Superintendent outlines vision, five competencies and district video; highlights new elementary playgrounds

Superintendent Scott told the Massapequa Board of Education that the district will continue rolling out a new vision and mission — described as the “Massapequa experience” — centered on five competencies intended to guide kindergarten through 12th grade instruction, and showed a district video that drew tens of thousands of views online.

"We're creating leaders — one child at a time," Superintendent Scott said as she summarized the vision, which lists five core competencies: responsible and respectful citizenship; innovative and creative thinking; academic and career‑minded learning; collaborative teamwork and communication; and goal‑directed resilience and leadership. Scott said the district’s work this year will focus on scaling those competencies across the K‑12 continuum and exploring how the competencies shape pathways to college and career.

Scott told the board the video announcing the vision had more than 23,000 views on Facebook, more than 20,000 views on Instagram and about 3,800 views on YouTube. She read a selection of community responses praising the work, and thanked principals, teachers, coaches and students for participating in the production.

Scott also updated the board on a district‑wide playground replacement project at elementary schools. She said each school chose a different playground design to reflect the character of its building and community, and that administrators, teachers, parents and students participated in selecting elements. Board members who toured the sites described positive student reactions and praised the variety of play, sensory and fine‑motor features included on the new equipment.

Scott said the district would continue related media and community engagement efforts to publicize the competencies and incorporate them into instruction. She did not provide a timeline for district‑wide curriculum changes tied to the competencies or budget figures for the playground program at the meeting.