| Long Island Schools Meet State and Federal | | | | Oceanside High School, Saxton Middle School |
| Standards | | | | (Patchogue-Medford), South Side Middle School |
| Long Island Schools had over 30 schools not meet the | | | | (Rockville Centre), Joseph A. Edgar, Intermediate |
| New York State Standards for the 2004-2005 school | | | | (Rocky Point), Roslyn High School, Sachem High |
| but this year the number of schools rose dramatically. | | | | School North, Pierson High School, Floral Park High |
| Schools that succeeded this year that had not last | | | | School (Sewanhaka), New Hyde Park High School |
| year include East Hampton, Ronkonkoma, Mineola, and | | | | (Sewanhaka), Sewanhaka High School, Walt Whitman |
| Valley Stream. The Long Island Schools' ratings were | | | | High School (South Huntington), Southold High School, |
| based on New York's expectations of a school's test | | | | Ward Melville High School (Three Village), Valley |
| scores and graduation rates. These standards were | | | | Stream Central High School, and Westbury High |
| met in part because of many Long Island Schools | | | | School. |
| have greatly improved their education methods and | | | | Seniors in Long Island Schools Win New York Lottery |
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| Several Long Island Schools did not attain the required | | | | awards a $4,000 scholarship to one senior at every |
| state scores from their special education students last | | | | New York high school paid in $1,000 increments each |
| year. During the 2005-2006 school year more | | | | year for university study. This year Long Island high |
| teachers and paraprofessionals were hired throughout | | | | schools in Suffolk School District and Nassau School |
| all Long Island Schools which allowed students with | | | | District had one senior from each high school receive a |
| disabilities to be in inclusion programs and have smaller | | | | New York Lottery Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship. |
| class size. A lot of these changes have been inspired | | | | To be eligible for the New York Lottery Leaders of |
| by the No Child Left Behind Act that required Long | | | | Tomorrow Scholarship students must meet the |
| Island Schools to raise the mathematics and language | | | | following requirements: |
| arts scores of all students with emphasis placed on | | | | Scholarships can only be used toward the cost of |
| specific student groups including whites, blacks, | | | | attendance at a New York State accredited college, |
| Hispanics, the poor and the disabled. The students in | | | | university, community college or trade school; At least |
| these groups should achieve higher percentages of | | | | a B average, based on seven semesters of high |
| success every year with the goal being 100% | | | | school; Experience in extracurricular and community |
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| No Child Left Behind Act. | | | | or one of its contractors. |
| Among the Long Island Schools that did not meet | | | | The following requirements must be met by the |
| standards last year that did succeed this school year | | | | awarded student in order to keep the New York |
| include: Comsewogue High School, Center Moriches | | | | Lottery Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship: Attend a |
| High School, Ronkonkoma Junior High School | | | | New York State accredited college, university, trade |
| (Connetquot), Walter G. O'Connell Copiague High | | | | school, or community college; Maintain full-time student |
| School, East Hampton High School, Eastport-South | | | | status; Maintain at least a B cumulative average, as |
| Manor High School, Harborfields High School, | | | | determined by school; Do not accept |
| Hauppauge High School, G.W. Hewlett High School | | | | full-cost-of-attendance scholarship from another |
| (Hewlett- Woodmere), Hicksville High School, | | | | source; Provide program administrator with proper |
| Huntington High School, Island Trees High School, RJO | | | | transcripts/documents to confirm eligibility; and |
| Intermediate School (Kings Park), Lindenhurst Middle | | | | Complete studies within five years of high school |
| School, Long Beach Middle School, Newfield High | | | | graduation date. |
| School (Middle Country), Mineola Middle School, | | | | |