P.S. 127 The McKinley Park School

SCHOOL CLOSED for WINTER BREAK from Dec 23- Jan 1st. 

Return to school on Thursday, January 2nd.

• The Beyond Access Series is an online initiative to support families by covering special education topics and fostering a community of assistance, connecting families to a broader circle of special education experts. Please share the Beyond Access Series information (available in all DOE languages via the website translation feature) with your school community. Note the following upcoming events:

  • Enhanced Community Engagement Supports in the Impartial Hearing Order Implementation Process (January 7)

  • Understanding Special Education: Resources and Cultural Conversations Across Communities (January 13) 

  • Empowering Independence: A Guide to Travel Training for Students with Disabilities (January 27) 

   

  These online events will be held via Zoom from 7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Details about the sessions can be found on the Beyond Access Series webpage. Families must register to attend. 

• Kindergarten Applications -
  • • Kindergarten Open Houses- Monday, DECEMBER 2, 2024 AT 3:00 PM & Tuesday, JANUARY 14, 2025 AT 9:00 AM.  Kindergarten Open House Flyer 2024 Flyer 
    • Beginning December 10th, children born in 2020 can apply to kindergarten for the 2025-26 school year.
    • The application deadline is Friday, January 24, 2025. All families who apply by the deadline will receive a kindergarten offer in April.
    • All families should participate in kindergarten admissions, including children currently attending pre-K, students with disabilities, English Language Learners, and students with accessibility needs.
    • Families can apply to Kindergarten in one of three ways, online at MySchools, over the phone by calling 718-935-2009 or by visiting their local family welcome center.  For more information, please see the Apply to Kindergarten flyer .
    • Families can also apply to gifted & talented programs using the kindergarten application.
    • MySchools.nyc includes an online directory tool that allows families to view school open house info, explore program choices, save programs of interest, and submit their application, all on the same site. 

• iReady Family Access -Families now have digital access to the For Families report after logging in to their student’s i-Ready dashboard and entering your district report code on the top right-hand corner of the For Families tab.  
  • Your "For Families" report code for this academic year is BY1F8N, families will need this unique code to access information about their student’s Diagnostic results, the code from 23/24 will no longer work.
  •  Family Letter iready-diagnostic  

• 2024-2025 Middle School Admissions Dates:

  • Friday, December 13, 2024: Middle School Application Closes 
  • Wednesday, April 9, 2025: Middle School Offer Release 
• Family Support Mondays are a series of monthly meetings organized by the District 20 Superintendent's Office. Family Support Mondays, register here.   Family Support Mondays Chinese,  Spanish,  English   
• 2024-2025 NYCDOE School Calendar 
• In line with our commitment to enhance security practices, all NYC Public Schools will have a Safer Access system installed during the 2023-25 school years. More information is here, Family Letter - Safer Access. 
•  Arrival and Dismissal Areas 2024-2025 
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• Please see the attached Exterior Modernization Project Construction Letter for P.S. 127, dated 4/17/23,  Department of Letter 
• If you would like to visit our school for a tour, please contact Donna Lubrano at dlubrano3@schools.nyc.gov.