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
May 17th and May 26th are half days for Public School students
May 19th progress reports are due
May 29th school is closed (Memorial Day)
For more details, click here: 2022-2023 JCBOE public school monthly calendar
Starting in September of 2023, there is officially an all girls middle school in Jersey City. Girls’ Preparatory Academy is a college prep middle school for girls only with a college culture. It is co-located in Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School, P.S. 39 which is right on the West Side of Lincoln Park. (P.S. 39 is located on 214 Plainfield Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306).
Superintendent Norma Fernandez discussed the topic in the Jersey Journal stating that for all worried P.S. 39 parents, the new program will not displace any P.S. 39 students. In fact, Fernandez explained the school is under capacity and has a lot of extra room right now. It is also in a central location of Jersey City which makes it a great place for the Girls’ Preparatory Academy.
Parents can join one of the Academy’s open houses for school information sessions, application information, tours, and to ask questions:
Saturday, April 22, 9-11 AM
Saturday, April 29, 9-11 AM
The JC Girls’ Preparatory Academy is attached to an organization called “The Young Women’s Leadership Schools.” They have other locations nearby, such as their school in the Bronx. To see their rankings, (state-test scores and more) click here.
Spring Break begins on April 6 (half day) until the 14th.
If you need to discuss your grades with your teachers, be sure to do so before Spring Break. When students come back from the break, MP3 will be ending (April 18)
For more details, click here: 2022-2023 JCBOE public school monthly calendar
The first round of McNair and Infinity Applications have been returned to 8th graders (the class of 2027). Most McNair and Infinity application decisions were sent out on Friday of last week (March 10, 2023). Wait listed students should be aware that McNair and Infinity have to wait for students who recieved acceptance letters to send them their decisions before they send out the second round of letters to those on the waiting list.
McNair Fact: Around 200 students are selected out of a little over 1,000 applications each year.
MP3 Progress Report Cards are now out! They were released on March 9th. You can also check your child’s grades at any point on infinitecampus.
At this point, McNair and Infinity applications are being evaluated.
Jersey City Public Schools Early Childhood Department has announced that Free Pre-K Program Registrations will be available starting 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 2023-24 school year, your child must be 3 years old on or before Oct. 1 2023 (Pre-K3) or must be 4 years old on or before Oct. 1, 2023 (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.
Online applications can be accessed through this link starting Thursday, February 23, 2023. Completed applications must be submitted by Thursday, March 23, 2023, at 11:59 pm. Jersey City Public School students in 5th and 6th grade who apply to AEP and Infinity Institute often take the OLSAT assessment in their schools during the week of April 24, 2023.
Click here for information on how to prepare for the OLSAT
Click here to see what percentage of the OLSAT determines your chance of getting into AEP
Click here to see what percentage of the OLSAT determines your chance of getting into Infinity Middle School
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.
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