Rockville Centre Union Free School District work session, date not confirmed yet
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Board hears plan to revise elementary report cards over three years 37:15
- The presenter said the goal was to hand new report cards to parents in November and December a year from now, with a parent survey, a report card handbook and spring teacher training planned. 37:43
- An elementary principal presented the district's effort to revamp the K-5 report card, describing a 3-year process now in the middle of year 2. 38:07
- Kelly Barry said a policy would move to Stage 2 at the next meeting and that the artificial intelligence policy would stay at Stage 1 as long as the board was okay with that. 1:12:15
Item by item (9)
- Opening 10:29
- Kelly Barry opened the October 22nd session and called for the Pledge of Allegiance. 10:29
- Board appreciation recognitions 11:44
- Students at the Center presentation 16:57
- Kelly Barry introduced a new feature this year called Students at the Center, with students from the Wilson School. 16:57
- A math teacher described a structure called Building Thinking Classrooms, in which students work in random groups of 3 on whiteboards around the room. 19:22
- A 4th grade teacher and students described Genius Hour, in which students research a topic of interest and present it to classmates. 24:59
- Superintendent's report 31:46
- The superintendent described classroom observations across the district, including Thinking Classrooms lessons at the kindergarten and 4th grade levels. 32:05
- The superintendent said the girls volleyball team won the conference championship and music students were inducted into a music honor society. 34:12
- The superintendent noted that October is both National Principals Month and Board of Education Recognition Month and thanked principals and the board. 36:21
- Elementary report card revision 37:15
- The presenter said more than 40 people serve on the report card committee and that the revision aims to align the report card with the curriculum and Next Generation Standards from kindergarten to 5th grade. 38:18
- The presenter said there would likely be 3 report cards, for kindergarten, grades 1-2 and grades 3-4-5, with BOCES designing the format. 45:11
- In the discussion, one speaker asked about a narrative-based report card, and another asked whether rubrics or a calibration process would give teachers a shared understanding of meeting a standard. 50:44
- Purchasing policy review 1:10:34
- A district staff member said the purchasing policy was being revised to align with a change this past spring in General Municipal Law 103 on piggybacking. 1:10:34
- The staff member said the district's practice was already compliant and the change updates the policy language. 1:11:48
- Kelly Barry said the policy would move to Stage 2 at the next meeting. 1:12:15
- Artificial intelligence policy review 1:12:19
- A speaker said a clarifying phrase was added stating that instructional staff must set expectations for student use of GenAI in assignment directions and/or syllabi. 1:12:34
- A district staff member said feedback was still pending from PTA presidents and the district's AI committee and recommended keeping the policy at Stage 1. 1:12:59
- Kelly Barry said the policy would stay at Stage 1, with any additional feedback shared at the November meeting. 1:14:51
- Student directory policy and agenda motion 1:15:05
- Adjournment 1:15:31
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Video: posted by the district as “Board of Education Public Work Session - Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 7PM”