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  • Anyone else going to PS130? Is their g&t program diverse?

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    06.20.08, 09:48 AM [ Flag ]
    • anyone????????? anyone know of anyone?

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      06.20.08, 10:02 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    • you mean ps 130 in chinatown?

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      06.20.08, 10:07 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      • yes. in chinatown. They have a g&t program

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        06.20.08, 10:14 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        • anyone on UB sending kid there?

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          06.20.08, 10:17 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
          • Do you think Chinese families who live in Chinatown pick 130 and 124 as their first choice for g&t?

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            06.20.08, 10:18 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
            • yes

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              06.20.08, 10:23 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
            • of course! and many families who do not live in that area did so as well.

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              06.20.08, 10:27 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
              • I am sending dd there, so am asking if anyone else is sending dc. have not seen it come up on ub yet....

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                06.20.08, 10:29 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
                • someone posted on insideschools that they are happily going to send their child there. ub, as you know, is not representative of every family that has a child going into a g&t program in the fall.

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                  06.20.08, 10:31 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
                  • what is the demographic of UB? I can't believe there are no posts about this school!!! all i see is Nest, Anderson, LL, 11, 116 etc...white schools

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                    06.20.08, 10:35 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
                    • what is the diversity like in the tag class? what percent non-chinese kids?

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                      06.20.08, 10:37 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
                      • I know ps 130 well, I teach for a residency arts program there. The g & t classes are great. I only have first hand experience w/ the 4th grade and there are about 6 or so non-Asian kids this year. And the teachers (esp. the 4th grade g & t) are fantastic. I would def send my non-Asian child there or PS 124, where I have taught also.

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                        06.20.08, 10:58 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
                    • That's UB.

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                      06.20.08, 10:38 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
                    • those are the schools that are seemingly most favored on this board, yes. do a search of ps 130 or ps 124 on this board. you will find posts on these schools.

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                      06.20.08, 10:43 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
                • i don't know how diverse the new g&t class will be there, but, if it is like ps 124, my guess is that it will be diverse, for it will draw from outside the community it serves, namely chinatown.

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                  06.20.08, 10:47 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    • we toured last yr. principal really looking to add white families-is disappointed that as neighborhood changes, families sending kids elsewhere. they, as of last fall's k class, still took variances for kids from outer boroughs to fill spaces in gen ed and g&t. we were impressed overall-pleasantly surprised. we know families there who have had mixed experiences but people are pretty happy

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      06.20.08, 11:18 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      • Your fact are not correct. As of last year, no variances allowed for G&T or gened. Also not true that principal is "looking to add white families." She has no jurisdiction over this as zoning and G&T acceptances are DOE-based. She of course wants everyone in zone to go to her school but she really can't do anything about that other than appeal to the white families by making the curriculum more progressive.

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        06.20.08, 11:23 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    • What was olsat score? Did you accept?

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      06.20.08, 11:25 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
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