Ms. Debra Winter,
Dr. Maria Castro,
Mr. Pierre Gay,
Dr. Ellen J. Pitrelli
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Longwood educates almost 10,000 students
in several towns in over 53 square miles, 40%
of the students are from minority
populations.
Five of the seven sites in the district meet
Title I requirements with over 44% of students
eligible for free/reduced lunch.
Limited resources are available to foster
positive school changes.
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The Longwood Community values providing all
students with a highly rigorous academic
program integrated with relevant career and
technical education in a cost-saving manner.
The Longwood Community values its ability to
provide all students with comprehensive
educational opportunities that will allow them to
grow into adulthood with a career and the ability
to support themselves.
The Longwood Community values maintaining its
facilities, infrastructure, equipment, and
programs on a long-term basis.
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A College-Career Pathway is defined by the
National Center for College and Career
Transitions (NC3T) as an educational program
in school made up of a sequence of interconnected academic and elective classes that
helps students make a clear connection to
college and career opportunities.
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Longwood’s Career Education program begins in
Kindergarten.
Students K-12 are engaged in instructional
activities that answer the essential questions
from the NYS Career Development Occupational
Studies (CDOS) Learning Standards.
Career instruction for all 8th grade students is
based on the NYS Family & Consumer Sciences
Career Unit.
Most 9th grade students take Freshman Seminar
which follows the NYS Career & Financial
Management curriculum.
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Automotive Technology
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Law
◦ LHS Courses—Transportation Systems, Auto I & II
◦ Articulation agreement with ESBOCES for Longwood’s
seniors
◦ Internship with Toyota of Middle Island
◦ Post-secondary affiliation with SCCC Excelsior Program
◦ LHS Courses—Personal and Business Law, Commercial
Law
◦ Articulation agreement with ESBOCES for seniors to
enroll in Law Academy
◦ Internship with Brookhaven Town Law Department
(Pending)
◦ Post-secondary affiliation with Farmingdale State U
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Cisco Academy (Computer Networking)
◦ LHS Courses-IT Essentials, Networking I and II
◦ Internships with Brookhaven National Lab (Pending)
◦ Post-Secondary Affiliation with Farmingdale State U
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Architectural Engineering
◦ LHS Courses—Design, Drawing, and Production,
Principles of Engineering, Computer-Aided Design
◦ Internships with Brookhaven National Lab (Pending)
◦ Post Secondary Affiliation with Farmingdale State U
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Computer Applications
◦ LHS Courses-Keyboarding I, Advanced Keyboarding,
Introduction to MicroComputer Applications
◦ Post Secondary Affiliation with Farmingdale State U
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General Business
◦ LHS Courses—Sports Marketing, Principles of
Marketing, College Accounting, Virtual Business
◦ Association with Other Districts—CTE TAC’s Virtual
Business Network
◦ Post-Secondary Affiliation with Farmingdale State U
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NYS Graduation mandates requires a student
to have 3.5 elective credits.
Longwood offers different Career and
Technical Education courses for students to
explore the elective areas.
Students self select which courses to take and
pathways to follow.
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Districts must apply for either a Career
Exploration Internship Program (CEIP) or General
Education Work Experience Program (GEWEP)
from SED.
Both programs provide worksite Career
Exploration.
CEIP is non-paid employment for students 14+.
GEWEP is paid employment for students 16+.
Students in both programs can earn credits
towards graduation.
Both programs required a Work-Based Learning
(WBL) Coordinator who is CTE certified and
possesses an additional extension.
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The post-secondary institution must approve:
◦ Instructional background of assigned
teacher
◦ Curriculum being taught
◦ Textbook and other materials being used
College representative may observe class
instruction.
Students will receive HS credit and may
receive college credit for a price.
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There are many types of School/Business
Advisory Boards. The type will dictate the level of
involvement.
Longwood’s School/Business Advisory Board
serves as a bridge to the community.
◦ It identifies the employment needs of the community.
◦ Community businesses provide work-based learning
opportunities for its students and professional
development for its teachers.
◦ Local businesses are also a source for guest speakers for
career exploration.
◦ A Board is a necessary partner in the creation of Career
Pathways under the NY PIN guidelines.
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Longwood worked closely with ESBOCES to apply
to be a part of the NY Pathways Innovation
Network (NY PIN). As a partner, we benefited in
the following ways:
◦ Longwood educators received training in creating
pathways from Hans Meeder, Director of the National
Center for College and Career Transitions (NC3T).
◦ We connected with other NY PIN districts across NYS to
benefit from their experiences creating Pathways.
◦ Longwood personnel visited the Nashville Career
Academies funded through the NY PIN Initiative.
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Since Longwood values a comprehensive
program of study for all students that include
Career and Technical Education, funding
must be shared.
◦ When financial cuts were needed, all budget codes
were impacted not just CTE.
◦ All available grants are managed centrally to make
sure they are used wisely.
◦ We utilize all outside funding:
 Perkins Grant
 Legislative Grants
 Community Donations
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Geographical location
Limited industry resources
Transportation
Insurance liability
Constraints
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Funding
Staffing
Scheduling
Professional Development
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Longwood will focus its resources on
◦ Monitoring development of Board of Regents new
mandates regarding CTE Pathways.
◦ Creating Career Pathways that meet the needs of
the community and its students
◦ Meeting NYS Graduation Requirements and the
CDOS Credential for its Special Education students
◦ Introducing Industry-Standard Assessments into its
Career and Technical Education offerings.
◦ Applying to SED to certify many of its CTE
programs.
◦ Continuing to work with ESBOCES and the NY PIN
initiative in the development of local pathways.
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Ms. Debra Winter, Assistant Superintendent
for Community and Student Services
◦ debra.winter@longwoodcsd.org
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Dr. Maria Castro, HS Principal
◦ maria.castro@longwoodcsd.org
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Mr. Pierre Gay, Current Director of
Technology
◦ pierre.gay@longwoodcsd.org
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Dr. Ellen J. Pitrelli, Retired Director of
Technology
◦ ellen.pitrelli@longwoodcsd.org