It was a night of contrasts as three candidates vying for two school board seats took to South Side Middle School's stage on May 5. Under bright lights and with a camera rolling, they responded to audience-submitted questions at the PTA-sponsored Candidates Forum, moderated by a representative from the League of Women Voters. more

Polls will be open at South Side High School on May 18 as residents of the Rockville Centre Union Free school district have the opportunity to vote on school and library budgets and elect trustees for those boards. In this at large election, three district residents are vying for two open seats on the Board of Education. The candidate who receives the second highest vote tally will be sworn in immediately to fill a vacant term that runs through June 30, 2011. The candidate who receives the highest number of votes will be sworn in on July 1, 2010 for a full three-year term as a trustee. The following are answers to questions that the Herald submitted to the three candidates. more

Possibly signaling the beginning of an end to tensions between two of the village's municipal entities, the Rockville Centre Board of Education signed agreements with the Village of Rockville Centre to share services and govern use of Fireman’s Memorial Field at South Side High School during its Preliminary Budget Hearing on April 20. more

Following through on a promise to lower the preliminary budget, Rockville Centre School District administrators cut two teaching positions, trimming the proposed 2010-11 spending plan by $160,000, during the preliminary budget hearing on April 20. more

Three residents of the Rockville Centre school district have announced their intention to run for the two open seats on the Board of Education. They returned completed nominating petitions to the district clerk on Monday — which was the deadline for filing. more

Rockville Centre school Superintendent Dr. William Johnson said there was “not a whole lot to say” about the proposed 2010-11 spending plan of $93.5 million that if adopted by the Board of Education, will go to a vote on May 18. more

n remarks during the March 24 school board meeting, Superintendent Dr. William Johnson reiterated that the preliminary 2010-11 budget of $93.5 million is a "a preservation budget," meaning it keeps all programs in place this year that are operating efficiently. If adopted by the board, it will go to the public in a May 18 vote. more

On the board Board of Education Meeting, March 24, 8:30 p.m. in SSHS’s auditorium. Save the date On April 10 at 7 p.m., the RVC Education Foundation will hold its annual black tie … more

As it stands now, Rockville Centre school district administrators say a proposed 2010-11 spending plan could include an increase of 3.89 percent over the voter-approved 2009-10 budget of just over $90 million. more

Saying it was a sad night for him, school Superintendent Dr. William Johnson bade a public farewell to Eileen Kamhi, Rockville Centre’s assistant superintendent for special education and support services, on the occasion of her last Board of Education meeting on March 9. more