The Brentwood Union Free School District Board of Education on Nov. 21 recognized 51 students who earned AP Scholar distinctions and announced the district’s first AP Capstone diploma recipient.

A presenter explained that an AP Scholar designation requires a score of 3 or higher on at least three AP exams; higher categories—AP Scholar with Honor and AP Scholar with Distinction—carry higher average‑score thresholds. The board named recipients by category and acknowledged the work of teachers, guidance counselors and parents in supporting student achievement.

Student voice and programming: Student liaisons Farrah Alsafarani and Samuel Haspell described College and Career Week activities across the district, including themed dress days, a scavenger hunt and a Naviance career‑interest profiler used with grades 6–12. "You guys did an amazing job and you deserved it and earned everything you've got," Alsafarani said during her remarks. The student presenters urged community participation in upcoming events including a Northwell community food drive on Nov. 23 at the high school.

Data and guidance use: District leader Buena Benes reported the outreach yielded roughly 8,000 completed career‑interest profiles in Naviance and said results will be imported into eSchool so counselors can use them to guide course selection. Benes described classroom activities across grades K–12 and said the district will raffle gift cards for scavenger‑hunt participants and display student career clusters at the high school.

Enrollment and special services snapshot: Administration reported enrollment figures — 18,067 as of Sept. 27, 2024, and 17,993 as of Oct. 25, 2024 — and provided special‑services counts across elementary, middle, freshman campus and senior high programs, with related services and approved preschool program numbers listed in the board packet.

Other business: The board approved routine consent items, personnel appointments and the creation of a new director of information technology and libraries effective 11/21/2024. The meeting closed after public comment and a vote on other agenda items.