District staff unveiled R7 Ascend, a proposed sixth-grade micro school that would use personalized competency-based learning (PCBL) in a 250-minute block, serve up to 80 students with four teachers, and operate from the vacated Greenwood Elementary with afternoon integration at Summit Lakes Middle School. Board members raised concerns about transportation, ADA access, and the optics of reusing Greenwood after a bond-funded replacement.

West Hempstead teachers described using Conmigo/KhanMigo to personalize pacing, support ELL learners through read-aloud and scaffolds, and engage special-education students in integrated co-taught (ICT) settings.