The Huntington School Board will hold its next regular business meeting on Monday, January 11 at 7:30 p.m. A detailed agenda will be available several days prior to the meeting.
This year’s Washington Primary School Shared Decision Making Committee consists of Principal Michelle Richards, teachers Emily Meyers, Katie Kalkau, Linda Kohan, Miriam Engle, Vivian Joseph and Nicole Lennon and parents Leah Van Horn and Donna Alberico.
The first day of public education in the Huntington community was February 11, 1657. Since then the town has seen revolution, civil war, several economic depressions, two world wars and countless other conflicts, presidential assassinations, scandals, social upheavals and industrialization, the end of slavery, women’s emancipation and the rise of the United States as a world power, but never before have schools seen anything quite like the changes necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Andrew McKenzie’s senior year is off to a great start at Huntington High School. The teenager has dived into his classes and is looking forward to continuing his participation in the Blue Devil track program.
Students, faculty and staff are returning to classrooms in all eight buildings in Huntington UFSD for the first time in almost six months as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has required a long list of changes in traditional practices in a nod toward safety.
Closed since mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Huntington UFSD is in the midst of final preparations for reopening. Classes will begin on Wednesday, September 9 with those students in respective “Wednesday cohorts” reporting to their school buildings and others beginning remotely.
Huntington UFSD’s original Facebook page is back up and running and the transition back to it from a second page that officials had to create is now complete. The original (and current) page can be found by entering Huntington Union Free School District in the Facebook search bar or...
**All software used in the District, both free and subscription-based, are vetted for compliance with New York State Education Law 2d, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, and the Children's Internet Protection Act. Software that is in use by HUFSD is a "living" list that is updated regularly, which shows the sites that have been deemed as approved for use in the District. A link to the Privacy Policy contains additional information specific to the company's policies. In addition, where appropriate, we have included supplemental information that further explains the protection of student and staff data.
“Recognizing the strengths of our district’s traditions, its history of community support, the diversity of our population and our commitment to educational excellence, the mission of the Huntington Union Free School District is to educate students by effectively teaching an enriched body of knowledge through the active participation of all students, building upon their unique talents and abilities to produce creative, self-assured, responsible citizens who are capable of critical thought and action.”
The Huntington School District’s technology infrastructure and equipment is maintained by a team of technicians. The district-wide computer network along with thousands of individual desktops, laptops, iPads, printers, scanners, SMART Boards, projectors and the hardware and software that drives each of the pieces has been installed and tested by this skilled group of professionals.
Huntington prides itself on providing teachers and students will cutting edge technology that enhances classroom instruction. The district’s commitment has led to annual improvements in all eight school buildings
The district complements its own staff of technicians with outside contractors and consultants as needed to keep its extensive system of equipment operating effectively to benefit faculty members and students on every grade level.