At its annual awards dinner, the Island Park Chamber of Commerce presented the organization’s Community Service Award to Dr. Rosmarie Bovino, Island Park superintendent of schools. Bovino, a …
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12/21/11
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“It is not hard to figure out that you are being discriminated against when your supervisor calls you a nigger and routinely reminds you that you are a black woman.” So opens the …
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By Lee Landor
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12/12/11
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Not many people remember MacDonald Egdorf’s tenure in the Oceanside School District. Egdorf was hired as the Superintendent of Schools in the summer of 1959 and had the challenge of …
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Seth J. Blau
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11/30/11
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Over the next year, Oceanside High School will implement a social emotional literacy (SEL) program which administrators believe will promote positive decision making among students during their years …
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Aaron Axelson
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11/23/11
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Earlier this month, the New York State Department of Education announced that a record-setting 1,325 schools were now labeled as “in need of improvement” under the No Child Left Behind Act. …
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Alex Costello
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11/23/11
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At a Board of Education meeting on Oct. 18, Bob Fenter, Oceanside’s assistant superintendent for curriculum, outlined some of the changes that are coming to the district’s curriculum in the next …
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Alex Costello
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10/26/11
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According to data released by the state, student enrollment numbers for the Oceanside and Island Park school districts have been in a steady decline since the 2003-04 academic school year.
In …
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Aaron Axelson
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10/26/11
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If you live in Malverne, you know Paul Jessup. He has lived in the village since 1957, spending some 30 years as a member of the volunteer Fire Department and the last 14 as the superintendent of the …
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Lee Landor
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10/12/11
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Shortly before Irene forced her way through Oceanside, many residents received an automated message from Oceanside Schools Superintendent Dr. Herb Brown. By wishing for everyone’s safety and …
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By Seth Blau
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10/5/11
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Changes in the testing schedule for the New York State Assessments, which was released later than in previous years, has made life more difficult for the Oceanside school district superintendant, as …
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Aaron Axelson
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9/21/11
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