PS 253, The Magnet School of Multicultural Humanities

Announcements

• New York State Digital Equity Family Questionaire

   

  The New York State Education Department is requiring all school districts, including the New York City Department of Education, to collect information from families about students’ access to devices and the internet for the 2022-23 school year. To make this as easy as possible for families, the DOE has added a Digital Equity Family Questionnaire to the NYC Schools Account Parent Portal(Open external link) where you can provide answers to the questions for each of your students in grades kindergarten to 12.

  The Questionnaire has nine questions and is easy to fill out in your NYC Schools Account. Your answers will be used to: 

  • help identify school and district needs, 
  • target resources and funding opportunities, and 
  • to inform state policy and legislative initiatives.

  Letter for Families

  Families should fill out the questionnaire each year.  Please visit the following page in order to access the survey:  https://www.schools.nyc.gov/about-us/reports/digital-equity-family-questionnaire

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• SEPTEMBER 8TH-FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR ALL STUDENTS

  Please  view the attached map with dismissal/arrival schedule for all students.

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• 2022-2023 Department of Education School Year Calendar

  Visit the Department of Education  2022-23 School Year Calendar Page to get a quick view on important dates and translated, printable versions of the calendar.

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• P-EBT Card Lost or Damaged??

  P-EBT CARD LOST OR DAMAGED?
  Call EBT Customer Service 1-888-328-6399 to request a replacement card, check your balance, or activate (PIN) a card
  
  Complete the NYS P-EBT contact form bit.ly/PEBTcontactform to request a replacement card and for troubleshooting
  Additional Information:
  Visit this website: Bit.ly/CFAPEBT
  NYS P-EBT Helpline: 1-833-452-0096
  P-EBT FAQ's: on.nyc.gov/p-ebt

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• P-EBT Card Information

  INFORMATION REGARDING 2021 P-EBT CARDS
  All NYC public school students who were enrolled in school during the month of June 2021 are automatically eligible for a P-EBT payment of $375.
  • No application or registration
  • Regardless of income or immigration status
  • Does not affect any other benefits or public charge
  • Did NOT have to be enrolled in summer school 2021
  • 2021 graduates will receive the benefit
  New York State will automatically issue P-EBT to an active SNAP/EBT card, a Medicaid card, or a P-EBT card.
  Please OPEN the attached informational flyer.

  • P-EBT for Summer 2021_ENG 1.pdf
  • P-EBT for Summer 2021_SP.pdf

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• Register for Parent University from The Department of Education

  The DOE’s Parent University seeks to educate and empower all families from early childhood through adulthood, with free courses, resources, events, and activities. Parents can register for free training on a wide range of topics, including adult education, student social-emotional learning, and special education. Visit https://parentu.schools.nyc/

  Please view the attached registration flyer.

  • nyc-parent-university-register-flyer-1.pdf

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• Check out this NEW website: Wide Open School

  This newly launched site provides learning activities for students to complete independently at home, or with their families. Activities are available in all subjects and grades, and in all languages via Google Translate.

  Families can use the information to do the following:

  * Access an overview of the units their children are studying throughout the year, in grades K-8; high school units will be added soon.

  * Engage with their child on what is taught at school;  Find support for learning at home, like tips for keeping children focused, as well as information about using online learning tools;  Assist with conversations at parent-teacher conferences; Locate after-school activities.

  To learn more about tools and resources available on Wide Open School, visit https://nycschools.wideopenschool.org/

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