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The Rockville Centre Board of Education passed the district’s proposed 2019-20 budget, 4-0, on April 16 after a hearing that addressed the board’s previous concerns with the $120 million spending plan. Trustee Susan McNulty was absent during the vote.
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By Ben Strack
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4/25/19
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As we begin a new year, I’d like to share some of my wishes for the next 12 months for our leaders at all levels of government. Let’s start on Long Island.
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1/4/19
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The students and faculty of William S. Covert Elementary School are currently not allowed to enter the gymnasium or auditorium because of mold, which was discovered last month, days before school …
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By Matthew D'Onofrio
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9/13/18
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The New York Times reported last week that U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was weighing the use of federal grant money to arm teachers across the country.
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8/30/18
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The Rockville Centre Board of Education announced on June 20 that it decided to renew the district’s contract with Baumann Bus Company, which went on strike last year, rather than opting to go …
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By Matthew D'Onofrio
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6/28/18
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Over half of Rockville Centre students in grades three to eight did not take the standardized English Language Arts and math tests this year, and the state Board of Regents are considering a crack …
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By Matthew D’Onofrio and Erik Hawkins
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6/21/18
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Hundreds of audience members watched as students of all abilities, dressed in sparkling white and pink garb, danced to the Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back” during the opening number of the South Side High School’s 10th Centre Stage performance.
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By Ben Strack
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5/24/18
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“We have children who are falling through the cracks,” said Elizabeth Licata, a parent of three children with special needs in the Rockville Centre district. “We’re asking these kids to do something that they’re never going to accomplish.”
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By Ben Strack
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5/17/18
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On Tuesday, residents should vote to approve the Rockville Centre Board of Education’s $117 million 2018-19 budget, which is nearly 4 percent larger than the current spending plan. The tax levy, or amount that the district will collect from the district’s taxpayers, would increase by 2.98 percent, just under the state-mandated cap.
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5/10/18
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Mark Masin, the Rockville Centre Board of Education’s longest- serving active member, will not run for re-election after 15 years on the board.
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By Ben Strack
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5/3/18
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