CDCH Proudly Commences 2007-2008 School Year on Unified Campus

CDCH has been a flurry of activity during the summer months in preparation for the 2007-2008 school year, when its Preschool and Charter School (Kindergarten – Grade 8) programs will begin operating as a unified school on CDCH’s Stephen Hands Path Campus.  Since 1997, the CDCH’s Preschool Program had previously operated in the former Most Holy Trinity School building in East Hampton.

New construction and the retrofitting of the CDCH’s Stephen Hands Path facility was completed last week and a modular addition is scheduled to be added at the end of this month.  New classrooms and additional learning spaces have been provided to accommodate the two programs on one campus.

The returning staff members were joined by newly hired staff for professional development workshops, unpacking and setting up of classrooms on August 29th, 30th and September 4th. The professional development workshops addressed such topics as "Closing the Gap in Student Performance"; "Understanding the Committee on Special Education Process"; Raising the Curriculum Expectations in Literacy, Mathematics and Physical Fitness" and finally, "The Workplace Environment".  In between the various presentations, staff members worked cooperatively preparing all the classrooms for the students' arrival on Wednesday, September 5th.

The Child Development Center of the Hamptons (CDCH) is the only inclusionary Charter School in the State of New York, servicing children from a long list of communities in Suffolk County, from Mastic/Shirley to Montauk on the South Fork and from Riverhead to Greenport on the North Fork.  Both the Preschool and Charter School programs maintain small classes, providing individualized learning for all students.  The programs are supported with a variety of related services to accommodate the learning needs of students and provide successful experiences in achieving the New York State Standards in all areas of the curriculum.

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