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  • How many parents ranked PS 9 G&T with a child already in the school (or Anderson)? Trying to figure out how much sibling preference there might be. [I tried to post this earlier...don't know where it ended up.]

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    06.10.08, 07:05 AM [ Flag ]

    • Anderson said fewer than 5 siblings qualified

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      06.10.08, 07:12 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • Those siblings that didn't qualify for Anderson with at least 97% are eligible for sibling preference at ps9 g&t if they scored at least 90% to make it into the g&t program.

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      06.10.08, 07:18 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • A sibs do not get preference at ps9.

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        06.10.08, 07:22 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

        • np: She is not saying that they do.

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          06.10.08, 07:24 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

        • Yes they do. This sibling preference rule was changed in the middle of the process. A and ps9 are the only schools that have a "building preference" for siblings.

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          06.10.08, 07:25 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

          • But it only goes to the district program, right? A kid with older sib at PS9 does not get a sibling preference for Anderson, does he?

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            06.10.08, 07:27 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

            • No an older sib at ps 9 would not get sibling preference to get into A. Only the other way around. A sibs scoring below 97% (but at least 90%) can list ps9 g&t and get sibling preference.

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              06.10.08, 07:31 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

              • where does it say this?

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                06.10.08, 07:31 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

              • Thanks. That makes sense.

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                06.10.08, 07:32 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

                • I don't think it makes sense at all. why should they get preference at ps9 but not the other way around?

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                  06.10.08, 07:32 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

                  • Because A is a citywide program.

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                    06.10.08, 07:33 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

                    • so?

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                      06.10.08, 07:34 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

                      • Granting sib pref based on anyone attending PS9 would reduce # of seats available to qualifying kids outside that District 9/PS9 catchment area. You know that there ARE smart kids outside of the UWS, don't you?

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                        06.10.08, 07:37 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

                        • of course there are and they can go to their own district G&T. they shouldn't be taking away spots from qualified D3 applicants just because their sibling happens to go to another school in the same building.

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                          06.10.08, 07:38 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

                        • So you're saying that D3 applicants should have a special priority for Anderson if they have a sibling at PS9?

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                          06.10.08, 07:40 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

                        • not sure if you were responding to me but all I am saying is that if A sibs get a preference at ps9, then ps9 sibs should get a preference at A. personally I don't think that either should get preference outside of their own school.

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                          06.10.08, 08:05 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

                        • Only D3 A siblings are eligible for this preference, so it's really a very crappy solution all around. I certainly hope PS9 contests being a dumping ground for 9. Just waiting to bring it up at the SLT meeting if this is confirmed.

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                          06.10.08, 04:48 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

                    • When I spoke to g&t office y'day(my kid for Anderson gr1), I was informed

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                      06.10.08, 07:47 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

                      • Did your 1st grader get in or are you waiting like the rest of us for the letter?

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                        06.10.08, 08:00 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

                        • waiting still and no sib pref here. The score was the only one in our district qualifying for citywide and that means nothing in this

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                          06.10.08, 09:07 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

                  • Because A is a citywide program and thus has stricter requirements to get in.

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                    06.10.08, 07:35 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

                    • but a ps9 sib who scores a 99 can't put down A 1st without losing her sib preference at 9. If a ps9 sib qualifies for A, why shouldn't she get preference IF the A sib who scores between 90 and 96 is going to get a preference at 9?

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                      06.10.08, 07:37 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

                      • This makes sense...maybe the ps9 sib who qualifies for A would get sibling preference.

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                        06.10.08, 07:41 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

                      • I understand where you are coming from. The thing is that A and PS9 are not on equal footing.

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                        06.10.08, 07:41 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

                        • Doesn't sib preference for citywides diminish the standards of these programs? I can't get a straight answer from DoE if sibs qualifying didn't score over the cutoff.

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                          06.10.08, 09:22 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

              • Talked to g&t office yesterday; they made it clear that older sibs will get pref for A.

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                06.10.08, 09:04 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

          • Is that a fact or an UB rumor?

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            06.10.08, 07:27 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

          • I don't believe this. Can you post a link on the DOE website where it says this?

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            06.10.08, 07:30 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

            • no; this was made very clear by a learning instructional specialist at the g&t office. try calling.

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              06.10.08, 09:12 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

          • I would believe that A sibs have preference to go to the gen ed at ps9 (as many have done in the last few years) but I don't believe they will have preference at ps9

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            06.10.08, 07:31 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

            • np: why wouldn't they?

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              06.10.08, 07:32 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

              • I mean in the G&T. the sib preference should only be for dcs who go to that school. there are dcs in A who don't live in D3 and shouldn't have a preference in a school where their sib doesn't go. If they were do do this, it should be reciprocal.

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                06.10.08, 07:34 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

                • Oh, I see what you mean. I would think that you have to live in the District AND have a sibling to get the priority. But I have no idea.

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                  06.10.08, 07:35 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

          • Where exactly did you hear this? I was told the opposite by the DOE.

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            06.10.08, 08:45 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

            • The preference was considered for D3 kids only, so if your kid does not live there then they can't get sibling preference there even if sibling is at Anderson, because PS9 has a G&T for D3 kids only. Who need it least really because their other G&T choice is not likely to be very far away. So it's pretty screwy if they are actually doing it, last I heard it was still just a rumor.

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              06.10.08, 04:45 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • I know 5 or 6 sibs that qualified.

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      06.10.08, 07:26 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • I know 1 girl who qualified as an A sibling.

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      06.10.08, 07:34 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • Did her parents rank the ps 9 g&t program the first time around indicating that her sibling was at A or did she need to resubmit her application after the rules changed?

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        06.10.08, 07:36 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
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