Gifted & Talented Admissions Update for October 16, 2009
Information Sessions
Reminder: Information sessions about G&T admissions for Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade will be held in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Manhattan next week. Information session dates and locations are listed below and on the DOE website.
G&T Testing
If you’re interested in having your child attend an elementary school G&T program, you must complete a “Request for Testing” form. The forms are available at elementary schools, Borough Enrollment Offices and on the DOE website. You can complete and submit the form online or you can submit a paper copy to your child’s school (or local Borough Enrollment Office if your child attends private school). The deadline to submit a Request for Testing form is Friday, November 6.
G&T Handbooks
Gifted & Talented handbooks with practice tests and program guidelines are available at elementary schools, Borough Enrollment Offices and on the DOE website. For more information about the G&T admissions process for elementary school grades, you can visit the DOE website or call (212) 374-4948.
Elementary School Enrollment Team
ES_Enrollment@schools.nyc.gov
Middle School Choice Calendar 2009-10
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Dates
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Activity
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Week of October 13, 2009
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Directories and Request For Testing Forms Distributed to Families
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October 13, 2009 - October 22, 2009
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District Middle School Fairs & School-Based Open Houses
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October 28, 2009
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Deadline for Families to Return Request for Testing for Academically Enriched Programs (Districts 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, and 30)
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November 2009
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Middle School Applications Distributed to Families
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December 5, 2009 - December 13, 2009
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Middle School OLSAT Testing for Academically Enriched Programs
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December 15, 2009
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Deadline for Families to Return Middle School Choice Applications in All Districts
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January 9, 2010 - January 31, 2010
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District 21/Mark Twain Middle School Talent Testing
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February 2010 - March 2010
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Student Interviews and Testing at Selected Middle Schools
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May 2010* specific dates forthcoming
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Decision Letters Distributed to Families
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June 2010* specific dates forthcoming
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Appeal Decision Letters Distributed to Families
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Gifted and Talented for Elementary
for APPLICANTS who were BORN in 2005, 2004, 2003 & 2002,
i.e. for K, 1st, 2nd, & 3rd grade placement in the 2010 - 2011 school year
October 7, 2009 Gifted & Talented Test Information and Program Guidelines handbooks available online
October 7 – November 6, 2009 Window for submitting the Request For Testing (RFT) form
The deadline to submit a Request for Testing (RFT) form to test your child for a Gifted & Talented Program is FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009.
Public School Parents: The Request for Testing (RFT) Form and practice OLSAT are available online or at your child’s school. Completed forms must be submitted online or to your child’s school.
Non-public School Parents: The Request for Testing (RFT) Form and practice OLSAT are available online or at Borough Enrollment Offices. Completed forms must be submitted online or to a Borough Enrollment Office.
Test Materials available Oct. 13, 2009
Gifted & Talented Test Information and Program Guidelines handbooks available at schools, which includes RFT form and OLSAT practice test
January 4 – February 26, 2010 January 9, 10, 23, 24, 30 & 31 and February 6 & 7, 2010
OLSAT/BSRA testing at school sites for public school students OLSAT/BSRA testing at selected sites for non-public school children
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DISTRICT 20 Middle School Superintendent’s Program
Open Houses 2009-2010 school year
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SCHOOL
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Date
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Time
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Address/phone
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Principal
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30 Mary White Ovington
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10/29/09
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6:00 – 8:00 pm
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415 Ovington Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11209
(718) 491-5684
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Ms. Danielle Maringo-DiMango
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62
Ditmas
104
Fort Hamilton
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10/20/09
11/17/09
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7:00 – 9:00 pm
5:30 - 7:00 pm
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700 Cortelyou Rd
Brooklyn, NY 11218
718-941-5450
9115 5th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11209
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Mr. Barry Kevorkian
Ms. Marie DiBella
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180
Homewood
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10/22/09
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7:30 – 9:00 pm
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5601 16th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11204
(718) 851-8070
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Mr. Gary Williams
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187
McAuliffe
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11/2/09
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5:30 – 7:30 pm
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1171 65th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11219
(718) 236-3394
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Mr. Justin Berman
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201
Dyker Heights
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10/20/09
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6:00 – 8:00 pm
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8010 12th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11228
(718) 833-9363
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Ms. Madeleine Brennan
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220
Pershing
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10/20/09
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6:00 – 8:00 pm
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4812 9th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11220
(718) 633-8200
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Ms. Loretta Witek
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223
Montauk
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10/19/09
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6:00 – 8:00 pm
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4200 16th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11204
718-438-0155
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Mr. Andrew Frank
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227
Shallow
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10/14/09
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6:00 – 8:00 pm
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6500 65th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11204
(718) 256-8218
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Ms. Brenda Champion
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229
Dyker
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10/26/09
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6:00 – 8:00 pm
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1400 Benson Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11228
(718) 236-5447
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Mr. James Harrigan
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259
McKinley
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10/15/09
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6:00 – 8:00 pm
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7301 Ft Hamilton Pkwy
Brooklyn, NY 11228
(718) 833-1000
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Ms. Janice Geary
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239
Mark Twain
District 21
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10/21/09
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1:00 - 3:00 pm
6:30 – 8:30 pm
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2401 Neptune Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11224
(718) 266-0814
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Ms. Carol Moore
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609 Urban Assembly for Criminal Justice
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10/14/09
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5:00 – 7:00 pm
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4200 16th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11204
(718) 438-3893
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Ms. Mariela Graham
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