Application and Selection
Timeline

October 2018

October 16 - Conyers Middle

October 17 - Davis Middle

October 18 - Edwards Middle

October 19 - Memorial Middle

FIELD TRIPS TO ROCKDALE MAGNET SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Eligible students will visit RMSST during the school day. Students will tour the campus and participate in a presentation provided by the Student Ambassador Program. Transportation provided by RCPS.

October 2018

Monday, October 29 – DMS and EMS

Tuesday, October 30 – CMS and MMS

Private and Home School students may attend any one of the above sessions.

PARENT AND STUDENT INFORMATION SESSION:

• Location:Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology

• Time:6:00pm – 7:30pm

• Please note that this is not a drop-in or Open House format.

• Explanation of Application Process
• Presentation of Unique Curriculum and Opportunities
• Classroom Tours

Thursday, December 6, 2018

APPLICATION AND FEE DEADLINE

• Applications will be available online on Monday, October 29, 2018
• Application deadline is 5:00pm, December 6, 2018

Saturday, January 12, 2019

APPLICANT PLACEMENT TEST

• Location:Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology

• Time:8:00am – 9:30am CMS and DMS
• Time:10:00am – 11:30am EMS and MMS
  • All applicants must attend unless extenuating circumstances prevent it and prior arrangements have been made with the RMSST Director.
  • Please bring 2 sharpened #2 pencils

Friday, February 8, 2019

DECISION LETTERS MAILED TO ALL APPLICANTS

Thursday, March 7, 2019

PARENT/STUDENT MEETING #1 - for all applicants who have been accepted for enrollment or wait-listed

• Location: Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology

• Time:6:00pm – 7:30pm

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Deadline to submit RMSST Acceptance Agreement

• Parent and Student Acceptance Agreements must be faxed or submitted to the Magnet office by 3:30pm to secure your enrollment in the RMSST Class of 2023

March/April - TBA

TRANSITION DAY – Rising 9^th grade magnet students will meet Peer Mentors and future classmates, view and walk through your 9^th grade schedule, and do team building activities

• Time:9:15am – 11:00am
• Bus transportation and lunch provided

Monday, May 6, 2019

PARENT/STUDENT MEETING #2 - for all rising 9^th grade magnet students

• Location: Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology

• Time:6:00pm – 7:30pm

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

SUMMER ADVENTURE – Rising 9^th grade magnet students and their peer mentors will spend the day at the University of Georgia. Students will participate in team building activities, the UGA Challenge Course and eat in the university dining hall.

• Time:7:30am – 6:00pm
• Cost:$35 per person
• Bus Transportation provided from RMSST to UGA and back