• New York State Education Department Regionalization Initiative

    In September 2024, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) issued guidance for our District to fill out a survey as a first step. The intention of the survey is for NYSED to identify opportunities for collaboration that might result in cost-saving efficiencies or greater educational opportunities for students in our region. The deadline for the completion of the survey is December 6, 2024, and Syosset is currently preparing its responses. School district officials will attend meetings to explore potential regional collaborations beginning sometime after November 1, 2024. Each region will ultimately develop a plan that is due by October 2025 with an interim report due in April of 2025. 

    NYSED has created a specific web page with details about their initiative. 

    As new information becomes available, we will update this page. See below for the latest updates. 

    • October 16, 2024 - Extension of Deadline for the Regionalization survey
      • Important quote: "Some have encouraged the Department to rename the initiative, noting that the term “regionalization” can be interpreted by some as a mandate to merge programs/districts. NYSED has been clear in every presentation and in all related literature, that this is not the case."
    • October 25, 2024 - Letter to Superintendents from Nassau, Western Suffolk, and Eastern Suffolk BOCES
      • Important quote: "This communication is necessary in light of recent social media posts and flyers suggesting that the goal of the initiative is to cede control of Long Island’s schools to the BOCES. That is patently false and would require the adoption of legislation radically changing over one hundred years of law."
    • October 29, 2024 - Presentation by the Nassau-Suffolk School Boards Association 
    • October 31, 2024 - Letter to the Syosset Community from Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Tom Rogers
    • November 4, 2024 - Regionalization Presentation by Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Tom Rogers at monthly Board of Education meeting. To watch a video of this presentation, click here. 
    • November 7, 2024 - Letter to the New York State Department of Education from the Syosset Board of Education
    • November 25, 2024 - Letter to the New York State Department of Education from the Syosset Board of Education further expressing opposition to the regionalization initiative 
    • November 26, 2024 - Letter from the New York State Department of Education to all stakeholders clarifying the rules of the regulation