1. 2013-14 School Year High School Admissions: Grade 8 Families

2. Agenda Introduction High School Admissions Timeline High School Application Specialized High Schools Choosing a High School Admissions Methods Admissions Priorities Other Factors to Consider Data Resources

3. ApplicationSchools Schools Citywide413* ProgramsCitywide705* *Data based onthe 2013-2014 High School Directory

4. *Complete Survey by 9/22/14 available Round Two and New Schools Fair September 10– October 14 Register to take the SHSAT and/or LaGuardia Audition Sat & Sun, September 20 & 21Citywide High School Fair *Brooklyn Technical High School October (mid)Students receive HS Applications from Ms. McCullough Sat & Sun, October 18 & 19Borough High School Fairs (See Flyer for Locations) October 22-24 SHSAT Test Ticket and LaGuardia Audition Tickets Sat & Sun, October 25 & 26 Sat & Sun, November *1 & 16 SHSAT Administration *see Specialized High Schools Student Handbook for details December 2High School Applications due back to Ms. McCullough March (early) Round One Results distributed March (late)Round Two Applications due back to Ms. McCullough May (early)Round Two Results distributed June (early)Appeals Results made available through Ms. McCullough Important Dates *TACHS Exam- November 7, 2014 (Register online by October 20, 2014)

5. HowdoIapply?

6. The High School Application Receipt

7. NineSpecializedHighSchools Take the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test The Bronx High School of Science High School of American Studies at Lehman College Brooklyn Technical High School The Brooklyn Latin School Stuyvesant High School High School for Math, Science and Engineering at the City College Queens High School for the Sciences at York College Staten Island Technical High School Audition Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts DanceDrama Instrumental MusicTechnical Theatre Fine ArtsVocal Music

8. Sample SHSAT Test Ticket

9. Sample Audition Ticket

10. On the scheduled test date, students list the Specialized Testing High Schools in priority order on the test answer sheet. These choices are final. After all tests are scored, students’ test scores are placed in order from the highest score to the lowest score. Offers are made, in turn, based on student’s score student’s priority of choices seat availability SHSAT Scoring and Offers

11. Offers are determined by:

15. Also Consider… Location School Type Extracurricular Activities Size

19. Non-Specialized NYC 45% of students received an offer to their first choice 84% received an offer to one of their top five choices 90% received an offer to one of their choices 10% did not receive an offer

20. P.S./I.S. 187

21. Specialized Schools Bronx High School of Science- 5 Brooklyn Technical High School- 1 Stuyvesant High School-1 LaGuardia (*Studios- Vocal, Arts, and Instrumental Music)-*6 *(3 of these students received one of the above schools as well)

22. OnlineDirectorySearchTool www.nyc.gov/schools/SchoolSearch

23. For more information… Office of Student Enrollment 718-935-2399 or email HS_Enrollment@schools.nyc.govHS_Enrollment@schools.nyc.gov Sign up for email updates online at:www.nyc.gov/schools/subscribe Useful Websites Office of Student Enrollment website: www.nyc.gov/schools/choicesenrollment/highwww.nyc.gov/schools/choicesenrollment/high Travel Time and Travel Directions: www.mta.info and www.hopstop.comwww.mta.info Accountability Information: www.nyc.gov/schools/accountabilitywww.nyc.gov/schools/accountability Office of Charter Schools: charterschools@schools.nyc.govcharterschools@schools.nyc.gov

24. Contact Information Julie McCullough JMcCullough3@schools.nyc.gov 212-927-8218 extension 3551 *Check school website for updates: http://www.187hudsoncliffs.org/http://www.187hudsoncliffs.org/ *If requesting an appointment via email, please include dates and times available.

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