COMMACK HIGH SCHOOL

An International Baccalaureate School School Profile 2019-2020

COMMACK HIGH SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT The Mission of Commack High School is the development of the mind, character, and physical well being of our students through the creation of an environment that fosters academic excellence, maturity, and mutual respect. SCHOOL Commack High School is a comprehensive four year high school serving the areas of Commack, Dix Hills, East Northport and Smithtown. A low student/faculty ratio provides a challenging academic environment for all students. According to the “ State School Report Card” Commack High School is one of the highest performing schools in New York State. Last year’s graduating class consisted of 556 students and the total school population was 2,230.

COMMUNITY Commack is a residential community of 39,000 people located approximately 50 miles east of New York City in Suffolk County, . Suffolk County has a population of 1.5 million and adjacent Nassau County has a total of approximately 1.35 million. There are 90 public and private high schools located in Suffolk County. The Northern State Parkway, the Long Island Expressway, Jericho Turnpike and Commack Road are major arteries leading to Commack. The School District consists of one high school, one middle school, two intermediate schools and four elementary schools, with a total enrollment of 5,982 students.

ADMINISTRATION COUNSELING CENTER

Nicole Kregler, Director Leslie H. Boritz, Principal Alyson Catinella Courtney Meyer Andrea Allen, Assistant Principal Jacqueline Clark Diane Nelson James Del Giudice Julie Russo Matthew P. Keltos, Assistant Principal Donald Graham Heather Tadmor Susan Shapiro, Assistant Principal Ann Iacopelli Phyllis Turchin Annette Wisznic SCHOLAR LANE AND TOWNLINE ROAD COMMACK, NEW YORK 11725 PHONE: (631) 912-2121 FAX: (631) 912-2226 WEB ADDRESS: http://www.commack.k12.ny.us/CounselingCenter.aspx GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS GRADE CONVERSION TABLE/COHORT GROUP SUBJECTS REGENTS ADVANCED REGENTS CLASS OF 2019 DIPLOMA DIPLOMA Credits Credits NUMERIC LETTER QUALITY # OF STUDENTS English 4 4 GRADE EQUIVALENT POINTS AT CHS Social Studies 4 4 Above 100 A++ 4.67 84 Mathematics 3 3 97 to 100 A+ 4.33 95 Science 3 3 94 to 96 A 4.00 78 Second Language 1 3 90 to 93 A- 3.67 85 Health 1/2 1/2 87 to 89 B+ 3.33 64 Art and/or Music 1 1 Sequence Requirements 84 to 86 B 3.00 51 and/or Electives 3-1/2 1-1/2 80 to 83 B- 2.67 60 Physical Education 2 2 77 to 79 C+ 2.53 20 74 to 76 C 2.00 14 Total Credits 22 22 70 to 73 C- 1.67 9 67 to 69 D+ 1.33 3 DIPLOMAS AWARDED 65 to 66 D 1.00 1 Regents Diploma Students must also pass 4 required Regents examinations with 64 or below F 0 1 a score of 65 or better as follows: 1 math, 1 science, 1 social studies, ELA, and 1 Pathway Assessment or complete the requirements for the CDOS Credential. HONOR SOCIETIES Commack High School is a charter member of the National Honor Society. Advanced Regents Diploma Students may meet the assessment Students enrolled in Art, ASL, Business, English, French, History, requirements in order to earn a Regents Diploma with Advanced International Thespian Society, Italian, Latin, Math, Music (Tri-M), Science, Designation by passing any one of the following combinations of Spanish, and Technology may also participate in these local, State or National Regents examinations and/or Department approved alternatives if H o n o r applicable: a. Traditional Combination: ELA, Global History and Geogra- SPECIAL PROGRAMS phy, US History and Government, 3 mathematics, 2 science, 1 International Baccalaureate Program must be life science and 1 must be physical science)=8 The International Baccalaureate Programme is a demanding college- Assessments preparatory course of study culminating in internally and externally evaluated b. Pathway Combination (other than STEM); ELA, 1 social assessments. IB Diploma Programme candidates are required to study six studies, 3 mathematics, 2 science (1 must be life science and 1 subjects; Language A1, Language B, Individuals and Societies, Experimental must be physical science), 1 Pathway (other than science or Sciences, Mathematics, and The Arts and Electives. At least three subjects, mathematics) or complete the requirements for the CDOS and not more than four, are studied at the Higher Level (HL) and the others Credential=7 or 8 Assessments at Standard Level (SL). Each subject exam is graded on a scale of one c. STEM (Mathematics) Pathway(2) Combination: ELA, 1 social (minimum) through seven (maximum) by the IB Organization. In order to studies, 4 mathematics, 2 science (1 must be life science and 1 receive the IB Diploma, candidates must accrue a minimum of 24 points and must be physical science)=8 Assessments successfully complete the three core requirements: the Extended Essay (an d. STEM (Science) Pathway(2) Combination: ELA, 1 social independent research paper of 4,000 words), the Theory of Knowledge studies, 3 mathematics, 3 science (1 must be life science and 1 (TOK) course and assessments (an oral presentation and essay of 1,200-1,600 must be physical science)=8 Assessments words on a prescribed topic), the learning outcomes and approximately 150 In addition a student must pass either a locally developed Checkpoint hours of Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) activities that include artistic, B LOTE examination or complete a 5 unit sequence in the Arts or athletic and humanitarian endeavors. Regents Diploma with Honors and Advanced Regents with Hon- ors Students must meet all assessment requirements for the Regents College Level Courses: Qualified High School juniors and seniors may take Diploma or Advanced Regents Diploma with a computed average score college level courses offered by Adelphi University, North Dakota State Uni- of 90 or better and fulfill all credit requirements. versity, LIU Post, Rochester Institute of Technology, St. John’s University, SUNY Stony Brook, Suffolk Community College, and Syracuse University. International Baccalaureate Diploma Students can earn college credits while learning in the high school environ- ment. Courses offered include College Accounting I & II, IB Business Man- For a more comprehensive understanding of the diploma options agement SL, Business and Personal Law, College English Composition, Col- available to our students, please access our online Curriculum Guide at: lege Chem. Forensics, IB Economics, College Calculus, College Computer http://www.commackschools.org/Downloads/ Applications, College Health Professions, IB Italian, IB Spanish, IB French, CurriculumGuide20182019Rev62618.pdf College Sports Medicine, Latin 3, IB Latin SL, College Pre-Calculus, College Sociology, College Television Studio Production, Advanced College Studio THE TRANSCRIPT Production, College Marine Biology, Spanish Language and Culture 2, Italian All final grades, passing or failing, including those earned in summer Language and Culture 2, PLTW Design & Drawing for Production, PLTW school, are recorded on the high school transcript. Course grades in Civil Engineering and Architecture, College Human Anatomy & Physiology, physical education classes are not included in a student’s cumulative College Geology, PLTW Computer Integrated Manufacturing, PLTW/AP GPA. One credit is earned for study in a subject conducted 5 periods Computer Science Principles, PLTW Principles of Engineering, IB Sports, per week; 1.5 credits for 10 periods per week (40 weeks) and .5 credit Exercise & Health Science, and Virtual Enterprise. for 5 periods per week (20 weeks). A class period is 40 minutes. Minimum passing grade is 65; P=Passed, F=Failed, S=Satisfactory, U-Unsatisfactory, WP=Withdrew Passing, WF=Withdrew Failing. The Career and Technical Education Program: This half day program provides Pass/Fail option is available to seniors only to encourage exploration of students with an opportunity to explore a broad spectrum of careers through non-core courses. hands on learning experiences and allows them to develop skills necessary for employment in specific career areas or post-secondary study. EVALUATION OF SENIOR PERFORMANCE Diversified Career Education Program: This work-based learning program In accordance with Commack School District policy, seniors are not helps connect what students learn in school with a real work experience ranked. In place of traditional ranking, we calculate a weighted and through supervised internships with local businesses and industries. unweighted grade point average for each senior which is recorded on his or her transcript. Also located on Senior Transcripts is a Cohort/ Community Service & Involvement Program (CSIP) is a graduation Grade Conversion Table. This table permits college admissions officers requirement for all students. To fulfill this requirement, the district requires to place students in a particular “Cohort Group” and thus compare the completion of 65 units/hours of CSIP over a period of four years for all them with students presenting similar performance. CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTS WEIGHTING OF GRADES For grade point average and determining cohort group only, all college-level courses, International Baccalaureate courses (except IB Math Studies SL and IB Language Ab Initio), and Advanced Placement courses have an additional 10% added to the final grade. All Honors courses, Pre-IB, Pre-IB/AP, science research, IB Math Studies SL, IB Language Ab Initio, Italian Language/Culture 1, Spanish Language/Culture 1, and English Enriched classes have an additional 6% added. The final grade in the course on the high school transcript does not reflect this addition.

ART MATHEMATICS SCIENCE (Cont.) IB Visual Arts SL Advanced Placement Calculus AB IB Physics 1 SL IB Visual Arts HL Y1 Advanced Placement Statistics IB Physics 2 HL IB Visual Arts HL Y2 Algebra 2/Trigonometry Pre-IB Research 1, 2 AP Art History College Calculus Research 11, 12 AP Studio Art Geometry Pre-IB IB/AP Calculus BC HL 2 BUSINESS SOCIAL STUDIES IB/AP Computer Science 1 Business and Personal Law AP Human Geography IB Computer Science 2 SL College Accounting AP World History IB Math SL IB Business Management SL Global History 1 Pre-IB/AP IB Math Studies SL IB Business Management HL Y1 Global History 2 Pre-IB College Pre-Calculus IB Business Management HL Y2 Pre-IB/AP World History PLTW/AP Computer Science Principles IB History of the Americas I IB Math HL 1 ENGLISH and COMMUNICATIONS IB History of the Americas 2HL

College Advanced Studio Production IB Economics SL College English Composition IB Global Politics SL College Sociology College Television Studio Production MUSIC English 9 Enriched AP Music Theory English 10 Enriched IB Music SL TECHNOLOGY IB English Language and Literature 1 IB Music HL Y 1 IB Design Technology SL Y1 IB English Language and Literature 2 HL IB Music HL Y 2 IB Design Technology SL Y2 IB English Literature 1 IB Design Technology HL Y1 IB Design Technology HL Y2 IB English Literature 2 HL SCIENCE PLTW Civil Engineering and Architecture IB Theater Arts 1 Biology Pre-IB PLTW Design and Drawing for Production IB Theater Arts 2 SL/HL Chemistry Pre-IB PLTW Computer Integrated Manufacturing College Chemistry—Forensic Science HEALTH and Project Advance PHYSICAL EDUCATION College Marine Biology WORLD LANGUAGE IB Dance 1 IB Biology 1 (French/Italian/Latin/Spanish) IB Dance 2 SL/HL IB Biology 2 HL IB Language ab initio SL Y1 College Sports Medicine IB Biology SL IB Language ab initio SL Y2 College Health Professions IB Chemistry 1 IB Language 1 IB Chemistry 2 HL IB Language 2 INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE IB Chemistry SL ASL 3 IB CAS 11, 12 IB Environmental Systems Latin 3 IB Extended Essay 11, 12 & Society SL Spanish Language/Culture 1 IB Theory of Knowledge 1 IB Sports, Exercise and Health Science SL Spanish Language/Culture 2 IB Theory of Knowledge 2 College Geology Italian Language/Culture IB Psychology 1 SL College Anatomy & Physiology I & II Italian Language/Culture 2 CLASS OF 2019 PERFORMANCE STATISTICS ADMISSIONS TESTING INFORMATION CLASS OF 2019 DIPLOMA INFORMATION Graduates 548 SAT (1600) Number Tested 469 Regents 21.53% Mean ERW 586 Advanced Regents 54.20% Mean Mathematics 597 Advanced Regents with Honors 22.45% Mean Total Score 1183 International Baccalaureate Diplomas 15.88% Local Diplomas 1.64% Total Regents Diplomas 98.36% ACT Number Tested 291 Total Advanced Regents Diplomas 76.64% Total Group Composite Score 24.2 GRADUATE PLACEMENT Attending College 94.71% 4 Year College 81.93% INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE INFORMATION 2 Year College 12.77% Total Number of Students in Progress 467 Vocational and Business Schools 0.73% Total Number of Diploma Candidates 87 Work / Military 3.83% Total Number of Assessments Offered 1,361 Other 0.73% Total Number of Diploma Recipients 64 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS Percentage of IB Assessments “4” or Higher 77% New York State Merit Scholars 14

National Merit Scholarship Commended Students 17 National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalists/Finalists 6 ADVANCED PLACEMENT INFORMATION National Hispanic Recognition Scholars 4 Total Number of Students Taking AP Exams 292 Presidential Award for Educational Excellence Total Number of AP Exams Taken 321 & Educational Achievement 286 Percentage of AP Scores “3” or Higher 86% Total Values of Scholarships/Awards $58,888,136 COMMACK HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2019 COLLEGES ATTENDING

Adelphi University, NY Saint Joseph’s University, PA Alfred University, NY Salisbury University, MD American International College, MA Skidmore College, NY American Jewish University, Israel St. John’s University, NY American University, DC St. Joseph’s College, Brooklyn / LI, NY Barnard College, NY State University of New York: Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, PA Albany University Boston College, MA Binghamton University Carnegie Mellon University, PA Brockport College Case Western Reserve University, OH Buffalo University The Catholic University of America, DC Cortland College Central University, MI College of Environmental Science & Forestry The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, SC College of Technology @ Canton City University of New York: Farmingdale State College Baruch College Fashion Institute of Technology City College Finger Lakes Community College Hunter College Fredonia College John Jay College of Criminal Justice Geneseo College Queens College Morrisville College Clemson University, SC Nassau Community College The College of , NJ New Paltz College Columbia University, NY Old Westbury College Cornell University, NY Oneonta College Curry College, MA Oswego College Eckerd College, FL Plattsburgh College Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, FL Potsdam College Fairfield University, CT Stony Brook University Fairleigh Dickinson University, NJ Suffolk County Community College Five Towns College, NY Ulster County Community College Florida Atlantic University, FL Syracuse University, NY Florida Gulf Coast University, FL Temple University, PA Florida State University, FL Texas Christian University, TX Fordham University, NY Towson University, MD Furman University, SC Tulane University, LA The George Washington University, D.C. University of Alabama, AL Hartwick College, NY University of Arizona, AZ Harvard College, MA University of California, Los Angeles, CA High Point University, NC University of California, Santa Barbara, CA Hillsborough Community College, FL University of Connecticut, CT Hofstra University, NY University of Delaware, DE Indiana University @ Bloomington, IN University of Florida, FL Ithaca College, NY University of Georgia, GA James Madison University, VA University of Houston, TX Johns Hopkins University, MD University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign, IL Johnson & Wales University, RI University of Maryland, MD Keene State College, NH University of , Amherst, MA Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, PA University of Miami, FL Long Island University, Post, NY University of Michigan, MI Loyola University Maryland, MD University of Mississippi, MS Make-Up Designory, NY University of New Haven, CT Manhattan College, NY University of Pennsylvania, PA Marist College, NY University of Pittsburgh, PA Marywood University, PA University of , RI Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA University of Rochester, NY Molloy College, NY University of Scranton, PA Mount Saint Mary College, NY University of South Florida, Tampa, FL New York Institute of Technology, NY University of Tampa, FL New York University, NY University of Vermont, VT Northern Illinois University, IL University of Virginia, VA Northeastern University, MA U.S. Air Force Academy, CO The Ohio State University, OH U.S. Army Pace University, NYC/Pleasantville, NY U.S. Marine Corps Pennsylvania State University, PA U.S. Military Academy, NY Princeton University, NJ U.S. Naval Academy, MD Providence College, RI U.S. Navy Purdue University, IN Utica College, NY Quinnipiac University, CT Vanderbilt University, TN Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY Villanova University, PA Rider University, NJ Wake Forest University, NC Rochester Institute of Technology, NY West Virginia University, WV Sacred Heart University, CT