Student Handbook 2017
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NAME______________________________________ TACHS ID#__________ Test Site# ___________ Registration Deadline: October 16, 2017, 5:00 P.M. EST Student Handbook 2017 Diocese of Brooklyn/Queens Keep this handbook until March 2018 when the high school registration process is complete. TACHS CHECKLIST ❑ Register for exam via Internet or telephone by the October 16, 2017 deadline. ❑ Complete and submit Eligibility Form for Students Needing Extended Testing Time, if applicable. The forms must be returned to the appropriate diocese no later than October 6, 2017; there are NO exceptions. ❑ Attend High School Information Fairs and Open Houses. (Attendance is optional.) ❑ Receive Admit Card confi rming test site. ❑ Write three high school choices on Admit Card before the day of testing. Parent must sign card. ❑ Answer sample test questions in back of this Student Handbook. ❑ Bring Admit Card to test site on day of test. Please note that each student must transcribe his or her three high school choices onto his or her answer document on the day of testing. Errors in this transcription will result in the wrong schools receiving student scores. No changes or corrections will be made to the high school choices after the test has been administered. ❑ Have your school complete and submit Applicant Record. VERY IMPORTANT! ❑ Receive High School Admission Notice(s) mid-January. ❑ Receive Home Report late January. ❑ Houghton Miffl in Harcourt, along with the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn/Queens, does not encourage or endorse programs that coach students for the TACHS. The TACHS is a highly secure exam; therefore, programs that claim to have copies of the test are likely to be invalid. In addition, the test results of students who participate in these programs frequently offer distorted profi les of students’ abilities. Students who do well in elementary school can expect to do well on the TACHS. Turn to page 21 of this handbook for more information regarding the content of the test, test-taking tips, and sample test questions. Copyright © 2017 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Copyright © 2013 by The University of Iowa. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system without the prior written permission of the copyright owner unless such copying is expressly permitted by federal copyright law. Requests for permission to make copies of any part of the work should be addressed to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 9400 Southpark Center Loop, Orlando, FL 32819-8647; https://customercare.hmhco.com/contactus/Permissions.html. 1 2 3 4 5–LSC/O–20 19 18 17 Manufactured in the United States CONTENTS 2017–2018 Calendar of Events ........................................................................................................... 1 Facts About the TACHS ...................................................................................................................... 2 Registering for the TACHS ................................................................................................................. 3 Eligibility Form for Students Needing Extended Testing Time ....................................................... 4 Admit Cards (Admission into TACHS) ............................................................................................... 5 Sample Admit Card ............................................................................................................................. 5 Blank Admit Card ................................................................................................................................ 6 Choosing Your High Schools ................................................................................................................ 7 Applicant Records ................................................................................................................................ 8 Scholarship and Financial Aid ............................................................................................................ 8 Applicant Record Form ........................................................................................................................ 9 High School Information Fairs .......................................................................................................... 10 Open House Information ................................................................................................................... 11 Diocese of Rockville Centre High Schools ........................................................................................ 17 Catholic Elementary School Codes ................................................................................................... 17 Elementary School Codes for Public, Private, and Non-diocesan Schools ..................................... 20 Content of the TACHS Examination ................................................................................................ 21 Tips on Taking the Test ..................................................................................................................... 21 Sample Test Questions ...................................................................................................................... 23 Answer Key for Sample Test Questions ...........................................................................................30 IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER ABOUT TACHS • The Internet is the preferred method of registration for TACHS. • The registration fee for 2017 is $63 per student. • Duplicate registrations may result in a processing fee. • Call 1-866-618-2247 four business days before the test if you have not received your Admit Card. • When you receive the Admit Card, be sure to consult with your parents/guardians and your teachers/counselors to make your high school choices. • Plan to arrive at your test site at 8:15 A.M. on the day of the test. Remember, the test site is where you take the examination, not necessarily the school you wish to attend in the fall. • Be sure to bring your Admit Card with high school choices and parent signature to the test site. • DO NOT bring any electronic devices, calculators, cell phones, watches, food, or beverages with you to the test. • All TACHS test results are fi nal. No reviewing, rescoring, or retesting will be done. iv 2017–2018 CALENDAR OF EVENTS May 22, 2017 TACHS informational website updated with 2017–2018 information. www.tachsinfo.com. Early August 2017 Student Handbook is available electronically at www.tachsinfo.com. August 21, 2017 Registration available via Internet at www.tachsinfo.com and telephone at 1-866-61TACHS (1-866-618-2247). August 28, 2017 Student Handbooks will be available at the following types of locations: Catholic elementary and high schools, religious education offices, parishes and CCDs, select private and public elementary schools. October 6, 2017 Deadline for submitting request and supporting documentation to diocese for extended testing time accommodation. (Do not submit the request to the TACHS Exam Office. It will be returned to you.) October 16, 2017 Deadline for Internet and telephone registration. October 23–24, 2017 Admit Card Distribution — Admit Cards for registrants enrolled in a Catholic elementary school are mailed directly to the schools for distribution. Admit Cards for all other students are mailed to the address provided on the registration form. October 30, 2017 Call 1-866-61TACHS (1-866-618-2247) if Admit Card is not yet received. November 3, 2017 (FRI) TACHS ADMINISTRATION for Archdiocese of New York November 4, 2017 (SAT) TACHS ADMINISTRATION for Diocese of Brooklyn/Queens December 15, 2017 Paper TACHS Applicant Records due to students’ three high school choices. (See Student Handbook for more information.) January 10–11, 2018 Release of admission notices by high schools via land mail January 10. Release of admission notices via email/phone/online postings January 11. February 2018 Response Cards back to high schools — High school notification letters will include information relative to the date on which students should return their acceptance letter to the high school they choose to attend. 1 FACTS ABOUT THE TACHS The Test for Admission into Catholic High Schools (TACHS) will test eighth grade students who are interested in attending a Catholic high school beginning in September 2018. In order to be admitted into Catholic high schools, students must take an admissions examination in November 2017. The results from that examination, along with school records and other information, are then sent to the high school principals to assist them in making admission decisions. Each student’s information will be sent to three high schools of his/her choice. Results also will be sent to the Catholic elementary schools within the Archdiocese of New York or the Diocese of Brooklyn/ Queens. ACADEMIC SKILLS TESTED The TACHS measures academic achievement in reading, written expression, and mathematics, along with general reasoning skills. The test has been developed with the advice and approval of diocesan representatives. EXAMINATION FEE A nonrefundable examination fee of $63.00 will include this Student Handbook, test materials, and the reporting of scores to three high schools of a student’s choice. Duplicate registrations may result in a processing fee. TEST CANDIDATES The