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Hewlett Elementary School is one of two district buildings that will receive an upgrade to its heating ventilation and air conditioning system should Proposition II be approved by voters on May 17.

The Hewlett-Woodmere and Lawrence school districts are both presenting proposed operating budgets that adhere to this year’s low state tax-cap that seeks to keep school property taxes down. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/4/16

Franklin Early Childhood Center in Hewlett is expected to have its boiler replaced as part of the school district’s capital improvements.

H-W unveils a preliminary $115.35m budget

Included in Hewlett-Woodmere School District’s proposed $115.35 million budget for the 2016-’17 fiscal year is money to hire 2.9 new teachers—two full time and two part time—and support four program initiatives. more

By Vanessa Parker | 3/17/16

The Hewlett-Woodmere and Lawrence school districts have begun to piece together their operating budgets for next school year. Above, Hewlett Elementary School.

School districts begin planning for next year

chool districts across New York State, including Hewlett-Woodmere and Lawrence, will have to implement budgets for the 2016-’17 school year based on a state mandated 0.12 percent tax-cap limit. The lowest since the tax-cap was instituted four years ago. more

By Jeff Bessen | 1/27/16

Get involved in the school budget process

In the coming weeks and months, local school districts will be planning their 2016-17 budgets, deciding how to allocate their pieces of that very large pie. It’s our right to have a say in how that money will be spent. more

1/21/16

State should extend the tax cap

New York state’s tax cap on school districts and local municipalities is set to expire next year, but the State Legislature could, before this year’s session ends later this month, vote to extend it. We would like to see . . . more

6/4/15

Lawrence's Board of Education has a returning Trustee, Abel Feldhamer, left, and a new face in Heshy Blachorsky.

Hewlett-Woodmere and Lawrence school budgets approved

On Tuesday night, for the fourth consecutive year, the Hewlett-Woodmere and Lawrence school district budgets were overwhelmingly approved. more

By Jeff Bessen and Vanessa Parker | 5/19/15

It's not too late to get involved in the school budget process

Tis the season of tax levies, enrollment projections and capital reserve funds. It’s school budget time . . . more

2/25/15

Residents can ask questions and present concerns at the budget forum being held at the Woodmere Education Center on March 9.

Tax-levy cap at 2.1 percent in Hewlett-Woodmere

The tax-levy cap for the Hewlett-Woodmere School District is estimated to be 2.1 percent for the 2014-15, according to district administrators, who also said that spending could increase by about $2 million from the $97.1 budget. more

By Vanessa Parker | 3/5/14

Incumbent Harold Kislik, left, and Central Council PTA Co-president Mitchell Greebel, right, were re-elected and elected, resectively to the Hewlett-Woodmere Board of Education. Fred Usherson lost for the second consecutive year.

Lawrence Board of Education result still not official

A recount of votes in the Lawrence school board race between Jesse Lunin-Pack and Tova Plaut has Plaut in the lead now by 37 votes, according to a statement released by Lunin-Pack. more

By Jeff Bessen and Ann Friedman | 5/21/13

Kenneth Lee, who has three children in the Hewlett-Woodmere School District, expressed his concerns to the Board of Education about eliminating the eighth grade Discovery lunch lab.

H-W adopts budget, reinstates adult education and discovery

The Hewlett-Woodmere Board of Education voted to adopt a $109.6 million budget, which included the reinstatement of the eighth-grade Discovery lunch lab program, as well as highly attended Community Education courses such as yoga, exercise and Mommy & Me. more

By Ann Friedman | 4/24/13

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