{"id":431374,"date":"2022-04-14T05:48:56","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T02:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/doe-slated-to-announce-plans-for-nycs-gifted-and-talented-program\/"},"modified":"2022-04-14T05:48:56","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T02:48:56","slug":"doe-slated-to-announce-plans-for-nycs-gifted-and-talented-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/doe-slated-to-announce-plans-for-nycs-gifted-and-talented-program\/","title":{"rendered":"#DOE slated to announce plans for NYC&#8217;s Gifted and Talented program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a21659e27b80\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a21659e27b80\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/doe-slated-to-announce-plans-for-nycs-gifted-and-talented-program\/#%E2%80%9CDOE_slated_to_announce_plans_for_NYCs_Gifted_and_Talented_program%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;DOE slated to announce plans for NYC&#8217;s Gifted and Talented program&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CDOE_slated_to_announce_plans_for_NYCs_Gifted_and_Talented_program%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;DOE slated to announce plans for NYC&#8217;s Gifted and Talented program&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>New York City officials on Thursday are expected to announce the revival and expansion of the Gifted and Talented program, The Post has learned. <\/p>\n<p>Sources familiar with the plan said it could include 100 additional kindergarten seats and 1,000 new third grade seats for students in the top 10 percent of their grades.<\/p>\n<p>The anticipated announcement comes after former mayor Bill de Blasio tried to nix the program at the end of his tenure, over criticisms that its admissions process favors well-off families.<\/p>\n<p>Critics also argue the program and its classrooms fail to represent the racial makeup of the larger public school population. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn terms of the details and what we know so far, I think the minimum was to just keep the G&amp;T, that would be the low bar,\u201d  Yiatin Chu, a proponent of the programs from PLACE NYC, an advocacy group for accelerated education, told The Post. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe high bar was to reinstate some sort of objective admissions criteria and to expand it. At this stage, I think parents are realistic about what can be done for September,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Students will be selected for the kindergarten program through teacher evaluations, with priority given to siblings, sources said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/gifted-talented-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Yiatin Chu \" class=\"wp-image-21896920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/gifted-talented-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/gifted-talented-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/gifted-talented-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Yiatin Chu spoke in favor of the Gifted and Talented program. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">William C. Lopez\/NYPOST<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not going to eliminate the G&amp;T at the kindergarten level,\u201d Banks said at a town hall last month. \u201cBut I will tell you, I\u2019m not a big fan of testing four-year-olds. I really am not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chu had concerns that a shift toward entry at the third-grade level would do little to keep families from fleeing the system, who may opt instead for charter or independent schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not sure they\u2019ll go there\u201d \u2014 to the local public schools\u00a0\u2014 \u201cand wait until third grade,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The city\u2019s advisory Panel for Education Policy was briefed on Wednesday night on the policy change, which was then announced at a Community Education Council meeting in District 4 in Upper Manhattan, according to sources.<\/p>\n<p>The process will kick off in May, with offers expected in July, they said.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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