The Island Park Board of Education swore in a new trustee and elected a new president and vice president at its meeting on July 13.
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By Chris Mullooly
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7/22/15
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State Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky has secured $75,000 in discretionary aid from the Assembly for the Island Park School District.
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7/1/15
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What looks like a loss of state aid for Island Park schools actually is not, according to Thomas Locascio, aide to State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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4/8/15
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After a sudden start, Island Park’s pre-kindergarten program is ready for its second year.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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4/1/15
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In addition to the $31.8 million tax levy, Island Park schools are hoping voters approve a capital reserve fund. The reserve fund would be used like a savings account for the district’s improvements to school buildings, mainly to replace roofs at both Lincoln Orens and Francis X. Hegarty schools.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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4/1/15
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Island Park school district received an unpleasant surprise when it discovered that the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) monies it will receive from Bayview Nursing Home is half of what was originally thought.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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3/18/15
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Island Park schools announced the proposed tax levy — $31.8 million — for the 2015-2016 school budget at the Board of Education meeting on Feb. 23. This is an increase of $472,001, or 1.50 percent. This is up from a $421,741 increase last year.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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3/4/15
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The hacking of Sony Corporation computers has shown, once again, that everyone is vulnerable to cyber crime. The protection of data is particularly important to government agencies, schools, hospitals and the like, which deal in personally identifiable information.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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1/14/15
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At the September Island Park Schools Board of Education meeting, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Rosmarie Bovino introduced the recipients of the 2014 SOAR Award (Superintendent’s Outstanding …
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10/15/14
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Even though it had just a little over a month to prepare, Island Park’s full-day pre-kindergarten program is off to a great start. The program, which is funded by a $600,000 grant from the New York State Board of Education, started on Sept. 29 at Lincoln Orens Middle School.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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10/8/14
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