Welcome
to the 2023-24 school year
Overview
We are a high school for students with special needs. We serve students diagnosed with various disabilities including cognitive delays, autism spectrum disorders (ASD), multiple disabilities, and speech and language delays. Our school emphasizes transition into adult life and independence, we therefore maintain partnerships with various community businesses and organizations who help us to provide work experience for our older students.
Parent Notice - Information on Potential Bus Strike
Dear Families:
We are writing to inform you of a possible disruption in yellow bus service this fall. This may impact your child’s transportation to school if your child uses yellow bus service to get to school. In the event of a strike, our top priority remains ensuring that every student, especially our most vulnerable, can continue attending their schools without interruption.
This possible strike is due to a labor dispute between bus companies that provide yellow bus service to our schools and a union that represents bus drivers and attendants, and could impact as many as half of our bus routes. NYC Public Schools and the Mayor's Office are monitoring the situation closely and working with our partners across the city to support a resolution, with the goal of avoiding the substantial impact a strike would have on our students and families. However, since such a strike is a possibility, we want you to be aware and informed. Please review the information below and continue to visit our website — schools.nyc.gov/transportation— to ensure that you are aware of the latest developments and resources available.
We are committed to supporting you and all of our families in all ways possible.
Sincerely,
Emma Vadehra
Chief Operating Officer NYC Public Schools
We are writing to inform you of a possible disruption in yellow bus service this fall. This may impact your child’s transportation to school if your child uses yellow bus service to get to school. In the event of a strike, our top priority remains ensuring that every student, especially our most vulnerable, can continue attending their schools without interruption.
This possible strike is due to a labor dispute between bus companies that provide yellow bus service to our schools and a union that represents bus drivers and attendants, and could impact as many as half of our bus routes. NYC Public Schools and the Mayor's Office are monitoring the situation closely and working with our partners across the city to support a resolution, with the goal of avoiding the substantial impact a strike would have on our students and families. However, since such a strike is a possibility, we want you to be aware and informed. Please review the information below and continue to visit our website — schools.nyc.gov/transportation— to ensure that you are aware of the latest developments and resources available.
- NYC Public Schools Online Resources: Bus service interruption resources for families will be available on our website at schools.nyc.gov/transportation. Here you will find information on emergency MetroCards, transportation alternatives for students and families, attendance procedures for your child, and other assistance available until yellow bus service fully resumes. Please visit this page frequently as we will be updating it with the latest information.
- Updates on Social Media: We will also be sharing updates through our social media accounts (@NYCSchools on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
- Additional information: You can also call our transportation call center at 718-392-8855, email us at transportation@schools.nyc.gov, or call 311 at any time for information and the latest updates on yellow bus service.
- Notifications in the Event of a Strike: If a strike does occur and your child will be impacted, you will receive an automated call, email, and text message from us, as well as a second set of notifications on the first morning of interrupted bus service. Notifications will go to the contact information provided to us by your school, so it is important to ensure your contact information is up-to-date with your school and on your NYC Schools Account (learn more at schools.nyc.gov/NYCSA). Once bus service resumes, you will receive automated notifications again to inform you of this update.
- Alternative Transportation in the Event of a Strike: NYC Public Schools is actively working to arrange alternative transportation for impacted families. All families impacted by the strike will have the option of an emergency MetroCard for both the student and a caregiver. In addition, NYC Public Schools will provide pre-paid rideshare and offer reimbursement to Students with Disabilities who have transportation recommended on an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or 504 Accommodation Plan (504); Students in Temporary Housing or Foster Care who receive yellow bus service; and Students with an approved transportation exception, as defined on our as defined on our exceptions to transportation eligibility web page(Open external link). We will provide additional information in the coming days. In the event of a strike, your school’s transportation coordinator will work with you to evaluate the needs of your child so that your family can make the best possible arrangements for transportation to and from school during this service interruption.
We are committed to supporting you and all of our families in all ways possible.
Sincerely,
Emma Vadehra
Chief Operating Officer NYC Public Schools
Vision
We envision a school in which all students, regardless of background, become independent and productive members of our community to the greatest extent possible. |
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Locations
P721Q - Main Site57-12 94th St.,
Elmhurst, NY 11373 p. 718.760.1083 f. 718.760.1920 Our main site serves approximately 300 students in the following ratios: 12:1:1, 12:1:4, 8:1:1, and 6:1:1 *Ratio key: 1st digit = number of students, 2nd digit = number of teachers, 3rd digit = number of teacher assistants (paraprofessionals). 12:1:1 therefore means this class has 12 students, 1 teacher, and 1 paraprofessional. |
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P721Q @ Maspeth High School
54-40 74th St., Elmhurst, NY 11373 p. 718.803.7140 f. 718.803.7145 Site Coordinator: Gregory Reilly Our Maspeth site serves approximately 54 students in the following ratio: 6:1:1. |
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P721Q @ Information Technology High School
21-16 44th Rd Long Island City, NY 11101 p. 718.937.1682 f. 718.937.1847 Our InfoTech site serves approximately 70 students in the following ratios: 12:1:1 and 9:1:3. |
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P721Q @ Queens College
64-19 Kissena Blvd Queens, NY 11367 p. 718.997.3064 F. 718.997.3069 Site Coordinator: Nicole Vasquez Our Queens College site serves approximately 18 inclusion students in a 9:1:3 ratio. This unique site allows our students to audit college classes (with the help of paraprofessionals who accompany them to their courses). |
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P721Q - 269 86-37 53rd Ave, Elmhurst, NY 11373 p. 718-457-0370 Site Coordinator: Alesha Calinda Our 269 site serves approximately 108 students in the 12:1:1 ratio. |
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