Greece Central School District
Greece begins Arabic literacy instruction at Buckman Heights
The district is in the first year of an Arabic literacy program at Buckman Heights for students whose home language is Arabic.
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Spanish bilingual program plans to move to Lakeshore as it adds third grade
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Ossining plans an additional special education classroom at Brookside
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Syosset Central School District
State plans to end Regents exams as a graduation requirement
On Oct. 13, 2026 the district presented New York State's proposed graduation changes ("NY Inspires"): Regents exams would no longer be required to graduate starting in 2027-28, there would be one diploma statewide (January 2028), and credits would be based on showing skills instead of seat time. Personal finance becomes required in 2026-27.
Williamsville Central School District
District to write AI best practices; expert visits Dec. 1-2
On Oct. 13, 2026 the superintendent said the district will build AI best practices and procedures. AI expert Dr. Tony Frontier will meet student and parent groups Dec. 1 and the board Dec. 2. Board members have asked what training and guardrails teachers and students will get.
North Salem Central School District
Technology plan sets an AI literacy goal
The district’s technology update sets a year-three goal for faculty and students in grades 5–12 to understand AI’s effects on information validity, academic integrity and their subjects.
Farmingdale Union Free School District
Superintendent says state plans to end Regents exams as a graduation rule from 2028
On Oct. 7 Superintendent Defendini said New York is moving to a single graduation pathway and, starting in 2028, Regents exams will no longer be required to graduate. He said the district is ready and already has career pathways such as medical assisting and cosmetology, with construction planned.
Hicksville Union Free School District
Grades 3-8 English test proficiency fell from 55% to 47%
A district slide says Hicksville's grades 3-8 ELA proficiency went from 55% to 47%. It says Nassau County fell about 13% in proficiency, so Hicksville's drop was smaller. The same meeting reviewed Regents and AP results.
Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District
District revises Exploring Equity human rights unit
Administrators said the revised unit would address Gaza as a current event and not ask students to make legal determinations. Residents expressed differing views about the lesson, process and student safety.
Greece Central School District
New York plans to separate Regents exams from graduation requirements starting in 2028
The district’s Graduation Measures Committee reported that New York State plans to decouple Regents exams from graduation requirements beginning with the January 2028 graduating class. Greece has begun planning a local assessment approach to continue measuring proficiency in state learning standards, while the state is also planning new high-school ESSA assessments.
Central Islip Union Free School District
District says Regents exams will become optional under a single diploma plan
At the Oct. 5, 2026 meeting the curriculum office said the Board of Regents approved a plan in September to move to one diploma, with Regents exams optional as a way to show proficiency. More information is expected next month.
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Three Village Central School District
State graduation change: Regents no longer a separate diploma requirement from class of 2028
Under New York's 'NY Inspires' plan, one diploma replaces the separate Local, Regents and Advanced diplomas. Starting with students who graduate in 2028, passing a set of Regents exams is no longer a separate requirement. Regents exams still continue as state measures. The district is building a local assessment plan.
Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District
Board talks about easing one-to-one devices for young students
On September 30, 2026 the board discussed technology use in classrooms and its effect on students. The superintendent said the district is already making a gentle shift away from one-to-one take-home devices for the youngest learners, who keep devices at school, and may extend that to older grades, without banning devices all at once.
Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District
Board creates committee to study elementary IB program
The board voted 6–0 to establish a 2026–27 committee to study whether to seek Primary Years Programme authorization.
Niagara Falls City School District
New York plans one diploma and fewer Regents requirements, starting with the class of 2028
On September 24, 2026 staff explained the state's NY Inspires plan: one state diploma starting with 2028 graduates, new ways to show learning besides Regents tests, and rules expected to begin in 2027-28. Students must keep taking Regents exams until the state changes its rules. The district says its career pathways and seals at the high school put it in a good position.
Hicksville Union Free School District
State proposes ending Regents exams as a diploma requirement from 2027-28
The superintendent said the Board of Regents proposed ending Regents exam diploma requirements and moving to a single diploma starting 2027-28. Local assessments could replace Regents exams, and state testing would expand to grades 3 through 11.
Sachem Central School District
Sachem sets common grading rules for grades 6 to 12
On Sep 23, 2026 administrators presented a common grading framework. Departments pick weights within set ranges, and no single grade can count for 20% or more of a marking-period grade.
Walton Central School District
Regents exams will no longer be required to graduate from 2028
The superintendent told the board on 22 September 2026 that New York's Board of Regents has officially decoupled Regents examinations from graduation requirements for students graduating in 2028. Regents exams will still be given, but students will no longer have to pass them to earn a diploma. The district says it is now working out how to help students who are in the transition years, and that the change pushes forward the state's Portrait of a Graduate work, for which it is still waiting on detail. Walton has been putting the groundwork in place: a careers and technical pathway in agriculture, an associate-degree pathway, SUNY Broome instant admission for every senior, and a plan to give credit for real work placements.
Port Washington Union Free School District
State plans to end the Regents-exam requirement for a diploma, starting with the Class of 2028
On September 17, 2026 the Superintendent told the Board that the state Board of Regents approved a plan to end the rule that students must pass Regents exams to earn a diploma, and to move to one diploma with seals. It would first affect the Class of 2028, today's juniors. The state is not final: rules are expected in February with a 60-day comment period and final action in June 2027.
South Huntington Union Free School District
State move would end Regents exams as a graduation requirement
The district said the state Board of Regents voted in September 2026 to move NY Inspires forward. It would stop requiring Regents exams to graduate and create one diploma, with the advanced designation becoming a seal. The district says it takes effect for the class of 2028.
Mount Vernon City School District
K-6 reading and writing program pilot is underway; one program to be chosen for next year
In fall 2026, 48 classrooms in 10 schools are piloting four reading and writing programs (Magnetic Reading, HMH Into Reading, Amplify CKLA and Savvas myPerspectives). The district plans vendor presentations in January and a K-6 adoption with teacher training in early 2027.
Clarkstown Central School District
New music model: a lesson every cycle plus full-ensemble rehearsals
In 2026-27, all secondary music students, including eighth graders at Felix Festa Middle School, get one lesson each six-day cycle. They also rehearse as a full band, chorus or orchestra every time the ensemble meets.
South Colonie Central School District
District drafts 'AI guide rails' handbook as it rolls out AI tools to teachers and students
In January the technology director told the board that 110-plus teachers piloted MagicSchool, a K-12 AI platform, and that student-facing tools would roll out this spring. On Aug. 25 the assistant superintendent for instruction said a draft AI 'guide rails' handbook is being reviewed and will be finalized over the year, with AI training on teacher conference days. No adopted AI policy was found in the sources checked.
South Colonie Central School District
District will pay tuition for most early-college high school classes
On Aug. 25, 2026 the assistant superintendent for instruction said about 80 percent of the college-credit classes students take will be paid for by the district through a Capital Region BOCES agreement with four universities. The district's budget newsletter says 79 of 100 high school sections qualify and puts family savings near $300,000 a year.
Deer Park Union Free School District
Board to Adopt Special Education Two-Year Plan (2026-2028)
The July 21, 2026 Board of Education agenda includes a resolution to adopt the district's Special Education Plan covering the 2026-2028 school years for students with disabilities in Pre-K through Grade 12.
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