Hempstead Public Schools

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Hempstead Public Schools

• BELIEVE AND ACHIEVE
• MOVING FORWARD IN THE HEMPSTEAD SCHOOL DISTRICT

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Our vision is to accelerate and sustain academic
progress through the following

• Strong, consistent, educational leaders
• High Expectations for Student Achievement
• Safe Learning Environments
• Uniformed Curriculum, Benchmarks and Assessments
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• System of Fiscal Accountability
• Focus on Literacy and Numeracy
• Competent, Highly Qualified Staff
• Cultural diversity celebrated

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• Our strategy is to work with Board members,
  administrators, teachers, teaching assistants,
  clerical and custodial staff, parents and
  community to
• Restructure, restore, and revitalize our schools
  and school system to focus on our theme Believe
  and Achieve.

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MEETING AND EXCEEDING STANDARDS

• Franklin School recognized as a United States
  Education Department Blue Ribbon School
• Ludlum School achieved New York State Education
  Department recognition as a 2003 Regents Award of
  Distinction
• Franklin, Fulton, Jackson Main, Ludlum, Rhodes
  recognized by the state education department for
  significant increases in math performance on 4th
  grade assessment
• Franklin School recipient of Pathfinder Award
  from Business Council of New York State

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MEETING AND EXCEEDING STANDARDS

• A.B.G.Schultz Middle School recognized by the
  State Education Department for significant
  increase in math performance on 8th grade
  assessment
• 98 of 8th grade students who took the 10th grade
  Course A math regents passed
• 85 of 8th grade students who took the 9th grade
  Earth Science regents passed
• Hempstead High School preparing for Middle States
  Accreditation after 20 years
• Dr. Nathaniel Clay, Superintendent, honored by
  the National Congressional Black Caucus for
  Excellence in Leadership in Educational Technology

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MEETING AND EXCEEDING STANDARDS

• Dianne Brown, Deputy Superintendent, participant
  in Oxford Round Table, Oxford University
• Sandra Ashby, Principal, recipient of Excellence
  in Education award by Key Women
• Jean Bligen, Assistant Principal, recipient of
  Distinguished Educator award by Key Women
• Denise Cotton, recipient of Community Trailblazer
  by the School Library Media Association

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MEETING AND EXCEEDING STANDARDS

• Florence Galloway, Principal, recipient of
  Excellence in Education Award by Key Women
• John Moore, Principal, recipient of Educator of
  the Year for After School Programs by the
  Coalition for After School Funding
• Elyse Amos, teacher at Rhodes School, recipient
  of Teacher of Excellence Award, New York State
  Reading Council

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INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM AND DISTRICT INITIATIVES

• Comprehensive School Improvement Plans
• Reading teachers employed to assist the delayed
  reader
• School monitoring implemented to observe the
  quality of teaching and learning
• District-wide facilities committee appointed by
  Board of Education

• Early Childhood Education
• Universal Pre-Kindergarten
• All Day Kindergarten
• Early Literacy Profile
• Open Court Reading Program
• Word Start
• New Playgrounds
• Uniformed Pacing Guides in English Language Arts,
  math, science and social studies
• Uniformed testing
• Utilization of local assessment TONYSS (Test of
  New York State Standards)
• Balanced Literacy
• Mathematics framework

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INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM AND DISTRICT STRATEGIES

• Renovated science classrooms at the high school
  to meet regents standards
• Saturday Academies
• New high school track and football field
• Registration procedures revised

• Fiscal integrity and accountability 2003-04
  budget increased 4 one of the lowest in Nassau
  County
• 2.5 million dollar reserve for tax reduction
• 1,350,000 dollar reserve for compensated absences
• 1,950,000 dollar unreserved fund balance

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INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM AND DISTRICT STRATEGIES

• Partnerships and community support Operation
  Get Ahead, Hempstead Police Department-Community
  Resource Officers and GREAT program, Rising Star,
  COMET and STAR with the Institute for Student
  Achievement, Nassau County Bar Association, Boys
  and Girls Club, Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, HOSTS
• Alternative High School . . CARE and Twilight
  Programs
• Professional development and staff training

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TECHNOLOGY

• Two computers in every classroom
• New management system for attendance, report
  cards, registration and records
• Portable laptop labs in the middle school and
  high school
• Media Centers automated
• New Website http//www.HempsteadSchools.org

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PLANS FOR THE FUTURE, BY JUNE 2007

• Graduation rate increased by 50
• All schools accredited by Middle States
• 90 of students meeting Annual Yearly Progress
  (AYP)
• Two new schools and all other buildings renovated
• Class size reduction

• Overcrowded conditions eliminated
• Elimination of all portables
• Improved attendance rate in high school
• Evaluation of all school programs

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PLANS FOR THE FUTURE, BY JUNE 2007

• Beacon Schools initiative for after school
  programs and activities with community based
  organizations to provide a comprehensive program
  for children, their parents and community
  residents
• Policy Revision Code of Conduct, Attendance,
  School Based Planning, Professional Development
  and Professional Evaluation
• Hempstead School District Standards a system of
  non-negotiables
• Pride and perception of school system for school
  community

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PLANS FOR THE FUTURE, BY JUNE 2007

• Collective wisdom embraced, supported and
  utilized to sustain progress
• An atmosphere created in which there is a focus
  on culture and ethics
• A formidable momentum built for sustaining
  academic achievement which includes all
  stakeholders

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• We are building a school system for future
  generationsone brick at a timeone child at a
  timeour legacy and belief in quality education
  for the children of Hempstead.

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• Join us in our next phase
• BOND REFERENDUM VOTE
• THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2003
• 700 A.M. TO 900 P.M.
• A.B.G. SCHULTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL