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The letter cites months of uncertainty and anxiety for families facing school placement, notes prior town hall input opposing policy changes, and argues the exams should proceed despite COVID-19 delays.",{"@graph":69,"@context":122},[70,84,105],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":35,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/healthcare/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/open-the-shsat-and-gt-registration-and-middlehigh-school-applications-urgent-request/273135/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/open-the-shsat-and-gt-registration-and-middlehigh-school-applications-urgent-request/273135.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"Aldword","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-21","2026-09-15",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":52},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",{"@type":106,"mainEntity":107},"FAQPage",[108,114,118],{"name":109,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":111},"What do Queens parents request from Mayor de Blasio and the DOE?","Question",{"text":112,"@type":113},"They ask the mayor and the Department of Education to open SHSAT and G&T registrations and to open the middle/high school application process immediately.","Answer",{"name":115,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":116},"Why do parents say they are urgently concerned?",{"text":117,"@type":113},"They describe months of anxiety and uncertainty about their children’s school placement, and note that no test dates or application information has been announced as of November 11.",{"name":119,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":120},"What arguments does the letter use to support administering the exams?",{"text":121,"@type":113},"It references SHSAT protections under Hecht-Calandra and prior statements that SHSAT would not be impacted by COVID-19, and it points to nationwide administration of other exams as evidence there is no excuse for further delay.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":124,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":126,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":128,"site_id":62},273135,1789469855,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":131},{"doc_id":128,"user_id":132,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":34,"category_name":35,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":52,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":8,"language":139,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":140,"faqs":141,"seo_title":142,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":129,"read_time":81},2336478940917,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_6f874abed73319feea01a86fa6f0fab8","Mayor De B lasio and Depa􀂒 ment of Education, Please Open the Registration for SHSAT and G&T Test and Middle School and High School Application NOW!  \nTo: Congresswoman Grace Meng, Senator Joseph Addabbo, Senator Leroy Comrie, Senator John Liu, Senator Toby Stavisky, Assembly Member Edward Braunstein, Assembly Member William Colton, Assembly Member Andrew Hevesi, Assembly Member Ron Kim, Assembly Member Nicole Malliotakis, Assembly Member Daniel Rosenthal, Assembly Member Nily Rozic, Council Member Adrienne E Adams, Council Member Barry Grodenchik, Council Member Robert Holden, Council Member Peter Koo, Council Member Karen Koslowitz, Council Member Eric Ulrich, Queens Borough President Sharon Lee  \nDear Elected Officials,  \nWe are Queens parents who have either 5th, 6th, 8th graders waiting to take the SHSAT and Mark Twain School tests, to apply to Townsend Harris and Baccalaureate High School, or have Pre-K/K grade children waiting to take the G&T tests. We are among tens of thousands NYC families who have been frustrated with the anxiety and uncertainty of our children's school placement for months. We hope you can help us to demand Mayor de B lasio and the Department of Education to open up registrations for the tests and school applications NOW.  \nWe appreciate that DOE held six Town Hall engagement sessions in the Spring to listen to parents' opinions about the 196 screened middle schools and 126 screened high schools admissions, and the majority of parents wanted NO policy change because otherwise it would be totally unfair to all the students who want to attend schools that allow them to be properly challenged and adequately develop their academic potential and would completely destroy the quality of NYC public education.  \nThe SHSAT is protected by Hecht-Calandra. Furthermore, Joshua Wallack, the DOE Executive Chancellor stated on May 29, 2020 at the Staten Island hearing session that the SHSAT would NOT be impacted by COVID-19 and will be administered in October or November.  \nThe specialized high schools, quality screen schools, plus the G&T programs are the hope for many NYC working families and low income families for their children to receive accelerated educations. They have been waiting for month after month for the test dates, and hear nothing but crickets from Tweed.  \nIt is now November 11th, and the DOE has still NOT announced any dates for the above todos which matters to hundreds of thousands of working-class and low income NYC families. As the nation’s largest public school system, lacking a plan is not only irresponsible but also embarrassing.  \nThe blended learning model is working and our schools and classrooms are safe thanks to the great efforts by DOE staff who keep schools sanitized and safely distanced. The ISEE, TACHS, SAT and SSAT exams have been recently given nationwide including NYC, there is no excuse for further delaying the SHSAT and G&T exams!  \nWe appreciate the support that you have been giving to the NYC public education. You are among our most trusted officials in the city and we are asking for your help again to amplify  \nour voices for our children, our city, and our country's future! Please urge the mayor and DOE to not take promised opportunities away from our students and to open the SHSAT/G&T registrations and the middle/high school applications immediately!  \nThank you again for your support of educational excellence.","cbCaigJkFHVVliGs","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigJkFHVVliGs","pdf",29372,"English","# Urgent request to open test registrations\n## Concerns about delays and uncertainty\n## Rationale citing prior guidance and safety context\n## Call to elected officials for action","[{\"question\":\"What do Queens parents request from Mayor de Blasio and the DOE?\",\"answer\":\"They ask the mayor and the Department of Education to open SHSAT and G\\u0026T registrations and to open the middle/high school application process immediately.\"},{\"question\":\"Why do parents say they are urgently concerned?\",\"answer\":\"They describe months of anxiety and uncertainty about their children’s school placement, and note that no test dates or application information has been announced as of November 11.\"},{\"question\":\"What arguments does the letter use to support administering the exams?\",\"answer\":\"It references SHSAT protections under Hecht-Calandra and prior statements that SHSAT would not be impacted by COVID-19, and it points to nationwide administration of other exams as evidence there is no excuse for further delay.\"}]","Open the SHSAT and G&T Registration and Middle/High School Applications - Urgent Request | PDF"]