Middle School Resources

Update 10/19/20:  The DOE has stated that to ensure families have enough time to learn about school options, this year’s application deadline will be later than the traditional early December deadline.

The middle school application for students applying this year to enter middle school in fall 2021 is not yet open.  

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Later this fall, Welcome Letters will be available before the application opens.

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• Each Welcome Letter has instructions on creating a MySchools account, and the account creation code that lets parents link their child to their account. *Please note that we still do not have the letters with access codes for the MySchools,nyc account yet.  

• Welcome Letters will be mailed directly to all families; elementary school staff may also provide them to families.

• Families can continue exploring options through the MySchools Directory.

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 After Welcome Letters are distributed to families, the application will then open.

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• At that time, families will then be able to access their personalized application, rank up to 12 program choices, and submit their application up until the application deadline.

• As in past years, families may also elect to submit their application through their elementary school.

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What families can do now:

• Explore the links to D15 middle school websites, charter schools, and city-wide school websites below or through the MySchools Directory.

• Sign up for the DOE middle school admissions email list HERE. 

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Communications 

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10/19/2020 Updated #3, Deadline Delayed.

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10/13/2020  Update #2, D15 Sibling Priority Announcement

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10/05/2020  Middle School Update #1

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Middle School Websites

• Brooklyn School for Collaborative Studies (BCS)    Virtual Open Houses on 11/19, 11/22, 12/3, & 12/13 at 6:30 PM. Register HERE. 

• Boerum Hill School for International Studies   

• MS 136 Charles Dewey Middle School     

• MS 442, Carroll Garden School for Innovation  Open house info/sign-ups will be posted on their Admissions page soon.

• MS 88, Park Slope Educational Complex    Watch a virtual tour HERE

• MS 51  Check out MS 51's orientation video HERE.

• MS 447   Check out MS 447's virtual tour HERE.

• MS 839         Watch a virtual tour of MS 839 HERE.

• New Voices  All tours will be virtual for 2020/2021.Tours will be posted on their website when they become available.

• Park Slope Collegiate  You can email parent coordinator Steffen Nelson for information.

• Sunset Park Prep/821  

Charter Middle Schools 

• Brooklyn Urban Garden School (BUGS)  Virtual Open Houses on 11/18 & 12/7 at 6 PM. RSVP HERE. 

• Brooklyn Prospect Middle School    The application for their lottery is now available on their admissions page.  Please note:  The Windsor Terrace Middle School (WTMS) is temporarily located at 40 Flatbush Ext., which is in District 13.  By law, they are required to offer district preference to District 13 applicants.  WTMS will eventually move into its newly constructed building in Gowanus.  At that time, district preference will resume for District 15 families.

City Wide Schools

• Institute for Collaborative Studies (ICE)  What makes ICE special?  Watch this video: http://www.iceschoolnyc.org/admissions-information

• Mark Twain I.S. 239

• NEST + m       You can view a virtual orientation HERE. 

• Professional Performing Arts School

• Special Music School (Kaufman Center)

• The Anderson School PS334

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Online Resources for Families

• DOE's School Quality Guides.  Search school stats and quality reviews, there is a lot of information available here for families. 

• InsideSchools.org

• GreatSchools.org

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