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Planning a superintendent’s conference day is a lot like planning a wedding, says Linda Roth, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction in District 13. There are many groups of people to prepare for and the planning process must start at least a year in advance.
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Andrew Hackmack
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11/11/09
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Several dozen parents, teachers, staff members and construction experts volunteered their time last Saturday to build a new playground at the James A. Dever School in Valley Stream District 13.
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Andrew Hackmack
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11/11/09
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About 50 high school students came to the Nov. 3 Valley Stream school board committee meeting to try to persuade the board to continue letting them leave campus in their cars during lunch periods.
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Anthony Bottan
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11/11/09
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It's a safe bet that any dust settling on the blackboard in Lisa Drewes's classroom at Fayette Elementary School in North Merrick is a byproduct of abandonment rather than chalk.
The fourth-grade room is outfitted with one of 15 SMART Boards in the North Merrick School District, a new tool that teachers are crediting with revolutionizing teaching methods and making conventional blackboards obsolete. "I put my schedule on it every day, aside from that I don't write on my blackboard at all," Drewes said.
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Sari Zeidler
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11/5/09
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A group of 26 students from Lynbrook High School’s Forensics and Legal Issues classes experienced the local judicial system up close and personal when they paid a visit to the Nassau County District Court. While they were there, they had the opportunity to meet a court officer and a judge who conducted a Q&A session dealing with the court system and jurisprudence, which generated an honest conversation about the realities of the same legal systems that they had been studying in class.
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11/5/09
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Even as Nassau County Legislator Joe Scannell (D-Baldwin) declared victory Tuesday night over his Republican challenger, Chris Browne from Rockville Centre, officials from Browne's campaign said there will be a recount of all votes in the 5th Legislative District.
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Judy Rattner and Mike Russo
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11/4/09
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Teachers switched places with one another on Oct. 23 in District 13. It was mystery teacher day, an event chosen by students during the budget vote in May.
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Andrew Hackmack
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11/4/09
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The construction of an elevator to serve the Valley Stream Central High School District offices at Memorial Junior High School is currently under way, and some teachers at the school say that noise from the work has disrupted their classrooms.
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Anthony Bottan
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11/4/09
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Republicans retook the Nassau County Legislature on Tuesday, even as Democratic incumbent Legislator Joe Scannell, whose 5th District seat was widely considered to be vulnerable, defeated challenger Chris Browne in a close race.
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Judy Rattner
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11/4/09
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The 7th District Legislature race was one of several that helped shift the Republicans into the majority.
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Paul Shapiro
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11/4/09
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