New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Education (DOE) Chancellor David C. Banks today announced that applications for the expanded kindergarten and third grade Gifted & Talented programs will open next Tuesday, May 31, 2022.
“By expanding our Gifted & Talented program to all New York City districts, we are giving every young person an opportunity to grow, to learn, to explore their talents and imagination, and we are making sure no child is left behind,” said Mayor Adams. “Working with families, teachers, and community leaders, we were able to make this expansion happen, and now students from every school district will be able to access a Gifted & Talented program.”
“Family and community engagement is critical to the success of our students and of this program,” said Chancellor Banks. “Thank you to our superintendents, community leaders, and families for working together with us to ensure there is access to the Gifted & Talented program in every community. We are also grateful to our pre-K teachers for undertaking this enormous effort to ensure that each and every student is screened for this opportunity.”
As part of the city’s ongoing commitment to center families in this process, the DOE’s Office of Student Enrollment is hosting virtual information sessions on May 24, May 26, and June 1 with live interpretation in Arabic, Bangla, Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Urdu. Through these sessions, families will learn about Gifted & Talented program types, eligibility, and how to apply, and they will have the opportunity to ask questions.
Registration for these events can be found online.
For kindergarten nominations, pre-K program leadership and staff were provided guidance — including curiosity and approaches to learning, as well as guidance that reminds teachers that children who demonstrate gifted behaviors often come from diverse backgrounds and have different abilities — in alignment with the National Association for Gifted Children in advance of the nomination process. All educators were provided with coaching to answer any questions about the nomination tool and assessment criteria. Currently, 89 percent of all pre-K programs have submitted their nominations, and DOE staff are working with programs to resolve any pending nominations.
Using grades in the four core subject areas — English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies — the top 10 percent of second graders at each school will be invited to apply for the third grade Gifted & Talented program. This method ensures that district programs are representative of the district’s population and that the DOE is using multiple measures to determine eligibility.
As part of the previously announced Gifted & Talented program expansion, this process was flexible and responsive to the needs and voices of families and communities. Now — for the first time ever — students in every district will have at least one entry point into this program in both kindergarten or third grade, with the possibility for additional programs particularly in third grade based on community interest.
Superintendents worked in close partnership with their Community Education Councils and community stakeholders to determine local needs and the best locations for expanded Gifted & Talented sites. In all districts, community interest and geographic access to programs weighed heavily into these decisions.
The new sites indicated below with an asterisk (*) were selected based on a host of criteria, including interest, geography, ease of transportation, historical access to the program, and community feedback.
Kindergarten Gifted & Talented Entry Programs:
- 01M015 – P.S. 015 Roberto Clemente
- 01M110 – P.S. 110 Florence Nightingale
- 01M539 – New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math
- 02M011 – P.S. 011 William T. Harris
- 02M003 – P.S. 033 Chelsea Prep
- 02M077 – P.S. 77 Lower Lab School
- 02M111 – P.S. 111 Adolph S. Ochs
- 02M124 – P.S. 125 Yung Wing
- 02M130 – P.S. 130 Hernando De Soto
- 02M198 – P.S. 198 Isador E. Ida Straus
- 02M217 – P.S./I.S. 217 Roosevelt Island
- 03M165 – P.S. 165 Robert E. Simon
- 03M166 – P.S. 166 The Richard Rodgers School of The Arts and Technology
- 03M334 – The Anderson School
- 04M012 – Tag Young Scholars (city-wide)
- 04M102 – P.S. 102 Jacques Cartier
- 05M128 – P.S. 129 John H. Finley
- 05M175 – P.S. 175 Henry H Garnet*
- 06M153 – P.S. 153 Adam Clayton Powell
- 07X49 – P.S. 049 Willis Avenue*
- 08X072 – P.S. 072 Dr. William Dorney
- 09X199 – P.S. 199X – The Shakespeare School
- 10X007 – Milton Fein School
- 10X024 – P.S. 024 Spuyten Duyvil
- 11X121 – P.S. 121 Throop
- 11X153 – P.S. 153 Helen Keller
- 12X458 – Samara Community School*
- 13K056 – P.S. 056 Lewis H. Latimer
- 13K282 – P.S. 282 Park Slope
- 14K132 – P.S. 132 The Conselyea School
- 15K032 – P.S. 032 Samuel Mills Sprole
- 15K038 – P.S. 038 The Pacific
- 16K081 – P.S. 081 Thaddeus Stevens*
- 16K243 – P.S. 243K- The Weeksville School*
- 17K316 – P.S. 316 Elijah Stroud
- 18K115 – P.S. 115 Daniel Mucatel School
- 19K149 – P.S. 149 Danny Kaye
- 20K102 – P.S. 102 The Bayview
- 20K104 – P.S./I.S. 104 The Fort Hamilton School
- 20K164 – P.S. 164 Caesar Rodney
- 20K200 – P.S. 200 Benson School
- 20K205 – P.S. 205 Clarion
- 20K229 – P.S. 229 Dyker
- 20K686 – Brooklyn School of Inquiry
- 21K095 – P.S. 095 The Gravesend
- 21K099 – P.S. 099 Isaac Asimov
- 21K215 – P.S. 215 Morris H. Weiss
- 22K052 – P.S. 052 Sheepshead Bay
- 22K193 – P.S. 193 Gil Hodges
- 22K195 – P.S. 195 Manhattan Beach
- 22K197 – P.S. 197 – The Kings Highway Academy
- 22K236 – P.S. 236 Mill Basin
- 23K137 – P.S./I.S. 137 Rachel Jean Mitchell*
- 24Q119 – P.S./I.S. 119 The Glendale
- 24Q153 – P.S. 153 Maspeth Elem
- 24Q229 – P.S. 229 Emanuel Kaplan
- 24Q290 – A.C.E. Academy for Scholars at the Geraldine Ferra
- 25Q021 – P.S. 021 Edward Hart
- 25Q032 – P.S. 032 State Street
- 25Q079 – P.S. 079 Francis Lewis
- 25Q165 – P.S. 165 Edith K. Bergtraum
- 25Q209 – P.S. 209 Clearview Gardens
- 26Q115 – The James J. Ambrose School
- 26Q133 – P.S. 133 Queens
- 26Q188 – P.S. 188 Kingsbury
- 26Q203 – P.S. 203 Oakland Gardens
- 27Q108 – P.S. 108 Captain Vincent G. Fowler
- 27Q042 – P.S./M.S. 042 R. Vernam*
- 28Q121 – P.S. 121 Queens
- 28Q174 – P.S. 174 William Sidney Mount
- 28Q220 – P.S. 220 Edward Mandel
- 29Q176 – P.S. 176 Cambria Heights
- 29Q118 – P.S. 118 Lorraine Hansberry*
- 30Q085 – P.S. 085 Judge Charles Vallone
- 30Q122 – P.S. 122 Mamie Fay
- 30Q150 – P.S. 150 Queens
- 30Q166 – P.S. 166 Henry Gradstein
- 30Q300 – The 30th Avenue School (G&T Citywide)
- 31R003 – P.S. 003 The Margaret Gioiosa School
- 31R008 – P.S. 8 Shirlee Solomon
- 31R042 – P.S. 042 Eltingville
- 31R045 – P.S. 045 John Tyler
- 31R050 – P.S. 050 Frank Hankinson
- 31R053 – The Barbara Esselborn School
- 32K376 – P.S. 376
Third Grade Gifted & Talented Entry Programs:
- 01M034 – District 1: P.S. 034 Franklin D. Roosevelt*
- 02M126 – P.S. 126 Jacob August Riis*
- 03M191 – The Riverside School for Makers and Artists
- 04M083 – P.S. 083 Luis Munoz Rivera*
- 05M161 – P.S. 161 Pedro Albizu Campo*
- 06M028 – P.S. 028 Wright Brothers*
- 07X043 – P.S. 043 Jonas Bronck*
- 07X359 – Concourse Village Elementary School
- 08X075 – P.S. 75 School of Research and Discovery*
- 09X204 – P.S. 204 Morris Heights
- 10X340 – P.S. 340*
- 11X106 – P.S. 106 Parkchester*
- 12X314 – Fairmont Neighborhood School*
- 12X214 – P.S. 214
- 13K287 – P.S. 287 Bailey K. Ashford*
- 14K084 – P.S. 084 Jose De Diego*
- 15K024 – P.S. 024*
- 16K021 – P.S. 021 Crispus Attucks*
- 17K289 – P.S. 289 George V. Brower*
- 17K241 – P.S. 241 Emma L. Johnston*
- 18K235 – P.S. 235 Janice Marie Knight School*
- 19K065 – P.S. 065*
- 19K346 – P.S. 346 Abe Stark*
- 20K127 – P.S. 127 Mckinley Park*
- 21K188 – P.S. 188 Michael E. Berdy*
- 22K203 – P.S. 203 Floyd Bennett School*
- 22K361 – P.S. 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School*
- 23K599 – Brooklyn Landmark Elementary School
- 23K446 – Riverdale Avenue Community School*
- 24Q088 – P.S. 088 Seneca*
- 24Q007 – P.S. 007 Louis F. Simeone*
- 24Q087 – P.S./I.S. 087 Middle Village*
- 25Q024 – P.S. 024 Andrew Jackson*
- 26Q376 – P.S. 376*
- 27Q056 – P.S. 056 Harry Eichler*
- 27Q183 – P.S. 183 Dr. Richard R. Green*
- 28Q086 – P.S. Q086*
- 28Q140 – P.S. 140 Edward K Ellington*
- 29Q251 – P.S. 251 Queens
- 30Q092 – P.S. 092 Harry T. Stewart Sr.*
- 30Q151 – P.S. 151 Mary D. Carter*
- 30Q171 – P.S. 171 Peter G. Van Alst*
- 31R022 – P.S. 022 Graniteville*
- 32K274 – P.S. 274 Kosciusko*
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