With reluctance, the Sewanhaka Central High School District Board of Education voted to accept Superintendent Ralph Ferrie’s retirement during a board meeting on July 9. As Board President David …
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By Ronny Reyes
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10/31/18
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The men burst into the house and dragged out the 15-year-old boy as his mother screamed for help. The sheriff’s men bound the boy’s hands and feet, loaded him into their car and . . .
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5/24/18
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It is probably among the nation’s most thankless jobs –– Board of Education trustee. School board members spend untold hours . . .
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10/27/16
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A plan to transform an underused basketball court on the grounds of Clara H. Carlson Elementary School, in Elmont, by professional soccer team the New York Cosmos has failed to reach its funding …
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By Steve Smirti
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8/3/16
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In the coming weeks and months, local school districts will be planning their 2016-17 budgets, deciding how to allocate their pieces of that very large pie. It’s our right to have a say in how that money will be spent.
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1/21/16
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The Massachusetts State Board of Education recently rejected the battery of state exams required by the Common Core curriculum. It was a bold –– and pathetic –– move on the board’s part.
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12/3/15
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As we approach the upcoming school year, we will be celebrating the 87 years of instruction in the Sewanhaka Central High School District. Before our students arrive this month, our professional …
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By Dr. Ralph Ferrie, Ed.D., Sewanhaka CHSD Superintendent
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9/3/15
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The regular meeting of the Board of Education of the Franklin Square Elementary School District was called to order on June 10.
At the regular meeting, the Board awarded tenure to 4 teachers, …
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6/25/15
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Since April is National Volunteer Month, let’s consider what volunteering really is: a vital part of every community . . .
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4/16/15
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Tis the season of tax levies, enrollment projections and capital reserve funds. It’s school budget time . . .
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2/25/15
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