Alina Adams is a mom of three whose children have attended various combinations of public, private, religious, single-sex, co-ed, and gifted New York schools. She believes there can be no true school choice until ALL parents know ALL their school choices - and the inside secrets of how to get them.
About the Parents League of New York Founded in 1913 as a coalition of parents and independent and private schools, Parents League of New York supports families and children by providing a broad range of educational and parenting resources. As the public face of private education in New York—and the only nonprofit of its kind—we are the preeminent provider of advisory services for school admissions. Each year we help thousands of families as they apply to hundreds of schools across the country. Through our unequaled experience and affiliations, we have been developing and offering a wide array of workshops, forums and publications for over 100 years.
UPDATED FOR 2020! Getting Into New York City High-School can be an 18 month long process that regularly drives over 70,000 8th graders and their parents nearly over the edge. 2020 is promising to be the toughest year yet, with multiple changes on the horizon, including a proposal to change admissions to SHSAT schools, get rid of Screened schools, and no more Round 2!
New York City Department of Education 2019-20 school calendar.
1. The Bronx High School of Science 2. Brooklyn Latin School 3. Brooklyn Technical High School 4. Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts 5. High School for Math, Science and Engineering at City College 6. High School of American Studies at Lehman College 7. Queens High School for the Sciences at York College 8. Staten Island Technical High School 9. Stuyvesant High School
NYSAIS is a voluntary association of 196 independent nursery, elementary, and secondary schools enrolling over 83,000 students. It is affiliated with the National Association of Independent Schools and the New York State Coalition for Independent and Religious Schools. Founded in 1947, the Association is chartered by the New York State Board of Regents and is incorporated as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
The New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) is the department of the government of New York City that manages the city's public school system.