Brooklyn Collegiate Preparatory High School A College Board School

Weather: NYC Emergency Management (NYCEM) and NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) are prepared to issue a heat advisory for the week starting Sunday, June 22, 2025. The current forecast calls for high temperatures, with the most significant heat on Tuesday. 

NYC Public Schools will be open and fully operational next week. In light of the extreme heat, please help conserve energy by keeping lights off in both used and unused classrooms when natural light is sufficient, powering down unused devices, printers and smartboards, keeping doors closed to maintain cool air, and limiting the use of heat-generating equipment when possible.

With high temperatures and heat indices, student and staff risk for heat-related illness increases, and they may have lower exercise tolerance. The intensity and duration of outdoor activities should be significantly reduced for all students next week.

Please: 

• Ensure students have easy access to water and consume it often. 
• Pay special attention to children susceptible to heat-related illness, children with chronic medical conditions such as diabetes and asthma, and children with gastrointestinal illnesses. 
• Ensure that students are kept in air-conditioned spaces to the extent possible, and limit outdoor recess, playtime, and any outdoor activities between the sun's peak hours (10 AM—6 PM). 
• Call 911 immediately if staff or children have:
• Hot, dry skin OR cold, clammy skin
• Trouble breathing
• Rapid heartbeat
• Confusion, disorientation or dizziness
• Nausea and vomiting

Please visit DOHMH’s Extreme Heat and Your Health website and NYCEM’s Beat the Heat guidance for more information on how to stay safe during extreme heat days. Please continue to use the link to the National Weather Service to get up-to-date information on the weather in the coming days. 

Regents Exams

Per NYSED policy, schools do not have the flexibility to adjust the Regents exam administration to another day and/or time. Schools statewide must follow the designated Regents exam schedule, including the Uniform Admission Deadline. Students who do not sit for the exams as scheduled can be scheduled for the exam in August or a future administration. Schools should reach out to their OPE Leads and/or BAIDs with specific questions regarding the testing guidelines below:

• Hydration: Ensure students remain hydrated throughout the exam period. 
• Start time: Consider adjusting the start time of the administration to avoid peak temperature, including beginning testing earlier in the morning. Regardless of start time, students may not be dismissed until the exam’s Uniform Admission Deadline (10:00 am for morning exams; 2:00 pm for afternoon exams). 
• A/C spaces: Prioritize spaces with air conditioning whenever possible for testing. Consider alternate locations to administer the exams that may differ from your typical practice if they comply with the requirements of the School Administrator's Manual and provide a more conducive environment for student testing. Such locations could include school libraries.
• Contingency plan: Have a contingency plan in the event of a power loss during the exam.  
  • After assessing any potential impact to student and staff safety, if students have sufficient ambient light, they may continue to test. Consider opening windows and doors to increase air circulation. 
    • In the event you need to relocate testing rooms or evacuate the building, the principal has full authority to interrupt the examination immediately.  Proctors should collect exam materials to keep them secure during the interruption.    
    • Students may resume testing in a new location, including a different building if feasible, and students are kept under continuous supervision and advised that they may not converse with each other. In these circumstances, the ending time for the test should be adjusted, so that the students are given the full allotment of time for the examination. 
  • Plan for exam collection and relocation protocols in the event specific rooms or the school as a whole become unusable.
• Scoring: Wherever possible, plan for scoring to occur in air-conditioned spaces, with scorers taking breaks as applicable. Prioritize scoring of exams for seniors waiting to complete graduation requirements. Depending on your local scoring schedule, consider whether postponing scoring until next week is a feasible option.
• Exam security: As a reminder, all exams must remain secure–before, during, and after scoring activities. When the papers are being scored in cooperation with another school or any alternate location, it remains the principal’s responsibility to ensure the security of the answer papers while they are out of the building. 

Outdoor/Afterschool Activities 

• Generally: Graduations, field days, school carnivals, afterschool, PSAL activities, and any other outdoor activities should be moved inside to air-conditioned spaces as much as possible. If outdoors, remind students and families to bring water bottles and sunscreen. Consider a rotating schedule for some indoor time.
• Field Trips: If students are attending an outdoor trip, remind them to bring water bottles or have water to distribute. Have students hydrate multiple times throughout the trip: at least one 5-minute water break every 20 minutes.

School Facilities 

• Medical Rooms: For buildings where the medical room is without air conditioning, we recommend finding an alternative location for your nurse(s) so they can help students and staff stay cool and safe.  
• Air Conditioners: If you have any broken air conditioners, please alert your school's custodian as soon as possible. Consider moving the class with the broken air conditioner to another room with a working air conditioner.

A message from Chancellor Aviles-Ramos: June is full of learning!