Hewlett-Woodmere School District
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The Hewlett-Woodmere Public School District, Union Free School District 14, is located in the southwest section of Nassau County, New York and borders the New York City borough of Queens. Communities in the district include, in full or in part, Hewlett, Woodmere, Woodsburgh, North Woodmere, Valley Stream, Lynbrook, Hewlett Harbor, Hewlett Neck, and Hewlett Bay Park. There are approximately 3,200 students enrolled in pre-K through 12th grade.[1] The district is operated under the supervision of a seven-member Board of Education.
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[edit] History
The School District was created by the New York Legislature in 1898. As early as 1850 there was a one room school house in the area. As the area grew rapidly in the postwar period, 4 schools were built between 1949 and 1961.[1]
[edit] Awards and recognition
Woodmere Middle School was recognized during the 1986-87 school year with the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.[2]
The High School received a New York State Public High School Athletic Association's Scholar/Athlete Team School of Distinction Award[3].
In 1998-99, the High School had
- 3 Intel Science Talent Search semifinalists
- 6 National Merit Scholarship finalists
- Mean SAT combined verbal and math scores for all students of 1,110
- A percentage of students enrolled in Advanced Placement college-level courses that puts the district in Long Island’s top ten.[1]
[edit] Demographics
On December 3, 2006, Newsday reported that of 3,327 students, 84.3% are white, 1.8% are black 6.2% are Hispanic and 7.7% are "other."[4]
[edit] Schools
The district consists of the following schools:
- Elementary Schools
- Franklin Early Childhood Center Grades PreK-1
- Hewlett Elementary School Grades 2-5
- Ogden Elementary School Grades 2-5
- Middle School
- Woodmere Middle School Grades 6-8
- High School
- George W. Hewlett High School (commonly known as Hewlett High School) Grades 9-12.
[edit] Administration
- Les M. Omotani, Ph.D. - Superintendent
- Dr. Peter Weber - Assistant Superintendent, Business
- Dr. Joyce Bisso - Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum & Instruction
- Mrs. Kathleen Anderson - Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources & Student Services
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Hewlett-Woodmere Public Schools, accessed November 1, 2006
- ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006
- ^ George W. Hewlett High School Named School of Distinction, accessed September 27, 2006
- ^ Diversity of LI's districts, Newsday, December 3, 2006
