The Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) is an examination administered to eighth and ninth grade students residing in New York City and used to determine admission to all but one of the city's nine Specialized High Schools. In 2008, about 29,000 students took the test, and 6,108 students were offered admission to one of the high schools based on the results.^[1] On average, 30,000 students take this exam annually. The test is given each year in October and November, and students are informed of their results the following March. Those who receive offers decide by the middle of March whether to attend the school the following September. The test is independently produced and graded by American Guidance Service, a subsidiary of Pearson Education, under contract to the New York City Department of Education.^[2]

• 4Examination format
• 7Use by TJHSST

Applicability[edit]

The SHSAT is used for admission to the following schools:^[3]

According to a New York State law known as the Hecht-Calandra Act, this is the only method that these schools may use to determine admission.^[4] Admission to the remaining specialized high school, Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, is determined by audition or portfolio rather than by exam.^[5]

Testing locations[edit]

The test is given in late October (8th grade) or early November (9th grade and 8th grade with IEP's, 504 plans, and ELL). The test is administered at testing centers located in each of the city's 5 boroughs. In recent years, students who reside in Manhattan take it at Stuyvesant High School, in the Bronx at Bronx High School of Science, in Brooklyn at Brooklyn Technical High School, Sunset Park High School,^[6] and James Madison High School, in Queens at Long Island City High School, Hillcrest High School, or John Adams High School, and in Staten Island at Staten Island Technical High School.

Admission[edit]

Students must choose which schools they wish to apply to (up to 8) and indicate them in order of preference on the day of the exam. The test is offered to all eighth and ninth grade students residing within New York City,^[7] but the majority of the applicants are eighth graders.^{[citation needed]}

The results of the SHSAT are ordered from the highest score to the lowest score. The list is processed in order by score, with each student being placed in their most-preferred school that still has open seats, and continuing until there are no remaining open seats at any school. The grading of the test is not proportional to the raw score and is formulized by the New York City Department of Education.^[8]

Examination format[edit]

The SHSAT tests for grammar and ability in both English and mathematics. It is recommended that not more than 90 minutes be spent on each section, but the time can be divided in any way students wish. There is no break between the sections. Electronic calculators and other calculation aids may not be used during the test.

ELA[edit]

57 Multiple Choice Questions

• 9-11 revising/editing
• 6-7 non fiction and fiction passages with a total of 46-48 questions
• All questions are multiple choice questions

Mathematics[edit]

57 Multiple Choice Questions5 Grid-in Questions

• Various mathematical topics tested

Basic math

Algebra

Factoring

Substitution

Geometry

Basic Coordinate Graphing

Logic

Word Problems

Grading[edit]

There is no penalty for wrong answers.^[9] The total number of correct answers (the raw score) is converted into a scaled score through a formula that the Department of Education does not release, and which varies from year to year. This scaled score, an integer between 200 and 800, is used to determine a student's standing. The scaled score is not proportional to the raw scores.^[10]

The cut-off scores for each school vary yearly, determined simply by the number of open places in each school and how the candidates score. Students are notified of their scores in March. The Department of Education does not publish score results, the numbers below are self-reported by interested parents on public forums.^[11] For the fall 2006 exam, the lowest cut-off score was 478. The highest cut-off score was 558 for Stuyvesant High School, historically the most desired of the schools.^[12] The second highest cut-off score was 510 for Bronx Science.^{[citation needed]} For the fall 2007 exam, the highest cut-off score was 562 for Stuyvesant. Stuyvesant accepted anyone who scored 562 or higher while Bronx Science had a cut-off score of 509. Brooklyn Tech had a cutoff of 480.

For Fall 2012, as reported in Spring 2013, the cut off score for Stuyvesant was 562, for Bronx Science the score was 513, Staten Island Tech 503, American Studies at Lehman was 501, for Queens 500, for HSMSE 498, Brooklyn Tech 483, Brooklyn Latin 471.^[13]

The cutoff score for 2017 are the following (these numbers are informally self-reported by parents, and not official):

2017 (cutoff score / high score)Stuyvesant 555 / 704Bronx Science 512 / 664Brooklyn Latin 479 / 600Brooklyn Technical 486 / 588HSMSE @ CCNY 504 / 621HSAS @ Lehman 516 / 545Queens Science @ York College 507 / 607Staten Island Tech 515 / 704

In 2018, the cutoff scores were the following:Stuyvesant: 559,Bronx Science: 518,Brooklyn Latin: 483,Brooklyn Technical: 493, HSMSE @ CCNY: 516,HSAS @ Lehman: 516, Staten Island Tech: 519 ^[14]

The 9th Grade SHSAT cut-off scores tend to be much higher due to limited seats for incoming 10th graders in the schools. Some schools such as Stuyvesant and Bronx Science may only have 5-10 seats each year for incoming 10th graders while Brooklyn Technical High School, being the school with the most students, may only have around 20-30 seats. Depending on the year, the number of seats is available in the NYC High School Directory Book given to all students applying for admissions to a high school. Each year, an average 50-60 9th Grade Students get into the Specialized Schools, out of an estimated 3,000 students. Schools such as the Brooklyn Latin School had a cutoff score of 494 in 2018, Brooklyn Tech had a score of 525, Bronx Science had a score of 532, and Stuyvesant had a score of 589. The other schools tend to have a cutoff score around 520. The 9th Grade SHSAT is considered to be the hardest, due to the test involving harder English questions as well as advanced mathematics, such as Geometry, Integrated Algebra, etc., as well as the competition being much harder as the chances of getting into a school are 'slim'.

Department of Education programs[edit]

The New York Specialized High School Institute (SHSI) is a free program run by the City of New York for middle school students with high test scores on citywide tests and high report card grades. The program's original intent was to expand the population of Black and Hispanic students by offering them test-taking tips and extra lessons, however, anyone can apply. As of 2006, 3,781 students are enrolled at 17 locations. They spend 16 months, starting in the summer after sixth grade, preparing for the test.^[15]

Certain applicants who have scored just below the cut-off score and are recommended by their guidance counselor may qualify for the Summer Discovery Program. Successful completion of this program allows the students to gain admission to a specialized high school. The students must:^[5]

1. have scored close to the admission cut-off score on the SHSAT; and

2. be certified as disadvantaged by their middle school according to any one of the following criteria:

a. attend a Title 1 school and be from a family whose total income is documented as meeting federal income eligibility guidelines established for school food services by the NYS Department of Agriculture; or

b. be receiving assistance from the Human Resources Administration; or

c. be a member of a family whose income is documented as being equivalent to or below Department of Social Services standards; or

d. be a foster child or ward of the state; or

e. initially, have entered the United States within the last four years and live in a home in which the language customarily spoken is not English; and

3. be recommended by their local school as having a high potential for the specialized high school program.

Fairness[edit]

A November 2005, a New York Times article found that students scoring in the 90th percentile on both sections would not gain admittance to their first choice schools; meanwhile, those scoring in the 99th percentile on one section and the 50th percentile on the other, would.^[16] This happens because the final grade and percentile represent the total score and the curve within sections.

Admission is based solely on how the student does on the SHSAT. The New York City Department of Education created the New York Specialized High School Institute (SHSI), a free program run by the Department for middle school students with high test scores on citywide tests and solid report card grades. The program's original intent was to expand the population of African American and Hispanic students in the science high schools by offering them test-taking tips and extra lessons; however, students of any racial or ethnic background can apply for admission to the Institute. Just like the schools, however, these test-prep programs have seen attrition among black and Hispanic students.^[17] As of 2006, 3,781 students are enrolled at 17 locations. Students spend 16 months, starting in the summer after sixth grade, preparing for the test.^[18]

In October 2013, it was reported that the number of African American and Latino students being admitted into SHSAT schools over the past five years had declined. In response, the Community Service Society and the NAACP filed a civil rights suit against the US Department of Education. The suit claims that NY State Law requires only three schools to use the SHSAT for admissions. Those schools are Bronx High School of Science, Brooklyn Tech, and Stuyvesant. The other SHSAT schools are not required by law to use the SHSAT and their doing so violates the rights of black and Latino students. They argue that the SHSAT is inherently biased against black and Latino students. The NY City Department of Education holds that three of the eight schools are required by law to use the SHSAT.^[19]

In addition, many disagree with de Blasio's moves. As of 2015, there has been widespread dissent among Asian Americans, who account for 2/3 of the population attending the top 3 specialized high schools. Mayor de Blasio's administration began to look at alternatives to the SHSAT score as the sole means of admissions. Factors such as attendance, GPA, ethnicity, personal recommendation, and geographical locations are considered. A coalition of alumni associations, alumni, and parents of the SHS's was formed to combat these changes.^[20] An argument that is used is that admission is a zero-sum game, and by bestowing admission to Blacks and Latinos, the city is essentially taking seats from one minority (Asian Americans) and giving it to another. Most students in SHSs eat free or reduced lunch, a status granted to families close to the poverty line.^{[citation needed]}

Use by TJHSST[edit]

A modified version of the SHSAT is used by the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology of Northern Virginia. TJHSST's version of the test offers only two hours to complete the test rather than the 150 minutes of the original SHSAT. Additionally, it contains five Logical Reasoning questions and reduces the amount of Reading Comprehension questions in each reading passage to five. TJHSST does not use a formula to determine a scaled score, instead of requiring that an applicant have a raw score of at least 60 and a GPA of at least 3.0 and using a sliding scale to determine which of the remaining applicants become semifinalists.

Sliding Scale[edit]

• Raw score of 60 or higher for a GPA of 3.50 or higher
• Raw score of 65 or higher for a GPA lower than 3.50 but at least 3.25
• Raw score of 70 or higher for a GPA lower than 3.25 but at least 3.0

Applicants are required to meet the sliding scale in order to proceed to the second round. Additionally, applicants must have a Mathematics score of at least 30 in order to proceed.

References[edit]

1. ^'Chancellor Announces Specialized High School Admissions Results'. New York City Department of Education. February 5, 2009. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
2. ^Feinman, Joshua. 'High Stakes, but Low Validity? A Case Study of Standardized Tests and Admissions into New York City Specialized High Schools'(PDF). EDUCATION POLICY RESEARCH UNIT. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
3. ^'Test Information: Specialized High Schools Admissions'. NYC Department of Education. 2010. Archived from the original on April 6, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
4. ^Kim, Rachel. 'Racial Disparity at Stuyvesant'. Stuyvesant HS Spectator.
5. ^ ^ab'NYC DoE Specialized High Schools Student Handbook'(PDF). NYC Department of Education. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
6. ^'Specialized High Schools Student Handbook'. schools.nyc.gov. NYCDOE.
7. ^Krane, Stephen (2001). New York City Specialized Science High Schools Admission Test. ARCO. p. 5. ISBN0-7689-0711-X.
8. ^'How the High School Admissions Process Works'. NYC Department of Education. 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
9. ^http://www.nelnetsolutions.com/testprep/tips.asp?id=874&sponsor=1&path=hs.pft.shsat
10. ^Zimmermanwd, L.; Wheaton, Pamela (February 13, 2007). Specialized HS results out; more schools, fewer applicants. Inside Schools. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
11. ^'Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT) - Yearly Testing - New York City Department of Education'. schools.nyc.gov. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
12. ^Wheaton, Pamela (February 13, 2007). 'Specialized HS results out; more schools, fewer applicants'. Inside Schools. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
13. ^'All NYC Specialized High School SHSAT Cutoff Scores for 2013'. www.theschoolboards.com. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
14. ^http://www.theschoolboards.com/showthread.php/4324-Specialized-High-School-SHSAT-Cutoff-Scores-for-2018
15. ^Gootman, Elissa (August 18, 2006). 'In Elite N.Y. Schools, a Dip in Blacks and Hispanics'. The New York Times. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
16. ^Herszenhorn, D. M. (November 12, 2005). 'Admission Test's Scoring Quirk Throws Balance Into Question'. The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
17. ^https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/03/nyregion/nyc-public-schools-black-hispanic-students.html
18. ^'Secret Apartheid II'. Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. 1996. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
19. ^'Drop in black, Latino numbers in elite NYC schools could be reversed'. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
20. ^http://coalitionedu.org/

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1 Carmen Fariña, Chancellor Specialized HIGH SCHOOLS Student Handbook Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts The Bronx High School of Science The Brooklyn Latin School Brooklyn Technical High School High School for Mathematics, Science and Engineering at the City College of New York High School of American Studies at Lehman College Queens High School for the Sciences at York College Staten Island Technical High School Stuyvesant High School

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3 CONTENTS MESSAGE TO STUDENTS AND PARENTS/GUARDIANS...4 SECTION 1: THE SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOLS The Bronx High School of Science... 5 The Brooklyn Latin School... 5 Brooklyn Technical High School High School for Mathematics, Science and Engineering at the City College of New York High School of American Studies at Lehman College... 7 Queens High School for the Sciences at York College... 7 Staten Island Technical High School... 8 Stuyvesant High School... 8 Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts... 8 SECTION 2: SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOLS ADMISSIONS TEST (SHSAT) DATES AND LOCATIONS Test Dates Alternate Test Date Test Locations Test Results SECTION 3: FIORELLO H. LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOL OF MUSIC & ART AND PERFORMING ARTS AUDITIONS Audition Dates Audition Exceptions Auditions for Students New to New York City Admissions Process Registering for LaGuardia High School Auditions Audition Information for Each Studio SECTION 5: SHSAT DESCRIPTION & MATERIALS Test Description SHSAT Testing Procedures Arriving at the Test Site Filling in the Answer Sheet Student Misconduct Claims of Testing Irregularities SHSAT Scoring Review Procedures Discovery Program SECTION 6: SHSAT USEFUL TIPS FOR TESTING Before Test Day Day of the Test Specific Strategies: Verbal Specific Strategies: Mathematics SAMPLE SHSAT TESTS General Directions Sample Answer Sheet, Form A Sample Test, Form A Explanations of Correct Answers for Sample Test, Form A.. 60 Sample Answer Sheet, Form B Sample Test, Form B Explanations of Correct Answers for Sample Test, Form B.. 98 Sample Math Problems for Grade 9 Students Explanations of Correct Answers for Sample Grade 9 Math Problems SECTION 4: APPLYING TO THE SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOLS Steps in the Application Process Testing Accommodations on the SHSAT Testing Accommodations for LaGuardia High School Auditions Confirming Testing Accommodations for the SHSAT and LaGuardia High School Auditions Opting Out of Testing Accommodations Students with Extended Time Who Finish the Test Before the End of the Extended Time Period Emergency Testing and/or Audition Accommodations Building Accessibility

4 MESSAGE TO STUDENTS AND PARENTS/GUARDIANS ABOUT SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOLS ADMISSIONS This Specialized High Schools Student Handbook contains useful information, including: Specialized High School admission procedures Registration for the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) and Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts (LaGuardia High School) auditions Confirming testing accommodations for SHSAT and LaGuardia High School auditions Calendar of important dates Sample SHSAT tests with test-taking tips There are nine Specialized High Schools in New York City. They are: ADMISSIONS DETERMINED BY AUDITION(S) FIORELLO H. LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOL OF MUSIC & ART AND PERFORMING ARTS Dance Instrumental Music Drama Technical Theater Fine Arts Vocal Music THE BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE THE BROOKLYN LATIN SCHOOL ADMISSIONS DETERMINED BY SHSAT BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AT THE CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK HIGH SCHOOL OF AMERICAN STUDIES AT LEHMAN COLLEGE QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE SCIENCES AT YORK COLLEGE STATEN ISLAND TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL These schools were established under New York State Law 2590 Section G. Entrance into these schools is determined by the SHSAT, except for LaGuardia High School, which is based on a competitive audition and review of academic records. Students must be residents of New York City and current eighth grade or first-time ninth grade students in order to apply, register, sit for, and receive results for the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) and LaGuardia High School audition(s). For updates concerning Specialized High School admissions, please visit: The Specialized High Schools Student Handbook is a project of the New York City Department of Education. 4

5 11 THE SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOLS SECTION THE BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE 75 West 205th Street, Bronx, New York Phone: (718) Website: Overview: The Bronx High School of Science educates an academically gifted community of learners through a rigorous Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) curriculum. All academic disciplines are taught through the lens of inquiry to emphasize critical thinking and problem solving. The school cultivates a diverse community of lifelong learners who discover their passions through a collaborative and supportive network of students, educators and alumni. Utilizing a balance of theoretical and applied learning, students explore complex problems and have access to a rich offering of resources to develop solutions. Drawing upon a long tradition of academic success, the Bronx High School of Science prepares students to flourish in the best colleges and universities. The school creates the leaders and visionaries of the future. Included among the school s alumni are eight Nobel Prize winners and six Pulitzer Prize winners. Academic program: The Bronx High School of Science offers 30 Advanced Placement (AP) courses and many post-ap courses (second-year college courses). The school offers seven foreign languages, numerous electives in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, technology, the humanities, music and a three-year independent research course in STEM or social science. Students may also select sequences in computer science and engineering that emphasize hands-on applications of scientific principles. The school s website provides full course descriptions. Extracurricular activities: Extracurricular activities include over 70 after-school clubs, 43 athletic teams, an internationally acclaimed speech and debate team, mock trial team, two robotics teams, two theatrical productions, S!NG, a newspaper and yearbook, and scholarly journals Admissions: 19,456 students listed Bronx Science as a choice on the SHSAT, and 962 offers were made. THE BROOKLYN LATIN SCHOOL 223 Graham Avenue, Brooklyn, New York Phone: (718) Website: Overview: Modeled after the prestigious Boston Latin school and founded in 2006, The Brooklyn Latin School (TBLS) provides a liberal arts curriculum, with an emphasis on the Classics and Latin language instruction. Early instruction emphasizes the acquisition of core knowledge of the key academic disciplines that students use as a foundation for deeper exploration in the upper grades. Widely regarded around the world as the most rigorous and comprehensive course of study at the high school level, the International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme is integral to the TBLS curriculum. In all classes, students experience a strong and consistent emphasis on structured writing and public speaking, as well as numerous opportunities for analytical thinking, which prepares them for the challenges of college work. Academic program: All students are required to complete four years of study in Latin, history, mathematics, English, and science, at least two years of a world language, and one year of art history. Many of our classes feature public speaking exercises such as Declamation and Socratic Seminars, as well as oral presentations of scientific labs and mathematical problem sets. In addition, many of our classes feature writing exercises such as science lab reports, Spanish portfolios and essays, math modelling papers and Latin sight translations. The IB Programme s emphasis on student-led inquiry, global perspectives, international mindedness, and personal integrity conform perfectly with the ideals on which the school was founded. In addition to rigorous class work, IB stresses independent thinking and community engagement. In order to earn the IB Diploma, students are expected to complete an independent research project that culminates in a 4,000-word essay paper on a subject of choice, a task which correlates closely to college-level research writing. They are required to take a two year epistemology course called Theory of Knowledge (TOK) that challenges students to consider the ways knowledge is constructed, and which culminates in a final research paper and presentation. In addition, students are required to engage in activities involving creativity, service and reflection over an 18-month period. Creativity, action, and service (CAS) may include volunteering or engaging meaningfully with the TBLS community and the larger community. These requirements of the IB Diploma help our students become well-rounded citizens of the world. Extracurricular activities: To provide enrichment for students outside of the classroom, and to facilitate the completion of their CAS requirements, TBLS currently supports over 40 extracurricular activities, including athletic teams such as coed cross country, badminton and soccer, boys and girls basketball, boys wrestling, and girls volleyball clubs; fine and performing arts offerings like studio art, photography, literary magazine, dance, and a cappella; and various other groups such as the school newspaper, STOKED, Math Club, Science Olympiad, Model United Nations, and many more Admissions: 16,962 students listed The Brooklyn Latin School as a choice on the SHSAT, and 409 offers were made. 5

6 THE SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOLS continued... BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL 29 Fort Greene Place, Brooklyn, New York Phone: (718) Website: Overview: Brooklyn Technical High School (Brooklyn Tech) is the nation s largest public high school. Housed in a state-ofthe-art physical plant reborn for the 21st century, the school is a national model for excellence and a stimulating environment that fosters transformational education and personal growth. With modern technology at its core and labs and classrooms on par with university and industry standards, Brooklyn Tech serves as a vibrant intellectual arena for faculty and students to explore and embrace the ideas, technology and instructional methods that will shape the future. Academic program: In the 9th and 10th grades, all students take an academic core which includes college credit-bearing courses in Design & Fabrication and Digital Electronics. In the 11th and 12th grades, Brooklyn Tech students choose one of the following major areas of concentration: Aerospace, Architecture, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, College Prep, Economics & Finance, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Science, Gateway to Medicine, Industrial Design, Law & Society, Applied Mathematics, Mechatronics & Robotics, Media & Digital Animation, Physics, Social Science Research, or Software Engineering. In addition, the school offers unique electives in performance-based music, competitive mathematics, and research opportunities. Extracurricular activities: Brooklyn Tech s unparalleled learning environment is enriched with 43 PSAL teams and more than 120 activities and clubs. Partners in industry and higher education, as well as an active alumni community help sustain the level of excellence through classroom enrichment, mentoring, internships and more Admissions: 23,169 students listed Brooklyn Tech as a choice on the SHSAT, and 1,939 offers were made. HIGH SCHOOL FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AT THE CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK 240 Convent Avenue, New York, New York Phone: (212) Website: Overview: Founded in September 2002, The High School for Mathematics, Science and Engineering (HSMSE) at The City College of New York (CCNY) provides a unique and unparalleled collaborative educational experience. The school s mission is to encourage students to develop the habits of inquiry, written and verbal expression, and critical thinking. HSMSE enrolls approximately 450 students, drawn from all five boroughs, making it one of the most ethnically diverse schools in New York City. The academically rigorous learning environment focuses on mathematics, science, and engineering, while emphasizing civic responsibility and the value of acquiring knowledge for its own intrinsic reward. HSMSE faculty work together regularly to plan lessons, develop curricula, and share best practices. Their deep professional and personal experiences enrich the learning community; many faculty members have earned doctorates, and all have advanced degrees. Many have distinguished themselves in business, engineering, and other fields prior to becoming teachers. HSMSE has staff who conduct individual and group counseling sessions regularly, and coordinate the Big Sib / Little Sib Program that connect upperclassmen to serve as peer mentors to underclassmen. Through a partnership with The New York Foundling, HSMSE has a Health and Wellness Center with a fulltime mental health clinician. HSMSE sponsors workshops that have an overall theme and industry partners, who provide different speakers from different departments to offer a comprehensive perspective of a particular job or company. Students who participate can apply for summer research, apprenticeship, and/or employment opportunities in the partnering company. Academic program: HSMSE faculty plan lessons that include student discussion and cooperative learning to develop and improve problem-solving skills. All students take four years of math and science courses. Core classes meet every other day for 90 minutes, allowing time to engage in hands-on activities and in-depth discussions. Students attend a 45-minute elective enrichment course daily; course options include: Gastronomy, Astronomy, Microsoft Office User Certification, Art, Poetry Writing, Jazz Band, and Classical Guitar. There are three major concentrations that students select from in the spring of their sophomore year: Mathematics, Mount Sinai Medical Biomedical Research Program, or Engineering. HSMSE has the largest German Language program in New York State. College credit courses are offered in multiple ways: Advanced Placement courses are offered to all, and CUNY courses are offered to eligible students through the CCNY partnership and the City University of New York (CUNY) College Now program. Extracurricular activities: CCNY s Baskerville Hall faces the college quad, giving students green space in which to eat lunch, socialize, and relax on sunny days. Students may participate in a wide variety of extracurricular activities and PSAL sports after school, including Junior Statesmen of America, Moot Court, Mock Trial, Model United Nations, and the Key Club International. Additionally, HSMSE offers ping-pong, volleyball, dance, cheerleading, and Strategy Games clubs. HSMSE students 6

7 THE SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOLS continued... compete in national competitions, sponsored by the Goethe Institute and American Association of Teachers of German, for study abroad opportunities to Germany. Every year, at least one HSMSE student competes successfully enough to earn two weeks free travel to Germany. During the school year, HSMSE sponsors trips to colleges such as Boston College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton, Brown and University of Michigan Admissions: 19,308 students listed HSMSE at CCNY as a choice on the SHSAT, and 184 offers were made. HIGH SCHOOL OF AMERICAN STUDIES AT LEHMAN COLLEGE 2925 Goulden Avenue, Bronx, New York Phone: (718) Website: Overview: The High School of American Studies at Lehman College (HSAS) emphasizes the study of American History and offers students a well-rounded academic program that aims to prepare students for admission to highly competitive colleges and for a range of careers in politics, law, journalism, business, science, mathematics and the arts. In all endeavors, HSAS seeks to encourage in students a love for learning and an inquisitive spirit. Academic program: All students engage in a three-year chronological study of American History. Our aim is to make history come alive through the use of primary source documents, films, biographies, literature, and creative teaching techniques. Supported by the Gilder-Lehrman Institute, students gain firsthand knowledge of the key events in American history through trips to sites and cities of historic importance and through participation in special seminars with guest speakers. We also offer honors-level, Advanced Placement, and elective courses in mathematics, science, constitutional and criminal law, literature, film, foreign languages, history, and the arts. A special component of our program focuses on the development of college-level research skills and methodologies, and students are therefore supported by school and college faculty in the process of pursuing individualized research projects. Through our collaboration with Lehman College, students have access to its campus library and athletic facilities, and take credit-bearing college classes and seminars in their junior and senior years. Extracurricular activities: After school, students may participate in a wide variety of clubs, join one of the school's many athletic teams, and take part in competitive activities, such as moot court, mock trial, debate, and Model UN. QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE SCIENCES AT YORK COLLEGE th Street, Jamaica, New York Phone: (718) Website: Overview: Queens High School for the Sciences at York College is dedicated to providing a rigorous curriculum in collaboration with York College that emphasizes the sciences and mathematics. The school philosophy is students are more successful when nurtured in a small learning community. The school mission is to develop a community of diligent learners and independent thinkers who are inspired to attain academic excellence and prepare them for the competitive environment and challenges of higher education. Academic program: In line with offering small-sized classes for standard high school courses (such as English, Social Studies, Science, and Mathematics), the school offers a wide range of elective courses in all academic subjects, as well as art, music and language. Advanced Placement courses, including Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Chinese, English Language and Composition, Environmental Science, Physics 1, Spanish, U.S. History, and World History, are available to those who qualify. Students also have the opportunity to enroll in City University of New York (CUNY) College Now courses, such as Biology, Sociology, Health Services, Nutrition and Health, Pre-Calculus, and Psychology. Course offerings vary from year to year. Besides offering nurturing, small classes, students are further supported with tutoring by teachers and honors students. Guidance counselors support and assist students in all areas of concern, especially the selection of and application to colleges. Extracurricular activities: Since the school is located on the campus of York College, students enjoy state-of-the-art facilities such as the College s library, gymnasium, pool, theater, and cafeteria/food court throughout their high school career. A variety of clubs (determined by student suggestion and staff capacity) are available to all students, including Model UN, Amnesty International, chess, Sigma sorority, philosophy, basketball, Key club and many others. Boys and Girls Swimming, Girls Bowling, and Coed Tennis and Handball comprise the school s athletic teams Admissions: 16,592 students listed Queens High School for the Sciences at York College as a choice on the SHSAT, and 157 offers were made Admissions: 17,061 students listed HSAS at Lehman College as a choice on the SHSAT, and 159 offers were made. 7

8 THE SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOLS continued... STATEN ISLAND TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL 485 Clawson Street, Staten Island, New York Phone: (718) Website: Overview: Staten Island Technical High School s college preparatory curriculum provides a robust liberal arts curriculum that includes courses in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM), and a cutting edge Career and Technical Education (CTE) program. All 9th grade students receive a computer to use in school and take home for four years via a 1:1 Digital Education Initiative. Over 60% of the faculty members teach Advanced Placement (AP) and other college level courses. Academic program: Students advance beyond the core curriculum by taking four years of mathematics and a wide array of STEM and AP courses in all subject areas, along with the option of participating in the Science & Engineering Research Program, in which students compete in the NYC Science and Engineering Fair, Intel Science Talent Search, Google and Quality of Life competitions. All ninth grade students take an Intensive Writing course and English and Language Arts College Board Common Core-aligned Springboard curriculum, which prepares all students for AP Language and AP Literature and Composition curricula. All students graduate with at least two or three AP Social Studies courses and take three years of Russian language. There is an optional fourth-year of a second language offered in Mandarin, Latin, German, French, Italian or Spanish via a blended learning program. The CTE program features Pre-Engineering, AutoCAD, Digital- Analog Electronics, TV Studio Engineering, and Computer Science courses as well as an extensive Work Based Learning (WBL) College and Career Exploration sequence featuring career talks, job shadowing, career and college fairs, as well as internships. All students participate in the CTE program. Partnerships with CUNY College Now, SUNY University in the High School, St. John s University College Advantage and the College of St. Rose provide students with the opportunity to earn and graduate with 15 to 60 college credits. Extracurricular activities: The extracurricular program features over 100 afterschool clubs and activities (e.g., robotics, debate, Science/ Russian Olympiad) and 44 PSAL teams. The Student Organization, National Honor Society and Junior Statesmen of America serve as the pipeline for our student leaders, while students interested in the arts can participate in nine different bands, including jazz, marching band and ensembles, as well as theatrical productions Admissions: 15,490 students listed Staten Island Technical High School as a choice on the SHSAT, and 346 offers were made. STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL 345 Chambers Street, New York, New York Phone: (212) Website: Overview: Stuyvesant High School s mission is to provide students with a rigorous curriculum that nurtures and rewards their intellectual curiosity. Although Stuyvesant is historically recognized for its strengths in math, science and technology instruction, the school also has a dynamic and diverse Humanities program, as well as unique educational opportunities outside the classroom. Academic program: The school s enriched curriculum includes required courses for graduation and also affords its students the opportunity to take many advanced courses and electives in various subjects. These course selections include Research, Multivariate Calculus, Organic Chemistry, Existentialism, and Wall Street, in addition to a wide array of Advanced Placement courses. Extracurricular activities: The school is proud of its 45 PSAL sports teams and extensive extracurricular activities such as Robotics, Math Team, Speech and Debate, Science Olympiad, chess, Model UN, and Junior State of America. There are a number of major publications, over 100 student-run clubs, and an active student government. Students interested in music may participate in symphonic band, symphony orchestra, jazz band, and a number of choral groups Admissions: 22,476 students listed Stuyvesant High School as a choice on the SHSAT, and 950 offers were made. FIORELLO H. LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOL OF MUSIC & ART AND PERFORMING ARTS 100 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, New York Phone: (212) Website: The Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts enjoys an international reputation as the first and foremost high school committed to nurturing students dedicated to the arts. LaGuardia High School s dual mission provides a uniquely balanced educational experience that includes both demanding conservatory-style training and a rigorous, comprehensive academic program. Studio Programs: Students in the Dance program study ballet and modern dance; supplementary courses include dance history, choreography, theater dance (tap and jazz), career management, and professional skills. Students in the Drama program focus on theater preparation through courses in acting, voice and diction, physical techniques, theater history, and script analysis. In the Fine Arts program, students receive 8

9 THE SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOLS continued... two years training in traditional skills and disciplines, which include drawing, painting in water-based media, graphic design, and painting in oils and acrylics. After taking the core art courses, students round out their arts education with advanced courses in the subjects listed above and with other elective offerings, such as architecture, art history, ceramics, computer graphics, mural painting, photography, print making, and sculpture. Students in the Technical Theater program receive practical training in scenic carpentry, lighting technology, costume construction, sound properties, stage management, technical drawing, and design. Technical Theater students participate in both the production and the performance aspects for the various LaGuardia High School events. Students in the Instrumental Music and Vocal Music programs study sight singing, music theory, and music history. The Instrumental Music Studio performing groups include four symphony orchestras, two concert bands, two jazz bands, and three musical pit orchestras. Students also have the opportunity to compose, conduct and perform original repertoire. Art History, Studio Art, and Music Theory. Students complete this course load in addition to their studio majors. Extracurricular activities: Students actively engage in 21 PSAL sports teams and an extensive array of extracurricular activities such as Math Team, Speech and Debate, Science Olympiad, Chess, Model United Nations, ARCHON and ARISTA Honor Societies. Students participate in over 50 student-run clubs, and an active student government Admissions: 1,148 students received one or more offers to the programs at LaGuardia High School from a pool of 12,826 students. The Vocal Music Studio performing groups include Elementary, Mixed, Girls, Women s, and Senior Choruses; Gospel Choir; Show Choir; and an opera production. In voice classes, students receive training in Italian, German, and French vocal literature. Music elective courses include chamber music, guitar, music technology, and songwriting. Each studio requires a substantial time commitment after school, including rehearsals and performances, as well as the practical application of technical theater and gallery management techniques. Longer school days are expected during performance times, and students are required to be present and participate in program-related, after-school performances and activities. Auditions will be held at the school. Student must register for auditions with their guidance counselors. See pages for LaGuardia High School audition information. Academic Program: LaGuardia High School students exceed the NYC Department of Education's College and Career Readiness Benchmarks. These benchmarks, as outlined by the DOE 'define the qualities and achievements that students need to complete in order to be ready to enroll, persist, and success in college, postsecondary training opportunities, and gain entry into meaningful careers.' The school s rigorous academic program includes required courses for graduation, CUNY College Credit Bearing Courses, as well as over 20 Advanced Placement (AP) courses in the following subjects: English Language, English Literature, Language and Culture in Italian, French and Spanish, Calculus, Statistics, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics, Psychology, Government & Politics, US History, Human Geography, World History, 9

10 SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOLS ADMISSIONS TEST 22 SHSAT DATES AND LOCATIONS SECTION All eligible current 8th and first-time 9th grade students in public, private, and parochial schools applying to one or more of New York City s Specialized High Schools (with the exception of LaGuardia High School) must take the SHSAT. Approximately 28,500 students took the SHSAT for September 2016 admission. Students interested in taking the SHSAT should speak with their guidance counselor during the Request for Testing (RFT) period. Students will be issued a Test Ticket, which will indicate the date, time, and location assigned to the student for testing. Students must test on the date and at the location assigned. Testing locations are specified on page 11, and students are assigned to a test site based on the geographic district in which the student s school is located. Conflicts should be reported to the student's guidance counselor prior to the test date. September 8 October 13, 2016 RFT Period Students register for the SHSAT and LaGuardia High School audition(s) with guidance counselors. October 19, 2016 Test Tickets available for distribution TEST DATES (For locations, see page 11) All current 8th grade students All current 9th grade students 8th and 9th grade students who are English Language Learners or students with disabilities who have Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) or 504 Plans.* Make-up test requests Students new to New York City (Records must show that student arrived in NYC after the November test.) Saturday, October 22, 2016 Sunday, October 23, 2016 Sunday, October 30, 2016 Saturday, November 5, 2016 End of summer 2017 ALTERNATE TEST DATE Students must notify their guidance counselors within the RFT period if they require a test date that does not conflict with a Saturday or Sunday religious observance. If a student s Test Ticket does not indicate an appropriate date, the student should speak to his/her guidance counselor so that the ticket can be modified. If a student is ill and unable to take the test on a scheduled date, the student must immediately notify their guidance counselor upon return to school, present medical documentation, and request that the guidance counselor provide a make-up testing date. Documentation is required to confirm a valid make-up request. Guidance counselors must submit requests with required documentation by October 26 for the October 30 test and by November 1 for the November 5 test. *More information about eligible English Language Learners and former English Language Learners is on page

11 SHSAT DATES AND LOCATIONS continued... Grade 8 and 9 students attending schools in: TESTING SITE ADDRESS TEST LOCATIONS Manhattan Stuyvesant High School 345 Chambers Street, New York, NY Tel: (212) Subways: 1, 2, 3, A, C, E to Chambers Street; R to City Hall Buses: M20, M22, M5, M9, X1, X10 Bronx The Bronx High School of Science 75 West 205 Street, Bronx, NY Tel: (718) Subways: 4, to Bedford Park Boulevard-Lehman College; B, D to Bedford Park Boulevard Buses: Bx1, Bx10, Bx2, Bx22, Bx26, Bx28, Bx3 Brooklyn Districts 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 32 Brooklyn Technical High School 29 Fort Greene Place, Brooklyn, NY Tel: (718) Subways: 2, 3, 4, 5 to Nevins Street, A to Hoyt & Schermerhorn; B, Q, R to DeKalb Avenue; C to Lafayette Avenue; D, N to Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center; G to Fulton Street Buses: B103, B25, B37, B38, B41, B45, B52, B54, B62, B63, B65, B69 Brooklyn Districts 18, 21, 22, 23 James Madison High School 3787 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY Tel: (718) Subways: B, Q to Kings Highway Buses: B100, B2, B31, B44, B49, B7, B82, BM3, BM4 Brooklyn District 19 Queens Districts 27, 28, 29 Hillcrest High School Highland Avenue, Jamaica, NY Tel: (718) Subway: E, J, Z to Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer; F to Parsons Boulevard Buses: Q1, Q110, Q111, Q112, Q114, Q17, Q2, Q20A, Q20B, Q24, Q3, Q31, Q34, Q36, Q40, Q41, Q43, Q56, Q6, Q65, Q76, Q77, Q8, Q83, Q9, X68 Queens Districts 24, 25, 26, 30 Long Island City High School Broadway, Long Island City, NY Tel: (718) Subways: N, Q to Broadway Buses: Q100, Q102, Q103, Q104, Q18, Q66, Q69 Staten Island Staten Island Technical High School 485 Clawson Street, Staten Island, NY Tel: (718) Subways: Staten Island Railway (SIR) to New Dorp Buses: S57, S74, S76, S78, S79-SBS Note: Not every site will be available on November 5. Please check your Test Ticket for precise testing location. TEST RESULTS Please note that the SHSAT is not a requirement for admission to LaGuardia High School. For all other Specialized High Schools, offers are made to students based upon their SHSAT scores, how they ranked the Specialized High Schools on the SHSAT answer sheet, and seat availability. SHSAT scores are available in March 2017 with High School Admissions Round One results. To determine offers to a Specialized High School: All scores of the students who took the test are ranked from highest score to lowest score. The student with the highest score is placed in their first choice (highest prioritized school). Starting from the highest score on down, each student, in turn, is placed in that student s highest prioritized school in which seats are still available. Therefore, if all the seats in a student s first-choice school have been offered to students who scored higher, the student is placed in their second-choice school if seats are available. If all the seats in the student s second-choice school have been offered to students who scored higher, the student is offered a seat in their third-choice school if there are still seats available, and so on. This process continues until there are no seats available in any of the eight Specialized High Schools where admission is based on the SHSAT. From year to year, the number of offers and projected seats for each Specialized High School may be subject to an increase or decrease based on school enrollment. 11

12 FIORELLO H. LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOL OF 33 MUSIC & ART AND PERFORMING ARTS AUDITIONS SECTION September 8 October 13, 2016 Register for LaGuardia High School audition(s) with your guidance counselor. October 19, 2016 Audition Tickets available for distribution AUDITION DATES All auditions are held at LaGuardia High School. Dates are scheduled according to the borough in which your school is located, not your current home address, and by the first letter of your last name. BOROUGH LAST NAME AUDITION GROUP DATE START TIME Bronx A L Students auditioning for Dance Saturday, November 05, :00 AM Bronx M Z Students auditioning for Dance Sunday, November 06, :00 AM Bronx A Z Students auditioning for a single or multiple studios except Dance Saturday, December 03, :00 AM Brooklyn A Z Students auditioning for two or more studios or Technical Theater Saturday, October 29, :00 AM Brooklyn A L Students auditioning for a single studio except Technical Theater Sunday, October 30, :00 AM Brooklyn M Z Students auditioning for a single studio except Technical Theater Sunday, October 30, :30 AM Manhattan A Z Students auditioning for two or more studios or Technical Theater Saturday, November 05, :00 AM Manhattan A L Students auditioning for a single studio except Technical Theater Sunday, November 06, :00 AM Manhattan M Z Students auditioning for a single studio except Technical Theater Sunday, November 06, :30 AM Queens/ Staten Island A Z Students auditioning for two or more studios or Technical Theater Saturday, November 19, :00 AM Queens/ Staten Island A K Students auditioning for a single studio or Technical Theater Sunday, November 20, :00 AM Queens/ Staten Island L Z Students auditioning for a single studio or Technical Theater Sunday, November 20, :30 AM AUDITION EXCEPTIONS If a student s audition date conflicts with a religious observance, the student may audition on either the Saturday or Sunday of the student s school s scheduled weekend. If a student's scheduled SHSAT date/time conflicts with their scheduled LaGuardia High School audition, the student must contact LaGuardia High School directly via phone or to schedule a different audition date. LaGuardia High School may require a doctor's note for students who need to reschedule due to illness/injury. AUDITIONS FOR STUDENTS NEW TO NEW YORK CITY End of summer 2017 (official records must indicate that the student became a New York City resident after November 1, 2016). ADMISSIONS PROCESS Admission to LaGuardia High School is based on a competitive audition and review of a student s academic record to ensure success in the school s demanding studio work and challenging academic program. To audition for one or more of the studios at LaGuardia High School, a student must inform their guidance counselor of their intention to audition and indicate for which studio(s) they wish to audition. The guidance counselor will provide the student with a receipt to reflect the request during the RFT period, and an Audition Ticket prior to the audition date. Successful candidates are expected to exhibit an intermediate to advanced level of proficiency in their art forms. Students are evaluated based on their preparation for the audition, level of 12

13 FIORELLO H. LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOL OF MUSIC & ART AND PERFORMING ARTS AUDITIONS continued... commitment to their art form, technical proficiency, and artistic expression. Most students receiving an offer for one or more of the studios typically score between points on the studio rubric in addition to having a satisfactory academic record. All applicants must bring their Audition Ticket to each audition for entrance. Printed receipts from the RFT process are not acceptable. For students who attend a non-public school (private or parochial), one copy of the previous academic year s report card and/or transcript is required for each studio audition for which the student is registered. For example, if the student is auditioning for two studios, then the student must provide two copies of the Audition Ticket and report card. Students are evaluated solely on the official marks awarded during the previous academic school year. No reevaluation will be done based on any subsequent improved academic performance. REGISTERING FOR LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOL AUDITIONS Students interested in applying to one or more of the six studios at LaGuardia High School should review the audition requirements listed in this handbook and also in the 2017 New York City High School Directory to prepare to audition. Students registered to audition for more than two studios may be asked by LaGuardia High School to audition over more than one day. Students should ask their guidance counselors to follow up with LaGuardia High School directly if they are in this situation. English Language Learners (ELLs) eligible for testing accommodations and students with disabilities whose Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) or 504 Plans provide for testing accommodations will receive those accommodations for the LaGuardia High School audition(s) as long as the accommodations do not interfere with the content or the skill being measured. Students with disabilities or ELL and eligible former English Language Learners who will be using their accommodations for LaGuardia High School auditions must send directly to LaGuardia High School any relevant documents related to the accommodations prior to the RFT deadline (e.g., student s IEP, 504 Plan, or signed letter on school letterhead describing ELL supports received by student in school setting). Documentation for LaGuardia High School can be faxed to or ed to Students must arrive on time for audition(s), although the arrival time indicated on the Audition Ticket may not be the actual start time of the audition. Students should bring a light snack and/or water. At the auditions, there is a designated waiting/reunion area for parents/guardians, as they are not allowed in the audition areas. Parents/guardians also may choose to leave and re-enter the school building at any time. It is important that the student has food/water and that any other communication with families is made prior to the beginning of the audition process. AUDITION INFORMATION FOR EACH STUDIO A total of 12,826 students auditioned for LaGuardia High School for an offer to one or more of the school s six studios for the school year. Students may audition for the studios listed below. Only students who are residents of New York City are eligible to apply and audition. DANCE Applicants participate in both a ballet class and a modern dance class. Female applicants must wear a leotard, footless or convertible tights and ballet shoes. Males should wear a fitted t-shirt, black leggings, fitted black sweatpants or black tights, and ballet shoes. Applicants are evaluated for their potential to succeed in the specific training offered. DRAMA Applicants should be prepared to perform two contrasting one-minute monologues. Applicants will be asked to do an impromptu reading and participate in an interview. Attire should allow free movement since applicants may be asked to demonstrate how well they move physically. FINE ART Applicants must bring a portfolio of 8-15 pieces of original artwork done in a variety of media. The artwork should be from observation, imagination, and memory, and labeled appropriately. Photographs not originals of three-dimensional (3D) works may be included. For the audition, applicants will be given three drawing assignments, including drawing the human figure from observation, drawing a still life from memory, and creating a drawing in color based on imagination. All drawing materials for auditions will be supplied by the school at the time of the audition. INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC Applicants should prepare a solo selection to perform without accompaniment and bring one copy of the music they plan to perform. Applicants should bring their instruments to the audition, except those auditioning on piano, percussion, tuba, double bass, and harp. These instruments will be provided by the school at the audition. Amplifiers also will be provided at the audition for electric guitarists. Applicants will be tested for rhythm and tonal memory and will be asked to complete a sight-reading of a given selection. TECHNICAL THEATER Applicants are expected to bring a prepared 3D design model/diorama for presentation, along with a photograph of the diorama. Applicants will be asked to participate in a small-group, hands-on practical in one or more aspects of technical theater. VOCAL MUSIC Applicants should prepare a song to sing without accompaniment for the audition. The musical selection can be classical or popular in style. In the audition applicants will be asked to sing back melodic patterns and tap back rhythmic patterns. LaGuardia High School has a suggested online song list ( applicants are not required to select from the song list. 13

14 STEPS IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS 44 APPLYING TO THE SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOLS SECTION 1 CONTACT GUIDANCE COUNSELOR Students should contact their guidance counselor to indicate intention to take the SHSAT and/or audition for LaGuardia High School within the RFT period, starting in early September. 2OBTAIN A TEST OR AUDITION TICKET Prior to the testing/audition date(s), school guidance counselors will provide students with a SHSAT Test Ticket and/or a LaGuardia High School Audition Ticket. This ticket will indicate the location of the test/audition site, the date and time of the SHSAT/audition, the student s ID number, and the school code number of the student s current school. If a student has a conflict with the test or audition date assigned, the student should inform the guidance counselor immediately to arrange an alternate test or audition date. Once Test and Audition Tickets have been issued, students are expected to arrive on the date and time indicated on their tickets. SHSAT test sites are based on the location of students current schools, not current home address. LaGuardia High School audition dates and times are based on the borough where students currently attend school. 3REVIEW TEST OR AUDITION TICKET Students and parents/guardians should review all information on the Test or Audition Ticket for accuracy. ELLs and students with disabilities should check their ticket and make sure they are scheduled for the appropriate testing date (see pages 10 and 12) with the appropriate accommodations. They should inform their guidance counselors immediately if there are any errors on the Test or Audition Ticket. 4COMPLETE AND OBTAIN PARENT/ GUARDIAN SIGNATURE ON TEST OR AUDITION TICKET Students and parents/guardians must sign the Test or Audition Ticket prior to the exam or audition. Those taking the SHSAT should rank, in priority order, up to eight Specialized High Schools to which they want to apply. Students will copy these choices onto the test answer sheet on test day. Students may choose to apply to only one school, or may apply to as many as all eight schools to increase their chances of being offered a seat in one of those Specialized High Schools. Students should only list schools that they wish to attend if they are offered a seat. Once choices have been submitted on the day of the test, they may not be changed. The LaGuardia High School Audition Ticket will display the studio(s) for which the student requested to audition when the RFT was submitted. Students should make a copy of the Audition Ticket for each audition they attend. 5ATTEND SHSAT OR AUDITION Students taking the SHSAT must bring their Test Ticket to their assigned test site on the day of the test. Students auditioning for one or more studios at LaGuardia High School must bring their Audition Tickets to their audition(s) as well. Students arriving without an Audition or Test Ticket may not be guaranteed admittance. Although sites will make every effort to confirm a student's registration and accommodate those with missing tickets, another test or audition date may need to be scheduled. Students should arrive at the time indicated on the Test or Audition Ticket; but it is important to note that the test or audition may start after the arrival time listed on the Test or Audition Ticket. Students are allowed to bring cell phones to the SHSAT test site and/or LaGuardia High School, but cell phones must be turned off and not in use while in school buildings. No other electronic devices are allowed. Prior to to the start of the audition or SHSAT, students must be prepared to turn in their cell phones when it is requested. For both the SHSAT and LaGuardia High School auditions, students may bring a snack and water; however, test and audition site staff, including proctors and adjudicators, will determine when consuming these items is allowed. 6RECEIVE RESULTS Students must be residents of New York City in order to receive results of the SHSAT and/or offers to LaGuardia High School studio(s). In March 2017, students will be notified through the High School Admissions Round One result letters as to whether or not they received offer(s) to the Specialized High Schools. It is possible for students who audition for one or more of the studios at LaGuardia High School to receive offer(s) to one or more of the studios at LaGuardia High School. Students who receive offers to a Specialized High School may, at the same time, receive an offer to one of the other high school choices that were submitted on their New York City High School Admissions Application. At this time, the student will have to choose between the Specialized High School offer(s) and the High School Admissions Application offer. Students with disabilities who have IEPs or 504 Plans and English Language Learners, including current and former English Language Learners who achieved proficiency on the New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT) within the past two years, are eligible to receive testing and/or audition accommodations on the SHSAT and LaGuardia High School auditions. 14

15 STEPS IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS continued... TESTING AND AUDITION ACCOMMODATIONS Testing accommodations are changes to test format and/or the way tests are administered so that eligible students have the support they need in order to demonstrate their skills, knowledge, and abilities without being unnecessarily impacted by their disabilities or English proficiency. Families are encouraged to review the New York City Department of Education s (NYCDOE) resources on testing accommodations for additional information: SpecialEducation/Classroom/instruction/accommodations.htm. IMPORTANT NOTES: Testing accommodations are provided based on a student s existing testing accommodations. These are documented on students IEPs or 504 Plans or based on their ELL status. Accommodations that are requested only for the SHSAT and/or LaGuardia High School auditions are not allowed. Students must demonstrate a documented history of needing and using testing accommodations. Students with 504 Plans must have their accommodations approved every year. Schools and families must review (and approve, if appropriate) the student s Plan no later than the last day of school in June Please see this FAQ on 504 Plans: Students who demonstrate disabilities or temporary impairments within 30 days of the SHSAT may receive certain emergency testing accommodations, if approved by the principal. Please see the section on Emergency Testing and/ or Audition Accommodations on page 17 for more information. TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS ON THE SHSAT Students with disabilities will be provided with the accommodations listed in their IEPs or 504 Plans, unless the accommodation is not permitted on the SHSAT, or if the accommodation is not needed on the SHSAT (see the next section). Students and families should contact guidance counselors at their current schools directly with questions about testing accommodations on the SHSAT and to make sure their testing accommodations are correct on their test tickets. Due to the time needed to transition students from the building entrance to the testing rooms, extended time on the examination is calculated from the start time of the exam, not the arrival time indicated on the ticket. ELLs and eligible former ELLs taking the SHSAT are granted extended testing time of 225 minutes (1.5x standard testing time) and a separate location. Bilingual mathematics glossaries will also be provided by the NYCDOE on the day of the SHSAT at each test administration site in the NYCDOE s nine major languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), French, Haitian-Creole, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Urdu. Students are not permitted to bring their own bilingual mathematics glossaries. Sample glossaries can be found on the NYCDOE Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT) website: testing/shsat.htm. ELLs with IEPs or 504 Plans will receive the accommodations to which they are entitled, as long as the accommodations are permitted for the SHSAT (see the next section). Students whose IEPs or 504 Plans list the use of assistive technology, such as a Frequency Modulation (FM) Unit, or other aids, such as masks, markers, or highlighters must bring these with them on the day of the SHSAT and/or audition. Please note: assistive technology and other aids will not be provided by test or audition sites on testing and/or audition days. Testing Accommodations Not Allowed for SHSAT Certain testing accommodations are not permitted for any student on the SHSAT because providing these accommodations would interfere with how the test measures certain skills. Students are not permitted to use calculators and/or mathematics tables on the Mathematics section, because this section of the SHSAT measures students mathematical computation skills. No part of the Reading section of the SHSAT will be read aloud to any student, because this section of the SHSAT measures students reading comprehension skills. This includes directions, passages, questions, and answers. Oral translations of test directions, questions, and answers are not permitted because this changes the standardization of the test. ELLs who need translations are permitted to use bilingual mathematics glossaries on the Mathematics section of the SHSAT only. Testing Accommodations Not Needed for the SHSAT In addition, some accommodations that students may use on other tests may not be needed on the SHSAT. For example, students who use a computer or word processor for tests with essays will not need to use this accommodation on the SHSAT because there are no essays on the test. A Note About Scribes: if a student has a scribe listed on their IEP or 504 Plan, it is important to note if the student needs 15

16 STEPS IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS continued... TESTING AND AUDITION ACCOMMODATIONS help bubbling in their answer sheet or not. A scribe is not needed if the student can bubble in the student s answers on the answer sheet independently. A scribe is only needed if a student is unable to write out the student s work on scrap paper and bubble in the student s answers. Students using a scribe on testing day will have a 1:1 testing administration. Therefore, it is critical for families to work with their IEP or 504 Team to make sure this accommodation is correctly listed on the IEP or 504 Plan. TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS FOR LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOL AUDITIONS If there is any question as to whether an accommodation is permitted for an audition, please have your guidance counselor contact LaGuardia High School directly by phone at or at For information about arranging for accommodations for LaGuardia High School auditions, please see the next section. CONFIRMING TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE SHSAT AND LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOL AUDITIONS During the SHSAT RFT period, a student s current school, including non-public schools (private and parochial schools), is responsible for entering the appropriate testing accommodations in the NYCDOE s Student Enrollment Management System (SEMS). For students with 504 Plans or similar school-based accommodation plans (only for students not in NYCDOE schools), all documentation must be submitted to the NYCDOE for review via to at least three (3) weeks prior to the RFT deadline. Documentation received after this deadline may not be reviewed in time for the student's scheduled test date. Students and families should directly contact their guidance counselors at their current schools with questions about testing accommodations on the SHSAT. Students arranging accommodations for LaGuardia High School auditions must have their guidance counselor send supporting documentation directly to LaGuardia High School prior to the RFT deadline (e.g., student s IEP, 504 Plan, or signed letter on school letterhead describing English Language Learner supports received by student in school setting). Documentation for LaGuardia High School can be faxed to or ed to Guidance counselors should contact LaGuardia High School directly with any questions about audition accommodations. Non-public school students with disabilities who do not have an IEP or 504 Plan indicating their need for testing accommodations must work with their school guidance counselor to complete a NYCDOE Request for Accommodations form and submit the form and supporting documentation to the NYCDOE for review and approval by the RFT deadline. Students current schools can provide the form and are responsible for ensuring that an appropriate review process takes place, and that students accommodations and relevant documentation are submitted by the RFT deadline. The NYCDOE reserves the right to request additional information about schools processes for granting accommodations and verify that the requested accommodation addresses a documented need. Non-public school students auditioning at LaGuardia High School must have accommodations plans approved by school-based support or IEP teams and the documentation should be sent directly to LaGuardia High School so that accommodations can be arranged for the audition(s). OPTING OUT OF TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS Before the RFT deadline, parents/guardians of English Language Learners and students with IEPs or 504 Plans may opt out of certain testing accommodations for their children on the SHSAT or LaGuardia High School auditions. Before the RFT deadline, parents/guardians must contact their child s guidance counselor to indicate in writing their desire to opt out of testing accommodations for their child. Neither guidance counselors nor students may opt out of testing accommodations; written consent by a parent/guardian is required. If it is not possible to provide written consent to opt out of testing accommodations before the RFT deadline, parents/ guardians must provide their written consent on testing day to opt out of the testing accommodations listed on their child s Test or Audition Ticket. On testing day, students cannot modify or opt out of the testing accommodations listed on their Test or Audition Ticket unless parent/guardian consent has been provided in writing on the Test or Audition Ticket. STUDENTS WITH EXTENDED TIME WHO FINISH THE TEST BEFORE THE END OF THE EXTENDED TIME PERIOD All students must stay in testing rooms until at least the end of the standard test administration time (150 minutes), with the exception of bathroom breaks. Once the standard test administration time (150 minutes) is over, students with an accommodation of extended time may leave if they have finished working on the exam. Students who leave before the end of their extended time will be required to acknowlegde in writing that they had the 16

17 STEPS IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS continued... TESTING AND AUDITION ACCOMMODATIONS opportunity to use the full amount of the extended time period but chose to leave early. If a parent/guardian does not want their child to leave the testing room before the full amount of the extended time period has ended, the parent/guardian is responsible for communicating this to their child before the test begins. Re-tests will not be provided to students who choose to leave before the end of their extended time. EMERGENCY TESTING AND/OR AUDITION ACCOMMODATIONS Emergency testing accommodations are intended for use by students whose disabilities or injuries occur after the RFT deadline but before their scheduled testing/audition day, and without enough time to develop an IEP or 504 Plan. For the SHSAT, students and families should work with their guidance counselor to complete the Emergency Testing Request form and ask their guidance counselor to as soon as possible prior to the testing day that emergency accommodations may be needed. If a family requests an accommodation without giving the NYCDOE sufficient time to review the request before the regular SHSAT administration date, the student s SHSAT may be rescheduled to ensure that the request for accommodations may be properly reviewed. If a student requires emergency accommodations for a LaGuardia High School audition, the family or guidance counselor must contact LaGuardia High School directly to request the accommodation. Students and families should contact their current guidance counselor for additional information about testing accommodations. BUILDING ACCESSIBILITY The NYCDOE is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, and activities are accessible to staff, members of the school community, students, and family members with disabilities. The NYCDOE assesses all of its buildings on a continuing basis to determine which schools are accessible to individuals with disabilities. For the most up-to-date information on the accessibility of each school, please contact the school directly. Families are encouraged to visit schools to learn about the level of accessibility. For more information, please visit 17

18 55 SHSAT DESCRIPTION AND MATERIALS SECTION The SHSAT assesses knowledge and skills. These skills consist of the ability to comprehend English prose, to think through a verbal problem in order to reach a reasoned conclusion based on given information, and to use problem-solving skills in mathematics. The test measures knowledge and skills students have gained over the course of their education. Keeping up with schoolwork throughout the year is the best possible preparation. The SHSAT has two sections, Verbal and Mathematics. Standard administration time is 150 minutes to complete the test. VERBAL SECTION (45 QUESTIONS) The verbal section consists of verbal reasoning and reading comprehension components. Verbal reasoning is measured through five scrambled paragraph items, which require students to place sentences in the correct order to form a paragraph, and 10 logical reasoning questions. The reading comprehension section requires students to read five reading selections, each of which is followed by six questions assessing students ability to understand, analyze, and interpret what they have read. MATHEMATICS SECTION (50 QUESTIONS) The Mathematics section consists of word problems and computational questions. Students may choose to complete either the Verbal or Mathematics section first. Students who finish early may go back to questions in either section to review their work. Students will not be given extra time at the conclusion of testing to transfer responses from the test booklet to the answer sheet. All responses must be recorded on the answer sheet before the conclusion of the test. SHSAT TESTING PROCEDURES Students, it is important to review the instructions below with your parent/guardian to ensure understanding prior to testing. ARRIVING AT THE TEST SITE It is important to arrive at the test site at the time indicated on your SHSAT Test Ticket. Please note the test may not begin immediately after the stated arrival time. The test site can provide information about anticipated test completion times. You may bring snacks and water, but the test site will determine the appropriate time to consume them. All cell phones and electronic devices will be collected by the proctor and stored in the testing room prior to the test and will be returned at the conclusion of the test. You may not use a cell phone until after the test is completed and you have been dismissed from the building. Prior to the test, you will be asked to read and sign a statement on your answer sheet indicating that you are a resident of New York City, are well enough to take the test, and are taking it at the appropriate grade level. Students who sign this statement but do not meet the requirements specified will be disqualified from acceptance to any of the Specialized High Schools. If you do not feel well and do not have an approved medical 504, you should inform the test proctor immediately; you should not begin the test, or sign the statement. Once you have begun the test, you may not be able to request a make-up test due to illness. Any requests for a make-up test made after you have started the test may not be honored. Prior to the start of the test, NYCDOE staff will take a photograph or video of the students in each testing room. These images will be used for test security purposes only. TEST MATERIALS Students must bring to the testing session: a SHSAT Test Ticket signed by parent/guardian with student s Specialized High School choices sharpened Number 2 pencils (a ballpoint pen or other ink cannot be used for machine scoring) an eraser Assistive Technology (if indicated on the IEP and Test Ticket) a silent non-calculator watch to keep track of your working time The test site will provide: a test booklet with an answer sheet and scrap paper attached optional extra scrap paper Scrap paper may be used to solve logical reasoning and mathematics problems, and will be collected at the end of the test. Do not bring cameras or personal electronic devices such as a calculator watch, smart watch, calculator, MP3 Player/iPod, tablet/ipad or ebook reader to the test. As per NYCDOE testing policy, cell phones and other prohibited electronic devices will be collected from all students entering the room in which the test is being administered and returned to the student after the student finishes the test and leaves the testing room. Students may not access any devices during testing, including break periods. During testing, schools will establish a collection point upon students entering the classroom prior to the test administration. Students will be instructed to store cell phones/cameras/electronic devices in their back pack/bag, or a school provided container, and place it in the front of the classroom until the conclusion of the test administration. Admission to the test shall be denied to any student who refuses to relinquish a prohibited device. Possession of a prohibited device at any time during the test administration, even if powered off, shall result in the test being invalidated. Students will not be provided with an opportunity to make up the exam on a subsequent day. 18

19 SHSAT DESCRIPTION AND MATERIALS continued... FILLING IN THE ANSWER SHEET important that you make your decisions about ranking schools before the day of the test. Discuss with your family the schools you are interested in, and determine the order in which you will list them on the answer sheet. Enter these rankings on the Test Ticket so that you will be able to carefully copy them onto Grid 5 on your answer sheet at the test site. Only choices made in Grid 5 will be counted. Answer sheets will be attached to test booklets. When the proctor instructs you to do so, you must detach the answer sheet and a sheet of scrap paper from the test booklet along the perforations, being careful not to tear the answer sheet or break the seal on the test booklet. Before taking the test, you will need to provide information such as name, student ID number, school number, and school choices on the answer sheet. EXAMPLES OF CORRECT GRID 5 It is important to fill in the bubbles completely so that scoring is not delayed. The following grids from the answer sheet collect important identifying information as well as information that affects admission to a Specialized High School. In Grid 4 you will bubble in your name as it appears in your school record and on your high school application. You should not use a nickname. For example, if your name on your school record is Robert, you should bubble in that name, even if most people call you Robbie. Or if your name on your school record is MeiLing, you should bubble in that name, even if most people call you Melanie. Grid 5 is for your choice of Specialized High Schools only. If you mark Grid 5 incorrectly, your admission to a Specialized High School may be affected. Admission is based on your score and the order in which you rank your school preferences in Grid 5, as well as the number of seats available at each school. Therefore, it is very You MUST fill in a first choice school. EXAMPLES OF INCORRECT GRID 5 DO NOT fill in more than one circle in a column. DO NOT fill in more than one circle in a row. 19 DO NOT fill in the same school for each choice.

20 SHSAT DESCRIPTION AND MATERIALS continued... You must fill in one and only one circle for each school for which you wish to be considered. You may make as few as one or as many as eight choices. To increase your chances of receiving an offer to one of the Specialized High Schools, you are encouraged to make more than one choice. You must fill in a first choice school, and you may fill in only one school for each choice. You must fill in only one circle in a row and only one circle in a column. You must not fill in a school more than once. You must not fill in the same school for each choice. In Grid 7, you must print the name of the school where you are now enrolled. You will then print your school code exactly as it appears on your Test Ticket or in the Feeder School List available from the test proctor. After that, you will bubble in the corresponding number or letter for each digit of your school code. Bubble in the letter P if you attend a private or parochial school. For example, a student who attends Abraham Lincoln IS 171 in Brooklyn should complete Grid 7 as shown in the example on the right. Fill in Grid 7 carefully: a bubbling error in Grid 7 may delay the reporting of your score. Grid 8 is labeled STUDENT ID NUMBER. Write your nine-digit student ID number in Grid 8. You will find this number on your SHSAT Test Ticket. Below each box, fill in the circle containing the same numeral as the box. (See the example on the right.) When you are told to begin the test, mark your answers SAMPLE ANSWER MARKS on the answer sheet by completely filling in the appropriate bubble (see A A A B B B C C C D D D E E E RIGHT WRONG WRONG example). Make sure your 4 A B C D E WRONG marks are heavy and dark. 5 A B C D E WRONG Be careful not to make any stray marks on the answer sheet. If you change an answer, completely erase your first answer. Do not fold or tear the answer sheet. There is only one correct answer to each question. If your answer sheet shows more than one mark in response to a question, that question will be scored as incorrect. GRID 7 Abraham Lincoln IS K GRID You may write in your test booklet or on the scrap paper provided to solve verbal or mathematics problems, but your answers must be recorded on the answer sheet in order to be counted. It will not be possible to go back and mark your answers on the answer sheet after time is up. Information in the test booklet or on scrap paper will not be counted. 20

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