Budget
Yes - 656
No - 244

Board of Education
Ellen Boehm - 639
Kathleen Brennan - 637
Adam DeWitt - 615
Dennis Kahn - 430

The Port Jefferson School District was featured in Newsweek’s America’s Best High Schools of 2013, with Earl L. Vandermeulen High School placing 546th in the nation, 82nd in New York State and 10th in Suffolk County. The rankings highlight the best 2,000 public high schools in the nation — the ones that have proven to be the most effective in turning out college-ready grads. The list is based on six components that are self-reported by each school: graduation rate (25 percent), college acceptance rate (25 percent), AP/IB/AICE tests taken per student (25 percent), average SAT/ACT scores (10 percent), average AP/IB/AICE scores (10 percent) and percentage of students enrolled in at least one AP/IB/AICE course (5 percent).

Although similar to last year’s list of Best High Schools, the methodology behind this year’s list is slightly different. Instead of considering the number of courses offered, which is limited even for the most ambitious high school curricula, the percentage of students enrolled in an Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate or Advance International Certificate of Education course was weighed.

"We are very pleased with this recognition of our outstanding academic excellence,” said Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kenneth Bossert. “It is a direct reflection of the efforts of our students, faculty, staff and parents. Placement on this noteworthy list is something the community can take great pride in."

In April, the Washington Post released its annual list of America’s Most Challenging High Schools in the United States. Earl L. Vandermeulen High School was ranked 339th out of 1,933 schools nationally, placing it 38th in the Northeast, 28th in New York State and third in Suffolk County. Port Jefferson has improved 14 spots in the state from 42nd in 2011.

Spring Concerts Broadcast LIVE over the Internet

All of our Spring Concerts are being broadcast live over the internet.
You will need the Real Player to view the LIVE video stream.  
It can be downloaded by following the link below:

Click HERE for the Real Player Download

Click HERE to start the LIVE Stream on your Computer with the Real Player
Click HERE to start the LIVE Stream on your iPod/iPhone/iPad

Archived video will be available the morning after the concerts on each of the building's home pages under the announcements section.

The calendar for the month of June 2013 has been revised for both the Earl L. Vandermeulen High School and the Port Jefferson Middle School.
 
First, the last day of classes for High School students will be on Thursday, June 6th rather than Friday, June 7th.  This date was changed to allow two days of final exams prior to the administration of the NYS Regents exams.  The other significant item is that the last day of classes for Middle School students will be on Tuesday, June 11th followed by five days of final exams.
 
The revised calendar for June has been inserted into the online district calendar and is posted in the announcements section of the website. Please contact me if you have any questions.
 
Sincerely,

Maureen Hull
Executive Director of Curriculum & Instruction

The district would like to welcome Lisa Scheffer, Ed.D. to the Port Jefferson school community. At a public meeting of the Board of Education in March, Dr. Scheffer was appointed executive director of pupil personnel services, effective June 1, 2013.

“I am very much looking forward to my new position and am excited to get to know the staff, community and families on a personal level,” said Dr. Scheffer. “I bring with me much experience and am eager to provide leadership and stability to the pupil personnel services department.”

Dr. Scheffer is certified in school district administration as well as school counseling. Her educational background includes a bachelor’s degree in psychology from New York University, a Master of Science in school counseling from the College of New Rochelle, a professional diploma in school district administration from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and a Doctorate of Education in educational administration, leadership and technology from Dowling College.

Dr. Scheffer comes to the district with a tremendous amount of experience, most recently as the director of pupil personnel services for the Sag Harbor Union Free School District, a position she has held since 2006, and as an assistant professor at Long Island University since 2011. She has served as an assistant coordinator to the Bilingual/ESL Technical Assistance Center at Eastern Suffolk BOCES, a project director and guidance counselor at Western Suffolk BOCES Wilson Tech, and an adjunct professor of undergraduate and graduate psychology at Five Towns College. Furthermore, she served as a bilingual guidance counselor for the Brentwood UFSD and the Lavelle School for the Blind, a NYSED 4201 school.

Dr. Scheffer will be replacing Carmen Iannotti who worked on an interim basis for the 2012-2013 school year. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Scheffer to the district, where she will surely be a wonderful addition.

High school students Danielle Grier, Leah Neiman, Alberto Rescia and Kent Ueno were recently notified that their preliminary scores on the 2012 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test met the requirements needed to enter the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program. These students’ scores rank them among the top 50,000 highest performers with a selection index of 203 or higher. More than 1.5 million students participated.

Of the 50,000 high scorers nationwide, approximately 16,000 will be named National Merit Program Semifinalists and 34,000 will be Commended Students. The district will be notified of the students’ standings in September 2013. Semifinalists will have the opportunity to continue in the competition to be considered for one of the approximately 8,300 National Merit Scholarships.