The Academy Charter School 2

The Schools instructional program is specifically designed to meet all of the New York State Next Generation Standards in English Language Arts, Mathematics, as well as New York State Standards for Science and Social Studies. It is The Schools goal to meet and exceed student performance and assessment standards in students. Instruction is age/grade appropriate with a strong emphasis on the development of students social and academic skills through character building activities. The curricula are focused on building content knowledge and skills to satisfy the requirements for both college preparation and career readiness, and include a strong emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).TACS2 plans to use at the Wyandanch Campus the same curricula currently utilized at the various grades at TACS1s existing elementary school operations in Hempstead and Uniondale.The School offers interdisciplinary curricula that address the academic needs of all students. The Schools curricula are research-based in reading, writing, mathematics, social studies, science, and STEM. Teachers use state of the art presentation technology (interactive boards, document cameras, and related components that enhance instruction and learning) in all subject areas to enhance and differentiate instruction providing multimodal, hands-on, and real-life experiences. Each classroom is equipped with computers. Computer-based instructional programs are used to provide intervention and enrichment opportunities for students. There is a strong emphasis placed on writing in all subject areas.The instructional program caters to the individual academic needs of each child. The use of data through ongoing assessments provides real time information to inform instruction. The information that is gathered is used to provide academic intervention services for struggling students as well as enrichment and challenging activities for all students.