The William Floyd Robotics Team #287 recently competed at the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology) Hudson Valley Regional in Suffern, NY, against 47 other talented robotics teams consisting of more than 1,000 students from the United States, the United Kingdom and Turkey! Team 287 “Floyd Robotics” performed well and secured regional finalist status! This competition also served as a tune-up for this weekend’s upcoming Long Island Regional FIRST Robotics Competition scheduled to be held at Hofstra University!
BILINGUAL SUMMER LITERACY PROJECT
Haga clic en el enlace a continuación para ver una presentación de lectura de verano creada por nuestros maestros bilingües. Este es un recurso maravilloso para ayudar a involucrar a sus hijos en actividades de lectura durante el verano. Disfrute de estas lecciones y de la información de la biblioteca comunitaria.
ENL Department
The William Floyd School District is committed to providing 854 students with English as New Language Services.
Our English as a New Language (ENL) program is designed to meet the needs of our students as they progress from an entering (beginner) to a commanding (Proficient) English speaker. Students enrolled in ENL courses must take the New York State English as a New Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT) each year until proficiency is achieved. Upon achieving proficiency, our ENL students continue to receive support for two years.
Our ENL programs enable students to become familiar with their school and classroom environments while maintaining pride in their native culture. The district is also committed to provide on-going supports to families, teachers and students who take part in and support our ENL programs and services.
What remote learning supports are available for students and families in temporary housing who are English Language Learnings/Multilingual Learners?
- Using Google Products
- Videos about using Google Classroom: New York State Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (NYS TESOL) has created home language tutorial videos for families and students on how to navigate Google Classroom in the following 10 languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Urdu. It is free and open to all.
- Spanish video: Como Usar Google Classroom
- Guides to setting up Google Classroom: English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Bengali, Russian, and Arabic
- Uploading Homework in Google Classroom, Spanish video: Como Enviar Tareas En Google Classroom
- Google Translate
- Using Google Meet, Spanish video: Como Usar Google Meet
- NYS Statewide Language Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (RBERN) at NYU has many resources for parents, students, and educators
- Resource Collection for English Language Learners (ELLs) and World Language Students from NYSED’s Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages (OBEWL) has resources for students, parents, and educators.
ENL Supervisor
Deborah Gurney (631) 874-1170
Family & Adult Literacy Programs
Mastic, Moriches, Shirley
Library Literacy Director
Lindsay Davis (631) 399-1511 x215
District News
Three members of the William Floyd school community have been selected as 2024 SCOPE Education Services “Shining Stars” and will be honored at the organization’s 23rd annual awards dinner scheduled for Monday, March 18! These three individuals – Dr. Malasia Walker, Director of Special Education; Michele Manion, Assistant Director of Special Education (secondary); and Ravi Seeram, Assistant Director of Special Education (elementary) – have been selected for exemplary service to education and the William Floyd School District.