| Long Island Schools Meet State and Federal | | | | standards last year that did succeed this school year |
| Standards | | | | include: Comsewogue High School, Center Moriches |
| Long Island Schools had over 30 schools not meet | | | | High School, Ronkonkoma Junior High School |
| the New York State Standards for the 2004-2005 | | | | (Connetquot), Walter G. O'Connell Copiague High |
| school but this year the number of schools rose | | | | School, East Hampton High School, Eastport-South |
| dramatically. Schools that succeeded this year that | | | | Manor High School, Harborfields High School, |
| had not last year include East Hampton, | | | | Hauppauge High School, G.W. Hewlett High School |
| Ronkonkoma, Mineola, and Valley Stream. The Long | | | | (Hewlett- Woodmere), Hicksville High School, |
| Island Schools' ratings were based on New York's | | | | Huntington High School, Island Trees High School, RJO |
| expectations of a school's test scores and graduation | | | | Intermediate School (Kings Park), Lindenhurst Middle |
| rates. These standards were met in part because of | | | | School, Long Beach Middle School, Newfield High |
| many Long Island Schools have greatly improved | | | | School (Middle Country), Mineola Middle School, |
| their education methods and instructional | | | | Oceanside High School, Saxton Middle School |
| opportunities for those students with learning | | | | (Patchogue-Medford), South Side Middle School |
| disabilities. Several Long Island Schools did not attain | | | | (Rockville Centre), Joseph A. Edgar, Intermediate |
| the required state scores from their special education | | | | (Rocky Point), Roslyn High School, Sachem High |
| students last year. During the 2005-2006 school year | | | | School North, Pierson High School, Floral Park High |
| more teachers and paraprofessionals were hired | | | | School (Sewanhaka), New Hyde Park High School |
| throughout all Long Island Schools which allowed | | | | (Sewanhaka), Sewanhaka High School, Walt Whitman |
| students with disabilities to be in inclusion programs | | | | High School (South Huntington), Southold High School, |
| and have smaller class size. A lot of these changes | | | | Ward Melville High School (Three Village), Valley |
| have been inspired by the No Child Left Behind Act | | | | Stream Central High School, and Westbury High |
| that required Long Island Schools to raise the | | | | School. |
| mathematics and language arts scores of all students | | | | Seniors in Long Island Schools Win New York Lottery |
| with emphasis placed on specific student groups | | | | Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship |
| including whites, blacks, Hispanics, the poor and the | | | | New York Lottery Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship |
| disabled. The students in these groups should achieve | | | | awards a $4,000 scholarship to one senior at every |
| higher percentages of success every year with the | | | | New York high school paid in $1,000 increments each |
| goal being 100% proficiency by 2014. Currently | | | | year for university study. This year Long Island high |
| around 83% of all New York schools meet the | | | | schools in Suffolk School District and Nassau School |
| academic requirements of the No Child Left Behind | | | | District had one senior from each high school receive |
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| Among the Long Island Schools that did not meet | | | | Scholarship. |