Four parents have joined forces to push for a dual-language program in District 24. The stories of Nathalie Cheng, Alejandro Sosa, Meaghan Fleming and Lindsay Fletcher strike a similar chord. All of …
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By Juan Lasso
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11/11/21
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For the past few months, administrators at all four Valley Stream school districts have been presenting their proposed 2019-20 budgets, which residents can approve or vote down on May 21.
The …
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By Melissa Koenig
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4/11/19
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District 24 community members gave Tony Iadevaio a standing ovation the district’s Board of Education meeting on March 27, after he announced that he would not seek re-election this spring. He has served almost 40 years on the elementary school district’s Board of Education and more than 30 years on the high school district’s board — becoming Valley Stream’s longest-serving school trustee.
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By Melissa Koenig
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4/4/19
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Competing against hundreds of school districts across North America, School District 24 has been named a Follett Challenge semifinalist, and will receive a $30,000 prize in books and educational …
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By Peter Belfiore
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3/7/19
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Starting Jan. 21, parents and children alike can visit follettchallenge.com and vote to help School District 24 secure a $60,000 grand prize for its three elementary-school libraries. As part of the …
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By Peter Belfiore
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1/18/19
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When a handful of residents arrived at Village Hall on Dec. 4 to protest a proposed 18-unit apartment building on the corner of Roosevelt Avenue and Cochran Place before the Board of Zoning Appeals, …
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By Peter Belfiore
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12/13/18
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The District 24 Board of Education meeting was scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Monday — the agenda for the reorganization meeting, posted on the website earlier that day, confirmed the time. But it was almost 4:20 when the trustees entered the William L. Buck Multipurpose Room.
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By Melissa Koenig
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7/12/18
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After months of searching for a superintendent to replace Ed Fale, the District 24 Board of Education approved a contract for Don Sturz on May 17. Sturz currently serves as the assistant superintendent for pupil services in the Levittown Union Free School District and will start work as District 24’s superintendent on July 1.
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By Melissa Koenig
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5/24/18
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All four of the Valley Stream school districts’ budgets passed in the election on May 15.
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By Melissa Koenig
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5/15/18
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Valley Stream School District 24’s Board of Education voted unanimously on April 11 to adopt a $28.75 million budget that voters can approve or deny on May 15. The proposed 2018 – 19 budget would be $1,104,136 higher from the current budget, or a 3.99 percent increase.
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By Timothy Denton
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4/18/18
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