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The Elmont Union Free School District, which ranks 55th out of the county’s 57 districts in per-pupil spending — $16,312 in 2009-10 — is proposing a 2011-12 budget of nearly $76.45 million. The above chart provides percentages for items included in Elmont's budget.

Superintendents on a mission: pass school budgets

After the State Senate’s vote on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s budget in March, the Sewanhaka, Franklin Square and Elmont school districts were handed new numbers for budget consideration — numbers that were considerably more favorable to local districts but did not eliminate their budget woes. more

By Jackie Nash | 4/14/11

The John Street School, at 560 Nassau Blvd. in Franklin Square, would house only Kindergarten, first-grade and second-grade students under the district's recently proposed reconfiguration proposal, which has been put on hold for further research.

F.S. district pauses reconfiguration proposal

The Franklin Square Union Free School District’s Board of Education made an announcement on Wednesday, March 16, at it’s regular monthly meeting, that it would put a hold on it’s proposal to reconfigure the district — a plan proposed nearly three weeks ago to create a middle school, and save the district $1.8 million by 2014-15. Under the plan, all Kindergarten, first-grade and second-grade students would be housed at the John Street and Polk Street schools, and fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade students would be housed at the Washington Street School. more

By Jackie Nash | 3/22/11

The John Street School, at 560 Nassau Blvd. in Franklin Square, would house only Kindergarten to sixth-grade students, under the district’s recently introduced reconfiguration proposal. Click below order photos, and/or go to www.liherald.mycapture.com/mycapture/index.asp to see all of the photos available that were taken for this story.

Franklin Square school district: middle school?

At last week’s Franklin Square Union Free School District’s Board of Education meeting, Patrick Manley, the district’s superintendent, presented a proposal to save an estimated $1.28 million for the district, and implement important programs into its schools’ curriculum. The proposal would reconfigure the district’s three schools — the Washington Street, Polk Street and John Street schools — and create a district middle school. more

By Jackie Nash | 3/8/11

School district budgets: rock or hard place?

After hearing Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s budget release in early February, the Sewanhaka, Franklin Square and Elmont school districts have been on their feet, working to incorporate heavy school aid cuts and a proposed 2 percent property tax cap into their budgets. The tax cap, which was recently passed by the Senate and would take 76 of 150 votes in the Assembly to fully pass, wouldn’t go into effect until 2013, but districts are preparing ahead of time. more

By JACKIE NASH | 2/15/11

Mrs. Duffy’s first-grade students, in the John Street School, use ActiVotes to electronically respond to questions about the lesson of the day.

Apples for the teacher: iPads

The Franklin Square Union Free School District has been working over the past several years to implement state-of-the-art technology in its classrooms. Five years ago, the district didn’t even have an e-mail system; now, it is working on installing its final interactive whiteboards in general education classrooms, and its speech and hearing teachers are piloting iPads. more

By Jackie Nash | 2/9/11

Patrick Manley, superintendent of the Franklin Square Union Free School District, said the Board of Education does not believe local taxpayers should have to fund the county’s failure to correctly assess taxes.

Nassau County schools fight repeal of county guarantee

The Franklin Square, Elmont and Sewanhaka school districts have joined in a lawsuit, along with more than half of Nassau County’s 56 districts, to fight the county’s plan to transfer to schools the responsibility for refunding excess taxes collected in error from commercial properties. more

By JACKIE NASH | 2/1/11

Washington Street School, at 760 Washington St. in Franklin Square, is part of the Franklin Square Union Free School District, which has not removed any students this year for address fraud due to the high cost and lack of necessity for the district.

Schools take different approaches to address fraud

Schools across the nation are dealing with a problem that has grown over the past decade: school district address fraud. And local schools are no exception. At the Elmont Union Free School District’s Board of Education meeting, on Jan. 18, a district resident, Jeff Weisbrot, raised the topic. more

By JACKIE NASH | 1/27/11

Franklin Square students return

Students of Franklin Square schools, your superintendent has missed you. Superintendent Patrick Manley couldn't wait for the hallways of his schools to be filled with familiar, smiling faces. “A school can be a lonely place in the summertime,” he said. more

Tom Jordan | 9/8/10

A new superintendent for Franklin Square School District

The Franklin Square School District has found a new superintendent, and the Board of Education didn’t have to look far. more

Matthew Hampton | 4/14/10