Keeping programs in tact in District 13 was the priority for board members and administrators entering budget season. They say the proposed $44.6 million spending plan that will be put forward to voters in May accomplishes just that.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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3/27/13
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While many school districts on Long Island will be cutting programs and staff next year, District 13 is expected to maintain the status quo. In the first budget presentation to the Board of Education and public on Feb. 13, administrators proposed a spending plan that would keep everything in tact.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/20/13
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The 57th Presidential Inauguration was held on Jan. 21 in Washington D.C. to mark the beginning of President Barack Obama’s second term. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to the nation’s capital to celebrate the occasion, including some from Valley Stream.
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By Brian Croce
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1/30/13
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The class of 2013 at Valley Stream Central High School will be graduating at the C.W. Post Tilles Center on Wed., June 19 at 5 p.m., marking the first time one of Valley Stream’s three high schools hosts its graduation ceremony outside the district.
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By Brian Croce
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12/12/12
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While many South Shore schools were flooded or damaged and needed to close temporarily in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Valley Stream’s 14 schools escaped relatively unscathed.
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By Brian Croce
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12/5/12
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School officials and parents in District 13 know that standardized testing is here to stay. The question, they say, is how to properly prepare students for the tests while still providing them with a well-rounded education.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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11/21/12
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In the months leading up to the Valley Stream Central High School District Board of Education’s decision to close the student parking lots at its three high schools, there was much debate on what should be done. In 2010, the lots were officially closed for most of the school day, and now it’s still a talked-about topic.
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By Brian Croce
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10/10/12
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District 24 will have a familiar face as board president during the 2012-13 school year. Tony Iadevaio, who was first elected to the District 24 board in the early 1980s and became a member of the high school board shortly after, will take the role of board president for the sixth time on the elementary school level.
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By Brian Croce
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7/18/12
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In Valley Stream’s only contested Board of Education race this year, District 24 incumbent Donna LaRocco is being challenged by Nat Patel, a local business owner.
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5/10/12
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Jeanne Greco Jacobs’ youngest of three sons is graduating from North High School in June. But the District 13 school board member and president of the Central High School District board will remain a prominent figure in the Valley Stream educational system. She is running unopposed for another term in May.
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By Brian Croce
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5/3/12
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