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Members of the bargaining unit representing Rockville Centre teachers and teaching assistants, the largest of seven such units in the school district, voted on March 27 to ratify a memorandum of agreement for a new four-year contract.
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Judy Rattner
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4/4/12
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Members of the bargaining unit representing Rockville Centre teachers and teaching assistants, the largest of seven bargaining units in the school district, voted on Tuesday to ratify a memorandum of agreement for a new four-year contract. The Board of Education is expected to vote on whether to approve the memorandum of agreement at its next meeting on April 3.
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Judy Rattner
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3/29/12
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The Valley Stream Teacher’s Association voted 614-25 in favor of passing an amendment that will allow the current president, Richard Herrmann, to complete his current term through June 30, 2013, even though he will be retiring in June.
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By Brian Croce
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3/28/12
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Mary Ann Cali doesn’t spend her days preparing children for state tests but her work as a teacher perhaps faces just as much public scrutiny.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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3/22/12
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To the layman, the publication of teacher ratings would seem to make sense. Don’t parents have the right to know the effectiveness of their children’s teachers? This sentiment is frequently expressed by well-meaning people. However, this thinking is extremely flawed, and I am troubled by this “rush to judgment.”
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By Steve Kussin
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3/16/12
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When the Baldwin Board of Education postponed a budget ratification vote on Feb. 15, Superintendent James Mapes requested the delay to “allow a number of situations to clarify.” One of those clarifications materialized last week, and the resulting compromise will likely mean the salvation of Baldwin’s full-day kindergarten program.
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Chris Connolly
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3/15/12
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Students at Birch and Chatterton elementary schools in Merrick recently took part in a poster contest in honor of National Foreign Languages Week from March 5 to 11, sponsored by the Association of Foreign Language Teachers.
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By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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3/15/12
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Continuing her outspoken opposition to New York state’s new teacher and principal evaluation system, which links educator ratings to student test scores, South Side High School Principal Dr. Carol Burris organized a meeting of 100 of her colleagues from the metropolitan area Monday afternoon. The gathering kicked off a campaign to alert the public and legislators to what educators describe as the weaknesses and costs of the Annual Professional Performance Review, which has been championed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Education Commissioner John King.
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Judy Rattner
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3/14/12
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In its fourth annual volleyball fundraising competition, the West Hempstead Education Association sold 500 tickets, collected hundreds of donated raffle items from members of the West Hempstead …
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3/7/12
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Levy-Lakeside School recently held its Founders’ Day celebration, honoring the dedicated members of the school’s Parent-Teacher Association.
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By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com
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2/21/12
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