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Superintendent
Mr. John C. McNamara

Mr. John C. McNamara

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Mission Statement

Through a commitment to educational excellence in a secure, supportive environment, the Wantagh Public Schools shall inspire students to develop a strong sense of individual worth and respect for others, to become lifelong learners and independent thinkers, and to fulfill themselves as concerned citizens in a diverse world.

OUR SCHOOLS

Forest Lake Elementary School
(516) 765-4400

Mandalay Elementary School
(516) 765-4500

Wantagh Elementary School
(516) 765-4600

Wantagh Middle School
(516) 765-4300

Wantagh High School
(516) 765-4200

District Offices
(516) 765-4100

 

 

 

   

COVID-19 Resources

2023-24 District Planning Calendar is now available!

Letter to Governor Hochul 12-19

 

District to Host 2023-24 Budget Workshops

The Wantagh School District will be offering four separate 2023-24 budget workshops for all community residents. There will be three evening workshops on Monday, March 6, Monday, March 20, and Monday, April 3, starting at 7 p.m.  For those unable to attend the evening workshops, a budget workshop will take place on Tuesday, April 4 at 10 a.m. at the Wantagh Public Library.   

Link to Join Budget Workshops

Sign-up For a District Budget Focus Group

Take the District Budget Survey

District Approved Technology Programs 

BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING INFORMATION    

Board of Education Business Meeting, Tuesday, April 4, at 8 p.m. high school auditorium - Click Here To Join Meeting

Board of Education Planning Session, Tuesday, April 18, at 8 p.m. high school cafeteria

  

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DiSTRICT HIGHLIGHTS

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Wantagh Middle School Nationally Recognized as School to Watch
High academic achievement, a positive school climate and a commitment to growth are a few of the reasons why Wantagh Middle School was recently named...
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Wantagh Elementary Fifth Graders Portray Famous Figures
Where else besides Wantagh Elementary School can you find the first, 16th, 18th and 35th presidents of the United States at the same time? Together, ...
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Middle School Students Make Buckets, Raise Bucks for Heart Health
Wantagh Middle School students want everyone to have a healthy heart. That’s why they collectively raised more than $9,000 for the American Heart Ass...
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Mandalay Students Spread Kindness With Compliments
World Compliment Day was celebrated on March 1, and at Mandalay Elementary School in the Wantagh School District it served as a reminder about the ki...
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Harvard Club Names Pair Distinguished Teachers
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Harvard Club Names Pair Distinguished Teachers
The Harvard Club of Long Island recognized two Wantagh High School educators with the Distinguished Teacher award. Math teacher Jason Apfelbaum and a...
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Portfolios Show Slice of 4th Grade at Forest Lake
Fourth graders have a unique way of storing all of their work in Michele Anszelowicz’s class at Forest Lake Elementary School in the Wantagh School D...
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Thespians Take on Disney’s ‘Descendants’
Based on the popular Disney Channel Original Movies, the Wantagh Middle School Drama Club will present “Descendants: The Musical” from March 3-5. A c...
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100th Day is a Milestone at Mandalay
It was a special day for kindergarten and first grade students at Mandalay Elementary School on Feb. 9. They reached the 100th day of the school year...
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Students Become the Teachers on Shadow Day
Whether they were preparing for a future career or just looking to take a trip down memory lane, it was a successful day for Wantagh High School stud...
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Readers Connect From School to School
A celebration of reading spanned all ages in the Wantagh School District on Feb. 1, as students and teachers from all five schools took part in World...
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Future Coders Get an Early Start at Wantagh El
They may have been taking part in the Hour of Code initiative, but students at Wantagh Elementary School have been doing way more than an hour of com...
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Middle School Students Square Off in Geography Bee
It’s hard to stump Wantagh Middle School sixth grader Max Mihalik about his knowledge of the world, and that’s why he emerged as the winner of the s...
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Handmade Signs Spread Positivity at Forest Lake
The Kindness Squad at Forest Lake Elementary School has some words of encouragement for their peers. The group of fourth graders recently created ins...
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Innovative Educator Earns Master Teacher Status
Whether it’s having her students construct and destroy gingerbread houses to test the forces of wind or do scavenger hunts around the school, Wantagh...
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High School Pianist an Asset to Music Program
If there’s a concert happening in the Wantagh School District, Matthew Lin is probably there tickling the ivories. It is unique for a student to serv...
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Memories Flow Onto Paper at Mandalay
They may still be pretty young, but fifth graders at Mandalay Elementary School have lots of stories to tell. They recently wrapped up their memoir ...
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Wantagh High School Play Group Adds Some Holiday Flair
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Wantagh Elementary Buddies Bond Over Gingerbread
The most anticipated moment of the week for kindergartners and fifth graders at Wantagh Elementary School is the time they get to spend together. Stu...
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An Egg-Citing Engineering Project for Sixth Graders
Creative Minds, a sixth grade elective at Wantagh Middle School, is filled with hands-on challenges that teach students about the engineering design ...
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Boys Volleyball Team Earns Sportsmanship Award
Wantagh High School’s boys volleyball players set the bar high for good sportsmanship, and that did not go unnoticed this past season. The team recei...
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Young Inventors Seek Solutions at Wantagh Elementary
Trial and error was a practice used by many famous inventors, so that’s the model that students are following at Wantagh Elementary School. Children ...
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Themed Floats Paraded at Mandalay
A day before the big balloons and floats traveled through the streets of Manhattan, students at Mandalay Elementary School put on their own Thanksgiv...
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A Digital World Opens at Forest Lake School
The new Video Game Club at Forest Lake Elementary School in the Wantagh School District is the quintessential way for students to develop 21st centur...
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Wantagh Athletes Taking the Next Step
Wantagh High School celebrated National Signing Day with a celebration for 16 college-bound athletes on Nov. 9. They were joined by administrators, c...
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