Mayor and Chancellor Richard Carranza said segregation problems have been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.
“I like to say very bluntly that our mission is to redistribute wealth. A lot of people rest on that phrase, that’s actually the phrase we have to use. We’ve been doing this work for seven years to redistribute resources. more equitably our school system, ”Mayor Blasio said. “That means preschool courses for everyone, 3-K for everyone, advanced training courses in all high schools, including those that never had any, it means changing school funding formulas, there are so many things that we have tried to do to deeply balance the equation. “
Starting in September, there will be opportunities and equity for New York students. “We will not return to the status quo,” de Blasio said.
Changes in middle and high school admissions include:
– One-year break in middle school on the screens
– Baccalaureate: Eliminate geographic priority over the next two years
– Expand diversity planning to the 32 districts over the next four years
– Open grant applications to five more districts this year
“This will make it easier and fairer for our families,” Carranza said.
The pause in screenings makes sense, Carranza said, because the city does not have the results of state tests or children’s grades based on the fact that their education was disrupted by the pandemic.
“It is my responsibility to provide the highest quality education possible to every child, so that they are prepared for a productive and successful life and endowed with the skills necessary to pursue their dreams and take us all forward,” Carranza said. . “This year we have faced the unknown together and as we look ahead, we know that opening more schools to more students will make our system stronger and more equitable for everyone.”
Students will classify their options according to their middle school application as usual, and for schools with more applications than places available for the sixth grade elementary, students will be selected through a system based on the lottery.
Institutes will be able to end screenings if they wish or if they use the criteria of previous years and must publicly publish their rubrics to provide transparency. High schools can still “examine” students for admission, but they will be permanently banned from prioritizing students living in their surrounding neighborhoods.
The SHSAT exam will be administered to students ’own middle schools to reduce travel and different student cohorts. Registration for the test opens on December 21, 2020 and ends on January 15, 2021. Test administration will begin in late January. Admissions with talent and talent have not yet been decided.
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