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Assemblywoman Judy Griffin said the law is a victory for students and parents.
State law ends mandatory link between standardized test scores, teacher evaluations
The New York State Senate passed a bill last week that eliminates the mandatory use of state assessments to determine a teacher or principal’s effectiveness. It amends a 2015 education law and empowers school districts and teachers to make the decision on whether to use standardized tests in teacher or principal evaluations. more
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Robert Bartels, pictured at a meeting last year, explained the state of the district's finances.
State Comptroller's 'Susceptible to Fiscal Stress' label misleading, Rockville Centre school officials say
The Rockville Centre School District is one of 21 districts in the state deemed susceptible to fiscal stress, according to a report released last week by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Five other districts were categorized as having significant fiscal stress. more
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Rockville Centre Schools Superintendent said the results of the state's math and ELA tests, which more than half of students chose not to take, are "almost uninterpretable" in terms of measuring group performance.
Rockville Centre schools superintendent: State math, ELA test results ‘hardly interpretable’
The state released the results of the state math and English Language Arts tests last week, but Rockville Centre Schools Superintendent Dr. William Johnson called the scores “hardly interpretable.” more
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A militarized school is not a safe school
The New York Times reported last week that U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was weighing the use of federal grant money to arm teachers across the country. more
Earlier this month, students took the state English Language Arts exams. Rockville Centre school officials, including Assistant Superintendent Dr. Chris Pellettieri, above, said that the new test, now one day shorter, still proved stressful for students.
Two-day tests still too stressful: shorter state ELA exams prove difficult for Rockville Centre students
Rockville Centre students in grades three through eight endured one fewer day of testing on April 11 and 12 during the state English Language Arts exam, but school officials said the reduction did … more
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This police sketch shows the man who allegedly stalked a 10-year-old girl near a Rockville Centre bus stop on April 10.
County, village give different accounts of alleged Rockville Centre stalking
As police continued searching on Monday for a man who allegedly stalked a 10-year-old girl in Rockville Centre last week as she walked to her bus stop, the village and the county police department released different accounts of the reported incident, sparking concern among local parents. more
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Parents of kindergartners at William S. Covert Elementary School say the classes of 24 and 25 students are too large when considering the children's needs.
Parents of Covert Elementary School kindergartners push for smaller class sizes
Parents of kindergartners at William S. Covert Elementary School are pushing district administrators to add a third class to the grade in order to decrease the number of students in what they called “overcrowded and distracting” classrooms. more
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Schools Superintendent Dr. William Johnson said administrators would go back to the drawing board after the Board of Education rejected portions of the district's plan to narrow an $800,000 budget gap during a meeting on March 28.
Rockville Centre school officials mull how to cut 2018-19 budget
Board of Education members shot down a proposed plan by Rockville Centre school administrators that would have closed an $800,000 gap in the 2018-19 budget, asking the district to look elsewhere for cuts. more
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Teachers carrying guns? Not here.
In times of crisis, it’s easy to overreact. President Trump overreacted when he called over the weekend for funding to train and arm teachers . . . more
State’s newly adopted Next Generation standards ‘encouraging’
After two years of collecting input from parents, educators and the public to revise New York’s controversial learning standards and assessments, the Board of Regents approved the State Education Department’s Next Generation Learning Standards for English and mathematics earlier this month, sparking hope among some Rockville Centre school leaders. more
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