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An anteroom at South Side Middle School, designed to act as a buffer zone for visitors before they can enter the rest of the building, was being built last week. Similar projects are under way in each of the district’s six other schools.
District begins building anterooms in Rockville Centre schools to bolster security
The entrances of Rockville Centre’s seven schools will look a bit different when students and visitors return to the buildings in September, as the district last week began construction to enhance security. more
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The district renewed its contract with Baumann Bus Company, which went on strike for two weeks last year.
Rockville Centre School District renews contract with Baumann Bus Company
The Rockville Centre Board of Education announced on June 20 that it decided to renew the district’s contract with Baumann Bus Company, which went on strike last year, rather than opting to go … more
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South Side High School staff members Emily Santamarina and Tara McElynn practice applying tourniquets as part of the Stop the Bleed training administered by the Northwell Health Trauma Institute on June 21.
Rockville Centre police conduct first active shooter drill at South Side High School
Faculty at South Side High School watched as Rockville Centre Police simulated hunting down an active shooter while mock students laid across the floor with gruesome fake injuries as part of the … more
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Noreen Leahy, assistant superintendent for pupil personnel services and special education, informed parents of new pathways to a diploma for high school students at a meeting on June 12.
New York state expected to adopt new path to diploma
Students in New York now have more ways to graduate with a high school diploma, Rockville Centre administrators explained to a group of parents during a forum at Francis F. Wilson Elementary School … more
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Rockville Centre School District opt-out rates for this year’s standardized tests.
Board of Regents could force schools to up standardized test participation
Over half of Rockville Centre students in grades three to eight did not take the standardized English Language Arts and math tests this year, and the state Board of Regents are considering a crack … more
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Vote ‘yes’ on Rockville Centre School District's 2018-19 spending plan
On Tuesday, residents should vote to approve the Rockville Centre Board of Education’s $117 million 2018-19 budget, which is nearly 4 percent larger than the current spending plan. The tax levy, or amount that the district will collect from the district’s taxpayers, would increase by 2.98 percent, just under the state-mandated cap. more
At Floyd B. Watson Elementary School, there is one full-time psychologist and one social worker on hand every other day to aid the young students with their mental health well-being.
Rockville Centre school district ahead of mental health education curve
Ahead of New York state legislation mandating mental health education in schools, Rockville Centre district officials outlined existing programs and staff designed to combat the conditions and … more
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Earlier this month, students took the state English Language Arts exams. Rockville Centre school officials, including Assistant Superintendent Dr. Chris Pellettieri, above, said that the new test, now one day shorter, still proved stressful for students.
Two-day tests still too stressful: shorter state ELA exams prove difficult for Rockville Centre students
Rockville Centre students in grades three through eight endured one fewer day of testing on April 11 and 12 during the state English Language Arts exam, but school officials said the reduction did … more
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Administrators proposed new suggested cuts to close an $800,000 gap in the 2018-19 budget during a meeting on Monday. The budget was adopted on Tuesday.
District closes $800,000 budget gap, adopts spending plan
Three weeks after the Board of Education and school administrators debated how to close an $800,000 gap in the 2018-19 budget, the district presented a plan Monday that was met with unofficial approval. more
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Robert Bartels, assistant superintendent of business and personnel, gave a budget presentation on March 14.
Rockville Centre School District working to balance 2018-19 budget
“Our budget is not balanced, and we still have a lot of work to do,” said Robert Bartels, assistant superintendent of business and personnel, at Rockville Centre’s Board of Education meeting on March 14. more
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