The Baldwin School District recently conducted a phone and Internet survey of parents and residents to gauge their receptiveness to a 2013-14 budget that would exceed the state’s tax levy increase cap for the district of 3.14 percent. more

The Baldwin School District will conduct a telephone and Web-based survey in the next few days to gauge resident input as school officials formulate the 2013-14 budget. more

Although it wasn’t possible for students, administrators and teachers to reach their school buildings during the 10-day hiatus after Hurricane Sandy, the time off was anything but a vacation. A Board of Education meeting at the Steele School on Nov. 14 allowed parents, board trustees and other community members a chance to catch up on what’s been happening at Baldwin schools. more

The following is a transcript of the latest status of the Baldwin School District. This message was sent by phone and email on Nov. 5. more

Although the State Senate and Assembly passed the remaining portions of the 2012-13 state budget on March 30, and although that budget restored more than a half-million dollars to the Baldwin School District, district officials say that the money will not appreciably affect the budget proposal Baldwin’s Board of Education approved weeks ago. more

One week after the Baldwin Board of Education’s Facilities Review Task Force recommended the closure of two of the district’s elementary schools, Superintendent Dr. James Mapes weighed in with his recommendations to the board. They included closing the Shubert and Milburn schools and halving Baldwin’s kindergarten program, among other belt-tightening measures. more

It was standing room only at the School-to-Careers breakfast at the Baldwin Senior High School library last month. Staff and faculty of the Baldwin’s Union Free School District networked with local business leaders and Baldwin students over coffee at a breakfast marking the official program kickoff for the 2011-2012 academic year. BHS assistant principal Rich Miskiewicz opened the event, introducing the School-to-Careers program as one that “ensures our economic future by providing career training in order to retain Long Island talent and provide a valuable service for our students here in Baldwin.” more

1. Michelle Evans — Valedictorian Michelle is an AP Scholar with Distinction and a member of the National Honor Society, Foreign Language Honor Society, TRI-M Honor Society, and the National … more

Kim Taylor will become the newest member of the Baldwin Board of Education on July 1. She will replace incumbent Carl Williams, who was voted out in the May 18 election.Taylor, 47, has lived in … more

Baldwin residents approved their school district and library budgets on May 18. They also choose to keep incumbent school board trustee Mary Clark, but voted out Carl Williams and elected Kim Taylor. … more