School budget votes in the Lawrence and Hewlett-Woodmere school districts have been delayed until at least June 1 because of the coronavirus outbreak, by order of Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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4/3/20
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The Hewlett-Woodmere School District Board of Education and other officials might have thought they were speaking to no one as the Woodmere Education Center was without a live audience as the March …
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By Matthew Ferremi
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4/2/20
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Adjustments are being made to the proposed Hewlett-Woodmere School District budget for the 2020-2021 school year after Board of Education President Mitchell Greebel said at the Jan. 30 hearing the tentative 3.68 spending increase was too steep.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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3/19/20
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Cold temperatures, ice, snow and Valentine’s Day are the most visible signs that it is February.
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By Jeff Bessen and Matthew Ferremi
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2/6/20
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Beginning the 2021-2021 school year before Labor Day and having a two-week holiday break for Christmas and New Year’s garnered mixed reaction from a portion of the Hewlett-Woodmere School District community, when the proposed school calendar was unveiled earlier in January.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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1/30/20
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There are many moving parts to the Hewlett-Woodmere School District’s HW 2025 initiative, a seven-year plan that seeks to put the school district in the best possible position to improve the manner it educates its students.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/30/20
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In response to the death of a student five days earlier, a dozen residents addressed topics including vaping, code-of-conduct policies and possible mental health initiatives at the Hewlett-Woodmere School District Board of Education’s work meeting on Sept. 11.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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9/19/19
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It was more of the same for the Hewlett-Woodmere Board of Education at their annual reorganization meeting and board president Mitchell Greebel thinks that is a positive.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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7/11/19
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Residents in the Lawrence and Hewlett-Woodmere school districts passed their respective budgets for the 2019-20 school year.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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5/22/19
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The proposed Hewlett-Woodmere School District budget includes a 2.95 percent year-to-year increase, but that is attributable mostly to a $1.5 million jump in employee benefits and an increase in transportation costs of nearly $817,000.
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5/16/19
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