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NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

PLANNING INTERVIEW INFORMATION PACKET

Office of Youth Development and School-Community ServicesOffice of Attendance

2004-2005 SCHOOL YEAR

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The Department of Education encourages you to remain in or re-enroll in school and will support all students in their efforts to earn a high school diploma. This notice contains important information about student rights, which you should read carefully.

General Information about a Student’s Right to Attend School

If you reside in New York City, are under 21 years of age, and have not received a high school diploma: You are entitled to attend a full-time high school or high school program run by the New York City Department of Education until the end of the school year in which you turn 21; and You have the right to re-enroll in high school at any time; and You have the right to refuse to be involuntarily transferred from a high school to a part-time

education program, such as a GED program or any alternative program that does not provide the opportunity to earn credits toward a high school diploma.

Moreover, you have these rights even if you: Voluntarily dropped out, or Are currently enrolled in a GED program, or Already have a GED or IEP diploma.

If you are 21 years of age or younger:

You have the right to receive notice of a suspension or involuntary transfer and an opportunity for a hearing or conference before being suspended or transferred to another school if you don’t want to be transferred. For a complete description of your rights and the applicable procedures, please refer to Chancellor’s Regulations A-240, A-443 and A-450. Copies of these regulations are available at your school and on the internet at: www.nycenet.edu.

You may not be barred from attending classes solely due to age (unless you are over 21 years old), lack of credits, poor grades, truancy, irregular attendance, or failure to pass Regents or RCT examinations.

If you are transferring to a GED program or another school you have the right to attend your current school until registered or enrolled at the new school or program.

Every student who has an Individualized Education Program (“IEP”) has a right to prior written notice of a transfer or discharge and an opportunity to request a Committee on Special Education (CSE) review meeting, mediation or a hearing to contest the transfer or discharge.

Important Information About Student Rights

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If you turned 21 after June 30tht of any school year and are enrolled in school, you are entitled to remain in school until the end of that school year.

For Students Aged 17 and Under

Every student must attend school full-time until the end of the school year in which s/he turns 17, unless the studenthas a high school or equivalency diploma.

Information about Your Right to Educational Services Every student who has been determined to be an English Language Learner is entitled to bilingual education or

English as a Second Language classes. If you are having difficulty in school, you may be eligible to receive special instruction and/or services to help you

stay in school and succeed. Such services and instruction include academic intervention services, student support services, guidance services and/or educationally related support services. Ask your guidance counselor to tell you about such services.

Every student or parent has the right to request, at any time, an evaluation to determine whether the student has a learning disability or other disability. Ask your guidance counselor how to request an evaluation or make a request for an evaluation by writing directly to the Committee on Special Education in your Region. The contact information can be found by calling your Regional Learning Support Center or by looking on the Department of Education website, www.nycenet.edu.

Every student with a disability, who has been determined to be in need of special education and/or related services, is entitled to a free appropriate public education until he or she receives a regular high school diploma or finishes the school year in which s/he turns 21, whichever comes first.

Information about Earning a GED Diploma Every student who has completed the school year in which s/he turned 17 may transfer to a part-time GED program. Part-time GED programs meet at least 12 hours per week. If you are 16-19 years old, you may be eligible to enroll in a full-time GED program operated by the NYC Department of Education. This program includes preparation for the GED. GED programs include instruction in reading, mathematics, written and oral communication, as well as GED test

preparation. The GED examination is a battery of 5 tests. You may take any or all of the 5 tests in the battery in the same

administration series. Only your best score on each test counts. The GED examination is administered in English, Spanish and French. The 5 tests are social studies, science, mathematics, language arts–reading, and language arts writing.

In order to be allowed to take the GED examination, the student must meet at least one of the following criteria: the student is over 19 years of age; or the student is at least 17 years of age and either: 1) has not attended full-time high school in the past 12 months; or 2) is a member of a high school class that has already graduated; or 3) has been accepted into the U.S. military; or 4) has been accepted into a college, university, or accredited post secondary institution, such as through a college

early admission program; or 5) is an adjudicated youth under the direction of a prison, jail, detention center, or parole or probation officer; or 6) is a member of the Job Corps; or 7) has been home schooled.

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Important Telephone Numbers

For information and assistance about returning to high school, you may visit a Borough Enrollment Center through October 14, 2004. A listing of the Borough Enrollment Centers can be found at the Department of Education website at www.nycenet.edu.

After October 14, 2004, you may contact a High School Borough Enrollment Counselor in any one of the ten Regional Offices (listed below) located throughout the city.

For information and assistance about Alternative Schools and Programs, please call:

Stacie ReidStudent Support for Alternative Schools & Programs

(718) 557-2681

John StatonDirector of Auxiliary Services for High Schools/GED Programs

(212) 473-1370

Instructional Region Learning Support Center Telephone #

1 1 Fordham Plaza, Bronx NY (718) 741-7090

2 1230 Zerega Avenue, Bronx, NY (718) 828-2440

3 30-48 Linden Place and 90-27 Sutphin Blvd., Queens, NY (718) 281-7575

4 28-11 Queens Plaza N., Queens, NY (718) 391-8300

5 82-01 Rockaway Blvd., Queens, NY (718) 642-5800

6 5619 Flatlands Avenue, Brooklyn (718) 968-6100

7 715 Ocean Terrace, Staten Island, NY (718) 4556-8350

8 131 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY (718) 935-3900

9 333 7th Avenue, New York, NY (212) 356-7500

10 4360 Broadway, New York, NY (917) 521-3700

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CITYWIDE GED PROGRAMS

AUXILIARY SERVICES FOR HIGH SCHOOL

Borough Location AddressHours of Operation Day M-F Telephone

Bronx Monroe1300 Boynton Avenue Bronx, NY 10472 8:00 AM - 3:10 PM 718-860-8281/2

Bronx ASHS @ BX. Regional1010 Rev. Polite Avenue Bronx, NY 10459 8:15 AM - 3:30 PM 718-842-9200

Bronx E. Tremont Learning Center3450 E Tremont Avenue 3rd Fl. Bronx, NY 10456 8:00 AM - 2:56PM 718-863-4057/77

Brooklyn Linden Learning Center1965 Linden Blvd. Brooklyn, NY 11207 8:30AM - 2:50PM 718-649-3400

Brooklyn Ebbots Field Learning Center832 Marcy Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11216 8:30AM - 2:50PM 718-623-6043/6047

Brooklyn Bushwick Ridgewood 1474 Gates Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11237 8:30AM - 3:00PM 718-381-9653

Brooklyn Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow783 4th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11232 3:00PM - 5:30PM 718-369-0303

Brooklyn Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow21-25 Thornton Street Brooklyn, NY 11206 3:00PM - 5:30PM 718-387-1600

Manhattan Co-op Technical High School321 E. 96th Street New York, NY 10028 8:00 AM - 3:00PM 212-369-8800/6/127

Manhattan East Harlem Learning Center22 East 12th Street New York, NY 10035 To be announced

Manhattan Manhattan Learning Center269 West 35th Street New York, NY 10018 8:30AM - 3:00PM 212-868-7238/7481

Manhattan Jeffrey C. Tonzer198 Forayth Street New York, NY 10002 8:30AM - 3:50PM 212-982-5660

Manhattan LYFE Child Care at Tonzer198 Forayth Street New York, NY 10002 8:40AM - 3:00PM 212-260-8011

Queens Jamaica Learning Center162-02 Hillside Avenue Jamaica, NY 11432 8:00 AM - 3:00PM 718-739-2100

Queens Foster Laurie, PAL Center199-10 112th Avenue Hollis, NY 11412 8:00 AM - 3:00PM

718-479-0730 917-952-9839

Staten Island St. George450 Market Place 5Staten Island, NY 10301 8:00 AM - 3:00PM 718-273-3225

CITYWIDE GED PROGRAMS

AUXILIARY SERVICES FOR HIGH SCHOOL continued

Borough Location AddressHours of Operation

Evening M-Th Telephone

Bronx Monroe1300 Boynton Avenue Bronx, NY 10472 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM 718-860-8281/2/3

Brooklyn Linden Learning Center1965 Linden Blvd. Brooklyn, NY 11207 5:30PM - 8:30PM 718-649-3400

Brooklyn Grady High School 25 Brighton 4th Road Brooklyn, NY 11235 5:30PM - 8:30PM 718-769-4000

Brooklyn PS 1 Sunset Park309 47th Street Brooklyn, NY 11220 5:30PM - 8:30PM 718-439-1704

Brooklyn PS 1671025 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11213 5:30PM - 8:30PM 718-778-1743

Brooklyn IS 227 (Shallow)6500 16th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11204 6:00PM - 9:00PM 718-256-8218

Brooklyn Prospect Heights High School883 Classon Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11238 5:30PM - 8:30PM 718-636-4400

Manhattan George Washington 549 Audubon Avenue New York, NY 10040 5:30PM - 8:30PM 212-927-1841 Ext 124

Manhattan Manhattan Learning Center269 West 35th Street New York, NY 10018 5:30PM - 8:30PM 212-868-7238/7481

Queens Benjamin N. Cardozo High School57-00 223rd Street Bayside, NY 11364 5:30PM - 8:30PM 718-279-6529

Flushing High School35-01 Union Street Flushing, NY 11354 5:30PM - 8:30PM 718-661-4609

Grover Cleveland High School2172 Himrod Street Ridgewood, NY 11385 5:30PM - 8:30PM 718-456-1789

Jamaica Learning Center162-02 Hillside Avenue Jamaica, NY 11432 6:00PM - 9:00PM 718-739-3100

Middle Village Youth Center62-71 Dry Harbor Road Middle Village, NY 11379 4:30PM - 7:30PM 718-335-8166

St. George

450 St. Marks Place Staten Island, NY 10301 6:00PM - 9:00PM 718-273-1060

Site Name Address Borough Zip Day/Eve

American Friends Service Committee 15 Rutherford place New York 10003 D

Asociaciones Dominicanas 210 West 50th Street New York 10019 E

Asser Levy Rec. Ctr. 23rd St & FDR Drive New York 10010 D

Carmine Recreation Ctr. 3 Clarkson Street New York 10014 D

Esperanza Center 502 West 165th Street New York 10032 D

George Washington H.S. 549 Audubon Ave. New York 10040 D

Grand Street Settlement 80 Pitt Street New York 10002 D

Grosvenor Neighborhood House 176 West 105th Street New York 10025 D

Hartley House 413 West 46th Street New York 10036 D

High School of Fashion Industries 225 West 24th Street New York 10011 E

Hudson Guild Educational Center 441 West 26th Street New York 10001 D

Hudson Guild Educational Center 477 West 25th Street New York 10001 D

I.S. 90 21 Jumel Place New York 10032 E

Lincoln Square Neigh. Ctr. 250 West 56th Street New York 10023 D

Marta Valle H.S. (JHS 25) 145 Stanton Street New York 10002 E

Mid-Manhattan Adult Learning Center 212 West 120th Street New York 10027 D / E

Norman Thomas High School 111 East 33rd Street New York 10016 D

Odyssey House Mabon Bldg. # 13, Wards Is. New York 10035 D

ADULT & CONTINUING EDUCATION

For information regarding any of the following sites, you may contact the Office of Adult & Continuing Education at (718) 609-2770 x114.


Odyssey House - Manor Facility 219 East 121st Street New York 10035 D

P.S. 124 40 Division Street New York 10002 E

P.S. 132 185 Wadsworth Avenue New York 10033 D

P.S. 140 123 Ridge Street New York 10002 D

P.S. 173306 Fort Washington Avenue New York 10033 E

P.S. 189189th Street & Amsterdam Ave. New York 10033 D

P.S. 42 71 Hester Street New York 10002 D

P.S. 64 600 East 6th Street New York 10009 D

Project Renewal 200 Varick Street New York 10014 D

School of Cooperative Technical Ed. 321 East 96th Street New York 10128 D / E

St.Lukes/Trinity House 324 West 108th Street New York 10025 D

Stanley Issacs Community Center 415 East 93rd Street New York 10028 E

Stanley Issacs Community Center 1792 First Avenue New York 10028 E

Thomas Jefferson Rec. Ctr. 1st Avenue & 112th St. New York 10029 D

VIDA 127 East 105th Street New York 10029 D

West Side High School 140 West 102 Street New York 10025 E

Westend Presbyterian Church 165 West 105th Street New York 10025 D

WNET Channel 13 450 West 33rd Street New York 10011 D

YALA 500 8th Avenue (7th Floor) New York 10018 D

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C.E.S. 114* 1155 Cromwell Avenue Bronx 10452 D

C.S. / M.S. 2181220 Gerard Avenue (167th St.) Bronx 10452 E

C.S. 152 1007 Evergreen Avenue Bronx 10472 E

C.S. 214 1970 West Farms Road Bronx 10460 E

Citizen Advice Bureau / NB. LN. NTWK 1477 Townsend Avenue Bronx 10452 D

Citizens Advisory Bureau391 East 149th Street - Suite 520 Bronx 10455 D / E

Education Opportunity Center 1666 Bathgate Ave. Bronx 10457 D/E

Family Preservation Center 1125 Grand Concourse Bronx 10452 D

FRIENDS 489-493 East 153 Street Bronx 10455 D

Gloria Wise Community Center 950 Baychester Ave. Bronx 10475 D

Goodwill Industries 2530 Grand Concourse Bronx 10458 D

Highbridge Community Dev. Corp. 1419 Shakespeare Ave. Bronx 10452 D/E

I.S. 139* 345 Brook Avenue Bronx 10454 E

I.S. 162 600 St. Ann's Avenue Bronx 10455 D / E



Leake & Watts 1529 Williamsbridge Road Bronx 10461 D

M.S. 399 (I.S. 115)120 E. 184th Street (Creston Ave) Bronx 10468 E

Marie Smith Urban Academy 2900 Exterior St. Bronx 10463 D

Mid Bronx Desperadoes 1671 Bryant Avenue Bronx 10460 D

MS 201 (I.S. 74) 730 Bryant Avenue Bronx 10474 E

Mt. Hope Housing (179th Street) 2001 Morris Avenue Bronx 10453 D

New Settlement Apts.1514 Townsend Ave. (172nd St.) Bronx 10452 D

P.S. 119 1075 Pugsley Ave. Bronx 10472 D

P.S. 20 3050 Webster Avenue Bronx 10467 E

P.S. 277 419 St. Ann's Avenue Bronx 10455 D

P.S. 62* 660 Fox Street Bronx 10455 D

P.S. 65* 677 East 141st Street Bronx 10454 E

P.S. 68 4011 Monticello Avenue Bronx 10466 E

P.S. 79*125 East 181st Street (Morris Ave) Bronx 10453 D

P.S. 9 (Welcome Center)East 183rd Street & Ryer Avenue Bronx 10457 D

Palladia 1600 Macombs Road Bronx 10452 D

Seneca Center, Inc. 862 Hunts Point Ave. Bronx 10472 D

St. Mary's Recreation Center 450 St. Ann's Avenue Bronx 10455 D

Transfiguration Lutheran Church 763 Prospect Avenue Bronx 10455 D

United Bronx Parents 773 Prospect Avenue Bronx 10455 D



Bedford Stuyvesant Headstart 289 Lewis Avenue Brooklyn 11221 D

Bildersee Beacon 956 East 82nd Street Brooklyn 11236 E

Brooklyn Adult Learning Center 475 Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn 11216 D / E

Brownsville Youth Assn. 1784 Pitkin Avenue Brooklyn 11212 D

Bushwick High School 400 Irving Avenue Brooklyn 11237 D

Bushwick United Headstart 153 Johnson Avenue Brooklyn 11206 D

Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Women 294 Smith Street Brooklyn 11231 E

Catholic Charities Sunset Park 4222 Fourth Avenue Brooklyn 11232 D

COJO of Flatbush 1550 Coney Island Avenue Brooklyn 11235 D / E

Coney Island Hospital 2600 Coney Island Avenue Brooklyn 11235 D

David Minkin Apartments 5311 9th Avenue Brooklyn 11220 D

Dist #23 CSE 1665 St. Mark's Place Brooklyn 11233 D

District # 17 (PDL) 960 Prospect Place Brooklyn 11216 D

District # 19 (P.S. 13) 557 Pennsylvania Avenue Brooklyn 11207 D

Flatbush Beacon 655 Parkside Avenue Brooklyn 11226 E

Genesis Homes 330 Hinsdale Street Brooklyn 11212 D



GMD Center 1175 Manhattan Avenue Brooklyn 11222 E

Grand Street Campus High School 850 Grand Street Brooklyn 11211 E

Guild for Exceptional Children 1273 57th Street Brooklyn 11219 D

I.S. 364 Geneva Loop, Starrett City Brooklyn 11239 E

I.S. 55 2021 Bergen Street Brooklyn 11233 E

J.H.S. 50 183 South 3rd Street Brooklyn 11211 E

Kings County Hospital 600 Albany Avenue Brooklyn 11213 D

Korean Community Center 7002 Fourth Avenue Brooklyn 11209 D

M.S. 136 4004 4th Avenue Brooklyn 11232 E

M.S. 61 400 Empire Boulevard Brooklyn 11225 E

Madison High School 3787 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn 11229 E

Murrow High School 1600 Avenue L Brooklyn 11230 E

Narrows Senior Center 7902 New Utrecht Avenue Brooklyn 11214 D

Northeast Brooklyn Housing 676 Willoughby Street Brooklyn 11216 D

Our Lady of Refuge 720 East 21st Street Brooklyn 11210 D

Our Lady of Refuge 1087 Ocean Avenue Brooklyn 11210 E

P.S. / I.S. 323 Beacon 210 Chester Street Brooklyn 11212 D

P.S. 1 309 47th Street Brooklyn 11220 D

P.S. 1 Annex 4600 4th Avenue Brooklyn 11220 D



P.S. 152 2310 Glenwood Road Brooklyn 11210 D

P.S. 164 4200 14th Avenue Brooklyn 11219 D

P.S. 181 1023 New York Avenue Brooklyn 11203 E

P.S. 190 590 Shepard Avenue Brooklyn 11207 D

P.S. 205 6701 20th Avenue Brooklyn 11204 D / E

P.S. 230 1 Albermarle Road Brooklyn 11218 D

P.S. 250 108 Montrose Avenue Brooklyn 11206 D

P.S. 314 333 60th Street Brooklyn 11220 E

P.S. 321 180 7th Avenue Brooklyn 11215 D

P.S. 34 131 Norman Avenue Brooklyn 11222 E

P.S. 377 200 Woodbine Street Brooklyn 11237 D

P.S. 54 195 Sandford Street Brooklyn 11205 D

P.S. 6 43 Snyder Avenue Brooklyn 11203 E

Polish and Slavic Center 176 Java Street Brooklyn 11222 E

Project Chance 44-60 Rockwell Place Brooklyn 11201 D

Prospect Heights High School 883 Classon Avenue Brooklyn 11225 D

Puerto Rican Ed. & Cultural Center 1495 Herkimer St. Brooklyn 11233 D

Ridgewood Bushwick Beacon 125 Covert St. Brooklyn 11221 E

Ridgewood Senior Citizens Center 217 Wyckoff Avenue Brooklyn 11237 D / E



Senior League of Flatbush 550 Ocean Parkway Brooklyn 11218 D

Sephardic Bikur Cholim 425 Kings Highway Brooklyn 11214 D

Shalom Senior Center 440 Albany Avenue Brooklyn 11203 D/E

Sr. Lucien Apartments 155 Bleeker Street Brooklyn 11237 D

St Lucy / Catholic Charities 918 Kent Avenue Brooklyn 11206 E

Tilden High School 5800 Tilden Avenue Brooklyn 11203 E

Vincent Christo Day Care Ctr. 5901 13th Avenue Brooklyn 11219 D

Williamsburg Works 545 Broadway Brooklyn 11206 D

Winthrop Beacon III 905 Winthrop Street Brooklyn 11203 E

You Can Community School 187 Leonard Street Brooklyn 11211 D

Alfred E. Smith Rec. Ctr. 80 Catherine St New York 10038 D

Aviation High School36th Street and Queens Blvd. Queens 11101 E

Big Sisters 117-08 Merrick Blvd Queens 11434 D

Daytop Village 316 Beach 65th Street Queens 11692 E

Edgemere Community Center 57-10 Beach Channel Drive Queens 11692 D

Elohim Christian Church 87-47 111th Street Queens 11418 D/E

Goodwill Industries 4-21 27th Avenue Queens 11102 D / E

I.S. 227Q 32-02 Junction Blvd Queens 11369 D / E

I.S. 238 88-15 182nd Street Queens 11423 E

Iglesia De Dios Pentacostal Arca 185-13 Jamaica Avenue Queens 11423 D/E



J.H.S. 189 144-80 Barclay Street Queens 11355 D / E

Jamaica Queens One-Stop Career Center 168-46 91st Avenue Queens 11432 D/E

J-CAP 116-30 Sutphin Blvd Queens 11434 D / E

Newcomers Academy 28-01 41st Avenue Queens 11101 D

P.S. 133 248-05 86th Avenue Queens 11426 D

P.S. 182 90-36 150th Street Queens 11435 D

P.S. 20 142-30 Barclay Avenue Queens 11355 D

P.S. 215* 535 Briar Place Queens 11691 E

P.S. 43* 160 Beach 29th Street Queens 11691 D

P.S. 71 62-85 Forest Avenue Queens 11385 D

Queens Adult Learning Center 42-15 Crescent Street Queens 11101 D / E

Queens School for Career Development 142-10 Linden Blvd Queens 11436 D / E

Queens Women's Network 161-10 Jamaica Avenue Queens 11432 D

Richmond Hill High School 89-40 114th Street Queens 11418 E

Robert Van Wyck (JHS 217) 85-05 144th Street Queens 11432 D/E

Rochdale Village Community Center 169-65 137th Street Queens 11434 D

Samaritan Village Inc. (Site 1) 88-83 Van Wyck Expressway Queens 11435 D

South Jamaica Houses Community Center 109-04 160th Street Queens 11433 D

United Korean Church 150-50 35th Ave. Queens 11355 D

Virgil Grissom J.H.S. 226 121-10 Rockaway Blvd Queens 11420 E

Woodside Houses 50-19 Broadway Queens 11377 D

Ralph McKee High School 290 St. Marks PlaceStaten Island 10301 E

Saint George High School 450 St. Mark's PlaceStaten Island 10301 D


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