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2018-2019Specialized High SchoolsStudent HandbookFiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music& Art and Performing ArtsThe Bronx High School of ScienceThe Brooklyn Latin SchoolBrooklyn Technical High SchoolHigh 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 School
Please visit our website to get a translated version of this document.Sea tan amable de visitarnuestro sitio web si quiereobtener una versión traducidade este ��中文譯本。এই নথির অনূদিত সংস্করণের জন্যঅনুগ্রহ করে আমাদের ওয়েবসাইট দেখুন।Перевод документапомещен на нашемвебсайте. نرجو زيارة موقعنا اإللكتروني للحصول . على نسخة مترجمة من هذه الوثيقة اس دستاویز کی ترجمہ شدہ اشاعت حاصل کرنے کے لیے براہ کرم ہامری ویب ِ سائٹ مالحظہ کریں۔ 본 문서의 번역본은 저희 웹사이트에 있습니다.Prière de visiter notre siteInternet pour avoir uneversion traduite de cedocument.Tanpri ale sou sit wèb nouan pou w ka jwenn yon kopidokiman sa a nan lòt langschools.nyc.gov/SHSABOUT THE COVERStudent: Badiallo Diawara Teacher: Evelyn Loveras Principal: Moses OjedaEach year, the NYC Department of Education and Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum partneron a cover design competition for public high school students. This directory’s cover was designed byBadiallo Diawara, a student at Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education High School. Badiallo’sdesign is inspired by NYC middle school students taking flight, exploring, and finally landing at the highschools that feel right for them. For more information, including how to enter next year’s competition,ask your art teacher or visit schools.nyc.gov/CoverDesign.It is the policy of the New York City Department of Education to provide equal educational opportunities without regard to actualor perceived race, color, religion, age, creed, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship status, disability, weight, gender (sex)or sexual orientation, and to maintain an environment free of harassment on the basis of any of these grounds, including sexualharassment or retaliation. Inquiries regarding compliance with appropriate laws may be directed to: Director, Office of EqualOpportunity, 65 Court Street, Room 1102, Brooklyn, New York 11201. Telephone 718-935-3320.2
CONTENTSSECTION 5: SHSAT DESCRIPTION & MATERIALSMESSAGE TO STUDENTS AND PARENTS/GUARDIANS. . . . 4SHSAT Test Design for 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21SECTION 1: THE SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOLSEnglish Language Arts Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21The Bronx High School of Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Mathematics Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21The Brooklyn Latin School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Changes to SHSAT Test Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Brooklyn Technical High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Test Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22High School for Mathematics, Science and Engineeringat the City College of New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6SHSAT Testing Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22High School of American Studies at Lehman College . . . . . . 7Snacks, Food, and Drinks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Queens High School for the Sciences at York College . . . . . . 7Filling In the Answer Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Staten Island Technical High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Student Misconduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Stuyvesant High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Claims of Testing Irregularities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Artand Performing Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9SHSAT Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Arriving at the Test Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Review Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Discovery Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27SECTION 2: SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOLSInitiatives to Increase Diversity at Specialized HighSchools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27ADMISSIONS TEST (SHSAT) DATES AND LOCATIONSTest Dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Alternate Test Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11SECTION 6: SHSAT USEFUL TIPS FOR TESTINGTest Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Before Test Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Test Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Day of the Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Useful Tips: English Language Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30SECTION 3: FIORELLO H. LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOLOF MUSIC & ART AND PERFORMING ARTS AUDITIONSUseful Tips: Mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392018–2019 Audition Dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14SAMPLE SHSAT TESTSAudition Exceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Sample Test AAuditions for Students New to New York City . . . . . . . . . . . . 14General Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Admissions Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Sample Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Registering for LaGuardia High School Auditions . . . . . . . . . 15Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93Audition Information for Each Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Sample Test BGeneral Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114SECTION 4: APPLYING TO THE SPECIALIZEDSample Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116HIGH SCHOOLSExplanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165Steps in the Application Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Sample Math Questions for Grade 9 Students . . . . . . . . . . 184Testing Accommodations on the SHSAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Explanations of Correct Answers for Sample Grade 9Math Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187Testing Accommodations for LaGuardia High SchoolAuditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Practice Grid-In Mathematics Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189Confirming Testing Accommodations on the SHSAT andfor LaGuardia High School Auditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Explanations of Correct Answers for Practice Grid-InMathematics Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192Opting Out of Testing Accommodations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Sample Answer Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197Students with Extended Time Who Finish the Test Beforethe End of the Extended Time Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Emergency Testing and/or Audition Accommodations . . . . . 20Building Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
MESSAGE TO STUDENTS AND PARENTS/GUARDIANS ABOUTSPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOLS ADMISSIONSThis 2018-2019 Specialized High Schools Student Handbook contains useful information, including:Specialized High School admission procedures Registration for the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) and Fiorello H. LaGuardiaHigh School of Music & Art and Performing Arts (LaGuardia High School) auditions Confirming testing accommodations on the SHSAT and for 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 visit: schools.nyc.gov/shs.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 SCIENCE11SECTIONClassics and Latin language instruction. Early instructionemphasizes the acquisition of core knowledge of the keyacademic 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 Bronx Science Boulevard, Bronx, New York 10468Phone: (718) 817-7700 Website: 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 modeling 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 emphasizesindependent 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
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
