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Despite opt-outs, test scores rise in Rockville Centre
Although Rockville Centre students opted out of the standardized state tests in record numbers in April, the percentage of students who passed them has, surprisingly, increased in most … more
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Superintendent William Johnson said he was aware of the potential of a very low tax cap, but that it was too early to worry about it.
Budget squeeze ahead?
If predictions from New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office are correct, local municipalities could be looking at very tight budgets next year. more
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RVC Budgets Pass
The school and library spending plans passed in Tuesday’s budget votes with a comfortable margin. more
School district hires new auditors
In the wake of the mistake that overpaid a handful of teachers hundreds of thousands of dollars, the Rockville Centre Board of Education voted last week to terminate its contracts with its former auditors and hired new ones. more
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Hundreds opt-out of math exams
Rockville Centre students joined the second round of opt-outs last week, with 59 percent of students declining the state math exam. more
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Work continues at SSHS, but slow approvals from the state are putting other projects around the district on indefinite hold.
School A/C plan in limbo
Because of long delays from the State Education Department, the Rockville Centre Board of Education must decide whether to move forward with the installation of air conditioners at district schools without department approval — and possibly forgo hundreds of thousands of dollars in state aid. more
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Hundreds more Rockville Centre students opted out this year than last year, bringing the total to 1,036.
RVC students ‘opt out’ in record numbers
More than 1,000 Rockville Centre students — 62 percent of third- through eighth-graders — refused to take the state English Language Arts assessments last week, far surpassing the number of “opt-outs” the district had last year. more
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Dr. Carol Burris spoke at a Common Core Education Forum last month. On April 13, she announced that she would be retiring early to focus all of her energies on fighting Common Core and the APPR.
Dr. Carol Burris to retire as SSHS principal
Dr. Carol Burris, the nationally recognized and award-winning principal of South Side High School for 15 years, announced last week that she would be retiring early to focus all of her time on … more
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More than 1,000 students — 60 percent of those testable — opted out of the state ELA test this year.
RVC opts out in record numbers
More than 1,000 Rockville Centre students — 60 percent of the testable school population — opted out of the New York State ELA test this week, shattering the record that the district had set last … more
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Facebook has been a rallying place for parents who have chosen to opt their kids out, providing them with resources and links, like this sign, to help spread the word.
Opting in or opting out?
With state exams set to start next Tuesday, many parents in Rockville Centre are deciding whether their children will take them. more
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