There are two seats up for grabs on the District 13 Board of Education this year. One seat is held by Joseph DiSibio, who is seeking re-election. He is being challenged by Patrick Heaney.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/9/13
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There are two seats up for grabs on the District 13 Board of Education this year. Joan Gartner, a trustee for the past four years, has decided not to run again. Vying for her spot are PTA leader Patty Farrell and retiring teacher Toni Pomerantz.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/9/13
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There will be contested races for Board of Education seats in all three Valley Stream elementary school districts next month. Nominating petitions were due on Monday afternoon.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/23/13
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Fourth-graders at Willow Road School learned their manners. They also learned some dances moves they might be able to break out at their proms a few years down the road.
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4/3/13
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Keeping programs in tact in District 13 was the priority for board members and administrators entering budget season. They say the proposed $44.6 million spending plan that will be put forward to voters in May accomplishes just that.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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3/27/13
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While many school districts on Long Island will be cutting programs and staff next year, District 13 is expected to maintain the status quo. In the first budget presentation to the Board of Education and public on Feb. 13, administrators proposed a spending plan that would keep everything in tact.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/20/13
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Valley Stream school officials agree that the next few months will be challenging as they put together spending plans for the 2013-14 school year. All four districts are expected to receive an increase in state aid next year, however, which should make the task a little easier.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/30/13
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You’re never too young to learn to speak another language or play a new instrument. Valley Stream District 13 will be giving its students a chance to develop these and other skills during a five-week Saturday enrichment program which begins in February.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/23/13
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Valley Stream District 13 has given its website a fresh new look. The redesigned site was unveiled the second week of January after about five months in the works.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/16/13
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Typing on a computer is a skill that many of us take for granted. For people who use the skill every day, whether it’s sending emails, typing a report or writing a story for the local newspaper, hitting the proper keys has become second nature.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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12/12/12
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