ARNOLD MAGNET ACADEMY

C.O.M.P.A.S.S. Magnet Program

Career Orientation, Motivation, and Planning for Academic Success and Skill Attainment

Discover Your Purpose.
Explore Your Passion.
Imagine Your Possibilities.

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WELCOME

Your Future Starts Here

At Arnold Magnet Academy, we believe every student has unique strengths, talents, and potential waiting to be discovered. Through our C.O.M.P.A.S.S. Magnet Program, students connect academic excellence with career exploration, leadership development, and real-world learning experiences.

Our Computer Science, Law & Public Safety, and Career Development pathways empower students to explore their interests, develop essential skills, and prepare for future opportunities.

We invite you to take the next step in your educational journey and discover where your potential can lead.

Our Program

C.O.M.P.A.S.S. connects academic excellence with career exploration, leadership development, and real-world learning. Students explore Computer Science, Law & Public Safety, and Career Development, with career-connected experiences supported by TSA and SkillsUSA.

The RAM Scholars Summer Leadership Institute is a five-day transition experience for incoming magnet students designed to develop confidence, collaboration, belonging, and leadership.

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DISCOVER YOUR DIRECTION

Our Three Career Pathways

Computer Science

Explore computational thinking, programming, interactive design, digital technology, information systems, and cybersecurity.

6th: Foundations of Computer Programming

7th: Foundations of Interactive Design

8th: Foundations of Secure Information Systems

Law & Public Safety

Explore emergency management, legal systems, investigations, communication, and protective services.

6th: Fire and Emergency Management Services

7th: Law and Criminal Proceedings

8th: Law Enforcement and Communications

Career Development

Build self-awareness, explore career opportunities, and develop the skills for informed educational and career decisions.

6th — Career Awareness: Discover personal strengths, interests, and abilities while exploring careers, building positive work habits, and setting goals.

7th — Career Discovery: Research career pathways, connect academic achievement to future opportunities, and strengthen communication, teamwork, and career-planning skills.

8th — Career Management: Prepare for high school and beyond through educational and career planning, employability skills, financial awareness, and exploration of postsecondary opportunities.

LEARNING WITH PURPOSE

Student Experience and Capstones

Grade 6 — Discover

Explore interests and strengths; build career awareness. Magnet students complete their sixth-grade capstone.

Grade 7 — Develop

Investigate pathways and build skills. Magnet students complete their seventh-grade capstone.

Grade 8 — Lead

Apply learning, plan for high school, and demonstrate leadership. Magnet students complete their eighth-grade capstone.

Traditional students: Complete a career portfolio.

Magnet students: Complete a career portfolio AND a Capstone Experience in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades.

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Magnet Admissions Criteria

Arnold Magnet Academy's C.O.M.P.A.S.S. program seeks students who demonstrate interest in career exploration, academic growth, leadership development, and real-world learning.

Applicants will be evaluated using a 100-point, multiple-measures admissions rubric:

30% — Agilities Profiler and Career Pathway Alignment
25% — Academic Achievement and Growth
20% — Student Motivation and Teacher Recommendations
15% — Attendance and Engagement
10% — Behavior and RAMS Way Expectations

How Students Qualify

Applicants must earn a minimum composite score of 50 out of 100 points to qualify for admission consideration. No individual category has a separate minimum score.

Prior experience in career pathways, leadership programs, or career and technical student organizations is not required.

If qualified applicants exceed available seats, selection will occur through a simple random lottery, providing all qualified applicants an equal opportunity for admission.

Agilities Profiler

This component accounts for 30% of the admissions score. Students need their Magnet Application Number to begin.

After reviewing their results, students complete a brief three-sentence Writing Pathway Challenge.

Agilities Profiler Completion by: February 12, 2027

Agilities Profiler website: thinkingpathway.com

PLAN AHEAD

Important Dates for Families

November 16, 2026 — 8:00 a.m.
Online Magnet Application Opens

January 11, 2027
Online Registration Opens

February 5, 2027 — 11:59 p.m.
Magnet Application and Online Registration Deadline

February 6–19, 2027
Entrance Assessment Window

February 12, 2027
Completed Arnold Agilities Profiler

March 22, 2027 — 8:00 a.m.
Official Magnet Status Release

March 31, 2027
Offer Season Closes

Registration Reminder

Families must complete both the magnet application and MCSD Online Registration for 2027–2028 by February 5, 2027, at 11:59 p.m. Enter the Magnet Application Number when completing the Agilities Profiler and during Online Registration.

IMPORTANT FAMILY INFORMATION

Official District Application Notices

Please review these official district notices. Select each heading to read the full text.

1. Official Status Notice
Every status issued through this application (accepted, waitlisted, or denied) is official when it is released on March 22 at 8:00 a.m. To be considered for a magnet seat, you must (1) submit this application and (2) complete the Muscogee County School District Online Registration (OLR) for the 2027–2028 school year, with all required documents uploaded, by February 5 at 11:59 p.m. Your Magnet Application Number will be used to match this application with your student’s MCSD Online Registration. You will be required to enter it in your OLR.
2. 72-Hour Decision Window
You have 72 hours (3 consecutive days) from the time your acceptance posts to accept or decline the seat in this portal. Your 72 hours start when your offer posts, which may be March 22 at 8:00 a.m. or any later day while the offer season is open. The time runs continuously for each calendar day, including weekends and holidays. If you do not respond within 72 hours (3 days), or if you decline, your student will move to the bottom of that school’s waitlist and the seat will be offered to the next student. Your student may receive another offer while the offer season is open (through March 31). You may hold only one accepted seat at a time.
3. Non-Discrimination and Testing Accommodations
Magnet Program selection decisions are made without discrimination based on a student’s disability or English learner status. Selection committees score only each program’s published, theme-based criteria. If your student needs accommodations for an entrance exam, audition, or interview, indicate this in the application; a designated staff member at the school, who is not a member of the selection committee, will arrange them.
4. Voluntary Surrender
If you voluntarily give up a magnet seat your student currently holds or into which he/she has been accepted and choose to return to your zoned home school, the magnet seat is revoked for the entire school year. Your student may reapply to any MCSD magnet program during the next annual application timeline for the following school year.
5. Transportation
Transportation is offered for all officially accepted magnet students. Families must request transportation during the Online Registration process (deadline is February 5).

QUESTIONS OR ASSISTANCE

We Are Here to Help

Chad Slater
Magnet Coordinator
Arnold Magnet Academy

Phone: 706-748-2436

Email: slater.chad.a@muscogee.k12.ga.us

ARNOLD MAGNET ACADEMY
C.O.M.P.A.S.S. Magnet Program
LEARN • THINK • LEAD
Your Future Starts Here.