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Gayl Teller, Nassau’s 2009-11 poet laureate, left; Maxwell Corydon Wheat, Nassau’s 2007-09 poet laureate; and Dr. Linda Opyr, the county’s 2011-13 poet laureate.

Dr. Linda Opyr, 58, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction at the Sewanhaka Central High School District, recently announced that she will be retiring from the district, effective Jan. 3, 2012. more

By Jackie Nash, jnash@liherald.com | 12/17/11

Covert Avenue School is part of the Elmont Union Free School District, which spends between $35,000 and $40,000 annually to investigate suspicious addresses.

Local schools work to catch address scams

School districts nationwide are required to deal with a growing problem: address fraud. Local schools are no exception. However, local districts have different approaches to catching students who are attending school illegally — and taking from taxpayers. more

By Jackie Nash | 10/19/11

Emma Larrea, left, and Alisha Carrion tried to keep dry as they walked into the Washington School in Franklin Square.

Local students head back to school

Students from the Sewanhaka Central High, Franklin Square Union Free and Elmont Union Free school districts all entered new classrooms on Sept. 7, for the 2011-12 school year. more

By Jackie Nash | 9/13/11

Local English Language Arts and Math test scores.

Local ELA, math scores vary

Before students in the Sewanhaka Central High, Franklin Square Union Free and Elmont Union Free school districts headed back to school for the 2011-12, state test scores assessing 3rd- to 8th-grade students’ English Language Arts and math scores from the 2010-11 school year were released. Locally, the results — released by the New York State Education Department in August — vary widely. more

By Jackie Nash | 9/13/11

New faculty at the Elmont Union Free School District for the 2011-12 school year.

Pick up your books, backpacks and ball-point pens

Students from the Sewanhaka Central High, Franklin Square Union Free and Elmont Union Free school districts will enter their new classrooms today, Sept. 7. So what’s in store for the 2011-12 school year? more

By Jackie Nash | 9/1/11

Local administrator named Nassau County poet laureate

Since elementary school, lifelong New Hyde Park resident Linda Opyr, 58, has been devoted to poetry, and that dedication recently paid off. On June 12, Opyr was named poet laureate of Nassau … more

By James Fitz Gerald | 7/13/11

Inga Krevatas, a Franklin Square resident, spoke to the Sewanhaka Central High School District about it's autism program on July 12.

Parents speak up for autism

Seven years ago, Franklin Square resident Inga Krevatas helped create the first-ever autism program for the Franklin Square Union Free School District. Krevatas' twin daughters, Sophia and Alexa, were born with autism, and she wanted to ensure they received specialized teaching in their home district — not outside of it. more

By Jackie Nash | 7/13/11

Marc Isseks was named a new assistant principal of the H. Frank Carey High School on June 12.

Isseks named assistant principal at Carey

Marc Isseks, who serves as chairman of the H. Frank Carey High School's Social Studies Department, and coordinates social studies at the Sewanhaka High School, was named an assistant principal of the H. Frank Carey High School on June 12, at the Sewanhaka Central High School District's monthly Board of Education meeting. more

By Jackie Nash | 7/13/11

Warren Meierdiercks, the Sewanhaka Central High School District's superintendent, will retire on June 30.

Meierdiercks says goodbye to Sewanhaka H.S. district

Warren Meierdiercks, Sewhanaka’s Central High School District superintendent for the past five years, will retire on June 30. more

By Jackie Nash | 6/28/11

A total of 1,861 residents of the Elmont Union Free School District voted on May 17. Several did so at Gotham Avenue School, above.

Relief after local voters pass budgets

The Sewanhaka Central High School District, one of the largest school districts in Nassau County, passed its 2011-12 budget last week, with 4,628 votes supporting it and 3,028 opposing it. This year’s turnout of 7,656 voters was significantly lower than last year, when nearly 10,000 people voted on the current school spending plan. more

By Jackie Nash | 5/24/11

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