New York State Essential Elements Schools - to - Watch Program
What is the NYS Essential Elements Schools to Watch Program (EE-STW)?
New York State is a member of the National Schools-to-Watch Program. This
program, which was developed by the National Forum to Accelerate
Middle Grades Reform, recognizes schools that offer middle level programs
that excel in the following four tenets; academic excellence, developmental
responsiveness, social equity, and organizational structure. The program
is non competitive and is designed to promote and highlight characteristics
of high performing middle level programs. The program is a vehicle for school
reform in as much as it is tenable for any school to apply if they are on
a trajectory for improvement. New York State recognized that the four tenets
closely aligned with the Department’s Seven Essential Elements of Standards-Focused
Middle Level Schools. This was the impetus for the New York State
Essential Elements Schools to Watch statewide recognition program. The State
Education Department in partnership with the NY State Middle School Association,
NY State United Teachers as well as other academic associations across the
State have identified the following middle level programs as NYS
Essential Elements: Schools to Watch. For more information on the Schools
to Watch Program visit these web sites: www.nysmsa.org
or www.schoolstowatch.org.
School Name |
Principal |
City |
BOCES Region |
| A.A.Kingston
M.S. (  ,
104KB) |
James Cruikshank | Potsdam | St. Lawrence-Lewis |
| Glens
Falls M.S. ( , 269KB) |
Christopher Reed | Glens Falls | Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex |
| Jericho M.S. ( ,
3868KB) |
Donald Gately | Jericho | Nassau |
School Name |
Principal |
City |
BOCES Region |
| Pioneer
Middle School ( ,
1321KB) |
Ravo Root | Yorkshire | Cattaraugus - Allegany - Erie - Wyoming |
| Islip
Middle School ( ,
467KB) |
Dr. Timothy Martin | Islip | Eastern Suffolk |
School Name |
Principal |
City |
BOCES Region |
| North
Salem M.S. ( ,
179KB) |
Dr. Patricia Cyganovich | North Salem, | Putnam-Northern Weschester |
School Name |
Principal |
City |
BOCES Region |
| Oliver
Winch MS* ( ,
285 KB) |
Mark E. Fish | South Glens Falls | Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex |
| Sayville
M.S. * ( ,
1.46 MB) |
Dr. Walter F. Schartner | Sayville | Eastern Suffolk |
| Pittsford
M.S. (Barker Rd)* ( ,
358 KB) |
Michael Pero | Pittsford | Monroe #1 |
| Pittsford
M.S. (Calkins Rd)* ( ,
107 KB) |
Scott Reinhart | Pittsford | Monroe #1 |
| Moravia
M.S.* ( ,
221KB) |
Bruce MacBain | Moravia | Cayuga-Onondaga |
| Twelve
Corners M.S.*(,
998 KB) |
Terry Quinn | Rochester (Town of Brighton) | Monroe #1 |
| Victor
Junior High School*(,
3,254 KB) |
Carl Christensen | Victor | Wayne -Finger Lakes |
*Redesignated 2009
For More Information Contact:
Anne Schiano, Assistant Director, 518-474-5922, aschiano@mail.nysed.gov
Marybeth Casey, Associate, Middle Level Education, 518-474-0059, mcasey2@mail.nysed.gov