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ELIGIBILITY
  • Priority to continuing 8th graders
  • Then to students who attend an information session
  • Then to Brooklyn residents
  • Then to New York City residents

SITE ACCESSIBILITY
  • Functionally Accessible

SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES
  • Collaborative Team Teaching (CTT)
  • SETSS

ELL PROGRAMS
  • ESL

ENROLLMENT (10/31/2008)
  • School Opened: Sep 2005
  • Grades Served (2010 - 2011): 06,07,08,09,10
  • Expected Grade Configuration: 06-10

SCHOOL STATISTICS AND REPORTS
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IN THEIR OWN WORDS
The Academy of Business and Community Development (ABCD) is the first public all boys school serving grades 6 through 12 in New York City. Our mission is to develop young men to become urban leaders by providing a challenging academic program that includes business education in every grade. We help each student gain understanding of their place in the world through character education and community service. ABCD is an Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) school. AVID is a program that teaches students organizational and study skills designed for college success. All ABCD students use AVID techniques in every class.

COURSES AND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Programs: ABCD Brotherhood Curriculum, Advisory, Career Exploration Outings (CEOs), Internships, Monthly Guest Speakers, On-going Community Service, College Level Examination Program (CLEP); Annual College Tours to Pennsylvania, Baltimore/Washington, DC, New England and Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Students may have the opportunity to earn college credit before graduating
Language Classes: Latin, Spanish

PARTNERSHIPS
  • Community-Based Organizations: Literacy, Inc., The Leadership Program
  • Higher Education Institutions: The City University of New York (CUNY) Medgar Evers College School of Business, New York University
  • Not-for-Profit: Common Cents, National Urban League, New York Cares
  • Corporate: Forest City Ratner Companies
  • Other: National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, New York City Department of City Planning-Brooklyn Office, Virtual Enterprises
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Leadership & Support: Adult-to-student Mentoring, Community Service, Student-to-student Mentoring
Academic: Tutoring: Math, English Language Arts (ELA), Regents Prep, PSAT, SAT Prep
Artistic: Literary magazine (“The Purple and Gold”)
Clubs: Anime, Arcade Games, Bottle Biology, Chess, Board Games

SCHOOL SPORTS
Basketball
PROGRAM CODE SELECTION METHOD GRADE 2008 PROGRAM SEATS 2008 TOTAL APPLICANTS
Academy of Business and Community Development (ABCD) for Young Men (Business)
Our students take our Business Education & Technology (BET) course in every grade.
L42A Limited Unscreened 9 N/A N/A
Business Limited Unscreened
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
  • Community Service Requirement
  • Extended Day Program Requirement
  • Our school observes a uniform dress code
  • Weekend Program offered
  • ABCD is an all boys school
  • Each student will have an adult mentor who will help with important decisions about college and careers

OPEN HOUSE INFORMATION
Please contact the school for more information about Open House events.
HIGH SCHOOL DIRECTORY
Academy of Business and Community Development, DBN 13K336 , Borough of Brooklyn