Susan Breen, the Coordinator for English and Language Arts for the Glen Cove School District, was our guest speaker. Her philosophy is “Public education is as good as private education.”
Ms. Breen is the supervisor for English and Reading teachers in Middle and High School and instructs elementary school teachers and reading specialists. The theme for English Language Arts (ELA) is reading, writing, listening and speaking. Her first priority was to create a framework for the K-12 ELA curriculum.
Ms. Breen spoke about curriculum mapping for seamless subjects with English, Social Studies and Math.
Nassau BOCES has a Data Warehouse for New York State exams. Administrators can observe their exams. Ms. Breen told her teachers that she detected the ELA test gaps.
Six ESL High School students who failed the English Regents exam were taught with a BOCES consultant, David Deering. Each of these students passed the English Regents.
When Susan Breen started in 2003, her important initiatives were
Future initiatives:
New York State Education Department – English Language Arts (ELA) website: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/3-8/e-home.htm
Submitted by Bob Desiano