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Superintendent highlights student achievements, upcoming events and new seventh-grade digital literacy unit
Summary
At the May 27 meeting the superintendent and a student representative highlighted arts, athletics and science achievements across the five-district high schools and announced a parent meeting June 9 on the state cell phone ban and a new seventh-grade digital literacy unit to begin in September.
The Sewanhaka Central High School District superintendent and student representative used the May 27 board meeting to highlight student accomplishments across arts, athletics and science and to announce district plans related to cell phone policy and digital literacy.
An eighth-grade student, Jade Gomez, told the board she was "honored to be here this evening to share highlights and updates from across our school district" and described spring music and art shows in all five buildings, student placements in local library exhibits and competitions, and athletic successes on the track, baseball and softball diamonds, basketball courts, golf and surfing.
The superintendent invited parents to a June 9 meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Sewanhaka High School auditorium to discuss the district’s response to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s planned cell phone ban, and said proposed amendments to the student code of conduct to align with New York State education law would be outlined at that meeting. The superintendent said the June 9 meeting will have both in-person and remote participation options and that parents would receive a letter of invitation.
Responding to a public comment that raised internet safety and screen-time concerns, the superintendent announced a new digital literacy unit for seventh-grade health classes to begin in September that will cover digital responsibility, social media footprints, temporary versus permanent content and strategies to keep students safe online. She also said the district has provided presentations to student advisory groups on the impact of digital use on the teenage brain and is developing classroom lessons on the topic. The superintendent said the work will be paired with parent and community partnerships.
The superintendent also acknowledged multiple student recognitions at the meeting, including winners of a district science research symposium, a young writers contest winner and several Nassau County track and field champions, and previewed end-of-year events such as AP exams, regents exams and graduation.
