Oceanside teachers had until Feb. 11 to decided whether they would opt into the district’s cost-saving retirement incentive program, which Superintendent Dr. Herb Brown announced at the December …
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by Alex Costello
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2/23/11
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The rainy day is here. At least that’s what Gov. Andrew Cuomo hinted recently when he pointed out that school districts maintain special reserve funds for economic times like …
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by Mike Caputo
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2/16/11
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When presenting their proposed 2011-12 budget to the Board of Education at its Feb. 8 meeting, Malverne school district administrators described the situation as “gloomy,” thanks …
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BY Lee Landor
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2/16/11
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The West Hempstead school district’s contentious facilities-use policy remains unresolved, even after a four-hour policy session during which people on both sides of the aisle aired their …
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By Lee Landor and Svenja van den Woldenberg
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2/16/11
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Last Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed a two percent tax cap and said state aid for school districts would be curtailed significantly for the 2011-12 school year, which were two items Oceanside …
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Tom Steinert
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2/9/11
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Despite frigid temperatures, about a dozen community members came to a superintendent search forum on Feb. 2 at Memorial Junior High School.
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By Clarissa Hamlin
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2/9/11
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The mood was somber as school board trustees and Rockville Centre school district administrators sat down on Feb. 1 for the first of six public work sessions on the 2011-12 budget.
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Judy Rattner
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2/9/11
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With economic uncertainties looming, East Meadow School District administrators have crafted a draft budget for the 2011-12 school year. What is certain is that little help is expected from the …
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by Mike Caputo
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2/2/11
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The Oceanside School District kicked off its months-long budget process with its first workshop on Jan. 24, highlighting select pages from the 2011-12 spending plan, of which the biggest change was a …
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Tom Steinert
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2/2/11
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District 13 knows what it wants in its next leader. The Board of Education adopted the specifications for its superintendent search at the Jan. 25 meeting.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/2/11
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