The Malden Public Schools has a voluntary student assignment policy, using its magnet school themes and its school of choice options. The school district offers parents/guardians the option of choosing schools based on their child’s needs and values subject to the criteria outlined in the “Controlled Choice” Student Assignment Policy adopted by the Malden School Committee with the approval of the Massachusetts Department of Education in April, 1996. Malden’s “Controlled Choice” Student Assignment Policy is designed to accomplish three goals: (1) to offer parents choices of which school their children will attend, (2) to improve the racial balance at all schools so that all population groups have equal and fair access to all schools and programs, and (3) to improve the quality of instruction at each school.
The Malden Public Schools encourages parents of kindergarten students and new students to the system to visit schools and/or the Parent Information Center (PIC) to obtain brochures and/or information about individual schools to help parents select their school of “choice”. The Parent Information Center will assist in the registration process and in making arrangements for individual school visits if so desired.
