 2024, at 8 a.m. and ends Dec. 13, 2024, at 5 p.m. Families may apply online at www.richland2.org/choice. Only students residentially zoned for Richland Two are eligible. Parents and/or guardians must provide transportation for all Choice options.
Each Magnet School and Center will host Information Nights to highlight their offerings. The schedule is as follows and all meetings start at 6 p.m.
Richland Two has 35 Nationally Certified Magnet programs, 26 Nationally Certified Demonstration Magnets, and 48 programs have been recognized since 2010 with Merit Awards of Excellence and Distinction. Educational themes include leadership, dual language immersion, exercise physiology and sports medicine, Montessori, single gender, STEM, STEAM, STEAM+Medical, zoological and botanical sciences, fine arts, business and law, business and economics, civic engagement, and much more.
To learn more about Expanded Choice, contact Roger Wiley via email at rwiley@richland2.org or call 803.738.3314.
For more information on Magnets, contact Barbara Turner via email at baturner@richland2.org or call 803-462-7081.
For more information on the R2eSchool, contact Dr. Emily Manigault via email at emanigau@richland2.org or call 803-738-3273.
For more information on the Richland Two AVID Early College, contact Jeffrey McMicken via email at jmcmicken@richland2.org or 803-738-3250.
Some expanded choice schools and schoolwide magnet programs may be closed to Choice this year. Check the Richland Two website www.richland2.org/schools-closed-to-choice for the most updated information.