Family & Consumer Sciences
The Family & Consumer Sciences Department offers a variety of courses that will enable a student to succeed in their personal and professional lives. As part of the Career and Technical Education department, CTE, we give students the life skills needed to manage the challenges needed to live and work in a diverse global society. Family & Consumer Sciences prepares our students with the skills needed to live in the 21st Century. Our department is dedicated to ensuring all of our students learn how to think critically, solve problems and make informative and knowledgeable decisions in all aspects of their lives. With our Middle School and High School programs, we will encourage an appreciation of each individual throughout the life cycle. Each course provides a forum for practical applications of basic knowledge which incorporates reading comprehension, mathematical concepts, oral communication and written communication.
Middle School
6th Grade FCS
- Decision Making
- Family
- Goals
- Peer Pressure
- Sewing
- Social Media
- Time Management
7th Grade FCS
- Interior Design/Budgeting
- Sewing
- Consumerism
- Cooking
- Consumerism
8th Grade FCS
- Careers
- Child Care
- Cooking
High School Course Offerings
- Interior Design
3 College Credits
- Clothing Construction 1
- Clothing Construction 2
Design Courses
- Baking 1
- Baking 2
- Chef's Choice 1
- Chef's Choice 2
- Food Science
4 College Credits
Food & Nutrition Courses
- Child Development
- College Child Development
3 College Credits
- Early Childhood & Preschool
3 College Credits
- Advanced Early Childhood & Preschool
- Advanced Leadership
Early Childhood & Preschool
- Teacher Prep
- Relationships
Human Development Courses
Get
13 College Credits!
Smithtown High School Preschool Program
Smithtown High School’s Early Childhood and Preschool classes have been successfully running a fully operational pre-school for over thirty years.
Our program provides a pre-school for the children of the community every March – June, two days a week. The high school students work one on one with the children as well as in group settings. The pre-school children are taught based on their individual needs. They get a one on one lesson every week! The children will also experience arts and crafts, free play, healthy snacks, reading time, and games.
Preschool days and hours:
Tuesdays and Thursdays
11:30-1:25
*times may vary a little according to school
Sign up for the preschool is on a first come basis. The preschool is open to children ages 3-5.
If you are interested or would like more information please feel free to contact:
High School West – Rachel Silsdorf – 382-3076 rsilsdorf-kolakowski@smithtown.k12.ny.us
High School East – Connie Smith - 382-5221 csmith@smithtown.k12.ny.us
Pathways for Graduation
Food and Nutrition Pathway
You may use one of the
Pathways Graduation
Requirements
Human Development Pathway
Scan for Pathway Information
Child Development
(.5 credit)
College Child Development
(.5 credit)
Early Childhood/Preschool
(.5 credit)
Advanced Early Childhood/Preschool
(.5 credit)
Advanced Leadership Early Childhood/Preschool
(.5 credit)
Relationships
(.5 credit)
Personal Financial Management
(.5 credit)
Each student who
pursues a CTE endorsement must take
College & Career Planning or Career Jump Start and
participate in a Career Exploration Internship Program (CEIP) or Co-op Work Program through
the Work Experience Coordinator
College & Career Planning w/ CEIP in Human Development
(54 hours minimum of Work Based Learning)
(.5 credit)
OR
Career Jump Start w/ Cooperative Internship (54 hours minimum of Work Based Learning)
Students must get a passing grade on the Precision Exam 320 (Child Development)
(.5 - 2.5 credits)
4 credits
Multiple pathways recognize the importance of engaging students in rigorous and relevant academic programs. The regulations approved in 2015 and 2016 recognize students’ interests in various areas, such as Career and Technical Education (CTE).
Under the “4+1” pathway assessment option, students must take and pass four required
Regents Exams (one in each of the following subjects: English Language Arts, Mathematics,
Science, and Social Studies) and complete a comparably rigorous pathway to meet the fifth
assessment requirement for graduation.
Faculty
High School East
Connie Smith
csmith@smithtown.k12.ny.us
Jaclyn Grebosz
jgrebosz@smithtown.k12.ny.us
Kristen Hayes
khayes@smithtown.k12.ny.us
High School West
Rachel Silsdorf-Kolakowski
rsilsdorf-kolakowski@smithtown.k12.ny.us
Kaitlyn Cosgro
kcosgro@smithtown.k12.ny.us
Kristen Hayes
khayes@smithtown.k12.ny.us
Great Hollow Middle School
Erin Hall
ehall@smithtown.k12.ny.us
Anne D'Addario
adaddario@smithtown.k12.ny.us
Alexander Sershen
asershen@smithtown.k12.ny.us
Nesaquake Middle School
Taylor Walsh
twalsh@smithtown.k12.ny.us
Accompsett Middle School
Harley Davis
hdavis@smithtown.k12.ny.us
Kaitlyn Cosgro
kcosgro@smithtown.k12.ny.us
For More Information
Please Contact:
Christine LoFrese
CTE Director
clofrese@smithtown.k12.ny.us
CTE OFFICE
631.382.5212