By 12:45 a.m. on Dec. 15, a resigned, almost conciliatory atmosphere pervaded the gymnasium at Lenox Elementary. Two of the last commentators of the evening commended the school board on its hard work, but voiced their concerns about the board’s accounting transparency and the timing of its announcements. The 50 or 60 remaining residents shuffled out tired but better informed, and there was a sense of accomplishment as participants packed away their papers. more

Laura Williams will become the newest member of the Baldwin Board of Education in early July, replacing incumbent Anne Hannon, whom Williams defeated in the May 17 election. A mother of two daughters who attend Plaza School — Claire, 11, and Julie, 5 — and a third, Molly, who is 3, Williams is a former education reporter for the Daily News and the New York Post, and edited the Baldwin and Oceanside Heralds in 1998-99. She has lived in Baldwin since 1997. more

With three bright, capable people running for one seat on the Board of Education, we almost wish this were a school board expansion rather than an election. But our choice is the incumbent trustee, Anne Hannon. more

The three candidates vying for a single open seat on the Baldwin school board at a PTA sponsored candidate forum May 4 were cordial, clever and well prepared. The forum, held at the district office on Hastings Street, was energetically moderated by Marion Fleming, a volunteer from a non-Baldwin chapter of the League of Women Voters, and was structured to include opening and closing statements from each candidate as well as questions from the audience. The questions, delivered on index cards to Fleming, were addressed to each candidate in turn, and the 40 or so community members who came up with them also heard remarks from Carl Williams, an unopposed candidate for library board. “No matter what the results of this election are, we’re lucky to have three such capable candidates for school board,” said one observer of the proceedings, and indeed the evening had a spirit of community rather than contention. more

Budget meetings are rarely upbeat affairs, but the mood at the Baldwin Board of Education meeting Jan. 9 at the Plaza School was unusually somber. Despite the best efforts of a student orchestra that demonstrated the success of district music programs, the focus of the evening soon turned to crunching numbers. And the outlook was not rosy. more

The Baldwin School Board's community input meeting, originally scheduled for 8 p.m. this evening has been postponed, Cristina Schmohl, the district's public information officer has informed the Herald. No rescheduling date has yet been announced for the meeting. more

Plaudits and praise dominated proceedings at the Baldwin Board of Education’s community input and board recognition meeting Oct. 27 at Baldwin Senior High School. more

Kim Taylor will become the newest member of the Baldwin Board of Education on July 1. She will replace incumbent Carl Williams, who was voted out in the May 18 election.Taylor, 47, has lived in … more

The Baldwin community is fortunate this year: There are six intelligent, motivated candidates running for two seats on the Board of Education. But with tough times ahead, the school district needs … more

Though several questions were asked of the six candidates running for two seats on the Baldwin Board of Education during the PTA-sponsored Candidates Forum on May 5, the hot-button issue was whether … more