NORTH BABYLON SCHOOL DISTRICT

Families and community members of the North Babylon Union Free School District
gathered in the auditorium of the Robert Moses Middle School to spotlight the
mathematical achievements of Ms. Staci Manning’s third grade class during the March
Board of Education meeting.
Superintendent of Schools Glen Eschbach introduced the Parliament Place
Elementary School students and spoke of their success in the New York State Mathematics
initiative First in Math. This program focuses on improving students’ math fluency through
games and competitions. Ms. Manning hit the ground running once the program was
implemented and her students dedicated themselves to working on fact fluency, word
problems and procedural fluency.
In December 2021, they led the charge and helped the District solve 1 million math
problems in First in Math. As a result, this class had Parliament Place school finish sixth out
of 663 schools in the state. For all third grade classes, they are now second in New York
State and 21 in the entire county. In addition, seven students in the class earned the Grand
Champion title. This highest level of achievement is earned after students collect more than
10,000 stickers, which is equivalent to 30,000 math problems or more. Along with earning
the Grand Champion title, Adnan Hossain is also first in New York State as a top performing
third grader in First in Math.
The District applauds all students on this wonderful accomplishment and is proud of
the work they have contributed to the program.