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Transportation plan for Island Park and Long Beach

The Island Park School District will expand its partnership with the Long Beach School District this year, sharing transportation services — a move, school officials say, that will save both … more

Chris Engelhardt | 9/28/11

Local administrator named Nassau County poet laureate

Since elementary school, lifelong New Hyde Park resident Linda Opyr, 58, has been devoted to poetry, and that dedication recently paid off. On June 12, Opyr was named poet laureate of Nassau … more

By James Fitz Gerald | 7/13/11

Julie McGahan, School 6's new principal.

Districts welcome incoming principals

This past June, in addition to the sizable number of students who graduated from the Oceanside and Island Park school districts, three principals moved on from their positions: Rhonda Gelbwasser from … more

Tom Steinert | 7/6/11

Oceanside says goodbye to longtime staff

This year, the Oceanside School District said goodbye to many of its teachers and staff, who took more than 1,100 years of combined experience in the district with them. At a special Board of … more

7/6/11

The tax cap sting

On June 24, New York State lawmakers passed a property tax cap bill that could place extra financial burdens on local school districts and villages. The tax cap — the first in New York history … more

Tom Steinert | 6/29/11

What should schools cut if a tax cap passes?

Seventh-grade sports might have to be eliminated. The nine-period day might be reduced to eight. And teachers might have to be let go. After that, no one’s sure what might happen, but school districts will have to keep cutting. more

Scott Brinton | 6/2/11

Island Park adopts school budget

The Island Park School District adopted its proposed 2011-12 budget at the Board of Education meeting on May 2, and, on May 17, residents will vote on it at the Lincoln Orens Middle School. A … more

Tom Steinert | 5/11/11

The majority of the proposed budget comprises teachers’ salaries, classroom spending, food services and special education — all devoted to educating children — and makes up more than 80 percent of the budget.

Island Park school budget increasing 3%

Island Park Schools Superintendent Dr. Rosmarie Bovino began the district’s public budget process on April 11, outlining in a letter to school parents and residents the new costs facing the … more

Alex Costello | 4/20/11

School board adopts budget

The Oceanside Board of Education adopted the 2011-12 school district budget at its fourth budget workshop on March 28, agreeing to a tax levy increase of nearly four percent. Up 1.98 percent from … more

Tom Steinert | 4/6/11

Wake up, Oceanside

To the Editor: Oceanside residents are in for a shock when they get their next school tax bill unless they make their voices heard on May 9 at 7:30 p.m. at School 7, and at the ballot box on May … more

3/30/11

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