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The Middle School Choice Process Elementary School Parent Coordinators Training

The Middle School Choice Process Elementary School Parent Coordinators Training. Agenda. Overview of MS Choice Process MS Choice Calendar (2010-11) Student Eligibility & Priorities Types of Programs Application Process Navigating SEMS. Middle School Choice Calendar (2010-2011).

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The Middle School Choice Process Elementary School Parent Coordinators Training

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  1. The Middle School Choice Process Elementary School Parent Coordinators Training

  2. Agenda • Overview of MS Choice Process • MS Choice Calendar (2010-11) • Student Eligibility & Priorities • Types of Programs • Application Process • Navigating SEMS

  3. Middle School Choice Calendar (2010-2011)

  4. Eligibility Eligibility to Middle School is based on Chancellor’s Regulation A-101: • Students will be able to apply to schools in their district of attendance and/or district to which they are zoned for middle school. • Students may apply to schools with multiple district eligibilities, borough-wide or city-wide programs To read Chancellor’s Regulation A-101, please visit: http://schools.nyc.gov/RulesPolicies/ChancellorsRegulations

  5. Priorities • Priority to continuing 5th grade students • K-8 schools offer priority to continuing 5th graders • 5th grade students who wish to continue to middle school in their current school must list that school as one of their choices on the MS Application • Priority to zone • Zoned middle school will continue to grant priority to students who reside in the zone • 5th grade students who wish to attend their zoned middle school must list that school as one of their choices on the MS Application

  6. Program Types (continued)

  7. Middle School Choice Application • Applications for public school students are pre-populated with Middle School Choices on the application will be based on the following: • District(s) for which a student is eligible: • District of attendance • District of zoned middle school • Programs based on submission of Request For Testing Form: • Academically Enriched Programs (based on eligibility to those districts in which OLSAT is administered) • Talent Testing Programs: • Mark Twain for the Gifted & Talented (citywide program) • District 21 Talent Testing Programs (based on eligibility to District 21)

  8. Sample Application – Front Page Pre-populated customized applications Any changes to student information must be updated in ATS – SEMS will then change to reflect and a new application can be printed directly from SEMS on the following Monday This section will be blank & should be completed after students return application

  9. Sample Application continued Top of Page 2 – Directions & Sample (followed by customized choices) Bottom of Page 3 – Parent/Guardian Signature Program codes to enter in SEMS will be listed here Ensure that students have ranked a sufficient number of schools in preference order

  10. Student Offers • Offer letters from the Middle School Choice Process will be distributed in May. • Elementary Schools will be able to see to which schools their students received offers via SEMS. • At the middle school level, there are still a variety of forces at work. Therefore, an “offer” is not always the same as a “placement.” • Students may receive additional offers from: • Schools that run school-based processes • New Schools that have to run the later “New Schools” round • Charter School lotteries • There will continue to be an Appeals Process. It will conclude in June. • Placement Exception Requests (PERs) also still exist and may be issued over the summer and into the fall.

  11. SEMS • Student Enrollment Management System (SEMS) is a web-based tool that is designed to support school staff and administration as they manage enrollment processes including the Middle School Choice Process.

  12. Navigating the Home Page Click here to return to home page from any screen Select MS Main Round to bring up ASL & MS Info Search by an individual student Principals can request access for MS Liaisons by clicking here Links to every District’s Middle School Directory & MSD Translations Check here for important updates

  13. NavigatingYour ASL Click here to print all application receipts at once Student Name & ID will be frozen on the left so you can still see when you scroll to far right Check box to print selected student application receipts Student offer information will be available on ASL when decision letters are distributed elementary schools

  14. Questions?

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