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Middle School Info Session for
4th Grade parents
What to Expect…
June 10th, 2014
PS 87 William T. Sherman
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AGENDA Welcome PS 87 4th Grade Parents!
Application Timeline
Middle School Events at PS 87
District Wide Middle School Events
New Middle School in District 3
PS 87 Data
Q&A
Application Timeline
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Dates What to do
Summer Vacation Visit middle school websites to gather information
September-December Book Tours, visit as many schools as possible (1st choice & alternative choices). Speak with teachers, guidance counselor, administrators, gather as much info as possible.
December Fill out and submit MS application by the deadline
January- February Help your child prepare for Testing, Interviews, compile Portfolios.
March- May Wait for Notification Letter from OSE
May Notification Letters & Appeals
June Appeals Notification Letters
July & August Enjoy the Summer
Middle School Events at PS 87
• Parent Info Session- Overview of D3 Middle Schools
• Parent & Student Panel
• Center School Presentation to 4th Grade Parents
• Special Education Presentation
• Middle School Application Process & DOE Updates
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D3 Middle School Events
• D3 Middle School Fair- Meet representatives from all schools in D3 and find out about admissions criteria, special programs, student expectations, etc.
• Middle School Tours- Individualized tour of schools, usually by appointment, visit classrooms while school is in session, parents must sign up for tour with each school individually, check the middle schools’ website regularly for tour sign up dates & registration info.
• Open Houses- Open to all 5th grade families, no appointment necessary, general presentation by school, no classroom visits (some schools require that you attend both).
• Principal’s Forum- Hear directly from MS principals about school selection criteria, individual school culture, expectations, etc.
New D3 Middle School 2015-2016
• Proposed location: 227 W 61st Street (previous Beacon High School Building)
• Middle School will serve grades 6-12
• 90 Seats for 6th grade (2015-2016 school year)
• 3 6th-grade classes of 30 students each
• Information will be available in the D3 MS Directory
• Regular D3 Middle School Application Process
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Applying to Private Schools Parents must research and apply to Private Schools
directly.
Applying to Private School has no bearing on D3 Middle School Application Process.
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PS 87 MS Enrollment Data 2013-2014 School Year
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Middle School Name
1st choice1st Round Applicants
1st Round Acceptance
1st choiceAppeal
Appeals Granted
Enrolled
Academic & Athletic Excellence (MS 256) 1 2 0 -- 2Booker T. Washington 53 58 (includes 2nd
choice)
4 6 (includes 2nd
choice)
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Columbia Secondary 4 4 2 0 4Community Action School (MS 258) 2 10 0 -- 10Computer School (MS 245) 76 37 16 1 37Dual Language Middle School (M.S.247)
2 2 0 1 3
Frederick Douglass Academy II Secondary School
0 -- 0 -- 0
John F. Finley Middle School 0 -- 0 -- 1Knowledge & Power Preparatory Academy IV (MS 302)
0 -- 0 -- 0
Manhattan School for Children (PS 333) 3 3 3 1 4Museum Magnet School (MS 191)
0 4 0 0 4
Mott Hall II
10 7 5 4 10
Robert F. Wagner (J.H.S. 167) 0 1West Prep Academy 1 1 0 0West Side Collaborative Middle School (M 250)
3 8 (includes 2nd
choice)
1 1 10
Independent/ Private/ Citywide Schools/ Out of State
-- -- -- -- 12
Total 155 132 31 14
What you can do starting now:
• Verify Attendance Records and personal information in ARIS- 4th grade attendance records cannot be changed next year• If there are any discrepancies, please contact Emily Paxinos in
the main office.
• Keep Copies of Documents in Folder
• Contact Kristina Louey (email: [email protected]) (PA Middle School Committee) to request contact with PS 87 Parent Alumni
• Visit School Websites to review Stats
• Visit other Websites
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PS 87 Website
Visit ps87.info to find weekly updates on middle school information, deadlines, resources, & useful links.
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PS 87 Directory
A message from the Technology Team to all 4th Grade Parents: Please remember to update your contact information in the PS 87 directory system so that you will be able to receive up to date email notices that will be sent out regularly. If your contact information has changed (email, address, phone), please go to:>>>> http://www.mjssoftware.com/ny/ps87/>
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