Critics have long charged that standalone programs for accelerated students have led to segregated schools where Black and Latino students were underrepresented. But parents who support gifted & talented say it’s unfair to hold back accelerated learners.
— have led to segregated schools where Black and Latino students were underrepresented. But parents who support G&T say it’s unfair to hold back accelerated learners.
Entry to the kindergarten program will still be based on universal screening through teacher recommendations, as the de Blasio administration had eliminated the entrance exam. Kids who are not currently in a Department of Education pre-K program will be screened by DOE staff when they apply. “When you talk to national experts on child development, they identified the third grade as the best time to identify gifted behavior,” said Schools Chancellor David Banks at the press conference.
The DOE said it's currently working with schools to identify where the new third-grade programs will roll out. At least one school has already been identified as receiving a new G&T program — PS 56 in Richmond Hill will start a third-grade program this fall, according to DOE officials.State Sen. John Liu, who chairs Senate Committee on NYC Education, said he welcomed the expansion of the programs.
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