Middle School Information Meeting. Welcome 5th Grade Families

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1 Middle School Information Meeting Welcome 5th Grade Families

2 5 th Grade Parent Pledge I do solemnly swear, to you Lisa, because I love my fifth grader, that from this day forward, I will not, even once, speak a negative utterance of my thoughts about a middle school, or the selection process, within earshot of my child.

3 Communication If you have recently moved or plan to move soon, please make sure that you update your address To check your current address listing, please log in to mystudent.nyc to view your information If you need to make a change, bring Lucille proof of residence If you have not received the update s, use the link on to be added to the list News, updates, and tour information is posted on the middle school webpage on the PS 234 website: Go to Just for Parents and click on Middle School Information Preferred to reach us: mlenski@ps234.org or lripperger@ps234.org

4 PS 234 5th Graders School 1st Choice 2nd Choice 3rd Choice 4th Choice 5th + Choice No Choice /1 0/1 2/11 0/ /14 1/11 0/21 0/ /4 1/4 1/10 1/7 2 Baruch AP 8 2/2 0 0/0 1/7 2 3 Baruch SP 8 3/3 5/12 0/16 0/11 0 City Knoll 1 1/ Clinton 13 10/17 3/48 0/11 0/6 0 East Side Middle 4 4/ /4 0 LAB 18 18/25 0/2 0/3 0/5 0 LMC 10 7/8 3/13 0/14 0/12 0 M.A.T. 8 8/10 0/10 0/14 0/9 0 Mark Twain 0 0 0/1 0/1 0 0 Quest 1 1/1 0/2 0/1 0 0 Salk 11 11/19 0/4 0/5 0/4 0 School of the Future 1 0 1/3 0 0/5 0 Wagner AP 1 0 0/1 0/1 0/1 1 Wagner SP 0 0 0/ % 13% 3% 2% 5% 3%

5 5 th Grade Calendar Oct 8 District 2 Middle School Stuyvesant High School September-December Middle school tours and open houses October Camping Trip Mid-November Middle School Applications distributed to families November 16 Middle School Night at PS 6PM December 1 Applications due back to PS 234 January - February Screened middle schools will do their interviews and testing during this time April Decision letters distributed to families May Appeal applications distributed to families June Appeal decision letters distributed to families NDI Performance Graduation

6 DOE Middle School Admissions Process Calendar default.htm Check this site for updates to the calendar and for resources such as the Middle School Directory.

7 Applications Student Information and Academic Information are automatically on the application based on information in ATS. Academic Assessment: For school staff only. Parents do not complete this section. Especially the days absent and late excused section Make at least 5 choices If you have moved out of D2, schools from both districts will be listed on the application as choices. Attendance and lateness will especially impact out of district applicants. Only write where it is indicated. White space is not an invitation to write in more information. There is a sample application in the front of the directory on page 12.

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10 Two Types of District Middle Schools Screened Most District 2 Middle Schools Unscreened *IS 276 *Spruce Street School Quest 2 Learn City Knoll Yorkville East MS *priority given to current 5 th graders

11 Screened Middle Schools Most District 2 middle schools are Screened schools This means they test and/or interview applicants Schools rank students based on a range of academic criteria: Criteria can include interviews, student work, and their tests Each middle school creates their own rubric for comparing students Screened schools will place the most weight on their own criteria Screened schools have access to every applicant s ranking for their school and application information which includes: Fourth grade test scores and end of year grades Days Absent and Late (4 th grade year ) Current Teacher Comments All Screened schools will screen students who rank them 1st, some schools will screen those students who rank them 1st and 2nd.

12 Unscreened Middle Schools New schools that opened since 2008 are Limited Unscreened schools (Quest 2 Learn, IS 276, PS 397, City Knoll, Yorkville East MS in District 2) Quest 2 Learn, City Knoll, Yorkville East You must attend a tour or open house to be considered IS 276 and Spruce Street School (PS 397) You must attend a tour or open house to be considered IS 276 and Spruce Street will give first priority to their current fifth graders They will give second priority to those living in their zone Limited Unscreened schools see a student s name, their elementary school, and whether they attended a tour or open house. Limited Unscreened schools cannot see how the student ranked them.

13 Eligibility and Priorities Lab, Salk and ESMS: Must list as 1 st choice to even be considered. Zoned Middle Schools: If you rank your zoned school, you will be given priority at that school (Baruch Academic Program and MS 131) Note: Baruch SP must be listed as a separate choice if you are interested in this program All families are eligible to apply to competitive city-wide programs (e.g., NEST, ICE, Anderson, Special Music School, PPAS) Information for these schools is in the Middle School Directory These are separate application processes that families need to do independently

14 Citywide Middle Schools Citywide middle schools are open to all students who are residents of New York City. NEST, Anderson, PPAS and Mark Twain are a few of these citywide schools. Separate application process for all except Mark Twain Twain will only appear in your list of choices if you submit a Request for Testing form. This is a blind choice: District 2 schools cannot see it listed. Example: If you list Mark Twain as #1 and Salk as #2, Salk views your ranking as #1 for them. It is NOT an additional choice like other citywide schools (e.g., NEST, ICE, Anderson, Special Music School, PPAS). If listed as a choice and are accepted, you will not receive another offer from your District 2 schools.

15 Middle School Application Process Tips The Middle School Directory is a great reference for what options exist for District 2 students. It includes a brief description, contact information, enrollment information, and selection criteria for each middle school. Each school s description also indicates the number of seats in comparison to number of applicants for the year This book is also available online: default.htm Continue to check middle school websites for updates to tours and open houses. Schools will add additional open houses and tours. Please consider travel distance when ranking schools on the application There is no sibling priority for middle school Tips provided by the Department of Education

16 Middle School Tours as of 9/21 Baruch East 21 Street, NYC Tour for PS 234 families TBD Limited to 20 PS 234 families each tour date Clinton 10 East 15th Street, NYC Tour for PS 234 families on 8:30 AM Open House on November 5 th at 6:00 PM. No RSVP necessary. This evening is for adults only, not students

17 East Side Middle East 91st Street, NYC Open House for PS 234 on November 10 6:15 PM If you cannot attend this date, please check the ESM website for other open house dates IS Battery Place, NYC You must attend an information session to be considered since this is an unscreened school Note: Preference is given to their current 5 th graders and then to their zoned families Open house dates TBD

18 IS Warren Street, NYC IS 289 will post their tour dates tat the end of September Please check their website for sign up information LAB West 17 th Street, NYC Lab is already scheduling tours. Please go to the LAB website to sign up. Prospective tour dates are: 9/28, 9/29, 9/30, 10/1, 10/5, 10/6, 10/7, 11/12, 10/8, 10/9

19 LMC 26 Broadway, NYC Sign up available online now Tours are on 10/13, 10/27, 10/28, 8:45 AM Open House on 10/28, 6 PM M.A.T Catherine Street, NYC Online sign up will be available at end of September on their website. Note: Preference is given to their current 5 th graders and then to their zoned families

20 Quest2Learn 351 W 18th Street, NYC middleschool.q2l.org You must attend an open house or tour to be considered since this is an unscreened school Online sign up will be available on the Quest websit Salk East 20th Street, NYC Open House dates TBD no sign up needed, just show up! Please check their website for updates.

21 Spruce Street School 12 Spruce Street, NYC You must attend an open house to be considered since this is an unscreened school Note: Preference is given to their current 5 th graders and then to their zoned families Continue to check their website for specific times and to sign up

22 Happy Matters