Contact: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Friday, August 27, 2010

Fayette County Public Schools offers programs that foster higher achievement, fuel hotbeds of creativity and provide an array of educational choices that focus on students’ specific needs, interests and abilities.

The district’s magnet schools include such options as Spanish immersion and individually prescribed education, while the gifted and talented programs provide the highest level of service in creative and performing arts, math, science, general intellectual ability and specific academic aptitude. FCPS also has specialized academic programs in several high schools.

• Family Information Night / Open House schedule

Admission to magnet schools and gifted and talented programs is by application only. The application window is Sept. 1 to Oct. 15 for the 2011-2012 school year:

• Online application

You also can stop by Room 104 of “It’s About Kids” Support Services, or call (859) 381-4741 for an application. If mailing it, the application must be postmarked by Oct. 15 and returned to:

Magnet Applications
c/o “It’s About Kids” Support Services, Room 104
701 E. Main St.
Lexington KY 40502

For the specialized high school programs, application requirements and procedures vary; please refer to each program’s Web page for details. (If a student who is assigned to another high school applies and is accepted, he must then complete a special out-of-area request.)

For more information:

• Magnet schools  
• Gifted & talented services
• Specialized academic programs

For assistance with any of these opportunities, please contact Anna Richardson.