The end of the year is approaching at East Islip Middle School. Students and parents can read Principal Bernard's May 2013 letter here.

Information on final exams and the New York State Assessment in Science and the Earth Science Lab Practical can also be viewed in the below attachments.

Linda J. Rozzi has been announced as the next superintendent of schools for the East Islip School District.

Rozzi, currently the assistant superintendent for curriculum, instruction and technology at South Country Central School District in Brookhaven and formerly the school superintendent at Tuckahoe Common School District in Southampton, was introduced as the new superintendent for East Islip at the Board of Education's budget hearing and business meeting on May 9. She is a graduate of Penn State University and Columbia University Teachers College.

Her resume can be viewed below.

Universal Pre-Kindergarten is a New York State-funded educational program specifically designed for 4-year-olds.

Starting in the middle of May 2013, all eligible East Islip students (district residents only) who are registered with the district will receive letters in the mail with a UPK lottery form to be returned to school.

The UPK lottery will be held on Thursday, May 30 at 6:30 p.m. in the district office boardroom at 1 Craig B. Gariepy Avenue in Islip Terrace.

Please see the attached UPK lottery advertisement for more information.

The annual FTK Golf Outing will take place this year on June 17 at the Island Hills County Club in Sayville.

The East Islip Middle School student government will be sponsoring the school’s sixth annual Coffee House on May 31 at 7 p.m. The middle school cafeteria will be transformed into a “Hollywood Hangout” for students, staff and friends to showcase their creativity in such categories as original or published poetry; original short stories; acoustic and electric guitar; and band, chorus and orchestra solos, duets and trios. An informational meeting on the Coffee House will be held Thursday, May 2 directly after school. The deadline to return the participation permission slip (see below attachment) is Friday, May 10.

East Islip schools will be open on Tuesday, May 28.

Long Island Regents Prep is offering Advanced Placement and Regents exam review classes.
 
The one-day, six-hour AP review classes begin Sunday, May 5, and are taught by New York State certified teachers in comfortable classrooms on the campus of Farmingdale State College. Among the AP review courses are AP United States History, AP World History, AP U.S. Government & Politics, AP Calculus AB, AP Biology, AP Physics B, AP Chemistry and AP Environmental Science.

One-day Regents review classes will take place on June 8, 9 and 15 at Farmingdale State College. Each course covers essential subject matter (in Living Environment, Earth Science, Chemistry, Physics, Global History and Geography, United States History and Government, Integrated Algebra, Algebra 2/Trigonometry, and Geometry), offers test-taking strategies and reviews practice Regents questions.

Visit the Long Island Regents Prep website to register.

The East Islip boys varsity tennis team defeated Sayville on April 4 by a score of 4-3. Singles winners were Matt Talamo at second and Terence Nixdorf at third. Doubles winners were Andrew Loizides and Raul Ramos at second and David Carroll and Jon Matros at third.