Summer
Circus Show
Thursday,
July 23, 2026
10:00am
Harry S. Truman H.S.
1st Floor Auditorium
750 Baychester Ave.
Please join us as Westchester Circus Arts presents our summer circus show! From breathtaking aerial acts to laugh-out-loud clowning, the shows are packed with excitement!
Please bring identification to enter Truman High School. Parents are subject to a security screening.
NYPD
Jazz Band
Thursday,
July 30, 2026
10:00am
Harry S. Truman
High School
1st Floor Auditorium
750 Baychester Ave.
Please join us as the NYPD Jazz band performs for our school. Flyer coming soon. The NYPD Band performs at department ceremonies, parades and community events across the city and in concerts around the world.
Parents and staff must bring identification.
Parents must go through a security screening - leave extra time to enter the building prior to the show.
DNA
Performance
Monday,
August 10, 2026
10:00am
Harry S. Truman
High School
1st Floor Auditorium
750 Baychester Ave.
Please join us as DNA performs for our students and staff. Get ready to dance and sing!
Parents and staff must bring identification.Parents must go through a security screening - leave extra time to enter the building prior to the show.
No School:
Yom Kippur
Monday,
September 21, 2026
School will not be in session in observance of Yom Kippur on Monday, September 21, 2026.
Students will return to school on
Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
District 75 Back to School Bash
Saturday,
September 26, 2026
10:00am to 3:00pm
Jacob Javits Center
429 11th Ave
New York, NY 10001
10AM - 3PM
Save the Date! Kick off the school year with fun,
friends, and festivities!
School Supply Giveaways, Agency Information, Games & Activities, Raffle Prizes
More information to follow!
Water
Mania
2026
Thursday,
August 6, 2026
9:00am
P.S. 178X Yard
850 Baychester Ave.
Please join us for Water Mania 2026. Flyer coming soon.
Small water slides, slip and slide, games, music and more!
Parents: Please send a bathing suit, towel, and water shoes. Sunscreen and hat also recommended.
Parent permission required.
Permission slip will be sent home in your child's backpack.
First Day of School
2026- 2027
Thursday,
September 10, 2026
The 2026 - 2027 school year begins on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 for staff, and on Thursday, September 10, 2026 for students. The 2026 - 2027 calendar can be found below.
Please make sure you are registered for a NYCSA account and a Parent Square account for the latest updates!
Breakfast
with the
Principal
Wednesday,
September 23, 2026
10:00am
P.S. 596X @ 178
850 Baychester Ave.
Bronx, NY 10475
Let's connect, collaborate, and celebrate our school community! Join Principal John and team for a delicious morning of conversation, insights, and updates! Your voice matters. Your partnership makes a difference.
Come and Meet the Admin Team! Please bring identification to enter the building!
Monday
October 12, 2026
School will not be in session in observance of Italian Heritage/Indigenous Peoples' Day on Monday, October 12, 2026.
Students will return to school on
Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
Family
Resources
DENTAL RESOURCES
The following is a list of locations/clinics to receive dental services.
Please reach out to our social worker with any questions:
Please e-mail:
Additional Family Resources can be found on our Parent Page.
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photo of the week
Week of June 22, 2026
This week's photos feature P596X Field Day 2026!
On Friday, May 22, 2026, students, parents and staff participated in Field Day 2025. The activities included ring toss, javelin throw, torch relay, pin the tail on the donkey, car racing, limbo, hurdle relay, long jump, home run derby, frisbee toss, soccer, volleyball, parachute games, bouncy ball racing, bubbles and more! The ceremony also included the 596X color guard! The students and staff enjoyed participating in this fun event and walked away with a medal for their participation!
Former P596X student Joliah Ceda drew and created our school logo.
WELCOME
Welcome to P.S. 596X! We are a district 75 New York City Public School serving students on the autism spectrum and other special needs from Pre-K through age 11 in three co-located sites: 11X178, 11X153 and 11X498.
Through this website, you will be able to step into our classrooms and hallways to get an idea of the wide variety of creative programs and practices in which students participate on a daily basis.
Our commitment is to provide the highest quality, state of the art instructional programs to our students, and to offer parents workshops and activities to equip themselves with the skills to best help their child. Through hands-on learning and fun-filled opportunities, our students make tremendous gains in social skills, language, and academics.
John Siracuse, Principal
Summer Circus Show
Thursday,
July 23, 2026
10:00am
Harry S. Truman High School
750 Baychester Avenue
Maye A. Shaw Auditorium
Please join us as Westchester Circus Arts presents our summer circus show! Westchester Circus Arts is a woman-owned business founded by circus Artist Hilary Sweeney. From breathtaking aerial acts to laugh-out-loud clowning, the shows are packed with excitement!
Please bring identification to enter Truman High School.
Parents are subject to a security screening.