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School district’s new leadership plan unveiled driving force behind all our decisions.” The previous administrative The Oyster Bay-East Nor- structure had several leaderwich Central School District ship roles — including direchas introduced a significant tors, assistant directors and change to its leadership struc- curriculum coordinators — working parallel to ture, a move that school principals. district officials say Ianni explained is aimed at enhancthat while this ing student achievearrangement ment by providing worked, it often led more focused supto communication port for curriculum challenges and a and instruction. At dilution of focus. the Sept. 17 Board “What you want of Education meetin a school is cening, administrators t r a l i z e d l e a d e rpresented details s h i p, ” h e s a i d . on the restructur“When there are i n g , wh i c h w a s too many chiefs approved unaniworking indepenmously by the board. FRANCESCO IANNI dently, it can be less p r o d u c t i v e . We Superintendent Superintendent, wanted to make Francesco Ianni, Oyster Bay-East sure the principal, who spearheaded Norwich Central as the educational the changes, leader of the buildemphasiz ed that School District ing, had clear overthe new structure was designed to prioritize stu- sight and direction.” Under the new system, each dent results. “When positions become school’s principal will now vacant, our goal is always to fill oversee a team that includes them with the most qualified assistant principals, “curricucandidate,” Ianni said. “We lum associates” and instrucfocus on student success and tional specialists, such as lead what students need. That’s the CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
By WILL SHEELINE
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Students from Jericho got the chance to sail on the historic ship the Ida May during their visit to the WaterFront Center.
WaterFront Center teaches students about the Sound By WILL SHEELINE wsheeline@liherald.com
Jericho High School’s AP biology class recently set sail on an educational excursion at the Oyster Bay WaterFront Center, where students explored the rich biodiversity and marine ecology of the bay. The trip, which took place aboard one of the center’s historic vessels — in this case the Ida May — combined hands-on scientific activities with real-world data collection, giving the participants a unique opportunity to apply their classroom knowledge in a natural setting. For four hours, the students rotated through a series of educational stations both on the boat and on land. Each station focused on a different aspect of marine biol-
ogy and environmental science, from plankton identification to oyster growth analysis, and even water quality testing at various points in the bay. According to Shannon Kelly, the WaterFront Center’s marketing director, the program has been a highlight for Jericho’s biology students for more than a decade. “We’ve been working with Jericho for years now, and it’s always such an exciting and enriching experience for the students,” Kelly said. “We try to make the trip as interactive as possible, allowing students to not just learn, but also engage with the environment in a meaningful way.” One of the key activities on board was the plankton identification station, where stuCONTINUED ON PAGE 6
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