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06.02.08, 12:48 PM NY Schools
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I just spoke with someone at the DOE Enrollment Office. G&T kindergarten placement letters will be sent out the week of June 9. I don't know if that's the beginning of the week or end of the week, though. I'd suspect at the end of the week. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
NY Schools 06.02.08, 12:48 PM Flag
 

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That is awful by the time people accept and register the schools will be closed [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 12:55 PM Flag
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op: I just hope we hear by June 12. DD and I are scheduled to attend the K orientation at our zoned school on June 12, but I'd like to skip it if we know she's not actually going there. Of course, there is one G&T class there and it's on our ranked list, so she may end up there in any case. Ugh, I just want to know already! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 12:58 PM Flag
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We are attending orientation this week - I just told DS, this is one of the schools we are looking at. I know I will end up meeting people I really like and then say - now what! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 01:12 PM Flag
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I bet there will be people at each school that you will like (and some you won't). I already took DD to our zoned school when I voted and when we enrolled her and I made a big deal about how she'd be attending kindergarten there. Then she received a better than expected score on the OLSAT and now she might go to a different school. We've just told her that we're still trying to decide which school she will attend in a few months and she seems okay with it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 01:15 PM Flag
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We are going to skip orientation. I figure that a lot of people will be in our shoes (our zoned school will be accepting a lot of people from the district lottery and they won't be going to orientation either) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 01:43 PM Flag
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Feel the same! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 01:37 PM Flag
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Who cares? It's an hour out of your life that you don't in any way need to spend. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 06:34 PM Flag
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why does that matter? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 12:59 PM Flag
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Schools have welcome events so that the new parents can meet each other and possibly get together over the summer [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 01:03 PM Flag
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Public schools do? Who organizes this? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 01:48 PM Flag
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Usually the PTA [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 04:13 PM Flag
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So? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 06:34 PM Flag
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Oh I sure hope it's the beginning since we are away that weekend! I think public schools last day of school is end of June. Hope they give instructions for how to register! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 12:59 PM Flag
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of course they will. just take your acceptance letter with thee required documentation to the school and register. what is wrong with you people? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 01:41 PM Flag
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why is that awful??? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 01:36 PM Flag
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she thinks she is going to miss out on some welcome parties/orientation/etc. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 02:00 PM Flag
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ROFLMFAO [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 06:35 PM Flag
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thanks for the post--op you didn't by any chance find out how many applications they received? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 01:45 PM Flag
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Sorry, I didn't. I left a message for someone there and when he returned my phone call, I was so happily surprised that I pretty much blanked on my questions other than when we can expect the placement letters. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 01:55 PM Flag
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LOL-I had a similar experience when I got a live person on the line one time--I had a million questions, but only blurted out one and then hung up [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 01:57 PM Flag
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why don't you call the DOE and ask that question? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 02:01 PM Flag
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Did they tell you how much time we would have to accept? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 01:45 PM Flag
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Ok - so the bonus award goes to the person who can get the answers to these questions and fill us in! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 02:07 PM Flag
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what phone number actually got a pick up? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 02:13 PM Flag
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I just dialed the first number listed for the G&T office on the DOE's website. I was on hold forever and then transferred to someone's voicemail. Then he actually returned the phone call, which I didn't expect based on what I've been reading here on UB. He was very nice. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 02:22 PM Flag
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Was it Marty Barr in the Office of Pupil Enrollment? (he seems to be one of the only ones who knows definitively what is going on) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 02:27 PM Flag
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No, it was Matthew Greenberg. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 02:29 PM Flag
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He's also from the enrollment office. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 02:35 PM Flag
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so did matt or marty know when we should be getting the letters and how long we will have to decide? has anyone confirmed that there will, in fact, be NO waitlist for anderson and nest? what about the district g&ts? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 05:52 PM Flag
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NP: Helen from Insideschools is contacting the DOE about some of these issues and she'll be posting her results on their blog in the Kindergarten thread. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 06:02 PM Flag
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is this someone who works at insideschools, or just a random woman? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 06:31 PM Flag
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she works there and is taking Philissa's place who just left. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 06:40 PM Flag
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Hi, Philissa! Thanks for all of the great info! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 06:45 PM Flag
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for those of us with dcs entering g&t in 1, 2 and/or 3 grade, can we assume that what applies to K applies to us? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.08, 06:50 PM Flag
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