Benchmark 3

Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences admits about 100 students a year. Everything from application to acceptance to the school is handled by the Fort Worth Independent School District, with no decisions being made at the school level. Students are accepted through a lottery system run by the district.

District policy

• Fort Worth ISD admission and enrollment information, which contains the following:
  • Lottery procedures and
  • Admission policy and enrollment application

Campus policy

The school's admission policy is located in the Gold Seal Choices Catalog. This digital catalog is provided on the Fort Worth ISD website at the link below. It is available in English and Spanish.

• General program and application information
• Gold Seal Choices Catalog

Recruitment plan outline

• Early October: Families will be informed of application availability via social media and school and district websites. Brochures will be posted on district website.
• October and November: Campus visits for eighth-graders
• Nov. 9: Choices Expo for families
• Nov 9: Application available on Fort Worth ISD website
• Nov. 21: TABS Open House
• November: Ongoing recruiting events
• Jan. 31: Application closes
• February: Program lottery
• February: Roster and registration spreadsheets provided to campuses
• February: Parents notified of lottery results via email
• February: Registration window
• Feb. 1: Late application opens
• June: Summer Bridge

Detailed timeline of recruitment events

Communication plan

• Posts on social media platforms
• Releases to news outlets
• Information posted to FWISD and TABS websites
• Automated phone call-outs
• Direct outreach