Dear families and friends,
Below are some helpful FACE (Family and Community Empowerment) updates. High School Admissions Information Sessions Join us for a Virtual High School Admissions Information Session in the afternoon or evening on January 12-15. At each of these events, we’ll walk you through how to apply to high school, including any changes due to COVID-19, how to build your application, and how to participate in Specialized High Schools admissions. After the presentation, we will respond to your questions. Register at Virtual High School Admissions Event
Virtual Arts High School Fairs Interested in applying to audition programs? Learn about audition requirements for each discipline, the audition process for this year, and how to use MySchools and the Virtual Audition Submission Tool (VAST). Meet representatives from NYC’s audition schools, including LaGuardia High School. Please note that schools from different boroughs will showcase their programs on different days. Register at Virtual High School Admissions Event - January 21, 1pm to 3pm Manhattan and Bronx audition programs
- January 25, 5pm to 7pm Brooklyn and Staten Island audition programs
- February 2, 4pm to 6pm Queens audition programs
- February 4, 6pm to 8pm Manhattan and Bronx audition programs
Specialized High Schools The Specialized High Schools registration period is now open. For the eight testing Specialized High Schools, apply to any/all of these schools by registering for, then taking the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT): - Step 1. Register by January 15, 2021, to take the SHSAT. Submit your registration for the test.
- Step 2. Take the SHSAT. Testing will begin on January 27 (For the one audition Specialized High School, Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, apply by registering to audition, then submitting audition materials. Please note that the SHSAT is not used for admission to LaGuardia.)
Screened Middle Schools and High School Enrollment September 2021 The Mayor and Chancellor announced the elimination of the academic screens in Middle School admissions and the elimination of geographic screens/priorities in High School admissions in December. For more information and details about middle and high school enrollment, please visit the DOE’s website.
Middle School: - All middle school screens will be paused for this year. This includes academic screens, school-based assessments, composite scores, and auditions. Students will be admitted through a lottery-based system.
- District and geographic priorities, as well as Diversity in Admissions priorities, will still apply for those middle schools that have them.
- The middle school application will open the week of January 11.
High Schools: - Geographic priority for admissions will be eliminated over a 2-year period, beginning with the immediate elimination of district priority, followed by other geographic priorities in the next admissions cycle.
- In consultation with their school communities, screened high schools can choose to remove their screens, utilize the Educational Option admissions method, or maintain academic screening. For those that maintain academic screening, we encourage schools to implement a Diversity in Admissions priority.
- Schools that choose to maintain academic screening will be able to use a combination of students’ 2018-2019 state tests and grades, and the grades from the first part of last year for their screening criteria. Schools that have used their own assessments may continue to do so as long as those assessments can be administered equitably, fairly, and safely.
- Arts high schools will move to a common virtual audition system that will allow students to submit their audition materials online. Students will only need to create one audition that can be submitted for all schools that require it.
- The high school application will open the week of January 18.
- Additionally, we are required by State law to administer the Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT). To ensure health and safety of our staff and students, the exam will be administered in students’ own middle schools to reduce travel and different cohorts of students intermixing. Test registration will open in myschools.nyc on Monday, December 21, 2020.
Community and Citywide Education Council Elections The candidate application window for the 2021 Community and Citywide Education Councils (CCEC) election opens on February 1. The CCEC Elections Outreach Team is available to present at your parent events and engage in a more in-depth conversation about the 2021 CCEC elections. E-mail us at Elections2021@schools.nyc.gov. We are here to collaborate with our families and parent leaders to make these elections the most successful yet! Click here for flyer.
NYC Schools Account Sign-Up Help your school and district get to 100% of their students linked to their parents’ NYC Schools Account (NYCSA)! A fully linked NYC Schools Account (NYCSA) is the only entry point for applying and voting in the CCEC elections. Before February 1, 2021, all parents should have an account. To create an account visit https://www.schools.nyc.gov/learning/student-journey/nyc-schools-account
Parent University Parent University (parentu.schools.nyc) is a course registration and management system where NYC families can find free trainings on a wide range of topics. Parent University serves all families, from early childhood through adulthood, and seeks to educate and empower them as partners and advocates through free courses, resources, events, and activities. For more information, including flyers in different languages, DOE's Office of Family and Community Empowerment. Haven't joined us yet? Watch this short tutorial to learn how to create an account. Then go to parentu.schools.nyc to log in and enroll in one of our upcoming live, web-based courses! - Family Fun Night: A Day in the Life of Literacy - 1/26/21 @ 5:30pm
- CCEC Roles and Responsibilities –2/8/2021 @ 6:00 pm
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