The William Floyd School District is located in the southern area of the
Town of Brookhaven on
Long Island in
New York. The district serves the contiguous communities of
Shirley
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Mastic Beach and
Moriches. The William Floyd School District is one of the largest school districts on Long Island and is named after
William Floyd
William Floyd (December 17, 1734 – August 4, 1821) was an American Founding Father, wealthy farmer, and political leader from New York. Floyd served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and was a signer of the Continental Association and ...
, one of only 56 men to sign the Declaration of Independence. The district is located on the south shore of Long Island, approximately 60 miles east of New York City, with an enrollment of 8,653 students as of 2016.
William Floyd students attend five elementary schools, two middle schools, and a senior high school.
Kevin Coster is the superintendent of schools.
Board of education
There are seven members on the Board of Education:
*April Coppola, Board President
Elected 2016
*Robert Guerriero, Board Vice President
Elected 2011
*Robert Taiani, Board Member
Elected 2008
*Lorraine Mentz, Board Member
Elected 2018
*Angelo Cassarino, Board Member
Elected 2020
*Jennifer Heitman, Board Member
Elected 2021
*Kevin Meyer, Board Member
Appointed 2022
Primary schools
There are five
primary school
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s which serve grades K-5:
*John S. Hobart Elementary School- Principal, James Westcott. As of 2016, there are 795 students in attendance. 54.6% of all students are male. 41.5% of the students are white, 28.3% are Hispanic or Latino and 19.7% identify as black or African-American.
The school is named in honor of New York State politician and federal jurist
John Sloss Hobart
John Sloss Hobart (May 6, 1738 – February 4, 1805) was a United States senator from New York and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New York.
Education and career
Born on May 6, 1738, in ...
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*Moriches Elementary - Principal, Eileen Filippone. As of 2016 are 885 students. 50.2% of all students are female. 44.9% are white, 33.7% are Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% are black and 2.9% identify as Asian.
*Tangier Smith Elementary School - Principal, Toni Komorowski. In the year 2016, there are 772 students. 53.5% are male. 53.9% of all students are white, 23.4% identify as Latino or Hispanic, 14.2% are black and 2.3% are Asian.
Tangier Smith Elementary is named after early Long Island settler and former acting governor of New York
William "Tangier" Smith
William "Tangier" Smith (February 2, 1655 – February 18, 1705) was a governor of Tangier, on the coast of Morocco, and an early settler of New York who owned more than of Atlantic Ocean waterfront property in central Long Island in New York St ...
.
*William Floyd Elementary School - Principal, Keith Fasciana. As of 2016, there are 755 students. 50.7% of all students are female. 54.2% are white, 28.9% are Latino or Hispanic, 7.9% are black and 4.1% identify as Asian.
*Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School - Principal, Monica Corona. According to data from 2016, there are 744 students. 50.4% are female. 51.9% are white, 30.4% are Hispanic or Latino, 10.2% are black and 3.2% are Asian.
The school is named after
Nathanial Woodhull, who was a brigadier general in the New York Militia during the
American Revolution
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Middle schools
There are two
middle school
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s which serve grades 6-8:
*William Floyd Middle School- Principal, Matthew Sanders. As of 2016, there are 1,047 students. 50.6% of the students are male. 53.5% of all students are white, 27.7% are Latino or Hispanic, 13.4% are black and 3.7% are Asian
*William Paca Middle School- Principal, Dr Michele Gode. There are 996 students in attendance, 51.6% of which are male. 60.5% of students are white, 17.9% are Latino or Hispanic, 16.6% are African- American or black and1.7% identify as Asian according to 2016 records.
This middle school is named in honor of former Maryland governor and
Declaration of Independence
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signer
William Paca
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William Floyd High School
William Floyd High School is the
high school
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in the district and serves grades 9–12. Principal, Phil Scotto took office in 2016, replacing former principal Barbara Butler. In 2016, there were 2,719 students. 50.5% and 49.5% of all students identify as male and female, respectively. 57.6% of students are white, 22.3% are Latino or Hispanic, 15.2% are black and 2.7% are Asian.
The average class size is between 25 and 26 students.
Academics
As of the 2012–13 school year, William Floyd High School has a graduation rate of 80%. 92% of students graduate with th
Regents Diplomaand 36% of students graduate with
As a public school, students in the district are expected to take a series of State Required standardized tests. All students in the third grade through the eighth grade take the English Language Arts (ELA) exams; In 2014 each respective grade received a mean score of slightly under 300. Third through eighth-grade students also take the New York State Testing Program Assessment in Mathematics, in 2014 each grade earned an average score between 254 and 300, with the exception of fifth grade, which received a score of 303 in 2014.
In New York State, middle school and high school students are expected to pass their
Regents Exams with a 65 or higher in order to graduate and receive the Regents Diploma. In the English Comprehensive test taken in 2014, 80% of students passed and 85% of students passed the general education exams for the Regents that same year. In Mathematics, 58% of students passed the Integrated Algebra Regents, 52% passed the Geometry Regents, 67% passed the Algebra 2/ Trigonometry Regents.
Over the course of several years, the school district has infused
Common Core
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into their curriculum. Whether or not a student is in a Common Core class or must take a Common Core standardized test mostly depends on which exam it is and the student's grade level. Students may even be required to take both the Common Core and the original version of an exam. The reason for this is because the integration is not yet completed. A NewsDay survey found that 40% of students in the William Floyd School District have opted out of the English and Mathematics common core exams.
The William Floyd School District made both national and international headlines when William Floyd High School student, Kwasi Enin, was accepted to all eight Ivy League institutions in the spring of 2014.
Sports
Two-time winner (2009 and 2016) of the SBPLI Long Island Regional Robotics Competition at Hofstra University. As a result of those victories they qualified for the National competitions and competed against teams from all around the country and world.
In 2014 The William Floyd Varsity Girls Tennis Team won the Suffolk County Championship and was ranked number one on Long Island
The William Floyd Girls Varsity Lacrosse Team that has been in playoffs for the past six years and in 2010 became Super six Champions.
The William Floyd Youth Lacrosse Program had its first undefeated team in 2013, with the 5th grade team winning by an average of 7 goals a game.
The Colonials varsity football team has won 10 Suffolk County Championships occurring in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2016. They are also five-time Long Island Champions - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011 and 2012.
The 1991 William Floyd High School Softball team won the Suffolk County and Long Island Championship and finished 3rd overall in the New York State Championships.
The 1990 William Floyd Softball Team nearly missed the Long Island Championship, having lost in the Suffolk County Class A Finals to Sachem High School, who, at the time, was New York States only AA School. The team finished as League I Champions Three Years in a row, in unusual fashion, having three sets of headline making sisters lead the team through most of that era—four of which achieved All New York State Honors and two All-Suburban (NY, NJ, CT) Honorees.
The 1990 and 1989 William Floyd Field Hockey Teams were League I Champions.
The 1962 William Floyd Varsity Baseball Team won the Suffolk County Class B Championship.
Music
Traditionally, all major ensembles at William Floyd receive the highest yearly ratings in the New York State School Music Association Solo, Ensemble and Major Organization Festivals. Outstanding student musicians may be recommended for Suffolk County Music Educators’ Association Festival participation during grades 5-10 and New York State Council of Administration in Music Education High School Festival in Grades 11 and 12. The William Floyd School District is nationally recognized for its fantastic music program.
In addition, William Floyd High School offers piano courses, as well as music theory, and music in our lives. There is also Modern Music Masters or
Tri-M
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. Students involved in at least one performing group that achieve high grades in all classes are involved.
The music curricula for the district begin with Music Learning Theory applications in Grades 1 through 6. Classroom music, as well as string, wind, percussion and vocal performance groups, beginning in grade 6. In Grades 7 through 12, students enrolled in performing groups are encouraged to participate in state and county evaluation festivals both as soloists and in major ensembles.
Notable alumni
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Frank Coraci
Frank Coraci (born February 3, 1966) is an American film director and screenwriter best known for his work with actor Adam Sandler.
Biography
Coraci was born in Shirley, New York. In 1984 he graduated from William Floyd High School, where he ...
– screenwriter and film director
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Lee Zeldin
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- politician
See also
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William Floyd
William Floyd (December 17, 1734 – August 4, 1821) was an American Founding Father, wealthy farmer, and political leader from New York. Floyd served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and was a signer of the Continental Association and ...
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John Sloss Hobart
John Sloss Hobart (May 6, 1738 – February 4, 1805) was a United States senator from New York and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New York.
Education and career
Born on May 6, 1738, in ...
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William Paca
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William "Tangier" Smith
William "Tangier" Smith (February 2, 1655 – February 18, 1705) was a governor of Tangier, on the coast of Morocco, and an early settler of New York who owned more than of Atlantic Ocean waterfront property in central Long Island in New York St ...
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Nathaniel Woodhull
General Nathaniel Woodhull (December 30, 1722 – September 20, 1776) was a leader of the New York Provincial Congress and a brigadier general of the New York Militia during the American Revolution.
Biography
Woodhull was born on December 30, 17 ...
References
External links
Official site{{School districts in Suffolk County, New York
School districts in Suffolk County, New York
Brookhaven, New York