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Middle School Articulation Process

4th Grade Introduction PS 29

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Pre-Phase of the Middle School Articulation Process

Researching Schools

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How to Research Middle Schools

Look at the 2016-2017 Middle School Guides:

http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/6A3014 3C-F476-406E-97FE- 4D1255ABB11A/0/2016NYCMSDirectoryDistr ict15.pdf Current school year Middle School Guides typically become available around October/November.

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Middle School Directory

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How to Research Middle Schools

• Find school reviews:

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

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InsideSchools Review

What to Research for…

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

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What schools should I be researching?

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District 15 Schools

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• MS 51 William Alexander
• MS 88 Park Slope Educational Complex
• MS 136 Charles O. Dewey Middle School
• MS 442 New Horizons Middle School
• MS 443 New Voices School of Academic & Creative

Arts

• MS 447 Math & Science Exploratory School
• MS 448 Brooklyn School for Collaborative Studies
• MS 839
• Boerum Hill School for International Studies
• Park Slope Collegiate
• Sunset Park Preparatory

Boroughwide Schools

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These schools serve girls

• The Young Women’s Leadership School of Brooklyn (D14)
• Urban Assembly School for Criminal Justice (D20)
• Urban Assembly Institute of Math & Science for Young Women (D13)

This school serves boys

• Eagle Academy for Young Men II (D23) applications

These schools serve all students

• MS 113, Ronald Edmunds Learning Center (D13)
• Satellite East Middle School (D13)
• John D. Wells (D14)
• Juan Morel Campos Secondary School (D14)
• M. S. 584 (D16)
• Middle School for Academic & Social Excellence (D17)
• Ebbets Field Middle School (D17)

Boroughwide Schools cont….

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These schools serve all students

• Science, Technology & Research Early College School at Erasmus

(D17)

• Medgar Evers College Preparatory School (17)
• Isaac Bildersee, I.S. 68 (D18)
• The Lenox Academy (D18)
• Meyer Levin, I.S. 285 (D18)
• The East Flatbush Community Research School (D18)
• James P. Sinnott, J.H.S. 218 (D19)
• Ethan Allen School (D19)
• Essence School (D19)
• Urban Assembly School for Criminal Justice (D20)
• David A. Boody (D21)
• Joseph B. Cavallaro, I.S. 281 (D21)
• Ida R. Posner (D23)

Boroughwide Schools cont….

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These schools serve all students

• The Gregory Jocko Jackson School of Sports, Art & Technology

(D23)

• I.S. 392 (D23)
• KAPPA V (D23)
• Mott Hall IV (D23)
• Teachers Preparatory Secondary School (D23)
• Roland Hayes, J.H.S. 291 (D32)
• Math, Science & Technology, I.S. 349 (D 32)
• Phillippa Schuyler , J.H.S. 383 (D32)
• All City Leadership Secondary School (D32)

Citywide Schools

• Professional Performing Arts School
• Brooklyn School for Inquiry
• New Exploration in Science, Technology &

Math (Nest+m)

• Mark Twain School for the Gifted & Talented*

These are Citywide Schools that will be listed

• n the D15 application

*only present on application if requested

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Citywide Schools

• Institute for Collaborative Education (ICE)
• The Anderson School
• Ballet Tech/NYC Public School for Dance
• Special Music School
• Talented & Gifted School for Young Scholars (TAG)

These schools have their own school-based application process. You will have to contact these schools directly on how & when to apply.

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Charter Schools

• Brooklyn Prospect Charter Schools
• Brooklyn Urban Garden School

Charter school admission is based solely on

• lottery. You can contact the schools to learn when

their lotteries will open up. Check out the DOE’s Charter School Directory to learn more about Charter School Options: https://app.box.com/s/cbzz1js9ozm9wfwxow6v722f ssxk96d9

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Applying to Citywide & Charter Schools

• Submitting applications for Citywide

schools (schools-based applications) and/or entering the lottery for Charter schools in no way impacts your child’s D15 middle school articulation.

• These are processes that are handled by

separate divisions of the DOE.

• We encourage families to explore all of the
• ptions available in finding the best match

for their children.

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4 Phases of the Middle School Articulation Process School Tours (Sept & Oct) Applications/Ranking Schools

(Nov/Dec)

Interviews/Testing/Auditions (Jan/Feb) Placement Offers/Appeals (April - June)

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Tours & Open Houses

• Not mandatory but highly recommended

that you & your child take tours of schools.

• Tour as many schools as you possibly
• can. The more you learn about the schools

the more options you give yourself.

• One of the best ways to learn about

schools & see them in action.

• Attending a tour does not impact your

child’s attendance.

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Tours & Open Houses

How to Schedule a Tour/Open House

• Contact Middle Schools to get info on 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

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The Application

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Sample Application – Front Page

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Things you need to know – FOR 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.

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

• Your Middle School application will reflect

District 15 school 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 District’s Family

Reception Center

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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……..

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When they become available, 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 some time in December.

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Application Ranking

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Application Ranking

• In the past, after students ranked their school

choices in order of preference, those schools were given 2 lists. The 1st list was of all the students who ranked them 1st or 2nd choice on the application. These students were then considered before anyone else (interviews, auditions, etc) and often times schools would get filled just off of their 1st & 2nd choice students. The 2nd list would then be of the students who ranked them 3rd or higher. Most times, these students were not considered by some schools, because the schools filled their seats with 1st & 2nd choice students.

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Application Ranking

• In an effort to create a more equitable

process middle schools will no longer have access as to where a student ranked them

• n the application. Middle schools will be

sent a list of ALL students who ranked them on the application. Each student will be considered equally regardless of where

• r how he/she ranked a school on the

application.

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Application Ranking & Matching

• Ranking of schools will only be used by

Enrollment to match students with schools. Students are matched with schools based

• n information Enrollment receives from

the middle schools, how schools are ranked on the application and seat availability.

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Assessments/ Interviews/Auditions

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Assessments/Interviews

• Due to the change in the application

process, we can’t speak on what methods schools are going use to assess students.

• After only one year operating with this new

change, Middle schools might find it necessary to tweak their process for assessments.

• Once we have that information we will

share it with all 5th grade families.

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Placement Offers & Appeals

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District 15 Placement Offers

• Placement Offer Letters are sent out after

ALL students have been interviewed, typically in April/May.

• Your child will be offered ONE placement

which will be based on the choices you made on the application, school criteria, school interviews & space availability.

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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(s) 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 the school’s admissions criteria.

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Citywide & Charter School Offers

• Citywide school offers typically happen

around the same time as the District school offers.

• Charter school decisions typically happen

before the District school offers (April).

• Once you’ve received all your offers you

have to let Cara know what offer you’re going to accept.

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Placement History

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2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 1st choice 43 66 38 2nd choice 23 26 24 3rd choice 12 2 6 4th choice 7 1 6 5th choice 2 1 6th choice 1

Not a choice

8 5 13

No application submitted

1 3 Total # of students 93 103 92

Placement Statistics After Appeals

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May 2016 June 2016 1st choice 38 41 2nd choice 24 26 3rd choice 6 6 4th choice 6 6 5th choice 1 1 6th choice 1 1

Not a choice

13

Charter/Private School

8

No application submitted

3 3 Total # of students 92 92

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Placement Statistics in % After Appeals 2015-2016

Percentage of PS 29 students that got their School Choice

1st & 2nd Choice - 72.82% 3rd & 4th Choice - 13.04% 5th & 6th Choice - 2.17% Charter & Private Schools - 8.69% No Application - 3.26%

Placement Snapshot 2016-2017

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Total # of Students # of students offered ranked school % offered ranked school 138 121 88%

As we are still currently going working through process, we’re not able to provide a full preview

• f the current year’s placement statistics. A full

break down of those statistics will be presented at

• ur middle school meeting in September 2017.

Q & A

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