In the wake of last month’s deadly school shooting in Parkland, Fla., parents in the Lynbrook and East Rockaway school districts have revived a petition urging Village of East Rockaway officials to stop holding public votes in schools.
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By Mike Smollins
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3/8/18
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With educators across the country evaluating safety procedures after the recent mass shooting in Parkland, Fla., Lynbrook School District officials sent a letter to the State Education Department seeking to expedite hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding that the district should have been awarded last spring for security initiatives — but was not.
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By Mike Smollins
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3/1/18
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Three students in the East Rockaway School District were recognized at the Jan. 23 Board of Education meeting for their submissions into the Andrew Stern Memorial Essay Contest.
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By Mike Smollins
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2/8/18
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About 50 parents filled the Centre Avenue School library for the East Rockaway School District’s annual Title 1 presentation on Jan. 24. At the event, reading and math specialists informed parents of the help being given to struggling students.
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By Mike Smollins
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2/1/18
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East Rockaway School District officials gathered at the high school on Jan. 16 to discuss the budget for the 2018-19 school year.
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By Mike Smollins
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1/25/18
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Superintendents and administrators from across Nassau County — including from Lynbrook and East Rockaway — gathered at the Levittown Memorial Education Center on Jan. 8 for the Nassau County Council of School Superintendents’ Emerging Technology Symposium.
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1/17/18
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The Lynbrook and East Rockaway school districts have announced that because of hazardous road conditions, schools in both districts will be closed on Friday, Jan. 5.
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1/4/18
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Parents and family members waved goodbye as students filed into Centre Avenue Elementary School when the East Rockaway School District began a new school year on Sept. 5.
The district is entering …
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By Mike Smollins
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9/14/17
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In August, the state Department of Education released the results of this spring’s English Language Arts and math exams, and there were few changes from 2016 for Lynbrook and East Rockaway students.
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By Mike Smollins
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9/7/17
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Representatives from the East Rockaway and Oceanside school districts and from Marina Pointe condominiums developer Beechwood Homes have cleared up some confusion concerning where residents of the complex — which is on the border of East Rockaway and Oceanside — would attend school. All parties confirmed that they would belong to the East Rockaway School District.
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By Mike Smollins and Melissa Koenig
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6/22/17
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