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Hundreds opt-out of math exams
Rockville Centre students joined the second round of opt-outs last week, with 59 percent of students declining the state math exam. more
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Peter Holms, the owner of the Mobil station at 329 Merrick Ave. in Merrick, posed last week outside his business. Holms is donating a portion of his profits throughout March to Camp Avenue Elementary School in North Merrick.
Businessman raises money for Camp Avenue
This is the third consecutive year in which Peter Holms, proprietor of the Mobil station at 329 Merrick Ave. in Merrick, will donate a cent for every gallon of gasoline he sells in March to Camp Avenue Elementary School. He said that totals about $2,000 each year. more
Alexis Vandergoot, a Kennedy High School science teacher, received a commendation from the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District. Joining her at the BMCHSD Board of Education’s February meeting were Superintendent John DeTommaso, Science Department Chairman Robert Soel, Trustee Susan Schwartz and Kennedy Principal Lorraine Poppe.
Kennedy teacher makes the grade
Alexis Vandergoot, a teacher of chemistry, the living environment, anatomy and marine biology at Kennedy High School, recently passed though the rigorous application process for the state’s “Master Teacher” program. She is one of 70 teachers on Long Island to make the grade since the program began in 2013. more
Abba Krebs discussed math concepts that older students would soon begin learning in middle school.
N. Merrick schools debut ‘Parents U.’
Parents went back to school on Nov. 20, when North Merrick School District educators led an evening of discussion about the Common Core State Standards’ mathematics curricula titled “Parents University.” It was the first of three or four such seminars that the district plans to hold this school year. more
Katie Mazalkova, center, was named a regional finalist in the Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology. She was recognized at the village board’s Oct. 27 meeting. From left were Trustee Vincent Grasso; Deputy Mayor Virginia Clavin-Higgins; Katie’s father, Boris; Mayor Ed Fare; and Trustees John Tufarelli and Dermond Thomas.
Valley Stream Central H.S. senior is a Siemens regional finalist
A Central High School senior was named a regional finalist in a prestigious national research competition, the school announced last week. Katie Mazalkova and her research partner, Jericho High … more
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Seaford school fund balance goes up
The Seaford School district has increased its fund balance from 2.6 percent to 4 percent, from $1.58 million to $2.5 million. Alexandria Battaglia, an external auditor from R.S. Abrams & Company, told Seaford Board of Education members at the Oct. 2 school board meeting that while the unassigned fund balance was now at the legal limit and other school reserves have increased, additional money is needed in designated reserve funds in order to cover the school district’s $79.4 million liability. more
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The chart shows the passing rates of North Bellmore students on state-mandated exams.
Fifth of N. Bellmore students opt out of exams
An average of 20 percent of North Bellmore School District students in grades three to six refused to take state-mandated English Language Arts and math exams last spring, according to district … more
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Lynbrook middle school students learned the elements of game design at the STEM Academy this summer
What's new in Lynbrook schools?
Lynbrook School District students will see a few new programs this year — as well as one new course that started this summer, and was so popular that it had to expand its enrollment. The STEM … more
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Mixed results on East Rockaway, Lynbrook school district scores
In the second year of the Common Core curriculum, Lynbrook and East Rockaway both saw mixed results on state standardized tests, with scores rising in all but one grade level on the math exam but … more
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Data courtesy state department of education (CLICK TO ENLARGE).
Bellmore's school officials mull over state test data
School officials in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District and the Bellmore and North Bellmore elementary school districts say they are now sifting through and trying to make sense of … more
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