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All Bellmore-Merrick school budgets pass by overwhelming margins

Bellmore-Merrick school election resultsProposition One: The Bellmore Merrick Central High School District budget.Amount: $147.7 millionPassed with 73 percent of the vote. Proposition Two:A $10 … more

5/17/16

Bellmore-Merrick districts cancel school ahead of winter storm

Updated, 2 p.m., Jan. 2: The Bellmore School District, Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, Merrick School District, North Bellmore School District and North Merrick School District have all cancelled classes for Friday, Jan. 2, ahead of a … more

By Scott Brinton | 1/2/14

After Sandy, Merrick schools adjust schedules

Class will be in session for students in every school district in the Merricks on days that were originally slated for February break, officials say. The boards of education of the Merrick, North Merrick and Bellmore-Merrick Central High School Districts have all approved changes to their schools’ calendars, which were devised to make up instructional days lost in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. In each of the three districts, Feb. 20, 21 and 22 were officially made school days for students, in addition to other adjustments. more

By Julie Mansmann | 12/20/12

Merrick-Bellmore test scores beat averages

In the four Bellmore-Merrick elementary districts, every grade from third to sixth surpassed the average county and state scores on the English Language Arts and math state exams, the results of which were released by the New York State Department of Education last week. School superintendents expressed satisfaction with the results, but also cautioned that their districts will need to continue to work hard to prepare students for future statewide exams, which since 2010 have included longer, more difficult problems. more

By David Weingrad | 7/26/12

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling on school districts to immediately implement a new, state-mandated evaluation system for teachers or risk losing state aid dollars.

Bellmore-Merrick school officials shrug off Cuomo’s threat

Officials in Bellmore-Merrick’s five school districts say they aren’t worried that Governor Cuomo is threatening to withhold a state aid increase if they do not agree on a new, tougher teacher evaluation system within a month. Four of the districts –– the Bellmore, Merrick and North Bellmore elementary districts and the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District –– have already instituted the new system. Meanwhile, officials in the North Merrick Elementary District, which has not implemented it, say they weren’t expecting an aid increase anyway. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 1/24/12

Bellmore-Merrick school leaders reflect on tax cap

No one is sure precisely what the 2 percent tax-levy cap passed by the state last week will mean for Bellmore-Merrick’s four elementary districts and one high school district, but it could force the districts to cut student programming and lay off teachers in order to stay under the legal limit. more

By Scott Brinton, David Weingrad and Deirdre Krasula | 6/30/11

Gov’s school aid plan hits local districts hard

Bellmore-Merrick area school administrators said this week that, yes, their districts could cover proposed state aid cuts with their unrestricted reserve funds and federal stimulus dollars, as proposed recently by Governor Cuomo. But, they quickly noted, doing so could leave them with little to no cash on hand for emergencies, and even jeopardize the districts’ long-term fiscal health. more

By Scott Brinton, David Weingrad and Deirdre Krasula | 2/15/11

Bellmore-Merrick schools on delayed start

Owing to icy road conditions, the Bellmore, Merrick, North Bellmore and North Merrick school districts will start school two hours late on Wednesday, Feb. 2. more

By Scott Brinton | 2/2/11

School's out for Bellmore-Merrick schools Jan. 27

A fast-moving storm that dumped snow at a rate of two inches per hour swept across the South Shore last night. By the time Nassau County residents were waking up on Thursday morning, more than a foot of new snow lay on the ground. As a result, school in all five Bellmore-Merrick area school districts was closed on Thursday, Jan. 27. more

By Scott Brinton | 1/27/11

Bellmore-Merrick schools closed for Jan. 12

Owing to the threat of a major snowstorm, which is expected to dump six to 18 inches on central Nassau County, all five Bellmore-Merrick area schools are closed for Wednesday, Jan. 12. For more information, check your school district website. more

1/11/11