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Middle School Information Meeting

Welcome 5th Grade Families

5th Grade Parent Pledge

I do solemnly swear, because I love my fifth grader, that from this day forward, I will not, even once, speak a negative utterance of my thoughts about a middle school,

• r the selection process,

within earshot of my child.

Communication

Ø If you have recently moved or plan to move soon, please make

sure that you update your address.

• To check your current address listing, log in to mystudent.nyc to view your

information or check in the main office with Annette, the pupil accounting secretary.

• If you need to make a change, see Annette for a change of address form.

Ø If you are not receiving school emails,

email mlenski@ps234.org to be added to the email list.

Ø News and updates will be posted on the the PS 234 website:

www.ps234.org.

Go to ‘Parents tab’ and click on ‘Middle School Information.

Ø Subscribe to the Dept. of Ed. Middle School list at:

schools.nyc.gov/connect

Ø Preferred email to reach us:

mlenski@ps234.org or drappaport@ps234.org

PS 234 2018 5th Graders

School 1st Choice 2nd Choice 3rd Choice 4th Choice 5th + Choice

IS ¡276 ¡-­‑ ¡Ba#ery ¡Park ¡School ¡ 1 ¡

1/1 ¡ 0/2 ¡ 0/0 ¡ 0/1 ¡ 0/1 ¡

IS ¡289 ¡-­‑ ¡Hudson ¡River ¡School ¡ 11 ¡

9/9 ¡ 2/5 ¡ 0/3 ¡ 0/2 ¡ 0/3 ¡

IS ¡397 ¡– ¡Spruce ¡Street ¡School ¡ 1 ¡

1/1 ¡ 0/0 ¡ 0/2 ¡ 0/2 ¡ 0/1 ¡

Baruch ¡AP ¡-­‑ ¡ ¡M104M ¡ 2 ¡

0/0 ¡ 0/0 ¡ 0/0 ¡ 0/0 ¡ 2/2 ¡

Baruch ¡SP ¡– M104N ¡ 1 ¡

0/0 ¡ 1/4 ¡ 0/2 ¡ 0/2 ¡ 0/1 ¡

Clinton ¡– M260 ¡ 18 ¡

15/30 ¡ 3/11 ¡ 0/6 ¡ 0/2 ¡ 0/0 ¡

East ¡Side ¡Middle ¡– M114 ¡ 4 ¡

4/6 ¡ 0/0 ¡ 0/0 ¡ 0/0 ¡ 0/0 ¡

ICE ¡– M407 ¡ 1 ¡ ¡

1/2 ¡ 0/0 ¡ 0/0 ¡ 0/0 ¡ 0/0 ¡

LAB ¡– M312 ¡ 7 ¡

7/11 ¡ 0/1 ¡ 0/1 ¡ 0/0 ¡ 0/1 ¡

LMC ¡– M896 ¡ 6 ¡

6/6 ¡ 0/6 ¡ 0/5 ¡ 0/5 ¡ 0/0 ¡

M.A.T. ¡– M126 ¡ 1 ¡

0/2 ¡ 1/10 ¡ 0/0 ¡ 0/3 ¡ 0/0 ¡

Morton ¡Street ¡– M297 ¡ 40 ¡

20/20 ¡ 16/39 ¡ 4/27 ¡ 0/7 ¡ 0/4 ¡

NEST ¡+ ¡M ¡– M539 ¡ 0 ¡

0/7 ¡ 0/0 ¡ 0/1 ¡ 0/0 ¡ 0/0 ¡

Booker ¡Washington ¡ 1 ¡

1/1 ¡ 0/0 ¡ 0/0 ¡ 0/0 ¡ 0/0 ¡

Quest ¡– M422 ¡ 1 ¡

1/1 ¡ 0/0 ¡ 0/0 ¡ 0/0 ¡ 0/0 ¡

Salk ¡– M255 ¡ 7 ¡

7/14 ¡ 0/2 ¡ 0/0 ¡ 0/0 ¡ 0/0 ¡

School ¡of ¡the ¡Future ¡–M413 ¡ 1 ¡

1/1 ¡ 0/1 ¡ 0/0 ¡ 0/0 ¡ 0/1 ¡

Wagner ¡SP ¡– M167 ¡ 1 ¡

0/1 ¡ 1/3 ¡ 0/0 ¡ 0/0 ¡ 0/0 ¡

¡ ¡ 104 ¡ 74 ¡ 24 ¡

4

2 ¡

94% ¡ 4% ¡ 1% ¡ 0% ¡ 1% ¡

**20 ¡to ¡private ¡school ¡

5th Grade Calendar

September-December

Middle school tours and open houses

October

Sign up for myschools.nyc (new online parent portal)

October 11, 2018

District 2 Middle School Fair @ Stuyvesant High School 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

October 17-19, 2018

Camping Trip

November 26, 2018

Middle School Night at PS 234 from 6 pm – 7 pm

December 3, 2018

Applications due back to PS 234

January - February

“Screened” middle schools will do their interviews and testing during this time

April

• Decision letters distributed to families
• Appeal applications distributed to families

June

• Appeal decision letters distributed to families
• NDI Performance
• Graduation – June 21

Middle School Admissions Websites:

Department of Education: schools.nyc.gov/Middle

• Check this site for updates to the calendar and for

resources such as the District 2 Middle School Directory and other middle school information. PS 234 Website: www.ps234.org

• Under the Parents tab; Middle School Information tab;
• Links to resources, important dates

District 2 Community Education Council (CECD2): www.cecd2.net/middle-school-resources

• Information regarding D2 school rubrics

Three Types of District 2 Middle Schools Zoned Screened

Limited Unscreened (since 2008)

MS 297 (Morton St.) MS 104 (Baruch) MS 167 (Wagner) Most District 2 Middle Schools IS 276 IS 397

Quest 2 Learn Yorkville East MS

Screened Middle Schools

Ø Most District 2 middle schools are screened schools.

• They evaluate applicants; this means they may test and/or

interview applicants.

Ø Schools rank students based on a range of academic criteria:

• Criteria can include interviews, student work, and the middle

school’s screening test.

• Each middle school creates their own rubric for comparing

students.

• Screened schools will place the most weight on their own criteria.

Ø Screened schools are now blind to every applicant’s ranking for

their school. The application information they do have access to includes:

• Fourth grade test scores and end of year grades.
• Days Absent and Late (4th grade year - 2017-2018).
• Fifth Grade Teachers evaluation of academic and personal

behavior.

Limited Unscreened Middle Schools

Ø New schools that opened since 2008 are Limited Unscreened

schools (Quest 2 Learn, IS 276, Spruce Street School, City Knoll, Yorkville East MS in District 2).

Ø Quest 2 Learn, City Knoll, Yorkville East

• You must attend a tour or open house to get a priority at the

school

Ø IS 276 and Spruce Street School (PS 397)

• You must attend a tour or open house to to get a priority at the

school

• IS 276 and Spruce Street will give first priority to their current

fifth graders.

• They will give second priority to those living in their zone but

not attending their school.

Ø Limited Unscreened schools see a student’s name, their

elementary school, and whether they attended a tour or open house not academic information.

Eligibility and Priorities

Ø All District 2 Schools now have blind ranking. They will not see

how you listed them but you should list in your preferred priority

• rder.

Ø Zoned Middle Schools: If you rank your zoned school, you will be

given priority at that school.

Ø All families are also eligible to apply to competitive city-wide

programs (e.g.,ICE, Anderson, Special Music School, PPAS).

Ø All schools (district, zoned and citywide) now appear on the middle

school application and you will only be matched to one of your choices.

Middle School Application Resources

Ø The Middle School Directory is a great resource for what

• ptions exist for District 2 students as is the new

myschools.nyc portal

• It includes a brief description, contact information, enrollment

information, and selection criteria for each middle school.

• Each school’s description also indicates the number of seats in

comparison to number of applicants for the 2016-2016 year.

• This book is also available online:

http://schools.nyc.gov/ChoicesEnrollment/Middle/Resources/ default.htm

• Continue to check middle school websites for updates to tours

and open houses.

• Please consider travel distance when ranking schools on the

application.

— There is no sibling priority for middle school.

Applications

Ø This is the first year that the applications are being

completed online.

Ø In October families will receive notification via mail

• n how to set up their new account on myschools.nyc

Ø Student Information and Academic Information are

automatically on the application based on information in STARS for you to view. Ø Only screened schools will see the academic portion of

the application. Zoned and unscreened do not have access to this information.

Ø If you have moved out of D2, schools from both

districts will be listed on the application as choices.

Middle School Info

Baruch www.104m.org 330 East 21 Street, NYC 10010 Clinton www.theclintonschool.net 10 East 15th Street, NYC 10003 East Side Middle www.esms.org 331 East 91st Street, NYC 10128

IS 276 www.bpcschool.org 55 Battery Place, NYC 10004

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You must attend an information session to be considered since this is an “unscreened” school

—

Note: Preference is given to their current 5th graders and then to their zoned families IS 289 www.is289.org 201 Warren Street, NYC LAB www.nyclabschool.net 333 West 17th Street, NYC 10011

LMC www.lmc896.org 26 Broadway, NYC 10004 M.A.T. www.ps126mat.com 80 Catherine Street, NYC 10038

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Note: Preference is given to their current 5th graders and then to their zoned families Quest2Learn middleschool.q2l.org 351 W 18th Street, NYC 10011

—

You must attend an open house or tour to be considered since this is an “unscreened” school

Salk www.salkschool.org 320 East 20th Street, NYC Spruce Street School www.sprucestreetnyc.org 12 Spruce Street, NYC 10038

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You must attend an open house to be considered since this is an “unscreened” school

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Note: Preference is given to their current 5th graders and then to their zoned families 75 Morton (MS 297) www.ms297.org 75 Morton Street, NYC

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