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How East Meadow's passing rates on the state assessments have fared since the exams' incorporation of the Common Core State State Standards in 2013.
Test results remain largely unchanged
State test scores in the East Meadow School District saw little change this year from 2013-14, a lack of progress that mirrored a statewide trend, and which district officials said underscored the inadequacies of the high-stakes testing program based on the Common Core State Standards implemented three years ago. more
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Tim Ingram, a 2011 W.T. Clarke graduate, was selected 928th overall by the Tampa Bay Rays last week.
Clarke alum drafted by Tampa Bay Rays
Of the 1,200-plus athletes drafted in last week’s Major League Baseball 2015 Draft, East Meadow and Salisbury residents may recognize a familiar name — Tim Ingram, a 2011 W.T. Clarke High School graduate who was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 31st round, with the 928th pick. more
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The Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center serves as the district’s administrative headquarters.
Interim superintendent hired
Former East Meadow School District Superintendent Leon J. Campo will once again take over as chief of schools, this time on an interim basis, effective July 1, one day after current Superintendent Louis DeAngelo is set to retire. more
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Supermajority needed for school budget
For the first time since the inception of the state tax-levy cap in 2011, the East Meadow School District’s proposed budget for 2015-16 will require a supermajority — 60 percent of the vote — to be approved on May 19. more
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Debbie Coates, of Salisbury, left, and Dr. Mary Carlson, of East Meadow, were awarded the Pathfinder Award by the Town of Hempstead on March 10, an honor given to women who have made outstanding contributions to the community.
Town honors two unsung heroes
The Town of Hempstead has honored two women from the East Meadow-Salisbury community whose longtime activism made them overdue for recognition: Debbie Coates and Dr. Mary Carlson. more
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Her design will be honored at a ceremony next month.
Student-made design earns accolades
Daniela Valdes, a senior at W.T. Clarke High School who also studies graphic arts at Nassau BOCES Barry Tech, was one of four winners in a recent contest that allowed her to showcase her creative skills. more
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Hundreds arrived at Carle Place High School on Jan. 17 to oppose Nassau OTB’s plan to establish a gaming facility in the Source Mall.
Gaming parlor opposition continues
Hundreds of residents attended a Carle Place Civic Association last week as a continued show of opposition against a proposed gaming facility in Westbury. more
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Hundreds of protesters lined Old County Road on Saturday, outside the site of a proposed video lottery terminal, to show their dismay.
Residents rally against proposed gaming facility
More than 1,000 people gathered for a community meeting in Westbury on Jan. 15 in a show of united opposition to a proposed video lottery terminal in a now-vacant Fortunoff at the Source Mall. more
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Joseph Occhiogrosso, 38, of Salisbury
Man charged for two bank robberies
Police have arrested a Salisbuy man in connection to two bank robberies in the Salisbury and Westbury communities in the last two months. more
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A one-mile demonstration was recently completed on Salisbury Park Drive. Nassau County will get $1.8 million in state funding to finish the segment.
Preserving history with a bike path
The Long Island Motor Parkway, built in 1908, extended 45 miles and connected Fresh Meadows, Queens, to Lake Ronkonkoma in Suffolk County. The private toll road, built by entrepreneur William Vanderbilt, was the first in the U.S. designed exclusively for automobiles. more
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