Welcome Back Kings Park Families
Dear Parents and Guardians,
The Kings Park Central School District was founded in 1844. This means that this September we will be opening our classroom doors for children for the 182nd time. Wow! Public schools remain one of the few places in American life where the entire community comes together around a shared investment in the future of children. We have done this well in Kings Park for nearly two centuries!
I am truly sorry to be the one to deliver the signal that the summer’s end is fast approaching. This will be my 13th school opening as your educational leader here in Kings Park. I am proud to serve as your superintendent and excited as we begin another school year!
While the summer seems to have flown by, I hope it provided you and your family time to have fun, recharge, and rejuvenate. I am looking forward with excitement and a renewed sense of purpose to the reopening of our schools on Thursday, September 3rd.
I am a firm believer that all students should graduate with an actionable plan for their future. To best support and continue this important work, our theme for the coming school year will continue to be Learning and Preparing for My Future. I like this theme because it applies to adults and children alike. Our students look to learn and prepare for their next stage of development in our schools AND life beyond graduation – whether that path leads them to further study at a college or university, trade apprenticeship or career, or service in the military. Our theme is also aligned with the ongoing work at the New York State Education Department (NYSED) on Portrait of a Graduate (POG). NYSED released the attributes that all graduates should possess (see blue graphic on the next page) last summer, and we will be moving from awareness to implementation over the course of the coming school year. The second maroon, gold, and black graphic on the next page captures the District’s vision and goals for 2030. You will hear more about this vision in the coming weeks.
On the KPCSD website you will find a short presentation that includes both the details of this theme and the District’s draft goals for the 2026-2027 school year. As we have for the past several years, we will continue to emphasize both mental health and educating the whole child. We will work this year to ensure that all students and adults in our schools are engaged and feel welcome, connected, supported, and safe. We are one Kings Park FAMILY!
If you have not already done so, please log into the eSchool Parent Portal to access student schedules and busing information (if applicable).
On September 1st our teachers will return to work for the first of two conference days. With the exception of one or two part-time employees, we don’t have any new faces on our faculty and staff. However, a few days ago we said goodbye to Assistant Principal Mammolito at Kings Park High School. On September 1st, Mr. Mammolito will be assuming the role of Mathematics Director in Long Beach Public Schools. I am happy to report that this past Tuesday evening Mr. Robert Celeste was appointed by the Board of Education to the position of Assistant Principal at KPHS. Mr. Celeste has worked as a secondary social studies teacher in Kings Park since 2005. In 2023-2024 he was selected as both the KPHS and KPCSD Teacher of the Year. He will be joining the KPHS administrative team on September 1st.
Lastly, I have attached the Suffolk County 250th student completion booklet. As a reminder, students that submit a completed booklet (all six Town of Smithtown sites visited and stamped) to their principal on or before Friday, September 25th will be recognized with a special certificate/proclamation from the Town later this fall.
We look forward to seeing your child(ren) on Thursday, September 3rd – the First Day of School! We have all greatly missed the students these past two months, and we look forward to seeing and working with Kings Park’s children once again! Enjoy the weekend and the last few days of the summer and get ready to return renewed for another great school year!
Sincerely,
Timothy T. Eagen, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
Learning and Preparing for My Future
VISION 2030