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Bellmore-Merrick Central District educators who lent a hand at Rock & Wrap It Up’s Thanksgiving dinner in Far Rockaway were, from left, Eric Passman, Kennedy High School baseball and football coach; Karin McMahon, Meadowbrook Alternative Program phys. ed. teacher and Calhoun coach; Saul Lerner, the Central District director of health, physical education and athletics; Sarah Tolle, Merrick Avenue Middle School Tempo Group social worker; and Rich Wilen, MAMS dean, athletic director and coach.
Central educators help feed the hungry
A group of Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District educators traveled to the First Congregational Church in Far Rockaway on Thanksgiving morning to help feed homeless and low-income residents of New York City housing projects on Thanksgiving. more
Representatives from Lifelong Learning spoke with dozens of students and family members during Bellmore-Merrick’s annual SEPTA College Night for students with learning disabilities.
Kennedy hosts 300 at Special Education PTA College Night
The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, in conjunction with the Bellmore-Merrick Special Education Parent Teacher Association and the Community Parent Center, hosted its annual college fair on Nov. 19 at Kennedy High School in Bellmore, which provided information to high school students with special learning needs. more
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Janet Pollitt, the North Bellmore interim director of curriculum and instruction, announced which elementary schools were declared "Reward Schools" at the Nov. 14 Board of Education meeting.
North Bellmore schools rewarded by the state
Administrators in the North Bellmore School District recently announced that three of its five schools were named Reward Schools by the New York State Department of Education. more
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PTA's Common Core moratorium is right way to go
New York students taking algebra –– mostly ninth-graders and advanced eighth-graders –– got a surprise at the beginning of the school year. more
The bathroom in the Mepham High School football locker room.
Support Bellmore-Merrick Central District's $49.89 million
For years, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education set aside money in its annual budget to maintain its facilities. Residents then had to authorize the spending in the budget vote in May. more
Lynn M. Brown
Education Law
Q: We planned on buying a home in a particular school district, but the sale fell through and we are still in our old home. Our children have already started school in … more
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Susan Schwartz, center, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education president, said on Sept. 25 that the board would not consider separating synthetic-turf athletic fields from a $49.89 million bond proposal, which would allow residents to vote on the $7.5 million allotted for the fields separately from all other projects. At left was John DeTommaso, the Central District superintendent, who laid out his case for the bond at the Board of Education meeting.
Super lays out case for $49M bond proposal
Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Superintendent John DeTommaso made a passionate plea before a crowd of 75 at a Sept. 25 Board of Education meeting, calling on residents to pass a $49.89 million bond proposal to renovate the district’s schools. The public will vote on the plan Dec. 2. more
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Caryn Blum, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s assistant superintendent for instruction, said that this year’s seventh- and eighth-grade state English Language Arts and math exams were ‘not indicative of student performance at all.’
Bellmore-Merrick Central District officials lambast state exams
Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District officials spent recent weeks poring over reams of state English Language Arts and math test data for the seventh and eighth grades, looking for patterns in student performance, according to Caryn Blum, the district’s assistant superintendent for instruction and a former Merrick Avenue Middle School principal. more
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We could learn a lot from Finnish schools
In a package full of life’s little necessities, every Finnish newborn receives a precious gift –– a set of three books, courtesy of the government. more
State's test-prep efforts get an F
Ten years ago, English Language Arts teachers used to speak of inspiring their students to become lifelong readers and lovers of the written word. more
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