Parent Update April 6, 2020
Elementary Instructional Plan beginning April 2, 2020
Secondary Instructional Plan beginning April 2, 2020
Child Care for First Responders and Health Care Providers
March 24, 2020 - Comprehensive Remote Instruction Plan
Emergency Student Device Request (Parent Portal Parent/Guardian account required)
March 21, 2020 - COVID-19 Update from the Interim Superintendent of Schools
March 20, 2020 - Parent Remote Learning Letter
March 20, 2020 - Letter from the Interim Superintendent of Schools
March 17, 2020 - Learning Plan and Medication Update
March 16, 2020 - Letter to Community Regarding Family Meal Support
FAQ Emergency Closing Link
Smithtown Remote Learning Opportunities Week of March 16, 2020
All Smithtown CSD Coronavirus Information and Messaging
Main Office: (631) 382-2300 Principal - Mr. McNeil: (631) 382-2305 Assistant Principal - Mr. Hellmuth:(631) 382-2305 Health Office: (631) 382-2320 Counseling Center: (631) 382-2310
Accompsett Middle School actively promotes achievement, manners, and spirit by providing a safe and supportive learning environment which nurtures each student’s academic, social, emotional, and physical development while challenging them to reach their full potential. Achievement – we will reach our academic goals Manners – we will model polite behavior Spirit – we will demonstrate commitment to our school at Accompsett Middle School, the faculty, staff, administrators, and parents collaborate to provide a learning community which meets the needs of young adolescents.
March 11, 2020 Dear Accompsett Middle School Community, The New York State Education Department (NYSED) recently released accountability ratings for all school districts and schools throughout the state. Accountability determinations are made based upon a variety of data, including student performance on the New York State English Language Arts and mathematics assessments, among other things, as part of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). NYSED has designated Accompsett Middle School as a Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) school. As a result of this TSI designation, the Smithtown Central School District has been identified as a Target District. The complex formula used to determine accountability ratings considers how various subgroups within the school performed on assessments in the 2018-2019 school year. In addition to actual student performance, the non-participation (opt-out) of students on the assessments is also factored into the accountability calculations. At Accompsett Middle School, the students in one subgroup (economically disadvantaged) did not meet the performance expectations set by New York State. It is important to note, however, that this subgroup had a 66.1% opt-out rate on last year’s ELA and mathematics assessments. Due to the high number of test refusals, the number of students in this subgroup who took the assessments was quite small. The high number of test refusals was a significant factor in this accountability identification. As a result of this identification, the District and school will be required to follow a series of actions that have been prescribed by NYSED over the next two years. I strongly believe that designating Accompsett Middle School as a TSI school based solely on the performance of a small number of students in a single subgroup does not accurately represent the quality of the District, faculty, staff or students. This identification is not consistent with the actual achievement of the students in the district or in this particular subgroup. In Smithtown, we educate the whole child and take pride in offering students an outstanding education. We are honored to serve all students and will continue to support and maintain high expectations for everyone. Respectfully, Russell Stewart Interim Superintendent of Schools
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The robotics teams from Smithtown’s three middle schools recently competed in a regional qualifier at William Floyd High School. The teams were to design, build, test a working robot to perform a variety of tasks while also researching a solution to a chosen problem regarding living in a city and the logistics of keeping a city running as well as the issues that may come with it. Great Hollow Middle School’s teams (the Electronic Brick Breakers and the Electronic Bulls) worked together showing amazing teamwork and cooperation while their robots scored more than 100 points each. After the successful day, an Alliance round is made where a team is randomly paired with another team at the competition so they can work together and score as many points as possible with their robots. The Electronic Brick Breakers worked together with their paired team well enough to score first place in the Alliance Round, taking home a trophy that interlocks with the other team. Nesquake Middle School’s Quake robotics team received the robot award for mechanical design. This award recognizes a team that designs and develops a mechanically sound robot that is durable, efficient and highly capable of performing challenge missions. The Quakebotz team received the robot design award for strategy and innovation. This award recognizes a team that uses solid engineering practices and a well-developed strategy to design and build an innovative, high performing robot.