The District 30 Board of Education is considering a spending plan that would raise the tax levy 1.36 percent next year. The board will likely adopt its proposed 2010-11 budget in March, then send it to voters in May.
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Andrew Hackmack
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2/17/10
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For the last four years, Valley Stream resident Ivy McKee has petitioned the Central High School District Board of Education to form a district fencing team. Her daughter, Erica, 17, has fenced for a decade, while her youngest daughter, Niki, is currently fencing in the Junior Olympics.
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Anthony Bottan
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2/17/10
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Langston Hughes. Leo Tolstoy. Emily Dickinson. Those are authors that are ordinarily reserved for high school English classes, but what about for elementary students?
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Anthony Bottan
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2/10/10
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District 30 Board of Education trustee Maria Fletcher announced she will not run for re-election in May. Hers is the lone seat up on the board this year.
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Andrew Hackmack
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2/10/10
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The new math program in District 30 is getting rave reviews from teachers, who say that students really enjoy learning their 1-2-3’s and beyond.
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Andrew Hackmack
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2/10/10
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The Valley Stream Central High School District may lose about $2.5 million in state aid and Superintendent Dr. Marc Bernstein suggested a few scenarios on how to close the gap in the upcoming 2010-11 budget.
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Anthony Bottan
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2/10/10
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Valley Stream’s four school districts stand to lose about $4 million in state aid if Gov. David Paterson’s proposed cuts for next year become reality.
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Andrew Hackmack
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2/3/10
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Forest Road School students raised $779 for Haiti relief efforts. The money was presented last Friday afternoon to Nancy Duchatllier Esposito, a founder of Forgotten Children of Haiti.
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Andrew Hackmack
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2/3/10
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District 13 board members got a special treat at the Jan. 26 meeting — themselves.
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Andrew Hackmack
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2/3/10
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The small gymnasium at Shaw Avenue School was transformed into Ellis Island last week, as third-graders learned about the immigration experience of the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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Andrew Hackmack
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1/27/10
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