Admission Requirements (Page 2 of 2)
***Grade Span: 9–12***
Economically Disadvantaged Eligibility
Students are considered “low income” if they: participate in, or whose family participates in, economic assistance programs, such as
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the Free or Reduced-Price Lunch Programs
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Social Security Insurance (SSI)
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Foster Care Refugee Assistance (cash or medical assistance)
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Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
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Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
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Safety Net Assistance (SNA)
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Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
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Family Assistance: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
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If one student in a family is identified as low income, all students from that household (economic unit) may be identified as low income.​
Target Population Enrollment Priority
Pursuant to Executive Order 14191 — Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunity for Families — Dated January 29, 2025 directing Education Secretary, Linda McMahon to issue Guidance on Supporting State-based K-12 Educational Choice, by allowing states to provide funds under ESEA Title I, Part A to LEAs for direct student services that allow parents to exercise a meaningful choice in their child’s education is a major breakthrough for Private Schools.
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Title I Funds, Part A that are allocated through four statutory formulas that are based primarily on census poverty estimates and the cost of education in each state. The Minority Enterprise Career Schools (MECS) Academy’s target population for priority would be given to the 74,606 (86%) Black or African American and Hispanic or Latino economically disadvantaged of the 86,868 total K-12 students enrolled in under-capitalized NYC GEOG DISTRICTS #16, #17, #18, #19, #21, #23—BROOKLYN Schools. Title I of the ESEA where States and local educational agencies (LEAs) have
discretion to provide greater flexibility to support parents’ choices for their child’s education, focused on schools identified for support and improvement due to low performance (i.e., comprehensive support and improvement [CSI], targeted support and improvement due to consistently underperforming subgroups [TSI], and additional targeted support and improvement [ATSI])—Schools that struggle to prepare certain subgroups such as students with disabilities or certain racial/ethnic
as required by ESEA section 1111(d).
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