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24-752: Kevin Coster is the superintendent of schools. William Floyd, as a union free school district , is governed by a board of education. There are seven members on the board: There are five primary schools which serve grades K-5: There are two middle schools which serve grades 6-8: William Floyd High School is the high school in the district and serves grades 9–12. Principal, Phil Scotto took office in 2016, replacing former principal Barbara Butler. In 2016, there were 2,719 students. 50.5% and 49.5% of all students identify as male and female, respectively. 57.6% of students are white, 22.3% are Latino or Hispanic, 15.2% are black and 2.7% are Asian. The average class size

48-810: A 65 or higher in order to graduate and receive the Regents Diploma. In the English Comprehensive test taken in 2014, 80% of students passed and 85% of students passed the general education exams for the Regents that same year. In Mathematics, 58% of students passed the Integrated Algebra Regents, 52% passed the Geometry Regents, 67% passed the Algebra 2/ Trigonometry Regents. Over the course of several years,

72-772: A Senior Chapter. The International School Manila also has its own chapter of Tri-M in its high school. Seoul Foreign School , Concordia International School Shanghai , Mont'Kiara International School , International School of Kuala Lumpur , Taipei American School , Singapore American School , Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt , Shanghai American School , Nansha College Preparatory Academy , International Christian School , Korea International School Jeju , International School Bangkok , and The American School of Dubai also have Tri-M Music Honor Society chapters. The American Community School of Abu Dhabi and The American School of Doha have thriving chapters as well. In 1983,

96-444: A central high school district; the others contract with a neighboring district for secondary education. 16 "special act" union free districts serve only children resident in specific childcare institutions. Under New York State's Education Law — EDN § 1703, Union Free School Districts must have an elected board of education (a.k.a. school board) with three to nine members. The board can shrink or grow over time within those limits, with

120-417: A plan; they decided that the initiates should be among the finest technical and academic musicians at the high school. The entrance requirements were rigorous. In 1936, they initiated the first members of the "Maine Music Masters." One of the first debates of this organization was whether to refer to themselves as TRI-M or 3M. For almost twenty years this organization worked to promote the values of service to

144-628: A result of those victories they qualified for the National competitions and competed against teams from all around the country and world. In 2014 The William Floyd Varsity Girls Tennis Team won the Suffolk County Championship and was ranked number one on Long Island The William Floyd Girls Varsity Lacrosse Team that has been in playoffs for the past six years and in 2010 became Super six Champions. The William Floyd Youth Lacrosse Program had its first undefeated team in 2013, with

168-470: Is a school district in New York State governed by a board of education ; in principle, it may contain multiple primary schools and a single high school , though in practice there are Union Free School Districts that do not include any high school. The term, dating from 1853, is unrelated to labor unions . It is related to a "union" of two or more common school districts ; the initial idea

192-471: Is between 25 and 26 students. As of the 2012–13 school year, William Floyd High School has a graduation rate of 80%. 92% of students graduate with the Regents Diploma and 36% of students graduate with a Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation . As a public school, students in the district are expected to take a series of State Required standardized tests. All students in the third grade through

216-834: Is nationally recognized for its fantastic music program. In addition, William Floyd High School offers piano courses, as well as music theory, and music in our lives. There is also Modern Music Masters or Tri-M . Students involved in at least one performing group that achieve high grades in all classes are involved. The music curricula for the district begin with Music Learning Theory applications in Grades 1 through 6. Classroom music, as well as string, wind, percussion and vocal performance groups, beginning in grade 6. In Grades 7 through 12, students enrolled in performing groups are encouraged to participate in state and county evaluation festivals both as soloists and in major ensembles. Union free school district A Union Free School District

240-468: Is run by the students but supervised by an advisor or sponsor, usually a school teacher. Tri-M was founded in 1936 by Alexander Harley and his wife, Frances. At the time, Alexander Harley was the band director and Music Department Chairman at Maine Township High School East in Park Ridge , Illinois . It has been a program of MENC: The National Association for Music Education since 1983. In 2011,

264-609: The "Modern Music Masters" officially became a program of the Music Educators National Conference. Its name was changed to the TRI-M Music Honor Society and presently there are over 6200 chapters worldwide. TRI-M continues to promote the ideals of service to the school music program, the school-at-large, and the community. Alexander Harley died in 1989 and at his funeral, the school flags from the four Maine High Schools, carried by

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288-489: The 5th grade team winning by an average of 7 goals a game. The Colonials varsity football team has won 10 Suffolk County Championships occurring in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2016. They are also five-time Long Island Champions - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011 and 2012. The 1991 William Floyd High School Softball team won the Suffolk County and Long Island Championship and finished 3rd overall in

312-867: The New York State Championships. The 1990 William Floyd Softball Team nearly missed the Long Island Championship, having lost in the Suffolk County Class A Finals to Sachem High School, who, at the time, was New York States only AA School. The team finished as League I Champions three consecutive seasons, in unusual fashion, having three sets of headline making sisters lead the team through most of that era—four of which achieved All New York State Honors and two All-Suburban (NY, NJ, CT) Honorees. The 1990 and 1989 William Floyd Field Hockey Teams were League I Champions. The 1962 William Floyd Varsity Baseball Team won

336-701: The Suffolk County Class B Championship. Traditionally, all major ensembles at William Floyd receive the highest yearly ratings in the New York State School Music Association Solo, Ensemble and Major Organization Festivals. Outstanding student musicians may be recommended for Suffolk County Music Educators’ Association Festival participation during grades 5-10 and New York State Council of Administration in Music Education High School Festival in Grades 11 and 12. The William Floyd School District

360-533: The TRI-M Presidents, were processed in honoring the vision of this man and his vision for music students everywhere. Frances died in 2004. Throughout the years, there have been many ways that individuals and chapters can be recognized for their accomplishments to both Tri-M and their local school: To be eligible for membership, a student must maintain an A average in their music classes, a B average in all of their academic courses, be presently enrolled in

384-766: The United States is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This New York –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tri-M Tri-M Music Honor Society , formerly known as Modern Music Masters , is an American high school and middle school music honor society . A program of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), it is designed to recognize students for their academic and musical achievements and to provide leadership and service opportunities to young musicians. There are approximately 6,200 participating chapters in several countries, each of which

408-668: The William Floyd School District have opted out of the English and Mathematics common core exams. The William Floyd School District made both national and international headlines when William Floyd High School student, Kwasi Enin, was accepted to all eight Ivy League institutions in the spring of 2014. Two-time winner (2009 and 2016) of the SBPLI Long Island Regional Robotics Competition at Hofstra University. As

432-628: The change made at an annual meeting of members of the constituency that elects the board. Advance notice must be given of that being an agenda item for the meeting. A simple majority of the voters who attend the meeting can then confirm the change. Normally, such notice comes from the board itself, but if they refuse, then the state commissioner of education may specify how to give notice to the voters. A number of individual schools have "Union Free School" in their names, e.g., Camillus Union Free School . A list of these schools can be found at Union Free School . This article relating to education in

456-722: The eighth grade take the English Language Arts (ELA) exams; In 2014 each respective grade received a mean score of slightly under 300. Third through eighth-grade students also take the New York State Testing Program Assessment in Mathematics, in 2014 each grade earned an average score between 254 and 300, with the exception of fifth grade, which received a score of 303 in 2014. In New York State, middle school and high school students are expected to pass their Regents Exams with

480-408: The music program, the school, and the community. They were one of the first school organizations to organize canned food and clothing drives and community concerts at nursing homes, civic organizations, and community events. In one school year, the members of TRI-M presented over 300 concerts. In 1952, Maine Township High School Superintendent Harry D. Anderson attended the initiation of TRI-M and felt

504-482: The name MENC was changed to NAfME or the National Association for Music Education. In 1935, Charles Himmel, principal of Maine Township High School (Now Maine Township High School East) in Des Plaines/Park Ridge, Illinois approached music department chairman, Alexander M. Harley, about beginning a music honor society for high school music students. Harley, along with his wife Frances began formulating

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528-725: The organization could have broad appeal to other high schools. He urged Harley to incorporate. With the help of the History Department, TRI-M was incorporated as "Modern Music Masters." Its membership steadily grew and it became an international organization with chapters as far away as Asia and Europe. Harley and his wife traversed the country to start chapters. There is a Tri-M chapter in The Baptist school Amman, located in Jordan. The Yongsan International School of Seoul also fosters Korea's first Junior Chapter Tri-M, as well as

552-502: The school district has infused Common Core into their curriculum. Whether or not a student is in a Common Core class or must take a Common Core standardized test mostly depends on which exam it is and the student's grade level. Students may even be required to take both the Common Core and the original version of an exam. The reason for this is because the integration is not yet completed. A NewsDay survey found that 40% of students in

576-472: Was that the resulting united district could establish a high school to serve the graduates of the existing common schools. Many early union free districts were created to serve a municipality, and have the same boundaries as the municipality they serve. The original purpose was to provide for secondary education, but as of the early 21st century, thirty of 151 existing union free school districts provide only elementary education. Of those thirty, eleven are part of

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