Incoming Students 2025

HIGH SCHOOL OF TELECOMMUNICATION ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY

HSTAT Incoming Students Welcome Letter 2025

April 2025

Dear HSTAT Class of 2029,

Congratulations on your acceptance to the High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology, and welcome to our community! You are among a select group of students who were chosen to attend our school from nearly 3,000 applicants. We are delighted that you will be joining us this fall. In this letter, we are asking you to complete several forms. This will help us to prepare for your arrival in the fall. We know that there is a lot to do. You can also find the forms on our website www.hstat.org

New Family Meet and Greet - We would like to invite our incoming students and guardians to tour HSTAT, hear about our programs and take ID card pictures on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 11:30 pm.

Summer Bridge Program - Join us for fun this summer! Get to know your classmates and teachers in a low-stakes environment. July 7 - July 24, 2025, Monday-Thursday, 9:30 am - 1:00 pm. Please register by Saturday, May 17, 2025.

Emergency Contact - It is very important for us to have contact information for families and students. Please complete the paper blue card included in this packet and bring it with you when you come to the New Family Meet and Greet.

NYC Schools Account for guardians and parents - This account helps us communicate with you regarding your child’s progress in school. Please make sure you are registered. If you need the account creation code, you can contact your child’s middle school.

Student Interest Form and Student Contact Form - Help us get to know you.

Letter from our Parent Coordinator - Mrs.Valentin helps us connect with families!

Lastly, if you have decided to attend a different school, please remember to indicate as such in your Myschools account.

Once again, welcome to HSTAT! We are so happy that you are joining our community!

Be well,

Principal Signature
Ms. Shepard and the HSTAT team

DOE Logo

HSTAT Meet and Greet

Join us for a tour of the building to hear about our programs,

and to take your ID card picture.

Please register by following this link:

https://tinyurl.com/HSTATmeetandgreet25

or by scanning this QR code:

HSTAT Summer Bridge Program 2025

Join us for fun this summer!

Get to know your classmates and teachers!

When: Monday, July 7 - Thursday, July 24, 2025

Time: Monday-Thursday, 9:30 am - 1:00 pm

Where: HSTAT - 350 67th St., Brooklyn, NY 11220

Please register by Monday, May 19th, 2025

To register, follow this link:

https://tinyurl.com/HSTATsummerbridge25

or scan this QR code:

HSTAT Parent/Guardian Emergency Contact Information

It is very important that we have emergency contact information on file for your child. Please complete the enclosed Blue Card and return it when you come to the Meet and Greet on May 17th, 2025.

NYC Schools Account for Guardians and Parents

This account helps us communicate with you regarding your child’s progress here in school. Please make sure you are registered. If you need the account creation code, you can contact your child’s middle school. Using this account you can also complete other important forms that include:

Emergency Contact It is very important that we have the most recent contact information for you and your emergency contacts. Please check the Parent Portal to be sure your contact information is up to date.
Housing Questionnaire Students who are in a temporary housing situation have access to additional supplies and support. Please complete this form to indicate your housing situation.
Media Consent Consent for HSTAT to use photos of your child and other media for DOE purposes, such as celebratory recognition on our website.
Military/Higher Education OPT OUT You can indicate that you do not wish to receive information from military recruiters and/or institutions of higher education.

You can use this link: https://www.schoolsaccount.nyc/

or scan this QR code:

NYC school account QR code

HSTAT Student Interest Form

Help us get to know you!

Follow this link: https://tinyurl.com/2025HSTATINTERESTSURVEY

or scan this QR code:

Get to know you survey QR code

HSTAT Student Contact Information

It is very helpful for us to have our students’ contact information. Please

complete our Student Contact Form using this link:

https://tinyurl.com/2025HSTATSTUDENTINFO

or by scanning this QR code:

Student contact information survey QR Code

HSTAT PARENT COORDINATOR GREETING

Dear Families,

We are excited to welcome you to the High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology! My name is Erica Valentin, and I am honored to serve as the Parent Coordinator at HSTAT. HSTAT is a high school of choice, and we take pride in our outstanding statistics for academic excellence. It is my goal to support and encourage a positive relationship between families and our school. As a parent of a NYCDOE student, I understand the importance of providing parents with the information, support, tools, and resources they need to help their child thrive.

As an HSTAT parent, you automatically become a member of our Parent Teacher Association (PTA). Our PTA meetings are held once a month, via ZOOM. In these meetings, we provide valuable information for communication and collaboration between parents and the school community. We strongly encourage you to participate, to stay active and be involved. Your opinions, questions, suggestions, and concerns are valuable to us. Please visit https://www.hstat.org/monthly_pta_zoom_meetings on meeting dates to participate. In addition, we also offer informative workshops for our families that cover a wide range of topics, including study skills, mental health awareness and college related information.

On behalf of our dedicated Principal, Ms. Xhenete Shepard, her outstanding administrative staff, our PTA Executive Team and the entire HSTAT community, we hope that your child’s years at our school are filled with joy and accomplishment.

Please feel free to contact me at: EValentin7@schools.nyc.gov or 718-759-3427.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Erica L. Valentin

Parent Coordinator

EValentin7@schools.nyc.gov

718-759-3427