Fairfax County Public Schools is currently accepting applications for its elementary magnet school programs for Bailey’s Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences for students who, during the 2013-14 school year, will enter grades K-4, and for Hunters Woods Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences for students who will enter grades K-6 during the 2013-14 school year. To be eligible for the magnet school lottery, students must be working at or above grade level in language arts and math and must demonstrate consistent positive interpersonal and school behaviors.

Information nights will be held next month for families interested in the elementary magnet school programs. For more information, including online application forms, visit www.fcps.edu/is/magnetschools.