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The Talented and Gifted School for Young Scholars (TAG) is located in EastHarlem. Founded in 1999 as an elementary school, and expanded in 2004 toinclude middle school. TAG serves approximately 560 students in grades
K-8.
TAG is one of the five city-wide Talented and Gifted schools.

Our Vision
TAG's vision is to provide anenvironment that prepares
students to apply theirknowledge in order to question,
evaluate, and solve ever rising
global challenges.

Our Mission
To accomplish our vision, the TAG school
will provide curricula that fosters writing,research, investigation, and discussion.
TAG's environment will encourage
collaboration amongst all stakeholders, inaddition to engagement in civil discourse.

New York State Exams

NYS ELANYS MathIn addition to studying
core subjects withteachers in their mainclassrooms, students
attend "cluster classes"
in Art, Chorus, Physical
Education, Chess, andLatin

TAG STUDENTS COME FROM A DIVERSE BACKGROUND
AND WE CELEBRATE OUR DIVERSITY.

TAG shares its building with two other schools: Esperanza Preparatory
Academy (grades 6-12) and PS 138 (a District 75 school).
The schools function independently of one another, each with its own
classrooms and hallways used only by its respective students and staff.
School principals coordinate lunch times, assemblies, drop-off and dismissal,
to ensure the safety of all students.

School Uniforms❖ TAG is a uniform school,and students are expected
to wear uniforms eachday.

❖ All parts of the uniform are

gender neutral❖ Students are allowed todress down on theirbirthday, for certain school
trips, and other special
occasions designated bythe school.

Grades K-5 UniformGYM UNIFORM

The official gym
uniform is the TAG
branded t-shirt andsweatpants but theschool allows a plain
white t-shirt andplain redsweatpants.

K - 6TH Grade Busing❖ DOE-provided "Yellow Bus," service
available to certain Manhattan residents only
❖ Students qualify based on Department of Pupil Transportation
guidelines❖ Eligibility depends on the grade of the student, distance from theschool, etc.
❖ Families must request bus service at the school
Many private busing companies exist, but they will establish a route only ifenough students sign up to make the run profitable.
Several TAG families, in cooperation with the PTA, have united toestablish private bus routes in northwestern Manhattan, and in parts ofQueens.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO TAG:
❖ Students not served by yellow buses qualify for student
Metrocards, good for three free subway or public bus
rides each school day.
❖ Closest MTA subway stop:
The 6 train to 110th St. Station❖ Closest MTA buses:
M15 downtown (on 2nd Ave.)
M101/M102/M103 uptown (on 3rd Ave.)TAG DAILY SCHEDULE❖ School hours are 8:05am-2:25pm.
❖ The school doors open at 7:35am, and free breakfast is available for all
students. As elementary school students arrive, they report to theauditorium and are supervised until 8:05am.
❖ A typical school day has eight periods, including lunch/recess.
1st period 8:05am-8:50am
2nd period 8:52am-9:37am
3rd period 9:39am-10:24am
4th period 10:26am-11:11am

5th period 11:14am-12:04pm (lunch/recess)6th period 12:06 pm-12:51pm
7th period 12:53pm-1:38pm
8th period 1:40pm-2:25pm

YMCA AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM:❖ The school's on-site after-school program is operated by theVanderbilt YMCA, and so long as funding is allocated, remains free ofcharge.
❖ YMCA staff work in TAG classrooms, with students divided by grades,
supervising homework and offering enrichment activities such as
SHSAT prep, art, crafts, drama, and recreation.

Health Services:
TAG benefits from an on-site health center run by Mount Sinai Medical Center.
The clinic is open on school days from 8:30am-3:00pm.
The following services are available:
Primary Care and Preventative Health Services:❖ Comprehensive physical examinations❖ Mandated school health services❖ Medical care and treatment for chronic illness and disease❖ Dispensing and prescribing of medications.
❖ First aid care to all students registered in the building.
❖ Emergency care to anyone in need on school premises.

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Michelle Yrigoyen, Guidance Counselor
Emely Burgos, Guidance Counselor
Erica Arias-Vidal, Community Coordinator
Violet Trifu, Multilingual Learners (MLL) Teacher Coordinator
Elaine Tang, Special Education Teacher Support Services (SETSS) Teacher
Part-Time Speech Therapist

PARENT COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSSCHOOL-BASED:❖ Jupiter Ed❖ School Messenger
DOE-Based:❖ NYC Schools Account❖ My Schools Account❖ Doe Student AccountTAG PTA Inc., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization designed to support and expand curricular and enrichment options for TAGstudents.

TAG PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATIONThe PTA partners with parents, teachers, and administrators to identify
areas in which it can make the greatest difference; researches
methods of meeting those needs; and seeks direct funding and grants
to pay for them. It also monitors existing programs to ensure it meetsthe expectations of parents and the school.

For more information about TAG's PTA, visit their website at:

TAGSCHOLARSPTA.ORG

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN TAG!

If you have further questions, please contact
TAG Parent Coordinator, Ms. B at:

BBOVA@SCHOOLS.NYC.GOV