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Rockville Centre is a school district that has always had a strong technology program, continuously purchasing new computers for its students to use. But that program could be tested by a new state … more

4/17/13

District discusses I.B. in middle school

At its meeting on April 2, the Rockville Centre Board of Education discussed adding the International Baccalaureate’s Middle Years Program back into the budget and the South Side Middle School … more

By Alex Costello | 4/10/13

The expansion at Watson will add more classrooms and other instructional space to the cramped building.

Schools already moving forward

With the approval of the $45.9 million bond last week, the Rockville Centre School District is already starting the process of improving the buildings, with work scheduled to begin this summer. … more

By Alex Costello | 3/28/13

Rockville Centre Board of Education gets budget in line

At a meeting last week, the Rockville Centre Board of Education began finalizing the 2013-14 school budget, cutting $1.3 million in order to keep the increase in spending under the state-mandated … more

By Alex Costello | 3/20/13

Rockville Centre school budget proposal must get $1.3M cut

With the first draft of the proposed 2013-14 budget revealed last week, the Rockville Centre School District needs to make $1.35 million in cuts in order for the increase in spending to fall below … more

By Alex Costello | 3/6/13

A tougher Regents could be coming

With the new Common Core Standards being implemented, New York state seems in line to roll out new, more difficult Regents Exams in the next school year, making them more akin to Advance Placement … more

By Alex Costello | 3/6/13

Rockville Centre School District says superintendent is not highest paid

According to a new report by the Empire Center, an independent think tank, Rockville Centre School District Superintendent Dr. William Johnson was the highest-paid school employee in New York state in 2011-12, but the president of the district’s Board of Education said that the report is not accurate. more

By Aaron Axelson | 11/21/12

Rockville Centre school district to present spending plan that stays within tax-levy cap and maintains all programs and staffing levels

Members of the bargaining unit representing Rockville Centre teachers and teaching assistants, the largest of seven bargaining units in the school district, voted on Tuesday to ratify a memorandum of agreement for a new four-year contract. The Board of Education is expected to vote on whether to approve the memorandum of agreement at its next meeting on April 3. more

Judy Rattner | 3/29/12

Uncertainty dominates Rockville Centre school board talks

A trio of thorny issues — the 2012-13 school calendar, linking teacher evaluations to state aid, and the 2 percent tax levy cap — topped the agenda at the Jan. 18 Board of Education meeting more

Judy Rattner | 1/25/12

Rockville Centre schools test scores drop

There were a few bright spots among the results released by the New York State Education Department last week, but for the most part, Rockville Centre students scored lower on English Language Arts and math proficiency tests this school year than in 2009-10. more

Judy Rattner | 8/17/11

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