Franklin Square UFSD

The stage at Washington Street School came alive with music and energy during the Franklin Square Union Free School District’s recent production of Disney’s “The Lion King Jr.,” p...

The district celebrated Music in Our Schools Month with special student performances and recognitions during the board of education meeting on March 11. The evening began with a ...

Our February Kids Corner has been posted! Click here to read our student reporters’ stories.

Franklin Square Union Free School District launched a new after-school opportunity for fifth graders this school year, the Coding Club. In this club, led by district STEAM teache...

As part of their social studies unit on China, Washington Street School’s third grade classes celebrated Lunar New Year with a day full of learning and hands-on activities on Feb....

Fifth and sixth grade students are staying active and building teamwork skills in the second annual after-school intramural program, hosted at John Street School. Approximately 4...

This school year, the district is proud to launch intra-district field trips to its state-of-the-art Daily Living Skills Center, located at John Street School. The Daily Living ...

John Street School observed the nationwide Global Day of Play on Feb. 5, turning the entire building into a space for creativity, connection and fun. Students from pre-K through s...

Throughout the winter months, Washington Street School students have been busy discovering and developing their interests in afterschool clubs. Whether it’s making their own hats ...

As a culminating winter-themed activity, John Street School pre-K students made a log cabin! The activity prepped them for the upcoming President’s Day holiday and taught them abo...

Our January Kids Corner has been posted! Click here to read our student reporters' stories.

The Franklin Square School District is excited to announce that Dr. John Trotta, assistant principal at Polk Street School, has been selected as the 2026 New York State Elementary...

Polk Street School’s fifth graders recently stepped into the world of law with a creative fairytale spin during their presentation of “The Trial of Goldilocks.” The program is pr...

John Street School sixth graders Rayhan Poyyathuruthy, Justin Sabesan and Andrew Spinelli collaborated on a Zentangle design, creating intricate black-and-white patterns with a ma...

John Street School students in grades 3-6 enjoyed a hands-on introduction to chemistry during the Mad Science assembly, “Spin, Pop, Boom,” on Jan. 15. Through exciting demonstrati...

John Street School second graders in Ms. Derby’s class recently enjoyed a science, reading and social-emotional learning lesson. They listened to a read-aloud of “My Mouth is a Vo...

Franklin Square Union Free School District was formally recognized by the New York State School Boards Association for its state-of-the-art Daily Living Skills Center during the b...

The district is pleased to announce that the board of education has appointed Mr. Charles Carollo as the district’s next Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Management. The a...

Elias Manolis, a former Franklin Square UFSD student, has been battling kidney disease his entire life and is now in urgent need of a kidney transplant. If you would like to lear...

The district’s successful robotics program is underway for this school year. Following an interview and application process, 15 sixth grade students from across the district were...