Welcoming the 2016-2017 School Year in Miller Place School District

Miller Place, NY (September 21, 2016) —The Miller Place School District recently announced its students returned to school with all of the programs implemented last year and a few more. The District’s careful budgeting procedures will provide students with the opportunity to continue to participate in the many science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM), arts, athletic and other academic opportunities they have in years past. After a summer of “Mad Science,” “Fine Arts,” athletic camps, and Drivers Ed, the District is excited to see what their new and returning students will accomplish.

“We are very excited to be returning to school after implementing enrichment camps over the summer for the first time in our District’s history,” said Superintendent of Schools Dr. Marianne Cartisano. “We believe our students will be able to apply that knowledge to the classroom and expand upon those experiences throughout this year to become well-rounded critical thinkers and to reach their full potential.”

This year, the District will continue to implement the “Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Read 180,” a reading comprehension program across the elementary, middle and high school levels. The “Read 180” model supports reading, writing, speaking and critical thinking skills, incorporating whole group instruction, guided reading, and independent reading opportunities.

In addition to Read 180, the District has adopted Math 180, a math intervention model for students at the North Country Road Middle School. Math 180 follows similar instructional strategies as the Read 180 model.

The District will continue to enrich and encourage students as they embark on the new school year and hopes to repeat some of the achievements of last year. Miller Place High School was named a scholar athlete high school, meaning that each varsity athletic team maintained a grade point average above 93%. In addition, the Miller Place High School music department was recognized last year as a GRAMMY Foundation Semi-Finalist for its outstanding commitment to music education during an academic school year. As a semifinalist, the school was one of 119 schools nationwide in the running to receive a grant to support the music program.

For more information about academic programs available at the Miller Place School District and a calendar of events, please visit www.millerplace.k12.ny.us/.

Photo 1: Miller Place School District students at Laddie A. Decker Sound Beach School find their way off the buses and into the first day of the 2016-2017 school year.

Photo 2: Miller place School District students get acquainted with their new classrooms in Laddie A. Decker Sound Beach School on the first day of the 2016-2017 school year.

Photo 3: Miller Place School District students at the Laddie A. Decker Sound Beach School take their first steps into the new school year after spending their summer in enrichment camps offered by the District for the first time.

Photo 4: Miller Place School District students at Andrew Muller Primary School are led off the bus and into the first day of school where they will participate in programs such as Read 180.

Photo 5: Miller Place School District students at Andrew Muller Primary School are eager to begin the 2016-2017 school year full of science, arts and athletic programs for all students.

Photo 6: An Andrew Muller Primary School student takes a seat at the beginning of the school day on the first day of the 2016-2017 school year in the Miller Place School District.