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Bay Shore will delay implementing new Earth & Space Science and updated Living Environment exams

Bay Shore Union Free School District Board of Education · August 20, 2025
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Summary

District administrators recommended postponing local roll‑out of the new Earth & Space Science course and the updated Living Environment (biology) assessment so teachers can review statewide test examples and available resources; board members supported delaying to gather more data.

Administrators recommended that Bay Shore delay phasing in the new Earth & Space Science course and the updated Living Environment (biology) Regents assessment. The recommendation followed reports from other Long Island districts that the new tests contained material not closely aligned to prior standards and created student frustration.

Mr. Leach (curriculum lead) and Dr.…

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