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Though consolidation of Valley Stream’s four school districts has been talked about since the Central High School District was formed in the 1920s, rarely have there been any serious efforts to form one unified school system.
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Andrew Hackmack
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10/6/10
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Willow Road School Principal Stephanie Capozzoli had quite a story to tell her colleagues when summer vacation ended. She met someone rather well known while away — the president of the United States.
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Andrew Hackmack
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9/29/10
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If a student is caught listening to their iPod in class, they might not get in trouble anymore. District 13 is using the popular device as a teaching tool, and students and teachers are embracing it.
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Andrew Hackmack
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9/22/10
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The Valley Stream School District 13 Educational Foundation began its 14th year of service to the community on Sept. 16. Future meeting dates are Nov. 18, Jan. 13, 2011, March 17, 2011, and May 19, 2011. Meetings are held in the James A. Dever School Library at 3:45 p.m. All members of the community are invited to attend.
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9/22/10
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As summer faints into bygone memories, school opened with a bang as crowds of children and teenagers — more than 9,000 of them — rushed through the doors of Valley Stream schools for their first day on Sept. 8.
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Clarissa Hamlin and Andrew Hackmack
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9/15/10
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Valley Stream’s four school districts are in for some extra money, thanks to a new $10 billion federal education jobs bill.
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Andrew Hackmack
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9/1/10
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Even those in leadership positions have go back to school. District 13’s administrative team participated in a two-day training session this summer to improve teaching in the elementary schools and, ultimately, boost student learning.
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Andrew Hackmack
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8/31/10
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Test scores fell in all four Valley Stream school districts, across Long Island and throughout New York after the State Education Department raised the passing mark on state assessments in an effort to better prepare students for higher education.
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Andrew Hackmack
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8/4/10
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District 13's summer recreation program ends this week. Each year, the elementary school district hires several local high school and college students to oversee children during the 4 1/2 week program.
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Andrew Hackmack
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8/4/10
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School may be out for the summer, but in District 13 the buildings are hardly empty. Two of the schools are hosting the annual summer recreation program, as nearly 400 children come to learn and play each day.
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Andrew Hackmack
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7/28/10
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