The Rockville Centre Board of Education and administration came together on Thursday, April 2, for a different type of public work session: a virtual videoconference, live streamed to the public.
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By Jill Nossa
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4/3/20
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The Rockville Centre community is sending a message of hope with a new billboard by the Recreation Center on Oceanside Road.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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4/2/20
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A student at South Side High School and a parent of a Wilson Elementary School student have tested positive for COVID-19, district officials reported. This follows the first reported case of a South Side High School staff member on March 19. Students and staff are advised to remain in precautionary isolation until March 27.
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By Jill Nossa
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3/25/20
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Schools are closed, but education has not ceased. Rockville Centre public schools had been preparing for remote learning in the days leading up to the order by Nassau County Executive Laura Curran to close all Nassau County schools for two weeks, followed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s order to close schools across the state through April 1.
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By Jill Nossa
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3/17/20
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A second budget presentation was given at the Rockville Centre Board of Education meeting on Feb. 25, where the district provided numbers for the proposed 2020-2021 school budget for the first time. This was the second of five budget work sessions that will take place prior to the preliminary budget hearing on April 21.
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By Jill Nossa
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3/5/20
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Though summer is both far gone and a long way off, the summer programs in the Rockville Centre School District were a topic of discussion at the Dec. 11 Board of Education meeting. Trustees were updated on last summer’s program on the same day that this year’s dates were finalized.
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By Jill Nossa
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1/2/20
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After gathering input from the community about search criteria for the next Rockville Centre superintendent of schools, the search firm will begin recruiting candidates.
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By Jill Nossa
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11/14/19
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Floyd B. Watson Elementary School has a new leader. Jennifer Pascarella, longtime assistant principal of South Side Middle School, has become the acting principal at Watson, a job she said she was happy to have.
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By Jill Nossa
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10/31/19
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Following a recent spike in cyberattacks on municipalities and school districts — including this summer’s ransomware attack on the Rockville Centre School District, which forced officials to pay $88,000 to retrieve the data — a growing chorus of elected leaders are calling for action to end them.
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By Jill Nossa
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9/26/19
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Young people worldwide rallied against climate change — and for their futures — on Sept. 20, and Rockville Centre teens were no exception.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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9/26/19
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