“the key to success” the high school articulation process october 7, 2014
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“The Key to Success”
The High School Articulation Process
October 7, 2014
Let’s begin
• Dates & Issues• Information for High Schools• Practice• Question & Answer
***Your questions should be written on an index card. ***
SHSAT Registration Forms
• ONLY for the 8 specialized high schools & La Guardia High School audition.
• They were due already, but if your child did not return it, they can still give it in to me.
• Also, audition schools that require pre-registration are on the back.
SHSAT & La Guardia Tickets• Are released on October 22, 2014.
• The audition schools other than La Guardia do not send tickets. You must go to the school website or page in the High School directory. The dates for Bronx auditions are listed there.
• Your child will receive their receipt for testing this week.
TACHS Exam
• If your child has registered for the exam, you will have a page entitled “Applicant Record” which must be given to me.
• It lists the 3 schools your child wished to apply to and I send your child’s records to the school.
• Deadline to register is October 20, 2014
Charter Schools
• Page 10 of the Directory.
• Each school explains their admissions methods for you.
In Round 1 last year:•
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
Background on Types of SchoolsPage 9
• CTE – Career & Technical Education• Consortium Schools – project rather than test
based• PTech Schools – Grades 9-14 (leave with an
associated degree from CUNY)
• Pages 552 - 557
Admissions Methods (Page 6)• Audition - You must try out• Screened – Schools rank candidates• Education Option – 50% bell curve, 50% random• Test – SHSAT exam• Screened Language – Typically for ELL• Limited Unscreened – Information Session• Zoned – guarantee/priority
schools.nyc.gov/schoolsearch • Unscreened - Lottery
Important Fact
• Students who list between 7 and 9 choices on their application get a
match between 85-90% of the time.
www.181guidance.weebly.com
Let’s Look at the Transcript
Let’s Practice
March 2015
• Your child will receive a letter with their high school admission results.
• Each child receives 1 match.• Results of Specialized HS is also on the letter,
listed separately.• At that point, you either accept the match or
reject it & go to Round 2. Once rejected, it is no longer available to you.
No Match
• All children get a letter. If your child’s letter says “no match” next to the High School section, they are officially in Round 2.
• Along with your letter will be a list of available school programs and new schools.
• You will also receive information on a Round 2 fair.
• You will fill out a new application and submit.
By the End of Round 2
All children will receive a match to a NYC High School.
Appeals Process
• An appeals form must be requested from me.
• Only 3 acceptable reasons to appeal…– Travel Hardship (75 Minutes or more)– Error in Data Entry– Interested in a new school opening in September
2015.
Questions
• Please write them on an index card.• Put your child’s name & class & your email.
Thank You!