The Department of Instruction is responsible for the integration, coordination and articulation of the instructional program K-12. In addition to the supervision of all state testing, this office is responsible for the implementation of "best practices" and research-based instruction to improve student learning and achievement. Our vision is to create and support district-wide professional learning communities operating on a continuous improvement model. Our goal is to provide information, understanding and support enabling our teaching staff to deliver curriculum and instruction created to improve and enhance learning for all students.
Dr. Winsome Gregory
Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction & Personnel
Congratulations to the 340 String Students that performed at the 2019 Jimerson String Festival. This year marks the 15th Year of this annual event. HS Senior, Luca Osborne, received the Jimerson Scholarship!
Congratulations to the Nyack HS Chamber Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, Contemporary Vocal Ensemble, and Treble Quintet for their performance at the 2019 WorldStrides Heritage Music Festival in Philadelphia from 4/5/19 - 4/7/19!
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Jazz Ensemble |
Silver Rating |
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Wind Ensemble |
Gold Rating + Invitation to Festival of Gold |
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Treble Choir Quintet |
Silver Rating |
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Contemporary Vocal Ensemble |
Gold Rating + Invitation to Festival of Gold |
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Chamber Orchestra |
Gold Rating + Invitation to Festival of Gold |
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Sam Abers |
Maestro Award - Trombone Solo |
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Joshua Moreau |
Maestro Award - Piano Solo/Accompanist |
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Hunter Pullen |
Maestro Award - Saxophone Solo |
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Emmy Udry |
Maestro Award - Trumpet Solo |
Congratulations to Coby Petricone-Berg, Kevin Saum, and Luca Osborne!
As you plan vacations please keep the following start dates in mind for high school athletics. Please note modified athletics typically start two weeks after the high school date.:
Fall 2018 - August 13 Winter 2018 - November 5 Spring 2019 March 4
Fall 2019 - August 19 Winter 2019 - November 11 Spring 2020 March 9
Congratulations to the students who participated in this years 2019 RCMEA Intermediate All County Festival at Clarkstown South High School:
| Kiya | Barret |
| Ian | Bowen |
| Lucas | Camacho |
| Brook | Castaldo |
| Regan | Cathcart |
| Tessa | Cathcart |
| Aiden | Conway |
| Emely | Corsino Rodriguez |
| Milo | Delia |
| Abdoul | Diop |
| Esther | Fils-Aime |
| Sera | Flomenhaft |
| Lena | Frappier |
| Zoe | Friedland-Ryer |
| Isabella | Gall |
| Kate | Gould |
| Ella | Gould |
| Sam | Gunther |
| Kate | Harrington |
| Sofia | Hughes |
| Madisyn | Jewett |
| Joy | Jovin |
| Ethan | Lawrence |
| Madeline | Lively |
| Maegan | Mandell |
| David | Martinez |
| Kattie | Mosley |
| Madison | Nham |
| Maxine | Oliveira |
| Sarah | Philip |
| Zoe | Reiss |
| Emily | Rodriguez |
| Kaitlyn | Rogers |
| Oliver | Shaw |
| Helena | Sopin |
| Sariya | St. Felix |
| Ann-Gellica | Taravine |
| TaNeeyah | Thomas |
| Emma | Van Dorpe |
| Dominick | Vozzo |
Journal News Scholar Athlete. Click Here for Link
To qualify for the NYSPHSAA Scholar Athlete team Award 75% of a team's roster must have an average GPA of 90 or above. The following teams received the award:
-Girls Tennis
-Girls Soccer
-Girls Swimming and Diving
-Field Hockey
-Volleyball
-Girls Cross Country
-Boys Cross Country
-Boys Soccer
Girls Swimming
Girls Tennis
Volleyball
Rockland BOCES received a $200,000 Teaching is the Core grant designed to promote increased assessment literacy and best practice assessment strategies, aligned to standards, among educators in the Rockland BOCES consortium (Clarkstown, East Ramapo, North Rockland, Nyack, Pearl River, and BOCES itself). Our District and BOCES' teams will spend the year learning from assessment and content specialists in order to develop a system of embedded professional development to build the capacity of the district teams to lead similar work beyond grant funding (sustainability).
There will also be a Regional Parent & Community Conference in May, essentially a forum for parents, community members, board members and non-instructional staff aimed at deepening their assessment literacy. Further information will be made available in the upcoming months.
