Longer school day for 20 NYC middle schools, 6 in Brooklyn
Twenty New York City middle schools will add an extra 2.5 hours to the school day of 2,000 sixth-graders starting in September, Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said on Monday.
Six of the schools are in Brooklyn. These include: Juan Morel Campos Secondary School, East Flatbush Community Research School, I.S. 30 Mary White Ovington, I.S. 340, Andries Hudde and P.S. 109.
The 20 extended-day schools were chosen randomly from 130 schools that requested to be part of the pilot program, announced by Chancellor Walcott in April. The extra time will be used mainly to improve literacy skills.