At the June 29 South Merrick Community Civic Association meeting, Merrick School District Assistant Superintendent for Business and Technology Dr. Christine Grucci discussed a pesky problem plaguing schools after hours — teenagers. more

As Oceanside students are saying their last goodbyes to school for the year, Assistant Superintendent Ilene Brandon is saying goodbye to Oceanside for good. After 11 years in the district, … more

Saying it was a sad night for him, school Superintendent Dr. William Johnson bade a public farewell to Eileen Kamhi, Rockville Centre’s assistant superintendent for special education and support services, on the occasion of her last Board of Education meeting on March 9. more

Calling for legislative relief, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli has said that many Long Island school districts — including Rockville Centre — have “overfunded” their Employee Benefits and Accrued Liability Reserve funds. He says districts should be able to use that extra money that they can’t now touch, for tax relief. The EBALR is used to pay eligible school district employees for accrued sick and leave time when they retire. DiNapoli has said that Rockville Centre is overfunded by $1,669, 278. But Robert Bartels, Rockville Centre’s assistant superintendent for business, along with the district’s external auditors, might beg to differ. more

Teams from the Nassau County Department of Health fanned out to Rockville Centre’s seven schools on Dec. 18, administering H1N1 vaccinations to staff and students who requested it. more

At its Nov. 3 public work session, the Rockville Centre school district said it has ordered doses of the H1N1 flu vaccine but that it has not received any to date. School district administrators have been working with the Nassau County Dept. of Health to develop a protocol to provide vaccinations to students and appropriate personnel if and when the vaccine arrives. more

At their first opportunity to comment on the proposed multi-million-dollar renovation of South Side High School, Rockville Centre residents voiced mixed reactions — ranging from characterizing the debt service to pay for it as “a runaway train” to a thank-you for putting the “very important” issue of the community's responsibility for the safety and health of its students before district residents. more

The Rockville Centre school district is hoping that residents will pass a bond issue — tentatively scheduled for a mid-December vote — so that proposed renovations to South Side High School can begin as soon as school ends in June 2010. Details of preliminary plans and a proposed project timeline were presented by Roger Smith of BBS Archictects at the Board of Education meeting Tuesday night, and Assistant Superintendent for Business Robert Bartels followed with ideas on how the district might finance the project. more