Families who are new residents of New York City can request testing in Summer 2008 for placement into an entry grade K or 1 Elementary Gifted & Talented Program for the 2008-2009 school year. Please note families must be able to prove that their residency was established after the request for testing period closed this year, specifically after January 3, 2008.
Gifted and Talented placement letters were sent on Friday, June 13. Families will begin receiving letters this weekend. The deadline to accept or decline a placement offer is Friday, June 20.
Here are translated G&T Placement Letters 2008 G&T ES – P and 2008 G&T ES - N Information regarding placement in 2008 for the very limited seats in fourth and fifth grades has been finalized. Click here to to find out how to request a Gifted & Talented Upper Elementary placement. See below for translated version of how to request a Gifted & Talented Upper Elementary placement.
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*Note: On April 10, 2008, the Panel for Educational Policy approved the Chancellor’s recommendation to change eligibility criteria to at or above the 90th percentile for district Gifted & Talented programs. Written requests for reviews must be received by May 15th, 2008. Requests should be submitted to:
Office of Accountability, G&T Test Administration 52 Chambers St., Room 309 New York, NY 10007
Please see the New York City Gifted & Talented Program Test Information handbook to learn more about the application and admission process for 2007-2008.