2018-2019 Specialized High Schools 2018-2019 SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOLS STUDENT HANDBOOK Student Handbook Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts The Bronx High School of Science The Brooklyn Latin School Brooklyn Technical High School High School for Mathematics, Science and Engineering at the City College of New York High School of American Studies at Lehman College Queens High School for the Sciences at York College Staten Island Technical High School Stuyvesant High School NY1109215 1 2 3 4 5 A B C D E Printed in the USA ISD16301 NY1109215_Gr8th9_Cvr-wArtwork.indd 1-3 3/12/18 10:08 PM Please visit our website to get a translated version of this document. 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Badiallo’s design is inspired by NYC middle school students taking flight, exploring, and finally landing at the high schools that feel right for them. For more information, including how to enter next year’s competition, ask your art teacher or visit schools.nyc.gov/CoverDesign. 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. 2 CONTENTS MESSAGE TO STUDENTS AND PARENTS/GUARDIANS . 4 SECTION 5: SHSAT DESCRIPTION & MATERIALS SHSAT Test Design for 2018 . 21 SECTION 1: THE SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOLS English Language Arts Section . 21 The Bronx High School of Science . 5 Mathematics Section . 21 The Brooklyn Latin School . 5 Changes to SHSAT Test Design . 21 Brooklyn Technical High School . 6 Test Materials . 22 High School for Mathematics, Science and Engineering SHSAT Testing Procedures . 22 at the City College of New York . 6 Arriving at the Test Site . 22 High School of American Studies at Lehman College . 7 Snacks, Food, and Drinks . 22 Queens High School for the Sciences at York College . 7 Filling In the Answer Sheet . 23 Staten Island Technical High School . 8 Student Misconduct . 25 Stuyvesant High School . 8 Claims of Testing Irregularities . 25 Fiorello H . LaGuardia High School of Music & Art SHSAT Scoring . 25 and Performing Arts . 9 Review Procedures . 26 Discovery Program . 27 SECTION 2: SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOLS Initiatives to Increase Diversity at Specialized High ADMISSIONS TEST (SHSAT) DATES AND LOCATIONS Schools . 27 Test Dates . 11 Alternate Test Date . 11 SECTION 6: SHSAT USEFUL TIPS FOR TESTING Test Locations . 12 Before Test Day . 28 Test Results . 13 Day of the Test . 28 Useful Tips: English Language Arts . 30 SECTION 3: FIORELLO H. LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOL Useful Tips: Mathematics . 39 OF MUSIC & ART AND PERFORMING ARTS AUDITIONS 2018–2019 Audition Dates . 14 SAMPLE SHSAT TESTS Audition Exceptions . 14 Sample Test A Auditions for Students New to New York City . 14 General Directions . 44 Admissions Process . 15 Sample Test . 46 Registering for LaGuardia High School Auditions . 15 Explanations . 93 Audition Information for Each Studio . 15 Sample Test B General Directions . 114 SECTION 4: APPLYING TO THE SPECIALIZED Sample Test . 116 HIGH SCHOOLS Explanations . 165 Steps in the Application Process . 17 Sample Math Questions for Grade 9 Students . 184 Testing Accommodations on the SHSAT . 18 Explanations of Correct Answers for Sample Grade 9 Testing Accommodations for LaGuardia High School Math Questions . 187 Auditions . 19 Practice Grid-In Mathematics Questions . 189 Confirming Testing Accommodations on the SHSAT and Explanations of Correct Answers for Practice Grid-In for LaGuardia High School Auditions . 19 Mathematics Questions . 192 Opting Out of Testing Accommodations . 19 Sample Answer Sheets . 197 Students with Extended Time Who Finish the Test Before the End of the Extended Time Period . 20 Emergency Testing and/or Audition Accommodations . 20 Building Accessibility . 20 3 MESSAGE TO STUDENTS AND PARENTS/GUARDIANS ABOUT SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOLS ADMISSIONS This 2018-2019 Specialized High Schools Student Handbook contains useful information, including: Specialized High School admission procedures Registration for the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) and Fiorello H . LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts (LaGuardia High School) auditions Confirming testing accommodations on the SHSAT and for LaGuardia High School auditions Calendar of important dates Sample SHSAT tests with test-taking tips There are nine Specialized High Schools in New York City. They are: FIORELLO H. LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOL OF MUSIC & ART AND PERFORMING ARTS ADMISSIONS Dance Drama DETERMINED BY AUDITION(S) Instrumental Music Technical Theater Fine Arts Vocal Music THE BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE THE BROOKLYN LATIN SCHOOL BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ADMISSIONS AT THE CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK DETERMINED BY SHSAT HIGH SCHOOL OF AMERICAN STUDIES AT LEHMAN COLLEGE QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE SCIENCES AT YORK COLLEGE STATEN ISLAND TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL These schools were established under New York State Law 2590 – Section G . Entrance into these schools is determined by the SHSAT, except for LaGuardia High School, which is based on a competitive audition and review of academic records . Students must be residents of New York City and current eighth grade or first-time ninth grade students in order to apply, register, sit for, and receive results for the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) and LaGuardia High School audition(s) . For updates concerning Specialized High School admissions, please visit: schools .nyc .gov/shs . The Specialized High Schools Student Handbook is a project of the New York City Department of Education . 4 THE SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOLS SECTION11 THE BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE Classics and Latin language instruction . Early instruction emphasizes the acquisition of core knowledge of the key 75 Bronx Science Boulevard, Bronx, New York 10468 academic disciplines that students use as a foundation for Phone: (718) 817-7700 ■ Website: www .bxscience .edu deeper exploration in the upper grades . Widely regarded Email: golanc@bxscience .edu around the world as the most rigorous and comprehensive Overview: The Bronx High School of Science educates an course of study at the high school level, the International academically gifted community of learners through a rigorous Baccalaureate (IB) Programme is integral to the TBLS science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) curriculum . In all classes, students experience a strong and curriculum . All academic disciplines are taught through the lens consistent emphasis on structured writing and public speaking, of inquiry to emphasize critical thinking and problem solving . as well as numerous opportunities for analytical thinking, which The school cultivates a diverse community of lifelong learners prepares them for the challenges of college work . who discover their passions through a collaborative and supportive network of students, educators, and alumni . Utilizing Academic program: All students are required to complete a balance of theoretical and applied learning, students explore four years of study in Latin, history, mathematics, English, and complex problems and have access to a rich offering of science, at least two years of a world language, and one year resources to develop solutions . Drawing upon a long tradition of of art history . Many of our classes feature public speaking academic success, The Bronx High School of Science prepares exercises such as Declamation and Socratic Seminars, as well students to flourish in the best colleges and universities . The as oral presentations of scientific labs and mathematical school creates the leaders and visionaries of the future . Included problem sets . In addition, many of our classes feature writing among the school’s alumni are eight Nobel Prize winners and six exercises such as science lab reports, Spanish portfolios and Pulitzer Prize winners . essays, math modeling papers, and Latin sight translations . The IB Programme’s emphasis on student-led inquiry, global Academic program: The Bronx High School of Science offers perspectives, international mindedness, and personal integrity 30