Supplementary round high school results out
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All eighth and ninth graders who applied to high schools should have a placement by today, although they may not all be pleased with their assignment. The 7,455 students who were not matched in the first round of the high school process were asked to re-rank their preferences from a list of schools with available space. They could have listed up to 12 choices, but students and parents complained the options were limited. In the supplementary round, all students were matched with a school, regardless of whether they had ranked it or not.
“Any students who didn’t get a placement in a school that they had ranked were given a place at a school with available seats,” said Andrew Jacob, a spokesperson for the Department of Education.
An upcoming fair in Brooklyn on May 4 will include representatives from both high schools and a few new middle schools with available space (see below for the full list of participating schools). Three relatively new Brooklyn high schools,
How did you or your child fair in the supplementary round? As always, we welcome your comments.
| MS HS or Transfer School | Grades Enrolling in 2009 | District | SCHOOL_NAME |
| HS | 9 | 13 | City Polytechnic HS of Engineering, Architecture and Technology |
| Transfer | 9, 10 | 13 | Brooklyn HS For Leadership And Community Service |
| HS | 9, 10 | 14 | Frances Perkins Academy |
| HS | 9 | 15 | Sunset Park High School |
| HS | 9 | 16 | Brooklyn Academy of Global Finance |
| Transfer | 9 -1 2 | 18 | East Brooklyn Community High School |
| HS | 9, 10 | 18 | Academy for Conservation & the Environment |
| Transfer | 9 -1 2 | 18 | Olympus Academy |
| HS | 9, 10 | 18 | Urban Action Academy |
| HS | 9, 10, 11 | 18 | Kurt Hahn Expeditionary Learning School |
| HS | 9, 10, 11 | 18 | Victory Collegiate High School |
| MS | 6, 7, 8 | 18 | Middle School for Art & Philosophy |
| MS | 6, 7, 8 | 18 | Middle School of Marketing and Legal Studies |
| HS | 9, 10 | 19 | The School for Classics: An Academy of Thinkers, Writers and Performers |
| HS | 9,10, 11 | 21 | Life Academy High School for Film and Music |
| Transfer | 9 -1 2 | 23 | Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School |
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I’m covering high school admissions in NYC & would love to hear from parents about their experience navigating this process. Where did your child end up after the supplementary round? Are you planning to appeal? Do you think this system is working? Any interest in the new school fair?
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Thank you!
Comment by Meghan — April 30, 2009 @ 8:29 pm
iam upset that my son didn’t get in the school he want. what will happen if i appeal ? and what dose it mean restructuring 1 year? can you help
Comment by sue — May 2, 2009 @ 12:27 am
I have to admit that making it into the supplementary round may have worked out for the best in our particular situation. My Daughters Guidance Counselor never gave us the book with the new schools opening in 2009, so they were never considered on her application. Since we had no choice but to look into them in the second round, we found a school that met both our needs (Academics and Performing arts) and in our neighborhood. After visiting the school fair, we were convinced this was by far the best choice and today we received the news that she got in. I still believe the process is very unfair, but in a twist of fate it has worked out for the best for us.
Comment by Martha — May 4, 2009 @ 10:56 am