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Eastport South Manor details new K–6 schedules and expands "Every Student Matters" time
Summary
Board presentations outlined new K–6 daily schedules that add dedicated ESM (Every Student Matters) sessions, increase science/social-studies blocks to 45 minutes, expand STEAM/library offerings and add full-time media specialists and social workers to elementary buildings.
Eastport South Manor Central School District officials presented detailed K–6 schedule changes at the Aug. 27, 2025 Board of Education meeting, describing a mix of intervention and enrichment time intended to provide more targeted support for students across the district.
Administrators said a weekly 45-minute "Every Student Matters" (ESM) block will give teachers and teaching assistants time to work in rotating small groups for remediation, pre-teaching and enrichment. At the kindergarten level, presenters described a daily 20-minute "wind/what I need" session, together with about 65 minutes a week overall dedicated to…
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