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06.10.08, 07:05 AM NY Schools
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How many parents ranked PS 9 G&T with a child already in the school (or Anderson)? Trying to figure out how much sibling preference there might be. [I tried to post this earlier...don't know where it ended up.] [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
NY Schools 06.10.08, 07:05 AM Flag
 

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Anderson said fewer than 5 siblings qualified [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:12 AM Flag
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Those siblings that didn't qualify for Anderson with at least 97% are eligible for sibling preference at ps9 g&t if they scored at least 90% to make it into the g&t program. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:18 AM Flag
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A sibs do not get preference at ps9. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:22 AM Flag
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np: She is not saying that they do. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:24 AM Flag
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Yes they do. This sibling preference rule was changed in the middle of the process. A and ps9 are the only schools that have a "building preference" for siblings. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:25 AM Flag
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But it only goes to the district program, right? A kid with older sib at PS9 does not get a sibling preference for Anderson, does he? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:27 AM Flag
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No an older sib at ps 9 would not get sibling preference to get into A. Only the other way around. A sibs scoring below 97% (but at least 90%) can list ps9 g&t and get sibling preference. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:31 AM Flag
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where does it say this? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:31 AM Flag
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Thanks. That makes sense. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:32 AM Flag
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I don't think it makes sense at all. why should they get preference at ps9 but not the other way around? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:32 AM Flag
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Because A is a citywide program. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:33 AM Flag
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so? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:34 AM Flag
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Granting sib pref based on anyone attending PS9 would reduce # of seats available to qualifying kids outside that District 9/PS9 catchment area. You know that there ARE smart kids outside of the UWS, don't you? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:37 AM Flag
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of course there are and they can go to their own district G&T. they shouldn't be taking away spots from qualified D3 applicants just because their sibling happens to go to another school in the same building. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:38 AM Flag
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So you're saying that D3 applicants should have a special priority for Anderson if they have a sibling at PS9? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:40 AM Flag
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not sure if you were responding to me but all I am saying is that if A sibs get a preference at ps9, then ps9 sibs should get a preference at A. personally I don't think that either should get preference outside of their own school. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 08:05 AM Flag
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Only D3 A siblings are eligible for this preference, so it's really a very crappy solution all around. I certainly hope PS9 contests being a dumping ground for 9. Just waiting to bring it up at the SLT meeting if this is confirmed. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 04:48 PM Flag
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When I spoke to g&t office y'day(my kid for Anderson gr1), I was informed [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:47 AM Flag
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Did your 1st grader get in or are you waiting like the rest of us for the letter? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 08:00 AM Flag
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waiting still and no sib pref here. The score was the only one in our district qualifying for citywide and that means nothing in this [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 09:07 AM Flag
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Because A is a citywide program and thus has stricter requirements to get in. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:35 AM Flag
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but a ps9 sib who scores a 99 can't put down A 1st without losing her sib preference at 9. If a ps9 sib qualifies for A, why shouldn't she get preference IF the A sib who scores between 90 and 96 is going to get a preference at 9? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:37 AM Flag
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This makes sense...maybe the ps9 sib who qualifies for A would get sibling preference. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:41 AM Flag
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I understand where you are coming from. The thing is that A and PS9 are not on equal footing. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:41 AM Flag
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Doesn't sib preference for citywides diminish the standards of these programs? I can't get a straight answer from DoE if sibs qualifying didn't score over the cutoff. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 09:22 AM Flag
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Talked to g&t office yesterday; they made it clear that older sibs will get pref for A. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 09:04 AM Flag
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Is that a fact or an UB rumor? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:27 AM Flag
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I don't believe this. Can you post a link on the DOE website where it says this? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:30 AM Flag
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no; this was made very clear by a learning instructional specialist at the g&t office. try calling. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 09:12 AM Flag
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I would believe that A sibs have preference to go to the gen ed at ps9 (as many have done in the last few years) but I don't believe they will have preference at ps9 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:31 AM Flag
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np: why wouldn't they? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:32 AM Flag
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I mean in the G&T. the sib preference should only be for dcs who go to that school. there are dcs in A who don't live in D3 and shouldn't have a preference in a school where their sib doesn't go. If they were do do this, it should be reciprocal. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:34 AM Flag
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Oh, I see what you mean. I would think that you have to live in the District AND have a sibling to get the priority. But I have no idea. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:35 AM Flag
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Where exactly did you hear this? I was told the opposite by the DOE. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 08:45 AM Flag
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The preference was considered for D3 kids only, so if your kid does not live there then they can't get sibling preference there even if sibling is at Anderson, because PS9 has a G&T for D3 kids only. Who need it least really because their other G&T choice is not likely to be very far away. So it's pretty screwy if they are actually doing it, last I heard it was still just a rumor. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 04:45 PM Flag
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I know 5 or 6 sibs that qualified. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:26 AM Flag
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As far as I know it doesn't say this on the DOE website. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:32 AM Flag
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then I don't believe it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:35 AM Flag
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I know 1 girl who qualified as an A sibling. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:34 AM Flag
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Did her parents rank the ps 9 g&t program the first time around indicating that her sibling was at A or did she need to resubmit her application after the rules changed? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:36 AM Flag
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They just found out score in April, so I think they knew by that time that she was guaranteed a seat at Anderson b/c she scored in the top 3% and her sister is at A. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:38 AM Flag
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Oh...so she qualified for Anderson. I thought she scored below 97%. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:42 AM Flag
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According to her father, she got a 99. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 07:43 AM Flag
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lol! all the sibs parents are saying the kids got 99s. no one will ever know, and they are not about to admit to a 97. would you? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 04:36 PM Flag
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guaranteed? By the DoE? Think about that for a minute... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.08, 09:29 AM Flag
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