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Middle School Articulation Process.

4th Grade Introduction

Pre-Phases of the Middle School Articulation Process

• Researching Schools
• Tours & Open Houses

How to Research Middle Schools

Look at the 2013-2014 Middle School Guides:

http://schools.nyc.gov/ChoicesEnrollment/Middle/R esources/default.htm

District 15 Middle School Directory

How to Research Middle Schools

• Find school reviews:

http://insideschools.org An independent guide to NYC public schools

What to Research for…

• Selection Criteria/Entrance Requirements
• Location of the Middle School
• School & Class Size
• Extracurricular Activities
• Special Education/Related Services
• Gifted & Talented/Citywide Schools
• Charter Schools
• High School Placement

Tours & Open Houses

• Not mandatory but highly recommended

that you & your child take tours of schools

• Tour the schools you are interested in and

want to know more about

• One of the best ways to learn about a

school & see them in action

Tours Open Houses

How to Schedule a Tour/Open House

• Contact Middle Schools to get info how to

sign-up

– Each school will have a different sign-up system (online, telephone, etc.) – Some schools will have several tour dates available; others will have one day for an Open House – Tours & Open House sign-up starts in late September/early October with tours taking place from October to December.

District 15 Schools

• MS 51
• MS 88 Park Slope Educational Complex
• MS 136 Charles O. Dewey Middle School
• MS 442 Carroll Gardens School for Innovation
• MS 443 New Voices School of Academic & Creative Arts
• MS 447 Math & Science Exploratory School
• MS 448 Brooklyn School for Collaborative Studies
• Brooklyn School for Global Studies
• The School for International Studies
• Park Slope Collegiate
• Sunset Park Preparatory

Citywide Schools

• Institute for Collaborative Education (ICE)
• New Explorations into Science, Technology & Math

(NEST+m)

• The Anderson School
• Ballet Tech/NYC Public School for Dance
• Professional Performing Arts School
• Special Music School
• Talented & Gifted School for Young Scholars (TAG)
• Mark Twain School for the Gifted & Talented
• Brooklyn School for Inquiry

Charter Schools

• Brooklyn Prospect Charter Schools
• Brooklyn Urban Garden School

Check out the DOE’s Charter School Directory to learn more about Charter School Options: http://schools.nyc.gov/community/planning/c harters/Directory.htm

3 Phases of the Middle School Articulation Process

• Application
• Testing and Interview
• Placement Offers/Appeals

Sample Application – Front Page

Any changes to student information must be updated in ATS – SEMS will then change to reflect and a new application can be printed directly from SEMS

Sample Application continued

Schools the students is eligible for will be listed based on district of residence and/or attendance

Things you need to know - EVERYONE

• The schools on your Middle School

Application will be determined by the address listed in the DOE system, ATS

• All PS 29 Middle School Applications will

at-least reflect District 15 Middle Schools.

Things you need to know – if your home district is not District 15 .

• Your Middle School application will reflect

District 15 choices AND the middle schools that are in your home district.

• The Middle School Guides of your home

District will not be available at PS 29. When they are made available they will be

• nline and in your home Districts Office of

Student Enrollment.

Make sure that your child’s name and mailing address is correct in the NYC DOE system, ATS. This is to be done in person in the Main Office. Changing the mailing address on the blue card IS NOT ENOUGH. You must provide Maureen Monaco with a current gas or electric bill so that she can update the information.

For Application Accuracy……..

Applications will be sent home with your child and you will receive notice via e- mail. Typically, applications are distributed in November and due back mid-December.

Items needed for the Testing/Interviews

**Testing/Interviews typically take place between January-March, it varies from school to school.**

Hang on to and make a few copies of the 4th grade report card. They will be needed next year when your child starts the interview process.

Items needed for the Testing/Interviews

• b. Make several copies of the

December 5th grade report card before you return them to the

• teacher. They will be needed next

year when your child starts the interview process.

District 15 Placement Offers

• Placement Offer Letters are sent out after ALL

students have been interviewed

• Your child will be offered ONE placement which

will be based on the choices you make on the application, school criteria, school interviews & space availability

Appeals

• If you’re dissatisfied with the placement
• ffer your child receives, you will have an
• pportunity to appeal the placement
• Appeals are another opportunity to apply

for the school of your choice

• An appeal is not a guarantee that you will

get the placement you requested and are

• ften times based on the availability of

space in a school and student performance during the interview

Placement History

2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 1st choice 56 46 46 2nd choice 10 11 27 3rd choice 1 6 8 4th choice 3 7 4 5th choice 1 6th choice 1

Not a choice

10 13 8

No application submitted

2 1 Total # of students 84 84 93

Questions