In preparing our students for an ever-changing and complex global society, we must emphasize an instructional model that empowers them to become self-advocates for their own learning.
Professional Development August 2016-60+ teachers attended the 5 th Annual Summer Tech and Learning Camp. Conversations focused on the creation of student centered instruction empowered by technology. Specific topics included - Google Apps for Education, Remind, Professional Learning Networks, Formative Assessment w/technology, and much more. Sessions were facilitated by teachers, principals and directors.
Teachers as Facilitators Student Leadership Farmingdale School District has moved forward in the development of a flexible learning space in which students engage in inquiry and problem-based learning activities and gain experience with the latest technologies.
Connected Educators of Long Island On April 9, 2016-300+ educators from across Long Island and the Northeast visited Howitt Middle School for a day of learning. As we embark on new and innovative learning initiatives, we continue to see the potential to accelerate this process in serving as the hub of Long Island Innovation in Education. On this day, many Farmingdale educators and others facilitated deep conversations with the group about best practices and strategies to deepen and enhance learning for our students.
STUDENT EMPOWERMENT STUDENT LEADERSHIP GOOGLE EXPEDITIONS IN FARMINGDALE
Visits from Other School Districts Literacy Curriculum Makerspace Jericho Plainview-Old Bethpage Roosevelt Learning Walks/Teacher PD Jericho Valley Stream 13 Kings Park Massapequa Southold Jericho Smithtown Levittown Hauppauge Sewanhaka Syosset Garden City Hicksville Valley Stream Elmont Oyster Bay Carle Place Baldwin Bethpage Plainview-Old Bethpage
Igniting Mathematical Thinking through Problem Solving...
Cognitive Engagement Manipulatives and Computers Using the Math Adaptive computer software, DREAM BOX, to support mathematical reasoning in school as well as at home
Advocating Student Voice and Passion in Projects...
Learning through Discovery.
Implementing Coding and Makerspace Activities...
Teachers learning together through Learning Walks and Building Visits...
Reading with Purpose...
Special Education Highlights Home-School Connection using technology Increased communication between elementary, middle school and high school to enhance transitions for all students Continuum of Services to meet the needs of our students Highly Successful Special Education Kindergarten Round-up event
Howitt Shapes Their Future Learning: Middle school children have a very unique set of social, emotional, and educational needs. To respond to the needs of the middle school child we have: Created a Makerspace in which Inquiry and Problem-based learning activities take place (and where ideas for classroom maker activities are generated.) Such activities empower them by allowing them to take ownership of their learning, teaching that trial and error is not failure, boosting self esteem, fostering creativity, and creating the desire to be independent learners. Most students have continued their projects during their free time.
Future Plans Library Olympics - Teams of four students compete in MakerSpace Challenges. Robotic obstacle courses, 3D modeling to solve problems, engineering design, creative drawing and writing are just some of the challenges. Class Challenges - Premade events that rotate on a monthly basis available for teachers to sign up and bring their classes that set students up in a project-based and inquiry-focused challenge to solve. Lunch Tutorials - mini-class option for students after they eat during lunch to come and learn new software, techniques, or skills. GenreCon - A celebration of different genres such as horror, sci-fi, and fantasy, incorporating Maker activities at various stations, costumes, and so on (Similar to Comic Con)
High School Accomplishments... All of our Varsity Athletic Teams have achieved Scholar Athlete Team Status for seven consecutive years in a row- High School of Distinction. Since 2009 Farmingdale High School increased the number of students taking AP exams by 75%. Enrollment in Physics classes for the 2016-17 school year has increased by 100 students.
VEX Robotics Team #1 in Programming Skills in the Nation!
Increased the Number of Females on the Robotics Team
Science Bowl Long Island Regional Champions and competed in Nationals in Washington, D.C.
Farmingdale High School Placed First In The Oral Competition Where They Had To Present a Solution To a Current Environmental Issue at The Long Island Regional Envirothon.
Anti-Tobacco Presentation Bridging the Gap Between Elementary & High School Health
This year, the 4th and 5th grade health classes chose the Ronald McDonald House for their yearly fundraiser. Children from the four Farmingdale Elementary Schools unified under the same cause to help children and families at our Long Island Chapter House.
The Wall of Peace Students reached across grades and disciplines in Mrs. Steffen's art classes and Ms. Baltch's ELA classes with the "Wall of Peace" project which incorporated the arts through unconventional peace sign projects and literacy through written peace statements. The purpose of this project was to raise awareness through an inter-disciplinary assignment, which focused on the inter-connectedness of literacy and the arts.
Family and Consumer Science Field Trip Restoration Farm in Bethpage taught benefits of organic, local farming as a career to 7th graders. The main goal of the farm field trip was to continue our learning of what it means to eat unprocessed foods and to make informed decisions about what we put into our bodies. Students utilized the maker-space in our school library to make presentations using computers, chromebooks, charging stations, our helpful librarians, and video-editing software.
BUSINESS DEPARTMENT 3 -NYS DECA TOP TEN FINALISTS 3 -NYS DECA HONOR SOCIETY 2 -NYS YOUNG PROFESSIONALS LEADERSHIP AWARD WINNERS 2 -LIBTA 2ND PLACE WINNERS 1 - TEACHER AWARD FROM DREXEL UNIVERSITY (MR. VIIK)
P.O.W.E.R. Time at Farmingdale High School Providing Opportunities With Effective Resources To provide coordinated early intervention services for students identified by the high school staff as at risk of failing and needing additional academic support. 20 students regularly attended each session Over 400 total students took advantage of P.O.W.E.R. Time 1. The Writing Center Coaches for one-on-one writing conferences to help students plan, organize, revise and edit writing assignments. 2. The Math Center Tutors Several teachers are available for short one-on-one tutoring sessions on MONDAYS to help students succeed on homework assignments and classroom assessments. 3. The FHS Library Mr. Glascott helped students locate interesting literature to read and complete research as well as provide you with a quiet place to study and complete homework. 4. The Computer Lab Ms. Rosenthal opened the computer lab in the library Mondays Thursdays to help students with on-line researching, typing and printing. 5. Counseling - Dr. Sperduto offered casual small group and individual counseling to assist students with vocational and educational goal planning in order to alleviate stress.
FARMINGDALE CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS TECHNOLOGY - BUSINESS - FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES FARMINGDALE STUDENTS EARNED OVER 804 COLLEGE CREDITS THIS YEAR THROUGH OUR CTE PROGRAMS ACCREDITED BY SUNY FARMINGDALE AND SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OVER 100 STUDENTS TOOK NATIONAL EXAMS OR CERTIFICATIONS 46 SENIORS EARNED A NYS CTE ENDORSEMENT DIPLOMA
CARPENTRY/WOODWORKING PROGRAM This Year, Farmingdale had their first ever Prefabricated Shed Sale. Designed by students Built by students Delivered by Maintenance Department & Mr. Lawler Installed by students Preparing Students For The Future And Beyond
Student Engagement SHREK NEW YORK
Fine Arts Accomplishments Best Communities for Music Education 3 Years in a Row Long Island String Festival Association 6 All County Music 97 All State Music 11 All National Music 1 NYSSMA Perfect Score 83 NYSSMA Perfect Score All State 9 SCMEA Long Island Day of Horn 5 NYSSMA Large Organization Festival Silver- 1 Gold 6 Gold With Distinction - 7 NMEA- Each year Farmingdale has approximately 100 students selected to the prestigious All County Music Festival, which performs at Tilles Center All County Art Exhibit - Annually approximately 40 student entries
Board of Education Recognition 2015-2016 Valedictorian Salutatorian National Merit Scholarship Winner High School Ethics Bowl Diamond on Display Award and Shirley Chrisholm Speech Math Olympiads Mathletes Nassau NYAPT School Bus Safety Poster Contest Labyrinth Paper Lion Staff There Ought To Be A Law PTA Reflections 2016 NYS Econ Challenge Online-David Richardo Division NYS DECA Finalists DECA Honor Society Young Professionals Leadership Competition American Association of Teachers of French Harold W. Pote Behind Every Graduate Award Cold Spring Harbor Partners for the Future - Fellowship BNL Regional Science Bowl - LI Champions- Qualified for Nationals North American Computational Linguistics North American Computational Linguistics- National Finalist Science Fair and STEM Expo Science Olympiad VEX Robotics - NYS Championships Long Island Science Congress Long Island Regional Envirothon LIBTA Competition Administrator of the Year
ONE TO WORLD All Students as intelligent consumers of content Quality feedback for all students and parents All Students as self reflective regulators of their learning Personalized learning environment for each student
ONSIGHT COLLEGE ADMISSIONS 2015/16 College Students Accepted Scholarship Awarded St. John's University 27 $612,450 Hofstra 38 $720,500 Molloy 42 $291,480 NYIT 13 $254,000 Dowling 2 $24,000 St. Joseph's 7 $135,500 LIU-Post 16 $197.00 Suffolk 9 $0 SUNY Potsdam 4 $5,700 Mercy 8 $22,000 Utica 7 $20,000 Nassau Community College 58 $0 Totals 231 $2,282,630
Students of the Class of 2016 were accepted to the following Colleges Adelphi University Adirondack Community College American University Amherst College Assumption College Baruch College of the CUNY Binghamton University Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Borough of Manhattan Community College of the CUNY Boston University Bowling Green State University Bryant University Buffalo State College of SUNY Centenary College Central Connecticut State University City College of New York CUNY Colgate University Columbia University Connecticut School of Broadcasting Cornell University CUNY-Macaulay Honors College Daemen College Dominican College Drew College East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Farmingdale State College Fiorella H. LaGuardia Community College of the CUNY Florida Atlantic University Fordham University-Lincoln Center Campus/Rose Hill Campus
Students of the Class of 2016 were accepted to the following Colleges Franklin Pierce University Gwinnett Technical Institute Ithaca College James Madison University John Jay College of Criminal Justice off the CUNY Johnson & Wales University LIM College Laboratory Institute of Merchandising/Art/Business Long Island University Post Marist College Mercy College Mohawk Valley College Molloy College Mount Saint College Nassau Community College New York Institute of Technology Northwestern University Ohio University Pace University, New York City Pratt University Princeton University Purdue University Queens College of the CUNY Quinnipiac University Rensselaer Polytechnic University Roanoke College Robert Morris University Rochester University of Technology
Students of the Class of 2016 were accepted to the following Colleges Sacred Heart University Sarah Lawrence College Seton Hall University Southeast Technical Institute Southern Connecticut State University St. John s University St. Joseph s College State University of New York- Plattsburgh State University of New York at Albany State University of New York at New Paltz Stevenson University Stony Brook University Suffolk County Community College SUNY Alfred State College SUNY Broome Community College SUNY College at Brockport SUNY College at Cortland SUNY College at Geneseo SUNY College at Old Westbury SUNY College at Oneonta SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry SUNY Delhi SUNY Maritime College SUNY Oswego Syracuse University The College of Saint Rose The Ohio State University The University of Alabama
Students of the Class of 2016 were accepted to the following Colleges The University of Scranton Towson University United States Naval Academy University at Buffalo The State University of New York University of Central Florida University of Delaware University of Hartford University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Maryland, College Park University of Massachusetts. Amherst University of Mississippi University of New Haven University of Pittsburgh University of Rhode Island University of South Florida, Tampa Utica College Virginia Commonwealth University Worcester Polytechnic Institute