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Curriculum & Instruction Headlines
New Foundations of Education Course Approved
Huntington School Board members have approved a new Sociological and Philosophical Foundations of Education course that will be available to students for the first time during the 2024/25 school year. The half-credit, one semester elective class will be offered to juniors and seniors. Enrollment is estimated to total 25.
Trustees Approve Educational Psychology Course
Huntington School Board members approved a new Educational Psychology course. It will be implemented in the 2024/25 school year. Registration will be open to students in grades 11-12. Enrollment in one semester class is expected to total about 25 students.
Trustees Approve Updated Computer Science Course
Huntington School Board members have unanimously approved an updated Computer Science 7 course for students at J. Taylor Finley Middle School. The new class will be implemented during the 2023/24 school year.
AP African American Studies Coming to HHS
A new Advanced Placement African American Studies course is coming to Huntington High School. It will debut in September. Annual enrollment is expected to run about 25 students. Huntington School Board members approved the new course at a public meeting in the Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School on Monday night.
Trustees Approve New AP Precalculus Math Course
Huntington School Board members gave their approval to establish a new Advanced Placement Precalculus course, which will be offered for the first time across the United States in the 2023/24 school year.
Trustees Approve Computer Science Principles Course
Huntington School Board members have approved a new Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles course, which will be offered at Huntington High School for the first time during the 2023/24 school year.
Huntington Video Broadcasting Program to Expand
Huntington High School’s new video broadcasting program will expand next year. Huntington School Board members have approved creation of a new Video Broadcasting II course. Trustees took the action earlier this week at a public meeting at Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School.
New Anatomy & Physiology Course Approved
Huntington School Board members have given their approval for a new Anatomy & Physiology course at Huntington High School. It will be offered for the first time during the 2023/24 school year and will replace the existing Allied Health course.
Trustees Approve Computer Science Essentials
Huntington School Board members have approved a new Computer Science Essentials course. The class will run for the first time during the 2023/24 school year. Trustees took action during their public meeting on Monday night at Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School.
Trustees Approve New Fashion Marketing Class
A new half-year fashion marketing class is coming to Huntington High School in 2023/24 now that Huntington School Board members have given their approval for the course.
Curriculum and Instruction Important Information
Assistant Superintendent For Curriculum & Instruction
Beth M. McCoy
631-673-2036
bmccoy@hufsd.edu
Kisha Fowlkes, Secretary for Curriculum & Instruction
631-673-2035
631-824-9609 FAX
kfowlkes@hufsd.edu
District Offices
50 Tower Streeet, Huntington, NY 11746
Office Hours: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Huntington UFSD Academic Intervention Services-Response to Intervention Staff Manual
- Huntington UFSD Academic Intervention Services-Response to Intervention Plan for 2022-23
- Huntington UFSD Academic Intervention Services-Response to Intervention Flow Chart
- Title I Parent Meeting Presentation - English
- Title I Parent Meeting Presentation - Spanish
- Title I-SIG/Consolidated Application/American Rescue Plan Resources
- Huntington UFSD Response to Intervention Flow Chart
- Huntington UFSD - Response to Intervention Manual
- Response to Intervention - Parent Guide
Shared Decision Making Building Goals
- Huntington High School School Based Team Goals for 2022-23
- Finley Middle School School Based Team Goals for 2022-23
- Woodhull Intermediate School School Based Team Goals for 2022-23
- Jack Abrams STEM School Based Team Goals for 2022-23
- Flower Hill Primary School School Based Team Goals for 2022-23
- Jefferson Primary School School Based Team Goals for 2022-23
- Southdown Primary School School Based Team Goals for 2022-23
- Washington Primary School School Based Team Goals for 2022-23
Shared Decision Making Committee Minutes
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- Finley Middle School Comprehensive Education Plan 2022-23
- Huntington UFSD Comprehensive Improvement Plan 2022-23
- Huntington UFSD Secondary Math Curriculum Night Presentation
- New Teacher Orientation - Welcome to Huntington Presentation 2022
- Huntington UFSD APPR Plan
- Title I Complaint Procedures
- APPR Score Disclosure Form
- HUFSD Standards-Based K-6 Report Card Faculty Presentation
- APPR Form F - Teacher Professional Responsibility & Artifact Report
About The Curriculum & Instruction Office
Learning Standards come to Life
The assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction oversees the academic disciplines and special areas, and works with the district directors and principals to link the New York State Learning Standards to the content areas.
Curriculum, Research, Testing, Intervention
In the Huntington Union Free School District we provide students with a high quality core curriculum in social studies, Languages Other than English, science, mathematics and English language arts. Students also participate in other learning experiences that include physical education/health, art, music, technology and business.
The assistant superintendent is also responsible for research, testing and academic intervention services provided to our students district wide. This office is responsible for providing professional development opportunities for our professional teaching staff and others through workshops and conferences, and our New Teacher Orientation program.
District Wide Curriculum and Performance Assessments
Classroom instruction in each curriculum area is guided by the New York State Learning Standards. These standards articulate the skills, knowledge and understandings students need in order to become educated citizens. Student performance toward these standards is measured by classroom assessments, periodic benchmark assessments and the New York State assessments. The office of curriculum and instruction is responsible for the development of curriculum guides that assist our teachers in their development of daily lesson plans.
Development, Guidance and Compliency
The assistant superintendent, directors, assistant principals and chairpersons, work closely with our building principals in the supervision of instructional staff. They maintain their expertise in their fields of study through continual professional development. The office of curriculum and instruction responds to New York State Department of Education mandates and initiatives to ensure that our programs of study are compliant with federal and state guidelines.
Asst. Superintendent for C & I
Beth M. McCoy
Curriculum & Instruction
Beth M. McCoy has been Huntington’s assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction since July 2017.
Ms. McCoy earned undergraduate and graduate degrees at Boston College. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude in elementary education and the Hispanic experience in 1999 and a Master of Science in moderate/special needs education in 2000. She went on to earn a professional diploma in school administration and supervision at CUNY-Queens College in 2006 and a second professional diploma in school district leadership at St. John’s University in 2012.
Ms. McCoy earned undergraduate and graduate degrees at Boston College. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude in elementary education and the Hispanic experience in 1999 and a Master of Science in moderate/special needs education in 2000. She went on to earn a professional diploma in school administration and supervision at CUNY-Queens College in 2006 and a second professional diploma in school district leadership at St. John’s University in 2012.
Ms. McCoy earned undergraduate and graduate degrees at Boston College. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude in elementary education and the Hispanic experience in 1999 and a Master of Science in moderate/special needs education in 2000. She went on to earn a professional diploma in school administration and supervision at CUNY-Queens College in 2006 and a second professional diploma in school district leadership at St. John’s University in 2012.
Ms. McCoy earned undergraduate and graduate degrees at Boston College. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude in elementary education and the Hispanic experience in 1999 and a Master of Science in moderate/special needs education in 2000. She went on to earn a professional diploma in school administration and supervision at CUNY-Queens College in 2006 and a second professional diploma in school district leadership at St. John’s University in 2012.
Ms. McCoy earned undergraduate and graduate degrees at Boston College. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude in elementary education and the Hispanic experience in 1999 and a Master of Science in moderate/special needs education in 2000. She went on to earn a professional diploma in school administration and supervision at CUNY-Queens College in 2006 and a second professional diploma in school district leadership at St. John’s University in 2012.
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