DOE applications are now open
BY JENNA BAGCAL
Just a month into the new
school year, the Department
of Education is calling on
parents to get a leg up on next
year’s school applications.
The city agency just announced
that students in middle
and high school can apply
for up to 12 programs from
now until Dec. 2. The application
process is open to current
fifth- and sixth-grade students
and students just entering
eighth grade, according to
Patch. First-time ninth-graders
can also apply to DOE high
schools.
According to the DOE, students
and parents can learn
about their options and apply
on the MySchools online portal.
Middle school students can
select up to 12 schools and the
agency clarifies that the more
schools on an application, the
better the chances of getting
an offer to one of the schools.
“It does NOT lower your
chance of getting an offer to
any of your top choice programs,”
DOE said on its website.
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Applicants are asked to list
schools in their true order of
preference, as students will
be considered for their firstchoice
program first and subsequent
programs in the listed
order. Middle schools will not
see the order so they will not
know if they were someone’s
first or last choice.
The DOE encourages middle
school applicants to sign
up for middle school email
lists, visit schools and attend
middle school district fairs,
which begin on Oct. 16.
High school students can
also choose up to 12 schools
after receiving a high school
admissions welcome letter,
which has instructions on how
to register for the MySchools
portal. According to the
agency, there is no advantage
to submitting an application
early and applications may be
changed and resubmitted until
the deadline.
Students interested in applying
to specialized high
schools and audition for La-
Guardia High School must
register for testing and auditions
by Oct. 10.
During the application
process, parents and students
should sign up for high school
email lists and attend a high
school admissions fair.
The DOE will notify students
of the schools they got
into in March 2020.
Reach reporter Jenna Bagcal
by e-mail at jbagcal@qns.
com or by phone at (718) 260-
2583.
Forest Hills educator named new assistant principal
of the Nassau BOCES Adult Education Program
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
After serving as an assistant head
of school in New York City, Brad Slepian
of Forest Hills is now the assistant
principal of the Nassau BOCES
Adult Education Program, bringing
nearly 10 years of educational experience
to the position.
Slepian began his educational career
in 2010 as a classroom teacher
and was soon appointed co-head
teacher at The Caedmon School in
New York City. He was also selected
as director of Caedmon’s prestigious
Summer Camp, supervising
more than 30 staff members and
over a hundred students campers.
Where there, he advanced to become
STEAM Coordinator, co-director of
both the Parents Communications
Task Force and the Technology
Task Force, after-school supervisor
and co-chair of the Scope and Space
Task Force.
Slepian was drawn to Nassau
BOCES by the opportunity to put
his skills and experience to work for
students to provide them with the
necessary tools to be successful in
their career, he said.
“Our students are here because
they truly want to be,” Slepian said.
“We provide them with the skills to
be successful in any industry.”
Adult Education incorporates a
number of vital programs including
Adult Career and Technical Education,
Job Placement and Vocational
Training. Slepian is looking forward
to help maximize those programs to
their fullest potential to the benefit
of the students.
“We have a tremendous amount of
resources available,” he said. “The
goal is to ensure that everything we
do has the best possible impact on our
students. We want to connect their
passions to successful careers.”
Slepian holds a bachelor’s degree
from Lehigh University, a master’s
degree in childhood education
from Touro College, and a master’s
degree in educational leadership
from Hunter College. He also holds
a number of certifications as a New
York state educator including school
building leadership, school district
Brad Slepian of Forest Hills was recently
named the new assistant principal of the
Nassau BOCES Adult Education Program.
Photo courtesy of Nassau BOCES
leadership, teaching childhood education
and teaching students with
disabilities.
Before entering the world of education,
Slepian worked in the private
sector, where he supervised an
administrative team for national
and international accounts and
managed a budget of more than $1
million. This affords him a wealth
of knowledge about Long Island’s
economy and how Nassau BOCES
students fit into it.
“We are growing Long Island’s
workforce,” Slepian said of the Adult
Education program. “We are fine
tuning our programs in a fiscally
responsible way to meet industryspecific
needs.”
Michele Cohen, principal of
Adult Education, described Slepian
as “compassionate and supportive,”
who is committed to helping students
enter the workforce.
“We are so happy to have Brad
on our team,” Cohen said. “Not only
does he bring experience in the
world of school administration, he
brings a business sense along with
his educational perspective. He has
already become an integral part of
the Adult Education Program.”
Reach reporter Carlotta Mohamed
by e-mail at cmohamed@schnepsmedia.
com or by phone at (718) 260–
4526.
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