FARMINGDALE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

1. FARMINGDALE PUBLIC SCHOOLS Year in Review 2013-14

2. OVERVIEW • STATE MANDATES • RESIDENT CONCERNS • DISTRICT GOALS • ACADEMIC SUCCESS • ATHLETIC SUCCESS • COMMUNITY SUCCESS HOW WE HAVE MADE THE BEST OF IT

3. MAKING THE BEST OF IT State Mandates Resident Concerns STUDENT SUCCESS Athletic Success Academic Success District Goals Community Success

4. FARMINGDALE PUBLIC SCHOOLS • INSTRUCTION - ELEMENTARY - SECONDARY • BUSINESS - BUDGET/FINANCIAL - FACILITIES

5. ELEMENTARY • WORD STUDY • FUNDATIONS (Decode, Oral Reading Fluency, Recognize Words and Meanings). • K,1,2 PHONICS PROGRAM • STUDENT AND TEACHER FEEDBACK • MATH INSTRUCTION • OBSERVATIONS OF STUDENT LEARNING • ELEMENTARY REPORT CARD • K-5 CONTINUM OF LEARNING GOALS • DETAILS FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS • ILLUSTRATES GRADE LEVEL TARGETS

6. STUDENT AND TEACHER FEEDBACK • “We love Fundations. It is highly interactive and has strong phonemic awareness.” • “We love it and the kids love it! • “Kids are transferring their word study skills into their writing. I see the kids tapping out as they write.” • “My kids are really getting it and its carrying over into their writing. They are spelling using syllables, I never had that before.” • “It is great that Project Read is using it as well, we really see the strategies carrying over in writing.”

7. ELEMENTARY MATH INSTRUCTION OBSERVATIONS OF STUDENT LEARNING • Kindergarten The students were able to manipulate numbers with greater ease. Their counting and number recognition was greatly improved. Their knowledge of math terms and number sense was deeper than in previous years. • First Grade The students enjoy using the manipulatives and like sharing their findings with their partners. • Second Grade The children are able to solve problems with ease using many different strategies. They have gained confidence and enjoy using the “way” that is easiest for them. I loved seeing the ways they solve problems that I didn’t even think of.

8. OBSERVATIONS OF STUDENT LEARNING CONTINUED…. • Third Grade Students learned many concepts during the fast-paced module lessons. The hands-on concept development was the best. • Fourth Grade The students were showing several methods for computation and problem solving. I have seen that overall their problem solving skills have grown and the students have developed the ability to model and explain their thinking. • Fifth Grade I noticed that styles of learning varied based upon the strategy each student used to unpack a question.

9. ADVANTAGES OF THE NEW ELEMENTARY REPORT CARDS • Consistent, easy-to-read format between grade levels • Built in learning progression from grade level to grade level • More specific indicators under subject grades to highlight student’s strengths and areas for improvement • Parent Guide Companion to explain the report card and how to support your child at home

10. SECONDARY READING AND WRITING ACROSS THE CONTENT AREAS • MIDDLE SCHOOL • NWEA- MEASURE OF ACADEMIC PROGRESS (MAP) • IDENTIFY WHERE STUDENTS ARE IN THEIR LEARNING • DIAGNOSTIC TOOL FOR TEACHING STRATEGIES • ACHIEVE 3000 • INCREASE IN NON-FICTION READING • AVAILABLE AT STUDENT’S READING LEVEL

11. SECONDARY CONTINUED… READING AND WRITING ACROSS THE CONTENT AREAS • ERB WRITING ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (WrAP) • ALLOWS STANDARDIZED MEASURE FOR WRITING • ALLOWS STUDENTS TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR LEARNING

12. SECONDARYEXPANDINGSTUDENTOPPORTUNITIES • PROPOSED COLLEGE CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES WITH SUFFOLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE • AUTOMOTIVE • CULINARY • STEM • ROBOTICS - New Course - New Competition for FHS • ENVIROTHON • PROTEIN MODELING • PROJECT BASED LEARNING

13. ADVANCED PLACEMENT ACHIEVEMENTS The College Board announced the 4th Annual AP District Honor Roll. Farmingdale School District is one of 477 districts across the United States and Canada being honored for increasing access to AP course work while simultaneously maintaining or increasing the percentage of students earning scores of 3 or higher on AP Exams. • 2009- 197 students took 396 AP exams, with 70.1% getting 3+ • 2013- 243 students took 489 AP exams, with 79% getting 3+ • 2014- 275 students took 529 exams Reaching these goals indicates that Farmingdale has successfully identified, motivated and academically prepared students who are likely to benefit from rigorous AP coursework. Farmingdale High School has Increased Participation by 23%

14. 2014-15 PROPOSED BUDGET • 2014/15 Proposed Budget $156,496,648 • 2013/14 Approved Budget $153,384,118 • Increase $3,112,530 • Percentage Increase 2.03% Budget Approved by Voters 71% Yes Margin

15. FARMINGDALEPUBLIC SCHOOLS FIVE YEAR BUDGET VOTE HISTORY

16. FARMINGDALE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WINDOW PROJECT • Window Replacement Project at Howitt Middle School, Albany Avenue and Saltzman East Memorial Elementary Schools • Project began earlier this year • Expected to be completed by the Fall of 2014 • Window Replacement Project at Northside and Woodward Parkway Elementary Schools • Project being reviewed by New York State Education Facilities Planning Department • Expect to bid out on project in the Fall of 2014

17. ENERGY PERFORMANCE CONTRACT • Culmination of more than a year of work with the district’s Facilities Advisory Committee and Board of Education • Construction costs are fully paid for out of the energy savings that are realized as a result of energy conservation measures • Johnson Controls, Inc. guarantees the savings or pays the difference in any year where the savings are not realized • Significantly reduces the district’s carbon footprint while improving the academic environment No Cost to the Taxpayer

18. FARMINGDALE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2014/15 BUDGET PRESENTATION MEETINGS BOE Adopts the 2014/15 Budget April 9, 2014 2014/15 Budget Vote & Election May 20, 2014

19. PARENT/STUDENT WORKSHOPS2013/14

20. FARMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2014 IVY LEAGUE (ACCEPTED INTO) OUR TOP 10 ARE COMMITTED TO Duke University Loyola University Maryland Northeastern University Queens College St. John’s University Stanford University Stony Brook University University Of Delaware University Of Pennsylvania Yale University Brown University Columbia University Cornell University Dartmouth University Harvard University University of Pennsylvania Yale University

21. OUR STUDENTS WERE ALSO ACCEPTED INTO THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK Binghamton University Hofstra University Pratt Institute Rochester Institute of Technology SUNY Cortland SUNY Potsdam University of Buffalo CUNY Macaulay Honors College Ithaca College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Visual Arts SUNY Fredonia SUNY Purchase University of Rochester Fordham University NYIT St. John’s University Stony Brook University SUNY New Paltz Syracuse University

22. OUR STUDENTS WERE ALSO ACCEPTED INTO THE FOLLOWING OUT OF STATE SCHOOLS Boston College Carnegie Mellon University Drexel University Georgia Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology Quinnipiac University Rice University Swarthmore College Tulane University University of Hartford University of Miami University of Scranton Washington University in St. Louis Boston University Catholic University Duke University Johns Hopkins University Northeastern University Rutgers Tufts University University of Chicago

23. OUR STUDENTS WERE ALSO ACCEPTED INTO THE FOLLOWING OUT OF STATE COLLEGES CONTINUED…. University of Maryland University of North Carolina Chapel Hill University of Virginia Bucknell University Fairfield University Emory University University of Connecticut University of Massachusetts- Amherst Vanderbilt University