Last Friday was the two-year anniversary of voters’ approval of the sale of the vacant Seaford Avenue School to a private developer. Eight days earlier, The Seasons at Seaford moved one step closer to becoming a reality with a ruling by the Nassau County Planning Commission.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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12/17/14
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Local school districts will qualify for about $7.6 million in funding for technology and building upgrades, following voter approval of the Smart Schools Bond Act last month.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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12/17/14
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As the number of children with food allergies rises, a group of parents in Seaford is seeking to make local public schools nut-free.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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12/10/14
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Cliff Miller may be a world-class artist, but he is still a hometown boy whose roots are firmly planted in Seaford.
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By Laura Schofer
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11/19/14
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The Seaford Avenue School may be slated for demolition in the near future, but its memory will live on. The school district recently donated several artifacts from the building to the Seaford Historical Society, to be housed in its museum on Waverly Avenue.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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11/19/14
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The vacant Seaford Avenue School remains a target for vandals, with the latest incident occurring last week when four people broke into the building.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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10/28/14
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The Seaford School district has increased its fund balance from 2.6 percent to 4 percent, from $1.58 million to $2.5 million. Alexandria Battaglia, an external auditor from R.S. Abrams & Company, told Seaford Board of Education members at the Oct. 2 school board meeting that while the unassigned fund balance was now at the legal limit and other school reserves have increased, additional money is needed in designated reserve funds in order to cover the school district’s $79.4 million liability.
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By Laura Schofer
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10/8/14
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The public can now know what school districts have known for the past year: how teachers are doing. New York state recently released teacher evaluation results for the 2012-13 school year, and the numbers showed that a vast majority of educators in Wantagh, Seaford and Levittown are doing a good job.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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9/10/14
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For the third straight year, Seaford High School has been named a Reward School by the New York State Department of Education. The announcement was made by Superintendent Brian Conboy at the Board of Education meeting on Sept. 4.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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9/10/14
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The second year of Common Core testing showed improved results, but passing rates still fell well below past levels.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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8/27/14
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