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Applications

A collection of 9 issues

Community Board Membership Applications Are Open

Members of Community Board 15 voting in a meeting (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Ever wanted to get more involved with the direction of your neighborhood? Now’s the chance to apply to be a member of your local Community Board and have a say in shaping your neighborhood’s

Does Your Cultural Or Arts Organization Need A Grant? NYCULTURE Grant Deadline Is February 8

Photo via New York City Department of Cultural Affairs [https://www.facebook.com/nyculturalaffairs/photos/pb.1625125621042574.-2207520000.1453327064./1637280683160401/?type=3&theater] One of the most common conversations we have with artists in the neighborhood concern fiscal support for their projects. Our neighbors have big ideas, and form

How To Apply To Brooklyn’s Six New Middle School Programs

PS 93, photo by Jim Henderson [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedford%E2%80%93Stuyvesant,_Brooklyn#mediaviewer/File:PS93_Prescott_Nostrand_Av_Herkimer_St_jeh.jpg] /WikimediaNot satisfied with middle school options in the neighborhood? No worries, the Department of Education plans to to open six new middle school programs

Got An Idea For A Great Neighborhood Improvement Project? Get A $3,000 Grant To Help Make It Happen!

Source: Citizens Committee for New York CityWorking on transforming an empty lot into a garden? Trying to organize tenants to advocate for better housing conditions? Hoping to get your elementary school to recycle more? If you’ve got a community or school improvement project that needs funding, the Citizens Committee

Deadline For Specialized High School Test Is October 22

Students applying to high school for the 2015-2016 school year can register for the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) through Wednesday, October 22, at noon. Eighth graders or first-time 9th graders who are residents of New York City can register for the SHSAT through their guidance counselor. Students with

It’s Not Too Late To Get Registered For Public School, Pre-K Or Free Lunch – But You Have To Hurry!

Source: Dan Nguyen/FlickrSure, public schools open tomorrow. But maybe you’re a last minute kind of person – or one of any number of things got in the way – and you still need to get your kid registered for school, pre-k or free lunch. Fortunately, the Department of Education is

Kindergarten Applications & Local School Tours

If your child was born in 2009, the time has finally come to send in those kindergarten applications. This year, the Department of Education has introduced Kindergarten Connect [http://schools.nyc.gov/ChoicesEnrollment/Elementary/kindergarten.htm], an online system that allows you to complete the application process online. You can

Feeling Lucky? Pre-K Registration Begins Today

Getting into some pre-K classes in New York City can be as difficult as being accepted to an Ivy League university [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/city-pre-k-applicants-outnumber-seats-8-1-nabes-article-1.1278608?localLinksEnabled=false] . With admissions opening today for the 2013-2014 school year [http://schools.nyc.gov/ChoicesEnrollment/PreK/default.htm], everyone is talking

Deadline for Middle School Choice Applications Is Friday

Just a reminder for those of you with 5th graders, the deadline for middle school choice applications [http://schools.nyc.gov/ChoicesEnrollment/Middle/default.htm] is this Friday, December 21. Directories for the upcoming school year can be found on the DOE website [http://schools.nyc.gov/ChoicesEnrollment/Middle/Publications/