Saul Lerner, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District athletic director, recently resigned his post as coordinator of the Nassau County Boys' Basketball Committee because, he said, the Section VIII Athletic Council rejected a proposal of his to fine-tune the seeding process that ultimately determines teams' playing schedules. In 2006, Lerner was the architect of an ability-grouping system that determined a team's conference by its record. Previously, teams were assigned to conferences without much regard to their records. Rather, officials used what they called the "snake," in which teams were seeded and then laid out on a grid that wound back and forth in serpentine fashion. more

Planning a superintendent’s conference day is a lot like planning a wedding, says Linda Roth, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction in District 13. There are many groups of people to prepare for and the planning process must start at least a year in advance. more

Several dozen parents, teachers, staff members and construction experts volunteered their time last Saturday to build a new playground at the James A. Dever School in Valley Stream District 13. more

About 50 high school students came to the Nov. 3 Valley Stream school board committee meeting to try to persuade the board to continue letting them leave campus in their cars during lunch periods. more

Willow Road School held its annual Wonderwalk on Oct. 30. Students, teachers, staff and parents walked through the neighborhood in their Halloween costumes. more

It was a celebration of fall last week at Shaw Avenue School. There were a variety of activities to celebrate the season, culminating with a carnival on Friday. more

Teachers switched places with one another on Oct. 23 in District 13. It was mystery teacher day, an event chosen by students during the budget vote in May. more

The construction of an elevator to serve the Valley Stream Central High School District offices at Memorial Junior High School is currently under way, and some teachers at the school say that noise from the work has disrupted their classrooms. more

For more than two decades, members of the Valley Stream Fire Department have been visiting local schools to teach children the basics of fire safety. more

In recognition of Board of Education Appreciation Week, students from the three elementary schools in District 24 gathered at the Oct. 21 board meeting to thank the board for all it has done for them. more