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William Floyd
School District
2014-2015 School Calendar
“Our Rich History Builds a Promising Future!”
Welcome to the William Floyd School District
The William Floyd School District is a dynamic educational system, continually adapting to meet the needs of
students and residents in the Mastic, Mastic Beach, Shirley and Moriches communities. Located in the Town of Brookhaven,
William Floyd is one of the largest school districts on Long Island. Our eight schools are dispersed over 15-square miles
serving approximately 8,700 students. Our community takes pride in our children’s educational achievements.
WILLIAM FLOYD HIGH SCHOOL
240 Mastic Beach Rd., Mastic Beach
Grades 9-12, 7:10 am-1:23 pm
Barbara Butler, Principal
874-1120
WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL
630 Moriches-Middle Island Rd., Moriches
Grades 6-8, 8 am-2:13 pm
Carolyn Schick, Principal
874-5505
WILLIAM PACA MIDDLE SCHOOL
338 Blanco Dr., Mastic Beach
Grades 6-8, 8 am-2:13 pm
Michele Gode, Ed.D.
874-1414
JOHN S. HOBART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
230 Van Buren St., Shirley
Grades K-5, 9:30 am-3:30 pm
James Westcott, Principal
874-1296
District Office
Superintendent of Schools
Paul Casciano, Ed.D.
874-1201
Assistant Superintendent for
Elementary Instruction & Administration
Kevin Coster
874-1202
Assistant Superintendent for
Secondary Instruction & Administration
Kathleen Keane
874-1203
Assistant Superintendent for Business
David Beggins
874-1684
Assistant Superintendent for
Human Resources
Janet Gilmor
874-1549
MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
16 Louis Avenue, Moriches
Grades K-5, 8:30 am-2:30 pm
Eileen Filippone, Principal
874-1398
NATHANIEL WOODHULL ELEM. SCHOOL
6 Frances Landau Pl., Shirley
Grades K-5, 9:30 am-3:30 pm
Monica Corona, Principal
874-1302
TANGIER SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
336 Blanco Dr., Mastic Beach
Grades K-5, 9:30 am-3:30 pm
Toni Komorowski, Principal
874-1342
WILLIAM FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
111 Lexington Rd. North, Shirley
Grades K-5, 8:30 am-2:30 pm
Keith Fasciana, Principal
874-1257
Board of education
The William Floyd School District Board of Education consists of seven elected community residents.
This group strives to meet the educational needs of the children in our district and the fiscal needs of the community.
Robert Vecchio, President • Jeananne Dawson, Vice President
Joseph Barone • Thomas A. Gross • Robert Guerriero • Anthony Speruta • Robert Taiani
Guiding Ideas of the William Floyd School District
Our Core Beliefs
Outstanding Service
1. A culture of respect, trust, professionalism and high expectations for
students, employees and parents is essential to be an optimal learning
organization.
14. Our budgets must be fiscally responsible using available resources and
developed through a transparent process that is sensitive to the needs of
internal and external expectations.
2. Every student is capable of completing high school and experiencing
post-graduate success in college careers or equipped to transition
directly into the workforce.
15. Our financial transactions and processes must be monitored via an effective
system of internal controls.
3. Every student is capable of learning and achieving individual success
and should be provided with significant opportunities to build on
their strengths and interests and explore potential careers.
4. We achieve greater success with students when the adults share a
vision, invest in its attainment, align our work and work collaboratively
with colleagues, families, other districts, colleges and businesses.
5. A successful district has strong leadership from all constituent groups.
6. Students must have an appreciation of our district and community’s
rich history and understand their importance as a piece of the lasting
legacy of William Floyd.
Successful Students and Schools
7. Positive adult-adult, adult-student and student–student relationships
foster student success in school.
8. Students attend on a regular basis when they see the purpose and
relevance of school.
9. Adult learning is ongoing; and barriers to assisting students are
removed in successful districts.
16. Our Facilities Department exists to provide a safe, secure, healthy and
enriching environment for students, staff and the community, while
enhancing the appearance of our buildings and grounds in the most cost
effective, energy efficient, environmentally friendly and productive means
of operation.
17. All students must travel to and from school safely every day.
18. Students are healthier and learn better when they are not hungry and
eat nutritious food.
Valued Partnerships
19. Adults display and model ethical behaviors at all times and treat all
people with respect.
20. We recruit a highly-qualified and diverse workforce and retain and
develop that high quality through effective supervision and professional
development.
21. All employees must have an understanding of and sensitivity toward the
needs of the families and community we serve to be successful.
22. A district that is respectful and welcoming of the diverse members of the
community and that integrates everyone into the school culture will
achieve greater success with students.
10. Passionate and caring adults can have a positive influence on every
student’s emotional, social, academic and physical development.
23. Our students’ parents, families and community are invaluable sources of
support and assistance whose partnership and participation should be
welcomed, encouraged and cultivated.
11. Students learn best and employees are most productive in an
environment that is safe and secure - physically and emotionally.
24. Ongoing communication between teachers and parents develops positive
relationships and increases student performance.
12. Our district should be assisting in literacy development as early as
possible in children’s lives.
25. An effective district supports the needs of parents and families by
cultivating partnerships with community businesses and agencies.
13. All students must be proficient in using technology as tools for
learning and increasing productivity.
26. An effective district promotes safe and nurturing environments for students
before and after school.
Visit Our Buildings
The William Floyd School District encourages community
members to become familiar with each of our schools. These
guidelines will help make your visits to our buildings safe for
yourself, our students and staff:
• Use each building’s main entrance. Do not enter through or
ask children to open side doors.
• Stop at the sign-in desk or the main office to identify yourself
and the reason for your visit.
• During school hours, pick up and sign out your child at the
main office. You must present a valid photo identification
upon entering the building.
• Park in designated areas, avoiding the bus loading and
discharging areas and fire zones.
• Remember that it is illegal to pass a school bus with red lights
flashing, even when the bus is in a school driveway or lot.
• Do not leave children at school or at school functions until the
chaperone arrives.
• Follow the directions of school personnel. They are there to
ensure the safety of yourself, students and staff members.
Private, Parochial and
Charter School Transportation
In accordance with Chapter 3635 of the New York State Education
Law, all requests for transportation to a private, parochial or charter
school for the 2015-2016 school year must be submitted in
writing to the transportation office postmarked before April 1,
2015. Request forms are available from the private, parochial or
charter school or by contacting the William Floyd Transportation
Department at 874-1305 or by logging onto the district website at
www.wfsd.k12.ny.us and the district social media pages.
2014-2015 School Closing Calendar
William Floyd’s 2014-2015 school calendar includes 182 instructional
days, one day for teacher orientation, one day for an assessment
scoring day and one day for a Superintendent’s Conference Day. The
first day for student attendance for grades K-9 is Tuesday, September 2, 2014. The first day for grades 10-12 is Wednesday, September
3, 2014. The last day of the school year is Thursday, June 25, 2015.
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Schools will be closed on the following days:
September 1, 25-26
October 13
November 11, 26-28
December 22-31
January 1-2, 19
February 16-20
April 3-10
May 25
Emergency Closing Days
If 0 days are used, no school on 4/2/15 and 5/22/15.
If 1 day is used, no school on 4/2/15.
If 2 days are used, calendar is unchanged.
If 3 days are used, school is open on 4/10/15.
If 4 days are used, school is open on 4/9/15 and 4/10/15.
Passing a Stopped School Bus is Illegal
Section 1174 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law prohibits vehicles from
passing a stopped school bus. Every person convicted of a violation
of subdivision (a) of this section shall: for a first conviction thereof,
be punished by a fine not less than $250 nor more than $400 or by
imprisonment for not more than 30 days or by both such fine and
imprisonment; for a conviction of a second violation, both of which
were committed within a period of three years, such a person shall
be punished by a fine of not less than $600 nor more than $750 or by
imprisonment for not more than 180 days or by both such fine and
imprisonment; upon conviction of a third or subsequent violation, all
of which were committed within a period of three years, such person
shall be punished by a fine of not less than $750 nor more than $1000
or by imprisonment for not more than 180 days or by both such fine
and imprisonment.
Weather Emergency Information
For the safety of our students, school will be closed when the weather
reaches a point where the conditions are hazardous. The decision to
close the schools will be made by district administrators after they have
consulted with the local highway department and weather emergency
staff members. If the schools are to be closed, the radio and television
stations listed below will be notified by 6:15 am. A School Messenger
telephone call will also be placed to parents.
PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE SCHOOL, HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT OR
RADIO STATIONS. Calling the schools ties up the phone lines and
the weather emergency staff cannot function.
When road conditions in the early morning hours are hazardous, but
are expected to improve rapidly, a TWO-HOUR DELAYED OPENING of
schools may be utilized. School dismissals shall remain unchanged. The
delayed opening may also be used for non-weather type emergencies.
Notice of the delayed opening will be made as early as possible and
broadcast on the radio and television stations listed below.
If, after school opens, it appears that the roads will become hazardous
later in the day, an EARLY DISMISSAL may be scheduled and afterschool activities may be canceled. Based on the day's weather reports
and weather conditions, parents/guardians should anticipate an early
dismissal and tune in to one of the designated stations for specific
details.
Parents or guardians should arrange to be home or to have a safe place
to which children can go until parents or guardians can return home.
Should an early dismissal become necessary, high school and middle
school students will be dismissed before the elementary children. This
will allow the older students to be home when the younger children
arrive. Tune to one of the following stations for specific information
regarding school closings, delayed openings or early dismissals:
WALK (1370 AM, 97.5 FM), WBLI (106.1 FM), WBAB (102.3 FM),
FOX 5 (TV) and NEWS 12 (TV).
Also, please check the district website at www.wfsd.k12.ny.us.
District Voting
Each year, the William Floyd School District presents a budget
for voter approval. This year, the budget vote is scheduled for
Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Prior to the vote, a detailed description
of the budget is sent home to district residents. Residents must
be registered in order to vote and can do so at the William Floyd
District Office or at any school building up until May 14, 2015.
Registration will continue throughout the day of the vote at the
Suffolk County Board of Elections. Voter eligibility requires that
you are a United States citizen, at least 18 years of age and a
district resident for at least 30 days.
Tax Information
New York State income tax forms require that you list the name
and code number of your school district. Please note that our
district is listed as MASTIC BEACH (WILLIAM FLOYD) and our
CODE is 381. It is crucial that you accurately list this information
so that our district can receive the appropriate amount of state
aid.
dignity for all students act
New York State’s Dignity for All Students Act (The Dignity Act)
seeks to provide the State’s public elementary and secondary
school students with a safe and supportive environment free
from discrimination, intimidation, taunting, harassment and
bullying on school property, a school bus and/or at a school
function. Serving as William Floyd’s DASA coordinators are:
District:
WFHS:
Paca:
WFMS:
Woodhull:
WFE:
Gerilyn Wright - 874-1653
Deb Gurney; Jackie Searing; Jeanette Derosa; 874-1120
Lisa Cameron; Rebecca Kristiansen; 874-1414
Eugenia Jackolski; Jeaninne DeVito; Paula Rainolo; 874-5505
Monica Corona; Robert DeSantis; Mary Kolesar; 874-1302
Keith Fasciana; Darryl Wilson; Jeanne Stern; Lorrie Zelin;
874-1257
Tangier: Toni Komorowski; Ed Schneyer; Kat Jumper; Dawn Tirelli;
874-1342
Moriches: Eileen Filippone; Melissa Knoetgen; 874-1398
Hobart: Josh Zelin; 874-1296
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords parents and students over 18 years of age certain rights with respect to the student’s education records. These
rights are:
1) The right to inspect and review the student’s education records within 45 days of the day the school receives a request for access. Parents or eligible students should submit to the school principal a written request that identifies the record(s) they wish to inspect. The school official will make arrangements for access and notify the parent or
eligible student of the time and place where the records may be inspected.
2) The right to request the amendment of the student’s education records that the parent or eligible student believes is inaccurate or misleading. Parents or eligible students
may ask the school to amend a record that they believe is inaccurate or misleading. They should write the school principal, clearly identify the part of the record that they
want changed, and specify why it is inaccurate or misleading. If the school decides not to amend the record as requested by the parent or eligible student, the school will
notify the parent or eligible student of the decision and advise them of their right to a hearing regarding the request of the amendment. Additional information regarding the
hearing procedures will be provided to the parent or eligible student when notified of the right to a hearing.
3) The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the student’s education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent. One exception, which permits disclosure without consent, is disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests. A school official is a
person employed by the school as an administrator, supervisor, instructor or support staff member (including health or medical staff and law enforcement unit personnel); a
person serving on the School Board, etc. A school official also may include a volunteer or contractor outside of the school who performs an institutional service or function
for which the school would otherwise use its own employees and who is under the direct control of the school with respect to the use and maintenance of PII from education
records, such as an attorney, auditor, medical consultant, or therapist; a parent or student volunteering to serve on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance
committee; or a parent, student or other volunteer assisting another school official in performing his or her tasks. A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the
official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility. FERPA requires a school district to make a reasonable attempt to notify the
parent or eligible student of the request unless it states that it intends to forward records on request.
4) The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning failures by the school to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of
the office that administers FERPA is: Family Policy Compliance Office, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202-5901.
Release of Directory Information
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a Federal law, requires that the William Floyd School District, with certain exceptions, obtain your written consent prior
to the disclosure of personally identifiable information from your child’s education records. However, the William Floyd School District may disclose appropriately designated
“directory information” without written consent, unless a parent or guardian has advised the district to the contrary in accordance with district procedures. The primary purpose of directory information is to allow the William Floyd School District to include this type of information from a student’s records in certain school publications. Examples
include: district website; district-operated social media accounts; newsletter; a playbill showing a student’s role in a drama production; the annual yearbook; honor roll or
other recognition lists; graduation programs; and sports activity sheets, such as for wrestling, which shows weight and height of team members, etc.
Directory information, which is information that is generally not considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if released, can also be disclosed to outside organizations
without a parent’s prior written consent. Outside organizations include, but are not limited to: companies that manufacture class rings, publish yearbooks, news and media
outlets, etc. In addition, two federal laws require Local Education Agencies (LEAs) receiving assistance under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to
provide military recruiters, upon request, with three information categories -- names, addresses and telephone listings -- unless parents have advised the LEA that they do not
want their student’s information disclosed to military recruiters without prior written consent.* With the exception of disclosure to military recruiters, directory information
shall only be available to school affiliated organizations, members of the news media, and other persons and entities who, in the judgment and discretion of the Superintendent or the Superintendent’s designees, will utilize such directory information for purposes that are consistent with the District’s educational mission, as well as the safety and
best interests of the District’s current and former students.
If you do not wish the William Floyd School District to disclose directory information from your child’s education records without prior written consent, the district must be
notified in writing by October 1 of each school year. The William Floyd School District has designated the following information as directory information: student’s name,
address, telephone listing, electronic mail address, likeness (for possible use in video and still images for district website and social media accounts), age, major field of study,
dates of attendance, grade level, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight and height of members of athletic teams, the most recent education agency
or institution attended, degrees, honors and awards received.
*These laws are: Section 9528 of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7908), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-110), the education bill, and 10 U.S.C. 503, as amended by Section 544, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (P.L. 107-107), the legislation that provides funding for the Nation’s Armed Forces.
Registration of New Students
Registration for all new students to the district takes place in the
Central Registration Office (located next to the District Office)
between the hours of 8 am to 1 pm on all regularly scheduled
school days with the exception of the first day of student attendance, September 2, 2014.
Children must be five years of age before December 1, 2013 in
order to register for the 2014-2015 school year. At the time of
registration, parents or legal guardians must present:
1) Valid photo identification;
2) The child’s original birth certificate;
3) Proof of William Floyd School district residency such as a current utility bill addressed to the parent/guardian; tax bill; deed;
mortgage statement or notarized lease with supporting documentation from the landlord;
4) Proof of immunizations: all enrolling children must provide
documentation for polio; diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis;
measles, mumps and rubella; hepatitis B vaccine; and varicella
(chicken pox) vaccine.
Please be aware that New York State has recently revised the
immunization requirements for school attendance. The school
nurses will advise parents if their children require additional immunizations to comply with the new regulations.
All physician immunization records must be
signed and stamped by a doctor’s office.
Parent Teacher Organizations
Each of our schools has a Parent Teacher Organization
(PTO) and a Special Education Parent Teacher Organization (SEPTO). These PTO and SEPTO organizations
play an active role in many important facets of our
children’s education. The William Floyd School District
encourages all parents to get involved and join the
PTO and/or SEPTO. For further information, please call
any school building.
Kindergarten Pre-Registration
Pre-registration for kindergarten for the 2015-2016 school year will
begin on the dates listed below in the Central Registration Office. If
your child is not currently enrolled in a district UPK, Pre-Kindergarten
or Special Education Pre-Kindergarten program, please call the Central Registration office at 874-1390 to check your child’s kindergarten
enrollment status. In order for your child to be eligible for kindergarten for the 2015-2016 school year, he or she must be five years of age
on or before December 1, 2014. At the time of registration, a parent or
legal guardian must present the child’s original birth certificate, proof
of William Floyd School District residency, and proof of immunizations for polio; diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis; measles, mumps and
rubella; hepatitis B; and varicella (chicken pox) vaccine. Immunization
records must be signed and stamped by the child’s physician. Please
note that beginning on July 1, 2014, kindergarten students must have
two (2) varicella vaccines for admission to school.
Listed below are the dates for Kindergarten Registration
for the 2015-2016 school year:
Mon., January 26, 2015 -- Last Names A-E
Tues., January 27, 2015 -- Last Names F-L
Wed., January 28, 2015 -- Last Names M-R
Thur., January 29, 2015 -- Last Names S-Z
Athletic Participation Requirement
Before any student will be permitted to participate in the William
Floyd interscholastic program of the secondary schools, a sports
physical examination must be taken and the student must secure
approval for participation. No student will be permitted to practice
or participate until the required physical examination has been
completed. There will be no exceptions to this requirement. To avoid
delay in being able to participate, any student new to the district
should have the exam completed by his or her family physician on
a sports physical form. These forms may be obtained in the athletic
director’s office, nurses’ offices or the district website, www.wfsd.k12.
ny.us, under Athletics. WF students must also meet academic eligibility to play interscholastic sports. Please check the Athletics portion
of the website for the William Floyd Interscholastic Athletic Eligibility
Policy.
Please refer to the monthly portion of this calendar
for a schedule of Sports Physical dates.
Immunization
New York State Public Health Law, Section 2164, requires
that children attending public schools must be immunized
against measles, rubella, polio, diphtheria pertussis and tetanus, mumps, varicella and hepatitis B. Children (up to their
fifth birthday) enrolled in the pre-kindergarten program are
required to show proof of immunization against Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) and the Pneumococcal Conjucate
Vaccine (PCV). All students entering 6th grade who are at
least 11 years old must provide proof of a Tdap booster. If
the child enters 6th grade at the age of 10, he/she must receive the shot when he/she turns 11. All students in grades
seven through 12 must provide proof of a Tdap booster.
All physician immunization records must be
signed and stamped by a doctor’s office.
Medical Examinations
New York State Education Law requires a medical examination of
children who are new entrants to the district and to students in
grades K, 2, 4, 7 and 10. While a school physical is available to
students in these grades, we believe it is in the best interest of
your child’s health to have this examination performed by your
family physician who has the history available and is able to
administer the necessary immunizations.
As per NY State Education Law, any student who has not submitted a private physician’s physical within 30 days of starting school
will be examined by the school physician. The forms for private
physicals are available in each school’s nurse’s office and on the
district’s website under District, Student Health. An annual medical examination is recommended for all adults.
Medication During School Hours
Medication may be administered during school hours only under the
following conditions:
1) The parent may come to the nurse’s office with the medication and
give it to the child at the appointed time.
2) A written prescription from the doctor has been received by the nurse,
a written statement from the parent requesting administration of the
medication is on file, and the medication is in a properly labeled
original container.
This rule also applies to nonprescription medications. Parents must pick up
all unused medication before the last day of school or it will be discarded.
School District Nurses
William Floyd Elementary
John S. Hobart Elementary
Moriches Elementary
Tangier Smith Elementary
N. Woodhull Elementary
William Paca Middle School
William Floyd Middle School
High School East A-Le
High School West Li-Z Lead Nurse
(Phone/Fax)
874-1270/1884
874-1248/1910
874-1402/1948
874-1345/1374
874-1303/1599
874-1417/1411
874-5559/5558
874-1139/1209
874-1259/1548
874-1546/1548
Attendance
Denise Todaro
Maureen Mackenzie
Teresa Ergul
Tina Stone
Kathleen Collins
Constance Lawson
Donna Moeller
Claire McCarthy
Mary Alvar
Jacquelyn O’Donnell
Attendance is essential for success in school. Parents, students and
school personnel share the responsibility of encouraging regular and
prompt attendance. If a child must miss a school day, make sure that
he or she makes up all class and homework assignments. If a student
must be absent for an extended period, contact the school to make
alternate arrangements to educate your child.
No Child Left Behind Parents’ Right to Know
William Floyd School District
Security Department
Under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the parents or guardians of
students attending Title I schools may request information regarding the
professional qualifications of their child’s classroom teacher, teaching
assistant and paraprofessional staff. Please contact your child’s building
principal if you have a question regarding the professional qualifications of faculty, teaching assistants and paraprofessional staff members,
including the following:
The William Floyd School District Security Department is on duty 24 hours
per day, seven days per week, throughout the year including holidays. If
you need to contact the Security Department for any reason, please call
874-1277.
If you need to report an emergency, please call 911 immediately
before calling the Security Department.
A. Whether the teacher has met state certification criteria for the
grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides
instruction;
B. Whether the teacher is teaching under the emergency or other
provisional status through which state certification criteria has
been waived;
C. The baccalaureate degree major of the teacher and any other
graduate certificate of degree held by the teacher, and the field of
discipline of the certification or degree;
D. Whether the child is provided services by a teaching assistant or
paraprofessional and, if so, their qualifications.
Written Complaint and Appeal Procedures
As required by Title XIV, General Provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the New York State Education Department
(NYSED) has adopted procedures for receiving and resolving complaints
and for resolving appeals from decisions of Local Education Agencies
(LEAs).
Information regarding the NYSED “Written Complaint and Appeal Procedures” concerning violations of the ESEA Title I, Parts A, C and D, or of the
General Education Provisions Act; or of Section 100.2(ee) Academic Intervention Services of the regulations of the Commissioner of Education are
available on the New York State website:
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/nclb/complaintappeals.htm
For further information relating to the “Written Complaint and Appeal
Procedures” for the New York State Education Dept. and the William Floyd
School District please call Kevin Coster at 874-1202.
sex offender notification
The William Floyd School District lists on its website registered sex offenders that are made available by the local police department. Please note
that only sex offenders posted during the last 12 months will be available
on our website with the most recent entry at the top. For more information please log onto www.wfsd.k12.ny.us, under Community.
Section 504 Policy Notice
The William Floyd School District affirms its compliance with those
sections of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 dealing with program accessibility. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities in federally assisted
programs or activities solely on the basis of disability. The district shall
make its programs and facilities accessible to all of its students with
disabilities.
The district shall also identify, evaluate and extend to every qualified
student with a disability, under Section 504, a free, appropriate public education, including modifications, accommodations, specialized
instruction or related aids and services, as deemed necessary to meet
their educational needs as adequately as the needs of non-disabled
students are met. The district official responsible for coordination of
activities relating to compliance with Section 504 is the Superintendent
of Schools.
For questions and requests for additional information (including complaint procedures) concerning district compliance with Section 504,
please call 874-1202 for grades K-5 and/or 874-1335 for grades 6-12.
Special Education Services
The William Floyd School District offers a full range of services
for children with disabilities. Please call the office of Special
Education at 874-1133 or visit the William Floyd School District
website, www.wfsd.k12.ny.us, for further information on Special
Education Services.
The goal of the William Floyd School District Special Education
Department is to promote students’ academic, physical and
social/emotional growth in a safe, nurturing environment and
to allow students an opportunity to develop all facets of their
character to the fullest potential.
The Office of Special Education provides a full range of services
to all children ages three to 21 that have been identified and
evaluated in accordance with IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act; PL.94142). As such, when students have difficulty
in school despite attempts at remediation through researchbased early intervention services, school personnel or parents
can submit a request for an evaluation to the building principal
or directly to the Committee on Special Education (CSE).
Parents and early childhood educators who are concerned
about a preschooler’s development can submit a request for
evaluation to the Committee on Preschool Special Education
(CPSE). The evaluation, under CSE or CPSE, will include any procedures, tests, assessments or observations given to determine
whether the student has an educational disability and is eligible
for special education and/or related services. Recommendations
from this evaluation may or may not include classification of the
child as a student with a disability.
All students, including those with disabilities, are encouraged to
participate in interscholastic programs. Contact your building
principal or the Special Education Office at 874-1133 for further
information.
Federal and State Requirements
Regarding Special Education Services for
Parentally-Placed Nonpublic School
Children
If you have placed your child in a nonpublic school, and while the
child is enrolled in that school, you suspect that the student has a
disability, you must contact the school district where the nonpublic school is located to request evaluation to determine your child’s
eligibility for special education services.
We must have your written consent in order for us to provide information (such as your child's Individualized Educational Program or
IEP) to the school district where the nonpublic school is located.
If you place your child in a nonpublic school and wish your child to
receive special education services while enrolled in that school, you
must request those services in writing no later than June 1 before
the school year in which services are to be provided.
If the nonpublic school where you place your child is located within
the geographic boundaries of another public school district, the
public school district in which the nonpublic school is located will
arrange for and provide the recommended services for your child.
The personnel and locations for the delivery of those services will
be determined by that school district. Federal and State law requires
this.
If this applies to you, please contact the Special Education Office at
874-1133 to pick up a Parent Nonpublic School Acknowledgment/
Consent Form.
Transportation requests from your child’s home to the nonpublic
school should continue to be submitted to the William Floyd School
District by April 1 of the school year before transportation is to be
provided. See page 4 of this calendar: “Private, Parochial and Charter
School Transportation.”
breakfast/lunch program
Emergency Management Plan
Elementary and secondary students may purchase healthy and
nutritious hot or cold meals in our district’s schools. A free- and
reduced-cost breakfast and lunch program is available to students
who qualify. Elementary school lunch is $1.50 and middle school
and high school lunch is $1.60. Breakfast prices are .75¢ for elementary and .85¢ for the middle schools and high school. For further
information, please call 874-1678 or log onto the district’s website
at www.wfsd.k12.ny.us.
The William Floyd School District and each of its eight schools maintains an
Emergency Management Plan to ensure the safety and health of students
and staff. The plan has four prime emergency response actions which are
related to students, staff and facilities -- school cancellation, early dismissal,
evacuation and sheltering. The Superintendent of Schools is the districtwide emergency coordinator and each principal is the individual school
building’s emergency coordinator. Students generally are familiar with a
number of aspects related to school emergency plans. Schools conduct a
dozen fire drills and several school bus safety drills each year to highlight
the need to be prepared to respond to emergencies. Announcements
about William Floyd’s response to hazardous weather, such as school closings, are made over local radio and television stations, and the district
website. The emergency plan, as per the Commissioner of Education’s
regulations, also requires an annual drill which tests the early dismissal and
sheltering aspects of the plan. These drills are scheduled by each building
principal and specific information regarding drills will be sent to parents.
Special programs in the schools, as well as health and safety classroom instruction, also seek to provide students with an awareness and knowledge
of responses to varied emergencies. For further information, contact Janet
Gilmor at 874-1549.
• Free/reduced meal applications for the 2014-2015 school year are
due by October 16, 2014 for existing students (to avoid
interruption of benefits). However, applications may be filled out
at any time during the school year.
• Applications are mailed home and are also available to be printed
on the district website at www.wfsd.k12.ny.us.
• Applications can also be filled out online on the district website,
www.wfsd.k12.ny.us beginning on September 2, 2014.
• Parents can sign up for MyPaymentsPlus through the William
Floyd website or directly at www.mypaymentsplus.com, which can
be used to pre-fund meal accounts and track student purchases.
Pesticide Notification
APPR Disclosure
A New York State law went into effect July 1, 2001, requiring schools
to inform all staff, parents and guardians that pesticides may be used
at various times throughout the school year. We are required to maintain a list of staff or parents who wish to receive 48-hour prior written
notice of pesticide applications. If you would like to be notified or
have any other questions regarding the legislation, please contact
Herb Hodge at 874-1715.
In compliance with New York State law and the policy approved by the William Floyd Board of Education, parents interested in reviewing the Annual
Professional Performance Review (APPR) of their child’s classroom teacher
or principal may request the final quality rating and composite effectiveness score directly from either the school (for teachers) or district office
(for principals). For more information, please refer to the district website at
www.wfsd.k12.ny.us.
Additional information is available by calling the National Pesticide
Info Center at 1-800-858-7378 or the New York State Department of
Health Center for Environmental Health Information Line at 1-800458-1158.
For complete information on the William Floyd School District Code of
Conduct, please visit our website at www.wfsd.k12.ny.us.
Asbestos Management Plan
In accordance with Federal AHERA regulations, our school district
maintains an asbestos management plan, which is on file in each of
the district's facilities. To review the plan contact WFSD Plant Facilities
Administrator Herb Hodge at 874-1715.
Code of Conduct
Calendar Updates/Revisions
Please check the William Floyd School District website for calendar
updates and revisions throughout the school year. The web address is
www.wfsd.k12.ny.us.
“It’s hard to beat a person
who never gives up.”
- Babe Ruth
Hall of Fame baseball player
SUNDAY
SEPTEMBER 2014
MONDAY
TUESDAY
1
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> First Day of School all
elementary, middle school,
CTE and 9th Grade
(Freshman Only Day)
3
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irst Day of School grades
10-12
THURSDAY
“If you get, give.
If you learn, teach.”
- Maya Angelou
author, poet
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
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WFMS Fall Sports
LABOR DAY
SCHOOL CLOSED
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> All Elementary Grades K-2
Meet the Teacher Night
> WFMS PTO Mtg., 7 pm
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> Hobart Title Mtg., 5:30 pm
> Hobart PTO Mtg., 6 pm
> WFHS PTO Mtg., 7 pm
> WFE Fall Pictures
> WFE Fall Pictures
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> Board of Ed. Mtg., WFHS
Library, 8 pm
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> Board of Ed. Mtg.,
> Tangier Title Mtg., 5:30 pm WFHS Library, 8 pm
> Tangier PTO Mtg., 6 pm
> Hobart Fall Pictures
> Paca Title Mtg., 5 pm
> Paca PTO Mtg., 6 pm
> Woodhull Title Mtg.,
6:30 pm
> Woodhull PTO Mtg., 7 pm
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> All Elementary Grades 3-5
Meet the Teacher Night
> Woodhull Fall Pictures
> Hobart Fall Pictures
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Assessment Begins
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FMS/Paca Meet the
Teacher Night, 7 pm
PATRIOT DAY
> Woodhull Fall Pictures
> NJROTC 33rd Year
Celebration/Ice Cream
Social, 1:30 pm
18
> WFE Museum Day
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> Youth for Peace Day
27
ROSH HASHANAH
SCHOOL CLOSED
School Abbreviations Key:
School Abbreviations Key:
Elementary Schools
Secondary Schools
> Parent University, 7 pm
Paca - William Paca Middle
> Tangier Pink Hair for Breast Hobart - John S. Hobart
Moriches - Moriches
WFMS - William Floyd Middle
Cancer
Tangier - Tangier Smith
WFHS - William Floyd HS
WFE - William Floyd Elem.
Woodhull - Nathaniel Woodhull Holidays are listed in italics.
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“Extremists have shown what frightens
them most: a girl with a book.”
- Malala Yousafzai
Pakistani education activist
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COLUMBUS DAY
(OBSERVED)
SCHOOL CLOSED
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> SEPTO Bike-a-Thon,
Paca, 10 am (rain date)
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> WFE PTO Pink/Purple
Hair for Hope
> Woodhull Fall Book Fair
begins (ends 10/9)
20
> Moriches Fall Book Fair
begins (ends 10/23)
> Hobart Fall Book Fair
begins (ends 10/24)
27
> Parent University, 7 pm
THURSDAY
spiritual and political leader
FRIDAY
2
SATURDAY
> First Quarter Progress
> WFE Title Mtg., 8 am
> Parkway Power Bowl
Report Period Ends HS/
> Moriches Title Mtg., 4 pm
(Third Annual), 3:30 pm,
Middle Schools
> Moriches PTO Mtg., 4:30 pm William Floyd vs. Longwood
> SEPTO Mtg., WFHS, 6 pm
>S
pecial Education Parent
Training/Support, Hobart,
6:30 pm
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WEDNESDAY
“In a gentle way,
you can shake the world.”
- Mahatma Gandhi
@WilliamFloydSD
7
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> WFE PTO Mtg., 7 pm
> Woodhull Family Night at
the Book Fair, 6 pm
> Board of Ed. Mtg.,
WFHS Library, 8 pm
> WFMS Title Mtg., 6:30 pm > Moriches Fall Pictures
> WFMS PTO Mtg., 7 pm
> Paca/WFMS Fall Book Fairs
begin (end 10/17)
> Paca PTO Fall Book Fair
begins (ends 10/16)
> Paca PTO Family Night @
the Book Fair, 6-8 pm
21
> WFE/Tangier Book Fairs
begin (end 10/23)
> Hobart PTO Mtg., 6 pm
> WFHS PTO Mtg., 7 pm
28
>B
oard of Ed. Mtg., WFHS
Library, 8 pm
> ESL Parent Night, WFHS,
7 pm
> Paca Fall Pictures
22
> WFE PTO Harvest Dance,
6 pm
> NCAA College Athlete/
Parent Workshop, WFHS,
7 pm
> Wm. Floyd Community
Summit Mtg., WFHS, 7 pm
>W
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> Paca Fall Pictures
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oodhull Grand Event at
the Book Fair, 8:45 am
> Tangier Fall Pictures
> SAT Exam Registration
Deadline
> Tangier Fall Pictures
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YOM KIPPUR
> WFE Harvest Festival,
10 am
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> FREE/REDUCED LUNCH
> Hobart Fall Dance, 6:30 pm > PSAT, WFHS
REMINDER: Expiration date > H
> Homecoming Parade, 12 pm
omecoming Pep Rally/
to renew prior year meal
> Homecoming Game, 2 pm,
Dance/Crowning, WFHS
applications to avoid
William Floyd vs. Northport
interruption of benefits (see
page 11 of calendar)
> WFHS Parent-Teacher
Conferences, 7 pm
> Moriches Fall Pictures
>W
FMS/Paca Parent> NJROTC Fall Harvest
> SEPTO Bike-a-Thon,
Teacher Conferences, 7 pm Leadership Laboratory,
Paca,10 am
> Moriches Evening Book
WFHS, 7 pm
Fair, 6 pm
> Tangier PTO Pumpkin Patch
> Woodhull K-2 Harvest
Dance, 6 pm
Early Dismissal for
> Tangier Family Night at the
Paca/WFMS - 10:10 am
Book Fair
Parent-Teacher Conferences
DIWALI
>W
FMS Fall Pictures
> Woodhull Pumpkin
Decorating Contest
11:15-2:15 pm
30
> Woodhull Pumpkin
Decorating Contest
31
NOVEMBER 2014
“I have not failed. I’ve just found
10,000 ways that won’t work.”
- Thomas Edison
inventor, businessman
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> First Day of Tryouts, Paca/
WFMS Boys Basketball
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> NJROTC @ 95th Veterans
Day Parade, NYC
VETERANS DAY
(OBSERVED)
SCHOOL CLOSED
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> Board of Ed. Mtg., WFHS
Library, 8 pm
> Tangier PTO Mtg., 9 am
> Woodhull PTO Mtg.,
9:30 am
> Paca PTO Mtg., 6 pm
> Financial Aid Night, WFHS,
6 pm
25
> WFHS Civil Defense Drill,
Early Dismissal
THURSDAY
author, activist, lecturer
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
Visit the Parent Portal for
student schedules, attendance,
state assessments, report cards
and progress reports.
Access it through
the district website at
www.wfsd.k12.ny.us.
3
Daylight Savings Time
Ends @ 2 am
WEDNESDAY
“Alone we can do so little;
together we can do so much.”
- Helen Keller
www.facebook.com/
WilliamFloydSchoolDistrict
5
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FMS National Junior
Honor Society Info. Mtg.,
6 pm
>S
pecial Education Parent
Training/Support, Hobart,
6:30 pm
> WFE PTO Mtg., 7 pm
> Junior Class Parent Ring
Info. Night, 6 pm
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YSCAME HS All-County
Rehearsal #1, Connetquot
HS, 3-7 pm
> SEPTO Mtg., WFHS, 6 pm
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irst Day of Tryouts,
Varsity/JV Winter Sports
> Parent University, 7 pm
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> WFE Fall Picture Re-takes
> Woodhull Picture Re-takes
> Paca National Junior Honor
Society Info. Mtg., 6 pm
> Tangier Harvest Dance,
6 pm
13
> WFMS PTO Mtg., 7 pm
> WFE PTO Thanksgiving
Craft Night, 6 pm
20
>N
YSCAME HS All-County
Rehearsal #2, Half Hollow
Hills HS East, 3-9 pm
> WFE Group Pictures
> NJROTC Annual
Inspection, 1:30 pm
www.instagram.com/
williamfloydsd
> First Quarter Ends HS/
Middle Schools
> Districtwide PTO
Scholarship Fundraiser
“Minute to Win It”
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> NYSCAME HS All-County
Rehearsal #3, 9 am-1 pm,
Concert, 7:30 pm, both @
Half Hollow Hills HS East
> Hobart Fall Picture
Re-takes
> Paca Idol, 6:30 pm
THANKSGIVING RECESS
SCHOOL CLOSED
8
> SAT Examination, WFHS,
14
> Tangier Fall Picture Re-takes
> Paca Rec. Night, 5:30 pm
> SCMEA Day of Tuba and
Euphonium (Smithtown HS)
27
THANKSGIVING DAY
7
“Do I not destroy my enemies
when I make them my friends?”
- Abraham Lincoln
16th President of the United States
SUNDAY
DECEMBER 2014
MONDAY
TUESDAY
1
> First Trimester Ends
All Elementary Schools
> Hobart Winter Concert &
Art Show, WFHS, 7 pm
> Paca Principal’s List Social
Grades 6-8, 2:30 pm
7
> NYSSMA All-State Winter
Conference (Rochester)
PEARL HARBOR DAY
14
WEDNESDAY
2
> WFE Winter Concert & Art
Show, WFHS, 7 pm
> WFHS PTO Mtg., 7 pm
8
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> Tangier Winter Concert & Art > Board of Ed. Mtg., WFHS
Show, WFHS, 7 pm
Library, 8 pm
> WFMS Winter Concert &
Art Show, WFHS, 7 pm
15
> WFE/Moriches Civil
Defense Drills
> Tangier Gingerbread
Decorating, 6 pm
> WFHS Winter Concert & Art
Show II, WFHS, 7 pm
16
> Hobart PTO Mtg., 3:45 pm
22
> Paca Winter Concert &
Art Show, WFHS, 7 pm
10
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> William Floyd’s Birthday
> Tangier/Hobart/Woodhull
Civil Defense Drills
4
> Woodhull Winter Concert &
Art Show, WFHS, 7 pm
> NYSSMA All-State Winter
Conference (Rochester)
missionary, spiritual leader
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
5
> NYSSMA All-State Winter
Conference (Rochester)
> Paca Picture Re-takes
6
> NYSSMA All-State Winter
Conference (Rochester)
> WFSD Athletic Hall of Fame
Induction, 10 am
> Colonial Tipoff Class,
WFHS, 12 pm
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FHS Winter Concert & Art > 2nd Quarter Progress
Show I, WFHS, 7 pm
Report Period Ends HS/
> Woodhull Winter
Middle Schools
Wonderland Dance,
> NJROTC Winter Ball,
Grades 3-5, 6 pm
6:30 pm
> Moriches Fall Picture
> Tangier Family Night at the
Re-takes
Holiday Fair
13
> Take Down Autism Wrestling
Tournament, WFHS, 9 am
Early Dismissal for Tangier, Hobart & Woodhull 12:30 pm
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Early Dismissal for Moriches & WFE 11:30 am
Parent-Teacher Conferences
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pecial Education Parent
Training/Support, Hobart,
6:30 pm
> WFE Parents’ Night Out,
6 pm
> Moriches Winter Concert &
Art Show, WFHS, 7 pm
THURSDAY
“Peace begins with a smile.”
- Mother Teresa
HANUKKAH BEGINS
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SCHOOL CLOSED
HANUKKAH ENDS
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CHRISTMAS DAY
KWANZAA BEGINS
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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness:
only light can do that. Hate cannot drive
out hate: only love can do that.”
- Martin Luther King Jr.
civil rights leader, activist, humanitarian
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former first lady, humanitarian
FRIDAY
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february 2015
S
“The future belongs to those who believe
in the beauty of their dreams.”
- Eleanor Roosevelt
SATURDAY
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WINTER RECESS
SCHOOL CLOSED
NEW YEAR’S DAY
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> LISFA Elementary Concert,
Ward Melville HS
MARTIN LUTHER
KING JR. DAY
SCHOOL CLOSED
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> Kindergarten Registration
(last names A-E), Central
Registration
> Tangier/Woodhull “Souper”
Bowl Food Drives begin
(end 1/30)
6
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> Board of Ed. Mtg., WFHS
Library, 8 pm
20
> First Day of Tryouts, Paca/
WFMS Wrestling & Girls
Basketball
> Paca PTO Mtg., 6 pm
27
> Board of Ed. Mtg., WFHS
Library, 8 pm
> Kindergarten Registration
(last names F-L), Central
Registration
> Woodhull PTO Mtg., 7 pm
7
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> SEPTO Mtg., WFHS, 6 pm
>S
pecial Education Parent
Training/Support, Hobart,
6:30 pm
14
> WFMS PTO Mtg., 7 pm
21
> Parent University, 7 pm
28
>K
indergarten Registration
(last names M-R), Central
Registration
NEW YORK STATE REGENTS EXAMINATIONS
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FHS Parent-Teacher
Conferences, 6-9 pm
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indergarten Registration
(last names S-Z), Central
Registration
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> Paca Rec. Night, 5:30 pm
> Long Island String Festival
Association (LISFA) Grades
5-7 Rehearsals, @ Ward
Melville HS
> Tangier Family Fun Night
> SCMEA Day of Horn,
Commack MS
> 30th Annual Kujan Brothers
Memorial Wrestling
Tournament, WFHS, 9 am
> Long Island String Festival
Association (LISFA) Grades
5-7 Rehearsals, @ Ward
Melville HS
23
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> Day of Percussion
(Sayville HS)
30
> Tangier “Souper” Bowl
Football Fever Spirit Day
> Tangier PTO Mtg., 3:45 pm
> WFE PTO Pool Party, 6 pm
> LISFA Grades 8-12
Rehearsals, @ Ward
Melville HS
> LISFA Grades 8-12
Rehearsals, @ Ward
Melville HS
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“Each person must live their
life as a model for others.”
- Rosa Parks
civil rights activist
SUNDAY
FEBRUARY 2015
MONDAY
1
> LISFA Secondary Concert,
Ward Melville HS
8
TUESDAY
2
> Hobart Winter Book Fair
begins (ends 2/13)
> Tangier Community Heart
Drive begins (ends 2/13)
9
> WFE PTO Mtg., 7 pm
WEDNESDAY
3
10
>B
oard of Ed. Mtg., WFHS
Library, 8 pm
> ESL Parent Night, WFHS,
7pm
> WFHS PTO Mtg., 7 pm
THURSDAY
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>S
pecial Education Parent
Training/Support, Hobart,
6:30 pm
> WFE PTO Sweetheart
Dance, 6 pm
11
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> Woodhull Father/Daughter
Dance, 6 pm
> Tangier Special Persons
Dance, 6 pm
“Education is that whole system of human
training within and without the schoolhouse
walls, which molds and develops men.”
- W.E.B. Du Bois
activist, author, historian
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
6
> Second Quarter Ends HS/
Middle Schools
> Hobart Have a Heart Dance,
6:30 pm
> Paca Valentine Dance,
6:30 pm
> SCMEA Jazz Festival
(Sayville HS)
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SCHOOL CLOSED
PRESIDENTS’ DAY
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> Parent University, 7 pm
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> Moriches PTO Mtg., 4:30 pm > WFE Wellness Fair
>N
ight of 1,000 Strings,
WFHS, 7 pm
26
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NYS Alternate
Assessment Ends
WASHINGTON’S
BIRTHDAY
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“Just don’t give up trying to do what you
really want to do. Where there is love and
inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.”
- Ella Fitzgerald
jazz vocalist, music legend
SUNDAY
MARCH 2015
MONDAY
1
8
Daylight Savings Time
Begins @ 2 am
15
> SCMEA Concerts, Division
I at 1 pm/Division II at 5 pm
TUESDAY
2
> Moriches Spring Book Fair
begins (ends 3/5)
9
WEDNESDAY
3
> Budget 101 Mtg., WFHS
Library, 6:30 pm
> WFE PTO Mtg., 7 pm
10
> Second Trimester Ends
> Budget Advisory Mtg.,
WFHS Library, 7:15 pm
All Elementary Schools
> First Day of Tryouts, Varsity/ > Board of Ed. Mtg., WFHS
Library, 8 pm
JV Spring Sports
> Tangier Book Fair begins
(ends 3/12)
16
> WFMS Boys Sports
Physicals, Part I, WFMS,
2:15 pm
> WFMS Spring Book Fair
begins (ends 3/20)
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Training/Support, Hobart,
6:30 pm
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> Moriches Spring Pictures
> Woodhull Grades 3-5
St. Patrick’s Day Dance,
6 pm
> SEPTO Mtg., WFHS, 6 pm
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> Tangier Green Hair for Floyd > Paca Spring Pictures
> WFMS Girls Sports Phys.,
> WFMS Girls Sports Phys.,
Part I, WFMS, 2:15 pm
Part II, WFMS, by appt.
> WFMS Boys Sports Phys.,
> Parent University, 7 pm
Part II, WFMS, by appt.
> Paca Spring Pictures
“Music...gives soul to the universe, wings
to the mind, flight to the imagination, and
charm and gaiety to life and to everything.”
- Plato
Greek philosopher
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
5
> WFHS Freshman Transition > WFE PTO Talent Show
Night, 6:30 pm
at WFMS, 6 pm
> Moriches Evening Spring
> Paca Idol, 6:30 pm
Book Fair, 6 pm
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> Moriches Spring Pictures
> Woodhull Grades K-2
St. Patrick’s Day Dance,
6 pm
> Tangier Book Fair Family
Night
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> Third Quarter Progress
Report Period Ends HS/
Middle Schools
> SCMEA Rehearsals,
Division I, II, III
> SCMEA Rehearsals,
Division I, II, III
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> SCMEA Rehearsals,
Division I, II, III
> SCMEA Division III Concert,
8 pm
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> Tangier PTO Mtg., 6 pm
> Hobart Spring Pictures
> WFHS Student Talent Show, > Music Faculty Scholarship
7 pm
Concert, WFMS, 7 pm
ST. PATRICK’S DAY
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> WFE Book Fair begins
> Paca Boys Sports
(ends 3/26)
Phys., Part I, Paca, 2:15 pm
> Paca PTO Mtg., 6 pm
> Woodhull Spring Book Fair
> Woodhull Spring Book Fair
begins (ends 3/26)
WFSD STEM
AWARENESS
WEEK BEGINS
Family Night, 6 pm
> Paca Boys Sports Phys.,
Part II, Paca, by appt.
> Paca Girls Sports Phys.,
Part I, Paca, 2:15 pm
Early Dismissal for Tangier, Hobart & Woodhull 12:30 pm
Parent-Teacher Conferences
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> WFMS/Paca ParentTeacher Conferences,
7 pm
> WFHS Football Physicals
Part I, WFHS, 2:05 pm
> First Day of Tryouts, Paca/
WFMS Spring Sports
> WFE Blue Hair for Autism
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> Budget Advisory Mtg.,
WFHS Library, 7:15 pm
>B
oard of Ed. Mtg., WFHS, 8 pm
> Woodhull PTO Mtg., 9 am
> WFHS Physicals: Boys and Girls
Sports, Part I, HS, 2:05 pm and
Football, Part II, by appt.
> Tangier Spring Pictures
> WFMS/Paca Civil Defense Drills
Early Dismissal-WFMS/Paca
10:10 am/Parent-Teacher
Conf. 11:15 am - 2:15 pm
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> Woodhull Donuts with Dad,
>W
FHS Parent-Teacher
8:45 am
Conferences, 6-9 pm
> WFE Blood Drive, 12 pm
> Paca Girls Sports
Phys. Part II, Paca, by appt.
> WFE PTO St. Patrick’s Day
Dance, 6 pm
Early Dismissal for Moriches & WFE 11:30 am
Parent-Teacher Conferences
february 2015
april 2015
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APRIL 2015
“No book is really worth reading at the age of 10,
which is not equally and far more often worth
reading at the age of 50 and beyond.”
- C.S. Lewis
author, academic
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> Moriches PTO Mtg., 4:30 pm Awareness Day
>S
pecial Education Parent
Training/Support, Hobart,
6:30 pm
> WFHS Boys/Girls Sports
PLEASE NOTE:
Phys., Part II, HS, by appt
If 0-1 emergency days used,
> SEPTO Blue Hair Day
school CLOSED today
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- Golda Meir
former Prime Minister, Israel
THURSDAY
1
march 2015
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“Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with
all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny,
inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.”
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PLEASE NOTE:
If 4 emergency days used,
school OPEN today.
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SPRING RECESS
SCHOOL CLOSED
PASSOVER BEGINS
GOOD FRIDAY
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PLEASE NOTE:
If 3-4 emergency days used,
school OPEN today.
SPRING RECESS
SCHOOL CLOSED
EASTER
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PASSOVER ENDS
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> Budget Advisory Mtg.,
WFHS Library, 6:30 pm
> WFMS Title Mtg., 6:30 pm
> Paca Title Mtg., 5:30 pm
> WFMS PTO Mtg., 7 pm
> Paca PTO Spring Book Fair > Paca Family Night at the
Book Fair
begins (ends 4/16)
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> Senior Citizens Dinner,
Hobart, 5 pm
> Parent University,
Summer Resource
> ESL Parent Night, WFHS, 7 pm
Community Fair, 7 pm
NYSESLAT Speaking
Begins
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> Woodhull Spring Pictures
> NYSSMA Solo & Ensemble
Area 6
> NYSSMA Solo & Ensemble
Area 6
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GRADES 3-8 NYS ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ASSESSMENT
> Senior Citizens Prom,
WFHS, 1-3 pm
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> WFE PTO Mtg., 7 pm
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> Hobart Title Mtg., 5:30 pm
> Hobart PTO Mtg., 6 pm
> WFHS Prom Parent/Lawyer
Mtg. #1, Auditorium, 7 pm
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>B
udget Adoption Mtg.,
WFHS Library, 7:15 pm
>B
oard of Ed. Mtg., WFHS
Library, 8 pm
> SEPTO Mtg., WFHS, 6 pm
> Wm. Floyd Community
Summit Mtg., WFHS, 7 pm
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> 3rd Quarter Ends HS/
Middle Schools
> Hobart Spring Dance,
6:30 pm
> Paca’s Got Talent, 7 pm
GRADES 3-8 NYS MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENT
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> WFMS/Paca 5th-6th Grade
Parent Orientation, 6:30 pm
> Woodhull Title Mtg.,
6:30 pm
> Woodhull PTO Mtg., 7 pm
> WFE PTO Earth Day
Craft Night, 6 pm
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istrictwide K-12 College &
Career Fair, WFHS,
6-8 pm
COLLEGE AWARENESS WEEK
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> WFHS National Honor
Society Inductions
> Tangier Spring Fling Dance,
6 pm
may 2015
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“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence
of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion:
The potential for greatness lives within each of us.”
- Wilma Rudolph
Olympic gold medalist
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> Woodhull Spring Concert &
Art Show, WFHS, 7 pm
NYSESLAT Listening,
Reading, Writing
Begins (ends 5/15)
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> WFE PTO Green Hair for
School Spirit
> Paca Spring Concert &
Art Show I, WFHS, 7 pm
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> Woodhull Muffins with Mom,
8:45 am
> WFE Kindergarten
Orientation, 6 pm
> Hobart Spring Concert & Art
Show, WFHS, 7 pm
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> Annual Budget Hearing,
WFHS Library, 7 pm
> Board of Ed. Mtg., WFHS
Library, 8 pm
> WFHS PTO Mtg., 6 pm
MOTHER’S DAY
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> WFHS Spring Concert & Art
Show I, WFHS, 7 pm
Please vote!
ARMED FORCES DAY
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ANNUAL
BUDGET VOTE
&
ELECTION
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> NJROTC @ American
Legion Post 1533 Memorial
Day Parade, 11 am
MEMORIAL DAY
(OBSERVED)
SCHOOL CLOSED
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> Board of Ed. Mtg., WFHS
Library, 8 pm
> Paca PTO Mtg., 6 pm
> Hobart PTO Mtg., 6 pm
“Success is not final; failure is not fatal;
it is the courage to continue that counts.”
- Winston Churchill
former Prime Minister, United Kingdom
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
Summer athletic camp
registration runs from
May 1 through June 15.
Please log onto
www.wfsd.k12.ny.us
for details!
The last day to
register to vote for
the School Budget
Vote and Election at
District Office
is May 14, 2015.
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pecial Education Parent
Training/Support, Hobart,
6:30 pm
> Tangier Spring Concert &
Art Show, WFHS, 7 pm
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> Woodhull Kindergarten
Orientation, 4:30 pm
>M
oriches Kindergarten
Orientation, 6 pm
> Tangier Title Mtg., 6 pm
> WFE Title Mtg., 6:30 pm
> WFE PTO Mtg., 7 pm
>W
FMS Spring Concert &
Art Show I, WFHS, 7 pm
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
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> Distinguished Alumni Day,
> SAT Examination, WFHS
WFHS
> Distinguished Alumni Dinner
COLLEGE AWARENESS
WEEK CONTINUES
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> Tangier Kindergarten
> Tangier Mother’s Day Event
Orientation, 6 pm
FE PTO Muffins with Mom
> WFE PTO Ice Cream Social, > W
> WFE Spring Concert & Art
6 pm
Show, WFHS, 7 pm
> Moriches Spring Concert &
Art Show, WFHS, 7 pm
>W
FHS Student Government
Inductions, WFHS Library,
7 pm
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FHS Prom Parent/Lawyer
Mtg. #2, Auditorium, 7 pm
> Our Community Salutes:
Enlisted Military Recognition
Night
> Paca Spring Concert & Art
Show II, WFHS, 7 pm
NYSESLAT Speaking
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FHS Spring Concert & Art > W
FMS Spring Concert & Art > Fourth Quarter Progress
Show II, WFHS, 7 pm
Show II, WFHS, 7 pm
Report Period Ends HS/
> Tangier PTO Mtg., 9 am
Middle Schools
> SEPTO Mtg., WFHS, 6 pm
PLEASE NOTE:
>S
pecial Education Parent
If 0 emergency days used,
Training/Support, Hobart,
school CLOSED today
6:30 pm
Grades 4 & 8 NYS Science Performance Test
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> STEM Symposium, WFHS
> NYSSMA Majors
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YSSMA Majors
>W
FHS Academic Awards
Night, 7 pm
Grades 4 & 8 NYS Science Performance Test
> Tangier 5th Grade
Graduation Dance, 6 pm
JUNE 2015
“You miss one hundred percent
of the shots you never take.”
- Wayne Gretzky
Hall of Fame hockey player
SUNDAY
MONDAY
> Outdoor Jazz Concert &
Arts Alive Night, WFHS
TUESDAY
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oriches PTO Mtg.,
4:30 pm
> WFHS PTO Mtg., 7 pm
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NEW YORK STATE
REGENTS
EXAMINATIONS
Grades 4 & 8
NYS Science
Written Test
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> WFE PTO Mtg., 7 pm
> WFMS PTO Mtg., 7 pm
WEDNESDAY
> NJROTC Annual Awards
Night, WFHS, 7 pm
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> WFE PTO Donuts with Dad
> WFHS Finals begin
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> Board of Ed. Mtg., WFHS
Library, 8 pm
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> WFHS PTO Mtg., 7 pm
10
>S
pecial Education Parent
Training/Support, Hobart,
6:30 pm
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> Wm. Floyd Community
Summit Mtg., WFHS
10th Grade Cafe., 7 pm
“I tell students that the opportunities I had were a
result of having a good educational background.
Education is what allows you to stand out.”
- Ellen Ochoa
first Hispanic female astronaut
THURSDAY
>W
oodhull 5th Grade
Dance, 6 pm
>W
FMS National Junior
Honor Society Induction,
7pm
>P
aca 8th Grade Awards/
National Junior Honor
Society, 6:30 pm
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> WFHS Scholarship Night,
WFHS, 7 pm
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FE 5th Grade Moving Up
Ceremony, 9 am
FRIDAY
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> WFHS Prom
> WFE PTO Night Out, 6 pm
> Third Trimester Ends
All Elementary Schools
> WFE Flag Day, 8:45 am
> Paca 8th Grade Dance,
6:30 pm
> WFMS 8th Grade Dance,
6:30 pm
> Hobart 5th Grade Dance,
6:30 pm
> Tangier Moving Up
> WFE 5th Grade Yearbook
Ceremony, 10 am
Breakfast, 9 am
> Tangier Father’s Day event
> WFE 5th Grade Dance, 6 pm
NEW YORK STATE REGENTS EXAMINATIONS
RAMADAN BEGINS
FLAG DAY
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> Moriches 5th Grade
Moving Up Ceremony,
9:15 am
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oard of Ed. Mtg., WFHS
Library, 8 pm
>H
obart 5th Grade Moving
Up Ceremony, 10 am
>W
oodhull 5th Grade
Moving Up Ceremony,
10:30 am
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> Last Day of Student
Attendance
HALF DAY ALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
FATHER’S DAY
> WFHS Graduation
Rain Date #1, 1 pm
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NEW YORK STATE REGENTS EXAMINATIONS
> WFHS Graduation
Rain Date #2, 5 pm
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KINDERGARTEN SCREENING
AT TANGIER SMITH
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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> Fourth Quarter Ends HS/
Middle Schools
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> WFHS Graduation, 10 am
SUPERINTENDENT’S
CONFERENCE DAY
may 2015
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JULY 2015
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single
moment before starting to improve the world.”
- Anne Frank
diarist, writer, Holocaust victim
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“An investment in knowledge
pays the best interest.”
- Benjamin Franklin
United States founding father
THURSDAY
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KINDERGARTEN SCREENING AT TANGIER SMITH ELEM. SCHOOL
INDEPENDENCE DAY
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“The more that you read, the more things you will know.
The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
- Dr. Seuss
author, illustrator
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- Indira Gandhi
former Prime Minister, India
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september 2015
july 2015
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“Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.”
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William Floyd School District
“Our Rich History Builds a Promising Future!”
The William Floyd School District is an active partnership of students, parents, educators, staff and community. We are committed to teach,
encourage and challenge all students to fulfill their intellectual, emotional, aesthetic and physical potential, and to apply their knowledge
and skills to become contributing, responsible citizens of a rapidly changing diverse, global society. Our mission will be achieved in a learnercentered, nurturing and safe environment, designed to empower students with the ability and desire to thrive as lifelong learners.
William Floyd Union Free School District
of the Mastics-Moriches-Shirley
240 Mastic Beach Road
Mastic Beach, New York 11951
www.wfsd.k12.ny.us
Paul Casciano, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools
Board of Education
Robert Vecchio, President
Jeananne Dawson, Vice President
Joseph Barone
Thomas A. Gross
Robert Guerriero
Anthony Speruta
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