According to the NYC DOE G&T Handbook:
“Below is a list of schools with G&T programs. The X indicates that there is a G&T program at the school for the grade shown in 2010-2011. Please note: not all schools with G&T programs in 2010-2011 will have a G&T program next year, and some schools not listed may start new G&T classes in 2011-2012. Every year, the DOE determines the number of programs needed by district based on the number of students who meet the eligibility requirements. A complete list of programs available to your child will be included in the G&T application. “
http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/GiftedandTalented/default.htm
According to the booklet:
ELIGIBILITY AND PLACEMENT
What criteria does my child need to meet in order to be eligible for a district G&T program?
1. Your child needs to score at the 90th percentile or above.
2.Your child must be zoned to a district that has district G&T programs. We attempt to have a minimum of one
G&T program in each district. However, if there are not enough eligible children to open a G&T class in a specific
district, we will offer those qualifying students placement in a neighboring district
3. Your child must currently live in New York City.
What criteria does my child need to meet in order to be eligible for a citywide G&T program?
1. Your child needs to score at the 97th percentile or above.
2. Your child must currently live in New York City.
Students who score at or above the 97th percentile are eligible for citywide programs and for their district programs. The
citywide G&T programs serve eligible students from all five boroughs. However, there is no guarantee that a student will
receive a placement offer to a citywide G&T program.
If my child is eligible, how will placement be determined?
Placement is based on sibling priority, score (percentile rank), family preferences (ranked program choices), and
available seats. Students will only be placed in schools that have declared they have available seats.
All younger siblings who make the eligibility cut‐offs (90th percentile or above for district programs and 97th percentile or
above for citywide programs) will receive placements at the older sibling’s school, as long as:
1.There are enough seats for all eligible sibling applicants (there may be more eligible siblings than available seats)
2. The older sibling is presently in Grades K‐4
Note: If your top priority is for your child to be placed in the G&T program in his/her sibling’s school, then we encourage you
to list the sibling’s school as your first choice. If you rank another G&T program as a higher choice above the sibling’s school,
your child may be placed in a school other than the sibling’s school.
What happens when students have the same placement priority and request a seat at the same program?
If there are more students applying than there are available seats within a priority group, there will be a random
assignment process for the available seats.
If my child scores at or above the 90th percentile, is my child guaranteed a G&T offer?
The only applicants who are guaranteed a G&T program offer are students applying for a kindergarten or grade 1 seat
who rank every district option listed on their application. These applicants are then guaranteed an offer to a district
G&T program, though they could get an offer to a citywide G&T program if they are eligible and rank it as one of their
choices. There is no guaranteed offer to any citywide G&T program.
Is my child guaranteed a G&T offer because he/she scored at the 99th percentile?
If your child scored at the 99th percentile he/she is guaranteed an offer to a kindergarten or first grade district program if
all district program options are ranked. However, he/she is not guaranteed an offer to a citywide program because
he/she scored at the 99th percentile. There are many children who score at the 99th percentile and as a result, the most
preferred G&T programs fill with eligible siblings and children who score at the 99th percentile before all students with a
99th percentile can be placed. Therefore, many families with children who score at the 99th percentile, but who choose
to rank only a few schools, rather than all programs available to them, may likely receive no offer.
If my child scored at the 97th percentile or above and did not receive an offer to a citywide program but to a district
program, will he/she have to re‐test to be considered for a citywide placement next year?
Yes. Your child would need to re‐test to be considered for a citywide program placement for next year.
My child’s current school or zoned school has a G&T program. Do I get a priority or a guaranteed offer to that program?
No. The fact that a G&T program is located in your child’s current school or in your child’s zoned school does not give you a priority for placement. District G&T programs serve all students in the district and all eligible students are placed using standard criteria: sibling priority, score (percentile rank), family preference and seat availability.
Do I have to rank all of the programs for which my child is eligible?
No you do not. You should only list the programs you are interested in having your child attend. However, keep in mind that if your child is entering kindergarten or grade 1 and you want a guaranteed offer to a G&T program in your district, then you must rank all the district options for which your child is eligible.
What happens if my child does not receive a G&T offer or if I decline an offer I receive this year?
In rare cases, some Gifted and Talented programs may have a few seats that become available due to unexpected attrition. These seats will be filled through an attrition round that takes place after initial placement offers are made. Placement offers for the attrition round will be made to eligible children who either have not received an offer or who
declined an initial offer. Placement will be based on the same criteria as the initial placements; i.e., sibling priority, score
(percentile rank), family preferences (ranked program choices), and available seats.
My child will be 6 years old prior to December 31, 2011. Will he/she be eligible for a Kindergarten G&T class?
A child’s date of birth determines the grade placement in a NYC public school. If a child will be six years old by December
31, 2011 (born in 2005), then the child is required to attend school and is eligible for a first grade G&T placement and not a Kindergarten G&T seat.
If I have two or more eligible children applying to G&T programs, how do I indicate that I want them in the same school?
If you prefer to have your children attend the same school, you must complete an application for each child and rank the
same schools in the same choice order on both of their applications. You must also provide the sibling’s information in the ”Siblings” section of the application.
I have two children testing for entrance into a G&T program. I would like them both to be in the same school, but only one of them is eligible for a G&T program. What can I do?
You may file a Placement Exception Request (PER) for the child who is not eligible for G&T to attend the general education program in the same school, provided there are available seats. You can file a PER at your local Borough Enrollment Office (listed on page 2).
My older child attends a G&T program. I would like my younger child to be in the same school, but he or she did not make the eligibility cut‐off. What can I do?
If a younger sibling does not make the qualification cut‐off for his or her older sibling’s G&T program, he or she may file a placement exception request (PER) to attend the general education program offered in the same school, provided there are available seats. You may file a PER at your local Borough Enrollment Office (listed on page 2).
What happens if my child scores in the 99th percentile, receives and accepts an offer to a district program, and then seats become available at a citywide program that I preferred?
In the event that seats become available at citywide programs due to unexpected attrition, there will be an attrition round of placement. All students eligible for citywide programs who did not receive an offer to a citywide program will be included in the citywide attrition placement round.
