Principal Matthew Willard Information (718) 626-8502 Phone +1 718-626-8502 Founded 2014 | Enrollment 115 students School Number PS/IS 300 Number of students 115 | |
Type School for Talented and Gifted Children (Public School) Established 2014 (3 years ago) (2014) Address 28-37 29th St, Astoria, NY 11102, USA Similar Lexington School For the Deaf, Avenues: The World School, Valley Stream Union Fre, Louis Armstrong Middle Sc, Albert Shanker School fo | ||
P s 300 the 30th avenue school g t citywide
The 30th Avenue School (PS/IS 300), often referred to as Q300, is a New York City, New York, public school. It is located at the corner of 30th Avenue and 29th Street in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens.
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- P s 300 the 30th avenue school g t citywide
- The 30th avenue school top 9 facts
- History
- Location
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The 30th avenue school top 9 facts
History
It is growing by one elementary and one middle school grade annually until 2019, when it will reach capacity as an elementary and middle school serving students from kindergarten through grade eight. Q300 is the only citywide Gifted and Talented (G&T) program in Queens as elementary and middle school and one of five in all of New York City.
G&T programs are provided for students identified as gifted and talented by assessments that are administered by the New York City Department of Education (DOE). For the program, students are selected solely based on test scores. To be eligible for placement to Citywide G&T programs, students have to score at or above the 97th percentile on the assessments administered.
The school is led by Matthew Willard, the interim acting principal, a graduate of Columbia University Teachers College.
Q300 will serve students in kindergarten, first, and sixth grades beginning in the 2014–2015 school year, and will grow by one elementary and one middle school grade per year over a span of five years. The gradual nature of this phase in helps ensure that a new school can develop its culture while building the capacity of its teaching staff over time. Additionally, students have the right to remain where they are currently enrolled, and this proposal ensures that Q300 and P.S. 85 have predictable and consistent enrollment and thus can plan most effectively for the upcoming school years (e.g. budget, staffing, space).
Location
For the 2014–2015 school year only, Q300 will have all of students in the P.S. 17 building. In the 2015–2016 school year, Q300's sixth grade together with seventh grade will be re-sited to the I.S. 126 building. Students in kindergarten through second grade will be in P.S. 17 building. By the 2018–2019 school year, Q300 will serve students in fifth through eighth grade in the I.S. 126 building.