Keyword: Herb Brown
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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
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Oceanside firefighter Ed Scharfberg talks to OHS students about proper CPR and other lifesaving techniques.
Preparing for emergencies
High school trains students in essential skills they need to succeed in life: math, reading, writing and more. Now Ocean-side High School is also teaching its students skills so they can save … more
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The majority of the district’s budget is allocated for salaries and employee benefits — 82 percent of the $131.1 million spending plan.
Oceanside School District unveils finalized budget
The third Oceanside School District budget workshop for 2011-12, held March 21 at School 3, focused on teaching staffs and administration, which Superintendent Dr. Herb Brown has called the … more
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The Oceanside School District held the line on most instructional materials spending, but had to spend more for its new EnVision Math program.
Are instruction costs excessive?
On Feb. 28, in front of sizable crowd of teachers, parents and students in the School 4 auditorium, Oceanside School District officials presented their second workshop on the 2011-12 budget, and the … more
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Oceanside and Island Park both met or exceeded the state average for students passing the standardized tests given every year. Fewer students passed this year than last year, though, which is mainly attributed to more rigorous passing standards for the exams.
Oceanside and Island Park earn high marks
The New York State Department of Education recently released its report cards for school districts, charting how well students performed on the 2009-10 state tests. And both Oceanside and Island … more
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Teacher retirements will save Oceanside $4 million
Oceanside teachers had until Feb. 11 to decided whether they would opt into the district’s cost-saving retirement incentive program, which Superintendent Dr. Herb Brown announced at the December … more
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Doing more with less
Last Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed a two percent tax cap and said state aid for school districts would be curtailed significantly for the 2011-12 school year, which were two items Oceanside … more
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A big increase to start
The Oceanside School District kicked off its months-long budget process with its first workshop on Jan. 24, highlighting select pages from the 2011-12 spending plan, of which the biggest change was a … more
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Cut salaries, not teachers
To the Editor: I was disturbed to read about the 80 layoffs that will take place in Oceanside’s school system (“Cutting back,” Jan. 13-19). I strongly believe that our administrators need … more
Oceanside School District tightens its belt
When Oceanside Superintendent of Schools Dr. Herb Brown announced at the Dec. 20 Board of Education meeting that he was looking at the possibility of having to cut 30 positions next year, it was … more
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