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The Elixir of Love The Wizard of Oz Stewart School • January 2017 Stratford Avenue School • February 2017
Singin’ in the Rain Arsenic & Old Lace Garden City Middle School • March 2017 Garden City High School • November 2016
Little Shop of Horrors Garden City High School • March 2017 Dear Members of the Garden City Community: District Administration Administration Building Welcome to the 2017-18 school year! As we begin the new year together, I look forward to meeting each of you at the 56 Cathedral Avenue various events listed in this calendar. Garden City, NY 11530 The recently-approved Capital Projects are coming to 516-478-1000 fruition, and all work is being completed in a timely fashion. From Kindergarten thru grade 12, physical improvements Alan Groveman, Ed.D. abound. This is just a beginning, and we will be discussing Interim Superintendent of Schools additional projects at our forthcoming Board of Education meetings; please attend. Dana DiCapua The school district calendar is designed to provide valuable information about Assistant Superintendent for Business and Finance the numerous activities and special events that will take place in the months ahead. For ease of reference, the calendar also includes information about Maureen Appiarius, Ed.D. the school district in general, each of the schools, and important policies and Assistant Superintendent for Personnel procedures. Information about PTA and SEPTA is included as well. We hope you will use the calendar for planning throughout the year. In response to parent Edward Cannone, Ed.D. requests communicated through our PTA, the calendar continues to include a Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction two-page spread for each month from September through June. Our school district is a very active place: please remember to check our Rita Melikian, Ed.D. website - www.gardencity.k12.ny.us - for updates and additional information. Director, Education Technology and Staff Development You can also follow us on Twitter:GCUFSD . There’s an app for both Android and Apple devices; the app also provides an updated calendar of events as well Lynette Abruzzo as links to important district news. Director, Pupil Personnel Services The past school year was marked by a host of outstanding achievements by our students. Garden City High School was once again ranked among the Board of Education...... Page 2 top schools in the country on all the well-known ranking scales, including 2017-2018 School Calendar...... Page 3 the nationally recognized rating developed by U.S. News & World Report. Our students also continued to outpace state and regional averages on all standardized measures of student achievement. Garden City’s student- Parent Guide researchers at the middle and high school levels reached new heights of success by earning honors in regional and national competitions. Our high District At a Glance...... Page 25 school engineering program, Project Lead the Way, continues to be immensely Policies and Procedures...... Page 26 popular and will see the addition of the third and final course in the sequence Athletics, Attendance, Bicycles, Building Inspections, DASA, Directory Information, in 2017-2018. Students at all schools continued to show their zeal for projects that integrated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). FOIL Requests, Home Instruction, Lunch, Megan’s Law, Pesticide Application, Physical Our 1:1 computer technology initiative reached even more students and Examinations, Registration, Reporting to Parents, Section 504, Sexual Harassment, teachers at our elementary, middle, and high schools; this initiative continued Student Records and Privacy, Student/Parent Information Forms, Title I, Title IX, and to grow and has now made inroads at the primary school level. Garden City Working Papers also maintained its tradition of distinction on the athletic fields, on stage, and Pupil Personnel Services...... Page 29 in a variety of community service settings. Transportation, Attendance Areas, Closings ...... Page 30 The Board of Education’s leadership continues to provide the vision, strategic Community Services, Annual Election, Budget Vote ...... Page 31 planning, and financial wisdom needed to sustain programs during a time of fiscal challenge. The Board remains unwavering in its commitment to PTA, SEPTA...... Page 32 developing prudent budgets and maintaining transparency. The Board and Directory: Phone Numbers, School Hours, Principals...... Page 33 I hope you will participate in school activities and attend the many special school district events throughout the year. We also invite you to attend our Board of Education meetings that will take place on the dates posted in this Cover: This year’s cover design was created by Kaylah Bozkurtian, Class of 2018. calendar and on our website. “The design was something I wanted to keep simple and concise, but also relatable to the entire district,” explained Kaylah. “I thought it was important to magnify Best wishes for a fulfilling school year! the ‘Inspiring Minds, Empowering Achievement, Building Sincerely, Community’ motto, since from my experience in this school Alan Groveman district, teachers and administrators make a great effort not Alan Groveman, Ed.D. to lose the individual experience in the slew of standardized Interim Superintendent of Schools testing and heavy course load that make up a typical year.” Well said and done, Kaylah! 1 Board of Education 2017 - 2018 www.gardencity.k12.ny.us
for use in school buildings; and providing student transportation. The Board of Education is responsible for the efficient management of the schools and appoints the Superintendent of Schools as its chief administrative officer to make recommendations concerning the above activities and to carry out the decisions and policies of the Board. The Role of the Public Listening to Presentations embers of the public are welcome at all Regular & Community Concerns MBoard of Education meetings, and the Board encourages the public to attend. Regular Meetings are usually held once a month at 8:15 p.m. The calendar of Regular Meetings is listed below; the meeting locations Angela Heineman Tom Pinou and topics is available on the district website under the “Board of Education” drop-down. The option for public President Vice President participation is included at Regular Meetings. Guidelines for public participation are listed on the “Board of Education” drop-down. Work Sessions are also open to the public and are usually held one week prior to the regular monthly Celebrating meeting. Meetings designated specifically as Executive Sessions are not open to the public. Student Achievement
To contact the Board of Education, please email: [email protected]
2017-2018 Regular Meeting Schedule Meetings are on Tuesdays at 8:15 p.m. Interacting with Robert Martin William C. Holub September 19, 2017 March 20, 2018 Students & Parents Trustee Trustee October 17, 2017 Budget Adoption: November 14, 2017 April 17, 2018 arden City Public School’s Board of Education members are December 13, 2017* Budget Vote: elected by the residents for three-year terms, and serve without Gpay in the school district, which is a political subdivision of the State January 23, 2018 May 15, 2018 of New York. Board members set goals, establish policy for the school February 13, 2018 June 12, 2018 system, and carry out the directives and decisions of the New York *Wednesday State Department of Education. Some of their responsibilities include Dates are subject to change. prescribing courses of study; reviewing, presenting and overseeing Check the District’s home web page: the school budget; levying taxes in accordance with law; contracting www.gardencity.k12.ny.us Highlighting and employing staff; setting school boundary lines; providing school for up-to-date information. sites and buildings; purchasing fuel, furniture, and other necessities Outstanding Staff 2 AUGUST 2017 www.gardencity.k12.ny.us Sunday MONday TUESday WEDNESday THURSday FRIday SATURday
• September ACT Registration Deadline
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8:15 pm Board of Education 6 7 Meeting 8 9 10 11 12 • August SAT & • 7 am High School • September ACT Subject Tests (Late Cafeteria: JV/Varsity (Late Registration) Registration) Deadline Football; JV/Varsity Deadline (Not Offered at GCHS) Cheerleading Begin; Bring Green Athletic • Hemlock, Homestead Form, GC Medical & Locust Student Form, & Participation Schedules Mailed Contract 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 12 noon to 8 pm High School Marching Band Camp at Stewart School - NOTE New Location! • 7:45 am SAT & • High School Student New Teacher Orientation Subject Tests (Not Schedules Available on • Middle School • Stewart & Stratford Student Offered at GCHS) Parent Portal Student Schedules Schedules Available on Available on Parent Parent Portal Portal • 8 am High School Cafeteria: All Other High School Fall Sports Begin; Bring Green Athletic Form, GC Medical Form, & 20 21 22 Participation Contract 23 24 25 26 • High School Superintendent’s Freshman Orientation Conference Day for Staff & Freshman Photo 12 noon to 8 pm High School Marching Day at Orientation: Band Camp at Stewart School - NOTE 10 am: A-L New Location! 1 pm: M-Z • 11 am High School Faculty Photos in Library • 5 pm to 7 pm Stratford • 7:30 pm Marching Band School & PTA Welcome Back Parent Show at 27 28 29 Ice Cream Social 30 Stewart School 31 All event dates and times listed on the calendar are subject to change. 3 SEPTEMBER 2017 = GCUFSD Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world Nelson Mandela
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LABOR DAY First Day • Middle School Fall • Middle School Fall • October SAT & • 7:45 am ACT of School Athletic Green Forms Sports Tryouts Begin Subject Tests Examination at High SCHOOLS CLOSED Due to Nurse Registration Deadline School • Website Open - Order • 9:30 am Stewart Your PTA Sportswear: • 9:30 am Hemlock, Grade Reps/Class • 9:30 am Stratford bit.ly/SportswearStore17 Homestead, Locust Parent Meeting Grade Reps/Class Grade Reps/Class Parent Meeting Parent Meeting • 2:45 pm High School • 3:20 pm Middle School Fall Sports Athletic Athletics Meeting for All Code of Conduct Fall Student Athletes in Meeting for Student Big Gym Athletes in Auditorium
8:15 pm Board of Education 3 4 5 Work Session 6 7 8 9
4 • High School Senior High School Underclassmen Photo Days High School Senior Biographies & Faculty Photo Make- During Scheduled Gym Periods During Lunch Periods in Library Ups in Library • 10 am SEPTA • High School Senior & • 5th Grade FOCUS • Hemlock, Homestead General Membership Faculty Photo Make- Kick-Off Activity & Locust Photo Day Meeting at Hemlock Ups in Library Stewart & Stratford (Rain Date) • 5th Grade FOCUS Kick-Off Activity Stewart & Stratford
• 6:30 pm Locust • 6:30 pm Stewart • 7 pm High School • 7 pm to 8:30 pm Back-to-School Night Back-to-School Night Back-to-School Night 8th Grade Welcome Back Party
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ROSH HASHANAH ROSH HASHANAH Begins at Sundown SCHOOLS CLOSED Middle School Photo Days During Scheduled Gym Periods • October ACT Registration Deadline • 12 noon to 3 pm • 9:15 am High School • Stewart & Stratford NCA Fall College Expo PTA Meeting Photo Day SUNY Old Westbury
• 6:30 pm Hemlock & Homestead Back-to- School Night • 7 pm High School Seniors & Parents 8:15 pm College Info Night in Board of Education Auditorium Meeting 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 • 11 am to 12:30 pm • October SAT & • 9:30 am Middle YOM KIPPUR YOM KIPPUR High School Mini Subject Tests (Late School PTA Meeting Begins at Sundown College Fair (Students Registration) Deadline Only) in Library • High School Club Fair, Lunch Periods (Students Only) • 2:45 pm High School Fall Sports Yearbook Photos in Gym • 6:15 pm Middle • 6:30 pm Stratford School Back-to-School Back-to-School Night • 7 pm High School Night Guidance Meeting for Parents of Freshmen in Auditorium
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 5 OCTOBER 2017 www.gardencity.k12.ny.us Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower Albert Camus
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CogATs Grade 3 • PTA Membership • October ACT (Late • 7:45 am SAT & Online Incentive • 9 am to 10:30 am • 9:30 am Hemlock PTA • High School/Middle Registration) Deadline Subject Tests at High st • 11 am to 3 pm Deadline - High School Mini Meeting School 1 Quarter School NACAC College Fair bit.ly/JoinGCPTAToday College Fair (Students Progress Reports • High School Senior at Suffolk County Only) in Library Portrait Selection Due Community College, • November SAT Online/Phone to Island Grant Campus, • 9:30 am Homestead & Subject Tests Photography by Brentwood PTA Meeting Registration Deadline 11:59 pm • 2:45 pm High School • 9:30 am Stewart PTA Fall Sports Yearbook Meeting & Vote on Photos in Gym • 2:30 pm Senior Budget & By-Laws Panoramic Photo • 7 pm High School Financial Aid Night: Mary Lawyer, Siena College, in Library 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
COLUMBUS DAY District-Wide Spirit Week • 7:45 am PSAT/ • Photo Make-Ups • District-Wide Rally Day NMSQT Grades 10 & SCHOOLS CLOSED - High School Only - 11 at High School • High School Seniors • 1 pm to 2:30 pm Underclassmen (Grades • 1 pm HOMECOMING 9-11) During Lunch Current & Growing Up High School Mini Photos Due to www. PARADE College Fair (Students Periods yearbookforever.com by Only) in Library • 3 pm Football Game 11:59 pm vs. Carey • 7:30 pm Fall Athletic • High School Pep Rally Code of Conduct (Students Only) Presentation: Guest Speaker Gian Paul Gonzalez Part I for • 7 pm to 8:30 pm Middle & High School 8:15 pm 6th Grade Welcome Parents & Student Board of Education Back Party Athletes in High School Work Session 8 9 Auditorium 10 11 12 13 14
6 • 9:30 am Stratford PTA DAWALI • 9 am to 2 pm PTA Meeting & Vote on Sportswear Sale at Resolutions St. Paul’s: • 11 am to 12:30 pm bit.ly/SportswearStore17 High School Mini College Fair (Students Only) in Library • 3 pm High School • 3 pm High School Yearbook Club Photos Yearbook Club Photos in Gym in Gym • 6:30 pm to 9 pm High School Freshman BBQ • 7 pm High School • 7 pm to 8:30 pm 8:15 pm Guidance Meeting 7th Grade Welcome Board of Education for Parents of Back Party Sophomores in Meeting 15 16 17 18 Auditorium 19 20 21
• PTA Sportswear Sale • Photo Make-Ups • District-Wide Unity • 7:45 am ACT Orders Deadline - Kindergarten - 8th Day Examination at High bit.ly/SportswearStore17 Grade School • November SAT & • 9:30 am Locust PTA Subject Tests (Late Meeting Registration) Deadline
• 7:30 pm PTA Stewart • 7 pm Middle School Speaker - Jessica Family Flick Night Lahey - The Gift of Failure - Community Presentation in High School Auditorium - All Parents Invited 22 23 24 Stratford 25 26 27 28
HALLOWEEN Storybook Parades: • 9 am Hemlock • 9:45 am Locust • 10:30 am Homestead • 11 am Stewart 2nd Grade Halloween Program & 5th Grade Band Mini-Concert
• 1:30 pm Stratford Halloween Parade
29 30 31 7 NOVEMBER 2017 = GCUFSD Never was so much owed by so many to so few Winston Churchill
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• High School Winter • December SAT • December ACT • 7:45 am SAT & Athletic Green Forms & Subject Tests Registration Deadline Subject Tests at High Due to Nurse Registration Deadline (Not Offered at GCHS) School • 9:15 am High School • Middle School PTA Meeting & Vote on Winter I Athletic Green Nominating Forms Due to Nurse
• 7 pm High School Guidance & PTA - 7th 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm • Stratford School & Annual College Major Elementary PTA Family Fun Night Night (Parents & Schools Students in Grades Parent/Teacher 6-12) in Library Conferences 1 2 3 4
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS • High School/Middle 9 am to NOON • Middle School Winter • High School Senior VETERANS DAY TIME ENDS School End of 1st Quarter ALL SCHOOLS I Sports Tryouts Begin Yearbook Ads Due: “Fall Back” • High School Winter Parent/Teacher www.yearbookforever. SCHOOLS CLOSED Sports Begin: Wrestling, Conferences com by 11:59 pm B/G Fencing • 9 am Hemlock • PTA Reflections Veterans Day Submission Deadline: ELECTION DAY bit.ly/ReflectionsInfo Assembly • 3:20 pm Middle School NO CLASSES Sports Meeting All Winter Stewart I Student Athletes in Big Gym 7 pm to 9 pm 8:15 pm ALL SCHOOLS Board of Education Parent/Teacher Work Session Conferences 5 6 7 8 9 Hemlock 10 11 8 Secondary LISFA Festival • High School Winter • Stewart Blood Drive • Stratford Blood Drive (Grades 9-12) Sports Begin: B/G • December ACT • 9 am to 12 noon PTA Basketball, Bowling, (Late Registration) Sportswear Sale Track, Co-Ed Rifle, • 3:30 pm Senior Deadline (Not Offered Pick-Up at High B Swim, Gymnastics Citizens: GCTA Buffet at GCHS) School in Lobby Dinner; • 4 pm High School • 9 am & 10 am Fall Musical Dress Stratford 2nd Grade Rehearsal Thanksgiving Show
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm 8:15 pm 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm 7 pm High School Fall Musical Primary Schools Board of Education High School Middle School Parent/Teacher Meeting Parent/Teacher Parent/Teacher Conferences Conferences Conferences 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
• Secondary LISFA • 7:30 pm SEPTA • December SAT & District-Wide THANKSGIVING RECESS Festival (Grades 9-12) General Membership Subject Tests (Late Early Dismissal Meeting in High Registration) Deadline SCHOOLS CLOSED School Library • 9:20 am High School • 9:15 am & 10:15 am THANKSGIVING Stewart 3rd Grade Breakfast for Thanksgiving Show Champions in Library DAY (Chorus) • 2:45 pm High School Winter Sports Athletic Code of Conduct Meeting for Student Athletes in Auditorium • 7 pm High School Winter Sports Athletic Code of Conduct Meeting for Parents 19 20 in Auditorium 21 22 23 24 25
Two Hour Delay Stewart Holiday Craft Fair Assembly Days - Lunch Hour for 2:45 pm High School Winter Sports • NYSSMA All-State Superintendent’s Yearbook Photos in Gym Winter Conference Conference Day in Rochester, NY (Through December 3rd)
• 7 pm High School Juniors & Parents College Information Night: Guest Speaker Kent Rinehart, Marist College, in Auditorium 26 27 28 29 30 9 DECEMBER 2017 www.gardencity.k12.ny.us When you learn, teach - when you get, give Maya Angelou
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NYSSMA All- State Winter Conference in Rochester, NY • Stewart Holiday Craft • 7:45 am SAT & Fair Assembly Days - Subject Tests at High Lunch Hours School • Primary & Elementary Report Cards • GCTA - GC for a Cure Registration Opens! www.gcforacure.com 1 2
• NYSSMA All-State • 9:30 am Joint • 9:30 am Stewart PTA • 9:30 am Middle • Stewart Holiday Craft • ACT Examination Winter Conference in Primary PTA Meeting Meeting & Vote on School PTA Meeting & Fair (Not Offered at GCHS) Rochester, NY (Hemlock, Homestead, Nominating Vote on Nominating Locust) & Vote on Nominating at Locust
8:15 pm • 7 pm High School • 7 pm Stewart • 7 pm Middle School • 7 pm to 10 pm Board of Education World Language 4th Grade Choral Winter Concert at High Winter Wonderland Work Session Honor Society Concert & Art Show at School (Band/PM 11th & 12th Grades at & Student Induction in Auditorium Stewart School Jazz) High School Achievement 3 Report 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 HANUKKAH • Deadline for High • 9:15 am & 10:45 am Begins at Sundown • 9:15 am Locust • 9:15 am Locust Hemlock 1st Grade 1st Grade Winter Kindergarten Winter School Yearbook Winter Festival Festival Festival Orders: • High School/Middle www.yearbookforever. School 2nd Quarter com by 11:59 pm Progress Reports • Late Deadline for • 9:15 am & 10:45 am High School Senior Hemlock Kindergarten Ads: Winter Festival www.yearbookforever. com by 11:59 pm • 7 pm Stewart • 9:15 am High School Instrumental Winter PTA Meeting Concert at Stewart • 7 pm Middle School School (4th/5th Grade 8:15 pm Winter Concert at High Orchestra/String Board of Education School (Chorus) Ensemble/5th Grade Meeting 10 Band) 11 12 13 14 15 16
• 9:15 am & 10:45 am • 9:15 am & 10:45 am Homestead 1st Grade Homestead Winter Festival Kindergarten Winter Festival
• 7 pm Middle School • 7 pm Stratford Winter Winter Concert at Concert at High School • 7 pm High School Middle School Winter Concert (Orchestra/AM Jazz/ (Chorus/Orchestra) Guitar) 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
HOLIDAY RECESS 24 CHRISTMAS DAY KWANZAA SCHOOLS CLOSED
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11 JANUARY 2018 = GCUFSD Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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NEW YEAR’S DAY SCHOOLS • Parent University • High School Senior RE-OPEN Registration Opens: Assembly: Transition www.gardencitypu.com to College Program HOLIDAY RECESS • High School Junior SCHOOLS CLOSED Assembly: Alumni Return Day
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Scoliosis Screening at High School
4 pm - 8 pm Mandatory High School All County Rehearsal • February ACT Registration Deadline (Not Offered in NYS) • 2 pm Tilles Center • 4 pm Tilles Center • Middle School NMEA All-County NMEA All-County Winter II Green Festival Concert Festival Concert Athletic Forms Due to Division IV Division I West Nurse
• 7 pm Mandatory Skit • 6:30 pm High School • 8 pm Tilles Center • 7:30 pm Tilles Center Night Meeting for 8:15 pm Open House for All NMEA All-County NMEA All-County 12th Grade Parents in Board of Education 8th Grade Students/ Festival Concert Festival Concert Auditorium Work Session Parents in High School Division III Division V Auditorium 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 12 Kindergarten Registration at Hemlock (for All Primary Schools) MARTIN LUTHER • Middle School • High School/Middle • 11 am Tilles Center KING, JR. DAY Winter II Sports School End of 2nd Quarter NMEA All-County Tryouts Begin • February ACT (Late Festival Concert SCHOOLS Registration) Deadline Division II • 12:40 pm Stewart (Not Offered in NYS) CLOSED Opera Performance • High School Seniors • 3:30 pm Hillwood (Cast 1) Name Stamping for High Recital Hall NMEA • 3:20 pm Middle School Yearbook Due: Jazz Concert Division School Meeting for www.yearbookforever.com III - V & Vocal Jazz All Winter II Student by 11:59 pm Athletes in Big Gym • 10 am SEPTA General • 7 pm High School • 7 pm Stewart Opera Member Meeting at Winter Concert Performance (Cast 2) Stratford in Auditorium (Bands) • 6:30 pm Middle School & PTA Family Fun Night 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Middle School Mid-Terms • Stewart Opera High School Mid-Terms & NYS Regents Make-Up Date • 9:30 am Stratford PTA • Parent University Meeting • High School Registration Deadline: 2nd Semester Begins www.gardencitypu.com • Middle School 3rd Quarter Begins
• Parent Orientation • 7:30 pm 12th Grade • 7 pm Stratford Incoming 6th Grade at • 7 pm Stratford Parent Skit Night 3rd Grade Science Fair Middle School 3rd Grade Science Fair Rehearsal 8:15 pm • 6:30 pm Music & (Day 2) Board of Education World Language Fair Meeting • 7 pm Parent 21 22 23 24 Orientation 25 26 27
• 7:30 pm 12th Grade • 7 pm Stewart/ Parent Skit Night Stratford 5th Grade Rehearsal Parents Only Human Growth & Development Meeting 28 29 at Stratford 30 31 13 FEBRUARY 2018 www.gardencity.k12.ny.us
Education is not preparation for life - education is life itself John Dewey
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• High School Sophomore “Teens On the Job” Shadow Day
• 1 pm Garden City Scholarship Fund Harlem Wizards at High School - www.gcscholarship.org • 7 pm Parent University Night for K-12 Parents at High School
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• PTA Dinner Ticket • 9:30 am Joint 9 am & 7 pm Stratford Musical • March SAT (No • ACT Examination Sales Opens Today! Primary PTA Meeting Subject Tests) (Not Offered in NYS) bit.ly/PTADinner2018 (Hemlock, Homestead, Registration Deadline Locust) at Homestead • Stratford Musical Make-Up Date
• 7:30 pm 12th Grade Parent Skit Night Rehearsal 8:15 pm Board of Education Budget/Work Session 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 14 ASH WEDNESDAY CHINESE NEW • High School Spring YEAR Athletic Green Forms Due to Nurse
• 7:30 pm 12th Grade • 6 pm to 8 pm Parent Skit Night 8:15 pm 5th Annual Community Rehearsal Board of Education Support Services Fair Budget/Regular in High School Library Meeting 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
WINTER RECESS PRESIDENTS’ DAY SCHOOLS CLOSED
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SCHOOLS • March SAT (No RE-OPEN Subject Tests) (Late Registration) Deadline Two Hour Delay for Superintendent’s Conference Day
• 7:30 pm 12th Grade 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Parent Skit Night High School Dress Rehearsal Parent/Teacher Conferences 25 26 27 28
15 MARCH 2018 = GCUFSD
Think before you speak - read before you think Fran Lebowitz
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LISFA Grades 5-8 Rehearsal & Concert • High School/Middle th School 3rd Quarter through March 4 Progress Reports PTA Pick a Reading • 9:30 am Middle Partner (PARP) School PTA Meeting Month K-5 • 1 pm Middle School Spring Musical Matinee
7 pm Middle School Spring Musical 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Middle School • 7 pm to 10 pm High Parent/Teacher School 12th Grade Conferences Party Parent Skit Night 1 2 3
• LISFA Grades 5-8 • High School Spring 9 am to NOON • Deadline - Last Day to • April ACT • 7:45 am SAT (No Rehearsal & Concert Sports Begin: B/G ALL SCHOOLS Purchase Your PTA Dinner Registration Deadline Subject Tests) at High Lacrosse, B/G Track, Parent/Teacher Tickets: bit.ly/PTADinner2018 School Baseball, Softball Conferences • 9:15 am High School PTA • PTA School Supplies Meeting Sale Website Opens: NO CLASSES • 3:30 pm Senior Citizens: bit.ly/Shop4Supplies GCTA Buffet Dinner Code: GAR054 PTA CPR • 4 pm High School Spring Theatre Production Dress TRAINING DAY Rehearsal 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm 7 pm High School Spring Theatre Production Elementary 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Schools Primary Parent/Teacher Schools Conferences Parent/Teacher Conferences 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 16 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS Stratford Book Swap TIME BEGINS • High School Spring CogATs Grade 4 • Primary & “Spring Ahead” Sports Begin: B JV Elementary Report Golf & G V Golf, B • 2:45 pm High School Cards Tennis, G Badminton Spring Athletic Code of Conduct Meeting for Student Athletes in Auditorium • 7 pm High School Spring Athletic Code of Conduct Presentation: Guest Speaker Gian • 7 pm High School 8:15 pm Paul Gonzalez Part • 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm II for Middle & High Tri-M Induction Board of Education PTA Annual Dinner Ceremony in School Parents & at The Garden City Auditorium Budget/Work Student Athletes in Hotel Session High School 11 12 13 Auditorium 14 15 16 17
• 12 noon - 4 pm 2:45 pm to 4 pm High School Spring • April ACT (Late Art Supervisors Sports Yearbook Photos in Gym Registration) Deadline Association All- County Art Exhibition • Late Deadline High at Farmingdale State School Yearbook College Orders www. yearbookforever.com by 11:59 pm • Middle School Spring • 7 pm PTA Speakers Athletic Green Forms • 7 pm Middle School • 7 pm PTA Elementary Lori and Steve Dodge Due to Nurse Grade 6 into 7 Parent Reflections Awards of the SLATE Project: Meeting: Making the 8:15 pm Ceremony at Stewart Saving Lives from • 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Accelerated Choice Board of Education Addiction through Middle School/Coalition/ in Math & Science Budget/Regular Treatment & Education PTA Family Bingo Night in Middle School at High School - All Meeting parents are invited 18 Auditorium 19 20 21 22 23 24
• April 1st is the • 9:30 am Joint SNOW MAKE-UP GOOD FRIDAY Transportation Elementary Stewart/ DAY (1) PASSOVER Application Deadline Stratford PTA Meeting Schools Closed If Not for Parochial/Private at Stewart Needed Schools for 2018- 2019 SCHOOLS PASSOVER Begins at Sundown CLOSED
• 6:30 pm PTA • 7 pm Middle School Primary Reflections Spring Concert at Awards Ceremony at High School (Band/ Homestead PM Jazz) 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 17 APRIL 2018 www.gardencity.k12.ny.us
There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth - we are all crew Marshall McLuhan
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EASTER SPRING RECESS • Transportation Application Deadline SCHOOLS CLOSED • May SAT & Subject for Parochial/Private Tests Registration Schools for 2018- Deadline 2019
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SCHOOLS • High School/Middle NYS ELA Assessments Grades 3 through 8 • 7:45 am ACT RE-OPEN School End of 3rd • 9:20 am High School Examination at High Quarter Breakfast for School • NYSESLAT Champions in Library Speaking Exam • Middle School Spring through May 18th Sports Tryouts Begin • 9:30 am Joint Primary PTA Meeting (Hemlock, • Stewart/Stratford 5th Homestead, Locust) at Grade PTA Trip to the Hemlock Metropolitan Opera House - Cendrillon
• 3:20 pm Middle 8:15 pm • Stratford School & School Spring Athletic PTA Family Fun Night Meeting for All Spring Board of Education Student Athletes in Big Budget/Work Gym Session 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 18 Kindergarten Screening NYSSMA Festival Area 6 at East Meadow NYSSMA All-State, All-State Jazz/Vocal Jazz at East Meadow • 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm NCA • Last Call - PTA School • Garden City Spring College Expo- Teachers’ Association Hofstra Mack Sports & Supplies Sale Orders Exhibition Complex Deadline: GC for a Cure: bit.ly/Shop4Supplies 8:45 am - Fun Run; • 6:30 pm to 8 pm High School Advanced Code: GAR054 9:15 am - 5K Placement Art Reception in • 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm Library Afternoon Tea for 8:15 pm Senior Citizens & Past • 5 pm to 7 pm GCTA - Parents in High School GC For a Cure In- Board of Education Cafeteria Person Registration at Meeting High School BOCES Budget Vote rd and Election • 7 pm Stewart 3 • 7 pm Stewart Grade STEAM th • Tenure Reception 5 Grade Circus 15 16 17 18 Night 19 Performance 20 21
EARTH DAY Kindergarten Screening • May SAT & NYSSMA Classical Guitar Subject Tests (Late at Wantagh Registration) Deadline • 9 am & 10 am Stratford 2nd Grade Spring Sing at Stratford
• 7 pm PTA High • 7 pm High School School/Middle School Spring Concert Reflections Awards in (Women’s Choir/ High School Library Chamber Choir/Wind Symphony/Wind Ensemble) 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 19 MAY 2018 = GCUFSD A teacher affects eternity - he can never tell where his influence stops Henry Brooks Adams
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NYS Math Assessments Grades 3 through 8 • June ACT • 8th Grade Band/Late • 9:15 am & 10:45 am • June SAT & Subject Registration Deadline Night Jazz at Music in Hemlock 1st Grade Tests Registration the Parks Spring Sing Deadline • PTA High School Staff Appreciation • 7:45 am SAT & • 9:15 am & 10:45 am Luncheon Subject Tests at High Hemlock Kindergarten School Spring Sing
• 7 pm Middle School • 7 pm Annual General Student/Parent PTA Meeting in Middle 2018-2019 Sports School Library Information Meeting (current 6th to 8th Grade) at Middle 1 School 2 3 4 5
High School AP Exams • 9:15 am & 10:45 am • 9:15 am & 10:45 am • High School/Middle • 9:15 am Locust • 9:15 am Locust Homestead 1st Grade Homestead School 4th Quarter 1st Grade Spring Sing Kindergarten Spring Spring Sing Kindergarten Spring Progress Reports Sing Sing • PTA Hemlock Staff Appreciation Luncheon
• 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm Primary Open House 8:15 pm • 7 pm to 10 pm High • 7 pm to 8 pm School Spring Fling Board of Education Elementary Open (9th and 10th Grades) Budget Hearing/ House Work Session 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
20 High School AP Exams MOTHER’S DAY 3 pm to 9 pm District Art Exhibit at High School • June ACT (Late NYSSMA Piano at Fine Arts Center, LIU Post • PTA Locust Staff • PTA Stewart Registration) Deadline Appreciation Luncheon Staff Appreciation BOARD Luncheon • Middle School • Stratford 5th Grade Trip 6th Grade Career Day ELECTION & to Middle School & ABC BUDGET VOTE Expo • Stewart 5th Grade (Students Only) • 3 pm to 9 pm K-5 Field Trip to Middle School Day Snack Vote at High • 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm & ABC Expo • PTA Stratford School Middle School ABC Expo Parent Open House Staff Appreciation • 6 pm Elementary String Luncheon Ensemble Festival in High • 7 pm Middle School • 7 pm Middle School School Auditorium 8th Grade Art Reception Spring Concert • 7 pm Jazz Night in High • 7 pm Middle School at Middle School School Cafeteria • 7:30 pm High School Spring Concert at Mandatory Prom/ High School (Chorus) (Orchestra/Early 8:15 pm Graduation Meeting for Morning Jazz/Guitar) Board of Education Parents & High School Seniors in Auditorium 13 14 Meeting 15 16 17 18 19 NYS Science Performance Test Grades 4 & 8 • 9:30 am Middle • PTA Homestead Staff • June SAT & • PTA Middle School SNOW MAKE-UP School PTA Meeting & Appreciation Luncheon Subject Tests (Late Staff Appreciation Luncheon DAY (2) Thank You Breakfast Registration) Deadline Schools Closed If Not • 9 am Stewart • 9 am & 12:30 pm Needed • 5th Grade FOCUS Beginners’ Concert • 9:30 am Locust PTA Stratford 3rd Grade World Science Day Stewart at Stewart (2nd Grade Meeting & Thank You Festival Concert at & Stratford Chorus, 3rd Grade Breakfast Stratford • June 1st is the Recorders); • 12:20 pm Kindergarten Special Education • 10:30 am (4th Grade • 9:30 am Incoming Early Dismissal Service Request for th nd Parochial/Private Band, 5 Grade Select 2 Grade Orientation • 1:15 pm Incoming Chorus) (Students Only) Kindergarten Schools Deadline Orientation - All Primary • 6:30 pm Parent • 7 pm High School • 7 pm Stratford Spring Schools Spring Concert Orientation Incoming Concert at Stratford • 7 pm High School 2nd Grade at Stewart & (Concert Choir/ (Pops Band; 4th/5th th National Honor Society Stratford Orchestra/Symphonic Orchestra & 5 Grade Induction in Auditorium Band) Band) 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
MEMORIAL DAY NYS Science Performance Test Grades 4 & 8 • Stratford 4th & 5th • Locust 1st Grade Field SCHOOLS • 11 am Hemlock Grade Olympics Day 1st Grade Field Day CLOSED • 9:15 am High School • Stratford 4th & 5th • 10 am Memorial PTA Meeting & Thank Grade Olympics (Rain You Breakfast & Vote Date) Day Parade: Stewart, on Preliminary Budget Stratford, Middle & • 9:30 am Hemlock PTA High School Marching • 11 am Hemlock Meeting & Thank You Bands in Parade 1st Grade Field Day Breakfast (Rain Date)
• 7 pm High School • 7 pm High School • 7 pm High School Science Research Evening at the Pops Senior Awards Symposium in Library Ceremony in Auditorium (Recipients Notified by Mail) 27 28 29 30 31 21 JUNE 2018 www.gardencity.k12.ny.us The best way to predict your future is to create it Abraham Lincoln
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• Grades 4 & 8 NYS • Transition Regents • Stratford 2nd & 3rd • Locust Kindergarten • High School Last • 7:45 am ACT Science Written Test Examination in Global Grade Olympics (Rain Field Day & Ice Cream Day of Classes & End Examination at High History & Geography Date) Social of 4th Quarter School • 9:30 am Stewart PTA Grade 10 Meeting & Thank You • 9:30 am Homestead • 9:30 am Stratford • 9 am Stratford • Senior Class Trip Breakfast PTA Meeting & Thank PTA Meeting & Thank 5th Grade Select You Breakfast • 11 am Hemlock You Breakfast Chorus Concert at • Locust Kindergarten Kindergarten Field Stratford Field Day & Ice Cream • 11 am Hemlock • 3:30 pm Boys Social (Rain Date) Day Kindergarten Field Day Middle School Sports (Rain Date) • 3:30 pm Girls Physicals at Middle Middle School Sports • High School Sports School Physicals at High School: Physicals at Middle • 7 pm High School School 3 pm Girls; 3:30 pm Boys • 7 pm Middle School National Junior Honor Grades 9 - 11 Awards • 6:30 pm GAA/BAA 8:15 pm Society Induction Ceremony in Library Senior Athletic Awards Board of Education in High School 3 Banquet 4 Work Session 5 Auditorium 6 7 8 9
22 High School Final Exams & Regents • Middle School Last Middle School Final Exams & Regents Day of Classes & End • Stewart Field Day of 4th Quarter (Rain Date): • 9:15 am Stewart • 9 am Stratford Flag • July ACT 8:45 am 2nd Grade 5th Grade Field Day Day Ceremony Registration Deadline • Stewart Field Day: 10:30 am 4th Grade (Not Offered at 8:45 am 2nd Grade 12:45 pm 3rd Grade GCHS) th 10:30 am 4 Grade th 12:45 pm 3rd Grade • 9:15 am Stewart 5 Grade Field Day (Rain Date) 8:15 pm • 10 am Homestead Kindergarten Field • 7 pm Stewart Spring Board of Education Day; 1:30 pm 1st Concert at Stewart Meeting Grade Field Day School (Pops Band; • Retiree & Service th th th 4 /5 Orchestra & 5 Recognition Reception • Stratford School Grade Band) & PTA Family Fun 10 11 12 13 14 Night 15 16 High School/Middle School Final Exams & Regents FATHER’S DAY • July ACT (Late • 10 am High School • Stewart/Stratford • Stewart/Stratford Half Day for Primary & Elementary Schools Registration) Deadline Graduation 5th Grade Pool Party 5th Grade Pool Party • Final Primary & (Not Offered at (Rain Date) Elementary Report GCHS) • 11:30 am GCTA/PTA • 10 am Homestead Cards Graduation Reception Kindergarten Field • 9 am Mandatory Day; 1:30 pm 1st Grade Graduation Rehearsal CONGRATULATIONS Field Day (Rain Date) & Senior Breakfast GCHS CLASS OF 2018!
• 6 pm High School/ LAST DAY OF Coalition/PTA SCHOOL Pre-Prom Event • 8 pm High School Senior Prom at The Garden City Hotel 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
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26 27 28 29 30 31 24 Parent Guide 2017-2018 The District At a Glance www.gardencity.k12.ny.us = GCUFSD arden City Public Schools maintains an outstanding reputation as a leader in preparing students for the challenges of higher education and the work place. Independent Gmedia rank school districts and schools utilizing a variety of metrics, such as graduation rates and/or number of Advanced Placement courses offered. For 2016, schooldigger. com ranked Garden City High School as the #1 public high school on Long Island; U.S. News and World Report ranked Garden City High School #2 of all Long Island public high schools; and Newsweek ranked the high school #7 on Long Island. Year after year, the school district and its schools consistently rank at the top of these lists in comparison with other open-enrollment public schools. imilarly, New York State and the Federal government designate outstanding public school districts and schools as “Reward” schools, and/or “Blue Ribbon Schools of SExcellence.” Every Garden City public school that can be qualified as “Blue Ribbon” has been so designated by the U.S. Department of Education. This is similar for “Reward” school status, with Garden City High School again being named a NYS “Reward” school for 2016-2017. s an integral part of keeping Garden City as a “destination location,” a community that people seek out to live, work, raise their families, and stay, the quality of the district’s Aeducational program figures prominently in the designation. Dedicated to providing a wealth of opportunities for its students through a relevant and challenging curriculum coupled with the support needed for academic and social success, the faculty and staff endeavor daily to fulfill the tenets encapsulated in Garden City’s mottoInspiring - Minds, Empowering Achievement, Building Community - directives derived from its mission statement. or the 2017-2018 school year, the district has an approximate enrollment of 3,836 students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The district is comprised of seven school Fbuildings, an administration building, and a school bus garage. It is a completely separate unit of government and operates under a separate authority. It is nearly coterminous with the Incorporated Village of Garden City, measures approximately eight square miles, and has a population of approximately 22,552.1 urriculum: The district is dedicated to providing a lementary school: Garden City’s two elementary The art program culminates in the annual installation of superior education in an environment that meets the schools offer a robust curriculum that includes eighth-grade self-portraits in the middle school hallways. academic,C social, and emotional needs of all students Eindependent science labs. Supplemental science classes, Other offerings include robotics, family and consumer through every developmental stage. The faculty strives to including robotics, are offered in the Winter and Summer science, technology and computer education. There integrate the curriculum across classrooms, grades, and Enrichment Programs. The elementary schools support are interscholastic and intramural sports programs buildings. Easing transitions from first to second-grade, fifth active Math Olympiad teams which compete annually in for aspiring athletes. The middle school has a robust to sixth-grade, eighth to ninth-grade, and twelfth-grade to national competitions. Garden City’s Foreign Language in anti-bullying and cyber-bullying program that includes college is a major focus. The district began integrating the Elementary School (FLES) program begins in fourth-grade. “upstander” training. Common Core Learning Standards in 2011 and continues Students can participate in music with band, orchestra, to provide staff development and rigorous evaluation to chorus, and jazz band, and enjoy an outstanding visual igh school: Garden City High School offers a wide ensure its alignment with district expectations. Character arts and theatre program. All fifth-grade students see Hrange of classes to challenge students including 21 education, including bullying prevention, is an essential a professionally-produced opera in Manhattan. Fifth- Advanced Placement (AP) courses and 10 college level component of the K-12 curriculum. graders at Stewart School perform an opera each spring classes in business, engineering, and world languages. As in the nation’s oldest continuous elementary school opera a result of Advanced Placement exams taken by students rimary school: The district’s three primary buildings th are small by design to enable all children to adjust program (79 consecutive year). Fifth-graders at Stratford in 2016, The College Board named 238 students as AP toP a school environment that fosters a lifelong love of Avenue School produce a musical in the spring. Students Scholars, the highest total to date, including 31 National learning. Academic instruction in literacy, mathematics, can take advantage of each school’s library, media center, AP Scholars. Over 86% percent of students sitting for the the sciences, and humanities begins in the full-day and learning center. 2016 AP exams (a total of 549 seniors and underclassmen) kindergarten program. Balanced Literacy is practiced to iddle school: The middle school was named a scored 3 or better (5 being the highest possible score). establish reading and writing as an essential component National Essential Elements School to Watch in Additional electives include courses in engineering, science of communication and knowledge acquisition. Reading 2017,M making it a three-time recipient (only two such and research, art and photography, business, English, and mathematics support supplement classroom learning, schools have been so named in NYS), and a Gold Star world languages, math, music, and social studies. A wide providing the dynamic instruction needed to build a solid School by the Anti-Defamation League. At the classroom variety of co-curricular activities are available to students, understanding of reading and math principles in young level, acceleration is an option in mathematics and including special interest clubs, service organizations, and learners. Character education and enrichment programs, science. The science research program provides students publications. Many additional opportunities are available including PTA-sponsored Arts in Education programs, are with the opportunity to conduct inquiries applying the in the arts as well as in academic competitions. There are introduced at the primary level. Other activities include scientific method. The language program intensifies and 32 varsity athletic teams whose members have achieved field trips to museums, the public library, and nature students may begin studying German, Italian, or Latin, NYSPHSAA Scholar Athlete status 11 times. The majority of centers; visits to extended care facilities to perform concert or continue with Spanish. The music curriculum utilizes students participate in at least one extracurricular activity, programs; and visits from older students who share SmartMusic, a web-based, interactive music software with approximately 70 percent of students participating in language skills, anti-bullying strategies, environmental program that provides students with real-time feedback at least one interscholastic sport. High school enrollment lessons, and other topics. and permits teachers and parents to monitor progress. for the 2017-18 school year includes 1,156 students2. 1. U.S. Census Bureau, 2013. 2. As of 7/19/17. 25 Policies and Procedures www.gardencity.k12.ny.us ll Board of Education Policies are available on the ode of Conduct: A copy of the Board of Education’s district website under Board of Education, Online Code of Conduct for students is sent home to all APolicy Manual. For a complete listing of required parents.C A copy is also available on the district website High School/Middle School notices, please visit the district website: Parents, under Parents, Forms & Policies, Code of Conduct. Forms & Policies. Athletics omebound Instruction: Homebound instruction ttendance: Education Law permits excused His provided for students when an illness or an For game dates, times and locations: absences or tardiness for the following reasons accident makes attendance impossible for an extended www.gardencity.k12.ny.us; Aonly: sickness or death in the family, impassable roads period of time. Parents or guardians should contact or weather, religious observance, school supervised the principal (grades K-5) or school counselor (grades High School or Middle School; Athletics trips, and required presence in court. Absence 6-12) to make arrangements. A medical confirmation is or tardiness for any other reason is considered required; medical clearance is also required to return unexcused. If your child will be absent or late, please to school. Homecoming is advise the school by telephone between 8 a.m. th and 9 a.m. (see page 25 for contact information). unch: A cafeteria program operates at the middle October 14 Staff will telephone the homes of unreported absentees Land high schools only. Parents or guardians can opt after 9 a.m. and/or during the evening. Education to send their children to school with lunch, or high Parade 1 pm Football Game 3 pm Law does not permit the school to make a distinction school seniors can opt to eat lunch off-campus. At the between legal and illegal absences for attendance end of August, the primary and elementary schools policy purposes. mail information to parents concerning lunch vouchers for sandwiches and lunch schedules. icycles: Bike riding is not permitted on school property. Students who ride to school must walk esticide Application: The district adopted B an Integrated Pest Management Program in their bikes to and from the bicycle racks. Students P under 14 years of age must wear bicycle helmets. It’s accordance with NYS Law Section 409-H effective July the law! 1, 2001. This regulation requires written notification to all parents and staff who wish to receive 48-hour uilding Inspections: As required by federal law written notice of certain pesticide applications. CFR763-84, building inspections and asbestos Please advise the Office of Facilities and Operations managementB plans for all district-owned buildings at the Administration Building, 56 Cathedral Avenue are updated each year. Copies of approved plans are (478-1080), if you wish to receive notice. maintained in each school’s main office, and a master set is maintained at the Administration Building hysical Examinations: An annual physical in the Office of Facilities and Operations. Plans are Pexamination is required by New York State law updated regularly to include required semi-annual re- for all students entering grades K, 2, 4, 7 and 10, inspections and any response action changes. Warning and for all new admissions. This examination must notices are placed in maintenance areas where be completed by a licensed health care provider no there are asbestos-containing materials. All cleaners, more than 12 months prior to the beginning of the custodians, and maintenance personnel have received school year. Documentation should be submitted to required training in asbestos awareness. These the school nurse within 30 days of school entrance. measures comply with the district’s public notice After 60 days, the school physician may provide this requirement that all workers and building occupants examination unless the parent or guardian otherwise or their legal guardians be informed about inspections, notifies the respective school nurse. Health forms can response actions, and surveillance activities that are be downloaded from the district website: Parents, planned or in progress. For information regarding Forms & Policies. these plans and response actions, contact the Office of Physical examinations are required for all students participating in the Interscholastic Athletic Program, Facilities and Operations (478-1080). continued below 26 Policies, continued from page 26 open to students in grades 7 through 12. Seventh- and Principals, assistant principals, and teachers may be 2017-18 eighth-grade students participate at the middle school; contacted by phone or email (see page 33 for contact Dignity Act Coordinators high school students participate on junior varsity or information). varsity teams. n compliance with New York State law and Board of Education policy, the district has established building-level Dignity Act For information, contact the middle school Athletic itle I: The purpose of this program is to I ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and Coordinators (DACs) to address student and parent bullying Office (478-3071) or the high school Athletic Office T concerns. The building DACs are: (478-2070). Information also is available on the middle significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality and high school website under the Athletics tab. education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency Garden City High School - 478-2000 A student who has sustained an injury and/or a on the Common Core Learning Standards. Nanine McLaughlin: [email protected] student requiring the use of a wheelchair or crutches IS: Academic Intervention Services (AIS) are Dave Perrotta: [email protected] MUST present a medical note from a NYS-licensed Kevin Steingruebner: [email protected] general education services that help students at Dina Bombardiere: [email protected] health care provider stating that use of a wheelchair theA risk of school failure to meet the criteria set by the and/or crutches is necessary. A physician’s note is also New York State Standards. Parents can contact their Garden City Middle School - 478-3000 required to return to all activities. building principals for more information about AIS. Peter Osroff: [email protected] The Athletics and Physical Education Medical Bill Marr: [email protected] Restriction Form can be downloaded from the district’s egan’s Law: Relevant information provided by Keegan Baker: [email protected] website under Parents, Forms & Policies. local law enforcement officials pursuant to the Stewart School - 478-1400 provisionsM of the Sex Offender Registration Act, also Registration is held Linda Norton: [email protected] egistration Procedures: known as Megan’s Law, shall be posted in an appropriate Michele Vincent: [email protected] Rin January for students entering kindergarten location in all school buildings and disseminated to all the following September. Parents or guardians may staff who might come into contact with registered sex Stratford School - 478-1500 download and complete the registration forms Eileen Vota: [email protected] offenders. The purpose of this notification is to protect Michele Vincent: [email protected] available online (district home page or primary members of the community, especially children. Upon schools’ home pages) and bring the forms, along with request, this information can be made available to all Hemlock School - 478-1600 the requested documentation, to Hemlock during other staff (through building principal) and community Audrey Bellovin: [email protected] kindergarten registration in January. All children new residents (through the District Clerk). Monica Saavedra: [email protected] to the school district or resident children transferring The Board of Homestead School - 478-1700 to district schools may register during the year at exual Harassment of Students: Suzanne Viscovich: [email protected] central registration in the Administration Building. SEducation is committed to safeguarding the rights Tracey Catalanotti Martinez: For more information, please call 478-1067 or email: of all students within the school district to learn in [email protected] [email protected]. an environment that is free from all forms of sexual Monica Saavedra: [email protected] harassment. Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for eporting to Parents: Primary and elementary sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a Locust School - 478-1800 schools provide report cards on a trimester basis sexual nature may constitute sexual harassment when Jean Ricotta: [email protected] R Happy Arstark: [email protected] and conduct parent-teacher conferences twice a year. (1) submission to such conduct is either explicitly or Report cards are issued quarterly at the middle school implicitly a condition of academic advancement; (2) District - 478-1020 and high school. For answers to questions about your such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably Dr. Maureen Appiarius: [email protected] child’s grades, homework, report cards, or other interfering with an individual’s academic performance; school-related matters, contact his or her teacher if or (3) such conduct creates an intimidating, hostile, your child is in primary or elementary school; contact or offensive learning environment. Conduct may be the subject area teacher or guidance counselor if your deemed to be sexual harassment based upon the child is in middle school or high school. To review your totality of the circumstances. It is irrelevant that the K–5 child’s test scores and other pertinent data on his perpetrator had no intention to sexually harass the or her report card, contact the teacher or principal. person. To view your middle or high school child’s ongoing The Board recognizes that sexual harassment of a average, test scores, and assignment grades, register student can originate from a person of either sex for and log in to the Parent Portal. Parents can find against a person of the opposite or same sex and from Middle School Anti-Bullying this information on the district, middle or high school’s peers, as well as staff or any individual who might main web pages under Parents, Parent Log In Center. continued on page 28 Club Expo 27 Policies, continued from page 27 come in contact with students on school grounds or file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education tudent/Parent Information Sheet: Parents can at school-sponsored activities. Examples of overt and alleging failure to comply with FERPA and its regulation; Supdate information using the form posted to the subtle types of unacceptable conduct include but are obtain copies of the Student Records Policy (#5500) district website under Parents, Forms & Policies. not limited to uninvited and unwelcome letters, notes, and Regulation (#5500R). arents - Right To Know: Parents of students emails, telephone calls, face-to-face confrontations or tudent directory Information: The district has attending public school districts must be notified distribution or display of material of a sexual nature; annuallyP of their right to request information regarding uninvited, unwelcome, and deliberate touching, Sthe option under FERPA of designating certain categories of student information as “Directory the qualifications of their child’s teachers and any leaning over, cornering or pinching; uninvited and teaching assistants providing services to their child. unwelcome sexually suggestive looks or gestures; Information.” The Board directs that “Directory uninvited and unwelcome pressure for dates or sexual Information” include a student’s name, address, oil Requests: Public agencies are required to favors; uninvited and unwelcome sexual teasing, jokes, telephone number, date and place of birth, major Frespond to Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) remarks, or questions; or attempted or actual rape or course of study, participation in school activities or applications for public records. The desired records sexual assault. sports, weight and height if a member of an athletic must be identified in sufficient detail for the request to team, dates of attendance, degrees and awards be honored. The fee for photo copies is $.25 per page; or tudent Records and Privacy: Consistent with received, most recent school attended, photograph the applicant can inspect the documents during regular Sthe Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act of (still or moving), audio clips, grade level, email address, business hours after an application has been received. 1974 (FERPA), the Board of Education recognizes and class roster. FOIL applications can be obtained from the Business its responsibility to maintain the confidentiality of Office during regular office hours or downloaded from student records and to implement the Regulation Once the FERPA notification is given by the district, a parent/guardian or students will have 14 days to notify the district’s website: www.gardencity.k12.ny.us under of the Commissioner of Education and the Local “Parents,” “Forms & Policies.” Government Records Law for the orderly retention the district of any objections they have to any of the and disposition of student records. By a written “Directory Information” designations. If no objection orking Papers: The district cooperates with request to the appropriate principal or school official, is received, the district may release this information Wthe New York State Labor Department to issue parents, guardians, or eligible students have the right without prior approval of the parent/guardian or working papers required by law for all persons under to inspect and review instructional materials related student for the release. Once a parent/guardian the age of 18 who seek employment. All resident to educational curriculum (excluding academic tests provides the “opt out,” it will remain in effect after the children who need these papers may apply for them and academic assessments), student surveys funded in student is no longer enrolled in the school district. The in the High School Counseling Center. The child should whole or in part by the Department of Education (prior district may elect to provide a single notice regarding complete the Application for Employment Certificate, to survey administration), and review and request both directory information and information disclosed to which requires parental consent and certification amendment of a student’s educational records; limit military recruiters and institutions of higher education. of physical fitness. District residents not attending the disclosure of personally identifiable information (a) Letters requesting “opt out” of “Directory Information” Garden City High School must provide proof of a by prior written consent (b) as “Directory Information” should be addressed to the Superintendent of Schools, physical examination performed by a physician, a birth certificate as proof of age, and a copy ofthe (c) under certain circumstances permitted by FERPA, 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530. request that records be amended to ensure accuracy; Social Security Card. Working paper applications are accepted from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Equal Access and Opportunity for All • Notice Of Non-Discrimination Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504: has been made. A grievance procedure is available to the and Part 86 of the Rules and Regulations of the United The Garden City School District, Garden City, New public. Inquiries concerning this policy may be referred States Department of Education. The protections York, hereby gives notice that it does not discriminate to the Director of Pupil Personnel Services, 56 Cathedral against discrimination assured by Title IX and Part 86 on the basis of disability in violation of Section 504 Avenue (478-1050). requiring the absence of discrimination in educational of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The district further programs and activities extend to employment gives notice that it does not discriminate on the basis Title IX: The Board of Education of the Garden City School therein and to admission thereto. A grievance of disability in admission or access to its programs and District does not discriminate on the basis of sex/gender/ procedure to Title IX and Part 86 is available to the activities, including vocational education programs. gender identity and expression/sexual orientation, actual public. Address inquiries concerning the application No person shall be denied employment solely because or perceived race, color, age, weight, national origin, of Title IX and Part 86 to the Assistant Superintendent of any physical, mental or medical impairment which ethnic group, religion/religious practice, or disability in for Personnel, 56 Cathedral Avenue (478-1020) or to is unrelated to the person’s ability to engage in the the educational programs or activities which it operates as the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the United activities involved in the job for which application required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 States Department of Education.
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upil Personnel Services (PPS) is an integral part of Peducational services in Garden City Public Schools. Committee on Special Education PPS provides district-wide health services, psychological and social work services, speech and language services, Chairpersons and special education programs and services. The Lynette Abruzzo...... 478-1050 Board of Education appoints the Committee on Special Director, Pupil Personnel Services Education (CSE), the Committee on Preschool Special TBD...... 478-1050 Education (CPSE), and the Subcommittees on Special Assistant Director, Pupil Personnel Services Education, all of which are under the auspices of PPS. Dr. Kelly Spagnola...... 478-1050 These committees make recommendations to the Board School Psychologist, CSE Chair of Education for specialized programs and services for Stacey Esmond...... 478-1050 children with special needs who live in or attend school School Psychologist, CPSE Chair within the Garden City School District. Subcommittee Chairpersons Mandi Stefankiewicz, Psychologist...... 478-2000 Special Education for Private and Monica Saavedra, Psychologist...... 478-1400/1600/1700 Kady Burke, Psychologist...... 478-3000 Parochial Schools Dr. Melina Mendelson, Psychologist...... 478-2000/3000 arents of students who have an Individualized Dr. Happy Arstark, Psychologist...... 478-1050/1800 PEducation Program (IEP) and who enroll their Danielle Warnke, Psychologist...... 478-1500 child in a non-public school (both private and Dr. Gina Tornincaso, Psychologist...... 478-1400 parochial) where they are paying tuition, must notify Dr. Jaclyn Shlisky, Psychologist...... 478-1050/1400 the school district where the non-public school is located, in writing, no later than June 1st before the Committee on Preschool Special Education school year in which services are to be provided, Chairpersons that they are requesting special education services. Lynette Abruzzo • Stacey Esmond...... 478-1050 This must be done each year. Each Committee on Special Education also includes a psychologist, a general education teacher, a special education teacher, and the parent of the child. For the Committee on Preschool Special Education, a representative ofthe municipality, and, for a child in transition from early intervention upon parent request, an appropriate professional from the age birth-to-3 agency are included. District Physician Dr. Ronald Feinstein, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Child Find Procedures School Age Children (ages 5 to 21): If you suspect that your school-age child has a disability, contact the school psychologist in your child’s school or Pupil Personnel Services (478-1050). Preschool Children (ages 3 to 5): If you suspect that your preschool child has developmental delays, contact Unified Basketball Pupil Personnel Services (478-1050).
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Transportation to Private and Parochial Schools Distance Limits for Bus Transportation Walk-in limits for in-district, non-public schools are the same as those for public schools. Requests for student In establishing transportation and walk-in zones, careful consideration has been given to distance transportation at the district’s expense to non-public schools must be filed with the district annually. Written st between home and school. The Transportation requests must be received by the Business Office, 56 Cathedral Avenue, prior to April 1 preceding the school Department makes every effort to provide optimum year in which service is required. Forms requesting this transportation are available in the Business Office, at the safety for the children. Bus service during the school non-public school the child attends, or on the district website under Parents, Forms & Policies. For confirmation year will initially be provided as described in letters that the application has been received, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope or postcard. sent to parents. The distance limits established for Parents of students who have an Individualized Education Program (IEP) and who enroll their child in a non- bus transportation are: public school (both private and parochial) where they are paying tuition, must notify the school district where st • 0.5 miles for primary school and elementary the non-public school is located, in writing, no later thanJune 1 before the school year in which services are to school students; be provided, that they are requesting special education services. This must be done each year. • 0.75 miles for middle school students; Parents of students eligible for transportation to the following schools will be contacted by the Transportation • 1.5 miles for high school students. Department with the location of the bus stop and bus schedule: Buckley Country Day School (North Hills), St. All distances will be enforced to comply with New Anne’s School (Garden City), Chaminade High School (Mineola), St. Joseph’s School (Garden City), Kellenberg York State Department of Education guidelines. Memorial (Uniondale), The Waldorf School (Garden City), Our Lady of Mercy (Syosset), Sacred Heart Academy (Hempstead), and Holy Child (Old Westbury). Transportation for students to all other eligible non-public For information regarding pupil transportation, schools will be arranged with the parent by the Transportation Office and private contractors. contact the Transportation Office,478-1900; For more information, call: 478-1900; 483-9297 or email: [email protected]. 483-9297 or email: [email protected].
Primary School and Elementary School Attendance Areas Closings and Delayed Openings Stewart School: All 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade pupils living east of Rockaway and Cherry Valley Avenues. www.gardencity.k12.ny.us Your gateway to the latest information about Stratford School: All 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade pupils in the western part of the District. closings, cancellations, delayed openings, and more. Hemlock School: All kindergarten and first-graders living within an area encompassed by a line drawn along WCBS ...... 880 AM WBLI ...... 106.1 FM the center of Stewart Avenue from the eastern boundary of the district west to Cherry Valley Avenue, south along Cherry Valley Avenue and the eastern edge of the Cherry Valley Country Club to First Street; west on First WINS ...... 1010 AM WKJY ...... 98.3 FM Street, Cambridge Avenue, and the southern boundary of the district to Nassau Boulevard; north on the center WALK . . . . . 1370 AM WOR ...... 710 AM of Nassau Boulevard to the Long Island Railroad; east along the Long Island Railroad to Kensington Road; north WHLI ...... 1100 AM WBAB . . . . . 102.3 FM along the eastern edge of properties on the east side of Kensington Road; east along the northern boundary of News 12 Long Island Channel 2 WCBS TV the district to the eastern boundary; and south along the eastern boundary to Stewart Avenue. Channel 7 WABC TV Channel 5 Fox News Homestead School: Children living within an area encompassed by a line drawn along the southern boundary Channel 4 WNBC TV FiOS1 News of the district beginning at Nassau Boulevard to the western boundary, north along the western boundary to www.1010wins.com • www.news12.com the northern boundary; east along the northern boundary to Kensington Road; south along the eastern edge of properties on the east side of Kensington Road to the Long Island Railroad; west along the Long Island Railroad www.7online.com • [email protected] to Nassau Boulevard; and south along the center of Nassau Boulevard to the southern boundary of the district. Blackboard Connect, the district’s automatic calling system, will notify parents or guardians of Locust School: Children living within an area encompassed by a line drawn along the center of Stewart Avenue students registered in Garden City Public Schools from the eastern boundary of the district west to Cherry Valley Avenue; south along Cherry Valley Avenue and about closings by phone. Weather notices are also the eastern edge of the Cherry Valley Country Club to First Street; west on First Street to Cherry Valley Avenue, posted on the district’s website and Twitter feed: south on Cherry Valley Avenue to the southern boundary of the district; east along the southern boundary to the @GCUFSD. Please DO NOT contact the Police or eastern boundary of the district; north along the eastern boundary to Stewart Avenue. Fire Departments for school closing information. 30 Community Services www.gardencity.k12.ny.us ontinuing Education (478-1070)*: The office offers ummer Enrichment Program: This program is distributed each year prior to the annual budget vote the community a variety of learning opportunities, conducted during July and is open to all Garden and election. News releases and announcements are Cincluding classroom instruction, day trips, and tours. CityS School District students entering kindergarten sent to local newspapers, web-based news sites, and You can learn how to speak a foreign language, learn in the following fall through rising seniors. Courses posted to the district’s website on a weekly basis. PowerPoint, Excel, or Word, edit and print digital and activities include science, music, sports, arts and For the latest news, announcements, and weather photographs, knit a sweater–all without ever leaving crafts, robotics, and coding.Select enrichment courses closings, follow the district’s Twitter feed: GCUFSD. The Garden City. If you do wish to venture beyond Village are available to middle and high school students. For Public Information Office can be reached 478-1079.at boundaries, day trips include excursions to historic more information, call478-1540 . mansions, museums, and landmarks. A catalog specially for Senior Citizens: Senior citizens who describing the courses offered is mailed to all district se of School Facilities: The use of public school Ereside in the District may request complimentary residents twice a year and is available online on the Ufacilities by non-school groups is carefully regulated tickets to the high school’s fall and spring theatre district’s website under District Offices, Continuing by the Education Law and by School Board policies. productions. Free pre-theatre meals are provided Education. The fall term starts the end of September. The latter provides that such use shall not interfere before these performances by the Garden City The spring term begins in March. with school purposes or impose inordinate expenses Teachers’ Association. A spring Afternoon Tea featuring on the taxpayers for the benefit of a small segment of fare from local business partners and student art work inter Program for Kids (478-1070)*: Students in the community. Applications for permits to use school and musical performances is also free for Garden City kindergarten through sixth-grade can participate facilities may be obtained from the Office of Facilities, senior citizen residents. For more information, contact Win a series of activities held on eight Saturday mornings 56 Cathedral Avenue. Requests for use of facilities must the Office of Public Information,478-1079. at the middle school starting in January. For more be received 30 days before the date desired. Requests information, visit the district’s website:District Offices, for use of facilities starting in September of the following Winter Program for Kids. school year must be received by June 1st. Please note: fields may not be used Sundays until after 1:00 p.m. For fter School Child care Program (478-1070)*: more information, call478-1070. Children in kindergarten through fifth-grade residingA in the district are eligible to apply for the After ublic Information: A wealth of information is School Child Care Program. The program operates available on the district’s website. On The Line, from public school dismissal to 5:30 p.m. on days when Pthe official publication of the Board of Education, is school is in session for a full day. For fees and other mailed to all residents of the district several times a information, contact478-1070. year and posted to the district’s website. Additionally, an online news brief is periodically emailed to parents *All information for Continuing Education, Winter Program for Kids, andAfter Students Vote for School Child Care can be found on the district’s website under District Offices. and residents who request its receipt (478-1079). A budget postcard and budget On The Line edition is Field Day Snacks
Annual Election and Budget Vote Annual Election and Budget Vote May 15, 2018 • 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. oters must register in advance to be eligible to participate in the election of school trustees and budget High School Gymnasium vote. The names of voters who voted for the 2014, 2015, 2016 or 2017 Annual Budget Vote with the Garden VCity Union Free School District Board of Registration remain in the registration books for the forthcoming annual SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTER REGISTRATION vote. In addition, persons who are currently registered from a local residence with the County Board of Elections Voter registration is continuous. Voters may use are eligible to vote. The annual budget vote and election is held on the third Tuesday in May in accordance with the link on the district website under Budget New York State law. At this time, members of the Board of Education are elected and the proposed annual school Information or apply in person at the office of the budget and any additional referenda are placed before the voters. District Clerk during regular business hours. Voter qualifications: a person shall be a citizen of the United States; 18 or more years of age; a resident within the district for a period of 30 days or more preceding the meeting at which he/she offers to vote; and personally For More information: 478-1040 registered to vote in the school district. 31 Parent Teacher Association (GC PTA) SEPTA - Special Education PTA www.gardencitypta.org www.gcsepta.org Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @GardenCityPTA Facebook & Twitter: @gcsepta ur mission is to ensure a quality education for all students. SEPTA collaborates with O parents, administration, and teachers to advocate for each and every student. Everyone benefits when we work together! What we do: Parent University • Support a variety of services that address unique learning abilities (including spe- cial education classes, resource rooms, consultants, speech and language therapy, ince 1945, the GC PTA has dedicated itself to serving children and families in our community. Our membership consists of parents, all teachers - administrators – board trustees, and occupational therapy, physical therapy, counseling, Quest programs, etc.) Scommunity residents devoted to the educational, social and emotional success of children. Our • Advocate for inclusion of students receiving special education members advocate for the participation of parents in their child’s education. We are committed • Improve communication between parents, school personnel and administrators to maintaining a collaborative environment where families and the school district can work • Educate the community on the benefits of including children of ALL abilities in together to foster positive change in our schools and within our community. the exceptional social, athletic and cultural events that take place in Garden City e are unique in our functioning from other PTAs in the state and nation; it operates on a district-wide basis rather than school-by-school. This format allows the organization to • Host a variety of speakers to address common parental concerns (i.e., Assistive focusW its efforts on the entire educational spectrum. Our programs, advocacy, and fund-raising Technology, Audio Processing, anxiety, homework, etc.) efforts benefit all schools, and our members join only once, regardless of how many schools their children attend. Each school maintains its own PTA organization headed by a director Be sure to visit our website for more information about the district, talk to our Board who develops programs that meet the particular needs and interests of the individual school. and learn all about the wonderful opportunities that await your child! Each school has regularly scheduled meetings to conduct PTA business, and discuss issues and concerns of the particular school. These meetings often include presentations and guest speakers that highlight the needs of our children at every stage of development. All school PTA meetings are open toGarden City PTA members. SEPTA Executive Board he PTA Executive Committee members are nominated and elected by the membership. The TExecutive Committee meets regularly to oversee the individual school PTAs and coordinate Co-President...... Cristina Dickey ...... [email protected] the business and activities of the organization. District chairs of PTA committees along with the Co-President...... Adrienne Holtzman ...... [email protected] members of the Executive Committee comprise the Executive Board. Secretary...... Danielle Sack PTA Executive Committee Vice President of Grants...... Ann Heaney President...... Jackie Costello ...... [email protected] Treasurer...... Megan Sutcliffe President Elect...... Danielle Atteritano ...... [email protected] Executive VP...... Pat Aprigliano ...... [email protected] VP Legislation...... Anna Allsbrook ...... [email protected] VP Curriculum ...... Gail Madigan ...... [email protected] VP Communications...Christine Maichin...... [email protected] Secretary...... Janalyn Pomeroy ...... [email protected] Treasurer...... Maya Bensen ...... [email protected] High School...... Ronda D’Antonio ...... [email protected] Middle School...... Randi DeCicco ...... [email protected] Stewart...... Donna Kraus ...... [email protected] Stratford...... Kimberly Fellingham ...... [email protected] Hemlock...... Gina Donovan ...... [email protected] Homestead...... Jennifer Sullivan ...... [email protected] Annual Community Nancy Maher-Maxwell Locust...... Crista Regazzi ...... [email protected] Support Services Fair Award Past President...... Michelle Kaiserman ...... [email protected] 32 Email addresses for all personnel: 2017 - 2018 Directory [email protected] www.gardencity.k12.ny.us entral Administration: Buildings & Grounds...... 478-1080 Transportation...... 478-1900/483-9297 CInterim Superintendent of Schools...... 478-1010 Facilities Permits...... 478-1070 Continuing Education; Assistant Superintendents: Fax...... 294-5631 After School Child Care; Business/District Clerk...... 478-1040 Public Information...... 478-1079 Winter Program for Kids...... 478-1070 Curriculum & Instruction...... 478-1030 Pupil Personnel/Census...... 478-1050 Summer Enrichment...... 478-1540 Personnel...... 478-1020 Technology/Staff Development...... 478-1060 urriculum Coordinators/Directors: Mathematics...... 478-2062 Social Studies...... 478-2057 English...... 478-2054C Music & Art...... 478-2546 Special Education...... 478-2097 Guidance...... 478-2029 Science...... 478-2091 World Languages...... 478-2087
igh School: lementary Schools: rimary Schools: Kindergarten: H Grades 2, 3, 4, 5 8:30 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. Grades 9, 10, 11, 12 E P 8:10 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. First Grade 7:40 a.m. to 2:43 p.m. 8:30 a.m. to 3:05 p.m. tewart School: emlock School: 170 Rockaway Avenue...... 478-2000 S Principal...... Nanine McLaughlin H Assistant Principal...... David Perrotta Assistant Principal...... Kevin Steingruebner Athletics, Dawn Cerrone, Director...... 478-2070 78 Bayberry Avenue...... 478-1600 Attendance...... 478-2040 Principal...... Audrey Bellovin Cafeteria...... 478-2780 501 Stewart Avenue...... 478-1400 Attendance/Nurse...... 478-1620 Guidance, Gina Christel, Director...... 478-2012 Principal...... Linda Norton Fax...... 747-4767 Nurse...... 478-2030 Assistant Principal...... Michelle Bell omestead School: Fax...... 408-7251 Nurse...... 478-1420 H Middle School: Fax...... 294-5781 tratford Avenue School: Grades 6, 7, 8 2 Homestead Avenue...... 478-1700 8:29 a.m. to 3:17 p.m. S Principal...... Suzanne Viscovich, Ed.D. Attendance/Nurse...... 478-1720 Fax...... 616-0906 98 Cherry Valley Avenue...... 478-3000 ocust School: Principal...... Peter Osroff, Ed.D. Assistant Principal...... Daniel Fasano, Ed.D. L Assistant Principal...... William T. Marr 97 Stratford Avenue...... 478-1500 Attendance...... 478-3009/478-3088 Principal...... Eileen Vota Cafeteria...... 478-3080 Assistant Principal...... TBD 220 Boylston Street...... 478-1800 Guidance...... 478-3020 Nurse...... 478-1520 Principal...... Jean Ricotta, Ed.D. Nurse...... 478-3060 Fax...... 294-9061 Attendance/Nurse...... 478-1820 Fax...... 294-8531 Fax...... 747-4586 33 Garden City Public Schools
Garden City Public Schools Non-Profit 56 Cathedral Avenue Organization Garden City, NY 11530 U.S. Postage www.gardencity.k12.ny.us PAID : @GCUFSD Garden City, NY 11530 Permit No. 22 Board of Education Angela Heineman, President Tom Pinou, Vice President Robert Martin, Trustee William C. Holub, Trustee
Alan Groveman, Ed.D. Interim Superintendent of Schools
Catherine Knight, Ed.D. Coordinator of Public Information
Ronda D’Antonio PTA Calendar Coordinator