What does a PreK- 2 look like?
Last night I presented to the Board my preliminary thoughts on a PreK-2 building. We have a wonderful opportunity to suspend our thoughts and beliefs about what a school is and create the perfect learning experience for our youngest students. So I ask you, if you had to rank the most important outcome for a student to have after 4 years, what would it be? The structure of the building should center on what we believe is the most critical outcome.
Posted in Around the District and School Closings 14 years, 2 months ago at 6:50 pm.
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One thing that always made me happy and secure about sending my girls to school was how much they wanted to attend , even when they were not feeling up to par. My wish is for all students to feel this way , and for our staff to make this a priority for students that do not.
Teaching Spanish to all our students from pre-k on has been an ideal I can’t let go of. Why wouldn’t a great system prepare their students in this area. I can’t think of any work setting in this country where speaking Spanish would not be a great benefit. Thank you for asking.
I believe the Mineola School District has made great advances over the past ten years in Science and Math. I hope this will continue but feel the need for ELA upgrades is something to consider. Without a good base of reading comprehension and writing skills, everything else becomes harder to learn. To quote the NY State Education Department;
“Success in school and in life is determined in large part by competence in language. As a significant means for developing students’ abilities to use their minds well, language is a central factor in learning for all students and in all disciplines.”
Technology will also need to be a large part of our youth’s early education.