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Summer Rising 2022 Updates

Here are some updates on the DOE Summer Rising 2022 Program.  As previously announced by Chancellor David C. Banks on March 11, 2022, DOE buildings will host students in grades K–8 for Summer Rising 2022.  Summer Rising 2022 is a partnership between New York City’s Department of Education (DOE) and the Department of Youth and Community …

NYC Gifted & Talented Admissions Update

Please see the below update about G&T admissions as well as the corresponding Press Release attached. If you would like to watch a recording of the mayor’s and chancellor’s announcement this morning, you can access it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGwB_l8KoIE العربية / বাংলা / 中文 / Français / Kreyòl ayisyen / 한국어 / Русский / Español / اردو Dear Families …

Open Meetings Law Update!

The executive order regarding the New York’s Open Meetings Law (OML) that allows public bodies to conduct meetings and hearings over online platforms has been extended until June 8, 2022. This extension allows SLT’s to continue holding meetings virtually. Kindly share with your SLT members and plan for in-person meetings should the waiver not be extended after June 8, 2022 . Please note mandate is for all meetings of the Panel for …

UFT – Free online academic enrichment on Saturday, April 30

Free academic enrichment tailored to your child’s grade level The education experts at the UFT Teacher Center invite you and your young scholars to participate in our annual Saturday Academy! There will be six interactive, online courses, each tailored to a particular grade level, designed to supplement your child’s schoolwork in a fun, creative way. …

Intrepid Museum’s College Fair Day- April 23

Please help us amplify and share for all teens, especially college ready youth to RSVP and attend the Intrepid Museum’s in-person College Fair on Saturday April 23, 2022. We’d love if you can share with all Middle and High School teachers, students, families, and communities this week before spring break. We also encourage chaperoned school …

SHSAT Results Are Here!

العربية / বাংলা / 中文 / Français / Kreyòl ayisyen / 한국어 / Русский / Español / اردو Dear families, Results are now available for students who took the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) in December 2021! As a reminder, taking this test is how students apply to the eight testing Specialized High Schools. If your child took the SHSAT, …

New York City Council Committee on Education

Good morning, Please be advised that the Committee on Education will hold a hearing on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at 11:00 10:30 a.m. regarding Foster Care Students in the DOE System. You are hereby invited to attend this hearing and testify therein. If you are planning on testifying live via video conferencing, please register at https://council.nyc.gov/testify/. Each person who intends on testifying …