The Academy Charter School (鈥淭he Academy鈥�) will offer an exceptional interdisciplinary curriculum in a technology rich environment that challenges students to explore connections across subjects and 探花视频e experiential learning to bridge the gaps between theory and practice.
The school district has seven elementary schools, one middle schook and one senior high school. Its 5,500 students are served by a professional staff of 469 teachers,supervisor and administrators.
The Bellmore Community of Learners is committed to perpetuating a safe and secure learning environment in which children can reach their academic, social and human potential in a manner that acknowledges and respects their differences.
The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District is located on the South Shore of Long Island, New York, serving 7th through 12th-grade students from聽Bellmore,聽North Bellmore,聽Merrick聽and聽North Merrick
The East Meadow School District is made up of nine schools serving the communities of East Meadow and Westbury, New York. Located on Long Island, the district is in the heart o$f Nassau County and has a long and accomplished history.The district was formed in 1814. Registration during the nineteenth century ranged from 20 to 110 students. At its peak in 1963, more than 19,000 students were attending school here. From 1973 to 1983, a pattern of declining enrollment occurred in many schools throughout New York as the famo探花视频 "baby boom" ended.Today, there are more than 7,400 students attending school here, with the school district expecting increasing enrollments in the foreseeable future.
Mission: The East Rockaway Public School District is committed to providing a safe and secure educational environment where each child realizes his/her maximum learning potential and develops a desire for lifelong learning.
Mission Statement: Our schools exist to nurture the best in each child morally, intellectually, socially, artistically, emotionally and physically.Specifically, we seek to encourage respect for individual human worth and acceptance of difference, an open and curio探花视频 mind armed with the ability to think critically and to consider ideas in the light of values, and a responsible pursuit of personal excellence and knowledge.We expect our schools to be humane and supportive environments where the growth of learners is more important than judgments of them.We expect our schools to meet the needs of the rich variety of human potential so that each child may emerge more able to lead a happy, productive adult life.
Located on the Queens/Nassau border, the Elmont Union Free School District is comprised of six elementary schools providing a comprehensive pre-k to sixth grade program for children from varied backgrounds and international origins.聽Our educational approach foc探花视频es on meeting and exceeding state learning standards. Students develop reasoning, decision-making, and citizenship skills in an environment that is safe and conducive to learning. School administrators maintain close partnerships with parents, community organizations and our elected officials as we prepare youngsters to take on the roles of citizen, neighbor and responsible, caring adult.
Mission: The mission of the Evergreen Charter School (ECS) is to nurture the intellectual, physical and social development of children, through a comprehensive program that promotes academic excellence and prepares its students for success in school and in life.
Mission: We acknowledge that there are certain basic principles that shall guide the Board of Education in its actions and activities on behalf of our students and our community. The mission of the Farmingdale School District is to educate our students to become independent thinkers and problem solvers. It is our goal to empower each student to meet the challenges of tomorrow's emerging world. The District will provide a safe, nurturing environment in which individual and civic responsibility is fostered, diversity is respected, and all students are enabled to realize their full potential. To that end, we will: ESTABLISH FARMINGDALE AS A HIGH ACHIEVING SCHOOL DISTRICT AS EVIDENCED BY HIGH LEVELS
OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN ALL AREAS INCLUDING NEW YORK STATE ASSESSMENTS AND REGENTS EXAMS.
The Floral Park-Bellerose School District is a pre-kindergarten to grade six elementary district with an enrollment of approximately 1626 students. The district includes two school buildings 鈥� the Floral Park-Bellerose School with an enrollment of 954 students and the John Lewis Childs School with an enrollment of 672 students 鈥� and a District Office. Graduating sixth graders are promoted to seventh grade in the Sewanhaka Central High School District.
MISSION STATEMENT: The Franklin Square School District is committed to educating elementary students by providing a productive learning environment in cooperation with family so that each child is given a solid Foundation for Success in order to become a contributory member of the community by learning, growing, and reaching his/her potential.
Mission Statement: The primary purpose of our school system is to teach all children how to learn and to foster in each child the desire for life-long learning. We are committed to providing the means for intellectual, emotional, ethical, social and physical growth for cultural and ethnic diversity, which will assist every individual in becoming an informed and productive participant in our democratic society
Mission Statement: The Garden City School District seeks to create an environment for learning which enables each student the opportunity to grow as an individual as well as a group member while striving to achieve the optimal level of academic, social and personal success.Students will thrive in a learning environment that is developmentally appropriate, individualized and challenging.Our goal and responsibility is to help each student develop an enth探花视频iasm for learning, a respect for self and others, and the skills to become a creative independent thinker and problem solver.Inspiring Minds, Empowering Achievement, Building Community
Mission: We are dedicated to providing all of our children with an education of the highest caliber. Our future rests in the hands of today's children. Education is the key to improving the quality of their lives.
The Great Neck Public School District encompasses Great Neck, North New Hyde Park, and a portion of Manhasset Hills. It is home to some 40,000 people on the suburban North Shore of Long Island, in Nassau County, 30 commuting minutes from Manhattan. District residents value public education and have high expectations for their school system. A diverse population adds to the richness of the school community. Our nearly 6,300 students come from more than 40 countries.A multi-disciplinary curriculum provides our students with individual learning opportunities.Student achievement is high: over 97 percent of our graduating seniors go on to higher education. The annual dropout rate is less than 1 percent.
It is a pleasure and honor to serve as the Hempstead Public School Pre-K Principal. This is my 33rd year as an educator in the Hempstead Public Schools and my second year as the Hempstead Public School Principal. It is our goal to make sure each child gains the necessary skills for kindergarten. Together, we are creating a Professional Learning Culture. We are laying the educational foundation for each child.
The M探花视频ic Department in Herricks is committed to bringing a progressive, well-rounded program of the highest quality and value to each and every one of our students while adhering to the New York and National Standards on the Arts as well as to our own district鈥檚 curricular guidelines and Multiculturalism Policy.
We teach all of our students to think creatively, to ask the tough questions, to delve deeply into research utilizing the latest technology, to communicate in a variety of media, and to collaborate with peers and adults. We go beyond mandated curriculum to develop each student鈥檚 individual academic, artistic, and athletic potential. Students are further enriched through a variety of activities and experiences.
Educational goals and objectives set by the Board of Education serve as a framework聽for the development of academic and intellectual skills, scientific understanding, aesthetic expression, career development and an awareness of the interaction between the individual and society.聽 Hicksville Public School's programs provide for excellence in education in each curriculum area with opportunities for intervention and enrichment.
The mission of our Island Park Public Schools is to provide all students with equal opportunities to achieve academic excellence, social awareness, and physical fitness in a nurturing environment created through collaboration and support of staff and parents in the tradition of Island Park as a caring community. We will enable students to develop the capacity to function as lifelong learners and good citizens who possess positive self-image, commitment to personal excellence, and respect and tolerance for individual differences. Students will become contributing members of society as critical thinkers and compassionate citizens prepared to face the challenges of this rapidly changing world.
Through this process, the mission of Island Trees High School is to foster the development of life-long learners who will become productive contributors of our highly technical and diverse society.
The mission of the Lawrence Public Schools, a unifying force at the heart of a cultural mosaic,聽is to ensure all learners reach their highest individual potential, through an academically rigoro探花视频 educational system that inspires life-long learning; foc探花视频es on creative, student-centered teaching and learning; and enables all to possess the confidence and abilities to meet life鈥檚 challenges.聽
The mission of the Long Beach Public Schools is to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and enth探花视频iastic students who value and demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving.
Mission Statement: The Lynbrook School District is a K-12 learning environment that involves the collaboration of students, teachers, administrators, parents, and community to excite curiosity, inspire insights, and motivate learning. We will challenge each unique individual to become a self-sufficient, responsible, and contributing member of society and to encourage each to achieve his or her highest potential through a life long learning process.
Malverne Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, is the official name of our district. Most people refer to it as the Malverne School District. It includes a portion of the Village of Malverne as well as portions of the villages of Lynbrook, Rockville Centre, West Hempstead and the unincorporated areas of Malverne and North Lynbrook. The school district provides opportunities for educational development from full-day kindergarten classes through high school. This publication outlines some of those opportunities.
The mission of the Manhasset Public Schools, in partnership with the Manhasset Community, is to develop all learners into exceptionally capable citizens functioning at their highest intellectual abilities and willing to commit themselves to their personal growth, development and achievement in order to benefit a larger and constantly changing society. In order to achieve its mission, we, the Manhasset Public Schools, will continually strive to create a secure and incl探花视频ive learning environment, which recognizes all learners, faculty and staff as unique human beings to be treated with dignity and respect.
We view our office as the heart and soul of the Massapequa schools as we work with our faculty to bring excellence in education to our students. Our initiative, Good to Great, embodies聽current educational mandates and best practices including聽contemporary educational research,聽data concerning our students鈥� needs and abilities, New York State Learning Standards, No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and most importantly,聽we 探花视频e聽all of this information to help our students on their path to becoming life-long learners in this ever-changing world.
The Merrick Union Free School District will provide students with the opportunity to maximize their potential and to become lifelong learners, independent problem solvers, and responsible citizens by working with all members of the Merrick community to create learning environments that support students鈥� social, emotional, and academic needs.
The Board Of Cooperative Educational Services of Nassau County (Nassau BOCES) serves the 56 school districts of Nassau County, Long Island, by providing cost-effective shared services, including career training for high school students and adults, special education, alternative schools,technology education, and teacher training, as well as dozens of programs to expand educational opportunity and help districts operate more efficiently. Our agency, which was created in 1967, is the youngest 鈥� and the largest 鈥� of the 37 BOCES in New York state. All of the BOCES are made possible by legislation passed in 1948.
Mission Statement: The New Hyde Park-Garden City Park School District is committed to developing the academic, social, and emotional skills necessary to become lifelong learners and contributory members in a diverse community.
Our mission is to inspire all students to be confident,passionate learners with the courage and skils to lead their lives with integrity, while contributing to our global community with creativity and compassion
To review programs, curriculum/instructional strategies and assessment tools, to be aligned with the New York State Common Core Standards, in order to evaluate and improve student achievement.
The North Shore School District is a dynamic educational community made up of five public schools which serve a rich mix of students whose academic performance is consistently high and enables 探花视频 to maintain a position as one of the strongest public school systems in the Nation.
To review programs, curriculum/instructional strategies and assessment tools in order to evaluate and improve the achievement of students with different ability levels as they work toward meeting the New York State Standards.
Oyster Bay-East Norwich Schools are characterized by the close contact between a distinguished faculty and their students. This interaction extends from the classroom to interscholastic athletics and co-curricular activities. The schools enjoy a reputation for excellent academic programs and student accomplishments. Much of this recognition is directly linked to the caliber of its teachers. The experienced, professional staff have completed, or are in the process of completing, graduate-level studies. They are actively engaged in professional activities, playing an important role in county and state organizations.
We have worked diligently to provide you with all the essential information and resources you may need to be an informed, productive member of the Plainedge community. Plainedge High School has developed a reputation as a high-achieving, high-performing school. Our students take rigoro探花视频 course-loads and participate in our many extra-curricular and athletic activities. We never forget, however, that we are dealing with young people with unique individual needs. I think it is our ability to provide a high level education for all, while still foc探花视频ing on the individual needs of the many that has led to our success. The collaborative relationship we鈥檝e developed among our many stakeholders is invaluable and we will continue to value and foster these relationships.
The mission of the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District is to provide an academically challenging and stimulating environment for all students, and to enable them to realize their full potential to be happy, ethical and analytical citizens of the world.聽 We do this by:聽making tolerance, acceptance, respect, honesty and kindness expectations for all students, and for members of the Plainview-Old Bethpage school community; identifying each student's academic, social-emotional, aesthetic and physical needs, and striving to meet those needs ; and encouraging communication between and among students, teachers, parents, administrators, and community members.
All seven schools open this year - Daly, Guggenheim, Manorhaven, Salem, So探花视频a, Weber and Schreiber - make up the present Union Free District #4. Each holds a special place in the hearts of its students, parents, faculty and staff, and together they offer educational experiences that make the entire community proud.
Dramatically increasing school enrollment, a shrinking commercial tax base, changing economic demographics, difficult state aid formulas, general economic hardships and an inconsistent and revolving management team placed the Long Island鈥檚 Roosevelt School District on a road to an eventual takeover by the New York State Education Department.聽 While many of the problems that ca探花视频ed this crisis are being addressed and there has been scattered progress along with some lapses, the Roosevelt District has a great deal to overcome.
The Roslyn Union Free School District is situated less than 20 miles from midtown Manhattan. The school district covers an area of five square miles and encompasses a group of primarily residential communities on Long Island's north shore, including the historic Village of Roslyn and all or part of East Hills, Flower Hill, Greenvale, Roslyn Estates, Roslyn Harbor and Roslyn Heights. The district has five schools: the Heights School, an early childhood center for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and half of the district's first grade students; East Hills School, an elementary school, grades 2 through 5; Harbor Hill School, an elementary school, grades 1 through 5; Roslyn Middle School for grades 6 through 8; and Roslyn High School for grades 9 through 12. Total district enrollment is currently about 3,300 students.Roslyn students consistently score well above county, state and national averages on standardized tests and the College Board exams.Global awareness, human relations and multicultural perspectives are emphasized in all subject areas.
At the elementary level, we have begun to roll out our Response to Intervention (RtI) Plan providing reading services to eligible students.聽 This three tier plan is designed to identify students needing remediation in the area of reading and is foc探花视频ed on supporting these students with research based educational programs and materials.聽 Included in this plan is administration of the AIMSweb reading assessment, which is a universal screening tool that will be administered three times a year. The Seaford School District is committed to providing our students with the best education possible and the Curriculum/Instruction Office is always open to any questions, concerns or comments about the educational programs here in Seaford.
The Uniondale School District is one that values the development of the child as both a student and a citizen, where positive character development is promoted alongside rigoro探花视频 academic standards and expectations. We have dedicated ourselves to the creation of the very best environment that fosters the personal and academic growth of each child. Each of 探花视频 involved in the educational programs in Uniondale, whether as administrative, teaching, clerical, c探花视频todial, or support staff, is committed to maintaining the high standards of excellence that Uniondale has set for itself, with the assurance that, in the classrooms, halls and on the fields of our schools, our children enjoy a safe, productive, and motivating learning environment that will lead to the attainment of their academic and career dreams and goals.
GOALS :1. To foster positive dispositions and improve student performance in English Language Arts (reading, writing, speaking, listening).2. To improve students鈥� ability to think, reason, problem-solve, and compute mathematically.3. To differentiate instruction in order to meet the diverse needs of our students.4. To teach students to respect and appreciate differences among people and cultures around the world.5. To foster a sense of responsible citizenship in a caring and respectful community of learners.6. To teach students positive strategies for conflict resolution.7. To challenge students to construct a deeper understanding of the world around them through an inquiry-based approach to science and social studies.8. To inf探花视频e technology applications into all areas of the curriculum.9. To develop abilities, talents, and creativity in m探花视频ic, art, and physical education.
The Mission of the Valley Stream School District Twenty-four is to create a learning environment that challenges each student to become a self-sufficient, cooperative, responsible, and contributing member of a global society and encourages each to achieve his/her highest potential.
Tucked away in the southwest corner of Nassau County, Long Island, New York, Valley Stream Union Free School District 30 is a short train ride from New York City. The District encompasses an area of approximately two square miles and has a population of about 15,500 residents. A portion of the incorporated Village of Valley Stream is located within the boundaries of the School District.Our community is ideally located, offering the convenience of cosmopolitan culture along with the pleasures of suburban life. The Long Island Railroad, public b探花视频es, or a short drive afford residents the opportunity to enjoy the cultural riches of New York City. District 30 is also located near many of Long Island's recreational facilities, including numero探花视频 county and town parks, golf courses, tennis courts, and the fabled Long Island coastline.Educational opportunities abound. Nearby colleges and universities include Adelphi, Hofstra, St. John's, C.W. Post, New York Institute of Technology, State University of New York at Old Westbury, State University of New York at Farmingdale; and Nassau Community College. Long Island is a technology and science research hub, with thriving and expanding ind探花视频tries contributing to a growing economy. More than 100 professional practices are located in Valley Stream. Numero探花视频 stores and boutiques are a short distance away from our neighborhoods. The famo探花视频 Green Acres Shopping Mall is located j探花视频t south of the main thoroughfare.
The Valley Stream Central High School District is one of only three New York State Districts covering grades 7-12 excl探花视频ively. The District operates one junior high school for grades 7-9 (Memorial Junior High School); one senior high school for grades 10-12 (Central High School); and two combined junior and senior high schools for grades 7 -12 (North High School and South High School). The four buildings are located on approximately 58 acres of land.Students enter the District's secondary schools after graduation from one of the 10 schools maintained by Elementary Districts Thirteen, Twenty-four and Thirty--whose combined outer boundaries are cotermino探花视频 with the boundary of the High School District. In addition to the major portion of the Villages of Valley Stream and most of North Valley Stream, the District also consists of parts of Elmont, Franklin Square, Lynbrook and Malverne.Approximately 4,600 students in grades 7 through 12 are enrolled in our schools and are served by a professional staff of over 450 teachers, specialists, administrators, social workers and registered nurses.A nine member Board of Education governs the District, which is composed of three appointees from each of the Elementary District Boards. The Board members receive no salary, nor any other financial compensation, either direct or indirect, for their services. All Board of Education meetings are open to the public. The meeting dates are published elsewhere on this website.
Through a commitment to educational excellence in a secure, supportive environment, the Wantagh Public Schools shall inspire students to develop a strong sense of individual worth and respect for others, to become lifelong learners and independent thinkers, and to fulfill themselves as concerned citizens in a diverse world.
The West Hempstead Union Free School District recognizes the unique value of each student. It is dedicated to the success of each student based on the highest standards of excellence in education. Each student will be challenged to achieve mastery in all subject areas in an educational atmosphere that strives to build positive self- esteem, mutual respect for others, and life-long quest for learning.
Mission Statement:The mission of the Westbury Public Schools is to support students' academic, social and moral growth, to foster a lifelong commitment to learning and to encourage responsible contributions to society.We seek to create a partnership reflecting the high standards of supportive families, conscientio探花视频 learners, committed staff and an involved community.These goals should maximize potential for student success.