For decades, leaders in Valley Stream District 30 have been committed to providing a quality special education program to ensure that every child’s needs were being met, no matter how severe their disability. That required placing each student in the right setting, which sometimes resulted in sending them to a school many miles away.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/27/14
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A century ago, the education system in Valley Stream looked very different than it does today. There were fewer students and fewer schools. District 30 and the Central High School District were still years away from creation.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/20/14
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“I think it’s our best budget ever,” Board of Education Vice President Cristobal Stewart said following District 30’s community budget forum on Feb. 12 at the Forest Road School. “I’ve never seen a better spending plan put together.”
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/19/14
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Enrollment in Valley Stream District 30 is on the rise, bucking a trend of declining student population across Long Island. School officials expect the numbers to keep rising over the next two years.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/13/14
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Students from Forest Road School have one trait in common — they all live in Valley Stream. But they all came to the community in different ways.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/12/14
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A 13-year-old girl was in critical but stable condition after a fatal car crash that killed her 15-year-old sister in Valley Stream last week. At around 9:23 p.m. on Jan. 28, according to Nassau …
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By Emily Webb and Andrew Hackmack
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2/4/14
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District 30 school officials are considering a budget that would cut spending, keep programs and hold taxes steady next year, according to a plan unveiled to the public on Monday.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/29/14
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When Gov. Andrew Cuomo released his preliminary state aid figures for the 2014-15 school year last week, school administrators from Valley Stream were unhappy with what they saw.
All four school …
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By Brian Croce
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1/29/14
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Due to today's snowstorm, which is expected to drop up to 10 inches of snow on Nassau County by Wednesday morning, after-school activities have been canceled throughout Valley Stream.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/21/14
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Construction will be aplenty next summer at the Forest Road School, as several projects to upgrade the 60-year-old building are in the works.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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12/18/13
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