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Rockville Centre resident appointed executive director of special education for Nassau BOCES

Rockville Centre resident Susan McNulty has been named executive director of the Department of Special Education by the Nassau BOCES Board of Education, starting July 1. more

5/8/20

Volunteers and their special-needs students at the first Limitless Lacrosse clinic, on Aug. 8, at the RVC Athletic Complex.

South Side High School lacrosse players host clinic for children with special needs

Two Rockville Centre sophomores are bringing their love and knowledge of lacrosse to students with special needs. Brady West and Emma Madden, both 15-year-old varsity lacrosse players at South Side High School, held their first Limitless Lacrosse clinic this month, and it was such a hit that they’ll do another session this fall. more

By Jill Nossa | 8/22/19

Elizabeth Licata, a mother with three children in the district, said that some students with special needs are “falling through the cracks” at a forum in the South Side Middle School library on May 4.

Rockville Centre parents implore district officials to tweak schools' inclusion model

“We have children who are falling through the cracks,” said Elizabeth Licata, a parent of three children with special needs in the Rockville Centre district. “We’re asking these kids to do something that they’re never going to accomplish.” more

By Ben Strack | 5/17/18

Ava Corbett, 14, of Plainview, with her father, Tim. She spoke of the difficulties she was facing in high school and the toll they were taking on her.

Parents of special-needs students speak out at forum

Marla Kilfoyle, of Bellmore, recited a series of numbers: 42, 59, 44, 37, 56, 54, 60, 31 to the assembled crowd at South Side High School in Rockville Centre. “These were the scores that my son … more

By Peter Belfiore | 2/15/17

Education Law

Q: My school district in Nassau County, where my special needs child attends school, wants to move him to a different type of classroom situation that I think is inappropriate. Can I keep him … more

By: Lynn M. Brown | 5/28/15

Locus Mortis, a heavy metal band, played several head-banging songs.

A church picnic, complete with heavy metal

On Aug. 16, St. Mark’s United Methodist Church hosted an outdoor Teen Rock Show to raise money for the Rockville Centre Special Education PTA. The show was organized by Lucas Santora, who put … more

8/20/14

Education Law

Q: We planned on buying a home in a particular school district, but the sale fell through and we are still in our old home. Our children have already started school in … more

By Lynn M. Brown | 11/11/13

Julia Hospodka shot baskets while Campy Quinn watched.

Shooting hoops for the stage

South Side High School’s Centre Stage held a basketball shootout fundraiser on April 24. Centre Stage gives special education and general education kids the chance to work together to put on a … more

5/8/13

Education Law

Q: My son is in the second grade and receiving special education services from our school district. I have just been sent a notice by my school district that we are having an “annual … more

By Lynn M. Brown | 4/18/13

Education Law

Q: My fifth grader continues to struggle in school. I’m thinking that he might need special education services. What are those services, and how do I go about getting them from my school … more

By Lynn M. Brown | 3/21/13

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