Admissions for New Students
Prospective parents can learn about admissions criteria on our website under Enrollment.
Questions? Email ps290enrollment@schools.nyc.gov
Learn more about Kindergarten. Learn more about Pre-K.
PTA Meetings – Please Join Us!
We will hold monthly PTA meetings at 7:00pm. We encourage everyone to attend! We will answer questions and talk about current and future projects for our amazing school.
Meeting Dates: Coming Soon!
Resources for Families
Free Meals for Students. All enrolled students can receive free breakfast/lunch in school. Early drop-off for breakfast is available for students in kindergarten – 5th grade, 8:00–8:15am.
Free Food Locations. NYC has a map of locations that offer free food (food pantries, soup kitchens), as well as farmers’ markets and grocery stores. Please visit a map of food resources across the city.
Health & Safety Updates
Please see protocols for PS 290 and updates from the Department of Education.
No visitor may enter the school if they have:
- Experienced any symptoms of COVID-19, including a fever of 100.0°F or greater, a new cough, new loss of taste or smell, or shortness of breath within the past 24 hours.
- Received a positive COVID-19 test in the past 24 hours.
Please review NYC guidelines here.
What To Do If Your Child Is Sick
If your child is unwell, they must stay home. Many illnesses are highly contagious, and your child will be uncomfortable in school all day! Please notify your child’s teacher and the school office (BZavala@schools.nyc.gov).
› If your child had a fever, they can only return to school after they have not had a fever for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications.
› Please see our website section on Student Health & Absences for important information.
What happens if a student has symptoms of COVID-19 or a diagnosis of COVID-19?
- If a student has any symptoms, such as fever, cough, nausea, or runny nose (see CDC), they must take a COVID test.
- If the child receives a negative result, they may return after a minimum of 24 hours and after symptoms have improved. If they had a fever, they can return after they have not had a fever for 24 hours without fever-reducing medications.
- If the child receives a positive test for COVID-19 — whether they had symptoms or never had symptoms — they must stay home for at least 24 hours and until symptoms have subsided.
- When the child is approved to return to school, they must wear a well-fitting mask covering both the nose and mouth for the next 5 days.
- If your child develops a fever or feels worse after returning to normal activities, they should stay home again until, for at least 24 hours, their symptoms are improving and they have not had a fever (without fever-reducing medicine) — then follow the 5-day mask precaution again.
Complete Your Emergency Contact Information Now
All parents must complete a card — new and returning students. Please complete your Emergency Contact Card (the “Blue Card”) now. All children who attend PS 290 — new and returning, remote and blended learning — must send in their card immediately.
Please click below:
Instructions:
- Download, then open as a PDF
- Fill it in completely
- Save with your child’s name
- Attach to an email
- Send to Enrollment@ps290.org
Alternatively, you can print it and send it back via backpack with your child.
Annual Appeal
Each year the PTA raises money to cover school expenditures and programs not paid for by the Department of Education. Our major fundraiser each year is the Annual Appeal. This money helps pay for our school’s exceptional teaching assistant staff, music and arts programs, science supplies, and much more.
Donations can be made at: mnspta.org/donate.