Hewlett board extends Regents exam policy

By herNeSTo GaldameZ hgaldamez@liherald.com

“If every school district around us is doing something to help them,” Hewlett-Woodmere Board of Education Trustee Shari Amitrano said at a June 14 board meeting, referring to the students in other districts, “why would we not consider doing the same?” their final class averages if they underperform on the state tests.

The board voted 6-1 to extend the policy through the end of the school year.

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The hewleTT-woodmere Board of Education voted 6-1 on June 14 to extend the ’Do No Harm’ policy.

Amitrano was addressing the district’s “Do No Harm” policy, which omits students’ Regents exam grades from

The Regents exams measure student achievement in high school-level courses. To graduate, they must pass five of the tests: one in each of the four main subjects — English Language Arts, math, science and social studies — and an additional exam of their

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