Summer Reading & Textbooks

Summer Reading

All English and History courses (9th-12th grade) have a summer reading and/or writing assignment due during the first week of class.

Additionally, Advanced Placement courses may require students to do some work in advance. All summer reading assignments will be posted on the portal early in the summer. All students will need to purchase their summer reading books themselves using the provided ISBN numbers. Exact editions are required.

Textbooks

Textbook lists will be available to students on the MBS/BNC website, which will be linked under Textbook Information on the Portal’s Resources page and emailed to families in July.

Students residing in Suffolk County may be eligible to receive their textbooks from the Eastern Suffolk BOCES Nonpublic School Textbook program. Textbook applications will be submitted on your behalf, and you will receive either an email when they are ready to be picked up. New students should contact their home school district to confirm proof of residency. Please note that availability of BOCES books varies and the state cannot guarantee they will be available.

Students residing in another NY country may also be eligible for textbooks via their home school district office. Please contact your local school district for more information, or call the Academic Office at (631)751-1800.

All other students should purchase their textbooks from the bookstore or from another vendor in time for them to arrive prior to the start of the 2023-2024 school year.

Academic Standards

GPA Minimum

To graduate, the combined Junior-Senior minimum grade point average must not be lower than 2.0. For one-year seniors a 2.0 Senior GPA is necessary for graduation.

Academic Hold

At the end of each Semester, any student who has below a 2.0 GPA will be put on Academic Hold. Any student placed on Academic Hold will not be issued an enrollment contract for the following school year until they are taken off of Academic Hold. Seats/Beds will not be held for a student on academic hold. Academic Holds are in place until the following end of Semester, at which point the student’s GPA will again be examined. The student will be taken off Academic Hold if their GPA is at 2.0 or higher. If their GPA is still below 2.0, they will remain on Academic Hold.