PS 372 Parent Advocacy Committee (PAC)

NY State Testing – A Parent’s Choice

While there were very small improvements in the test last year, this year there will be no changes in the NY State test this year (same number and types of questions, and same time expectations).  In the fourth year of NY State standardized testing for grades 3-8, there are still good reasons not to take…

Math Field Tests for Fourth Graders

June 8, 2016 Dear 4th grade parents, Your child is slated to be tested again in Math this Friday, June 10th at the Children’s School. This time it is a field test for sites randomly selected, in which Questar Corporation will use our children to try out new questions for future state testing materials. Almost…

NYS Testing – A Parent’s Choice

NY State Testing –­ A Parent’s Choice The PS 372 PAC wants you to know that last year in NY state about 20% of eligible students opted out of state testing. As a result, Cuomo has changed his stance.  He is conducting a review of the Common Core Standards with plans to revise them, and…

Healthy Food Action Alert

Tell Jo Anne Simon + Jesse Hamilton to Support Farm to School!It’s time to urge New York State legislators to support Farm to School in the 2016-2017 Budget Proposals! The New York School Nutrition Association, the association of school food service professionals, is requesting an increase in the New York State reimbursement of school meals tied…