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SSHS featured in Washington Post article
South Side High School was featured in a series of recent articles by the Washington Post that recognized the winners of the 2015-16 Schools of Opportunity project. Former South Side principal … more
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South Side High School was once again named one of the best schools in the country by both U.S. News and World Report and Washington Post.
South Side High School named one of best
South Side was once again named one of the best high schools in the country by U.S. News and World Report and The Washington Post, which both released their school rankings this week. According … more
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Dr. Carol Burris was thanked for her service at South Side High School by Sen. Charles Schumer at the school’s graduation ceremony last week.
Saying goodbye to Carol Burris
When she started her career in education years ago, Dr. Carol Burris never expected that she’d wind up principal of South Side High School, nor that she would stay in the position for 15 years. more
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Outgoing principal Dr. Carol Burris spoke to the graduates at her last commencement ceremony.
A hard speech to write
Along with departing Principal Carol Burris, the students of South Side High School’s class of 2015 spent their last hours together smiling, cheering and laughing at their graduation at Hofstra University last Friday. more
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John Murphy will be the new SSHS principal starting July 1.
John Murphy named new SSHS principal
At a meeting on May 6, the Board of Education confirmed John Murphy as the new principal of South Side High School. more
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Let's start over with Common Core
Gov. Andrew Cuomo appears locked in a political death spiral. Last year brought growing dissatisfaction with the State Education Department’s dysfunctional implementation of the new Common Core State Standards . . . more
Dr. Carol Burris spoke at a Common Core Education Forum last month. On April 13, she announced that she would be retiring early to focus all of her energies on fighting Common Core and the APPR.
Dr. Carol Burris to retire as SSHS principal
Dr. Carol Burris, the nationally recognized and award-winning principal of South Side High School for 15 years, announced last week that she would be retiring early to focus all of her time on … more
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The Board is considering adding five new teaching assistants in the elementary schools to help students struggling with math.
Five new T.A.s for district?
As part of its ongoing budget discussions last week, the Board of Education considered adding more teaching assistants to the elementary schools to help students struggling with math. more
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Area teachers, from left, Melissa Cangelosi, Lauren Funaro, Dani Iadevaia Andria Karousis showed their feelings about the Common Core tests at an education forum at Levittown Hall in Hicksville on March 16.
Forum speakers say ‘opt-out’
They all had different ways to say it, but the message was clear: opt out of Common Core tests. Two teachers, two administrators and a parent told the more than 300 people at Levittown Hall in Hicksville that the only way to send a message to Gov. Andrew Cuomo was to refuse to let their children take the third through eighth grade English language arts and math tests in April. more
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Though paying for IB exams would be a small portion of the district’s $107.2 million budget, board members were still concerned about the expense.
District talks paying for I.B. exams
The Rockville Centre Board of Education continued budget talks last week, this time focusing on some of the larger expenses in the budget, as well as discussing how much the district should cover student fees for International Baccalaureate exams. more
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