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Connetquot presents secondary achievement data: 99% graduation, AP and new seals highlighted
Summary
District leaders presented detailed secondary achievement data, highlighting a 99% graduation rate, AP and dual‑enrollment participation, career-technical endorsements and new state seals; board asked for further pre‑COVID comparisons and follow up.
Connetquot Central School District leaders presented the district’s 2023–24 secondary achievement profile to the Board of Education, citing a 99% graduation rate and broad participation in advanced coursework.
The presentation emphasized post‑graduation outcomes and state exam performance. Jessica Yoni Koller, the district’s director of guidance, said the Connetquot High School profile “is a document that I develop annually” to help colleges compare the district’s applicants. The administrative team highlighted Regents results, AP and dual‑enrollment participation, career and technical endorsements and several state “seals” for student achievement.
Why it matters: The data frames how the district prepares students for college and careers and guides next steps on curriculum and student support, especially as New York’s graduation measures and Regents exams change.
District officials said 98% of the Class of 2024 earned either a Regents diploma or a Regents diploma with advanced designation; 47% of graduates received the advanced designation and 17 students earned mastery level scores in mathematics and science. The presentation also reported that 15% of the class earned a technical endorsement from BOCES or in‑house career programs, and that local donors provided more than $112,000 in scholarships at senior awards night.
On college preparation, the district reported higher‑than‑national‑average SAT and ACT results and robust Advanced Placement participation: 533 students were enrolled in AP courses, 481 sat for exams and the district’s average AP score was 3.4, with 83% scoring a 3 or higher. The district also reported multiple AP Scholar recognitions and 12 AP Capstone diplomas awarded in 2024.
The presentation described dual‑enrollment options with local colleges, noting partnerships that include LIU, St. John’s University, SUNY Farmingdale, SUNY Stony Brook and Suffolk County Community College. District leaders said they plan to expand dual‑enrollment offerings, including a new English 12 honors dual‑credit course through Suffolk’s Beacon program in fall 2025.
On career and technical education, the district said BOCES programs continue to produce completers: 41 seniors earned the CTE endorsement in 2024 and 23 juniors had already completed pathways by the end of that school year. The administration also noted CTE honor society inductions and industry recognitions for students.
District staff discussed the state’s “seal” programs: the Seal of Civic Readiness (258 seniors earned the seal in 2024), the Seal of Biliteracy (115 seniors) and three students who earned biliteracy in two world languages. “There’s all sorts of different ways that our students can go about earning the seal of civic readiness,” said Michael Kussain, one of the curriculum directors presenting the program pathways and project requirements.
Presenters cautioned that recent changes to Regents exams and next‑generation standards complicate year‑to‑year comparisons. Louise Berger, director of mathematics and computer science, and Stephanie Burns, director of science, described recent changes in algebra and science standards and the district’s curriculum work to align instruction with the new exams: teacher item analysis, summer curriculum writing and increased peer tutoring through honor societies.
Board members asked staff to compile longer historical comparisons that go back to pre‑COVID years so the board can better account for exam exemptions and pandemic‑era testing changes. Superintendent Dr. Centimore praised staff for the work and asked for continued focus on areas of growth.
Looking ahead, district leaders said they will continue expanding dual enrollment and tracking the Board of Regents’ and New York State education changes that could alter graduation measures and how student success is reported.
Sources: District presentation and slide materials; statements from Jessica Yoni Koller (director of guidance), Louise Berger (director of mathematics and computer science) and Stephanie Burns (director of science).
