Rockville Centre students joined the second round of opt-outs last week, with 59 percent of students declining the state math exam.
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By Alex Costello
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4/29/15
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Because of long delays from the State Education Department, the Rockville Centre Board of Education must decide whether to move forward with the installation of air conditioners at district schools without department approval — and possibly forgo hundreds of thousands of dollars in state aid.
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By Alex Costello
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4/29/15
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More than 1,000 Rockville Centre students — 62 percent of third- through eighth-graders — refused to take the state English Language Arts assessments last week, far surpassing the number of “opt-outs” the district had last year.
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By Alex Costello
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4/22/15
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Dr. Carol Burris, the nationally recognized and award-winning principal of South Side High School for 15 years, announced last week that she would be retiring early to focus all of her time on …
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By Alex Costello
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4/20/15
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More than 1,000 Rockville Centre students — 60 percent of the testable school population — opted out of the New York State ELA test this week, shattering the record that the district had set last …
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By Alex Costello
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4/16/15
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With state exams set to start next Tuesday, many parents in Rockville Centre are deciding whether their children will take them.
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By Alex Costello
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4/8/15
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As part of its ongoing budget discussions last week, the Board of Education considered adding more teaching assistants to the elementary schools to help students struggling with math.
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By Alex Costello
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4/1/15
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The Rockville Centre School District had no poorly rated teachers, according to evaluations released by the state late last month.
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By Alex Costello
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3/11/15
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At a special meeting on March 6, the Rockville Centre Board of Education and administration voiced their concerns about Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s education policies to local elected officials.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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3/11/15
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Electronics — report cards and voting machines — were the big topics of discussion at the Board of Education’s budget meeting on Feb. 25.
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By Alex Costello
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3/4/15
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