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District presents AP and Regents results; officials highlight high proficiency rates and rising AP participation
Summary
District leaders and directors presented June Regents and Advanced Placement results, reporting proficiency and mastery rates above county averages in many subjects and a large cohort of AP scholars; presenters noted declining enrollment but increasing AP participation and board-funded exams for students.
Eastport-South Manor Central School District administrators presented results for Advanced Placement exams and June New York State Regents on Sept. 17, reporting strong proficiency and mastery rates in multiple subjects and growth in AP participation and honors recognition.
Doctor Christie (district-level presenter) and members of the junior/senior high leadership team reviewed AP exam participation and stated the district expects a possible upgrade from the AP Honor Roll silver medal to gold, citing continued gains in student scores and the district's initiative to pay for one AP exam per student to expand access. Presenters said the district recorded dozens of AP scholars and a variety of AP recognitions: 76 AP scholars, 76 AP scholars with distinction, 31 AP scholars with honors, 14 AP Capstone diplomas and four AP Seminar & Research certificates.
On state-regents results, the team reported subject-level outcomes including: - English language arts: 86% proficiency and 46% mastery (presenters compared this to Suffolk County averages). - Algebra I: the team reported a 7 percentage-point advantage over the county and an average raw-score increase of 8 points year over year; special-education and ENL subgroup passing rates were also discussed. - Geometry and Algebra II: presenters reported proficiency and multi-year improvements, with Algebra II cited at a 96% passing rate. - New science exams (first administration under new New York State science-learning standards): Earth and space science proficiency was reported at 85%; life-science/biology accelerated eighth-grade cohort was reported at 99% proficiency for the cohort described.
Directors described work to prepare students earlier (elementary and junior-high pre-AP preparation), common-assessment planning, curriculum development, and planned integration of assessment tools (LinkIt) to disaggregate data. Presenters told the board they are collecting five-year trend lines for future presentations, noting that many exams have shifted to new standards and that historical comparisons should be footnoted.
Board members asked about the physics results, noting the district increased physics participation dramatically; presenters said they will analyze the physics exam in comparison with county districts and return with findings. Presenters also emphasized the district's continuing professional development and curriculum alignment across subject directors and teachers.
Presenters noted enrollment decline as a context for the results: one presenter said more than 100 students moved out over recent periods (a prior-year figure of about 70 was cited), and that the district's static or improving exam metrics are notable given that enrollment trend.
