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Carmen Fariña, Chancellor2016-2017SpecializedHIGH SCHOOLSStudent HandbookFiorello H. LaGuardia High Schoolof Music & Art and Performing ArtsThe Bronx High School of ScienceThe Brooklyn Latin SchoolBrooklyn Technical High SchoolHigh School for Mathematics,Science and Engineering at the CityCollege of New YorkHigh School of American Studiesat Lehman CollegeQueens High School for theSciences at York CollegeStaten Island Technical High SchoolStuyvesant High School
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CONTENTSMESSAGE TO STUDENTS AND PARENTS/GUARDIANS . . . . 4SECTION 5: SHSAT DESCRIPTION & MATERIALSSECTION 1: THE SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOLSTest Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18SHSAT Testing Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18The Bronx High School of Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Arriving at the Test Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18The Brooklyn Latin School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Filling in the Answer Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Brooklyn Technical High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Student Misconduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21High School for Mathematics, Science and Engineeringat the City College of New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Claims of Testing Irregularities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21High School of American Studies at Lehman College . . . . . . 7SHSAT Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Queens High School for the Sciences at York College . . . . . . 7Review Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Staten Island Technical High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Discovery Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Stuyvesant High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8SECTION 6: SHSAT USEFUL TIPS FOR TESTINGFiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Artand Performing Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Before Test Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Day of the Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23SECTION 2: SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOLSSpecific Strategies: Verbal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24ADMISSIONS TEST (SHSAT) DATES AND LOCATIONSSpecific Strategies: Mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Test Dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Alternate Test Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10SAMPLE SHSAT TESTSTest Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11General Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Test Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Sample Answer Sheet, Form A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Sample Test, Form A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36SECTION 3: FIORELLO H. LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOLExplanations of Correct Answers for Sample Test, Form A . . 60OF MUSIC & ART AND PERFORMING ARTS AUDITIONSSample Answer Sheet, Form B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Audition Dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Sample Test, Form B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Audition Exceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Explanations of Correct Answers for Sample Test, Form B . . 98Auditions for Students New to New York City . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Sample Math Problems for Grade 9 Students . . . . . . . . . . 110Admissions Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Explanations of Correct Answers for Sample Grade 9Math Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Registering for LaGuardia High School Auditions . . . . . . . . . 13Audition Information for Each Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13SECTION 4: APPLYING TO THE SPECIALIZEDHIGH SCHOOLSSteps in the Application Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Testing Accommodations on the SHSAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Testing Accommodations for LaGuardia High SchoolAuditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Confirming Testing Accommodations for the SHSAT andLaGuardia High School Auditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Opting Out of Testing Accommodations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Students with Extended Time Who Finish the Test Before theEnd of the Extended Time Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Emergency Testing and/or Audition Accommodations . . . . . 17Building Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
MESSAGE TO STUDENTS AND PARENTS/GUARDIANS ABOUTSPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOLS ADMISSIONSThis 2016-2017 Specialized High Schools Student Handbook contains useful information, including:Specialized High School admission procedures egistration for the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) and Fiorello H. LaGuardiaRHigh School of Music & Art and Performing Arts (LaGuardia High School) auditions Confirming testing accommodations for SHSAT and LaGuardia High School auditions Calendar of important dates Sample SHSAT tests with test-taking tipsThere are nine Specialized High Schools in New York City. They are:ADMISSIONSDETERMINEDBY AUDITION(S)FIORELLO H. LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOL OF MUSIC & ARTAND PERFORMING ARTSDanceDramaInstrumental MusicTechnical TheaterFine ArtsVocal MusicTHE BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCETHE BROOKLYN LATIN SCHOOLBROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLADMISSIONSDETERMINEDBY SHSATHIGH SCHOOL FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGAT THE CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORKHIGH SCHOOL OF AMERICAN STUDIES AT LEHMAN COLLEGEQUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE SCIENCES AT YORK COLLEGESTATEN ISLAND TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLSTUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOLThese schools were established under New York State Law 2590 – Section G. Entrance into theseschools is determined by the SHSAT, except for LaGuardia High School, which is based on acompetitive audition and review of academic records. Students must be residents of New York Cityand current eighth grade or first-time ninth grade students in order to apply, register, sit for, andreceive results for the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) and LaGuardia High Schoolaudition(s).For updates concerning Specialized High School admissions, please h/specialized.The Specialized High Schools Student Handbook is a project of the New York City Department of Education.4
THE SPECIALIZEDHIGH SCHOOLSTHE BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE11SECTIONacademic disciplines that students use as a foundation fordeeper exploration in the upper grades. Widely regardedaround the world as the most rigorous and comprehensivecourse of study at the high school level, the InternationalBaccalaureate (IB) Programme is integral to the TBLScurriculum. In all classes, students experience a strong andconsistent emphasis on structured writing and public speaking,as well as numerous opportunities for analytical thinking, whichprepares them for the challenges of college work.75 West 205th Street, Bronx, New York 10468Phone: (718) 817-7700Website: www.bxscience.eduEmail: golanc@bxscience.eduOverview: The Bronx High School of Science educates anacademically gifted community of learners through a rigorousScience, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)curriculum. All academic disciplines are taught through the lensof inquiry to emphasize critical thinking and problem solving.The school cultivates a diverse community of lifelong learnerswho discover their passions through a collaborative andsupportive network of students, educators and alumni. Utilizinga balance of theoretical and applied learning, students explorecomplex problems and have access to a rich offering ofresources to develop solutions. Drawing upon a long tradition ofacademic success, the Bronx High School of Science preparesstudents to flourish in the best colleges and universities. Theschool creates the leaders and visionaries of the future. Includedamong the school’s alumni are eight Nobel Prize winners and sixPulitzer Prize winners.Academic program: All students are required to completefour years of study in Latin, history, mathematics, English, andscience, at least two years of a world language, and one yearof art history. Many of our classes feature public speakingexercises such as Declamation and Socratic Seminars, as wellas oral presentations of scientific labs and mathematicalproblem sets. In addition, many of our classes feature writingexercises such as science lab reports, Spanish portfolios andessays, math modelling papers and Latin sight translations.The IB Programme’s emphasis on student-led inquiry, globalperspectives, international mindedness, and personal integrityconform perfectly with the ideals on which the school wasfounded. In addition to rigorous class work, IB stressesindependent thinking and community engagement. In order toearn the IB Diploma, students are expected to complete anindependent research project that culminates in a 4,000-wordessay paper on a subject of choice, a task which correlatesclosely to college-level research writing. They are required totake a two year epistemology course called Theory ofKnowledge (TOK) that challenges students to consider theways knowledge is constructed, and which culminates in afinal research paper and presentation. In addition, studentsare required to engage in activities involving creativity, serviceand reflection over an 18-month period. Creativity, action,and service (CAS) may include volunteering or engagingmeaningfully with the TBLS community and the largercommunity. These requirements of the IB Diploma help ourstudents become well-rounded citizens of the world.Academic program: The Bronx High School of Science offers30 Advanced Placement (AP) courses and many post-APcourses (second-year college courses). The school offers sevenforeign languages, numerous electives in biology, chemistry,physics, mathematics, technology, the humanities, music and athree-year independent research course in STEM or socialscience. Students may also select sequences in computerscience and engineering that emphasize hands-on applicationsof scientific principles. The school’s website provides full coursedescriptions.Extracurricular activities: Extracurricular activities includeover 70 after-school clubs, 43 athletic teams, an internationallyacclaimed speech and debate team, mock trial team, tworobotics teams, two theatrical productions, S!NG, a newspaperand yearbook, and scholarly journals.Extracurricular activ
Student Handbook Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts The Bronx High School of Science The Brooklyn Latin School Brooklyn Technical High School High School for Mathematics, Science and Engineering at the City College of New York High School of American Studies at Lehman College Queens High School for the Sciences at York College Staten Island Technical
