Guidance - Frequently Asked Questions

• If you need to request a DOE-provided device for your child, please visit the following link to request one: https://coronavirus.schools.nyc/RemoteLearningDevices.

• If you are in need of technical assistance with your DOE device, please fill out a Technical Support Ticket at https://www.nycenet.edu/technicalsupportforfamily or call the Help Desk at 718-935-5100

• To find out your child's class and G-suite login information, i.e. is141 email address, visit https://www.xpmath.com/is141gsuite/. You will need your child's OSIS number and birthday. Be sure to enter the birthday in the following format: YYYYMMDD

• In order to join your child’s Google Classrooms, please use the following instructions:

  • Navigate to https://classroom.google.com or use the iOS/Android app

  • Sign in using your @is141.org student account (this is your G-suite login information)

    • Username: (first initial + last name + last 4 digits of Student ID)@is141.org

    • Password: Student ID

  • Join classes using the codes which can be found at the links below:

    • Grade 8: https://tinyurl.com/141grade8classroomcodes

    • Grade 7: https://tinyurl.com/141grade7classroomcodes

    • Grade 6: https://tinyurl.com/141grade6classroomcodes

• If you wish to sign your child up for 100% remote learning, you can do so at any time using the following link: https://www.nycenet.edu/surveys/learningpreference

• For 8th grade parents, you will receive information on high school admissions and the SHSAT exam from our guidance counselor, Ms. Christopher. You may visit schools.nyc.gov/high for information on the process, and you may email dchristopher@is141.org with any questions about this process.

• For blended students (Jewels, Einstein, and Shakespeare Academies): In person learning will begin on October 1. Follow the color-coded schedule (click here for the calendar) for a calendar of in-person days. All other days will be fully remote days.

• Visit tinyurl.com/141parentresources for a folder of useful resources, including the bell schedule, calendar, and information packets

• We will be using PupilPath for parents to have access to their children's grades. You will receive a code to register once it is set up.

Google Classroom

To set up your child's Google Classroom, you must first set up the Google account, i.e. IS141 email address, by following these steps:

1) Go to the parent portal to obtain your child's IS141 email address (@IS141.org) and password. Please visit the parent portal at https://www.xpmath.com/is141gsuite/

2) Go to Google Classroom at https://classroom.google.com and click Sign In using your child's Google account, i.e. IS141.org email address;

3) Join classes with a class code provided in the links provided below. At the top right corner, click Join Class and enter the class code for each subject and click Join.

Links to look up Google Classroom Codes:

Grade 8: https://tinyurl.com/141grade8classroomcodes

Grade 7: https://tinyurl.com/141grade7classroomcodes

Grade 6: https://tinyurl.com/141grade6classroomcodes

4) Students report to class at 8:30 a.m.

Registration

Interested in registering at I.S. 141? First of all, I.S. 141 is a zone school. Hence, you and your child must reside in the zone to be enrolled at I.S. 141, unless your child applied through to the magnet program in the middle school application process. To determine your zone school, please visit the NYC Department of Education's (NYCDOE) webpage: https://schoolsearch.schools.nyc/.

Currently, due to COVID-19, there is no in-person registration. Please visit the following website and follow the instructions to register your child: https://www.schools.nyc.gov/enrollment/enrollment-help/family-welcome-centers

The supply list is posted on the school's website. Please note that art supplies will be added to the supply list, since no supplies will be shared during the academic year 2020-2021.