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Union District and Curriculum
The curriculum followed in the Union-Endicott Central School District is aligned to the New York State Learning Standards for students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12. The Common Core Standards establish a clear set of learning expectations for students throughout New York State and across the country to prepare students for college and career success. The standards define the knowledge and skills needed by students, emphasize learning goals and focus on end results. The standards allow teachers the flexibility to determine how their students learn and reach their goals.
We currently cover the following Union-area school district: Union-Endicott Central School District.
Educating Our Parents: Understanding the Union District Curriculum
The English/Language Arts Standards focus on the knowledge and skills needed in the area of reading, writing, speaking, listening and language. The district has implemented a Literacy Collaborative to help its students improve the reading, writing and language skills of its elementary school children. The program uses effective instructional strategies recommended by The National Reading Panel in the areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension.
The revised Common Core Standards for Math provide a more in-depth focus on fewer benchmarks and focus on content and skill. Students build a strong knowledge in the early grades of mathematical principals and concepts in the area of whole numbers, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, fractions and decimals which helps them understand and apply mathematical problems to real world situations. The Union-Endicott Central School District is a leader in the use of instructional technology in the region and offers a wide variety of athletic and extra-curricular activities.
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Keeping Informed: Recent Union Educational News
- Project Lead the Way - Project Lead the Way is a four year series of courses for high school students. Students in this program are required to take college level science and math classes and introduces students to a career in engineering technology prior to entering college. The High School also offers a Science Research Program, and a Pre-Med path that includes field experience in a local hospital.
- Exchange Program - In the summer of 2014, students from the Union Endicott school district will travel to China as part of the Exchange Program. This program is unique to this region and the district also has exchange programs with schools in Italy and France. This past summer students form Kunming, China visited Endicott. The students with host family, visited nearby colleges and participated in other local activities.
- New School Leadership - The school district welcomes two new principals in the elementary schools – Ms. Catherine Kacyvenski is the new principal at Jeannie F. Snapp Middle School and Mr. Larry Dake has been appointed as principal at George F. Johnson Elementary. We wish them much success at their new schools!
Union Tutors Can Help Your Student Succeed
SchoolTutoring Academy works with young learners and students, all the way up through high school. We offer Pre-K and Kindergarten Tutoring as well as Elementary School Tutoring to build a strong learning foundation early on. We also offer comprehensive tutoring across all school subjects.
Chalk Talk: Should Struggling Students Repeat a Grade?
The National Association of School Psychologists warns that repeating a grade may be ineffective and possibly harmful to a struggling student. Studies show that gains may only be short-term. At first, students may do a little bit better but usually within two to three years have lost those gains. Repeating a grade is also emotionally devastating to children and often generates feelings of being stupid and incompetent. The problems caused by retention may be long term. In the higher grades, “overage” students have different developmental needs and interest than their fellow students. They tend to have more problems with friends and behavior and are 5-11 times more likely to drop out of school. If your child is struggling and their school has suggested retention – parent involvement is a top strategy for success and avoiding retention according to Britton Schnurr, PsyD, a practicing psychologist with Guilderland New York Central School District. Parents should ask questions about their child’s friends, the school curriculum and homework. Parents, teachers and school specialists working together is the key to educational success.
