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District details new science standards and computer science pathways; teachers note exam-length and staffing implications
Summary
K–12 science supervisor Jen Gonyea outlined New York's implementation of NGSS-derived standards, longer cluster-based Regents exams and mandated investigations; computer science leads described growth of CS courses, dual enrollment with Siena College and constraints from limited staffing.
At the Nov. 19 meeting, Jen Gonyea, the district's K–12 Science and Technology Supervisor, described the district's implementation of the New York State-adopted three-dimensional science standards (aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards). She noted the shift to cluster-based Regents exams and the addition of chemistry and physics Regents; mandatory investigations (three per content area) and a 1,200-minute laboratory…
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