Gifted and Talented Testing! Deadlines are near!

G&T

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

Dates	Activity
Week of October 13, 2009	Directories and Request For Testing Forms Distributed to Families
October 13, 2009 - October 22, 2009	District Middle School Fairs & School-Based Open Houses
October 28, 2009	Deadline for Families to Return Request for Testing for Academically Enriched Programs (Districts 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, and 30)
November 2009	Middle School Applications Distributed to Families
December 5, 2009 - December 13, 2009	Middle School OLSAT Testing for Academically Enriched Programs
December 15, 2009	Deadline for Families to Return Middle School Choice Applications in All Districts
January 9, 2010 - January 31, 2010	District 21/Mark Twain Middle School Talent Testing
February 2010 - March 2010	Student Interviews and Testing at Selected Middle Schools
May 2010* specific dates forthcoming	Decision Letters Distributed to Families
June 2010* specific dates forthcoming	Appeal Decision Letters Distributed to Families

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
OLSAT/BSRA testing at school sites for public school students
January 9, 10, 23, 24, 30 & 31 and February 6 & 7, 2010 OLSAT/BSRA testing at selected sites for non-public school children