Richland One will hold a series of information sessions for parents interested in enrolling their children in the district’s magnet choice programs for the 2026-2027 school year.
The application period for students to enroll in magnet choice programs for the 2026-2027 school year begins December 8. The application deadline is January 30, 2026.
Parents interested in enrolling their children in either the BLAST (Building Lasting Aerospace and STEM Trajectories), Montessori or middle school career exploration programs are required to attend one information session. For all other magnet choice programs, parents are encouraged to attend an information session, but attendance is voluntary.
The district’s December 4 Magnet Choice Fair will not count as a required parent information session.
Information sessions will be held on the following days and times:
Elementary BLAST ( Building Lasting Aerospace and STEM Trajectories) Magnet Program
December 10, 4 p.m., Watkins-Nance Elementary School, 2525 Barhamville Road.
January 7, 4 p.m., Watkins-Nance Elementary School, 2525 Barhamville Road.
January 8, 11 a. m., Virtual via Microsoft Teams
January 13, 4 p. m., Virtual via Microsoft Teams
January 22, 4 p. m., Virtual via Microsoft Teams
January 28, 4 p.m., Watkins-Nance Elementary School, 2525 Barhamville Road.
January 29, 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., Virtual via Microsoft Teams
Elementary and Middle School Montessori Programs
January 6, 6 p.m., Heyward Career and Technology Center, 3560 Lynhaven Drive.
January 23, 12 p. m., Olympia Learning Center, 621 Bluff Road.
January 29 (Elementary only), 9 a.m., Heyward Career and Technology Center, 3560 Lynhaven Drive.
Elementary Language Immersion Program
November 20, 12 p.m., Virtual via Microsoft Teams
December 2, 7:30 a.m., Virtual via Microsoft Teams
December 19, 8 a.m., Virtual via Microsoft Teams
January 8, 12 p. m., Virtual via Microsoft Teams
January 12, 8 a.m., Carver-Lyon Elementary School, 2100 Waverly Street,
January 14, 3:30 p.m., Virtual via Microsoft Teams
January 27, 11 a.m., Virtual via Microsoft Teams
January 30, 3:30 p.m., Carver-Lyon Elementary School, 2100 Waverly Street.
Elementary Career Awareness Magnet Program
Virtual information sessions will be held January 14 and January 28 via Microsoft Teams.
January 14 at 11 a.m.
January 14 at 3 p.m.
January 28 at 11 a.m.
January 28 at 3 p.m.
Middle School BLAST (Building Lasting Aerospace and STEM Trajectories) Magnet Program
An in-person information session will be held Tuesday, January 27 at 4:30 p.m. at W.A. Perry Middle School, 2600 Barhamville Road. All other information sessions will be virtual via Microsoft Teams.
December 9, 1 p.m.; December 15, 10 a.m.; December 17, 5 p.m.; January 15, 2 p.m.; January 23, 9 a.m.; January 26, 11 a.m.; January 28, 1 p.m.; and January 29, 2 p.m.
Middle School Career Exploration Magnet Program
All information sessions will be held at W.G. Sanders Middle School, 3455 Pine Belt Road; please park in front of the school.
December 1, 4:30 p.m.; December 17, 2 p.m.; December 19, 2 p.m.; January 7, 9:30 a.m.; January 9, 5 p.m.; January 16, 2 p.m.; and January 21, 10:30 a.m.
Middle School Medical Magnet Program
All information sessions will be virtual via Microsoft Teams.
December 2, 5 p.m.; December 9, 5 p.m.; December 15, 12 p.m.; and January 8, 12 p.m.
High School BLAST ( Building Lasting Aerospace and STEM Trajectories) Magnet Program
All information sessions will be virtual via Microsoft Teams.
December 2, 6:30 p.m.; December 9, 6:30 p.m.; and December 16, 6:30 p.m.
High School Health Sciences Magnet Program
An in-person information session will be held December 2 at 4:30 p.m. at C. A. Johnson High School, 2219 Barhamville Road.
Richland One Middle College
In-person open houses will be held December 11 and April 21 at 6 p.m. at Richland One Middle College on Midlands Technical College’s Beltline campus, 316 South Beltline Boulevard.
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