P.S. 193
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| Gil Hodges School | |
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| Established | (unknown) |
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| School type | Elementary school |
| Grades | Pre-Kindergarten to Fifth grade |
| Principal | Frank A. Cimino |
| Assistant Principal | Annabelle Corales |
| Location | Brooklyn, New York, United States of America |
| Students | approx. 900 |
| Faculty | approx. 55 |
| School Number | P.S. 193 |
P.S. 193 is an elementary school in Kings County, Brooklyn, New York City. Its students range from Pre-Kindergarten to fifth grade, and the school provides for the educational needs of approximately 900 children. It is also known as the 'Gil Hodges School, after the famous baseball player. The school itself is on Bedford Avenue and Avenue L, a section of the former in proximity to the school having been duly renamed Gil Hodges Way in April of 2001. The school was part of Educational District 22, which has now been combined with Districts 17 and 18, to form Region 6.
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[edit] Gifted Programs
The Gil Hodges School houses two highly selective gifted programs for students throughout New York City. The first is the Center for the Intellectually Gifted, or CIG, a program that challenges students with work above the next grade's level. Students are taken from throughout the district, as there is one CIG program per district. There is a single CIG class for each grade level from kindergarten through fifth grade. The second, an honors or Eagle program, is for students that do quite well on tests and in school but not acceleratedly enough to qualify for the CIG program. Each year, some number of Eagle students are moved into CIG, and some average students are moved to the Eagle program, which is housed in many schools, city-wide.
[edit] Administration
The current principal is Frank A. Cimino, who has been with the school for many years. Starting in September of 2004, Ms. Annabelle Corales, former and tenured fourth grade teacher filled her footsteps, as a credentialed administrative assistant.
[edit] The Parents' Association
A particularly active PA, it is headed by three co-presidents, Carmela Aiese, Dennis Feinstein, and Glen Kirkland as of the 2005-2006 school year.
