Hi everyone. Hope you enjoyed your Spring Break 🙂
April 10 – Eid-al-Fitr (for those who celebrate, you can receive an excused absence since schools are not closed)
April 18 – End of Marking Period 3 for Jersey City Public School students. (Make sure to check infinitecampus with your child to see if they are missing any work. Many teachers will give partial credit if your child turns the assignment in before the end of the marking period)
Applications have been available through this link since Thursday, March 28, 2024. Completed applications must be submitted by Monday, April 15, 2024 at 11:59 pm ET. Jersey City Public School students in 5th and 6th grade who apply to AEP and Infinity Institute take the OLSAT assessment in their schools during the week of April 22, 2024.
Click here for information on how to prepare for the OLSAT.
Click here to see how the OLSAT score impacts your child’s candidacy for AEP.
Click here to see how the OLSAT impact’s your child’s candidacy for Infinity Middle School.
Jersey City Public Schools Early Childhood Department has announced that Free Pre-K Program Registrations are now available. 2024 – 2025 registration opened March 1st. The JCBOE strongly recommends registration by March 31st. You can apply online by going to the JCBOE website. You can also register online at any local branch of the JC Free Public Library. In order to be eligible for the 2024-25 school year, your child must be 3 years old on or before Oct. 1 2024 (Pre-K3) or must be 4 years old on or before Oct. 1, 2024 (Pre-K4)
To learn how to complete the Pre-K online registration in greater detail, you can watch the Pre-K online registration video to see JCBOE’s YouTube tutorial.
Please feel free to comment or use our contact us form for any other questions you have. We also do educational consulting.
Transportation
For anyone curious about bus tickets, bus tickets are only given to students who live 2.5 miles or more from the school. If you are going to any Jersey City Public School this upcoming school year, a teacher will usually talk to students about bus tickets and give out bus tickets (if they are eligible) within the first two weeks of school.
When are Infinity/McNair’s applications generally released?
Infinity and McNair open applications every school year sometime in January and information on applications can be found on Infinity or McNair’s website. At school, students may also receive a McNair/Infinity Parent Letter with information on when applications open and close.
How do I look at my child’s grades, schedule, and attendance?
We already have a post on infinitecampus, an app that Jersey City Public Schools use so parents can see their child’s grades, schedule, attendance, and more.
How should I study for the OLSAT?
We have a page on Tests and Test Prep. A tutor usually isn’t necessary for the OLSAT because there are already practice books that should will prepare you adequately. In order to do well on the OLSAT, students often benefit from seeing a similar test format and similar questions. The PSAT is not about pattern-recognition, like the OLSAT is, and has different test material.
What are the magnet schools in Jersey City?
Public magnet schools in Jersey City are different (from regular Public middle schools and high schools) because you have to apply and test to get in. Infinity, AEP, and Academy 1 are the three magnet Public middle schools, which means the schools have an accelerated program with a more advanced cirriculum. McNair and Infinity (Infinity is also a high school) are the only Public Magnet high schools in Jersey City.
Feb 5 – End of Marking Period 2 for Jersey City Public School students. (Make sure to check infinitecampus with your child to see if they are missing any work. Many teachers will give partial credit if your child turns the assignment in before the end of the marking period)
Feb 7 – Half day for all students
Feb 13 – Half day for elementary school students
Feb 14 – Half day for middle school students
Feb 15 – Half day for high school students
Feb 19 – District Closed (Presidents’ Day)
The 13th, 14th, and 15th are half days because of Parent-Teacher Conferences. Conferences are in person from 1:30 – 3 pm on all 3 days. To see the full JCBOE calendar, click here.
Elementary, middle, and high school students will take midterm exams this week.Â
Online applications can be accessed through this link  starting Friday, January 19, 2024. Completed applications must be submitted by February 14, 2024 , at 11:59 pm. Note that the application process is only open to students who currently reside in Jersey City. Applications are online and a PSAT score is still a required part of the application. You can view our posts on McNair or Infinity to see how PSAT scores (from the PSAT taken October 2023) affect how applications are evaluated.
For high school students, exams are from June 12th to the 16th
June 19th the district is closed for Juneteeth
June 22, 23, and 26 are half days (4-hour sessions of school)
If no emergency days are needed, Public Schools will finish the school year on June 26
For more details, click here: 2022-2023 JCBOE public school monthly calendar
McNair Academic and Infinity Institute applications for admission for the 2023-2024 school year are now available. Applications are online and a PSAT score is still a required part of the application. You can view our posts on McNair or Infinity to see how PSAT scores (from the PSAT taken October 2022) affect how applications are evaluated.
Happy New Year’s everyone!
January 1st – JC Public Schools are closed for New Year’s Day
January 3rd – Marking Period 2 Progress Reports are due for teachers. Parents will be able to see their child’s progress in the marking period so far and see if there is a subject where they may need to improve before report cards are due for teachers.
January 15th – JC Public Schools are closed for MLK Jr. Day
November 17 – End of Marking Period 1 for Jersey City Public School students (Make sure to check infinitecampus with your child to see if they are missing any work. Many teachers will give partial credit if your child turns the assignment in before the end of the marking period)
November 22 – Half day
November 23 and 24 – Jersey City Public schools are closed
Students will return to school on Monday November 27!
For more details, click here: 2023-2024 JCBOE public school calendar
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