Middle School Directory

DISTRICT 6

2018 NYC MIDDLE SCHOOL DIRECTORY

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Your program choices are listed on your Middle School Use this Middle School Directory 1 TIP to research the programs listed on Application. your personalized Middle School Application. True! The Middle School Application is personalized for you and includes all of the middle school programs to which you may True! apply. School-based application schools and charter schools are not part of Middle School Admissions—you should contact these schools directly to learn how to apply.

Rank your program choices in your true order of preference. TIP Make sure to submit a balanced 2 application that includes a variety of True! You will be matched with the highest ranked program possible. program choices.

Ranking more programs makes it more likely you’ll 3 TIP After ranking your favorite programs, receive an offer to a program of your choice. rank other programs you’d prefer over your least favorite programs. True! You have the same chance of getting into a top choice no True! matter how many other choices you’ve ranked after it.

For some schools, showing interest means signing in at 4 TIP When signing in, write your name the school’s table at a Middle School Fair or at a school’s and contact information clearly. open house or information session.

True! Limited Unscreened and some other Admissions Methods True! give priority to students who show interest in the school.

English Language Learners (ELL) can apply to all programs TIP There are programs designed to serve 5 in this Middle School Directory. students who are learning English. These programs admit students True! All middle schools must provide ELL services for students. according to home language, years in Read Section 7.2 in this directory to learn about three this country, or English proficiency. True! different ELL service delivery models offered by NYC public middle schools.

Students with Disabilities (SWD) can apply to all programs TIP On each school’s page, you can 6 in this Middle School Directory. find each program’s Students with Disabilities seat availability last year. True! All middle schools must provide services for Students with Disabilities.

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The information in this directory is accurate at the time of publication, but may be subject to change. For the most up‑to‑date information, contact middle schools directly. It is the policy of the New York City Department of Education to provide equal educational opportunities without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, age, creed, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship status, disability, weight, gender (sex) or sexual orientation, and to maintain an environment free of harassment on the basis of any of these grounds, including sexual harassment or retaliation. Inquiries regarding compliance with appropriate laws may be directed to: Director, Office of Equal Opportunity, 65 Court Street, Room 1102, Brooklyn, New York 11201. Telephone 718-935-3320. Translated versions of this directory are available at English elementary schools, Family Welcome Centers, and on our website (schools.nyc.gov/Middle).

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اس ڈائریکٹری کے ترجمہ شدہ ورژن ایلیمنٹری اسکولوں، خاندان استقبالی مراکز Urdu اور ہامری ویب سائٹ )schools.nyc.gov/Middle( پر دستیاب ہیں۔ CONTENTS WELCOME TO MIDDLE SCHOOL ADMISSIONS ��1 HOW TO USE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL DIRECTORY ��2 MIDDLE SCHOOL APPLICATION ACTION CHECKLIST ��3

1.0 GET THE MIDDLE SCHOOL APPLICATION ��4

1.1 Who Can Apply? ��5 1.2 Students with Disabilities ��5 1.3 English Language Learners ��5

SUBMIT YOUR MIDDLE SCHOOL APPLICATION BY DECEMBER 1, 2017

2.0 UNDERSTAND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL APPLICATION ��6

2.1 Student Information ��6 2.2 Middle School Program Choices ��7 2.3 The Schools and Programs on Your Application ��8

3.0 LEARN ABOUT SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS ��9

3.1 Performance �� 10 3.2 Programs Offered �� 10 ACTIVITY Exploring a School �� 11

4.0 CHOOSE AND RANK PROGRAMS �� 12

4.1 Admissions Factors �� 12 4.2 Choices on the Application �� 12 4.3 Eligibility �� 13 4.4 Admissions Priorities �� 13 4.5 Seats and Applicants �� 15 4.6 Seat Groups �� 15 4.7 Admissions Methods �� 16 4.8 Selection Criteria �� 18 ACTIVITY Ranking Programs on Your Application �� 19

5.0 ATTEND MIDDLE SCHOOL ADMISSIONS EVENTS �� 21

5.1 Middle School Fairs �� 21 5.2 School Visits �� 21 ACTIVITY Asking Questions at Middle School Events �� 22

6.0 LEARN ABOUT OPTIONS AFTER THE MAIN ROUND �� 23

6.1 New Schools Round �� 23 6.2 Appeals �� 23 6.3 New Students �� 23 7.0 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ��23

7.1 Accessibility ��23 7.2 ELL Service Delivery Models ��24 7.3 Special Education Services ��24 7.4 Community Schools ��25 7.5 Charter Schools ��25 7.6 School Location and Transportation ��25 7.7 Accountability ��26

DISTRICT 6 INFORMATION AND MAP ��27 DISTRICT MIDDLE SCHOOLS

Park Terrace (P.S. 18) | 06M018 ��30 I.S. 52 (Inwood Intermediate School 52) | 06M052�� 31 Eleanor Roosevelt Intermediate School (I.S. 143) | 06M143 ��32 Hudson Cliffs School (P.S./I.S. 187) | 06M187 ��33 Hamilton Grange Middle School | 06M209 ��34 The Twenty-First Century Academy for Community Leadership (P.S./I.S. 210) | 06M210 ��35 The Salome Ureña de Henriquez School (I.S. 218) | 06M218 ��36 The Mott Hall School | 06M223 ��37 Paula Hedbavny School (P.S./M.S. 278) | 06M278 ��38 City College Academy of The Arts | 06M293 ��39 Amistad Dual Language School | 06M311 ��40 Maria Teresa Mirabal (M.S. 319) | 06M319 ��41 The Renaissance Leadership Academy (M.S. 322) | 06M322 ��42 Patria Mirabal Middle School (M.S. 324) | 06M324 ��43 Community Math & Science Prep | 06M328 ��44 Community Health Academy of The Heights | 06M346 ��45 Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School | 06M348 ��46 Harbor Heights Middle School | 06M349 ��47 Washington Heights Academy | 06M366 ��48 Bea Fuller Rodgers School (I.S. 528) | 06M528 ��49 Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science and Engineering | 05M362 ��50 Teachers College Community School | 05M517 ��51 BOROUGHWIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLS

Shuang Wen School (P.S. 184) | 01M184 ��53 School For Global Leaders | 01M378 ��54 Sun Yat Sen Middle School (M.S. 131) | 02M131 ��55 Sojourner Truth School (03M149) | 03M149 ��56 The Center School (M.S. 243) | 03M243 �� 57 Lafayette Academy (M.S. 256) | 03M256 �� 58 Wadleigh Secondary School For the Performing & Visual Arts | 03M415 �� 59 Vito Marcantonio (P.S./I.S. 50) | 04M050 �� 60 Joseph Lanzetta School (P.S./M.S. 96) | 04M096 �� 61 Renaissance School of The Arts | 04M377 �� 62 The Young Women’s Leadership School | 04M610 �� 63 Mahalia Jackson (P.S./M.S. 123) | 05M123 �� 64 Eagle Academy for Young Men of Harlem | 05M148 �� 65 CITYWIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLS

New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math | 01M539 �� 67 The Ella Baker School | 02M225 �� 68 P.S. 347—”47” The American Sign Language and English Lower School | 02M347 �� 69 Institute For Collaborative Education | 02M407 �� 70 Professional Performing Arts School | 02M408 �� 71 Ballet Tech, NYC Public School for Dance | 02M442 �� 72 The Anderson School (P.S. 334) | 03M334 �� 73 Special Music School | 03M859 �� 74 Talented and Gifted School for Young Scholars | 04M012 �� 75 Manhattan East School for Arts & Academics (M.S. 224) | 04M224 �� 76 Brooklyn School of Inquiry | 20K686 �� 77 Mark Twain for the Gifted & Talented (I.S. 239) | 21K239 �� 78 The 30th Avenue School (P.S./M.S. 300) | 30Q300 �� 79

CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOLS �� 80

HOW TO APPLY TO MARK TWAIN FOR THE GIFTED & TALENTED | 21K239 �� 81

HOW TO APPLY TO PROFESSIONAL PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL | 02M408 �� 81 WELCOME TO MIDDLE SCHOOL ADMISSIONS

WELCOME TO MIDDLE SCHOOL ADMISSIONS

Middle school offers students opportunities to explore their interests, discover new subjects, and learn more about themselves. New York City students can apply to up to 12 middle school programs.

This fall, your child will get a personalized Middle School Application. They are eligible to apply to any of the programs listed on their application.

Use this Middle School Directory to learn about the public middle schools that are open to students and residents in this district. Discover programs that meet your child’s needs and interests, learn about Middle School Admissions, and find out what makes a good Middle School Application.

STAY ENGAGED WITH ADMISSIONS

Middle School Admissions | schools.nyc.gov/Middle Get the latest updates, additional resources, and an events calendar with dates for Middle School Fairs and open houses.

Middle School Admissions Email List | schools.nyc.gov/Subscribe Sign up for the Middle School Email List to get admissions tips and key date reminders.

EXPLORE MIDDLE SCHOOLS

School Search | schools.nyc.gov/SchoolSearch Find out if you live in an area zoned to a particular middle school program.

Trip Planner | mta.info Find the best route from home to school by subway or bus.

GET HELP WITH YOUR APPLICATION

Your School Counselor Your counselor will give you materials and help guide you through the process.

Family Welcome Centers | schools.nyc.gov/WelcomeCenters Visit a Family Welcome Center to speak with NYC Department of Education staff about Middle School Admissions. Locations are listed on the inside back cover.

Office of Student Enrollment | 718-935-2398 | [email protected] Call or write anytime if you have questions about Middle School Admissions.

1 HOW TO USE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL DIRECTORY

HOW TO USE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL DIRECTORY

Applying for middle school is an exciting step towards your child’s future. What does your child want to spend the next three years discovering and doing? How do you choose middle school programs that meet your family’s needs? What makes a good Middle School Application? This book can help you answer these questions. JJLearn about the Middle School Application. How and when to get, complete, and submit it. See Sections 1.0 and 2.0 for more information.

JJBuild a list of programs that interest you. Learn about middle school programs in this directory.

JJLearn how to read a school page in Section 3.0.

JJUse the map in the District Information and Map section to read about admissions information specific to this district and to see where middle schools are located.

JJBrowse the school pages in the District Middle Schools, Boroughwide Middle Schools, and Citywide Middle Schools sections to discover programs throughout NYC.

JJChoose which schools and programs are the best fits for your child. Use school pages to find out more about academics and activities and to learn how students match to each program. Learn more about choosing and ranking programs on your Middle School Application in Section 4.0.

JJIncrease your chances of matching to a school of your choice. Use the activity in Section 4.0 to help choose and rank programs.

JJCreate your own admissions calendar. Go to Middle School Fairs and visit schools. Learn more in Section 5.0.

JJApply to up to 12 programs on your child’s Middle School Application.

WHAT MAKES A GOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL APPLICATION? JJStart exploring schools now. Consider your child’s needs and interests and think about what matters to your family. Talk to your school counselor or visit a Family Welcome Center.

JJExplore programs in the Middle School Directory. If you like a program, mark the checkbox next to its name on the school page. Make a list of schools and programs that interest you.

JJNarrow or expand your list of programs. Think about each school’s location and how your child would commute to school. Consider your child’s chances for a match from each program.

JJIf you want your child to attend your zoned school, make sure to rank it as one of your choices. You do NOT have to rank it first (as 1). If you don’t match to a higher choice, then your child will attend your zoned school.

JJRank programs in your true order of preference on your child’s Middle School Application. Unless noted on its school page, a school will NOT see how you rank it. Rank your first choice as 1, your second choice as 2, and so on.

JJSubmit a complete application correctly and on time.

2 MIDDLE SCHOOL APPLICATION ACTION CHECKLIST

MIDDLE SCHOOL APPLICATION ACTION CHECKLIST

00Use the 2018 NYC Middle School Directory to build a list of programs that interest you and your child.

00Look at programs’ Admissions Methods and any Selection Criteria to understand what factors will be considered when schools match with students.

00Meet with your child’s school counselor.

00Plan your admissions calendar for the fall. Find schools’ open house dates by using the Middle School

SEPTEMBER Admissions Events Calendar (schools.nyc.gov/Middle). For the most up-to-date information, contact schools directly.

00Visit school tables at the District Middle School Fairs.

00Attend open houses.

00For Mark Twain IS 239 and District 21 Talent Programs: Give completed Request for Testing (RFT) form to your school counselor by October 20 if interested.

OCTOBER 00Think about how your child would get to and from schools of interest.

00Review Admissions Priorities and Admissions Methods for each school of interest.

00Main Round Middle School Application available. See your school counselor to get a copy. Review student information for accuracy.

00Get your Middle School Application ready—Work with your school counselor to narrow or expand the lists of programs where your child would like to apply. NOVEMBER

00Give your completed Main Round Middle School Application to your school counselor by Friday, December 1, 2017.

00 Rank the schools/programs that your child is interested in attending in your true order of preference. Mark your first choice with 1, your second with 2, and so on.

00 Sign the application. DECEMBER 00 Keep a copy of the application and the printed receipt from your counselor.

00 Do not write in any additional schools or programs.

00For Screened Programs: Complete assessments or portfolios as required by middle schools to which you applied. JANUARY/ FEBRUARY

00New Schools Round Application available and due, if applicable. MARCH

00Middle school notification letters distributed by school counselors. Your child will receive one match from their Main Round Application. If you submit a New Schools Round Application, your child

APRIL may receive a second match.

00Return notification letter to school counselor if action is required. MAY

3 1.0 Get the Middle School Application

1.01.0 Get the Middle School Application

In November, your child will get a Middle School Application from a school counselor or at a Family Welcome Center. This Middle School Application will be personalized for each student. It will list every district, boroughwide, and citywide middle school program that your child can apply to in the Main Round of Middle School Admissions. The deadline to sign and return the Middle School Application is December 1, 2017. In the spring, your child will get a match to a middle school program. A match means placement in that program for the following school year.

TIP Don’t wait until November 30 to think about which schools to consider. A number of open houses and Middle School Fairs happen between September and November.

Your child may also be eligible to apply to new NYC Department of Education schools or programs that take applications after the Main Round. If so, you will be invited through your school counselor to apply during the New Schools Round in March. If your child receives a match to a new school or program, you will have to choose between their New Schools Round match and their Main Round match.

Main Round Required

November Receive personalized Middle School Application from school counselor.

By December 1 Complete Middle School Application by New Schools Round ranking programs in order of preference. If applicable, and optional Return to counselor.

February/March Receive and complete a New Middle Schools Application by ranking programs in order of preference. Return to counselor.

April April 1 additional match 1 match (if matched with a program)

Most students are matched to one of the programs ranked on their Middle School Application. Students who do not match to one of these programs will be matched to another program for which they are eligible in either the district where they are zoned for middle school or, when different, the district where they attend public elementary school.

4 1.1 Who Can Apply?

Your child must be a current New York City resident and a fifth-grade student to apply. At elementary schools that end in sixth grade, sixth grade students are also eligible to apply. Middle School Admissions is open to public district and charter school students, private and parochial school students, students who move to NYC during the admissions process, Students with Disabilities (SWD), and English Language Learners (ELL). Private and parochial students are eligible to attend middle school in the district in which they are zoned for middle school or any programs open to their borough of residence or New York City. If your child currently attends a private or parochial school or is new to New York City, request an application for your zoned district from a Family Welcome Center. Learn more in Section 6.3.

TIP NYC public school students are eligible to apply to middle schools in the district where they are zoned for middle school and the district where they attend elementary school. The district where you are zoned for middle school is not always the same as the district where you live. If you are uncertain about the district where you are zoned for middle school, call 718-935-2398.

1.2 Students with Disabilities

Students with Disabilities (SWD) may apply to any middle school program listed on their application. All middle schools are expected to welcome and serve SWD applicants in accordance with their Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). SWD applicants follow the same steps outlined in this directory as their non-disabled peers in order to participate in Middle School Admissions. They may apply for all Screened and Audition programs, as well as any other middle school programs of interest.

TIP Read Sections 4.5 and 4.6 for more information about Students with Disabilities seat groups and Sections 7.1 and 7.3 for more information on accessibility and special education services.

1.3 English Language Learners

English Language Learners (ELL) may apply to any of the programs listed on their application. No school may deny admission, registration, or enrollment to a student based on the student’s ELL or perceived ELL status or an ELL student’s ELL proficiency level (as determined by a formal assessment test).

TIP Read Section 7.2 for information on ELL service delivery models.

5 SUBMIT YOUR MIDDLE SCHOOL APPLICATION BY DECEMBER 1, 2017 2.0 Understand the Middle School Application

2.02.0 Understand the Middle School Application

The Middle School Application has six sections.

2.1 Student Information

Let’s look at page 1, which includes parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the application.

2018 APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO MIDDLE SCHOOL Part 1 STUDENT INFORMATION 1 Parent/Student: Please review the information below carefully. Contact personnel at your current school to update information on this page. Student information Student Name Student ID # Date of Birth Gender printed here comes Frances Wood 123456789 1/1/2007 F directly from your Home Address Apt.# Borough Zip Code 123 City Avenue 14 Brooklyn 11222 child’s current school. Local Zoned Middle School 99A123 City Lane School Parent/Guardian Name Telephone Part 2 Doris Wood 555-555-5555 The academic information ACADEMIC INFORMATION 2 Parent/Student: Please review the information below carefully. Contact personnel at your current school to update information on this page. printed in this part Current Grade Official Class Current School (including your child’s 5 501 Brooklyn Academy most recent standardized Standardized Tests: test scores, special ELA : Test Date: SP/2017 Score: 300 Performance Rating: 2.90 needs information, and MATH: last year’s attendance Test Date: SP/2017 Score: 305 Performance Rating: 2.95 record) comes from your Entitled to Special Education Services: ICT child’s current school. Entitled to Bilingual/ESL Services:

NYSESLAT Test Date: SP 20156 Level: ENTRY

Years in English Language School: 0-1 YEARS Home Language: POLISH Part 3 3 ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT – FOR SCHOOL USE ONLY Middle School Liaison: This section will be pre-populated with the student’s academic information from STARS. This part will be filled 1) Please verify that the student biographical information (e.g. address) and the student attendance are updated in ATS. 2) Please verify that the final June 2017 report card grades and academic and personal behaviors are correct in STARS. with your child’s fourth

FINAL JUNE 2017 REPORT CARD GRADES ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL BEHAVIORS grade report card and

Course Name Grade Academic and Personal Behaviors Competency Grade academic and personal Math 1 Time Management & Independence 1 behavior competencies

English Language Arts 4 Organization 3 and comes from your

Social Studies 3 Perseverance 4 child’s current school. Science 2 Asks for help 2 Respects School Rules & Collaboration Art 3 3 Music 3 Attendance in ATS: Days Absent: 7 Days Late: 9 Health Extenuating circumstances for absence and lateness?  Yes  No Part 4 Physical Education 2 If Yes, please check all that apply: This part will be signed Technology  Due to Illness  Due to Family Circumstances  Lateness Excused by your child’s school MIDDLE SCHOOL LIAISON NAME & SIGNATURE counselor or by DOE 4 I certify that I have reviewed the information on this application and believe it to be accurately and correctly completed. Please note that a copy of this application must be retained for six years including the year of application per Chancellor’s Regulation A-820 and NYSED Records Retention and staff at the Family Disposition Schedule ED-1. Welcome Center after

______you give them your Middle School Liaison Name (please print) Middle School Liaison Signature Date Page 1 of 4 completed Middle School Application.

TIP Make sure all information on page 1 is correct. If not, see your counselor immediately. Read Sections 4.6 and 4.7 for more information on the components some middle school programs use to evaluate your academic record.

6 2.2 Middle School Program Choices

On the following pages, the Middle School Application lists every middle school program that your child can apply to in the Main Round. In part 5 of the application, you will rank up to 12 program choices in your true order of preference. Ranking means marking the program your child most wants to attend with 1, their second choice with 2, and so on.

TIP Do not write in programs that are not listed because your child will only be considered for programs listed on their Middle School5 MIDDLE Application. SCHOOL OPTIONS Parent/Student: Please read the instructions below carefully before completing your application.

n The schools for which your child is eligible to apply are pre-printed on this application. n Rank your school/program choices in preference order by placing a number in the box next to each school/program. Please see the sample below for how to rank the schools listed on this application. Write “1” next to the school/program that you want your child to attend most, “2” next to your second choice, “3” next to your third choice, and so on. n After completing the rank order, the parent/guardian must sign and date Section 6, “Parent/Guardian Name & Signature.” 5 MIDDLE SCHOOL OPTIONS n Any Parent/Student: student who does Please not read receive the instructions an offer to belowattend carefully one of thebefore schools completing ranked your on application.his or her middle school application will receive a placement in either: (1) the district where the student attends public elementary school; or (2) the district to which the student is zoned to attend middle school. n The schools for which your child is eligible to apply are pre-printed on this application. Choice District Program Code School Name/Program Name n Rank Number your school/program choices in preference order by placing a number in the box next to each school/program. Please see the sample below for how to rank the1 schoolsM378L listed on thisSchool application. for Global Write Leaders “1” next to the school/program that you want your child to attend most, “2” next to your second2 choice, “3” next to your third choice, and so on. n After 3completing21 the rank K239CMorder, the parent/guardianMark Twain (I.S. must 239) sign Magnet and dateProgram Section - Computer/Math 6, “Parent/Guardian Name & Signature.” n Any student1 who21 does notK239VO receive an offerMark to Twain attend (I.S. one 239) of Magnetthe schools Program ranked - Vocal on his or her middle school application will receive a placement in either: (1) the district1 whereM332S the student attendsUniversity public Neighborhood elementary Middle school; School or (2) the district to which the student is zoned to attend middle school. Choice4 District1 ProgramM140S Code The Nathan Straus Preparatory SchoolSchool of Humanities Name/Program (P.S. 140) Name Part 5 Number 1 M301S Technology, Arts, and Sciences Studio Rank your child’s 2 SAMPLE1 M378L School for Global Leaders Choice 3 District21 ProgramK239CM Code Mark Twain (I.S. 239) Magnet Program School- Computer/Math Name/Program Name Number program choices 1 21 K239VO Mark Twain (I.S. 239) Magnet Program - Vocal 4 01 M539M New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math School here. The 1 in this 1 M332S University Neighborhood Middle School Choice7 District02 ProgramM347M Code The 47: American Sign Language ProgramSchool Name/Program Name Number4 1 M140S The Nathan Straus Preparatory School of Humanities (P.S. 140) 1 02 M408M Professional Performing Arts School column means that 1 M301S Technology, Arts, and Sciences Studio 5 SAMPLE13 K113M Ronald Edmonds Learning Center (M.S. 113): Spanish Dual Language Program this is the program Choice6 13 K113N Ronald Edmonds Learning Center (M.S. 113): French Dual Language Program Number District Program Code School Name/Program Name this student is 8  13 K113R Ronald Edmonds Learning Center (M.S. 113): Fine Arts & Design 2 13 K113S Ronald Edmonds Learning Center (M.S. 113): Academy of Performing Arts most interested 9 13 K113T Ronald Edmonds Learning Center (M.S. 113): ACATS (The Academy of Computer & Technology Science) in attending. 3 13 K265S Dr. Susan S. McKinney Secondary School of the Arts 13 K266S Park Place Community (M.S. 266) 13 K282L Park Slope (M.S. 282) 13 K301S Satellite East Middle School 10 13 K313S The Dock Street School 12 13 K351L Urban Assembly Unison School 11 13 K492S Academy of Arts & Letters 13 K591S Fort Greene Preparatory Academy 14 KD50S John D. Wells (M.S. 50) 14 K971S Juan Morel Campos Secondary School

Part 6 6 PARENT/GUARDIAN NAME & SIGNATURE Be sure to sign and Applications must be signed and dated.

date this section ______before submitting Parent/Guardian Name (please print) Parent/Guardian Signature Date your Middle School ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION TO MIDDLE SCHOOL n Students are eligible to apply to the district middle schools in their district of public elementary school attendance and, when different, the district to Application. which they are zoned to attend middle school. n Additionally, there may be schools on your application which are located in a different district but to which students from a number of districts (including yours) may apply. Note that the application lists the district in which each school is located. n If a school is not listed on your application, this means that you are not eligible to apply OR that the school runs its own admissions process. Do not write-in schools — write-ins will not be considered. Talent Testing for Mark Twain for the Gifted and Talented and District 21 Talent programs: n Citywide applicants who submitted a Mark Twain/District 21 Request for Testing form will see Mark Twain for the Gifted and Talented (I.S. 239) with both talents listed on their personalized Middle School Applications. Page 2 of 4 n District 21 students who submitted a Mark Twain/District 21 Request for Testing form will see all District 21 talent programs for which they have requested to be tested on their personalized Middle School Applications. n If you submitted a Request for Testing Form but do not see the programs for the talent areas you requested, please notify your current school. REMEMBER: Return all four (4) pages of your application to your elementary school as soon as you have completed it. The final deadline to submit applications is Friday, December 1, 2017. Page 2 of 4

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PREK03312009 2.3 The Schools and Programs on Your Application

Which schools will appear as options on your child’s Middle School Application and why? Read on to learn more.

Schools That WILL Appear on Your Application Each of the following program types will be listed on your child’s Middle School Application.

JJDistrict programs: At schools in the district where your family is zoned for middle school and, when different, in the district where your child attends public elementary school. Sometimes families are zoned for middle school in a different district than where they are zoned for elementary school. The middle school zone determines eligibility for where a student may apply for middle school.

JJBoroughwide programs: At schools with programs open to students in your borough.

JJCitywide programs: At schools with programs open to all NYC students.

Schools That MAY Appear on Your Application Some programs will only appear on a student’s Middle School Application if the student signs up to test for them. Get a Request for Testing (RFT) form from your school counselor or a Family Welcome Center if your child is interested in applying to the following schools and programs:

JJMark Twain for Gifted & Talented | IS 239: Open to all NYC residents. Learn more in the back of this directory.

JJDistrict 21 Talent Programs: Open only to students who go to school or are zoned for middle school in District 21. Submit the RFT form by October 20. If you submit the RFT form and your child is eligible, this program or these programs will appear on their Middle School Application.

Schools That WILL NOT Appear on Your Application Other middle schools that your child may be eligible for will not appear on their Middle School Application. These include:

JJSchool-Based Application Schools: Some middle schools in this directory have a school-based application process. These schools do not participate in Middle School Admissions and will not be listed on your child’s Middle School Application. Schools with their own application processes will not have any program information listed on their school pages. Contact these schools directly or visit their websites to learn how to apply.

JJCharter Schools: Charter schools manage their own admissions and will not be listed on your child’s Middle School Application. If you are interested in applying to any charter schools, contact them directly for more information about how to apply. Learn more in Section 7.5.

8 3.0 Learn About Schools and Programs

3.03.0 Learn About Schools and Programs

When you complete the Middle School Application, you are not just applying to schools—you are applying to programs. Think of a program as a “doorway” to get into the school. If a school has multiple programs, eligible students can apply to one program or more than one program at that school. Each school page in this Middle School Directory provides information about a school and its program or programs. As you explore schools, look for programs that could help your child learn and grow. Here is what a sample Middle School Directory school page looks like. Keep reading to learn how to use each section.

Learn the school type: District (one or more programs open to district residents or students), Boroughwide (one or more programs open to borough residents), or Citywide (one or more programs open to all NYC students).

Use location Learn about a City Lane School (I.S. 123) | 99A123 Boroughwide School information to

school’s vision and Students at I.S. 123 benefit from engaging and high-quality classroom Neighborhood: Downtown consider your instruction alongside exciting extracurricular activities. Our curriculum Address: 1738 City Lane, Brooklyn, NY 99999 what makes it promotes academic achievement, social development, and leadership Shared Space: No child’s daily skills. Students enjoy the personalized attention they receive in our small a special. See if its and nurturing classrooms. Our teachers work to develop an educational Accessibility: Accessible commute. experience based on the unique needs of each student. Parents appreciate Subway: X, Y, Z to City Lane goals line up that our school is small, personable and fosters the intellectual and social Bus: B25, B26, B44 growth of our students. We strive for academic excellence and believe that every child can and will succeed academically. with yours.. Contact: Ms. Johnson, Principal Email: [email protected] Read Section Website: schools.nyc.gov/choicesenrollment/middle Phone: 718-555-5555 7.1 for more

Learn more in PROGRAMS OFFERED information on Section 3.2 (I.S. 123) Academic Honors Program Program Code: A123S accessibility. Admissions Method: S Screened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education 225 55 4 Yes Program Eligibility: Open to students Students with Disabilities 75 18 4 Yes and residents of Brooklyn Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to students and residents of the District 2 Then to students and Learn more in residents of Brooklyn. Last year, this program admitted students from all priority groups. Call or email about Selection Criteria: Academic and Personal Behaviors  Attendance  Final 4th Grade Report Card  Section 3.1 Punctuality  4th Grade New York State ELA and Math Exams a school’s open

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Admissions Method: Z Zoned Zoned questions. Consider how a Program Eligibility: Open to students school’s size and residing in the zone schedule might PERFORMANCE Learn if a school 90+10 90% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most affect your daily 34+66 34% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? offers academic JJ 28% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Chambers Street High School 28+72 JJ learning experience. Adams Street High School 93+7 93% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria programs, Search 99A123 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school. languages, and

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES electives that Find out if this is a Total Students: 237 | Grades: 6-8 Language: French, Spanish Book Club  Cheerleading  Chess Club interest you. Community School: Yes—Neighborhood Accelerated: Algebra I, Living Environment  Dance  Leadership Club  Drama    Community School. Organization Elective: Chorus, Debate, Drama, Martial Arts American Sign Language  Uniform: Yes Multimedia Production, Robotics Music Production Regents Preparation Learn more in  Specialized High Schools Preparation School Day: 8am-2:25pm Courses Yes Section 7.4. Extended Day: CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Fitness Club, Learn if a school English Language Learner Program: English Volleyball as a New Language Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Tennis Community Service: Yes offers activities Summer Session: Yes that you already Find ELL programs Weekend Program: Yes do well at or offered. Learn would like to try. more in Section 7.2.

9 City Lane School (I.S. 123) | 99A123 Boroughwide School

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Email: [email protected] Program Eligibility: Open to students schools.nyc.gov/choicesenrollment/middle residing in the zone Website: Phone: 718-555-5555 PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS OFFERED 90+10 90% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most (I.S. 123) Academic34+66 34 Honors% of students Program scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend?Program Code: A123S JJChambers Street High School Admissions Method: S Screened28% of students scoredPrior at Year Level Admissions 3 or 4 on the State Math TestApplicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled 28+72 JJAdams Street High School 93% of students feelGeneral safe in the Education hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and225 cafeteria55 4 Yes Program Eligibility: Open93+7 to students Students with Disabilities 75 18 4 Yes and residents of BrooklynSearch 99A123 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school. 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Stop & Learn SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 237 | Grades: 6-8 Language: French, Spanish Book Club  Cheerleading  Chess Club Community School: Yes—Neighborhood Accelerated: Algebra I, Living Environment  Dance  Leadership Club  Drama  This is the end of Section 3.0. Complete the “Exploring a   Organization Elective: Chorus, Debate, Drama, Martial Arts American Sign Language  Uniform: Yes Multimedia Production, Robotics Music Production Regents Preparation School” activity.  Specialized High Schools Preparation School Day: 8am-2:25pm Courses Yes Extended Day: CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Fitness Club, English Language Learner Program: English Volleyball as a New Language Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Tennis Community Service: Yes 10 Summer Session: Yes Weekend Program: Yes

1 ACTIVITY Exploring a School

Look through the Middle School Directory school pages with your child. Choose a school from their Middle School Application that they are interested in applying to. Fill in each box with information about that middle school.

Name of School:

How many students go to this school? How would my child get to this school from where we live?

What phone number, email, or website What time does a typical day start for can I use to get information on how to visit sixth graders? this school?

List two academic courses this school has that seem interesting.

List two activities this school has that seem interesting.

If there is more than one program at the school, which program(s) would you apply to? Why?

11 4.0 Choose and Rank Programs

4.04.0 Choose and Rank Programs

In this section, we will explore how you can use program information to make meaningful choices on your child’s Middle School Application.

4.1 Admissions Factors

A number of factors play a role in matching each student to a middle school program.

Most important factor Choices on the Application Admissions Priorities The programs ranked on a The order in which applicants student’s application AND the are considered order in which they are ranked MATCH

Seat Availability Admissions Methods The number of seats available How programs consider and (how many students each match with applicants program will accept)

4.2 Choices on the Application

The most important factor in determining where your child goes to middle school is how you complete the Middle School Application. 1. Choose up to 12 programs listed on the Middle School Application that your child would like to attend. Ranking more choices increases your chances of getting a match to one of those choices. 2. Now rank these programs from your favorite to least favorite. Your child will be matched to their highest possible choice taking into consideration the other factors discussed in this section. Ranking means marking your first choice program as 1, your second choice as 2, and so on. Rank your choices in your true order of preference!

TIP Ranking more choices does NOT lower your chance of getting matched to a top choice program. You have the same chance of matching with your top choice whether you rank only that choice or eleven additional choices below it.

Programs at the same school may have different Admissions Priorities (seeSection 4.4) and Admissions Methods (see Section 4.7). You may decide to apply to one program over another based on this information or because a program has a particular theme like International Studies or Technology.

12 4.3 Eligibility

City Lane School (I.S. 123) | 99A123 Boroughwide School Some programs in your district may only be open to certain students who meet the eligibility Students at I.S. 123 benefit from engaging and high-quality classroom Neighborhood: Downtown requirementsinstruction alongside to exciting apply. extracurricular Eligibility activities. requirementsOur curriculum mightAddress: 1738 be City based Lane, Brooklyn, on whereNY 99999 you live or go to school, promotes academic achievement, social development, and leadership Shared Space: No gender,skills. Students home enjoy language, the personalized attention or other they receive factors. in our small In the example below, this program’s eligibility is “Open to and nurturing classrooms. Our teachers work to develop an educational Accessibility: Accessible a studentsexperience and based onresidents the unique needs of of eachBrooklyn.” student. Parents This appreciate means Subway: that X students, Y, Z to City Lane who live or attend public elementary that our school is small, personable and fosters the intellectual and social Bus: B25, B26, B44 schoolsgrowth ofin our Brooklyn students. We strive will for academicsee this excellence program and believe thaton their Middle School Application, but students who live or every child can and will succeed academically. Contact: Ms. Johnson, Principal attend schools in other boroughs will NOT see orEmail: have [email protected] it as an option. Website: schools.nyc.gov/choicesenrollment/middle Phone: 718-555-5555

PROGRAMS OFFERED (I.S. 123) Academic Honors Program Program Code: A123S

Admissions Method: S Screened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education 225 55 4 Yes Program Eligibility: Open to students Students with Disabilities 75 18 4 Yes and residents of Brooklyn Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to students and residents of the District 2 Then to students and residents of Brooklyn. Last year, this program admitted students from all priority groups. Selection Criteria: Academic and Personal Behaviors  Attendance  Final 4th Grade Report Card  Punctuality  4th Grade New York State ELA and Math Exams

Zoned Program Program Code: A123Z

Admissions Method: Z Zoned Zoned 4.4 AdmissionsProgram Eligibility: Open Priorities to students residing in the zone

Look PERFORMANCE for a program’s Admissions Priorities to learn the order in which applicants are considered for matches.90+10 90% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 34+66 34% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 28% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Chambers Street High School 28+72 JJAdams Street High School J93+JIf7 93 a% programof students feel safe has in the multiple hallways, bathrooms, Admissions locker room, and cafeteriaPriorities, students are considered in groups and all students Searchin the99A123 first at schools.nyc.gov/accountability priority group for morewill about be this considered school. first.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES JJ TotalIf seatsStudents: 237 | are Grades: available, 6-8 studentsLanguage: in French, the Spanish second priorityBook group Club  Cheerleading will be  Chessconsidered Club next and so on. Community School: Yes—Neighborhood Accelerated: Algebra I, Living Environment  Dance  Leadership Club  Drama    If a Organizationstudent falls into priority groupElective: Chorus,1, they Debate, will Drama, have a betterMartial Artschance American of Sign getting Language into a particular program  Uniform: Yes Multimedia Production, Robotics Music Production Regents Preparation  Specialized High Schools Preparation thanSchool students Day: 8am-2:25pm who fall into lower priority groups. SchoolsCourses with more than one middle school program Yes mayExtended have Day: different Admissions Priorities for each program.CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Fitness Club, English Language Learner Program: English Volleyball as a New Language Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Tennis Community Service: Yes Summer Session: Yes Weekend Program: Yes PRIORITY GROUP 1 PRIORITY GROUP 2 PRIORITY GROUP 3 City Lane School (I.S. 123) | 99A123 Boroughwide School

Students at I.S. 123 benefit from engaging and high-quality classroom Neighborhood: Downtown instruction alongside exciting extracurricular activities. Our curriculum  Address: 1738 City Lane, Brooklyn, NY 99999 promotes academic achievement, social development, and leadership    Shared Space: No skills. Students enjoy the personalized attention they receive in our small a MIDDLEand nurturing SCHOOL classrooms. Our teachers work to develop an educational Accessibility: Accessible (if applicable) (if applicable) PROGRAMSexperience based on the unique needs of each student. Parents appreciate Subway: X, Y, Z to City Lane that our school is small, personable and fosters the intellectual and social 1 Bus: B25, B26, B44 growth of our students. We strive for academic excellence and believe that every child can and will succeed academically. Contact: Ms. Johnson, Principal Let’s review an example of Admissions PrioritiesEmail: from [email protected] a school page. Website: schools.nyc.gov/choicesenrollment/middle Phone: 718-555-5555

PROGRAMS OFFERED (I.S. 123) Academic Honors Program Program Code: A123S

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PERFORMANCEpriority group 1. They will be considered first for any available seats. 90+10 90% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most J34+JStudents66 34% of students in scored and at Level residents 3 or 4 on the State of EnglishBrooklyn Test are infrequently priority attend? group 2. They will be considered next for any JJ 28% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Chambers Street High School 28+72 JJ available seats. Adams Street High School 93+7 93% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 99A123 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 237 | Grades: 6-8 Language: French, Spanish 13 Book Club  Cheerleading  Chess Club Community School: Yes—Neighborhood Accelerated: Algebra I, Living Environment  Dance  Leadership Club  Drama    Organization Elective: Chorus, Debate, Drama, Martial Arts American Sign Language  Uniform: Yes Multimedia Production, Robotics Music Production Regents Preparation  Specialized High Schools Preparation School Day: 8am-2:25pm Courses Yes Extended Day: CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Fitness Club, English Language Learner Program: English Volleyball as a New Language Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Tennis Community Service: Yes Summer Session: Yes Weekend Program: Yes

1 This section also includes the information that last year, applicants from both priority groups were matched with this program. Here are some common Admissions Priorities used to determine matches:

Common Admissions Priorities

What it says on the school page What it means

Continuing K-8 School Priority: Students are guaranteed to match with their continuing school if they place it on their Middle School Application. Students will first be considered for Priority to continuing 5th graders any programs ranked higher on their applications. You do NOT need to rank your child’s continuing school as your first choice to be guaranteed a match there, but you do have to rank it as one of your choices.

Geographic Priority: Students may have priority based on the district, borough, or geographic area in which they live and/or Priority to students and residents go to public school. (If a student lives and goes to public school of the district in different boroughs or districts, that student has priority in both places.)

Limited Unscreened Priority: Students who sign in at a Priority to students who attend program’s open house or at the school’s table at a fair are put in an information session a higher priority group.

Zoned Priority: Students who are zoned to a middle school—or a campus containing multiple middle schools—have priority to attend that school or schools. To receive this priority, be sure to Priority to students who apply rank your zoned school(s) on the Middle School Application. You and live in the zoned area do NOT need to rank your zoned school as your first choice to receive the priority. To find out if you live in a zoned area, check your application or visit schools.nyc.gov/SchoolSearch.

TIP It is a good strategy to apply to programs where your child is in the highest priority group (priority group 1). The higher the priority group, the higher the chances of getting a match to that program.

14 4.5 Seats and Applicants

Each middle school has a specific number of seats for sixth grade students. In the Prior Year Admissions section for each program, the number of seats shows how many students were matched to that program last year. The number of applicants per seat shows how many students applied for each of these seats. Seeing how these numbers compare will give you a sense of how popular a program is. For instance, in the example that follows, four students applied for each General Education seat. The number of applicants per seat may affect your chances of getting a match from that program. However, if a program you like has a high number of applicants per seat but is otherwise a good fit for City Lane School (I.S. 123) | 99A123 Boroughwide School your child, DO consider applying! Programs are not always as competitive as they seem. Some of last Students at I.S. 123 benefit from engaging and high-quality classroom Neighborhood: Downtown year’sinstruction applicants alongside exciting were extracurricular not in activities. a program’s Our curriculum priorityAddress: group 1738 City1 andLane, Brooklyn, some NY applicants99999 ranked other programs promotes academic achievement, social development, and leadership Shared Space: No higherskills. Studentson their enjoy theMiddle personalized School attention they Application. receive in our small and nurturing classrooms. Our teachers work to develop an educational Accessibility: Accessible a experience based on the unique needs of each student. Parents appreciate Subway: X, Y, Z to City Lane that our school is small, personable and fosters the intellectual and social Bus: B25, B26, B44 growth of our students. We strive for academic excellence and believe that every child can and will succeed academically. Number of students a Number of applicants who Contact: Ms. Johnson, Principal program accepted last yearEmail: [email protected] applied for each seat Website: schools.nyc.gov/choicesenrollment/middle Phone: 718-555-5555

PROGRAMS OFFERED Programs that (I.S. 123) Academic Honors Program Program Code: A123S

Admissions Method: S Screened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled filled all seats in General Education 225 55 4 Yes Program Eligibility: Open to students the Main Round Students with Disabilities 75 18 4 Yes and residents of Brooklyn are marked “Yes” Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to students and residents of the District 2 Then to students and residents of Brooklyn. Last year, this program admitted students from all priority groups. Selection Criteria: Academic and Personal Behaviors  Attendance  Final 4th Grade Report Card  Punctuality  4th Grade New York State ELA and Math Exams

Zoned Program Program Code: A123Z

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JJ SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS For students who ACTIVITIESreceive general education programming

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Look at the program information on a school page to see how many seats that program reserves for each group. The number of General Education and Students with Disabilities seats in each program is based on the percentage of fifth grade students with disabilities in that school’s district. Learn more in Section 7.3. 1 Seat groups are used for admissions purposes only. All students with IEPs will receive the services listed on their IEPs.

15 City Lane School (I.S. 123) | 99A123 Boroughwide School

PROGRAMS OFFERED (I.S. 123) Academic Honors Program Program Code: A123S

Zoned Program Program Code: A123Z ThereAdmissions are Method:seven Z typesZoned of AdmissionsZoned Methods. Program Eligibility: Open to students Someresiding programs in the zone do NOT see or consider a student’s academic record when making matches. These

programs PERFORMANCE use one of the following Admissions Methods: 90+10 90% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most J34+JUnscreened:66 34% of students scored atStudents Level 3 or 4 on thewho State Englishapply Test to programsfrequently using attend? the Unscreened Admissions Method are JJ 28% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Chambers Street High School 28+72 JJ randomly selected. Adams Street High School 93+7 93% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 99A123 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school. JJLimited Unscreened: Students who apply to programs using the Limited Unscreened Admissions SCHOOLMethod LIFE are randomly selected,ACADEMICS but priority is given ACTIVITIESto students who show interest in the school by Total Students: 237 | Grades: 6-8 Language: French, Spanish Book Club  Cheerleading  Chess Club Communitysigning School: in atYes—Neighborhood an information Accelerated: session, Algebra a I, Livingschool Environment tour, or Dance a school’s Leadership Club table  Drama at a Middle School Fair. If you   Organization Elective: Chorus, Debate, Drama, Martial Arts American Sign Language  Uniform: have Yes signed in, confirm withMultimedia the Production, school Robotics that you willMusic receive Production Regentspriority. Preparation  Specialized High Schools Preparation School Day: 8am-2:25pm Courses JJ Yes ExtendedZoned: Day: Students who apply to their zoned school areCHAMPS guaranteed Sports—Coed: Fitness a match Club, to its zoned program if English Language Learner Program: English Volleyball as a New Language they do not match to a program ranked higher on theirSports: Baseball,Middle Basketball, School Tennis Application. Students may Community Service: Yes Summerhave Session: zoned Yes schools based on where they live. The district where you are zoned for middle school is Weekendnot always Program: Yes the same as the district where you live.

JJTalent Test: Students who apply to Mark Twain for the Gifted & Talented or for District 21 Talent Programs are matched based on their Talent Test scores. Learn more in the back of this directory. Other programs DO see or consider a student’s academic record when making matches. These programs use one of the following Admissions Methods: 1

JJScreened: Students who apply to programs using the Screened Admissions Method are matched based on how the school ranks them. Screened programs rank applicants using factors that may include final report card grades from fourth grade, reading and math standardized test scores, attendance, and punctuality. Some Screened programs have additional requirements like an interview, audition, writing sample, or diagnostic test. To learn more about how a Screened program ranks applicants, contact that school directly.

JJScreened Language: Students who apply to programs using the Screened Language Admissions Method are matched based on how the school ranks them. These programs use home/native language to decide admission. Review program information to make sure you are applying to a program that matches your child’s home/native language. Some Screened Language programs may give priority to ELLs, participants of elementary school-level Dual Language and Transitional Bilingual Education programs in the target language, and/or heritage speakers of the target language. For more information on ELL models, please see Section 7.2.

JJComposite Score: Students who apply to programs using the Composite Score Admissions Method are matched in descending order based on their Composite Score. Each student’s Composite Score is calculated by assigning points for each Composite Score category using corresponding components of his/her academic record. Composite Score programs weight certain components of applicants’ academic records. Learn more in Section 4.8.*

*In accordance with New York State law, test results will not be the sole, primary, or major factor in admissions decisions. Instead, schools will use multiple measures to make admissions decisions. 16 MIDDLE SCHOOL ADMISSIONS METHODS

How are students admitted? What do schools see?

Unscreened Selected randomly

JJBiographical information (student’s Limited Selected randomly, with name, address, priority to students who sign in Unscreened current school, gender) to show interest in the school JJSpecial education status

Matched based on residence Zoned or location of current school

JJBiographical information JJSpecial education status JJAcademic record: Ranked by schools based on Screened JJFinal report card grades academics, audition, or other JJStandardized test scores assessment JJAttendance and punctuality JJInternal assessment JJAcademic and personal behaviors

JJBiographical information JJSpecial education status Screened JJELL status Language Ranked based on language JJFinal report card grades proficiency JJStandardized test scores JJAttendance and punctuality JJInternal assessment JJAcademic and personal behaviors

JJAcademic and personal behaviors Composite Matched in descending order JJFinal fourth grade report card Score of score based on some JJNew York State ELA Exam score combination of these criteria JJNew York State Math Exam score JJAttendance and punctuality

Matched based on Talent JJTalent Test score Talent Test Test score

17 City Lane School (I.S. 123) | 99A123 Boroughwide School

PROGRAMS OFFERED (I.S. 123) Academic Honors Program Program Code: A123S

Zoned Program Program Code: A123Z For Admissionsprograms Method: using Z Zoned the ScreenedZoned or Screened Language Admissions Method, this section will tell youProgram what Eligibility: their Open school to students considers when ranking applicants. For programs using the Composite Score residing in the zone Admissions Method, this section will tell you which information is used to create each applicant’s PERFORMANCE Composite Score. 90+10 90% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 34+66 34% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ Programs28% of studentsusing scored Screened at Level 3 or 4 oron the Composite State Math Test Score AdmissionsChambers Street High Methods School will tell you which of the following 28+72 JJAdams Street High School are 93+used7 93% of when students feel ranking safe in the hallways, and bathrooms, scoring locker applicants: room, and cafeteria Search 99A123 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

JJ SCHOOLFinal LIFEfourth grade report cardACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 237 | Grades: 6-8 Language: French, Spanish Book Club  Cheerleading  Chess Club JJ CommunityFourth School: grade Yes—Neighborhood State ELA andAccelerated: Math Algebra Exam I, Living scores Environment  Dance  Leadership Club  Drama    Organization Elective: Chorus, Debate, Drama, Martial Arts American Sign Language Music Production  Regents Preparation JUniform: J Yes Multimedia Production, Robotics Attendance and punctuality from fourth grade  Specialized High Schools Preparation School Day: 8am-2:25pm Courses Yes Extended Day: CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Fitness Club, JJ EnglishAcademic Language Learner and Program: personal English behaviors, which are: Volleyball as a New Language Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Tennis Community Service: Yes JJ Summer Session:Manages Yes time and consistently demonstrates effort to independently achieve goals Weekend Program: Yes JJWorks in an organized manner

JJPersists through challenges to complete a task by trying different strategies

JJAsks for help when needed

JJRespects school rules and works well in the school community 1

TIP Academic and personal behaviors are usually part of the fourth grade report card. If your child’s school does not include them as part of the report card, ask school staff to provide this information.

A program’s Selection Criteria can help you think about whether a program is a good fit for your child. For example, if your child has good grades and attendance but not good state exam scores and a program looks at report card grades and attendance but not at state exam scores, this Selection Criteria could work in your favor. Middle School Admissions uses information from the fourth grade to evaluate students for admission. School staff should not ask families to provide extra information in the form of report cards from additional years or separate recommendations from teachers.

Stop & Learn This is the end of Section 4.0. Complete the “Ranking Programs on Your Application” activity.

18 City Lane School (I.S. 123) | 99A123 Boroughwide School ACTIVITY Ranking Programs on Your Application Students at I.S. 123 benefit from engaging and high-quality classroom Neighborhood: Downtown instruction alongside exciting extracurricular activities. Our curriculum Address: 1738 City Lane, Brooklyn, NY 99999 promotes academic achievement, social development, and leadership Shared Space: No Do this skills.activity Students together enjoy the with personalized your attentionchild! It they will receive help in you our small decide which programs to rank on your Middle School and nurturing classrooms. Our teachers work to develop an educational Accessibility: Accessible a Application.experience Turn based to onthe the school unique needs pages of each in thisstudent. directory Parents appreciate to begin. Subway: X, Y, Z to City Lane that our school is small, personable and fosters the intellectual and social Bus: B25, B26, B44 growth of our students. We strive for academic excellence and believe that Step 1:every Find child Programscan and will succeed academically. Contact: Ms. Johnson, Principal Use the school pages to find programs that match your child’s needsEmail: [email protected] interests. If you might want to apply to a program, mark the checkbox next to that program’s name.Website: schools.nyc.gov/choicesenrollment/middle Phone: 718-555-5555

PROGRAMS OFFERED P(I.S. 123) Academic Honors Program Program Code: A123S Admissions Method: S Screened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education 225 55 4 Yes Program Eligibility: Open to students Students with Disabilities 75 18 4 Yes and residents of Brooklyn Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to students and residents of the District 2 Then to students and residents of Brooklyn. Last year, this program admitted students from all priority groups. Selection Criteria: Academic and Personal Behaviors  Attendance  Final 4th Grade Report Card  Punctuality  4th Grade New York State ELA and Math Exams

Zoned Program Program Code: A123Z Step 2:Admissions Consider Method: Programs Z Zoned Zoned List the Programprograms Eligibility: that Open you to markedstudents in the school pages. Answer the questions in this table for each program. residing in the zone

PERFORMANCE Is this your zoned Is this school near your What do you like about this 90+10 90% of students passed core coursesschool or your current home? HowWhich would high schools didschool students and from program? this school most List at School 34+and66 34 program% of students name scored at LevelK-8 3 or school?4 on the State (Yes/No) English Test your childfrequently get there? attend? least two things.* JJ 28% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Chambers Street High School 28+72 JJAdams Street High School 93+7 93% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 99A123 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 237 | Grades: 6-8 Language: French, Spanish Book Club  Cheerleading  Chess Club Community School: Yes—Neighborhood Accelerated: Algebra I, Living Environment  Dance  Leadership Club  Drama    Organization Elective: Chorus, Debate, Drama, Martial Arts American Sign Language  Uniform: Yes Multimedia Production, Robotics Music Production Regents Preparation  Specialized High Schools Preparation School Day: 8am-2:25pm Courses Yes Extended Day: CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Fitness Club, English Language Learner Program: English Volleyball as a New Language Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Tennis Community Service: Yes Summer Session: Yes Weekend Program: Yes

*For example, is it near your home? Does it offer an elective or activity that interests your child? Does it meet a need for your family?

19 Step 3: Rank Your Program Choices Look at your notes on the previous page. Talk to your child and decide which programs are your top choices. Together, list up to 12 programs that they would like to attend. List programs in your true order of preference with your first choice next to #1.

My Program Choices MY FIRST CHOICE! 1

On your Middle School Application, you will write numbers next to the programs you want to apply to. You will write 1 next to your first choice, 2 next to your second, and so on. Use this list to help put the right number next to the right program. Learn more about ranking schools in Section 4.0.

TIP If you have a zoned school or are enrolled in a continuing K-8 school, it is always a good idea to consider ranking that school on your application. You have a priority to match to your zoned or continuing school if you are not matched to any programs that you ranked higher on your application. Remember that you do NOT have to mark it as your first choice to keep your priority.

20 5.0 Attend Middle School Admissions Events

5.05.0 Attend Middle School Admissions Events

Most of the Middle School Admissions process happens in the fall between September and November. Create an admissions calendar to keep track of the dates and times of Middle School Fairs, open houses, school tours, and appointments for programs that require interviews, auditions, or on-site assessments.

5.1 Middle School Fairs

Attend the Middle School Fairs this fall. At these events, you can meet representatives from different schools on the same day, in the same place. Use this chance to ask questions about schools and programs. The Middle School Fairs for different districts will take place on different dates in October. Check the Middle School Admissions website (schools.nyc.gov/Middle) to learn when and where a district’s Middle School Fair will be held.

TIP Remember to sign in at the table of each school you talk with. Signing in will increase your chances of being matched with programs that use a Limited Unscreened Admissions Method.

5.2 School Visits

Visiting a school is the best way to explore how good a fit it may be for your child. It’s also a great way to see how long the trip is from home. Contact schools directly to find out if they have special events, open houses, or school tours. The Middle School Admissions Events Calendar (schools.nyc.gov/Middle) is another way to find a school’s open house dates. Before you visit, prepare a list of questions for school staff and current students about the school’s culture, courses, and activities. Use the activity on the next page to make a list of questions.

TIP When visiting schools, write your contact information clearly on sign-in sheets.

Stop & Learn This is the end of Section 5.0. Complete the “Asking Questions at Middle School Events” activity on the next page.

21 ACTIVITY Asking Questions at Middle School Events

When you speak with a school representative at a Middle School Fair or open house, try to ask one question from each box. Create your own questions to learn more about a school. Tear out this page and bring it when you and your child visit schools and fairs.

School Culture How can my child get extra help with homework? What makes your school special?

My question: ______

Being a Sixth Grader What time does the day start and end for sixth graders? Are there activities just for sixth graders?

My question: ______

Academics What are your most popular courses? What makes your school’s courses different from other schools?

My question: ______

Activities What are some examples of clubs at your school? When during the school day can students participate in activities?

My question: ______

Admissions Where can I sign in? Do my family and I need to do anything to apply?

My question: ______

22 6.0 Learn About Options After the Main Round

6.06.0 Learn About Options After the Main Round

In April, a school counselor will give your child their middle school notification letter. This letter will include a match from your child’s Main Round Middle School Application and it may include a second match from the New Schools Round Application. If your child receives a match to a new school or program, you will have to choose between their New Schools Round match and their Main Round match.

6.1 New Schools Round

If a new school or program is opening in your area, additional opportunities may be available for your child to apply to middle schools. If so, your school counselor will invite them in February to apply during the New Schools Round in March.

6.2 Appeals

On the middle school notification letter that you get in April, you will also receive information about how to submit an appeal if you want to try to change your child’s middle school match. To submit an appeal, follow this process: 1. Return your notification letter to your child’s elementary school after checking off that you would like to appeal. 2. Receive an appeal form from your elementary school counselor. 3. Complete the appeal form and return it to the school counselor. You may choose up to three programs on the appeal. You do not need a reason to appeal. Appeals are granted if there is remaining space in the program and if your child meets the selection criteria. You should only submit an appeal for a program that you would prefer more than your Main Round match. If your appeal is granted, your child’s middle school match will automatically be updated to a program requested on the appeal. For more information on appeals, please talk to your child’s elementary school counselor.

6.3 New Students

If your family is new to New York City, you can apply to middle school by visiting a Family Welcome Center with your child. Locations are listed on the back inside cover of this directory and at schools.nyc.gov/WelcomeCenters. Also visit the New Students page (schools.nyc.gov/NewStudents) to learn how to enroll and what documents you need for registration.

7.07.0 Additional Information

7.1 Accessibility

The Department of Education is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, and activities are accessible to staff, members of the school community, students, and family members with disabilities. Facilities categorized “accessible” are located in a fully or partially accessible building where an individual with a mobility impairment can enter and access all relevant programs and services, including the public assembly spaces on the ground floor, at least one accessible restroom, and one accessible classroom. For the most up-to-date information on school building accessibility, please visit schools.nyc.gov/Offices/OSP/Accessibility and contact the school directly. Families are encouraged to visit schools to learn more about their accessibility. 23 7.2 ELL Service Delivery Models

All New York City public schools provide a range of supports and services for ELL (English Language Learners) students to develop their English proficiency and prepare them for success in school, college, and/or careers. Below are three different ELL service delivery models offered in New York City public middle schools:

Program Definition In Dual Language programs, students are taught in two languages: English and their home language, such as Spanish, Chinese, or French, among Dual Language (DL) others. The goal of this program is for students to be able to read, write, and speak in both English and their home language. In Dual Language classes, the home language and English are used equally.

Transitional Bilingual Education programs provide reading, writing, and other classes in English and in the student’s home language. As students’ English Transitional Bilingual improves, time spent learning in English increases and time spent learning in Education (TBE) the home language decreases. Once a student is no longer identified as an English Language Learner, they will exit the program.

English as a New Language programs, formerly called English as a Second Language or ESL, provide instruction in English with support in the English as a New students’ home language so that they can learn to read, write, and speak Language (ENL) English. Students in this program can come from many different language backgrounds, and English may be the only common language among them.

This Middle School Directory indicates which of the ELL service delivery models above are currently offered in each middle school, based on school reported data. All middle schools must provide the ELL Parent Survey and Program Selection Form at the parent orientation meeting which is offered to all newly-identified ELLs. If you do not receive this form, please request it from the school. You may use the form to indicate your preferred ELL service delivery model, even if your middle school does not currently offer it. Middle schools can open a Dual Language or Transitional Bilingual Education program when there are 15 or more ELLs who speak the same native language in any single grade whose parents/guardians request either program. In this way, families can request which ELL service delivery models are offered in their child’s school. For the most up-to-date information regarding ELL service delivery models, please contact schools directly. For more information about services and supports for English Language Learners (ELLs), please call 212-323-9559 or visit nyc.gov/schools/Academics/ELL.

7.3 Special Education Services

Students with Disabilities may apply to all schools and/or programs listed in this directory, including all Screened and Audition programs, and are subject to the same admissions requirements as their general education peers. If the student’s IEP contains testing accommodations, those accommodations will be provided when the student tests or auditions as long as the accommodations do not change the skills or content the test is measuring. Every middle school participating in Middle School Admissions is expected to welcome and serve students with disabilities in accordance with their IEPs. The IEP team at the middle school will review the IEP to ensure that all services and supports are in place. In some cases, the IEP team may need to refine the IEP to better meet student needs. Middle school programs have a group of seats for students whose IEPs specify special education instructional programming for more than 20% of their academic program. Special education instructional programming includes Integrated Co-Teaching (ICT) classes, Special Class (SC), and Special Education Teacher Support Services (SETSS). Related Services, such as speech,

24 occupational therapy (OT), and physical therapy (PT), are not considered special education instructional programming for the purposes of Middle School Admissions. Seats are used for admissions purposes only; all students with IEPs will receive the services listed on their IEPs. Students with disabilities who are recommended for and who have attended a District 75 program and are considering a middle school outside of District 75 should work with their IEP team to determine whether the recommendation for District 75 for middle school is still appropriate. If the student’s IEP team determines that the student no longer needs a District 75 program, then the student must participate in the middle school admissions process. Students whose IEPs recommend a District 75 program and whose IEP team determines that the student will continue in a District 75 program for middle school are not required to participate in the middle school admissions process. These students are notified of their middle school placement in May or June by their District 75 schools. Learn more at nyc.gov/schools/Academics/SpecialEducation.

7.4 Community Schools

Community Schools offer an integrated focus on academics, health and mental health services, youth development, expanded learning opportunities (inclusive of afterschool and summer enrichment activities), and family and community supports, to ensure that students are ready and able to learn, and graduate college and career-ready. Each community school serves as a hub where parents and family members, community based partners, community members, and school staff come together to coordinate and integrate a range of supports based on the assets and needs of individual students.

7.5 Charter Schools

Founded by not-for-profit Boards of Trustees, charter schools are independent public schools that operate under a contract or “charter” of up to five years. Many have unique educational approaches that may include longer school days, a longer school year, and/or thematic programs. Themes are diverse and can range from special language instruction to an emphasis on arts or science. Any student eligible for admission to a New York City public school is eligible for admission to a public charter school. Interested students or families should contact each charter school directly to receive specific information about the school’s application process. For a list of charter schools, please refer to the back of this directory. Visit schools.nyc.gov/Charters or call 212-374-5419 for more information about charter schools in New York City. For information about specific charter schools, contact the schools directly.

7.6 School Location and Transportation

The New York City Department of Education offers transportation to middle school students based on these criteria:

JJStudents in sixth grade are provided with free transportation if they live one mile or more from the school; if they live closer than that but more than one half mile from the school, a half-fare MTA bus pass is available on request from their school. Free transportation is provided as either a yellow bus or a MetroCard. Students receive yellow busing if (i) their school has bus service, (ii) they live in the same school district as their school, and (iii) if a stop exists, or can be created. Stops cannot be created if they make the existing route longer than five miles, as measured through each stop to the school.

JJStudents in seventh grade and above are provided with MetroCards if they live one and a half miles or more from school. If they live closer than that but more than one half mile from school, a half- fare MTA bus pass is available on request from their school.

25 JJStudents receiving special education services who are mandated to receive specialized transportation on their most recent IEP are placed on bus routes to and from the school they attend. In addition, parents may request additional medical accommodations based on their child’s special needs which may also affect the type of vehicle or route on which the student is placed. For more information about transportation, call the Office of Pupil Transportation at718-392-8855 or visit schools.nyc.gov/offices/transportation.

7.7 Accountability

The New York City Department of Education collects information about school practices and student outcomes, which can help identify each school’s strengths and areas for improvement. This directory lists some of this information on school pages. The Performance section on each school page contains the following:

JJCourse and test results: The percentage of students who passed courses in the core subjects (English, math, social studies, and science), and the percentage of sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students who scored at Level 3 or 4 on the New York State English and Math tests.

JJNYC School Survey results: The percentage of students who feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria as reported on the NYC School Survey. Average performance data for schools in this district during the 2016-2017 school year can be found in the District Information and Map section of this directory. If you have questions about this section, please speak to your school counselor or visit schools.nyc.gov/accountability, where you can find detailed information on each school’s performance in their School Quality Reports.

26 District 6 Information and Map

Admissions Priorities What is the performance of a Students in District 6 are welcome to apply to any of the schools in the district. typical District 6 middle school? However, some students have an Admisions Priority based on which middle school of students passed core zone they live in and/or which elementary school they attend. Most middle schools in 92% courses District 6 give an Admissions Priority to students residing in the middle school zone as well as to students from specific elementary schools. See the school pages that follow of students scored at Level 3 for details on each program’s Admission Priorities. 22% or 4 on the State English Test

Multiple Zoned Schools of students scored at Level 3 In District 6, some families have two or three smaller zoned schools. Each of the 17% or 4 on the State Math Test following sets of middle schools share a zone: of students feel safe in the JJThe Salome Ureña de Henriquez School (I.S. 218) | 06M218 and The Renaissance 88% hallways, bathrooms, locker Leadership Academy (M.S. 322) | 06M322 room, and cafeteria

JJEleanor Roosevelt Intermediate School (I.S. 143) | 06M143, Community Health Academy of The Heights | 06M346, and Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School |06M348

JJMaria Teresa Mirabal (M.S. 319) | 06M319 and Patricia Mirabal Middle School (M.S. 324) | 06M324 If your family is zoned for one of these sets of schools, consider ranking all of them on your child’s Middle School Application. If your child applies to all of their zoned schools and does not match to a higher choice, they have a priority to attend one of them. However, if your child applies to only one/some of their zoned schools, they may not receive a match to either/any of them.

Type Program Name | DBN Page !! Park Terrace (P.S. 18) | 06M018...... 30 !! I.S. 52 (Inwood Intermediate School 52) | 06M052...... 31 !! Eleanor Roosevelt Intermediate School (I.S. 143) | 06M143...... 32 !! Hudson Cliffs School (P.S./I.S. 187) | 06M187...... 33 !! Hamilton Grange Middle School | 06M209...... 34 !! The Twenty-First Century Academy for Community Leadership (P.S./I.S. 210) | 06M210...... 35 !! The Salome Ureña de Henriquez School (I.S. 218) | 06M218...... 36 !! The Mott Hall School | 06M223...... 37 !! Paula Hedbavny School (P.S./M.S. 278) | 06M278...... 38 !! City College Academy of The Arts | 06M293...... 39 !! Amistad Dual Language School | 06M311...... 40 !! Maria Teresa Mirabal (M.S. 319) | 06M319...... 41 !! The Renaissance Leadership Academy (M.S. 322) | 06M322...... 42 !! Patria Mirabal Middle School (M.S. 324) | 06M324...... 43 !! Community Math & Science Prep | 06M328...... 44 !! Community Health Academy of The Heights | 06M346...... 45 !! Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School | 06M348...... 46 !! Harbor Heights Middle School | 06M349...... 47 !! Washington Heights Academy | 06M366...... 48 !! Bea Fuller Rodgers School (I.S. 528) | 06M528...... 49 ## KIPP NYC Washington Heights Academy Charter School | 84M068...... 80 ## School in the Square Public Charter School | 84M295...... 80 ## New Heights Academy Charter School | 84M353...... 80 ## The Equity Project Charter School | 84M430...... 80 ## Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School | 84M478...... 80

27 Paula Hedbavny School MANHATTAN (P.S. /M.S. 278) | 06M278 Park Terrace DISTRICT 6 6 D Amistad Dual Language (P.S. 18) | 06M018 Y ! Middle School C K School | 06M311 A 5 M : # I.S. 52 (Inwood Intermediate A Charter School 3 4 N Washington Heights School 052) | 06M052 S " Multiple Schools T Academy | 06M366

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27 28 DISTRICT MIDDLE SCHOOLS

District Schools All students and residents of this district may apply to middle schools in this section. Park Terrace (P.S. 18) | 06M018 District School

Our school is a close-knit learning community where teachers create a Neighborhood: Inwood family-type environment focused on technology and the arts. We focus on the Address: 4124 9th Avenue, Manhattan NY 10034 individual student and foster an environment that encourages students to Shared Space: No take risks. Our focus on transitional bilingual courses, monolingual courses, and dual language education in Spanish and English supports academic Accessibility: Accessible a excellence across all content areas. We engage our parents in school-wide See section 7.1 for more information. events and gatherings focused on building community. Our parents are at the Subway: A to Inwood – 207th St; 1 to Marble Hill – 225th St heart of our efforts. Parents appreciate our non-negotiable uniform policy, Bus: Bx12, Bx12-SBS, Bx20, Bx3, Bx32, Bx7, Bx9, BxM1, excellent discipline and communication protocol, and our administration’s BxM18, BxM2, BxM3, M100 open door policy. Many of our students are new arrivals from the Dominican Republic. Our school engages in a variety of programs celebrating literacy and Contact: Connie Mejia, Principal the arts as well as STEM across grades. Email: [email protected] Website: schools.nyc.gov/schoolportals/06/m018 Phone: 917-521-2220

PROGRAMS OFFERED Park Terrace (P.S. 18) Program Code: M018U

Admissions Method: u Unscreened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education 112 45 2 Yes Program Eligibility: Open to students Students with Disabilities 30 10 3 Yes and residents of District 6 Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to continuing 5th grade students 2 Then to students residing in the elementary school zone 3 Then to students and residents of District 6. Last year, this program admitted students from all priority groups. Selection Criteria: Students who apply to this program will be randomly selected in the order of the priority groups listed above.

PERFORMANCE 87+13 87% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 12+88 12% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 17% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test The College Academy 17+83 JJManhattan Village Academy 89+11 89% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 06M018 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 139 | Grades: K-8 Accelerated: Algebra I CHALK  Chess  Chorus  Computers  East Community School: No | Uniform: Yes Elective: Group tutoring sessions in Side House Settlement-After-School  Inquiry-   School Day: 8am-2:20pm preparation for Specialized High Schools Based Learning LINC Parent Program Literacy Inc. (school-wide tutoring)  Mental Extended Day: Yes Health and Wellness  Move to Improve  English Language Learner Program: English Parent Cooking Classes  Robotics  Rosie’s as a New Language, Dual Language: Spanish, Theatre Grade Five  School Band  School Transitional Bilingual Education: Spanish Wellness  SEA Theatre  STEM Program  Community Service: Yes—31-50 hours Waterford Early Learning K-2  Yoga expected by graduation CHAMPS Sports—Boys: Basketball League, Summer Session: No Developmental Basketball Weekend Program: No CHAMPS Sports—Girls: Volleyball, Volleyball League Sports: Flag Football

30 I.S. 52 (Inwood Intermediate School 52) | 06M052 District School

Our teacher-designed curriculum is tailored to both challenge and support Neighborhood: Inwood the needs of our students. As an Apple ConnectED school, every student is Address: 650 Academy Street, Manhattan NY 10034 given an iPad and every classroom has the technology necessary to engage in Shared Space: Yes—06M052, 06M211, 06M423 feature rich, interactive activities. Our school offers a variety of after-school programs in partnership with the Inwood Community Center. We offer a one- Accessibility: Not Accessible to-one tutoring program, Saturday Enrichment, and a Saturday Academy for Subway: A to Dyckman St-200th St; 1 to Dyckman St students who require additional support in ELA and math. Our school also has Bus: Bx12, Bx12-SBS, Bx20, Bx7, BxM1, M100, M3, M4 a student advisory/ambassador program designed to teach students the skills they need to become leaders in their community. Our school offers art and Contact: Brandon Sabogal, Technology Coordinator music and we have the only middle school marching band in NYC, the Tiger Band! We are also an Urban Advantage school. Urban Advantage is a program Email: [email protected] for middle school students to take field trips to educational institutions such Website: inwood52.com as the Bronx Zoo, and Hall of Science, to enrich Science instruction. I.S. 52 is Phone: 212-567-9162 also a participant of the Games 4 Change student challenge, where students learn how to create and publish their own video games around an important social theme. Starting in the 2017-2018 school year, we will also be offering instruction in Computer Science.

PROGRAMS OFFERED I.S. 52 (Inwood Intermediate School 52) Program Code: M052U

Admissions Method: u Unscreened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education 201 100 2 No Program Eligibility: Open to students Students with Disabilities 44 20 2 No and residents of District 6 Selection Criteria: Students who apply to this program will be randomly selected.

Inwood I.S. 52 Zoned Program Program Code: M052Z

Admissions Method: Z Zoned Zoned

Program Eligibility: Open to students residing in the zone

PERFORMANCE 98+2 98% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 20+80 20% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 12% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test High School for Environmental Studies 12+88 JJHigh School for Law and Public Service % of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria 80+20 80 JJThe College Academy Search 06M052 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 332 | Grades: 6-8 Language: French, Spanish After-School Band  Band  Computer Science Community School: No Accelerated: Algebra I, French, Spanish  Film and New Media  Guitar Club  iBook   Uniform: Yes—Official uniform must be Elective: Arts, Band, Computer Science, Creation Robotics Stop Motion Animation    purchased ELA Saturday Academy, French, Graphic Tiger Advisory Tiger Tech Team Urban    Design, Math Saturday Academy, One to Advantage Video Game Design Yearbook School Day: 8am-2:20pm Young Ambassador Program Extended Day: Yes One Tutoring, Spanish, Specialized High School Test Preparation, Title III Programs CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Developmental English Language Learner Program: English to Support English Language Development Basketball, Fitness Club as a New Language, Transitional Bilingual Sports: Soccer, Track and Field, Volleyball Education: Spanish Community Service: Yes—Expected Summer Session: Yes—Academic support for certain students Weekend Program: Yes—Saturday program for certain students

31 Eleanor Roosevelt Intermediate School (I.S. 143) | 06M143 District School

We provide students with a curriculum and skills that promote personal Neighborhood: Washington Heights growth and high standards. We believe that a love of learning flourishes in Address: 511 West 182nd Street, Manhattan NY 10033 our diverse community that respects truth, curiosity, creativity, humor, and Shared Space: Yes—06M143, 06M348 independent thinking. We are dedicated to fostering academic excellence and promoting dignity and respect for all individuals in our school community. Accessibility: Accessible a See section 7.1 for more information. Subway: 1, A to 181st St Bus: Bx11, Bx13, Bx18, Bx3, Bx35, Bx36, Bx7, M100, M101, M3, M4, M5, M98

Contact: La Kisha McDaniel-Luke, Principal Email: [email protected] Website: is143.org Phone: 212-927-7739

PROGRAMS OFFERED Eleanor Roosevelt Intermediate School (I.S. 143) Program Code: M143U

Admissions Method: u Unscreened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education 163 100 2 No Program Eligibility: Open to students Students with Disabilities 49 20 2 Yes and residents of District 6 Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to 5th grade students in P.S. 115, P.S. 132, P.S. 189, and to students residing in the zone 2 Then to students and residents of District 6. Last year, this program admitted students from all priority groups. Selection Criteria: Students who apply to this program will be randomly selected in the order of the priority groups listed above.

PERFORMANCE 83+17 83% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 13+87 13% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 7% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test High School for Law and Public Service 7+93 JJA. Philip Randolph Campus High School % of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria 67+33 67 JJHigh School for Environmental Studies Search 06M143 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 316 | Grades: 6-8 Language: Spanish Academic After-School Program  Books Community School: No | Uniform: Yes Accelerated: Algebra I, Living Environment and Movies Club  Girl Talk Club  Jewelry   School Day: 8am-2:20pm Elective: Art, Coding, Robotics Club Mixed Media Club Morning Tutoring Program  Robotics Club Extended Day: Yes CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Developmental English Language Learner Program: English Basketball, Fitness Club, Flag Football as a New Language, Transitional Bilingual Education: Spanish Sports: Basketball, Fitness, Soccer, Volleyball, Wiffle Ball Community Service: Yes—10-30 hours expected by graduation Summer Session: Yes—Academic support for certain students Weekend Program: Yes—Saturday program for academic support and enrichment

31 32 Hudson Cliffs School (P.S./I.S. 187) | 06M187 District School

We are now at a point where we must educate our children in what no Neighborhood: Washington Heights one knew yesterday, and prepare our schools for what no one knows yet.- Address: 349 Cabrini Boulevard, Manhattan NY 10040 Margaret Mead. Hudson Cliffs School is a pre-K-8 neighborhood school which Shared Space: No thrives on its diversity and strong parental involvement. Students enjoy being part of this community while parents appreciate the stable and secure Accessibility: Not Accessible environment. Subway: A to 190th St; 1 to 191st St Bus: Bx11, Bx13, Bx3, Bx35, Bx36, Bx7, M100, M101, M3, M4, M98

Contact: Cynthia Chory, Principal Email: [email protected] Website: 187hudsoncliffs.org Phone: 212-927-8218

PROGRAMS OFFERED Hudson Cliffs School (P.S./I.S. 187) Program Code: M187U

Admissions Method: u Unscreened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education 363 76 5 Yes Program Eligibility: Open to students Students with Disabilities 66 15 4 Yes and residents of District 6 Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to continuing 5th grade students 2 Then to students residing in the zone 3 Then to students and residents of District 6. Last year, this program admitted students from all priority groups. Selection Criteria: Students who apply to this program will be randomly selected in the order of the priority groups listed above.

PERFORMANCE 99+1 99% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 42+58 42% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 42% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Art and Design High School 42+58 JJHarvest Collegiate High School % of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria 97+3 97 JJThe High School of Fashion Industries Search 06M187 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 294 | Grades: K-8 Language: Spanish Art Club  Choir  Concert Band; High School Community School: No | Uniform: No Accelerated: Algebra I Prep  High School Test Prep  Intramural    School Day: 8am-2:20pm Elective: Advisory, Art, Instrumental Music, sports LEGO Club Musical Role Playing    Spanish Games School Dances TACHs Prep Talent Extended Day: No Show English English Language Learner Program: CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Dance, Fitness Club as a New Language Sports: Basketball, Track and Field Community Service: Yes—31-50 hours expected by graduation Summer Session: No Weekend Program: Yes—Saturday program

33 Hamilton Grange Middle School | 06M209 District School

The most dangerous criminal may be the man gifted with reason, but with no Neighborhood: Manhattanville morals...the complete education gives one not only power of concentration, Address: 500 West 138th Street, Manhattan NY 10031 but worthy objectives upon which to concentrate. -Martin Luther King, Jr. Shared Space: Yes—06M192, 06M209 Hamilton Grange is founded on the desire to build intelligence and character in our students, because in the words of Dr. King, “that is the goal of a true Accessibility: Accessible a education.” We teach argumentative writing throughout all content areas. See section 7.1 for more information. It is the foundation of each of our classes because we have found that it is Subway: B, C to 135th St; A, D to 145th St; 1 to 137th St – the most effective means of supporting college readiness and enabling our City College students to, in Dr. King’s words, “sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true Bus: Bx15, Bx19, Bx33, M10, M100, M101, M104, M11, M3, from the false, the real from the unreal, and the facts from the fiction.” This M4, M5 combination of skills and knowledge will prepare students for both college and active citizenship. We also champion character development and equip Contact: Benjamin Lev, Principal students with the skills and behaviors necessary for academic and social success. Email: [email protected] Website: thehamiltongrangeschool.org Phone: 212-775-9600

PROGRAMS OFFERED Hamilton Grange Middle School Program Code: M209L

Admissions Method: Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled t Limited Unscreened General Education 193 77 3 Yes Students with Disabilities 50 16 3 Yes Program Eligibility: Open to students and residents of District 6 Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to students zoned to or attending P.S. 192 or P.S. 325 who sign in at an event 2 Then to students zoned to or attending P.S. 192 or P.S. 325 3 Then to students and residents of District 6 who sign in at an event 4 Then to students and residents of District 6. Last year, this program admitted students from all priority groups. Selection Criteria: Students who apply to this program will be randomly selected in the order of the priority groups listed above.

PERFORMANCE 90+10 90% of students passed core courses 15+85 15% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test 19+81 19% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test 91+9 91% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 06M209 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES Total Students: 246 | Grades: 6-8 Language: Spanish After-School All Stars (comprehensive after- Community School: No | Uniform: Yes Accelerated: Algebra I, Living Environment school program)  America Scores New York     School Day: 8:40am-3pm Elective: Art, Music, Physical Education, Choir CITYarts Cooking Creative Art    Regents Algebra, Regents Living Works DJ Club Google Computer Science Extended Day: Yes—After-School  Environment, Spanish Homework Help Club and Study Hall Martial English Language Learner Program: English Arts  Orchestra  Student Council as a New Language CHAMPS Sports—Boys: Baseball No Community Service: CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Fitness Club, Soccer, Summer Session: Yes Track and Field Weekend Program: Yes Sports: Baseball, Boxing Club, Cheerleading, Golf Club, Softball

33 34 The Twenty-First Century Academy for Community Leadership (P.S./I.S. 210) | 06M210 District School

P.S./I.S. 210 is a warm and nurturing environment with a focus on hands-on Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights learning and a dual language learning experience. Our students benefit from Address: 501-503 West 152nd Street, Manhattan NY 10031 our commitment to music, fine arts, theater, and sports. Parents appreciate Shared Space: No that our staff is very personable and respectful in the way they treat both parents and students. Our teachers are hardworking and knowledgeable Accessibility: Accessible a about how students learn. Parents also enjoy participating in fun activities for See section 7.1 for more information. themselves, such as the book club, cooking club, and jewelry-making club. We Subway: C to 155th St; A, B, D to 145th St; 1 to 157th St provide workshops to help parents assess their children’s progress, as well as Bus: Bx19, Bx6, M10, M100, M101, M11, M2, M3, M4, M5 to learn strategies for helping their children. We are a New Visions School that was founded in January of 1997. We are located in a brand-new state-of the- Contact: Concepcion Quezada, Parent Coordinator art building with specialty rooms for art, music, and science. Email: [email protected] Website: schools.nyc.gov/schoolportals/06/m210 Phone: 212-283-0012

PROGRAMS OFFERED Spanish Dual Language Program Program Code: M210M

Admissions Method: Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled l Screened: Language General Education 133 45 3 No Students with Disabilities 30 12 3 Yes Program Eligibility: Open to students and residents of District 6 Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to continuing 5th grade students 2 Then to students and residents of District 6. Preference is given to the following students: English Language Learners (ELLs), Heritage Language Speakers of the target language, participants of elementary school-level Dual Language and Transitional Bilingual Education programs in the target language. Selection Criteria: Academic and Personal Behaviors  Attendance  Final 4th Grade Report Card  Dual Language Entrance Exam  Punctuality  4th Grade New York State ELA and Math Exams

PERFORMANCE 93+7 93% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 25+75 25% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 23% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology 23+77 JJA. Philip Randolph Campus High School 87+13 87% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 06M210 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 161 | Grades: PK-8 Language: Spanish Buddy Club (Reading and Writing)  Chess Community School: No Accelerated: Algebra I, Living Environment, Club  Midori Violin and Cello Program   Uniform: Yes—Top and bottom, specific Spanish Science Program Student Tutors colors or styles CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Developmental School Day: 8:15am-2:35pm Basketball, Flag Football, Volleyball Extended Day: Yes Sports: Baseball, Kickball, Wiffle Ball English Language Learner Program: English as a New Language, Dual Language: Spanish Community Service: Yes—Expected Summer Session: No Weekend Program: No

35 The Salome Ureña de Henriquez School (I.S. 218) | 06M218 District School

We pride ourselves on small group instruction through an extensive Academic Neighborhood: Washington Heights Intervention Services (AIS) program that works to help students achieve. Address: 4600 Broadway, Manhattan NY 10040 We build positive social and emotional ties with each student. Our goal is Shared Space: Yes—06M218, 06M293, 06M322 to ensure that students receive a balanced, challenging, and supportive instructional program. We promote the professional development of Accessibility: Accessible a our instructional team by providing a range of engaging and high-caliber See section 7.1 for more information. opportunities. Subway: A to 190th St; 1 to Dyckman St Bus: Bx7, BxM1, M100, M101, M3, M4, M98

Contact: June Barnett, Principal Email: [email protected] Website: thesalomeurenaschool.org Phone: 212-567-2322

PROGRAMS OFFERED The Salome Ureña De Henriquez School (I.S. 218) Program Code: M218U

Admissions Method: u Unscreened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education 206 75 3 No Program Eligibility: Open to students Students with Disabilities 49 15 3 Yes and residents of District 6 Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to 5th grade students in P.S. 5, P.S. 48, P.S. 152, and to students residing in the zone 2 Then to students and residents of District 6. Last year, this program admitted students from all priority groups. Selection Criteria: Students who apply to this program will be randomly selected in the order of the priority groups listed above.

PERFORMANCE 98+2 98% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 13+87 13% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 4% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test High School for Health Careers and Sciences 4+96 JJInwood Early College for Health and Information 86+14 86% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Technologies Search 06M218 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school. JJBusiness Of Sports School

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES Total Students: 198 | Grades: 6-8 Language: Spanish Annual Visits to Philadelphia and Community School: Yes, The Children’s Aid Washington, DC  Book Club  Cheerleading Society  Chess Club  Computer Graphics  Dance   Uniform: Yes Expeditionary Learning for Literacy Leadership Training through Student School Day: 8:10am-2:30pm Government  Project-Based Science Extended Day: Yes Instruction  Visual Arts  Yoga English Language Learner Program: English CHAMPS Sports—Girls: Volleyball as a New Language, Transitional Bilingual CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Cross Country, Education: Spanish Volleyball League No Community Service: Sports: Basketball, Swimming, Track and Summer Session: Yes Field Weekend Program: Yes

35 36 The Mott Hall School | 06M223 District School

The Mott Hall School is dedicated to the academic and personal development Neighborhood: Manhattanville of its students who will become tomorrow’s leaders. Our mission is to Address: 71-111 Convent Avenue, Manhattan NY 10027 develop future leaders in Mathematics, Science, and Technology by providing Shared Space: No a world-class education that prepares students for college and higher learning. The academically rigorous education that is provided includes Accessibility: Accessible a many enriched and intellectual learning experiences inside and outside See section 7.1 for more information. the school building. Students are asked to question, anticipate, and solve Subway: B, C to 135th St; 1, A, D to 125th St problems, assume personal responsibility, emerge as enthusiastic lifelong Bus: Bx15, Bx33, M10, M100, M101, M104, M11, M2, M3, M4, learners and independent thinkers motivated by the pursuit of academic M5, M60-SBS excellence and social responsibility. What makes the Mott Hall School special is: A Personalized Learning Environment with a Home Away from Home Contact: Judith De Los Santos, Principal Atmosphere; Math, Science, and Technology Focus with Career Exposure and Guidance; Whole Grade Acceleration and Advanced Curriculum with Extended Email: [email protected] Learning Opportunities and School Without Walls Philosophy that Stresses Website: themotthall.org Extended Off-Campus Learning Experiences. Phone: 212-281-5028

PROGRAMS OFFERED The Mott Hall School Program Code: M223S

Admissions Method: S Screened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education 393 93 4 Yes Program Eligibility: Open to students Students with Disabilities 54 19 3 Yes and residents of District 6 Selection Criteria: Attendance  4th Grade New York State ELA and Math Exams  Final 4th Grade Report Card  Admissions Test  Attendance to Open House or Tour

PERFORMANCE 97+3 97% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 69+31 69% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 54% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test The Facing History School 54+46 JJA. Philip Randolph Campus High School % of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria 96+4 96 JJBeacon High School Search 06M223 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES Total Students: 286 | Grades: 6-8 Language: French, Latin The City College of New York (CCNY): Science Community School: No | Uniform: Yes Accelerated: Algebra I, Living Environment Collaboration  Film Program at Aaron Davis  School Day: 7:45am-2:05pm Elective: Chorus, College Access for All, Hall Math Counts (math coaching program)   High School Prep, Instrumental Music Poetry in the Classroom Free After-School Extended Day: No Sponsored by Sports & Arts in Schools English Language Learner Program: English (Multicultural Music Group Symphonic Youth Program), Math Counts, Mural Foundation (SASF) Enrichment After-School as a New Language   Painting, National Dance Institute (NDI), Programs include: 3-D Printing Art Chess     Community Service: Yes—31-50 hours Poetry in the Classroom (CUNY), Regents Chorus Coding Debate Instrumental  expected by graduation Prep, Service Learning, Theatre Program Music (Orchestra) Leadership Development   Summer Session: Yes—Academic support (TBTB Company), Technology-Coding National Dance Institute (NDI) STEM and enrichment Association  Service Learning Program    Weekend Program: Yes—Saturday program Sports Street Project Program Technology for academic support and enrichment CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Cross Country, Soccer, Track and Field, Volleyball Sports: Basketball, Flag Football, Soccer, Track, Volleyball

37 Paula Hedbavny School (P.S./M.S. 278) | 06M278 District School

Students appreciate that our teachers know them by name and are available Neighborhood: Inwood to give them extra help whenever they need it. Students also like the weekly Address: 421 West 219th Street, Manhattan NY 10034 enrichment clusters offered once a week during the school day. Parents like Shared Space: No our uniform policy, discipline system, and the administration’s open door policy. All students participate in a Walk-A-Thon each Fall to support pediatric Accessibility: Accessible a cancer research. We believe in using field trips as an extension of our See section 7.1 for more information. student’s education. We are a Salvadori Globe School. Subway: A to Inwood – 207th St; 1 to 215th St Bus: Bx12, Bx12-SBS, Bx20, Bx3, Bx32, Bx7, Bx9, BxM1, BxM18, BxM2, BxM3, M100

Contact: Charles Reilly, Assistant Principal Email: [email protected] Website: psms278.org Phone: 917-521-2060

PROGRAMS OFFERED Paula Hedbavny School (P.S./M.S. 278) Program Code: M278S

Admissions Method: S Screened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education 230 54 4 Yes Program Eligibility: Open to students Students with Disabilities 44 11 4 Yes and residents of District 6 Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to continuing 5th grade students 2 Then to students residing in the elementary school zone 3 Then to students and residents of District 6. Last year, this program admitted students from all priority groups. Selection Criteria: Attendance and Punctuality  Final 4th Grade Report Card  4th Grade New York State ELA and Math Exams  Essay/Writing Sample

PERFORMANCE 88+12 88% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 53+47 53% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 63+37 63% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Manhattan Business Academy 97+3 97% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 06M278 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 202 | Grades: K-8 Language: Spanish After-School Program  Chorus  Competitive Community School: No | Uniform: Yes Elective: Weekly Enrichment Clusters Debate Team  Portfolio Art School Day: 8am-2:20pm (based on student interest) CHAMPS Sports—Boys: Basketball League, Extended Day: Yes Flag Football English Language Learner Program: English CHAMPS Sports—Girls: Volleyball, Volleyball as a New Language League Community Service: No Summer Session: No Weekend Program: No

37 38 City College Academy of The Arts | 06M293 District School

We are a secondary school where middle school students may choose to Neighborhood: Washington Heights N. continue on through high school. Our program provides academic support Address: 4600 Broadway, Manhattan NY 10040 that will allow students to begin taking college courses in the 9th grade so Shared Space: Yes—06M218, 06M293, 06M322 they can graduate high school with 60 college credits from The City College of New York (CCNY). Additionally, the arts are used to support instruction across Accessibility: Accessible a subject areas. Eighth graders take college seminars at CCNY. See section 7.1 for more information. Subway: A to 190th St; 1 to Dyckman St Bus: Bx7, BxM1, M100, M101, M3, M4, M98

Contact: Burnedette Drysdale, Principal Email: [email protected] Website: schools.nyc.gov/schoolportals/06/m293 Phone: 212-567-3164

PROGRAMS OFFERED City College Academy Of The Arts Program Code: M293L

Admissions Method: Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled t Limited Unscreened General Education 579 67 9 Yes Students with Disabilities 82 14 6 Yes Program Eligibility: Open to students and residents of District 6 Admissions Priorities: 1 Open to students and residents of District 6 who sign in at an event 2 Then to students and residents of District 6. Last year, this program admitted students from all priority groups. Selection Criteria: Students who apply to this program will be randomly selected in the order of the priority groups listed above.

PERFORMANCE 98+2 98% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 48+52 48% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 44+56 44% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test City College Academy of the Arts 87+13 87% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 06M293 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 256 | Grades: 6-12 Language: Spanish Arts Exploration  Chess  Cooking  Dance Community School: No Accelerated: Algebra I, Living Environment,  Drama  Fitness  Magazine  Music  Rock    Uniform: Yes—Top and bottom, specific Spanish, US History Band Singing Student Council Technology   colors or styles Tutoring Yearbook School Day: 8:15am-4pm CHAMPS Sports—Boys: Cross Country Extended Day: Yes CHAMPS Sports—Girls: Cross Country English Language Learner Program: English CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Track and Field as a New Language Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Softball, Community Service: No Volleyball Summer Session: Yes Weekend Program: Yes—Saturday program for academic support and enrichment

39 Amistad Dual Language School | 06M311 District School

Students find our staff friendly and feel that they genuinely care about Neighborhood: Inwood them. They also enjoy our sports and physical education program, alongside Address: 4862 Broadway, Manhattan NY 10034 many special events (including basketball and volleyball tournaments, an Shared Space: Yes—06M311, 06M314 ice skating trip, field day, and a senior trip to Washington, DC). Parents like that we use technology in all classrooms, including SMART Boards, desktop Accessibility: Accessible a computers, and laptops. They also value our visual and performing arts See section 7.1 for more information. program and small classes. Our instructional staff is bilingual and share Subway: A to Inwood – 207th St; 1 to 207th St diverse backgrounds. All students are immersed in Spanish for two weeks and Bus: Bx12, Bx12-SBS, Bx20, Bx7, BxM1, M100, M4 in English for two weeks in all courses, including: language arts, math, science, and social studies. Contact: Juan Bello, School Counselor Email: [email protected] Website: amistadschool.org Phone: 212-544-8021

PROGRAMS OFFERED Amistad Spanish Dual Language Program Program Code: M311M

Admissions Method: Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled l Screened: Language General Education 148 42 4 Yes Students with Disabilities 28 9 3 No Program Eligibility: Open to students and residents of District 6 Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to continuing 5th grade students 2 Then to students and residents of District 6. Last year, this program admitted students from all priority groups. Preference is given to the following students: English Language Learners (ELLs), Heritage Language Speakers of the target language, participants of elementary school-level Dual Language and Transitional Bilingual Education programs in the target language. Selection Criteria: Prior participation in Spanish Dual Language Program  Spanish Interview  Spanish Reading and Writing Activity

PERFORMANCE 82+18 82% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 38+62 38% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 16+84 16% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test High School for Health Professions and Human Services 87+13 87% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 06M311 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 134 | Grades: K-8 Language: Spanish Field Day  Ice Skating Trip  LANG Program Community School: No | Uniform: No Elective: Art Portfolio, Chorus, Dance,  Lang Youth Medical Program  NYC ROW   School Day: 8:20am-2:40pm Theatre Prep for Prep Senior Trip to Washington, DC  Specialized High School Admission Test Extended Day: Yes Prep Program English English Language Learner Program: CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Developmental as a New Language, Dual Language: Spanish Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball Community Service: Yes—Expected Summer Session: No Weekend Program: Yes—Saturday program

39 40 Maria Teresa Mirabal (M.S. 319) | 06M319 District School

It is our goal to help every child persevere, achieve, and excel. The Common Neighborhood: Washington Heights Core curriculum is taught in all subject areas, with a strong focus on writing Address: 21 Jumel Place, Manhattan NY 10032 across disciplines. Students learn the skills that will make them succeed Shared Space: Yes—06M319, 06M324, 75M138, 84M068 in college and be ready for the modern economy. Technology is infused throughout the curriculum. We offer reduced class sizes in literacy and math, Accessibility: Accessible a as well as opportunities for independent learning. Parents appreciate the See section 7.1 for more information. individualized attention that students receive in our small school. They value Subway: 1, A, C to 168th St – Washington Hts the open-door policy of our principal and staff, the challenging curriculum, Bus: Bx13, Bx7, M100, M101, M2, M3, M4, M5, M98 and the variety of enrichment activities that address the whole child. We offer our eighth graders the opportunity to choose academic paths directly related Contact: Penelope Duda, Assistant Principal to their intended career. All students attend two-to-three Broadway shows per year. The majority of our eighth graders also take at least one Regents Email: [email protected] exam. Website: ms319.org Phone: 212-923-3827

PROGRAMS OFFERED Spanish Dual Language Program Program Code: M319M

Admissions Method: Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled l Screened: Language General Education 144 38 4 Yes Students with Disabilities 25 8 3 Yes Program Eligibility: Open to students and residents of District 6 Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to 5th grade students in P.S. 8, P.S. 153, P.S. 173, and to students residing in the zone 2 Then to students and residents of District 6. Last year, this program admitted students from all priority groups. Preference is given to the following students: English Language Learners (ELLs), Heritage Language Speakers of the target language, participants of elementary school-level Dual Language and Transitional Bilingual Education programs in the target language. Selection Criteria: Academic and Personal Behaviors  Prior participation in Spanish Dual Language Program  4th Grade New York State ELA andMath Exams

Maria Teresa Mirabal (M.S. 319) Program Code: M319U

Admissions Method: u Unscreened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education 236 96 2 No Program Eligibility: Open to students Students with Disabilities 68 20 3 Yes and residents of District 6 Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to 5th grade students in P.S. 8, P.S. 153, P.S. 173, and to students residing in the zone 2 Then to students and residents of District 6. Last year, this program admitted students from all priority groups. Selection Criteria: Students who apply to this program will be randomly selected in the order of the priority groups listed above.

PERFORMANCE 90+10 90% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 24+76 24% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 14% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test A. Philip Randolph Campus High School 14+86 JJHudson High School of Learning Technologies % of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria 96+4 96 JJManhattan Bridges High School Search 06M319 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 471 | Grades: 6-8 Language: Spanish Computer Coding After-School Program  Community School: No | Uniform: Yes Elective: Architecture, Art, Basketball, LEGO Robotics Engineering Club  Saturday School Day: 8am-2:20pm Calligraphy, Chorus, Computer Coding, Academy for Academic Support with one-on- one tutoring Extended Day: Yes—After-School Crafts, Drama, Fitness, Flag Football, Home Language Arts, Newspaper Club, Oratory, CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Flag Football, Soccer, English Language Learner Program: English Peer Mediation, Piano, Regents Math, Volleyball as a New Language, Dual Language: Spanish, Regents Science, Regents Spanish, Soccer, Transitional Bilingual Education: Spanish Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Flag Football, Spanish, Technology, Track, Yearbook Soccer, Softball, Track and Field Community Service: Yes—Offered Summer Session: Yes Weekend Program: Yes—Saturday program

41 The Renaissance Leadership Academy (M.S. 322) | 06M322 District School

M.S. 322 is an innovative middle school with a young, high-energy team. Neighborhood: Washington Heights Students experience blended learning: online explorations that bring new life Address: 4600 Broadway, Manhattan NY 10040 to their class work. An online grade book keeps families and teachers in contact Shared Space: Yes—06M218, 06M293, 06M322 about classroom life and progress. Our iZone School design keeps class sizes Accessibility: Accessible a low in core subjects and lets students mix across grades. Students can earn See section 7.1 for more information. high school credit in science. We offer transitional bilingual and dual language A th programs to support students in understanding content while mastering English. Subway: to 190 St; 1 to Dyckman St Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) units allow students to learn Bus: Bx7, BxM1, M100, M101, M3, M4, M98 through hands-on experiences. We are a 21st Century Community Learning Center with arts embedded in our school day as well as after-school clubs. Our Contact: Yvette Almonte, Parent Coordinator Global Partners Junior Program provides our students with an opportunity to Email: [email protected] interact with students around the globe. The Children’s Aid Society provides Website: www.m322.org after-school enrichment as well as medical, dental, and mental health services. Phone: 212-304-0853

PROGRAMS OFFERED Spanish Dual Language Program Program Code: M322M

Admissions Method: Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled l Screened: Language General Education 71 25 3 No Students with Disabilities 12 5 2 No Program Eligibility: Open to students and residents of District 6 Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to 5th grade students in P.S. 5, P.S. 48, P.S. 152, and to students residing in the zone 2 Then to students and residents of District 6. Last year, this program admitted students from all priority groups. Preference is given to the following students: English Language Learners (ELLs), Heritage Language Speakers of the target language, participants of elementary school-level Dual Language and Transitional Bilingual Education programs in the target language. Selection Criteria: Academic and Personal Behaviors  Attendance  Attendance at an Open House/School Tour  Final 4th Grade Report Card  NYSESLAT Score  4th Grade New York State ELA andMath Exams

The Renaissance Leadership Academy (M.S. 322) Program Code: M322U

Admissions Method: u Unscreened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education 145 83 2 No Program Eligibility: Open to students Students with Disabilities 40 17 2 No and residents of District 6 Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to 5th grade students in P.S. 5, P.S. 48, P.S. 152, and to students residing in the zone 2 Then to students and residents of District 6. Last year, this program admitted students from all priority groups. Selection Criteria: Students who apply to this program will be randomly selected in the order of the priority groups listed above.

PERFORMANCE 93+7 93% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 15+85 15% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 17% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Manhattan Business Academy 17+83 JJA. Philip Randolph Campus High School % of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria 81+19 81 JJHigh School for Environmental Studies Search 06M322 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 321 | Grades: 6-8 Language: Italian, Spanish Accelerated Honors Program  Global Community School: Yes, The Children’s Aid Society Accelerated: Algebra I Partners Junior Program  Global Scholars Uniform: Yes—Official uniform must be purchased Elective: Weekly Club Period  iLearn 360  MSQI Independent Reading School Day: 9am-3:20pm Offerings: Art Club, Basketball,  Newspaper Club (English and Spanish)    Extended Day: Yes Cooking, Soccer, Sports, Strategic Robotics Theatre Arts Thurgood Marshall Jr. Mock Trial English Language Learner Program: English as a Games, Yoga New Language, Dual Language: Spanish, Transitional CHAMPS Sports—Boys: Developmental Bilingual Education: Spanish Basketball Community Service: No CHAMPS Sports—Girls: Basketball League Summer Session: Yes—Academic support and Sports: Cheerleading, Dance, Football, enrichment Soccer, Softball, Track and Field, Volleyball Weekend Program: Yes—Saturday program for test prep

41 42 Patria Mirabal Middle School (M.S. 324) | 06M324 District School

Our focus is to prepare students for college and work and to be active citizens. Neighborhood: Washington Heights Students know that teachers care about them as individuals and scholars. Our Address: 21 Jumel Place, Manhattan NY 10032 students develop a never-say-fail attitude. Parents are impressed with the Shared Space: Yes—06M319, 06M324, 75M138, 84M068 close attention that our teachers give students, the programs we offer, and the accessibility of our teachers to students and parents. In collaboration with Accessibility: Accessible a Children’s Aid Society, we are a community-based school with a medical and See section 7.1 for more information. mental health clinic and an after-school recreational program. The building is Subway: 1, A, C to 168th St – Washington Hts open from 7:30pm-6pm. Bus: Bx13, Bx7, M100, M101, M2, M3, M4, M5, M98

Contact: Janet Heller, Principal Email: [email protected] Website: sites.google.com/a/ms324.org/ ms324communitysite Phone: 212-923-4057

PROGRAMS OFFERED Making Connections to Local and Global Communities Program Code: M324U

Admissions Method: u Unscreened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education 248 101 2 No Program Eligibility: Open to students Students with Disabilities 56 20 3 Yes and residents of District 6 Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to 5th grade students in P.S. 8, P.S. 153, P.S. 173, and to students residing in the zone 2 Then to students and residents of District 6. Last year, this program admitted students from all priority groups. Selection Criteria: Students who apply to this program will be randomly selected in the order of the priority groups listed above.

PERFORMANCE 94+6 94% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 20+80 20% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 28% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test High School for Environmental Studies 28+72 JJAcademy for Software Engineering % of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria 95+5 95 JJThe Facing History School Search 06M324 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 423 | Grades: 6-8 Accelerated: Algebra I, Living Environment Arts Portfolio  Band  Chess  Debate Club  Community School: No Elective: Artist Space, BEAM Math and Fresh Youth Initiatives (Community Service)    Uniform: Yes—Top and bottom; specific Science, Lang Science Program with Guitar Club Math and Reading Tutorials   colors or styles Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, Summer Math and Writing Lab Math Club Musical Theatre Club  NASA Space Camp  Read-a- School Day: 8:30am-2:50pm Reading Program, Urban Arts Story Studio thons  Reading Buddies  Recycle-a-Bicycle Extended Day: Yes  Respect for All Club  Specialized High English Language Learner Program: English Schools Admissions Test Preparation as a New Language, Transitional Bilingual Sports: Basketball, Softball, Track and Field, Education: Spanish Volleyball Community Service: Yes—50+ hours expected by graduation Summer Session: Yes—Academic support and enrichment Weekend Program: Yes—Saturday program

43 Community Math & Science Prep | 06M328 District School

Community Math & Science Prep is a school for all students. Our mission Neighborhood: Washington Heights statement is to advocate for excellence in each of our diverse and unique Address: 401 West 164th Street, Manhattan NY 10032 learners. We do this in partnership with students, parents, teachers, other Shared Space: No school staff, administration, and the local community by supporting their academic, social, and emotional needs and growth. We provide a wide range Accessibility: Not Accessible of rigorous, real-world learning opportunities for all students to allow them to Subway: C to 163rd St – Amsterdam Ave; B, D to 155th St; grow as individuals during the middle school years. 1, A to 168th St – Washington Hts Bus: Bx13, Bx6, Bx7, M10, M100, M101, M2, M3, M4, M5

Contact: Herminia Saldana, Parent Coordinator Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.06M328.org Phone: 917-521-2508

PROGRAMS OFFERED Spanish Dual Language Program Program Code: M328M

Admissions Method: Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled l Screened: Language General Education 73 24 3 No Students with Disabilities 12 5 2 Yes Program Eligibility: Open to students and residents of District 6 Preference is given to the following students: English Language Learners (ELLs), Heritage Language Speakers of the target language, participants of elementary school-level Dual Language and Transitional Bilingual Education programs in the target language. Selection Criteria: Academic and Personal Behaviors  Attendance  Final 4th Grade Report Card  4th Grade New York State ELA and Math Exams  Punctuality

Community Math & Science Program Program Code: M328U

Admissions Method: u Unscreened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education 91 50 2 No Program Eligibility: Open to students Students with Disabilities 14 10 1 No and residents of District 6 Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to 5th grade students in P.S. 4, P.S. 28, and P.S. 128 and to students residing in the zone 2 Then to students and residents of District 6. Last year, this program admitted students from all priority groups. Selection Criteria: Students who apply to this program will be randomly selected in the order of the priority groups listed above.

PERFORMANCE 83+17 83% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 7+93 7% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 2% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Life Sciences Secondary School 2+98 JJManhattan Bridges High School 80+20 80% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 06M328 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 246 | Grades: 6-8 Language: Spanish Academic Field Trips  Breakfast in the Community School: No | Uniform: Yes Elective: Advisories, Beacon Program, Classroom  Cafeteria Committee  College School Day: 8:10am-2:30pm Cheerleading, Chess, College Access for All, and Career Readiness Program at the Armory  Global Friendship Through Space Education Extended Day: Yes Computer Coding Club, Fuel Up to Play 60, Parent and Student Healthy Eating Classes (students visit Turkey)  Hydroponic Garden English Language Learner Program: English (Nutrition), Robotics, Student Government, Club  International Video Conferencing  as a New Language, Dual Language: Spanish, Theater Arts, Track and Field, Visual Arts, Mural Club  Restorative Circles  School Transitional Bilingual Education: Spanish Yearbook Ambassador Program  School-Wide Word Community Service: Yes—50+ hours of the Day Program  Street Project, Inc.  expected by graduation Student Tutors  Sustainability Education Summer Session: Yes—Academic support Program  Urban Adventures  Wellness and enrichment Council  Winter & Spring Academy Weekend Program: Yes—Saturday program CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Cheerleading, Dance for academic support and enrichment Sports: Alvin Ailey Dance, Basketball, Cheerleading, Soccer, Track and Field, Volleyball

43 44 Community Health Academy of The Heights | 06M346 District School

Community Health Academy of the Heights (CHAH) provides a small school Neighborhood: Washington Heights S. setting in which students prepare for rigorous high school academics. Address: 504 West 158th Street, Manhattan NY 10032 Students like our beautiful new facility, access to sports teams, tech labs, Shared Space: No science labs, a high school gym, and a great after-school program. Parents like the fact that CHAH faculty care about the students and communicate with Accessibility: Accessible a parents throughout the school year with telephone calls, conferences, report See section 7.1 for more information. cards, progress reports, parent nights, curriculum nights, poetry slams, health Subway: B, C, D to 155th St; 1 to 157th St fairs, and potlucks. Our school works hard to reach out to parents as well as Bus: Bx6, Bx7, M10, M100, M101, M2, M3, M4, M5 the greater community. Contact: Mark House, Principal Email: [email protected] Website: chah.nyc Phone: 212-342-6600

PROGRAMS OFFERED Community Health Academy of the Heights Program Code: M346U

Admissions Method: u Unscreened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education 201 76 3 Yes Program Eligibility: Open to students Students with Disabilities 55 15 4 Yes and residents of District 6 Selection Criteria: Students who apply to this program will be randomly selected.

PERFORMANCE 85+15 85% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 25+75 25% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 16+84 16% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Community Health Academy of the Heights 90+10 90% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 06M346 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 278 | Grades: 6-12 Please contact the school for more Brainiacs  CHAMPS Sports including Community School: No | Uniform: Yes information. Basketball and Track  Community League of School Day: 8am-2:50pm the Heights (CLOTH) After-School Tutoring Program  Computer Squad  Dance Classes Extended Day: Yes  Health Assembly Guest Speaker Series  English Language Learner Program: English Health Symposium  Hospital Trips  School as a New Language Magazine  Service Learning  Student Community Service: No Government  Yearbook Summer Session: Yes CHAMPS Sports—Boys: Basketball League Weekend Program: Yes—Saturday program CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Fitness Club for test prep Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Softball, Track and Field

45 Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School | 06M348 District School

Our mission is to work with families to prepare each student academically, Neighborhood: Washington Heights N. emotionally, intellectually, and socially to succeed in a college of her/his Address: 511 West 182nd Street, Manhattan NY 10033 choice and beyond. Our school provides each student with the academic Shared Space: Yes—06M143, 06M348 foundation necessary to continue their education and participate effectively in our democratic society. We offer a small environment where teachers care Accessibility: Accessible a about students and expect the best of them. Parents appreciate our school’s See section 7.1 for more information. communication with families, our teacher accessibility and accountability, and Subway: 1, A to 181st St the high levels of academic expectations, performance, and progress. Our Bus: Bx11, Bx13, Bx18, Bx3, Bx35, Bx36, Bx7, M100, M101, school, which is one of the highest rated schools in NYC, has been highlighted M3, M4, M5, M98 and featured in various media, including NBC’s Today Show, ABC News’ World News Tonight, and the New York Times. Contact: Ann Glynn, Guidance Counselor Email: [email protected] Website: wheelsnyc.org Phone: 212-781-0524

PROGRAMS OFFERED Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School Program Code: M348U

Admissions Method: u Unscreened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education 319 67 5 Yes Program Eligibility: Open to students Students with Disabilities 61 14 4 Yes and residents of District 6 Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to 5th grade students in P.S. 115, P.S. 132, P.S. 173, P.S. 189, and to students residing in the zone 2 Then to students and residents of District 6. Last year, this program only admitted students from priority group 1. Selection Criteria: Students who apply to this program will be randomly selected in the order of the priority groups listed above.

PERFORMANCE 91+9 91% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 32+68 32% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 25+75 25% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School 88+12 88% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 06M348 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 259 Please contact the school for more Art  Chess  Computers  Crew Advisory Grades: PK-4; 6-12. (School will serve grades information. (leadership development and community PK-12 by Fall 2019) building)  Drama  Field Work and Learning  Community School: No | Uniform: Yes Expeditions Four-Day Outward Bound Wilderness Course  Homework Help  Music School Day: 8am-2:50pm  National Junior Honor Society  Student Extended Day: Yes Government  Yearbook English Language Learner Program: English CHAMPS Sports—Boys: Developmental as a New Language, Dual Language: Spanish Basketball Community Service: No CHAMPS Sports—Girls: Developmental Summer Session: Yes Basketball Weekend Program: No CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Cross Country, Soccer, Track and Field Sports: Baseball, Basketball

45 46 Harbor Heights Middle School | 06M349 Boroughwide School

Adults at our school know each individual student’s academic and social Neighborhood: Washington Heights character and work hard to inspire students to learn. Students appreciate Address: 306 Fort Washington Avenue, Manhattan NY 10033 being a part of an environment where adults and students are mutually Shared Space: Yes—06M173, 06M349 respectful. Parents love the multiple opportunities they are afforded to be involved in their child’s education. The school focuses on communicating well Accessibility: Accessible a with parents. Harbor Heights Middle School had a 97% attendance rate in See section 7.1 for more information. 2014-2015. Based on our 2014-2015 Quality Snapshot, 100% of our parents Subway: A to 175th St; 1, C to 168th St – Washington Hts are satisfied or very satisfied with the education their child receives and the Bus: Bx11, Bx13, Bx3, Bx35, Bx36, Bx7, M100, M101, M2, M3, opportunities parents have to be involved with their children’s education. M4, M5, M98

Contact: Jacqueline Brito, Parent Coordinator Email: [email protected] Website: schools.nyc.gov/schoolportals/06/m349 Phone: 212-568-6052

PROGRAMS OFFERED Harbor Heights Transitional Bilingual Education Program (Spanish) Program Code: M349M

Admissions Method: Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled l Screened: Language General Education 67 50 1 No Students with Disabilities 6 10 1 No Program Eligibility: Open to students and residents of the Bronx and Preference is given to the following students: English Language Learners (ELLs), Heritage Manhattan Language Speakers of the target language, participants of elementary school-level Dual Language and Transitional Bilingual Education programs in the target language. Selection Criteria: Arrived from a Spanish-speaking Country  New to the U.S. within three years  Priority to in-district students

PERFORMANCE 97+3 97% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 4+96 4% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 7% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Manhattan Bridges High School 7+93 JJManhattan Center for Science and Mathematics % of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria 91+9 91 JJHigh School for Law and Public Service Search 06M349 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES Total Students: 155 | Grades: 6-8 Language: Spanish Extended-Day School’s Out New York City Community School: No | Uniform: Yes Elective: Chess, Chorus, Computer (SONYC) Program, Monday-Friday from  School Day: 8am-2:20pm Animation, Dance, Forensics, Guitar, 3-6pm, Includes: Academic Tutoring Arts  Athletics  Chess  Conflict Resolution Extended Day: Yes Photography, Robotics and 3-D Printing, Theater, Visual Arts and Peer Mediation  Dance  English as a English Language Learner Program: English New Language  High School Preparation  as a New Language, Transitional Bilingual Homework Help  Photography  Robotics  Education: Spanish Student Leadership  Theater  Yearbook Community Service: No Sports: Basketball, Soccer Summer Session: Yes Weekend Program: Yes

47 Washington Heights Academy | 06M366 District School

Washington Heights Academy is a small learning community, dedicated to Neighborhood: Inwood knowing each student and family well. Our mission is to prepare students Address: 202 Sherman Avenue, Manhattan NY 10034 to respond to life’s challenges and opportunities with confidence and Shared Space: No intelligence. Through high expectations and a rich interdisciplinary curriculum, we strive to raise critical thinkers and self-directed learners, and to support Accessibility: Accessible a a love of learning in students. We believe that family involvement is key to See section 7.1 for more information. children’s academic success, and we aspire to create an active partnership Subway: A to Inwood – 207th St; 1 to 207th St between school and family that draws upon the diverse resources that each Bus: Bx12, Bx12-SBS, Bx20, Bx7, BxM1, M100 family offers. Family members are regularly welcomed into the school for parent leadership meetings, English as a New Language classes, celebrations, Contact: Renzo Martinez, Principal honors assemblies, special performances, and Family Learning Nights. Our Student Leadership Advisory provides opportunities to develop essential life Email: [email protected] skills through structured activities and service learning experiences. Website: whacademy.org Phone: 212-304-3320

PROGRAMS OFFERED Washington Heights Academy Program Code: M366L

Admissions Method: Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled t Limited Unscreened General Education 293 50 6 Yes Students with Disabilities 54 10 5 Yes Program Eligibility: Open to students and residents of District 6 Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to continuing 5th grade students 2 Then to students and residents of District 6 who sign in at an event 3 Then to students and residents of District 6. Last year, this program admitted students from all priority groups. Selection Criteria: Students who apply to this program will be randomly selected in the order of the priority groups listed above.

PERFORMANCE 98+2 98% of students passed core courses 39+61 39% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test 48+52 48% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test 97+3 97% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 06M366 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 164 | Grades: PK-8 Accelerated: Algebra I After-School Enrichment Program  Community School: No Elective: High School Admissions Children’s Arts and Science Workshops  Uniform: Yes—Top, bottom, and shoes; Preparation Classes, Music, Service Inwood Community Services Out-of-School-  specific colors or styles Learning Program, Student Leadership Time Program Responsive Classroom/ Developmental Designs  School Success School Day: 8:20am-2:39pm Advisory, Technology, Visual Art Initiative (Americorps/New York Cares)  Extended Day: Yes Student Government  Yeshiva University English Language Learner Program: English Project START  Young People’s Chorus of as a New Language Washington Heights Community Service: Yes—Expected CHAMPS Sports—Boys: Basketball League Summer Session: No CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Dance, Volleyball, Weekend Program: Yes—Saturday program Volleyball League Sports: Running Club, Track and Field

47 48 Bea Fuller Rodgers School (I.S. 528) | 06M528 Boroughwide School

At I.S. 528 we thrive to develop our students’ intellectual independence Neighborhood: Washington Heights and increase confidence of their innate talents through inquiry, hands-on Address: 180 Wadsworth Avenue, Manhattan NY 10033 learning, and collaboration. We are dedicated to preparing our students Shared Space: No to become lifelong learners while fostering a caring, enriched, and creative environment. High level academic achievement is promoted through a Accessibility: Accessible a standards-based curriculum. Our school environment harbors tolerance See section 7.1 for more information. and a sense of understanding and compassion for others. As a community Subway: 1, A to 181st St school, we provide an array of services for our families and community. Bus: Bx11, Bx13, Bx3, Bx35, Bx36, Bx7, M100, M101, M3, M4, Parental involvement is valued and encouraged by numerous opportunities M5, M98 at all levels. Parents appreciate the small learning environment, dedicated to knowing each student and family. At I.S. 528, we guide and grow our students Contact: Carlos Pichardo, Principal into thoughtful, caring, creative, articulate, and well-rounded scholars. Email: [email protected] Website: schools.nyc.gov/schoolportals/06/m528 Phone: 212-740-4900

PROGRAMS OFFERED Bea Fuller Rodgers School Program Code: M528U

Admissions Method: u Unscreened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education 248 79 3 No Program Eligibility: Open to students Students with Disabilities 57 16 4 Yes and residents of Manhattan Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to students residing in the zone 2 Then to students and residents of District 6 3 Then to students and residents of Manhattan. Last year, this program admitted students from all priority groups. Selection Criteria: Students who apply to this program will be randomly selected in the order of the priority groups listed above.

PERFORMANCE 90+10 90% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 21+79 21% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 10% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test High School for Health Careers and Sciences 10+90 JJThe Facing History School % of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria 82+18 82 JJInwood Early College for Health and Information Search 06M528 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school. Technologies

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 199 | Grades: 6-8 Language: Spanish Alvin Ailey Dance Program  Art Integration Community School: Yes, Urban Arts Accelerated: Algebra I, Living Environment  Boys Fitness  Chess Club  Chorus  Partnership Collaborations with Asphalt Green  College    Uniform: Yes—Top, bottom, and shoes; Club Comic Book Community Service  specific colors or styles ELL Academic Enrichment Fusion Dance Company  Homework Help  Iconnect School Day: 8:40am-4pm Mentoring Program  Knitting  Math and ELA Extended Day: Yes Academic Enrichment  Newspaper  Police English Language Learner Program: English Athletic League  Science Club  Story Studio as a New Language, Transitional Bilingual  Student Council  Teachers College Reading Education: Spanish and Writing Project  Theater  Urban Arts Community Service: Yes—10-30 hours Partnership  Yearbook expected by graduation Sports: Basketball, Cheerleading, Flag Summer Session: Yes—For incoming sixth Football, Running Club, Soccer, Track and graders and for academic support and Field, Volleyball enrichment Weekend Program: Yes—Saturday program for academic support and enrichment

49 Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science and Engineering | 05M362 District School

Students like our family atmosphere and the creative vibe of our teachers Neighborhood: Morningside Heights and courses. Students also like the opportunities to take courses at Columbia Address: 425 West 123rd Street, Manhattan NY 10027 University in high school. Parents like the availability of the teachers and the Shared Space: Yes—05M125, 05M362, 84M726 cultural events that celebrate the diverse community, like our yearly musical, Black History Month celebration, and Hispanic Month celebration. Parents Accessibility: Accessible a also appreciate the quality of the teachers and the breadth and depth of the See section 7.1 for more information. curriculum. Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science, and Engineering Subway: 1, A, B, C, D to 125th St has one of the only middle to high school engineering sequences in the Bus: Bx15, M10, M100, M101, M104, M11, M116, M2, M3, state as well as a seven-year philosophy curriculum. We created our own M4, M5, M60-SBS, M7 community garden in partnership with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, which has become an integral part of our community. Our Contact: Miriam Nightengale, Principal school focuses on hands-on, inventive learning experiences, and our teachers develop field experiences that bring coursework into an authentic setting Email: [email protected] without losing rigor. Website: columbiasecondary.org Phone: 212-666-1278

PROGRAMS OFFERED Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science and Engineering Program Code: M362M

Admissions Method: S Screened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education 1373 77 18 Yes Program Eligibility: Open to students Students with Disabilities 161 19 8 Yes and residents of Districts 3, 4, 5, and 6 Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to students and residents of District 3 north of 96th Street and students and residents of Districts 4, 5, and 6 2 Then to students and residents of District 3 south of 96th Street. Last year, this program only admitted students from priority group 1. Selection Criteria: Attendance  Final 4th Grade Report Card  Entrance Exam  Punctuality  4th Grade New York State ELA and Math Exams

PERFORMANCE 97+3 97% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 83+17 83% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 88% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Columbia Secondary School 88+12 JJBronx High School of Science 88+12 88% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 05M362 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 297 | Grades: 6-12 Language: Latin, Spanish Biking  Board Games Club  Creative Writing Community School: No | Uniform: Yes Accelerated: Algebra I, Earth Science,  Extended Day Program (Academic, Arts,   School Day: 8am-2:30pm Geometry, Spanish, US History and Sports Electives) Fashion Design Field     Elective: Art, Engineering, Latin, Trips Knitting Music Band Neuroscience Extended Day: Yes   Philosophy, Physical Education, Spanish Newspaper Robotics Student Government English Language Learner Program: English  Theater Performances  Tinker’s Workshop  as a New Language Visual Arts Community Service: No CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Flag Rugby, Summer Session: No Volleyball Weekend Program: No Sports: Basketball, Swimming, Track and Field

50 Teachers College Community School | 05M517 District School

The Teachers College Community School (TCCS) is a university-assisted, Neighborhood: Manhattanville non-selective PreK-8 demonstration school that applies state- of-the-art Address: 168 Morningside Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10027 knowledge and best practices in teaching, learning, and child development. It Shared Space: No opened in 2011 and is growing by one grade each year. TCCS is admitting its first th6 grade class in 2017. The mission of TCCS is to provide a child-centered Accessibility: Not Accessible environment that will inspire and challenge all of our students to become Subway: 1, A, B, C, D to 125th St independent thinkers, problem solvers and life-long learners, and to work as Bus: Bx15, Bx33, M10, M100, M101, M104, M11, M2, M3, M4, a collaborative unit of parents, faculty and staff to ensure that our students M5, M60 SBS perform their optimal best. We are a nurturing community that believes students learn best through positive framing, setting personalized goals and Contact: Michelle Verdiner, Principal knowing what they need to do to achieve their goals. TCCS takes pride in a rigorous curriculum that develops students’ knowledge, concepts and skills, Email: [email protected] and encourages proactive and engaged learning. The school community is Website: www.TCCSps517.org notable for its diverse and respectful learning environment and attention to Phone: 212-316-8080 nourishing the whole student. TCCS has a relationship with Teachers College which provides expertise and services to help ensure student success. For example, TCCS provides rigorous and individualized English Language Arts instruction through the Teachers College Reading Writing Project (TCRWP). Other special features of the school include: customized CCS aligned Math curriculum and customized Science curriculum both designed with support from Teachers College, small group targeted interventions and accelerated enrichment, school garden, STEAM programming in partnership with Salvadori Center and Youth Force, and instrumental, vocal and music composition courses in partnership with Teachers College and Manhattan School of Music.

PROGRAMS OFFERED Teachers College Community School Program Code: M517U

Admissions Method: u Unscreened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education N/A 49 N/A N/A Program Eligibility: Open to students Students with Disabilities N/A 11 N/A N/A and residents of Districts 5 and 6 Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to continuing 5th grade students 2 Then to students and residents of Districts 5 and 6. Selection Criteria: Students who apply to this program will be randomly selected in the order of the priority groups listed above.

PERFORMANCE 0+100 N/A of students passed core courses 0+100 N/A of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test 0+100 N/A of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test 0+100 N/A of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 05M517 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 273 Language: TBD Advisory  Technology  Science Fair  Grades: PK-7 (School will serve grades PK-8 by Accelerated: Classes leading to Regents Field trips  Library  STEAM programming Fall 2019) exam in ELA, math and science  Orchestra  Choir  Robotics  Student   Community School: No | Uniform: Yes Elective: Physical education, music, Council Small group tutoring After school enrichment program  Sports School Day: 8:35-2:55 technology, library, digital literacy, science Extended Day: Yes—After-School laboratory, arts, others TBD according to student interest. English Language Learner Program: English as a New Language Community Service: Yes Summer Session: No Weekend Program: No

51 BOROUGHWIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLS

Boroughwide Schools All Manhattan students and residents may apply to middle schools in this section. Shuang Wen School (P.S. 184) | 01M184 Boroughwide School

We are developing a culture of college-minded students and working with Neighborhood: Lower East Side community members to create a challenging learning environment. Parents Address: 327 Cherry Street, Manhattan NY 10002 appreciate our family-like atmosphere and the bilingual, bi-cultural learning Shared Space: No opportunity. In school year 2018-2019, dual-language program courses will extend to both sixth and seventh grade which will continue to grow one grade Accessibility: Accessible a at a time each year. In the Dual Language Program, there will be a beginning See section 7.1 for more information. level dual-language program for students who are less proficient in Mandarin Subway: J, M, Z to Delancey St-Essex St; F to East Chinese, and an advanced level dual-language program for students who are Broadway more advanced in Mandarin Chinese. Core subjects such as math, Chinese Bus: M14A, M14D, M15, M15-SBS, M21, M22, M9, X14, X37, language arts, music, and dance may be delivered in both English and X38 Mandarin Chinese on alternate schedules. All middle school students will have opportunity to participate in an Accelerated Math Program and Accelerated Contact: Alice Ju McCabe, Parent Coordinator Science Program which will end with Integrated Algebra I Regents Exam, Living Environment Regents Exam, and Chinese Language Proficiency Exam in eighth Email: [email protected] grade. Website: ps184m.org Phone: 212-602-9700

PROGRAMS OFFERED Shuang Wen (P.S. 184) Chinese Dual Language Program Program Code: M184S

Admissions Method: Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled l Screened: Language General Education 235 71 3 Yes Students with Disabilities 49 22 2 No Program Eligibility: Open to students and residents of Manhattan Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to continuing 5th grade students 2 Then to students and This program will see where you residents of Manhattan. rank it on your child’s application; Preference is given to the following students: English Language Learners (ELLs), Heritage this influences how the program Language Speakers of the target language, Participants of elementary school-level Dual Language evaluates your child’s application. and Transitional Bilingual Education programs in the target language. Selection Criteria: Attendance  Final 4th Grade ELA Course Grade  Final 4th Grade Math Course Grade  Mandarin Language Assessment  Punctuality  4th Grade New York State ELA and Math Exams

PERFORMANCE 96+4 96% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 69+31 69% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 74% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test High School for Dual Language and Asian Studies 74+26 JJStuyvesant High School % of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria 85+15 85 JJBrooklyn Technical High School Search 01M184 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 254 | Grades: PK-8 Language: Mandarin Basketball Clinic  Computer Technology Community School: No | Uniform: Yes Accelerated: Algebra I, Living Environment  Fine Art  Kung-Fu Class  Lion Dance    School Day: 8:20am-2:40pm Mentoring Public Speaking Shadow Box Theater  SHSAT Prep and Homework Extended Day: Yes—After-School Assistance English English Language Learner Program: Sports: Basketball as a New Language, Dual Language: Chinese Community Service: Yes—Offered Summer Session: Yes Weekend Program: No

53 School For Global Leaders | 01M378 Boroughwide School

The School for Global Leaders is a small middle school that opened in 2008. Neighborhood: Lower East Side We are currently known for our outstanding work in Common Core Standards Address: 145 Stanton Street, Manhattan NY 10002 and service-learning. The school is partnered with Columbia University Shared Space: Yes—01M378, 01M509, 01M515 Teachers College Reading and Writing Project to provide rigorous and individualized reading and writing programs. Students have opportunities Accessibility: Accessible a to research and become actively involved in addressing world problems that See section 7.1 for more information. they care about. Global Leaders enthusiastically participate in Integrated Subway: F, J, M, Z to Delancey St-Essex St; B, D to Projects Week (IPW), in which students work with one another on service- Grand St learning projects. Past projects have included a live puppet show about local Bus: B39, M103, M14A, M14D, M15, M15-SBS, M21, M22, M8, poverty, a food drive benefiting City Harvest, a simulated Global Leaders M9 News broadcast, online public service announcements, and the relighting of a community apartment building with energy efficient light bulbs. At the School Contact: Daisy Rios, Parent Coordinator for Global Leaders, learning and fun go hand-in-hand. Email: [email protected] Website: SGL378.org Phone: 212-260-5375

PROGRAMS OFFERED School For Global Leaders Program Code: M378L

Admissions Method: Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled t Limited Unscreened General Education 135 79 2 No Students with Disabilities 62 24 3 Yes Program Eligibility: Open to students and residents of District 1 Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to students and residents of District 1 who sign in at an event 2 Then to students and residents of District 1. Last year, this program admitted students from all priority groups. Selection Criteria: Students who apply to this program will be randomly selected in the order of the priority groups listed above.

School for Global Leaders Mandarin Dual Language Program Program Code: M378M

Admissions Method: Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled l Screened: Language General Education 77 23 3 No Students with Disabilities 18 7 3 No Program Eligibility: Open to students and residents of Manhattan Preference is given to the following students: English Language Learners (ELLs), Heritage This program will see where you Language Speakers of the target language, Participants of elementary school-level Dual Language rank it on your child’s application; and Transitional Bilingual Education programs in the target language. this influences how the program Selection Criteria: Attendance  Punctuality  Final 4th Grade ELA Course Grade  Final 4th Grade evaluates your child’s application. Math Course Grade  4th Grade New York State ELA and Math Exams  Chinese Language Proficiency

PERFORMANCE 93+7 93% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 22+78 22% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 25% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Lower Manhattan Arts Academy 25+75 JJPace High School 78+22 78% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 01M378 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 283 | Grades: 6-8 Language: Mandarin After-School Tutoring  Community Garden Community School: No | Uniform: Yes Accelerated: Algebra I Work  Debate Team  Decorating Committee    School Day: 8am-2:20pm Elective: Chorus, Culinary Arts, Integrated Hip Hop Club Salsa Club Saturday Academy Extended Day: Yes Algebra, Social Justice, Spanish, Theater, Visual Arts CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Badminton, Flag English Language Learner Program: English Football, Track and Field as a New Language Sports: Boys Baseball, Cheerleading, Girls Community Service: Yes—Offered Basketball, MSAL Boys Basketball, MSAL Girls Summer Session: Yes—Academic support for Volleyball, Track and Field, Ultimate Frisbee certain students Weekend Program: Yes—Saturday program for test prep

54 Sun Yat Sen Middle School (M.S. 131) | 02M131 Boroughwide School

M.S. 131 is a vibrant school community where all students are valued as Neighborhood: Chinatown individuals with many talents and expertises. Students are challenged in many Address: 100 Hester Street, Manhattan NY 10002 ways. Throughout their middle school journey, students are encouraged to Shared Space: Yes—02M131, 02M298, 02M394 develop their voices in academics and through participation in school events Accessibility: Accessible a and activities. Students are well supported by the teachers and administration in all areas. We use research-based best practices to ensure that all students See section 7.1 for more information. achieve their best. Parents feel welcomed by a school that responds to their Subway: M to Delancey St-Essex St; J, Z to Bowery; F to concerns and needs. We also offer a unique three-year arts program where East Broadway; B, D to Grand St; 6, N, Q, R to Canal St students major in one of three areas: Visual Art, Dance, and Instrumental Bus: B39, BxM18, M103, M14A, M15, M15-SBS, M22, M5, M9, Music. We offer Mandarin Chinese as a foreign language, and our dual X1, X10, X12, X17, X27, X28 language program (English/Mandarin) will expand in all three grade levels in 2017-18 school year. Students enrolling in this dual language program will Contact: Hilda Abadia, Assistant Principal develop their language proficiency in both of these languages by the end of Email: [email protected] eighth grade. Website: ms131.org Phone: 212-219-1204 PROGRAMS OFFERED Academic (Zoned Program) Program Code: M131M

Admissions Method: S Screened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled Program Eligibility: Open to students General Education 203 108 2 No and residents of District 2 Students with Disabilities 45 22 2 Yes This program will see where you Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to students residing in the zone 2 Then to students and rank it on your child’s application; residents of District 2. Last year, this program admitted students from all priority groups. this influences how the program Selection Criteria: Academic and Personal Behaviors  Attendance  Final 4th Grade Report Card  evaluates your child’s application. 4th Grade New York State ELA and Math Exams  Punctuality

Special Progress Program Code: M131N

Admissions Method: S Screened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled Program Eligibility: Open to students General Education 225 42 5 No and residents of District 2 Students with Disabilities 10 9 1 No

This program will see where you Selection Criteria: Academic and Personal Behaviors  Attendance  Final 4th Grade Report Card  rank it on your child’s application; 4th Grade New York State ELA and Math Exams  Punctuality this influences how the program evaluates your child’s application.

M.S. 131 Mandarin Dual Language Program Program Code: M131P

Admissions Method: Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled l Screened: Language General Education 111 49 2 No Program Eligibility: Open to students Students with Disabilities 16 11 1 No and residents of Manhattan Preference is given to the following students: English Language Learners (ELLs), Heritage This program will see where you Language Speakers of the target language, Participants of elementary school-level Dual Language rank it on your child’s application; and Transitional Bilingual Education programs in the target language. this influences how the program evaluates your child’s application.

PERFORMANCE 94+6 94% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 30+70 30% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJHigh School for Dual Language and Asian Studies 46% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test 46+54 JJUniversity Neighborhood High School 82+18 82% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria JJBrooklyn Technical High School Search 02M131 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 457 | Grades: 6-8 Language: Mandarin Art Club  Chess  Chinatown History Club  Community School: No | Uniform: No Accelerated: Algebra I Computerizing  Dance Club  Electric Bass School Day: 8:20am-2:40pm Elective: Advanced Seventh Grade Math, Band  Homework Help  Math Team  Model Extended Day: Yes—After-School Algebra 1, Chinese (Foreign Language Making  Peer Mediation  School Morning   English Language Learner Program: English in Grade 8), Dance, Instrumental Music, Newspaper SHSAT Prep Student Council   as a New Language, Transitional Bilingual Visual Art Urban Advantage Science Program Education: Chinese, Dual Language: Chinese Yearbook Club Community Service: Yes—50+ hours CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Badminton, expected by graduation Developmental Basketball Summer Session: No Sports: Baseball, Flag Football, Intramural Basketball, Table Tennis, Track, Volleyball Weekend Program: No 55 Sojourner Truth School (03M149) | 03M149 Boroughwide School

The mission of the Sojourner Truth School is to prepare you for lifelong Neighborhood: Central Harlem learning as responsible, caring, productive citizen in partnership with your Address: 41 West 117th Street, Manhattan NY 10026 family. Administrators, teachers, students and parents will work hand-in- Shared Space: Yes—03M149, 75M811, 84M351 hand to create a supportive atmosphere where all students are pushed to their personal best. During your years at Sojourner Truth School, you will Accessibility: Not Accessible encounter a rigorous, high-level instructional program, which will prepare Subway: 2, 3, 6, B, C to 116th St you for success in the future. Through a wide range of academic course Bus: Bx15, BxM3, BxM4, M1, M10, M100, M101, M102, M103, offerings, enrichment programs, guidance support services, and other M116, M2, M3, M4, M60-SBS, M7, M98 school experiences, the Sojourner Truth School will provide you with the learning competencies you need to go on to higher education. Together, Contact: Mayela Gaytan, Guidance Counselor we will achieve our educational mission to help you fulfill your potential by assisting you in becoming a critical thinker, active problem-solver, inquisitive Email: [email protected] reader, diligent researcher, and effective writer. We expect you to be a model Website: sojournertruthschool.org citizen and strive to achieve your personal best during your time as a student Phone: 646-672-9020 at Sojourner Truth School and beyond. Our community looks forward to opportunity to meet you in the coming months and hope you consider visiting our school as you make your middle school choice.

PROGRAMS OFFERED Sojourner Truth (P.S./M.S. 149) Program Code: M149U

Admissions Method: u Unscreened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education 113 51 2 No Program Eligibility: Open to students Students with Disabilities 46 4 12 Yes and residents of Manhattan Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to continuing 5th grade students 2 Then to students residing in the elementary school zone 3 Then to students and residents of District 3 4 Then to students and residents of Manhattan. Selection Criteria: Students who apply to this program will be randomly selected in the order of the priority groups listed above.

PERFORMANCE 73+27 73% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 8+92 8% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 1+99 1% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Frederick Douglass Academy 76+24 76% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 03M149 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 81 | Grades: PK-8 Elective: Alvin Ailey Dance Residency, Asphalt Green Basketball Team  Book Clubs Community School: Yes, Harlem Children’s Hydroponic Gardening, Robofun Coding,  Comic Book Club  Harlem Children’s Zone Zone, Inc Visual Art, Writopia Lab, Young People’s After-School Program  Harlem Lacrosse and  Uniform: Yes—Top and bottom-specific colors Choir Leadership Boys & Girls Lacrosse Teams   or styles Homework Help Rollerblading Academy Scratch Coding Club  Soccer Club School Day: 8:20am-4pm Sports: Basketball, Gymnastics, Lacrosse, Extended Day: Yes—After-School Soccer, Track and Field English Language Learner Program: English as a New Language Community Service: Yes—Offered Summer Session: Yes—Academic support and enrichment Weekend Program: No

56 The Center School (M.S. 243) | 03M243 Boroughwide School

Please contact the school for more information. Neighborhood: Upper West Side Address: 100 West 84th Street, Manhattan NY 10024 Shared Space: Yes—03M009, 03M243 Accessibility: Accessible a See section 7.1 for more information. Subway: B, C to 81st St-Museum of Nat Hist; 1, B, C to 86th St Bus: BxM2, M10, M104, M11, M5, M7, M79, M86-SBS

Contact: Elaine Schwartz, Principal Email: [email protected] Website: schools.nyc.gov/schoolportals/03/m243 Phone: 212-799-1477

PROGRAMS OFFERED This school has a school-based application process. Please contact the school for more information on how to apply.

PERFORMANCE 99+1 99% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 88+12 88% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 83% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Beacon High School 83+17 JJFiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and 98+2 98% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Performing Arts Search 03M243 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES Total Students: 175 | Grades: 5-8 Language: Latin Please contact the school for more Community School: No | Uniform: No Accelerated: Algebra I, Latin information. School Day: 8:10am-2:30pm Extended Day: No English Language Learner Program: English as a New Language Community Service: No Summer Session: No Weekend Program: No

56 57 Lafayette Academy (M.S. 256) | 03M256 Boroughwide School

A rising star, M.S. 256 is a small school with approximately 150 students and Neighborhood: Upper West Side is home to some of the most dynamic and engaged teachers in New York Address: 154 West 93rd Street, Manhattan NY 10025 City. We are a community with a passion for educational excellence. Our Shared Space: Yes—03M256, 03M258, 03M333 school’s size enables us to provide a supportive, diverse learning environment which fosters each student’s academic, emotional, and athletic growth. Accessibility: Accessible a Our successful French Dual Language Program, the only one in Manhattan, See section 7.1 for more information. provides students from French dual-language programs and French native Subway: 1, 2, 3, B, C to 96th St speakers the opportunity to further their study of French language arts and Bus: M10, M104, M106, M11, M5, M7, M86-SBS, M96 select content area courses in French. Recognizing the many developmental changes that middle school students face, we focus our practices and Contact: Brian Zager, Principal curriculum on supporting our students to ensure they are ready to tackle the challenges of high school and beyond. We empower our students to become Email: [email protected] productive citizens and leaders in our school and all facets of their lives. Website: ms256.net Phone: 212-222-2857

PROGRAMS OFFERED M.S. 256 French Dual Language Program Program Code: M256M

Admissions Method: Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled l Screened: Language General Education 113 23 5 No Students with Disabilities 25 7 4 No Program Eligibility: Open to students and residents of Manhattan Preference is given to the following students: English Language Learners (ELLs), Heritage Language Speakers of the target language, Participants of elementary school-level Dual Language This program will see where you and Transitional Bilingual Education programs in the target language. rank it on your child’s application; this influences how the program Selection Criteria: Academic and Personal Behaviors  Attendance  Course Work in Dual Language evaluates your child’s application. French Courses  Prior participation in French Dual Language Program

Lafayette Academy (M.S. 256) Program Code: M256S

Admissions Method: S Screened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education 83 47 2 No Program Eligibility: Open to students Students with Disabilities 32 13 2 No and residents of District 3 Selection Criteria: Academic and Personal Behaviors  Attendance  Punctuality  Final 4th Grade This program will see where you Report Card rank it on your child’s application; this influences how the program evaluates your child’s application.

PERFORMANCE 93+7 93% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 16+84 16% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 13+87 13% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test High School for Environmental Studies 88+12 88% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 03M256 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 149 | Grades: 6-8 Language: French, Spanish Basketball  Chorus  Dance  Debate  Field Community School: No | Uniform: Yes Accelerated: French Trips to: the DOE NASA Lab, Broadway School Day: 8:40am-3pm Elective: Choir, Debate, French, Music, Shows, Philadelphia, and Museums Throughout New York  Flag Football  Extended Day: Yes—After-School Spanish, Visual Arts Homework Help  Leadership Program  English Language Learner Program: English Music  NY State Exam Test Prep  Theater as a New Language, Dual Language: French  Track and Field  Tutoring  Video Game Community Service: Yes—Expected Design  Visual Arts  Volleyball Summer Session: No CHAMPS Sports—Girls: Volleyball League Weekend Program: No CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Flag Football, Track and Field Sports: Basketball, Football

58 Wadleigh Secondary School For the Performing & Visual Arts | 03M415 Boroughwide School

Wadleigh Middle School Scholars have the unique opportunity to receive Neighborhood: Central Harlem South three years of performing and visual arts instruction as they complete a Address: 215 West 114th Street, Manhattan NY 10026 rigorous Common Core-Aligned curriculum. Our performing arts courses Shared Space: Yes—03M415, 03M860, 84M351 include: instrumental music, vocal music, dance, and theater arts. Middle school students perform alongside our high school students at least three Accessibility: Accessible a times a year, during our Fall, Winter, and Spring Showcases. Wadleigh is See section 7.1 for more information. distinctive in that it exposes students to arts professionals via career fairs, Subway: 2, 3, B, C to 116th St in-house cultural events, and trips. Middle school students also participate Bus: M1, M10, M102, M11, M116, M2, M3, M4, M7 in Early College Awareness and attend college tours and fairs. Wadleigh also provides advanced elective courses in Regents Algebra and Regents Contact: Judith de Liriano, Guidance Counselor Living Environment. Wadleigh offers sports, peer tutoring, and several after- school programs. Parents appreciate the Wadleigh nurturing environment Email: [email protected] which allows their children to individually grow and excel academically and Website: wadleigharts.org artistically. Phone: 212-749-5800

PROGRAMS OFFERED Wadleigh Secondary School For the Performing & Visual Arts Program Code: M415S

Admissions Method: S Screened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education 230 27 9 Yes Program Eligibility: Open to students Students with Disabilities 69 8 9 Yes and residents of Manhattan Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to students and residents of Districts 3 and 5 2 Then to students This program will see where you and residents of Manhattan. Last year, this program admitted students from all priority groups. rank it on your child’s application; this influences how the program Selection Criteria: Attendance  Punctuality  Student Rank  Final 4th Grade Report Card  4th Grade evaluates your child’s application. New York State ELA and Math Exams

PERFORMANCE 92+8 92% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 11+89 11% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 0% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Wadleigh Secondary School for the Performing & Visual 0+100 Arts 92+8 92% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 03M415 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 47 | Grades: 6-12 Language: Spanish 21st Century Leadership  Advisory  Band & Community School: Yes, Teachers College Accelerated: Living Environment Percussion  Basketball  Chess Club  College  Uniform: Yes Elective: Culinary Arts, Performing Arts For Every Student (CFES) Community Service    (Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Drama, Learning Culinary Arts Dance Workshop School Day: 8am-3:36pm  Dance), Regents Common Core Algebra Extended Learning Time Fun STEM (Science, Extended Day: Yes—After-School  (high school level course), Regents Technology, Engineering, and Math) Club   English Language Learner Program: English Living Environment (high school level Glee Club Musical Theater Peer Mentoring    as a New Language course), Visual Arts (Ceramics, Visual Arts, Pep Rally Robotics Club Student  Community Service: Yes—Offered Photography) Government Track and Field Summer Session: Yes—Academic support CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Basketball League and enrichment Sports: Basketball, Track and Field, Volleyball Weekend Program: Yes—Saturday program

58 59 Vito Marcantonio (P.S./I.S. 50) | 04M050 Boroughwide School

Working closely with our partners at Solar 1, The Children’s Environmental Neighborhood: East Harlem Foundation, and the Children’s Aid Society, P.S./I.S. 50 supports good Address: 433 East 100th Street, Manhattan NY 10029 health and nutrition and prepares children for green careers. We use STEM Shared Space: Yes—04M050, 84M337, 84M382 approaches to integrate our core curriculum with sustainability themes. We believe that hands-on learning experiences engage students and support Accessibility: Accessible a improved academic performance. Our sustainability teachers and garden See section 7.1 for more information. coordinator implement interdisciplinary units to engage students across a Subway: 6 to 103rd St wide spectrum of abilities and interests. Students love the weekly RADIO Bus: BxM1, M101, M102, M103, M106, M15, M15-SBS, M31, 50 broadcast and eagerly participate by sharing announcements, special M35, M86-SBS, M96, M98 events, and their musical talents over the PA system. As our school song says: “P.S. 50’s going to teach each boy and girl...from East Harlem, to the City, to Contact: Ester Quinones, Principal the Country, and the Whole Wide World.” Together we will plant the seeds of sustainability in education and create a beacon of best practices in urban Email: [email protected] rooftop agriculture. Website: schools.nyc.gov/schoolportals/04/m050 Phone: 212-860-5976

PROGRAMS OFFERED Vito Marcantonio (P.S./I.S. 50) Program Code: M050U

Admissions Method: u Unscreened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education 91 24 4 No Program Eligibility: Open to students Students with Disabilities 36 8 5 Yes and residents of Manhattan Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to continuing 5th grade students 2 Then to students residing in the elementary school zone 3 Then to students and residents of District 4 4 Then to students and residents of Manhattan. Last year, this program admitted students from all priority groups. Selection Criteria: Students who apply to this program will be randomly selected in the order of the priority groups listed above.

PERFORMANCE 89+11 89% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 12+88 12% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 4% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Renaissance Charter High School for Innovation 4+96 JJVanguard High School 80+20 80% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 04M050 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 73 | Grades: K-8 Language: Spanish Art  Cook Shop  Music  New York Center Community School: Yes, The Children’s Aid Accelerated: Algebra I for Autism (NYCA) Charter School Peer   Society Elective: Academic Intervention Services, Mentoring Program Tae Kwon Do Uniform: Yes—Official uniform must be English Language Learner Enrichment Technology purchased Sports: Basketball, Swimming School Day: 8:20am-3:40pm Extended Day: Yes English Language Learner Program: English as a New Language Community Service: No Summer Session: Yes Weekend Program: Yes—Saturday program

60 Joseph Lanzetta School (P.S./M.S. 96) | 04M096 Boroughwide School

Students appreciate our nurturing environment that addresses the needs Neighborhood: East Harlem of the whole student by providing real world experiences through special Address: 216 East 120th Street, Manhattan NY 10035 extracurricular and co-curricular activities, such as peer leadership groups Shared Space: No and community service. An open-door policy welcomes parents and students and keeps communication clear in both directions. Parents also appreciate Accessibility: Not Accessible the intensive tutorials that students receive via extended-day, Saturday Subway: 4, 5 to 125th St; 6 to 110th St; 6 to 116th St enrichment, and vacation test preparation courses. Bus: Bx15, BxM10, BxM3, BxM4, BxM6, BxM7, BxM8, BxM9, M1, M100, M101, M102, M103, M116, M15, M15-SBS, M35, M60-SBS, M98

Contact: Jubetsy Minaya, Parent Coordinator Email: [email protected] Website: ps96school.com Phone: 212-860-5851

PROGRAMS OFFERED Joseph Lanzetta School (P.S./M.S. 96) Program Code: M096S

Admissions Method: S Screened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education 89 67 1 No Program Eligibility: Open to students Students with Disabilities 43 23 2 No and residents of District 4 Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to continuing 5th grade students 2 Then to students residing in the elementary school zone 3 Then to students and residents of District 4. Selection Criteria: Academic and Personal Behaviors  Attendance  Attendance at an Open House/ School Tour  Final 4th Grade Report Card  4th Grade New York State ELA and Math Exams

Joseph Lanzetta School (P.S./M.S. 96) Spanish Dual Language Program Program Code: M096M

Admissions Method: Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled l Screened: Language General Education 61 22 3 No Students with Disabilities 35 8 4 Yes Program Eligibility: Open to students and residents of Manhattan Selection Criteria: Preference is given to the following students: English Language Learners (ELLs), Heritage Language Speakers of the target language, Participants of elementary school-level Dual Language and Transitional Bilingual Education programs in the target language.

PERFORMANCE 89+11 89% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 12+88 12% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 3+97 3% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics 71+29 71% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 04M096 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 205 | Grades: PK-8 Language: Spanish Extended Day Tutoring  Union Settlement Community School: Yes, Global Kids Accelerated: Algebra I, Spanish After-School Program Uniform: Yes Elective: Advisory, Dance, Music, Physical Sports: Basketball School Day: 8am-2:20pm Education, Technology, Visual Art Extended Day: Yes English Language Learner Program: Dual Language: Spanish, English as a New Language Community Service: No Summer Session: Yes Weekend Program: Yes

60 61 Renaissance School of The Arts | 04M377 Boroughwide School

We aim to provide a place where education has no limits and no boundaries. Neighborhood: East Harlem Our programs focus on performing arts, science exploration, and math Address: 319 East 117th Street, Manhattan NY 10035 enrichment. We combine core content instruction with exposure to the Shared Space: Yes—04M155, 04M377 arts, including a visiting artist program, providing students with many opportunities for success. During their three years at Renaissance School of Accessibility: Not Accessible the Arts (RSA), students receive intensive training in their chosen arts field. Subway: 6 to 116th St; 4, 5 to 125th St Upon graduation, students are ready to audition for performing arts high Bus: Bx15, BxM10, BxM6, BxM7, BxM8, BxM9, M1, M100, schools, and will have a strong foundation in all of the arts. Through our M101, M102, M103, M116, M15, M15-SBS, M35, M60-SBS, partnerships, the arts are integrated into all academic curricula and culminate M98 in students participating in a professional performance. At RSA, we are passionate about the arts and have designed a program that supports that Contact: Brian Bradley, Principal passion. Email: [email protected] Website: schools.nyc.gov/schoolportals/04/m377 Phone: 212-534-6072

PROGRAMS OFFERED Renaissance School of The Arts Program Code: M377L

Admissions Method: Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled t Limited Unscreened General Education 261 49 5 No Students with Disabilities 86 17 5 No Program Eligibility: Open to students and residents of Manhattan Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to students and residents of District 4 who sign in at an event 2 Then to students and residents of Manhattan who sign in at an event 3 Then to students and residents of District 4 4 Then to students and residents of Manhattan. Last year, this program admitted students from all priority groups. Selection Criteria: Students who apply to this program will be randomly selected in the order of the priority groups listed above.

PERFORMANCE 80+20 80% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 17+83 17% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 6+94 6% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Urban Assembly School for the Performing Arts 78+22 78% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 04M377 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 142 | Grades: 6-8 Accelerated: Algebra I Anti-Bullying Campaign (ABC)  Dance Community School: Yes, Partnership with Elective: Arts Block (Dance, Music Theater, Technique  Extended-Day Literacy and Math Children, Inc. Band, Art), Rosetta Stone (Multiple Enrichment  I Will Graduate Mentoring  Uniform: Yes Languages) Program MSExtra (Extended-Day Arts and Literacy)  Math Madness (Math Team) School Day: 8:40am-6pm  Music Theater  Student Government  Extended Day: Yes—After-School Teacher Leader Programs  Urban Advantage English Language Learner Program: English Science Program as a New Language Sports: Basketball, Cheerleading, Soccer, Community Service: No Step Summer Session: No Weekend Program: No

62 The Young Women’s Leadership School | 04M610 Boroughwide School

The Young Women’s Leadership School of East Harlem (TYWLS) is the first in Neighborhood: East Harlem South a national network of excellent all-girls college prep schools. TYWLS nurtures Address: 105 East 106th Street, New York NY 10029 the intellectual curiosity and creativity of young women by supporting the Shared Space: No whole girl in order to maximize achievement and well-being. Our school is dedicated to creating a supportive and challenging environment, investing Accessibility: Accessible a in each girl’s potential to achieve in every area including math, science, and See section 7.1 for more information. technology. Our supportive school culture includes daily advisory, after- Subway: 6 to 103rd St; 2, 3 to Central Park North-110th St school academic tutoring, and regular contact with parents. The Young Bus: BxM11, BxM2, BxM3, BxM4, M1, M101, M102, M103, Women’s Leadership Network supports TYWLS with programs to help M106, M116, M15, M15-SBS, M2, M3, M4, M98 prepare our students for leadership in their communities. We have a full-time CollegeBound Initiative counselor on staff who guides students and parents Contact: Vivian Hercules, Parent Coordinator through the process of visiting and choosing colleges, applying to college, and applying for financial aid. TYWLS maintains near perfect graduation and Email: [email protected]; [email protected] college acceptance rates. Website: tywls.org Phone: 212-289-7593

PROGRAMS OFFERED Young Women’s Leadership School Program Code: M610M

Admissions Method: S Screened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education 491 37 13 Yes Program Eligibility: All-Girls School; Students with Disabilities 81 13 6 Yes open to students and residents of Manhattan Selection Criteria: Academic and Personal Behaviors  Final 4th Grade Report Card  4th Grade New York State ELA and Math Exams  Writing Assignment & Group Interview at Open House

PERFORMANCE 94+6 94% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 41+59 41% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 29+71 29% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Young Women’s Leadership School 93+7 93% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 04M610 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 159 | Grades: 6-12 Language: Spanish 3-D printing  A Fair Shake Therapy Dog Community School: No | Uniform: Yes Elective: Art, Math Workshop, Music, Program  Community Service  Debate     School Day: 8:39am-3:06pm Reading Workshop, Technology Dreamers Alliance Film Fitness Girls Inc. After-School Program including Homework Extended Day: Yes—After-School Help, Dance, Basketball, Yoga, and Poetry  English Language Learner Program: English International Club  LGBTQ Club  Orchestra  as a New Language Photography  Science Research Team  Social Community Service: Yes—50+ hours Justice Club  Step  Student Council expected by graduation CHAMPS Sports—Girls: Fitness Club, Step, Summer Session: No Yoga Weekend Program: No Sports: Basketball, Running Club

62 63 Mahalia Jackson (P.S./M.S. 123) | 05M123 Boroughwide School

At our school, students are actively engaged in learning tasks that develop Neighborhood: Central Harlem critical thinking and problem-solving skills needed to succeed in college and Address: 301 West 140th Street, Manhattan NY 10030 beyond. We offer project-based learning by incorporating technology and Shared Space: Yes—05M123, 84M482 involving students in multimedia presentations. Our staff collaborates to meet the diverse needs of students academically, socially, and emotionally. We Accessibility: Not Accessible partner with outside organizations to provide extracurricular and academic Subway: 3, A, D to 145th St; 2, B, C to 135th St; 1 to support services. Our curriculum is aligned to the New York State Common 137th St – City College Core Standards, makes relevant connections to real-world experiences, and Bus: Bx19, Bx33, M1, M10, M100, M101, M102, M11, M2, M3, prepares students for college. M4, M5, M7

Contact: Ms. Laverne Fox, Secretary Email: [email protected] Website: ps123.org Phone: 212-342-6200

PROGRAMS OFFERED Mahalia Jackson (P.S./M.S. 123) Program Code: M123L

Admissions Method: Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled t Limited Unscreened General Education 141 48 3 No Students with Disabilities 48 12 4 Yes Program Eligibility: Open to students and residents of Manhattan Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to continuing 5th grade students 2 Then to students residing in the elementary school zone who sign in at an event 3 Then to students and residents of District 5 who sign in at an event 4 Then to students and residents of Manhattan who sign in at an event 5 Then to students residing in the elementary school zone 6 Then to students and residents of District 5 7 Then to students and residents of Manhattan. Last year, this program admitted students from all priority groups. Selection Criteria: Students who apply to this program will be randomly selected in the order of the priority groups listed above.

PERFORMANCE 76+24 76% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 14+86 14% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 3+97 3% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Frederick Douglass Academy 72+28 72% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 05M123 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 165 | Grades: PK-8 Elective: Art Enrichment, Chess, ELL, Accelerated Reader Program  Achievement Community School: Yes, Graham Windham Extended Day Small Group Instruction, Mentoring Program  Art and Design  Career    Uniform: Yes Hunter College Enrichment, Ogilvy Explorations Chess Chorus College One Career Readiness Program, Urban Campus Tours  Creative Arts Team  Graham School Day: 8am-3:20pm Advantage Science Program Windham Beacon Program  Technology  Extended Day: Yes Theater and Improvisation Program  YMCA English Language Learner Program: English After-School Program as a New Language Sports: Basketball, Fitness Club Community Service: Yes—Expected Summer Session: No Weekend Program: Yes

64 Eagle Academy for Young Men of Harlem | 05M148 Boroughwide School

Excellence, both in character and scholarship, opens doors and provides a Neighborhood: Central Harlem North bridge to equality. Our scholars complete a challenging curriculum and work Address: 6 Edgecombe Avenue, Manhattan NY 10030 hard to develop their critical thinking, problem-solving, and questioning skills. Shared Space: Yes—05M148, 05M302, 05M304 Our young men give back to their communities through service opportunities. We prepare our young men for life after middle and high school. We Accessibility: Not Accessible believe that young men are best developed when being supported through Subway: A, D to 125th St; 2, 3, B, C to 135th St; 1 to uniting the work of dedicated educators, supportive families, and actively 137th St – City College engaged mentors. We are focused and committed to the school’s guiding Bus: Bx19, Bx33, M1, M10, M100, M101, M102, M104, M11, principles of Academic Excellence, Mentoring, Leadership, Integrity, Character M2, M3, M4, M5, M7 Development, and Community Service. Contact: Christopher Graham, Parent Coordinator Email: [email protected] Website: eagleharlem.org Phone: 212-694-6001

PROGRAMS OFFERED Eagle Academy for Young Men of Harlem Program Code: M148L

Admissions Method: Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled t Limited Unscreened General Education 221 56 4 Yes Students with Disabilities 83 14 6 Yes Program Eligibility: All-boys school; open to students and residents of Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to students and residents of Manhattan who sign in at an event Manhattan 2 Then to students and residents of Manhattan. Last year, this program admitted students from all priority groups. Selection Criteria: Students who apply to this program will be randomly selected in the order of the priority groups listed above.

PERFORMANCE 92+8 92% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 21+79 21% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 7+93 7% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Eagle Academy for Young Men of Harlem 73+27 73% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 05M148 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 188 | Grades: 6-12 Accelerated: Algebra I, Living Environment Art  Bridge Gold Foundation  Chess  Coding Community School: No | Uniform: Yes Elective: Advisory, Art, Introduction to  Debate  Drumline  Eagle Travel Abroad   School Day: 7:45am-2:20pm Typing, Math Lab, Virtual Enterprise Program Eagle X Fitness Training Fordham STEP  Harlem Educational Activities Fund  Extended Day: Yes (Business & Entrepreneurship Class) Mentoring  School Newspaper  STEM Pilot English Language Learner Program: English Club  Step  Student Government  Tech as a New Language Squad and Robotics Community Service: Yes—50+ hours CHAMPS Sports—Boys: Baseball, Volleyball expected by graduation CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Track and Field Yes—For incoming sixth Summer Session: Sports: Basketball, Golf graders Weekend Program: Yes—Saturday program

65 CITYWIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLS

Citywide Schools All New York City residents may apply to middle schools in this section. New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math | 01M539 Citywide School

New Explorations into Science, Technology, and Math (NEST+m) is a Neighborhood: Lower East Side Citywide G&T K-12 school. Our academically rigorous program has made Address: 111 Columbia Street, Manhattan NY 10002 us one of the finest schools in the city. We are committed to developing Shared Space: No each student’s capacity for academic and intellectual achievement. We are committed to developing each student’s capacity to learn both individually Accessibility: Not Accessible and collaboratively. We provide a range of services for students with Subway: F, J, M, Z to Delancey St-Essex St disabilities including a full-inclusion program. NEST+m students blossom into Bus: B39, M14A, M14D, M21, M22, M8, M9 practitioners: scientists, mathematicians, engineers, artists, writers, historians, musicians, painters, and linguists who approach their studies with passion Contact: Melissa Chen, Guidance Counselor and purpose. Email: [email protected] Website: nestmk12.net Phone: 212-677-5190

PROGRAMS OFFERED New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math (NEST+M) Program Code: M539M

Admissions Method: S Screened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education 4183 126 33 Yes Program Eligibility: Open to New York Students with Disabilities 432 24 18 Yes City residents Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to continuing 5th grade students 2 Then to NYC residents. Selection Criteria: Attendance  Final 4th Grade Report Card  4th Grade New York State ELA and Math Exams

PERFORMANCE 100+0 100% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 90+10 90% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 93% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math High 93+7 School % of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria 91+9 91 JJStuyvesant High School Search 01M539 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school. JJBrooklyn Technical High School

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 412 | Grades: K-12 Language: Cantonese, French, Mandarin, Chess Team  Honor Band  Jazz Band  Math Community School: No | Uniform: Yes Spanish Team  Theater School Day: 8:20am-2:40pm Accelerated: Algebra I, Algebra II, Chinese, CHAMPS Sports—Boys: Soccer Extended Day: No Earth Science, French, Geometry, Spanish, CHAMPS Sports—Girls: Soccer US History English Language Learner Program: English CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Track and Field as a New Language Elective: Art Shows, Literacy/Theater Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Flag Football, class (with theater productions), Robotics, Soccer, Volleyball Community Service: No Studio Art (with annual exhibits), Winter Summer Session: No and Spring Music Concerts Weekend Program: No

67 The Ella Baker School | 02M225 Citywide School

The Ella Baker School is a Pre-K to 8th grade public school located on the Neighborhood: Upper East Side Upper East Side of Manhattan in the Julia Richman Education Complex. We Address: 317 East 67th Street, Manhattan NY 10065 are a non-catchment area school and accept students from all five boroughs. Shared Space: Yes—02M225, 02M449, 02M459, 02M519, We serve a population of approximately 320 students from culturally diverse 02M565, 75M226 backgrounds. A critical aspect of Ella Baker’s mission is to provide continuity in each child’s school experience from Kindergarten through 8th Grade. It is our Accessibility: Accessible a expectation that our students will continue with us through the eighth grade. See section 7.1 for more information. We do not hold Middle School Tours, as it is rare that there are spots open Subway: F to Lexington Ave-63 St; 6 to 68th St – Hunter in the upper grades. College; 4, 5, N, Q, R to Lexington Ave-59 St Bus: BxM1, BxM10, BxM11, BxM3, BxM4, BxM6, BxM7, BxM8, BxM9, M1, M101, M102, M103, M15, M15-SBS, M2, M3, M31, M4, M57, M66, M72, M98, Q101, Q32, Q60, QM2, QM20, QM3

Contact: Valerie Kirk Kamali, Parent Coordinator Email: [email protected] Website: www.ellabakerschool.net Phone: 212-717-8809

PROGRAMS OFFERED The Ella Baker School Program Code: M225U

Admissions Method: u Unscreened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education N/A 20 N/A N/A Program Eligibility: Open to New York Students with Disabilities N/A 5 N/A N/A City residents Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to continuing 5th grade students 2 Then to students and residents of New York City Selection Criteria: Students who apply to this program will be randomly selected in the priority groups listed above.

PERFORMANCE 0+100 N/A of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 37+63 37% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 29+71 29% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Academy for Software Engineering 87+13 87% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 02M225 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES Total Students: 70 | Grades: PK-8 Language: Spanish CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Fitness Club, Flag Community School: No | Uniform: No Football, Volleyball School Day: 8:30am-2:50pm Extended Day: No English Language Learner Program: English as a New Language Community Service: Yes—Expected Summer Session: No Weekend Program: No

68 P.S. 347—”47” The American Sign Language and English Lower School | 02M347 Citywide School

The mission of P.S. 347 is to provide a joyful learning environment that Neighborhood: Gramercy celebrates the education, growth, and uniqueness of every student. An Address: 223 East 23rd Street, Manhattan NY 10010 engaging and rigorous standards-based curriculum is offered in American Shared Space: Yes—02M047, 02M347, 75M138 Sign Language (ASL) and Standard English, and is supported in small classes that provide children the opportunity to achieve their personal best. Our Accessibility: Accessible a staff is committed to inspiring and encouraging curiosity, empathy, and See section 7.1 for more information. social awareness by developing higher-level thinking skills and exploring real Subway: L to 3rd Ave; 6, N, R to 23rd St; 4, 5, Q to 14th world issues that extend into the community. By fostering a partnership with St-Union Square families, we support individual student goals to enable each child to become Bus: BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4, BxM1, BxM10, BxM11, BxM18, an independent and responsible lifelong learner, and prepare them for BxM3, BxM4, BxM6, BxM7, BxM8, BxM9, M1, M101, M102, success in the journey to higher education. All Signs Point to Success! M103, M14A, M14D, M15, M15-SBS, M2, M23, M3, M34A-SBS, M5, M9, QM21, X1, X10, X10B, X12, X14, X17, X2, X27, X28, X37, X38, X42, X5, X63, X64, X68, X7, X9

Contact: Terry Acevedo, Parent Coordinator Email: [email protected] Website: www.ps347.org Phone: 917-326-6609

PROGRAMS OFFERED American Sign Language Program Program Code: M347M

Admissions Method: S Screened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education 318 24 13 Yes Program Eligibility: Open to New York Students with Disabilities 84 6 14 Yes City residents Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to continuing 5th grade students 2 Then to New York City This program will see where you residents. Last year, this program admitted students from all priority groups. rank it on your child’s application; this influences how the program Selection Criteria: Attendance  Final 4th Grade Report Card  4th Grade New York State ELA and evaluates your child’s application. Math Exams  Interview  Punctuality

PERFORMANCE 98+2 98% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 23+77 23% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 4% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test 47 The American Sign Language and English Secondary 4+96 School 67+33 67% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 02M347 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 34 | Grades: PK-8 Language: American Sign Language Chess  Dance Community School: No | Uniform: No Elective: American Sign Language, Art, Sports: Softball, Track and Field, Volleyball School Day: 8:25am-2:45pm Dance Extended Day: No English Language Learner Program: English as a New Language Community Service: Yes—Offered Summer Session: No Weekend Program: Yes—Saturday program for test prep

68 69 Institute For Collaborative Education | 02M407 Citywide School

The Institute for Collaborative Education (ICE) is a small, community-focused Neighborhood: Gramercy school where the needs and academic interests of our students come first. Address: 345 East 15th Street, Manhattan NY 10003 Teachers utilize a project-based curriculum that emphasizes student-centered Shared Space: Yes—02M407, 02M420, 75M226 inquiry, forming substantive arguments, written and oral presentations, and the active and ongoing exchange of ideas. At ICE, we encourage students to Accessibility: Accessible a develop their own points of view and practice the intellectual disciplines of See section 7.1 for more information. conducting formal research and defending complex academic arguments. Subway: L to 1st Ave; 4, 5, 6, N, Q, R to 14th St-Union Square Bus: BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4, M1, M101, M102, M103, M14A, M14D, M15, M15-SBS, M2, M23, M3, M34A-SBS, M8, M9, X1, X10, X10B, X12, X14, X17, X2, X27, X28, X37, X38, X42, X5, X63, X64, X68, X7, X9

Contact: Peter Karp, Principal Email: [email protected] Website: iceschoolnyc.org Phone: 212-475-7972

PROGRAMS OFFERED The Institute for Collaborative Education Program Code: M407M

Admissions Method: S Screened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education N/A 66 N/A N/A Program Eligibility: Open to New York Students with Disabilities N/A N/A N/A N/A City residents Selection Criteria: Final 4th Grade Report Card  Interview  Writing Sample

PERFORMANCE 100+0 100% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 59+41 59% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 48+52 48% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Institute for Collaborative Education 94+6 94% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 02M407 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 212 | Grades: 6-12 Language: Spanish Art Club  Big Sib Little Sib  Coffee House Community School: No | Uniform: No Accelerated: Living Environment Dance club  Debate  Fencing  Gay-Straight    School Day: 8:10am-2:59pm Elective: Dance, Debate, Drama and Alliance Jazz Band Literary Magazine Mathletes  Robotics  Science Club  Senior Extended Day: Yes—After-School Theater, Multimedia Production, Music Internship  Table Tennis English (Jazz Band and Section Rehearsals), English Language Learner Program: CHAMPS Sports—Boys: Baseball as a New Language Photography, Shakespeare Literature, Visual Art CHAMPS Sports—Girls: Softball Community Service: No CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Soccer Summer Session: Yes Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Track and Field Weekend Program: No

70 Professional Performing Arts School | 02M408 Citywide School

The Professional Performing Arts School (PPAS) partners with top rated Neighborhood: Clinton New York City arts organizations to provide high quality training in the Address: 328 West 48th Street, Manhattan NY 10036 performing arts and a competitive academic program. In partnership Shared Space: Yes—02M212, 02M408 with the theater company Waterwell, middle school students receive 90 minutes daily of acting, dance, and voice classes. Our curriculum provides Accessibility: Not Accessible students with the artistic and personal skills to be leaders in the field and in Subway: N, Q, R to 49th St; F, M to 47-50th Sts Rockefeller whatever profession they choose to pursue. PPAS middle school students are Center; B, D to 7th Ave; A to 42nd St-Port Authority Bus guaranteed a placement in one of the PPAS high school arts programs if they Terminal; 2, 3, 7, S to Times Square-42nd St; 1, C, E to choose to stay. We provide a middle school experience that is well-rounded 50th St and considers every child’s interests, learning styles, and needs. Open Bus: BxM2, M10, M104, M11, M12, M20, M31, M34A-SBS, auditions will be held for any interested candidate. Audition information can M42, M5, M50, M57, M7, QM1, QM10, QM12, QM15, QM16, be found at the school website: ppasnyc.org. QM17, QM18, QM2, QM20, QM24, QM3, QM4, QM5, QM6, X1, X12, X14, X17J, X21, X22, X22A, X30, X31, X42, X7, X9

Contact: Keith Ryan, Principal Email: [email protected] Website: ppasnyc.org Phone: 212-247-8652

PROGRAMS OFFERED Professional Performing Arts School Program Code: M408M

Admissions Method: S Screened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education 1923 24 80 Yes Program Eligibility: Open to New York Students with Disabilities 345 6 58 No City residents Selection Criteria: Attendance  Audition  Final 4th Grade Report Card  Punctuality  4th Grade New York State ELA and Math Exams

PERFORMANCE 100+0 100% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 87+13 87% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 85+15 85% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Professional Performing Arts High School 94+6 94% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 02M408 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 95 | Grades: 6-12 Language: Spanish Environmental Advocacy Club  Free After- Community School: No | Uniform: No Accelerated: Algebra I, Earth Science, School Program (including Academic   School Day: 8:15am-2:46pm Spanish Support) Gay-Straight Alliance Middle School Musical  Performing Arts  Rrobotics  Extended Day: Yes—After-School Elective: Creative Writing, English and Student Council  Visual Arts English Math Enhancement, Independent Reading, English Language Learner Program: CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Volleyball as a New Language Social Psychology Sports: Basketball, Volleyball, Yoga Community Service: Yes—Expected Summer Session: No Weekend Program: No

70 71 Ballet Tech, NYC Public School for Dance | 02M442 Citywide School

Ballet Tech integrates intensive dance training with a full academic curriculum Neighborhood: Flatiron for approximately 150 students in grades 4-8. The middle school dance Address: 890 Broadway, Manhattan NY 10003 curriculum, provided on-site by the Ballet Tech Foundation, includes daily Shared Space: No classes in ballet technique as well as pointe, modern, character, gymnastics, and repertory choreographed by founder Eliot Feld specifically for these Accessibility: Accessible a young dancers. See section 7.1 for more information. Subway: 6, N, R to 23rd St; 4, 5, L, Q to 14th St-Union Square; 1, 2, 3, F, M to 14th St – 6th Ave Bus: BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4, BxM10, BxM11, BxM18, BxM3, BxM4, BxM6, BxM7, BxM8, BxM9, M1, M101, M102, M103, M14A, M14D, M15, M15-SBS, M2, M20, M23, M3, M34A-SBS, M5, M7, M9, QM21, X1, X10, X10B, X12, X14, X17, X2, X27, X28, X37, X38, X42, X5, X63, X64, X68, X7, X9

Contact: Roy O’Neill, Principal Email: [email protected] Website: ballettech.org Phone: 212-254-1803

PROGRAMS OFFERED This school has a school-based application process. Please contact the school for more information on how to apply.

PERFORMANCE 100+0 100% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 84+16 84% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 90% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Professional Performing Arts High School 90+10 JJFiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and 99+1 99% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Performing Arts Search 02M442 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 70 | Grades: 4-8 Language: Spanish After-School Tutoring  Book Club  KIDS Community School: No | Uniform: No Elective: Dance, Visual Art DANCE (pre-professional student dance   School Day: 8:15am-2:35pm troupe) Literary Magazine Roads to Success After-School Program (Drama, STEM) Extended Day: Yes—After-School  Spirit Committee  Yearbook Club English Language Learner Program: English as a New Language Community Service: No Summer Session: No Weekend Program: No

72 The Anderson School (P.S. 334) | 03M334 Citywide School

The Anderson Middle School (AMS) provides a judicious combination of an Neighborhood: Upper West Side accelerated and enriched curriculum for the distinct needs of gifted learners. Address: 100 West 77th Street, Manhattan NY 10024 Our upper grades are fully integrated within our highly successful K-8 Shared Space: Yes—03M245, 03M334, 03M452 school. With only two classes per grade, the relationship between students and teachers is personal and supportive. This smaller population fosters a Accessibility: Accessible a strong sense of community. Guided by educators who recognize the needs See section 7.1 for more information. of children with outstanding intellectual potential, we provide intimate, Subway: B, C to 81st St-Museum of Nat Hist; 2, 3 to 72nd differentiated, and departmentalized instruction that encourages critical St; 1 to 79th St thinking, creative problem solving, divergent thinking, research, independent Bus: BxM2, M10, M104, M11, M5, M57, M7, M72, M79, M86- study, collaboration, and self-evaluation. Parental involvement and support SBS sustains the spirit and growth of AMS. The Anderson School seeks a diverse student population, including ICT students, and welcomes applications from Contact: Donna Smiley, Community Coordinator across the five boroughs. Please visit our website to review our admissions rubric before applying. Email: [email protected] Website: ps334school.org Phone: 212-595-7193

PROGRAMS OFFERED The Anderson School P.S. 334 Middle School Program Code: M334M

Admissions Method: S Screened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education N/A 56 N/A N/A Program Eligibility: Open to New York Students with Disabilities N/A 8 N/A N/A City residents Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to continuing 5th grade students 2 Then to New York City residents Selection Criteria: Attendance  Entrance Exam  Interview  Final 4th Grade Report Card  Punctuality  4th Grade New York State ELA and Math Exams

PERFORMANCE 100+0 100% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 95+5 95% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 96% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Stuyvesant High School 96+4 JJFiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and 95+5 95% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Performing Arts Search 03M334 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school. JJBronx High School of Science

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 214 | Grades: K-8 Language: Spanish Bridge  Chess Team  Community Service  Community School: No | Uniform: No Accelerated: Algebra I, Living Environment Debate Team  Manhattan Youth After-School    School Day: 8:20am-2:40pm Elective: Advisory, Art (Studio and History), Programming Math Team Musical Theater Overnight Trips to Camp Speers, Boston, and Extended Day: Yes Ballroom Dancing, Coding, Electives, Washington, DC  Participation in National English Language Learner Program: English History, Instrumental Music, Mindfulness, Music (Keyboard Lab, Chorus), Technology/ Competitions (Wordmasters, National as a New Language  Research Lab Geographic Bee, Scripps Spelling Bee) Community Service: Yes—Expected Robotics  Science Olympiad  Student Council Summer Session: No  Yearbook/School Newspaper Weekend Program: No CHAMPS Sports—Girls: Volleyball CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Baseball, Table Tennis, Tennis Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Flag Football, Lacrosse, Soccer, Table Tennis, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball

73 Special Music School | 03M859 Citywide School

The mission of the Special Music School is to teach musically gifted children Neighborhood: Lincoln Square through highly structured instrumental training and a standards-based Address: 129 West 67th Street, Manhattan, NY 10023 academic program. The school prepares students for professional music Shared Space: No careers while recognizing that not every student will choose such a career. The underlying philosophy of the Special Music School is the belief that music Accessibility: Accessible a education for gifted pupils requires: 1) extensive opportunities to work one- See section 7.1 for more information. to-one with an outstanding instrumental faculty; 2) a structured, sequential Subway: A, D to 59th St-Columbus Circle; 2, 3, B, C to music curriculum; 3) opportunities to perform before audiences; and 4) 72nd St; 1 to 66th St – Lincoln Center interaction between general academics and musical studies. Our goal is to see Bus: BxM2, M10, M104, M11, M20, M5, M57, M66, M7, M72 each child reach his or her academic and musical potential. Our vision is that all students will become lifelong learners and critical thinkers in our caring Contact: Cassidy Nalepa, Admissions Coordinator and respectful learning environment. We encourage parental involvement in all aspects of the school. Email: [email protected] Website: kaufmanmusiccenter.org/sms Phone: 212-501-3318

PROGRAMS OFFERED This school has a school-based application process. Please contact the school for more information on how to apply.

PERFORMANCE 97+3 97% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 94+6 94% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 94% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and 94+6 Performing Arts 94+6 94% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 03M859 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 45 | Grades: K-12 Language: Spanish Advisory  Face the Music (contemporary Community School: No | Uniform: No Accelerated: Algebra I music ensemble)  Instrumental Ensembles  School Day: 8am-2:20pm Elective: Advisory, Chorus, Music History, Student Council Extended Day: Yes Music Theory, Physical Education, Visual English Language Learner Program: English Arts as a New Language Community Service: Yes—Expected Summer Session: No Weekend Program: No

74 Talented and Gifted School for Young Scholars | 04M012 Citywide School

At the Talented and Gifted School for Young Scholars, faculty, parents, and Neighborhood: East Harlem students work together to prepare students to develop to their full potential. Address: 240 East 109th Street, Manhattan NY 10029 We seek to inspire inquiry, creativity, and achievement for all of our students. Shared Space: Yes—04M012, 04M372, 75M138 We teach compassion, integrity, and respect for all humanity and cultivate lifelong learning. Through this collaborative effort, we promote physical and Accessibility: Accessible a emotional well-being and develop each student’s individual interests and See section 7.1 for more information. talents. We provide a strong education program in which all students develop Subway: 6 to 110th St critical- and creative-thinking skills and design meaningful educational Bus: M1, M101, M102, M103, M106, M116, M15, M15-SBS, experiences to promote academic and personal growth. Our professional M2, M3, M4, M96, M98 and supportive staff is sensitive to the needs of each student, dedicated to providing a quality education, and has a genuine love of children. We engage Contact: Mirian Bruno, Parent Coordinator in ongoing self-evaluation that ensures that we are effectively working to achieve our own goals and those of the Department of Education. Email: [email protected] Website: tagscholars.com Phone: 212-860-6003

PROGRAMS OFFERED Talented and Gifted School for Young Scholars Program Code: M012M

Admissions Method: S Screened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education N/A 90 N/A N/A Program Eligibility: Open to New York Students with Disabilities N/A N/A N/A N/A City residents Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to continuing 5th grade students 2 Then to New York City residents Selection Criteria: Academic and Personal Behaviors  Attendance  Final 4th Grade Report Card  Interview  New York State ELA and Math Exams  On-site Assessment  Punctuality

PERFORMANCE 100+0 100% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 91+9 91% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 92% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Bronx High School of Science 92+8 JJStuyvesant High School % of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria 95+5 95 JJBrooklyn Technical High School Search 04M012 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 208 | Grades: K-8 Language: Spanish Debate Team  Field Trips to Museums, Community School: No | Uniform: Yes Accelerated: Algebra I, English, Living Libraries, and Randall’s Island  Latin  Latin   School Day: 8:05am-2:25pm Environment, Spanish, US History Jazz Ensemble Project BOOST Robotics Extended Day: Yes—After-School Elective: Art, Band, Computer CHAMPS Sports—Girls: Volleyball English Language Learner Program: English Programming Sports: Boys Basketball (club), Volleyball as a New Language Community Service: Yes—50+ hours expected by graduation Summer Session: No Weekend Program: No

75 Manhattan East School for Arts & Academics (M.S. 224) | 04M224 Citywide School

The Manhattan East School for Arts & Academics will provide students with Neighborhood: East Harlem a rigorous 21st century liberal arts education in a safe and caring learning Address: 410 East 100th Street, Manhattan NY 10029 environment. Through this approach, we foster high academic expectations, Shared Space: Yes—04M224, 84M385, 84M433 knowledge of the arts, and respect for diversity and for self. Manhattan East is an inclusive, holistically screened school wherein the power and beauty of the Accessibility: Not Accessible whole community supports each student to the highest level of critical and Subway: 6 to 96th St; 6 to 103rd St creative thought. At Manhattan East, all students engage in a continuum of Bus: BxM1, M101, M102, M103, M106, M15, M15-SBS, M31, rigorous arts and academic courses, culminating in up to three Regents Level M86-SBS, M96, M98 High School classes and the opportunity to specialize in an art form of choice. Teaching and learning at Manhattan East is a combination of progressive and Contact: Angie Ortiz, Parent Coordinator traditional practices, with high levels of teacher facilitated student discourse (accountable talk) and a focus on high-school-preparedness and college- and Email: [email protected] career-readiness. Website: manhattaneastschool.nyc Phone: 212-860-6047

PROGRAMS OFFERED Manhattan East School for Arts & Academics (M.S. 224) Program Code: M224M

Admissions Method: S Screened Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled General Education 531 58 9 No Program Eligibility: Open to New York Students with Disabilities 135 20 7 Yes City residents Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to students and residents of District 4 2 Then to students and residents of New York City. Selection Criteria: Academic and Personal Behaviors  Attendance  Interview  Manhattan East Math Test  Manhattan East Writing Test  4th Grade New York State ELA and Math Exams

PERFORMANCE 87+13 87% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 43+57 43% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 33+67 33% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics 78+22 78% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 04M224 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES Total Students: 155 | Grades: 6-8 Language: Spanish Flag Football, Soccer, and Basketball through Community School: No | Uniform: No Accelerated: Algebra I, Earth Science, US Asphalt Green  Global Kids After-School   School Day: 8am-2:20pm History Program Nature’s Classroom Queens  Elective: Chorus, Concert Band, Dance, College Honor Band Rooftop Gardening Extended Day: Yes with the NY Horticultural Society English Drama, Jazz Ensemble, Rooftop Gardening English Language Learner Program: CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Flag Football as a New Language with the NY Horticultural Society, Studio Art, Tennis Instruction at John McEnroe’s Sports: Basketball, Flag Football, Soccer, Community Service: Yes—10-30 hours Tennis Center on Randall’s Island, Tennis expected by graduation Yearbook Summer Session: No Weekend Program: No

76 Brooklyn School of Inquiry | 20K686 Citywide School

We offer an arts-enriched school environment. We want our students to Neighborhood: Bensonhurst see themselves as mathematicians, so we foster deep comprehension of Address: 50 Avenue P, Brooklyn NY 11204 math concepts by helping our students acquire habits of mind: persisting, Shared Space: Yes—20K682, 20K686, 20K768, 75K370 questioning, communicating with precision and clarity, thinking flexibly, listening with understanding/empathy, and thinking interdependently. BSI Accessibility: Accessible a students read diverse content and their writing includes feature articles, See section 7.1 for more information. informational texts, comic books, interviews, persuasive essays, literary Subway: N to Kings Highway analysis, and literary criticism. We teach our students to engage technology, Bus: B4, B6, B82 to think critically about what they see, and to be thoughtful about how they use technology to express their thoughts and ideas. Parents play a crucial Contact: Christopher Minaya, Parent Coordinator role in both the daily life and long-term growth of BSI. Through a vital home/ school connection, we build a learning community based on respect and Email: [email protected] cooperation. Website: bsi686.org Phone: 718-621-5730

PROGRAMS OFFERED Brooklyn School of Inquiry Program Code: K686A

Admissions Method: Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled c Composite Score General Education 1458 56 26 Yes Students with Disabilities 135 12 11 Yes Program Eligibility: Open to New York City residents Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to continuing 5th grade students 2 Then to New York City residents. Last year, this program admitted students from all priority groups. Selection Criteria: Attendance: 10%  Final 4th Grade Report Card: 35%  New York State Math Exam: 17.5%  New York State ELA Exam: 17.5%  Academic and Personal Behaviors: 20%

PERFORMANCE 38+62 38% of students passed core courses 81+19 81% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test 90+10 90% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test 97+3 97% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 20K686 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 214 | Grades: K-8 Language: Spanish Animation  Chess  Filmmaking  Music Community School: No | Uniform: No Accelerated: Algebra I, Living Environment Production  Teen Talk Radio  Web Design School Day: 8:30am-2:50pm Elective: Band, Dance, Drama/Theater, CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Developmental Extended Day: No Fine Arts, Music Basketball, Volleyball English Language Learner Program: English Sports: Basketball, Dance as a New Language Community Service: Yes—Offered Summer Session: No Weekend Program: No

77 Mark Twain for the Gifted & Talented (I.S. 239) | 21K239 Citywide School

Students thrive in a community that blends academic rigor with visual and Neighborhood: Coney Island performing arts. Every student has a focus in one of our Talent programs: Address: 2401 Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11224 Art, Computer Science STEM, Creative Writing/Journalism, Dance, Drama, Shared Space: No Instrumental Music (Strings or Winds), Media, Science, and Vocal Music. Parents appreciate the personalized attention of our mini-school cluster Accessibility: Not Accessible system. Teachers and support staff have time in their weekly schedule to Subway: N/A collaborate with parents and caregivers to provide the best academic and Bus: B36, B74, B82, X28, X38 social/emotional development for each student. Almost all graduates go on to NYC’s Specialized High Schools and select programs. All students receive and Contact: Neslyn LeBrun, Parent Coordinator utilize iPads and interactive digital curriculum throughout their courses. Email: [email protected] Website: is239.schoolwires.com Phone: 718-266-0814

PROGRAMS OFFERED Mark Twain (I.S. 239) Program Code: See the back of this book

Admissions Method: U Talent Test Selection Criteria: Students who apply to these programs will be selected based on their score on the District 21 Talent Tests. Program Eligibility: Open to New York City residents

PERFORMANCE 100+0 100% of students passed core courses Which high schools did students from this school most 84+16 84% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test frequently attend? JJ 84% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test Brooklyn Technical High School 84+16 JJStuyvesant High School % of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria 90+10 90 JJFiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Search 21K239 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school. Performing Arts

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 1270 | Grades: 6-8 Language: Italian, Other Language, ARISTA/NJHS  Art Publications  Art and Community School: No | Uniform: No Spanish Music Exhibitions  Book Club  Chamber    School Day: 8am-2:45pm Accelerated: Algebra I, Italian, Living Orchestra Chess Community Service Environment, Spanish Debate  Eureka Project  Film Production Extended Day: No    Elective: Art, Dance, Debate, Drama, Leadership Math Team Mouse Squad English Language Learner Program: English   Leadership, Music, Robotics, STEM, Tech Musical Theater National Grid/Brooklyn as a New Language  Theater Squad, Technology Tech STEM Pipeline Program NIA After- Community Service: No School Program  Robotics Team  School Summer Session: No Newspaper  SHSAT Prep  Social Awareness   Weekend Program: No Club Software Engineering Talent Programs  Tech Theater Squad  Track Club  Yoga CHAMPS Sports—Boys: Basketball League CHAMPS Sports—Girls: Basketball League CHAMPS Sports—Coed: Soccer Sports: Basketball, Bowling, Track and Field

78 The 30th Avenue School (P.S./M.S. 300) | 30Q300 Citywide School

Q300 is one of several NYC citywide gifted and talented schools. We are Neighborhood: Astoria committed to a high-quality education that strives to cultivate a genuine Address: 31-51 21st Street, Queens NY 11106 love for learning in all of our students. Our approach is driven by national Shared Space: Yes—30Q126, 30Q300 standards of gifted education with the full understanding that we are stewards of our students’ cognitive and affective growth. As a result of our Accessibility: Not Accessible strong collaboration with parents and external organizations we are able to Subway: N, Q to 30 Ave-Grand Ave offer our students: music, LEGO robotics, dance, logic, second language(s), Bus: M60-SBS, Q100, Q102, Q104, Q18, Q19, Q69 architecture, and chess. Our efforts to shape the whole child scaffold an exposure to rich information and knowledge, critical-thinking skills, and Contact: Vasilios Biniaris, Principal effective and relevant modes of communication. One of Q300’s many important goals deals with our students’ successful articulation to high school. Email: [email protected] Our new guidance department has already succeeded in helping families of Website: q300.org our first graduating class navigate the process (2017). Consequently, 92% of Phone: 718-726-0501 our graduating class will be attending one of NYC’s specialized high schools or one of the other high schools they listed on their preference form.

PROGRAMS OFFERED Q300 Program Code: Q300A

Admissions Method: Prior Year Admissions Applicants Seats Applicants Per Seat Seats Filled c Composite Score General Education 1201 56 21 Yes Students with Disabilities 135 10 14 Yes Program Eligibility: Open to New York City residents Admissions Priorities: 1 Priority to students in the P.S. 85 citywide Gifted & Talented program 2 Then to NYC residents. Last year, this program admitted students from all priority groups. Selection Criteria: Attendance: 10%  Final 4th Grade Report Card: 35%  New York State Math Exam: 17.5%  New York State ELA Exam: 17.5%  Academic and Personal Behaviors: 20%

PERFORMANCE 99+1 99% of students passed core courses 88+12 88% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State English Test 89+11 89% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test 85+15 85% of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room, and cafeteria Search 30Q300 at schools.nyc.gov/accountability for more about this school.

SCHOOL LIFE ACADEMICS ACTIVITIES

Total Students: 151 | Grades: K-8 Language: Spanish Global Kids After-School Program  Community School: No Accelerated: Algebra I, Living Environment, NYChessKids  Serious Fun Uniform: Yes—Official uniform must be Spanish purchased Elective: Computer Science, Engineering, School Day: 8:50am-3:10pm Various Student-Selected Electives (Model Extended Day: No UN, LEGO Robotics, Sewing, Math League, MATHCOUNTS, and others) English Language Learner Program: English as a New Language Community Service: No Summer Session: No Weekend Program: No

79 CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOLS

NEW YORK CITY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOLS | District 6

This is a list of New York City charter middle schools located in District 6 that are projected to offer sixth grade by the 2018-2019 school year. Please note that not all charter schools accept applications for new students in sixth grade. For current admissions information, please contact each school directly and learn more at schools.nyc.gov/charters.

How to Enroll in a New York City Charter School schools.nyc.gov/community/charters NYC Department of Education Chancellor Authorized schools.nyc.gov/community/charters/information/schoolperformancereports.htm Charter Schools (DOE) State University of New York Trustees Authorized newyorkcharters.org/progress/school-performance-reports Charter Schools (SUNY) New York State Education Department (SED) p12.nysed.gov/psc/csdirectory/CSLaunchPage.html

KIPP NYC Washington Heights Academy Charter School | 84M068 Grades: K-12 kippnyc.org 50+50 50% of students scored at Level 3 Total Grade 6-8 Students: 267 [email protected]; [email protected]; or 4 on the State English Test Address: 21 Jumel Place, Manhattan, NY 10032 [email protected] 212-991-2620 53+47 53% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test

School in the Square Public Charter School | 84M295 Grades: 6-8 schoolinthesquare.org 0+100 N/A of students scored at Level 3 Total Grade 6-8 Students: 106 [email protected] or 4 on the State English Test Address: 120 Wadsworth Avenue, New York, 718-916-7683 NY 10033 0+100 N/A of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test

New Heights Academy Charter School | 84M353 Grades: 5-12 newheightsacademy.org 30+70 30% of students scored at Level 3 Total Grade 6-8 Students: 296 [email protected] or 4 on the State English Test Address: 1818 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan , 212-283-5400 NY 10031 23+77 23% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test

The Equity Project Charter School | 84M430 Grades: K-8 tepcharter.org 25+75 25% of students scored at Level 3 Total Grade 6-8 Students: 350 [email protected] or 4 on the State English Test Address: 549 Audubon Avenue, T30, Manhattan, 646-254-6451 NY 10040 43+57 43% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test

Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School | 84M478 Grades: K-12 inwoodacademy.org 18+82 18% of students scored at Level 3 Total Grade 6-8 Students: 383 [email protected] or 4 on the State English Test Address: 433 West 204th Street, Manhattan, 646-665-5570 NY 10034 21+79 21% of students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State Math Test

80 HOW TO APPLY TO MARK TWAIN FOR THE GIFTED & TALENTED | 21K239

Mark Twain for the Gifted & Talented (I.S. 239) is a middle school in Coney Island, Brooklyn that is open to all New York City residents. Here’s how to test and apply:

JJSubmit a Request for Testing (RFT) form by October 20, 2017. Public school students can return the RFT form to their elementary school, and non-public school students can return the RFT form to their local Family Welcome Center. (See the back cover for Family Welcome Center locations.)

JJList two talent areas (see below) on the RFT form for which your child would like to participate in competitive talent exams. If you submit an RFT form, you will see these two talent areas on your child’s personalized Middle School Application.

Talent Area Program Code Talent Area Program Code Art K239AR Instrumental: Strings K239ST Athletics K239AT Instrumental: Winds K239WI Computer/Math K239CM Media K239ME Creative Writing/Journalism K239JO Science K239SC Dance K239DA Vocal Music K239VO Drama K239DR

Eligible students will receive a test ticket with their assigned test date and time. Applicants will be tested in the two talent areas they have selected on their RFT form. Testing will take place at Mark Twain, located at 2401 Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11224, on one of these dates:

2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 January January January January January January February February 6 7 20 21 27 28 3 4

Additional test dates may be scheduled based on applicant response.

HOW TO APPLY TO PROFESSIONAL PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL | 02M408

Professional Performing Arts School (PPAS) is a citywide school serving grades 6-12. Eligible students will be invited to audition for the PPAS middle school theatrical arts program, which includes acting, singing, and dance instruction from professionals in these fields along with an accelerated academic program. Students will be considered for enrollment based on academic performance and audition. To be considered for PPAS, rank PPAS as one of your choices on your personalized Middle School Application. Eligible students must be New York City residents when they apply. Learn what to prepare for the audition at ppasnyc.org. PPAS is located in midtown Manhattan. Open auditions for PPAS will be held at the following dates and times. No ticket or confirmation is necessary, and students can simply show up for the auditions.

Your last name Date Time A - F January 6 8am G - M January 6 12pm N - R January 7 8am S - Z January 7 12pm

81 NOTES NOTES Borough District Family Welcome Center

1 Fordham Plaza, 7th Floor 7, 9, 10 Bronx, NY 10458 Bronx 1230 Zerega Avenue, Room 24 8, 11, 12 Bronx, NY 10462

1780 Ocean Avenue, 3rd Floor 17, 18, 22 Brooklyn, NY 11230

415 89th Street, 5th Floor 20, 21 Brooklyn, NY 11209 Brooklyn 1665 St. Marks Avenue, Room 116 19, 23, 32 Brooklyn, NY 11233

29 Fort Greene Place, Basement (BS12) 13, 14, 15, 16 Brooklyn, NY 11217

333 Seventh Avenue, 12th Floor, Room 1211 1, 2, 4 New York, NY 10001 Manhattan 388 West 125th Street, 7th Floor, Room 713 3, 5, 6 New York, NY 10027

28-11 Queens Plaza North, 3rd Floor 24, 30 Long Island City, NY 11101

30-48 Linden Place, 2nd Floor Queens 25, 26 Flushing, NY 11354

90-27 Sutphin Boulevard, 1st Floor 27, 28, 29 Jamaica, NY 11435

715 Ocean Terrace, Building A Staten Island 31 Staten Island, NY 10301

Please call 718-935-2398 or visit schools.nyc.gov/WelcomeCenters to learn when Family Welcome Centers are open.

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2017 District Middle OCT School Fairs

The Middle School Fairs take place in districts across New York City during October. Different districts hold fairs on different dates. Check the Middle School Admissions website (schools.nyc.gov/Middle) to learn the date of a district’s Middle School Fair.

FRIDAY Middle School December Application 1 Deadline

KEY RESOURCES Middle School Admissions Website schools.nyc.gov/Middle Get the latest updates, additional resources, and dates for Middle School Admissions events.

Middle School Admissions Email List schools.nyc.gov/Subscribe Sign up for the Middle School Admissions email list to get admissions tips and key date reminders.

Family Welcome Centers schools.nyc.gov/WelcomeCenters Visit a Family Welcome Center to speak with NYC Department of Education staff about Middle School Admissions. Locations are listed inside.

Office of Student Enrollment 718-935-2398 | [email protected] Call or write anytime if you have questions about Middle School Admissions.

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