Massapequa High School Named Reward School Fourth Year In A Row

Massapequa High School was recently named a Reward School by the New York State Department of Education for the fourth year in a row.

The local school was one of 185 schools in state to make the list of high-performing schools.

“Massapequa High School is proud to be named a New York State Reward School in 2017,” Principal Patrick DiClemente said. “This distinction reflects our students’ dedication, staff commitment and overall community support of our academic and overall program, and is truly another mark of our successful collaboration to unite as a positive school community.

In order to be identified as a Reward School, a school must be among the top 20 percent of schools in the state for English language arts and math performance for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 school years and not have unacceptably large gaps in student performance on accountability measures between students who are members of an accountability group and students who are not members of that group.

The school must also have made Adequate Yearly Progress for all groups of students on all measures for which the school is accountable, including the requirement that 95 percent of all groups participate in the English language arts and mathematics assessments.

Massapequa High School was the only school in the district meet the participation requirement.

DiClemente said that the school has distinguished itself because of its hardworking students, dynamic staff and ability to provide a diversity of programs that support broad learner profiles.

“Students have unique needs and are interested in different pathways; I am proud of our ability in Massapequa to foster the students’ growth and pursuit in the directions that interest learners," he said.