Middle Country Central School District


The Middle Country Central School District covers approximately in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, United States.
It is composed of the villages and hamlets of Centereach, Selden, parts of Lake Grove, Coram, Lake Ronkonkoma, Port Jefferson Station and Farmingville.
The district is currently composed of eight elementary schools, two Pre-kindergarten/Kindergarten Centers, two middle schools, and two high schools. The K-12 student enrollment projection for the 2009/10 school year was approximately 11,000 plus over 500 pre-kindergarten students.

History

Middle Country Central School District was formed in 1957 through the consolidation of the Centereach and Selden school districts. At the time, it consisted of five kindergarten rooms and 51 elementary classrooms.
At the time of consolidation, the area was going through unprecedented growth due to suburban spread. In 1954, for example, the Centereach School District faced a classroom-shortage crisis. It was solved only when local home developers volunteered to build ten "one room schoolhouses" in one month's time, with a plan to later convert the buildings into residences. This "Unity Drive" project name was adopted by the elementary school built nearby a few years later.
Suburban growth resulted in Middle Country becoming the fastest growing school district in the state.
The student population peaked in 1976 at 16,738.

Schools

High schools

In both schools, in sixth grade, each student is assigned to a 'team' of, typically, three or more teachers, each teaching an essential academic class. The students typically rotate teachers throughout the day. Other classes are taught by teachers not assigned to a team. During the 2010/2011 school year, the schools decided to rename their mascots to reflect their high school affiliates.

Elementary schools

Current Board Members are:
All of the members serve three year terms and all terms start at the first board meeting in July and expire on June 30.
Three of the nine members are up for election every year and the school board election takes place on the 3rd Tuesday in May.