Williamsburg Middle School Academy (M.S. 50) • DBN 14K050

Contact Information School Performance

Address: 183 South 3rd Street What % of Middle School Students… How Brooklyn, NY 11211 Passed Were Were Satisfied Passed Passed Passed Phone: 718-387-4184 Social Proficient on Proficient on Are Students English Math Science Studies the State the State With the Fax: 718-302-2320 Class? Class? Class? Class? English Test? Math Test? School? Email: [email protected] This School’s Website: http://schools.nyc.gov/SchoolPortals/14/K050 Performance 66% 65% 65% 85% 9% 3% 7.5 Subway: G to Metropolitan Ave-Lorimer St; J, M, Z to Marcy in 2012-2013 Ave; L to Bedford Ave Average for 82% 82% 82% 83% 7% 6% 7.5 Bus: B24, B32, B39, B44, B44-SBS, B46, B60, B62, Q54, Q59 Similar Schools Quality Review Score: Developing (2012-2013) Supports for ELL and Students with Disabilities Site Accessibility: Not Accessible About Our School Special Education Services: This school will provide The Williamsburg Middle School Academy at M.S. 50 is located in the Williamsburg students with disabilities the supports and services section of Brooklyn. Our comprehensive middle school includes three small learning indicated on their IEPs. communities: The School of Excellence, Academics, and Leadership (SEAL) for ELL Programs: ESL Transitional Bilingual Program: Spanish incoming 6th grade students; the Honors Program offering accelerated classes for each grade level; and Los Caminos for our bilingual students. Each program is designed School Life to provide our students with a rigorous academic program aligned to the Common Total Students (grades 6-8): 305 Core Learning Standards. The over-arching mission of M.S. 50 is to provide our Grades (2015-2016): 6-8 students with the educational, emotional, and social foundation they need to build a Uniform/Dress Code Enforced: Yes successful future. Our motto says it all: “Everyone succeeds, No exceptions! No excuses.” Students like our school because of our dedicated and caring faculty and Academic Portfolio Required: No staff. They also enjoy various school-wide and extracurricular activities. Community Service Required: No Extended Day Program Offered: Yes; our extended day Academic Opportunities program is held at 8:00 AM on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Regents Classes: Integrated Algebra Thursdays Enrichment Classes: AIS, Advisory Summer Session Offered: Yes Extracurricular Activities and Clubs Weekend Program Offered: No Chess Team, Band, Culture Club, Beacon After School Program, Spirit Week, Pi-Day,

Turkey Bowl Football Game, Student-Faculty Basketball Game, Principal’s Student of the Month Luncheon, Honor Roll, College Tours, Robotics Team, Chess/Dominos Special Programs: Bilingual Program (CUNY – NYS Initiative on Emergent Bilingual Grant Recipient), Reading with Friends Program (in partnership with Brooklyn Latin High School), Cyberbullying Awareness Week, Tutoring Program (in partnership with Williamsburg Success Academy), Cahn’s Fellows Program of Teachers’ College CHAMPS Sports – Boys: Basketball CHAMPS Sports – Girls: Volleyball CHAMPS Sports – Co-ed: Track & Field

Admissions Priorities and Programs

1 Admissions Priorities 2 1. Open to students and residents of District 14 3 2014 2014 Program Name Code Program Focus Admissions Method Seats Applicants

Williamsburg Middle School Academy (M.S. 50) K050S Academics Screened 180 406

Selection Criteria: x Diagnostic Test x Review of Attendance & Punctuality x Review of Grades & Test Scores x Student Interview

Consistent with New York State law, State ELA and Mathematics test results will not be the sole, primary, or major factor in admissions decisions. Instead, multiple measures, which may include State test results, will be used to make admissions decisions for screened programs. 4

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