The Long Beach Board of Education announced on Wednesday that interim superintendent Dr. Jennifer Gallagher would be appointed as superintendent of schools at Thursday’s school board meeting. …
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By Bridget Downes
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3/22/18
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The Board of Education voted 4-1 to hire a consulting firm at its Oct. 12 meeting to aid the district in its search for a new superintendent.
After former Schools Superintendent David Weiss …
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By Bridget Downes
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11/2/17
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The Long Beach Board of Education appointed an interim superintendent at a special meeting on Sept. 7 after current superintendent David Weiss announced last month that he will step down.
Dr. …
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By Bridget Downes
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9/14/17
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Long Beach Schools Superintendent David Weiss announced on Saturday that he will resign after he accepted a position with the International Baccalaureate organization.
Weiss, who was named …
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By Bridget Downes
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8/14/17
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The Office of the New York State Comptroller released the findings of an audit of the Long Beach City School District last week, which found that the schools’ handling of receipts — including cash, checks and money orders — needs improvement.
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By Ben Strack
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8/24/16
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The Elmont School District has agreed to comply with nonprofit transparency group Reclaim New York’s Freedom of Information Law request for records of the district’s 2014 expenditures after …
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By Steve Smirti
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8/3/16
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The Board of Education unanimously voted against signing an agreement with the developer of the Superblock property at a heated special meeting on Tuesday after dozens of residents gathered at Long Beach Middle School and heavily criticized the district’s potential support for the project.
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By Ben Strack
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7/27/16
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The nonprofit group Reclaim New York filed a lawsuit on June 7 in Nassau County Supreme Court against the Elmont School District for failing to comply with a Freedom of Information Law …
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By Steve Smirti
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6/15/16
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After a threatening message written on the inside of a girls’ bathroom stall at Long Beach High School was reported to school administrators by a student last week, the district notified the Nassau County Police Department, which ultimately determined that there was no danger.
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By Ben Strack
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6/15/16
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The Board of Education voted 3-1 on March 31 to appoint a new supervisor of transportation to manage the district’s $6 million Transportation Department, but not before some residents questioned the new employee’s qualifications and the district’s decision to hire him.
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By Ben Strack
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4/21/16
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