Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Syosset board hears multi‑year plan to implement New York State science standards; district delays first Regents participation to prepare students
Summary
District leaders and teachers told the Syosset Central School District Board that a decade of curriculum work and teacher professional development has positioned students for new New York State three‑dimensional science assessments; the district chose to delay first participation in some Regents administrations to give students extra preparation.
Superintendent Dr. Rogers and district science leaders told the Syosset Central School District Board that the district’s multi‑year work to align to the New York State Science Learning Standards is intended to give students stronger, more transferable scientific skills before they face newly aligned Regents and state assessments.
At a presentation spanning elementary through secondary instruction, Mister Steinberg and Doctor Jeanette Wojcik traced the district’s adoption and rollout back to 2016 and described a sequence of actions: selection of the Carolina Building Blocks of Science as a primary resource, hiring Barbara Fournier to support teacher capacity, extensive summer curriculum writing, and in‑district and cross‑district professional development. The…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
