According to Department of Education spokesperson Andrew Jacob (and the revised 'final' timelineon the DOE website), the DOE plans to mail results from gifted and talented testing to families starting today, May 4th.

That's good, because some schools, like the Anderson Schooland NEST+M, will offer tours and open houses beginning this week for families whose children qualified as applicants. The tour protocol varies by school: Parents should call the school/s in which they're most interested for details. In Brooklyn, PS 20, which will house one of the city's new G&T programs, plans tours this week and next week as well.

Online applications for G&T placement will be opened on May 6th. Students who score at the 97th percentile or above are eligible to apply for citywide G&T schools and programs, although there is no guarantee of admission, especially if the numbers of applicants exceed the number of available seats. Students who score at or above the 90th percentile are guaranteed seats at a district gifted and talented program.