Island Trees Union Free School District

Island Trees Union Free School District
Address
74 Farmedge Road Levittown , New York, 11756, 11756 United States United States
Coordinates	40°44′10″N73°29′59″W / 40.73611°N 73.49972°W / 40.73611; -73.49972
District information
Type	Public
Mottoes	Kind Confident Respectful
Grades	K–12 [1]
Established	1902
President	Michael T Rich Jr
Vice-president	Larry Ortolani
Superintendent	Charles Murphy
Asst. superintendent(s)	Elizabeth Roemer- Curriculum and Instruction Lauren Lombardi- Special Ed
Business administrator	Susan Unnold
School board	Brian Fielding Ted Maleska Amy Martin Vinny Papandrea Christian Soto
NCES District ID	3615510 [1]
Students and staff
Students	2,195 (2020–2021) [1]
Teachers	180.7 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Staff	197.82 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Student–teacher ratio	12.15:1 [1]
Colors	Black White and Red
Other information
Website	www.islandtrees.org

Island Trees High School

Island Trees Union Free School District is a school district in central Nassau County on Long Island, approximately 31 miles east of New York City. The district includes parts of the following hamlets; Levittown, Bethpage, Plainedge, and Seaford.

The Island Trees School District gained notoriety in the United States Supreme Court case Island Trees School District v. Pico regarding censorship of books in school libraries.

History

The School District dates back to 1902. In 1982, the district went to the US Supreme Court to defend banning books in Island Trees School District v. Pico .

Schools

Elementary schools (K-4)

• J. Fred Sparke Elementary
• Michael F. Stokes Elementary

Island Trees Memorial Middle School

Middle schools (5-8)

• Island Trees Memorial Middle School

High school (9-12)

• Island Trees High School

Other

• Early Childhood Center at the Geneva Gallow School, Bethpage
• Island Trees Public Library, Bethpage
• Dr. Charles Murphy is the Superintendent as of 25-26

Notable alumni

• Kevin Covais, former American Idol contestant and actor.
• Tom Kapinos, American television executive producer and screenwriter best known for his creation of the television series Californication.
• Donnie J. Klang of Making The Band 4.
• Edward Joseph Mahoney (1949 – 2019), known professionally as Eddie Money, American rock singer and songwriter
• Steven Pico, student who first brought on the case on banning books to the Supreme Court in Island Trees School District v. Pico.

References

1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for ISLAND TREES UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved March 5, 2022.

External links

• Official website