WELCOME TO OUR SCHOOL

Ann Gordon-Chang, Principal

Maria Samolis, Assistant Principal

Sabrina C. Parada, Assistant Principal

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KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION

If you would like to register your child at PS85Q, please call Ms. Amato at 718.278.3630 to speak about setting up a registration appointment. Please look under our Admissions tab to ensure you have all the paperwork necessary for enrollment.

ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL PROCEDURES
for 3K/PreK

REVISED - 3K/PreKDrop Off Arrival & Dismissal Procedures at the PS85Q

Annex Building

Families/Guardians will walk 3K/PreK students directly to their classrooms from the main entrance on 29th Street

8:15 AM – 8:25 AM Arrival

Enter on 29th Street, please place strollers, scooters, and skateboards in the Stroller Storage Area

Families/Guardians will exit the building from the main entrance. Students arriving after 8:25 AM will enter through the main entrance of the Annex building will be marked late.

2:15 PM – 2:25 PM Dismissal

Student dismissal will be from the main entrance on 29th Street.

Families/Guardians will pick up their 3K/PRE-K students directly from their classrooms and exit the building from the Annex main entrance on 29th Street.

Chancellor's Initiatives

NYC Reads initiative, a historic shift in the way we teach NYC school kids to read. NYC Reads will bring science-of-reading and phonics-based learning methods to all public school students, starting with early childhood programs and elementary schools through high school graduation.

The program will be implemented over the course of the next two years and will be split into two phases. Approximately $35 million will be invested next year into training and coaching for teachers to successfully get the curriculum into their classrooms and address their students’ needs. To read more