Citywide Gifted & Talented Schools

The following schools accept applications from students in all 5 boroughs:

MANHATTAN

NEST+M = New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math (K-12)
PS/IS/HS 539M – District 1
111 Columbia Street
New York, NY 10002
(212) 677-5190
http://www.nestmk12.net

TAG Young Scholars (Gr. K-8)
PS 12M – District 4
240 East 109th Street
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-6003

The Anderson School (Gr. K-8)
PS/IS 334M – District 3
100 West 84th Street
New York, NY 10024
(212) 595-7193
www.andersonps334.org

Opened September 2009 with K & Grade 1

BROOKLYN

Brooklyn School of Inquiry
PS/IS 686K – District 20
50 Avenue P
Brooklyn, NY 11204
(718) 935-3614
www.brooklynschoolofinquiry.org

QUEENS

STEM
PS 85, Judge Charles Vallone – District 30
23-70 31st Street
Queens, NY 11105
(718) 278-3630
http://www.ps85q.org

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Important Test Dates For: ELA, NYS Math Exam, NYS Social Studies Exam.

Gifted & Talented Update

For the parents that call and ask for the Gifted and Talented Test Information Handbook with the practice questions inside. Here you are. Click here for the Free Download 
 
New information from the NYC DOE 2011

 January 9 - January 31,
District 21/Mark Twain Middle School Talent Testing
 
February - March
Student Interviews and Testing at Selected Middle Schools
 
May
Decision Letters Distributed to Families
 
June
Appeal Decision Letters Distributed to Families

All information regarding important dates for G&T test were obtained by the NYC Deptartment of Education's Website

What's Going On In Your Public Schools? 



Featured Story:

New York City school children learn best with high-quality teachers
“For a start, in New York City, we're giving families better options for their kids. Needy students are no longer relegated to their failing neighborhood school. Instead, families can look across the city -- at small, mission-driven high schools, or innovative charter schools -- and pick the most desirable option. And failing schools can no longer coast, because parents are voting with their feet. Choice is crucial, but it's only one piece of the puzzle. We need to make sure all of our schools have great teachers and are holding their students to rigorous standards.”

There will be a summer administration for students who are new to NYC*. The RFT for those students who arrived after the established testing period will be posted at http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/GiftedandTalented/EligibilityApplications/default.htm in Mid-June 2010.

Important Test Dates For: ELA, NYS Math Exam, NYS Social Studies Exam.

The H.E.Y Program

All children are born with an innate and powerful desire to learn. Everything we do as parents and teachers must ensure that this powerful desire is kept alive.  Unfortunately, for so many children, school is a place where their natural passion for learning is damaged or destroyed, a place where they feel and become alienated and powerless when they should be learning to become integrated and powerful.  These, are more than just words, they are a description of children’s lives.  How can we allow this to happen to our children?

And often, we feel powerless in the context of the larger social forces involved in childhood education to do anything to help those kids who most need it.  However, there is something you as a private individual can do.  You can play a major role in keeping the beautiful curiosity and intelligence of a child alive by making a very special decision right now.  You can make the decision to participate in the H.E.Y program by making a donation to help the very children we are discussing.

What is the H.E.Y Program? H.E.Y stands for Helping to Educate Youth, an educational program that allows students who are located in low-socio economic areas, areas where schools are often the most overburdened and under-funded, the chance to experience expansive and empowering education. With your help, these students receive academic intervention in the areas where they need it most.  Your donation will allow these children to get additional, targeted, quality tutoring by a New York State Certified Teacher. You can help us to give parents a safe and nurturing place where they can bring their children for these specialized academic interventions. H.E.Y. provides free or low cost tutoring, test preparation and practice materials for students, as well as books, supplies, worksheets, learning incentives programs, online tutoring sessions, and more.

Many of the children we help come from single parent families with one income, and/or endure other very difficult economic and emotional challenges. Most of these children struggle daily with some combination of family problems, financial issues, exposure to crime, and a lack of adequate educational, social, and cultural support.  And yet, they struggle to survive and to keep their young enthusiasm and optimism alive. We commend these children for their spirit and desire to learn and transcend their difficult environments.  At Another Young Scholar Tutoring, LLC, we depend on your assistance to help these children achieve educational and personal victory. You can start right now to be part of our mission.  Whatever you donate is from the heart, and no matter the amount, you will leave a lifelong impression on a living heart and mind.

Another Young Scholar Tutoring, LLC. would like to welcome you and your child back to another exciting upcoming 2009-2010 school year. We would like to take this opportunity to inform you about some of the New York City Department of Education changes and modifications. The NYS English Language Arts exam is usually given two weeks after the Christmas break in January. This year, The NYS English Language Arts exam for students in grades 3-8 will be administrated from Apr 26-28, 2010. Material will begin arriving on
May 7. The Early Performance Assessment in Language Arts (E-PAL) is an optional continuation of the ECLAS-2 kits for grades 2 and 3. It provides information about student writing in response to literature. E-PAL is complementary assessment that can be used in conjunction in ECLAS-2 or any K– 2 benchmarking assessment. E-PAL does not meet Periodic Assessment requirement as a stand alone program. The New York State Math exam is normally administered for grade 3-8 in March. However, this year The Board of Regents has directed The New York City Department of Education to administer the Math Exam from May 5-7, 2010. The New York State 4th and 8th grade exams are usually administered in April and May. However, this year the New York State Science exam will be administered on June 7, 2010. Grade 5 New York State Social Studies exam will be administered on Nov. 18 &19, 2009. Grade 8 New York State Social Studies exam will be administered on June 14 & 15, 2010. As the school year progresses, please keep in mind that Another Young Scholar Tutoring is here to assist you with any road blocks your young scholar may encounter.


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Another Young Scholar Tutoring and New York City Board of Education School Calendar

(Last years post, but still very useful information).

The PurrFect ID Card
 

The last topic we discussed with Another Young Scholar Tutoring was the NYS Science Exam for grade 4. On April 30, 2009 grades 4 and 8 are going to take the NYS Science Exam. Today I want to tell you about an amazing collaboration program between Another Young Scholar Tutoring and our sister company Purrfect Engravers. It's called the "Purrfect ID Card"  A child is reported missing every 18 seconds in the United States alone. The good news is that each and every one of us plays a crucial role in preventing many of these child abductions from taking place. Supporting the Purrfect ID Card could possibly prevent another child's disappearance. Our PurrFect ID Card helps parents stay on track of their child's emergency contact information. It also informs the authorities about pertinent information of each child's history. On each "Purrfect ID Card" the child's height, weight, most recent picture, and most importantly any allergies or medications, are also mentioned. The "Purrfect ID Card" is also a marvelous way to track your child's growth from childhood to college. The ability to customize the back of your card makes the PurrFect ID Card a memento that can be shared with family,& friends. At Another Young Scholar Tutoring, we encourage all of our clients to utilize the "Purrfect ID Card."  Another Young Scholar Tutoring, also offers sponsorships for school districts with little, to no funding. This allows a business owner to sponsor the school of their choice and help fund the "Purrfect ID Card." We have many schools that are financially struggling, but are in desperate need of their children receiving the "Purrfect ID Card." Please feel free to visit http://www.anotheryoungscholar.com/PurrFect_ID_Card.html so in the case of an emergency, your mind can be at ease.

Another Young Scholar Tutoring, LLC would like to welcome you and your child back to another exciting upcoming 2009-2010 school year. We would like to take this opportunity to inform you about some of the New York City Department of Education changes and modifications. The NYS English Language Arts exam is usually given two weeks after the Christmas break in January. This year, The NYS English Language Arts exam for students in grades 3-8 will be administrated from Apr 26-28, 2010. Material will begin arriving on May 7. The Early Performance Assessment in Language Arts (E-PAL) is an optional continuation of the ECLAS-2 kits for grades 2 and 3. It provides information about student writing in response to literature. E-PAL is complementary assessment that can be used in conjunction in ECLAS-2 or any K– 2 benchmarking assessment. E-PAL does not meet Periodic Assessment requirement as a stand alone program. The New York State Math exam is normally administered for grade 3-8 in March. However, this year The Board of Regents has directed The New York City Department of Education to administer the Math Exam from May 5-7, 2010. The New York State 4th and 8th grade exams are usually administered in April and May. However, this year the New York State Science exam will be administered on June 7, 2010. Grade 5 New York State Social Studies exam will be administered on Nov. 18 &19, 2009. Grade 8 New York State Social Studies exam will be administered on June 14 & 15, 2010. As the school year progresses, please keep in mind that Another Young Scholar Tutoring is here to assist you with any road blocks your young scholar may encounter.



                                          Math Regents Exam, Test Preparation Material.

In our last conversation with Another Young Scholar Tutoring, we talked about the convenience of our Virtual Classroom for students that live beyond NY, or with hectic schedules. At Another Young Scholar Tutoring  we are able to accommodate just about every students activity itinerary. Presently, the New York State Math Exam is vastly approaching our young scholars. The NYS exam schedule is as follows. Grades 3, 4, and 5 will take their exam from March 2 to March 6. Grades 4, 5, and 6 will take their exam from March 9 to March 13. At Another Young Scholar Tutoring, our tutor's are fully equipped and ready to prepare your young scholar for the New York State Math Exam. Our teachers are NYS certified in math grades K-12. City wide the Department of Education has agreed to use the uniform curriculum "Everyday Math." At Another Young Scholar Tutoring, we are fully trained in the "Everyday Math" strategies and techniques. The "Everyday Math" curriculum, uses a spiral approach to teaching math. Meaning that each topic or strategy that the children learn doesn't have to be mastered right away. For example, the students may be introduced to addition one day during the week and that same topic will spiral and be revisited the following week. This strategy allows your young scholar to be exposed to a wide array of math topics in a short amount of time. As a result, when the child sees the same topic again the hope is that the student will remember or retain the strategy. Another Young Scholar Tutoring, we tailor our test preparation to the NYS standards. Our tutors utilize their curriculum based knowledge in conjunction with test preparation skills, that assist your child in successfully passing the NYS Math Exam.  Let Another Young Scholar Tutoring, help your young scholar be successful on the New York State Exam. 

The last topic we discussed with Another Young Scholar Tutoring, was the NYS Math Exam. Last week grades 3-6 took the NYS Math exam. This week grades 6-8 completed there NYS Math Exam. As the week comes to an end our young scholars are about to embark on another adventure through science. On April 30, 2009 grades 4 and 8 are going to take the NYS Science Exam. In grade 4, the NYS Science exam is administered in two elements. The first element consists of a one-hour multiple choice section. The multiple choice questions focus on the NYS Science Standards, which include each student’s knowledge in the categories of: Scientific Inquiry, Information Systems, The Living Environment, Interconnectedness, and Interdisciplinary Problem Solving. The NYS Standards also touch upon the categories of science, mathematics, and technology at the elementary level. The second element of this exam is devised into three stations which take about an hour to complete. These stations are also based on the NYS Science Standards, but assess the student’s ability to experiment, make predictions, and execute scientific inquiry procedures. These hands on scientific experiments will begin April 8 and end May 8, 2009. The NYS Science exam is based on the performance levels of 1-4. Levels 1 and 2 are below grade level or approaching grade level. Levels 3 and 4 are meeting grade level and exceeding grade level. At Another Young Scholar Tutoring, we are fully aware of the NYS Science Standards and our teachers are NYS Certified. Our teachers specialize in the area of Scientific Inquiry for grade K-12. At Another Young Scholar Tutoring, LLC we assess your child’s areas of need through inquiry based lessons. At Another Young Scholar Tutoring, we are able to isolate the areas of weakness in science and remediate these deficits in order for your child to be successful on the NYS Science Exam. Let Another Young Scholar, LLC help your young scientist meet the NYS goals for Grades K-12.



                                            Parents Don't Forget The NYS ELA Exam

Over the past few months there has been a lot of talk and inquiries about test preparation for the OLSAT and the BSRA, which will be taking place in February and March of next year. There is another state exam coming up that your young scholars need to be prepared for, it's the ELA. The New York State English Language Arts exam. At Another Young Scholar Tutoring, we understand the importance of the New York State English Language Arts exam. We have NYS certified specialists who teach towards the individual needs of your child, while following the NYS Standards. The NYS ELA tests your child's ability to think creatively, make informed reasoned judgments, critiquing, analyzing, and inventing through language. As children, adults, and parents it is important to communicate effectively by using the NYS English Language Arts Standards. The NYS ELA Standards include: Information and Understanding, Literary Response and Expression, Critical Analysis and Evaluation, and Social Interaction. As a result, a passing score on the NYS ELA will allow your child to be better prepared for a successful high school career. At Another Young Scholar Tutoring,we offer a free assessment that determines your child's strengths and weaknesses. Our tutors devise an academic plan with the parent, to re-mediate your child's deficits.  At Another Young Scholar Tutoring, we offer home-bound tutoring for all New York State Exams. Parents please be advised that the New York State ELA examination takes place the second week of January, right after the Christmas break. Please don't let your child slip through the cracks. Let Another Young Scholar Tutoring, prepare them to successfully pass the NYS ELA.

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OLSAT / BSRA for Pre-K - 12th Grade, USA

Exams for Pre-K - 1st Grade in New York

At Another Young Scholar Tutoring, we understand that many parents are unaware that in some private pre-schools there are two exams administered to your child at the end of February or March. These two exams are called the OLSAT and the BSRA. "OLSAT" stands for Otis-Lennon School Ability Test. The "BSRA" is called the Bracken School Readiness Assessment. 
At Another Young Scholar Tutoring, LLC we have a test preparation program geared towards pre-school age children that will fully prepare them for the OLSAT and the BSRA exams. We continuously communicate with the Board of Education to access information that we can pass along to parents. Some of these questions and answers from the BOE, Pearson, and other sources should help give you some helpful insight.

Click Here for more Questions and Answers.

What does the OLSAT measure?

The OLSAT is designed to measure verbal, quantitative and figural reasoning skills that are most closely related to scholastic achievement. Tasks such as detecting likenesses and differences, recalling words and numbers, defining words, following directions, classifying, establishing sequence,solving arithmetic problems and completing analogies are included because they have been shown to be valid measures of an individual’s ability to reason logically. The OLSAT measures the cognitive abilities related to a child’s aptitude. This test assesses children’s thinking skills (abstract thinking and reasoning) and provides an understanding of children’s relative strengths and weaknesses in performing a variety of reasoning tasks. On the OLSAT, children will be tested in four clusters: Verbal Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Pictorial Reasoning and Figural Reasoning. Verbal reasoning does not correspond to speaking ability. All questions are presented in a multiple-choice format. For the OLSAT we will expose your children to verbal and non-verbal reasoning activities.  At Another Young Scholar Tutoring, LLC. Our tutors are familiar with different activities and strategies to help your child achieve academic success on these exams. 


What specifically does the BSRA measure?

The BSRA is designed to assess a child’s concept knowledge and receptive language skills for school readiness. The BSRA contains the first six subtests of the Bracken Basic Concept Scale (BBCS). Since a high correlation exists between total scores on the BBCS (11subtests) and the BSRA (six subtests), the DOE will administer the shorter BSRA in conjunction with the OLSAT. At Another Young Scholar Tutoring, we are ready, willing, and able to get your child fully pre-pared for the OLSAT and the BSRA exams. Call us at 1-877-3-TEACH-ME and find out about our "Exclusive" one-on-one analysis.


Here is more useful information about the OLSAT

The Otis-Lennon School Ability Test is a multiple-choice test.  Your child will pick their answers by shading the circle underneath the picture they choose on test sheet. There is no reading.  The administer of the test will read the instructions, questions and answers once only.  Listening is very important.  At Another Young Scholar Tutoring, we expose your child to verbal, aural, arithmetic, pictorial and figural reasoning activities.  Then we assess what areas they are proficient in versus the areas they need reinforcement in. There seven different levels of the OLSAT designed for use from Kindergarten to 12th grade.  Whether parents agree or disagree, some school districts test preschoolers. In New York City 3 year olds are tested using 40 of the questions from the Level A OLSAT test. 4 year olds are tested using the entire Level A test which has 60 questions. Younger children do not have to answer as many questions correctly to be identified as gifted. For 1st graders, If you are in New York your child will be taking the Bracken School Readiness Assessment (BSRA) in addition to the OLSAT. The OLSAT is completely different from tests like the SAT® where there is a history of released tests that you can use to prepare. That is why at Another Young Scholar we hand select our NYS Certified Tutors that will come to your home and properly prepare your student for the OLSAT and BSRA exams. We have a 96% success rate and we strive to keep it that way.

OLSAT 8 assesses students’ thinking skills and provides an understanding of a student’s relative strengths and weaknesses in performing a variety of reasoning tasks. This information allows educators to design educational programs that will enhance students’ strengths while supporting their learning needs. To learn new things, students must be able to perceive accurately, to recognize and recall what has been perceived, to think logically, to perceive relationships, to abstract from a set of particulars, and to apply a generalization to new and different contexts.  By evaluating a student's performance on a variety of tasks, OLSAT assesses those abilities that are related to success in school. Tasks such as detecting likenesses and differences, recalling words and numbers, defining words, following directions,classifying, establishing sequence, solving arithmetic problems, and completing analogies are included in OLSAT since they have been shown to be valid measures of an individual's ability to reason logically. Another Young Scholar Tutoring, has successfully prepared students from Pre-K to 6th grade for the OLSAT exam

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