Staten Island Federation of Parent Teacher Associations

NYC Public School parents, Middle school admissions opens tomorrow! Don't forget to sign up for your NYSCA account, get alerts and sign into your myschools account here:
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/sign-up
https://www.myschools.nyc/en/help/middle-school/

SI Federation of PTA's Delegate Assembly (open to everyone) will be held on;

MONDAY, OCTOBER 24th
at 10:00AM

When: October 24, 2022 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://nycdoe.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEoceCrqzsrGNPZriCwgAHGU8kQzs-KMyOS

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

We hope to see you online with us....
Monday, October 24th at 10:00am
for our next SIFPTA Delegate Assembly Meeting

As has been the case for more than 95 years, the delegates of Staten Island Federation of PTAs
will lead the city in the fight for what our children need and deserve, a fair and equitable education for all our children.

We were devestated by the tragic news shared this morning over the loss our students. We join our community in sharing our deepest condolences and are heartbroken for the families, friends and loved ones of our students who were taken too soon. Our Staten Island community has lost too many children this year and each loss seems unbearable.

These are difficult and challenging times that can generate a high level of anxiety and distress. If you feel that your children are having difficulty, we encourage you to discuss their thoughts and feelings to help them work through their grief or concerns. During this time, as the community processes the tragic news and copes with grief, we would like to share counseling and bereavement support services that are available.

http://emmasplacesi.org/
https://www.nyconnects.ny.gov/services/grief-counseling-229
https://copefoundation.org/grief-resources/
https://www.counseling.org/knowledge-center/mental-health-resources/grief-and-loss-resources

Grief and Loss Grief is a natural reaction to loss or change. Grief is most commonly discussed in relation to the death of a loved one, however grief can be experienced following any major change. ACA offers the following resources for counselors and the public to aid in the processing of grief and loss.

NYC Department of Education
2022 - 2023 School Year
Has Been Released.

https://www.schools.nyc.gov/about-us/news/2022-2023-school-year-calendar

https://learndoe.org/supt2022/

NYCDOE Superintendent Candidate Town Hall Welcome to the Superintendent Candidate Town Hall registration portal Attend the community town hall to meet final candidates for superintendent of your district. If you do not know which town hall to attend for your child’s school, please see this list to find your school and respective town hall...

Our deepest condolences to the family, friends and school community of PS 56 Principal Phillip Carollo. 💔😥

Update: NYC DOE Middle & High School Admissions

High school and middle school application period has been announced and share some important updates about the admissions for this year. The middle school application will open the week of January 10, 2022, and the deadline to apply will be the week of February 28. The high school application will open the week of January 24, 2022, and close during the week of February 28.

Here are some important highlights for high schools:

* In response to feedback from community leaders, families, and schools, borough- and zone-based admissions priorities will remain in place this year. This means that some high school programs will continue to prioritize zoned applicants and/or applicants who live or currently attend middle school in a specific borough.

* District-based admissions priorities were eliminated last year and will continue to not be used in high school admissions.

* For high school programs that screen applicants, multiple measures will be used to evaluate students this year. These measures will include submissions of work samples from last year, such as essays or reports, and first-semester grades from this school year.

* MySchools will reflect these updates within the coming week.

Here are some important highlights for middle schools:

* This week, middle school welcome letters will be available!

* All current fifth grade public school families will receive their child’s welcome letter in the mail. You can also get a copy from your current school counselor.

*Private and parochial school families can request your child’s welcome letter from a Family Welcome Center.

* The DOE will continue to pause screening (using students’ academic records in admissions) for students entering middle school in fall 2022.
For middle school programs with more applicants than seats, offers will be made using admissions priorities and random selection.
This year, arts-based programs will resume holding auditions.

DOE will provide more details around admissions when the application opens in January. Right now, you can read more about middle school admissions at schools.nyc.gov/Middle and learn about specific schools and more about high school admissions at schools.nyc.gov/High or log in to your MySchools.nyc account to explore options and build your list of favorite programs for high schools.

Middle School Apply during your child’s 5th grade year (or 6th grade for students in K-6 schools).

The Community Education Council 31 would like to invite you and your family to our upcoming Business and Calendar Meetings on Monday December 6, 2021, at 6:30 pm

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://nycdoe.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwtdumsrj8rHdTBoP_-BxPdkNNASD1b6SFs

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

2021 Back to School Family Forums with NYC DOE Chancellor Meisha Porter.

Thursday, September 2, 2021 at 8pm to 9:30pm. Interpretation will be available for Spanish, Mandarin, Russian.

Registration is now open for all forums and Families can submit questions by completing the online registration form at https://learndoe.org/face/