Keyword: Dr. Dominick Palma
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Butch Yamali, president of the Merrick School District Board of Education, left, listened as Dr. Dominick Palma, district superintendent, spoke at a board meeting this school year.
Merrick to vote on schools budget
The district would add one English as a new language teacher, who would rotate between Birch, Chatterton and Levy-Lakeside, and two special education teachers, who would work at Birch and Levy-Lakeside. more
Parents and teachers took part in a rally against New York educational policies on March 27 in front of Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick.
Parents throw brake on state tests
Last week more than a thousand third- to eighth-grade students in the Merricks did not take state English Language Arts tests. more
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Upgrading the standard IQ test
In 1983, famed Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner published his seminal book, “Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences,” which laid out seven primary intelligences . . . more
Merrick Spanish teachers Toni Allen, left, and Jacki Geltman posed outside Allen’s classroom door. A sign on the door reads, “¡Bienvenidos a la clase de español!” Translation: “Welcome to Spanish class!”
Merrick board agrees to keep Spanish
The Merrick School District administration reversed course last Tuesday on a recent recommendation to cut Spanish from the curriculum, citing the importance of foreign language in the elementary school, or FLES, and pledging to keep and improve Merrick’s Spanish program. more
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Scott Brinton, who is senior editor of the Merrick Herald Life, is also a Merrick resident whose children attended Levy-Lakeside Elementary School.
Merrick should say, 'Yes to FLES!'
I’m disappointed. Very disappointed. The Merrick Elementary School District’s superintendent, Dr. Dominick Palma, has proposed eliminating the district’s Spanish language program, which the district offered along with French in the 1970s before it cut foreign language because of budget pressures. Spanish was finally reinstated in 2006. more
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Police were at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School on July 28 to investigate a trespassing case at the building. No property was damaged, and police are working to identify the trespassers, according to Dr. Dominick Palma, the Merrick School District superintendent.
Superintendent: Teens break into Levy-Lakeside Elementary School
A group of teenagers found a way inside Levy-Lakeside Elementary School, off Merrick Road in Merrick, on July 28, according to Dr. Dominick Palma, the Merrick School District superintendent. The trespassing teens ran when they were approached by a school custodian, Palma said. more
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Joe Baker, president of the South Merrick Community Civic Association, made a statement to the Merrick Board of Education on school security.
Merrick board votes down school guards
The Merrick Board of Education last week approved a measure to hire a security consulting firm to conduct a security audit at the district’s three elementary schools, but fell one vote short of passing a separate measure to hire a firm that would have provided private, unarmed guards at the schools. more
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Dr. Dominick Palma is beginning his first year as superintendent of the Merrick School District.
Merrick superintendent takes the reins
The Merrick School District will welcome students back to classes on Sept. 4, and that will also be the first day of work for the district’s new superintendent, Dr. Dominick Palma. more
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Dr. Dominick Palma, Merrick’s new superintendent as of July 1, addressed parents and teachers at the May 8 Board of Education meeting.
Merrick School District names its new superintendent
The Merrick Board of Education has selected Dr. Dominick Palma as the next Merrick School District superintendent. more
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