Dear Parents,
All students follow the same bell schedule whether blended or remote.
Information is forthcoming about which group schedule your child will follow, if you chose blended learning.
Timeline for Choosing Fully Remote Instruction
July 15 – August 7
Families can begin opting into full-time remote learning.
During this window, families can opt back into in-person
instruction if needed on a quarterly basis.
Week of August 10
Families can continue to opt into remote only learning
Send reports to schools indicating which students have opted
into full-time remote learning
Non-respondents should be programmed for in-person
instruction (based on model school selects)
September 2020
Schools begins for all students
Families who choose 100 percent remote learning can opt back
into blended learning on a quarterly basis, beginning in
November.
Please visit schools.nyc.gov/returntoschool2020 to fill out a short web form, or call 311
This fall, your child’s school will offer a combination of in-person and remote learning. You can choose from two options:
1. 100% Remote Learning: Opt in to have your child learn 100% remotely (all online, from home). To choose this option for your child, fill out and submit this form. If you are having difficulties completing this form online, call 311.
OR
2. Combination of In-Person and Remote Learning: Your child can follow their school’s schedule, a mix of in-person days at school and remote learning days from home. To choose this option, no action is needed: your school will be in touch about its schedule and programming plans in the coming weeks. Please visit the Return to School 2020 pages on the website for more information.
This form does not apply to charter schools. If your child attends a charter school, please reach out to the school directly to discuss remote learning options.
GET STARTEDNew incoming 6th Grade student Orientation
Congratulation Incoming 6th Graders and Parents below you will the link for Virtual orientation. This Orientation is only for new in coming 6th graders.
Link for the incoming Grade 6th Parent Orientation on June 13 at 10:00 a.m.
https://meet.google.com/bcs-opks-bmg
(US) +1 405-646-0477 PIN: 639 323 606#
Link with the incoming grade 6 parents for the Google Meet on June 15 at 7:00 p.m.
https://meet.google.com/haj-domo-tcz
(US) +1 219-281-4168 PIN: 188 417 724#
The DOE is engaging with parents, school leaders, students, and other stakeholders to collect ideas and perspectives on admissions for fall 2021. All parents and students are invited to join virtual borough-based meetings with Executive Superintendents:
Due to COVID-19, some factors that middle and high schools consider in admissions decisions, such as state test scores, attendance, and end-of-year grades, are not available. The admissions process for middle and high schools for the 2020–21 school year has to adapt to account for the absence of this information, which schools use in ranking prospective students.
We'll be updating this page with details on how to participate: check back again soon!
Additionally, the DOE is hearing from parent leaders across the city through meetings with the Chancellor’s Parent Advisory Council, CEC presidents, Presidents’ councils, and other parent advocacy groups.
The following message from the Chancellor provides information on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on DOE admissions for fall 2021, inviting families to engage with us through virtual events. You can read this message without leaving this page or download it as a PDF in your language: translations are coming soon!
Every public school student in New York City will soon receive more than $400 to help pay for food while school buildings are shut down, regardless of family income.
Through a federal relief effort, the state was recently approved to disperse the Coronavirus Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer, or P-EBT. The sweeping program will automatically send families the equivalent of about $5.70 per day to make up for meals that each student would have been eligible for while in school.
Because New York City is a universal free lunch district, providing no-cost meals to all 1 million students regardless of need, every child in a city-run public school qualifies. It adds up to about $420 per child — retroactive from the time buildings were shuttered in mid-March, through the end of the academic year in June. Across the state, the program will bring in more than $880 million in federal funds.
Charter and parochial students should also benefit, so long as their school participates in the federal school lunch program.
Anti-hunger activists who fought for universal free lunch in the city say the coming relief is unprecedented in scale and serves dual purposes: keeping children fed, and helping local businesses stay afloat.
Families, some of whom may be receiving public assistance for the first time, should not hesitate to use the money, said Joshua Goodman, a city spokesperson.
“This is an important program that is going to benefit a lot of people,” he wrote in an email. “This crisis is exactly what public benefits like P-EBT were made for, and there is no reason to feel reluctant to use it to take care of your family.”
An estimated 2 million people in the city, the epicenter of the virus’s chokehold, are hungry. More than 500 schools have continued to serve as meal hubs since buildings shut down on March 16, providing bagged breakfasts and lunches to anyone who needs food.
Still, meal hubs can only go so far in meeting the need. With set hours, locations that may require traveling on public transit, and menus that don’t always meet dietary or religious restrictions, families may find it hard to access food served at schools.
Increased food benefits, meanwhile, have a well-documented effect of helping to boost the economy, as families can shop in local bodegas and markets.
“That’s money that immediately gets infused into the local economy,” said Liz Accles, executive director of the nonprofit Community Food Advocates. “People get benefits and they spend them right away because the needs are immediate.”
Families do not have to apply. For those already receiving food assistance or medicare, the additional funds will be added automatically to EBT or identification cards. Payments should begin in early June, according to the state.
For all others, benefits are expected to be mailed beginning late June.
The state is responsible for disbursing the money and is working with the New York education department to identify families who haven’t previously received public benefits.
Unlike previous rounds of federal stimulus support, families will qualify regardless of immigration status. The benefits will not count against the “public charge” rule, under which other public benefits could be a strike against someone’s chances of securing a green card or other kinds of visas.
City leaders said they are working on an information campaign so that parents know to expect the extra support. That will be crucial, Accles said, because families may be skeptical of spending the money if they are worried it was sent in error — and that they may need to eventually pay it back.
“We really want to make sure that people know what this is when they get it,” Accles said. “It’s essential and people really need the support.”
For more information, visit the state’s Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance website.
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NYC Public Schools will closed until June Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza Remote Learning Model will continue throughout 2019-2020 School year . Students will not report to school buildings for instruction during this time.
Walt Whitman Gardening Program offers the perfect way for kids to get outside and get their hands dirty. Guided by instructors, children plant, tend & harvest fresh vegetables and herbs, and learn about topics from pollination to composting.
Walt Whitman Soccer club is a great way for kids to improve their physical health, it can also improve their mental and social health as well. From improving their mood to gaining confidence in building relationships.
Walt Whitman fitness/strength training include improvements in muscular fitness, bone mineral density, body composition, motor fitness performance and injury resistance, and enhanced sports performance. The most important benefit of any youth fitness program is building up students' confidence.
Walt Whitman currently has a middle school basketball team. Walt Whitman Youth basketball addresses player development and provides education and safety in sport.
Walt Whitman Gaming club puts kids in touch with how gaming systems work. Gaming club allow large groups of children to learn from instructors skilled in gaming, with workshops such as programming, design, 3D animation and modeling.
Geek Squad at Walt Whitman provides an opportunity for students to develop tech skills, build self-confidence, spark creativity, and discover how technology can benefit them in their educational pursuits and in future careers.
Science Club at Walt Whitman fosters excitement, confidence and literacy in science, technology, engineering and mathematics for girls, particularly those from underrepresented communities by providing free, experiential programs and by maximizing meaningful interactions in STEM.
\With our Robotics and Science programs, your child will learn a new challenge to solve, a new experiment to conduct and a new robot to build. Our projects encourage problem solving and collaboration skills that will give your child an edge in school and careers.
The purpose of STEP club is to learn to use rhythm and beats to create an interpretive dance. There are minimal/no words in this dance. This club is to empower students to create their own steps routine.
This fun and diverse club introduces students to a variety of dance styles. Throughout the year, students will learn dance theory, history, an incredible repertoire of steps, and will create and perform dance routines.
