General Information
- What communities does the district serve?
- How many students does the district serve?
- What is the student enrollment in each school?
- Has total district enrollment been increasing or decreasing?
- Do schools offer before and after school care programs?
Admission and Registration
- When may my child begin kindergarten
- How do I register my child for school?
- Which elementary school will my child attend?
- What medical requirements must students meet in order to attend school?
- What immunizations should my child have?
Academics
- What are the average class sizes in the district?
- What services are available for students with disabilities?
- Do you have programs for Gifted and Talented students?
- How much homework should I expect my child to have?
- How often are report cards issued?
- How often are parent/teacher conferences scheduled?
- How many AP and college level courses are offered at the high school?
- What percentage of Yorktown students receive Regents diplomas?
- How do our students do on the SAT exam?
- What percentage of Yorktown graduates go to college?
- To what colleges are Yorktown seniors accepted?
Health Services
- Is there always a nurse present at my child's school?
- How often must my child submit physical examination information?
- What should I do if my child needs to take medicine at school?
- What happens if my child becomes ill or gets hurt at school?
- What should I do if my child temporarily cannot participate in gym or outdoor recess?
Attendance
- When does the school day start and end?
- What should I do if my child is going to be absent?
- What should I do if I want my child to leave school early on a given day?
- How will I know when school is closed for emergency reasons?
- What will happen to my child if school has to be closed in the middle of the day?
Testing
- What standardized tests do Yorktown students take, and in what years?
- How do Yorktown students do on state assessments?
- How do Yorktown students do on the SAT exam?
- What efforts are being made to improve test scores?
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General Information
What communities does the district serve?
The Yorktown Central School District serves students in the communities of Yorktown, Cortland and New Castle.
How many students does the district serve?
The enrollment for the 2003-2004 school year is 4,219 students.
| School |
Grade Level
|
# of Students
|
| French Hill |
K-2
|
438
|
| Mohansic |
K-2
|
432
|
| Brookside |
3-5
|
492
|
| Crompond |
3-5
|
471
|
| Strang Middle School |
6-8
|
1044
|
| Yorktown High School |
9-12
|
1342
|
Has total district enrollment been increasing or decreasing?
Enrollment in the district has been increasing.
Do the schools offer before and after school care programs?
The Enrichment Center offers pre and post half-day Kindergarten programs, and after school programs for K-5 from dismissal time until 6:00 p.m.
Admission and Registration
When may my child begin kindergarten?
Your child may be admitted to kindergarten in September if his/her birthday occurs on or before December 1 of that same year. The child, then, must be four years and nine months of age by September 1 of the school year.
How do I register my child for school?
Contact Patricia Sauber at the district office: 243-8016.
Registration for next year's kindergarten will be held in the spring. The registration process will include the school nurse, the psychologist and the speech teacher who will gather information about your youngster regarding his/her early development, vision, hearing, immunizations, and health history. Individual appointments are made for you and your child to gain this data. You will be contacted by mail in the spring and will receive packets of materials from the principal. These packets include a registration form, the preschool data sheets and health forms.
Students previously in attendance in other districts will be placed in grades in accordance with their prior school records and the judgment of the principal of the school in which they register for attendance.
All new entrants to school are required to submit proof of age and residence.
Which school will my child attend?
You may call the Office of Transportation (243-8016) to determine the name and location of the school your child will attend.
Click here for a map of the school district showing all school locations.
What medical requirements must students meet in order to attend school?
Education Law and Regulations of the Commissioner of Education require physical examinations for children when they enter the school district for the first time and in grades 1,3,7 and 10. A report of the child's examination shall be submitted by the person in parental authority at the time of entrance, signed by a physician or a mid-level practitioner (nurse practitioner or physician's assistant) and must have been completed within 90 days of its presentation to the school. If a physical examination report is not submitted, the parent will be notified and a plan will be worked out with the school nurse to comply with this regulation. The child will be examined through the school health services if necessary.
What immunizations are required?
In accordance with Public Health Law 2164 and in order to safeguard the health of all students, the board of education requires that all students in the Yorktown School District receive the following immunizations. Please be aware that these are the minimum requirements.
- Three doses of diphtheria toxoid, (usually administered as either DTP, DT, Td or DtaP)
- 3 doses of oral polio vaccine (OPV) or 3 doses of inactivated polio vaccine (IPV)
- 2 doses of live measles virus vaccine administered after the age of 12 months, or a diagnosis by a health care provider of measles disease. The requirement of two doses applies to all children born on or after January 1, 1985. MMR is the preferred vaccine to meet this requirement.
- 1 dose of live mumps vaccine administered after the age of 12 months, or a diagnosis by a health care provider of mumps disease.
- 1 dose of live rubella virus vaccine administered after the age of 12 months, or a positive serological evidence of rubella antibodies.
- Hepatitis B vaccine for children enrolled in seventh grade on or after September 1, 2000.
Academics
What are the average class sizes in the district?
The Board of Education has set the following guidelines for class size.
School French Hill Mohansic Brookside Crompond Strang Middle School Yorktown High School What services are available for students with disabilities?
The district offers a continuum of services. Placement is in accordance with the individual student's IEP.
Do you have programs for Gifted and Talented students?
The district has a range of programs for students identified as gifted and talented.
Students are screened for possible giftedness upon entering the school system, as required by state law.
Accelerated math is offered starting in fourth grade. Beginning in ninth grade, Yorktown High School offers honors courses in English, Math, and Science. Some eighth grade honors math students are offered the chance to take Regents Earth Science at the high school. The district offers 18 AP and 9 college level courses at the high school.
There are 3 teachers of the gifted; 1 each at the two elementary schools (Brookside and Crompond ) and one at the middle school. These teachers work with classroom teachers to provide services for GT students in the regular classroom, as well as working with children in pull-out specialized programming for identified children.
How much homework should I expect my child to have?
It has always been difficult for the schools to quantify an exact amount of time. Doing so often makes homework "busy work", which it should not be. That difficulty is increased in the secondary schools where more than one teacher is working with students. Communication among teachers about the same students is an important aspect in solving problems related to homework time. This is especially true in teaming.
The following is only a general guideline for the parent:
If a student is spending an inordinate amount of time on homework, or appears to have no assigned work for an extended period of time, you should contact the teacher.
| Grade | |
| Kindergarten/Grade 1 |
|
| Grades 2-5 |
|
| Grades 6-12 |
four times per year, Report cards will be available approximately two weeks after the end of the marking periods. 1st quarter ends November 10, 2005, 2nd quarter ends January 30, 2005, third quarter ends April 18, 2005, 4th quarter ends June 23, 2005. |
How often are parent/teacher conferences scheduled?
K-5: Three times per year 6-8: Twice per year 9-12: Once per year Additional conferences may be scheduled if necessary by calling the teacher or counselor.
How many AP and college level courses are offered at the high school?
For the 2005-2006 school 18 AP courses and 9 college level courses (through SUNY Albany and Syracuse Project Advance) were offered. These included: AP English, AP American History, AP European History, AP Calculus AB & BC, AP Statistics, AP Computer Science A, AP French I & II, AP Spanish I & II, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP Studio Art, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, AP US Government and Politics, SUPA English, SUPA Chemistry, College level French, Spanish, Italian and Latin (SUNY).
In addition, AP Music Theory is offered in alternate years.
What percentage of Yorktown students receive Regents diplomas?
72% of the class of 2002 received Regents diplomas.
How do our students do on the SAT exam?
Scores for the Class of 2004
Percentile Mean Scores
|
SAT I
|
#Tested
|
75th
|
50th
|
25th
|
Mean
|
| Verbal |
262
|
600
|
530
|
460
|
528
|
| Math |
262
|
610
|
540
|
470
|
543
|
|
SAT II
|
#Tested
|
75th
|
50th
|
25th
|
Mean
|
| US History |
22
|
750
|
630
|
600
|
665
|
| Biology-E |
61
|
710
|
660
|
600
|
655
|
| Chemistry |
9
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
644
|
| English Lit |
6
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
557
|
| English Writ |
65
|
690
|
630
|
540
|
624
|
| Math IC |
54
|
690
|
620
|
570
|
629
|
| Math IIC |
10
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
734
|
| World History |
14
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
557
|
What percentage of Yorktown graduates go to college?
Post Secondary Plans - statistics for the class of 2004
274 out of a graduating class of 296 continued their education 93% % attending 4 year college 79% % attending 2 year college 14% To what colleges are Yorktown seniors accepted?
Students from the class of 2004 were accepted in excellent colleges. This list represents the majority of colleges accepting students in this class.
Arizona, Babson, Bates College,Bentley, Berkely, Boston College, Brandeis, Brown, Bryant, Bucknell , Case Western, Claremont McKenna, Clarkson, Clemson, Colgate, College of St. Rose, College of the Holy Cross, College of William and Mary, Columbia, Cooper Union, Cornell, Culinary Institute of America, Deanm Dickinson, Dominican, Drexel, Emerson, Fairfield , Florida Atlantic, Florida State, Fordham, Franklin & Marsahll,, George Washington, Georgetown, Hartwick, Harvard University, Hofstra, Indiana, Iona, Ithaca, James Madison, Johns Hopkins University, Johnson & Wales, Keene, LaDalle, Lehigh, Manhattan, Manhattanville, Marist, Marymount, MIT, Mount St. Mary, Northeastern, Northwestern, NYU, Ohio St., Ohio Wesleyan, Pace, Penn State, Pratt Institute, Providence, Purdue, Quinnipiac, Rochester Institute Technology, Rogers Williams, Russell Sage, Sacred Heart, Salisbury St. Salve Regina, Sarah Lawrence, School of Visual Arts, Siena College, St. John's, St Lawrence, Suffolk, Syracuse, Towson, Trinity, Tufts, Tulane, Union, Vassar College, Villanova University, Wesleyan, Western Connecticut, Western New England, Yale, University of: Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Hartford, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetss, Michigan, New Hampshire, Notre Dame, Rhode Island, Scranton, Tampa, Texas, Toronto, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin. , SUNY @ Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, Cortland, Delhi, Geneseo, New Paltz, Oneonta, Purchase, Maritime, Plattsburgh, WCC
Health Services
Is there always a nurse present at my child's school?
Each of the schools has the services of a registered professional nurse. The school nurse maintains health records for each child, administers first aid, assesses students with symptoms of illness or infection, and acts as a resource person for teachers of health education. The school nurse also screens students on an annual basis for height, weight, vision, hearing and scoliosis and informs parents when students need follow up care.
How often must my child submit physical examination information?
The New York State Education Law requires an annual physical examination for students on entrance to school and routinely at grades 1-3-7-10.
If your child has a yearly examination by your family physician please ask him/her to complete our school forms (available in all Health Offices). (or download as a Microsoft Word document)
The physical examination should be completed by October 1st. We would appreciate having the form returned to the school nurse by this date. After this, the school physician must examine all students in the grades mentioned above for whom we have no record of the family physician's report.
What should I do if my child needs to take medicine at school?
Students are not permitted to self-administer medicine. If medication is required to be given during school hours, it must be brought to the Health Office in the original container with written authorization and instructions from the physician and written permission from the parent. This applies to all medication; prescriptions and over-the-counter. Parents are encouraged to discuss any concerns with the school nurse.
What happens if my child becomes ill or gets hurt at school?
If an accident occurs in school, the parent will be notified. The student will be treated with appropriate first aid measures until the person in parental authority can authorize further treatment.
Each year parent/guardians complete an emergency card listing phone numbers of the family doctor and other people to notify in the event of an emergency. With this information in hand, school officials will take the proper emergency steps whenever a child is incapacitated by accident or illness. Please notify the Health Office at your child's school of any changes which occur during the school year.
What should I do if my child temporarily cannot participate in gym or outdoor recess?
If a child is unable to participate in gym or other physical activities the parent must submit the annual physical activity form with written diagnosis and instructions from a physician.
Attendance
When does the school day start and end?
School Yorktown High School Strang Middle School Crompond/Brookside Mohansic/French Hill What should I do if my child is going to be absent?
Written parental explanation is required by state law for all absences. It is important for you to notify the Health Office (or the Attendance Office at the High School) on the first day your child is absent from school. Such information enables us to observe patterns of illness and to be of service to you and your child if the need arises.
Please keep your child home for 24 hours after a fever has returned to normal for his/her protection as well as the protection of the other students.
What should I do if I want my child to leave school early on a given day?
If you must have your child dismissed before the end of the school day, you should send a note to your child's teacher that morning. You then should come into the school office and sign your child out at the pre-arranged pick-up time. At the high school and middle school, notes are directed to the attendance office.
How will I know when school is delayed or closed for emergency reasons?
On those days when weather of some other condition requires a change in the regular school day, such information will posted on the school district web page and broadcast over the following:
| Radio | WLNA - AM 1420 WHUD - FM 100.7 WAXB - FM 105.5 WFAS - AM 1230 WFAS - FM 103.9 WBNR - AM 1260 WSPK - FM 104.7 |
| Cable Television | News Channel 12 |
| Website | Closings & Delays |
School closing: Announcements will made over the radio and on cable TV as close to 6 a.m. as possible
Delayed opening: Announcements will be made as close to 6 a.m. as possible and will include length of delay. The delay will pertain to all bus runs scheduled throughout the school district, for both public and private school students. Parents and students must continue to monitor radio announcements since it may be necessary, should weather conditions intensify after the first announcement, to change to a further delay or a closing. Dismissal will be at the regular time, unless noted.
What will happen to my child if school has to be closed in the middle of the day?
Announcements will be made over the radio stations whenever possible. No activity busses will run nor will any after-school activities be held. Each elementary school will call previously designated parents in various neighborhoods regarding early dismissal, if at all possible.
Note: It is essential for parents who are not going to be home to have another adult who will be responsible in the event of delayed openings or early closings. Parents must be sure that their child knows of the procedure he/she is to follow.
Testing
What standardized tests do Yorktown students take, and in what years?
Students take the CTBS Terra Nova test in grades 2,5,and 7. All students in compensatory programs also take this test each year.
Students take the New York State English Language Arts Assessment (ELA) in grades 4 and 8.
Students take the New York State Math Assessments in grades 4 and 8.
Students take the ESPET (Science) test in grade 4 and the New York State Science Assessment in Grade 8.
New York State Assessments in Social Studies are given in the fall of Grade 5 and the spring of Grade 8.
Most Middle School students take the Second Language Proficiency Examination in the spring of their eighth grade year.
Students take the Regents exams for High School courses. - For details of Regents requirements by graduating class, see the High School Student Handbook (link here)
Students take the PSAT - Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test in the fall of 11th grade
Students take the SAT - Scholastic Aptitude Test in spring of 11th grade and/or the fall of 12th grade.
How do Yorktown Students do on state assessments?
For complete score reports please see the CAR Report and the New York State Report Card.
How do Yorktown students do on the SAT exam?
Scores for the Class of 2004
Percentile Mean Scores
|
SAT I
|
#Tested
|
75th
|
50th
|
25th
|
Mean
|
| Verbal |
262
|
600
|
530
|
460
|
528
|
| Math |
262
|
610
|
540
|
470
|
543
|
|
SAT II
|
#Tested
|
75th
|
50th
|
25th
|
Mean
|
| US History |
22
|
750
|
630
|
600
|
665
|
| Biology-E |
61
|
710
|
660
|
600
|
655
|
| Chemistry |
9
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
644
|
| English Lit |
6
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
557
|
| English Writ |
65
|
690
|
630
|
540
|
624
|
| Math IC |
54
|
690
|
620
|
570
|
629
|
| Math IIC |
10
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
734
|
| World History |
14
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
557
|
What efforts are being made to improve test results?
Each year results of the Terra Nova and the New York State Assessments are reviewed by the administration and teachers. Curriculum adjustments are made when needed to improve scores, and staff development is provided to faculty to keep them abreast of changes. Compensatory services are provided during the school day to students whose scores indicate a need for this assistance.