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Long Island Index releases study on school segregation
A study on school district segregation recently released by the Long Island Index concluded that the rate of segregation is double the national average on Long Island and nearly triple the national … more
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Vote ‘yes’ on Bellmore-Merrick school budgets on Tuesday
In any given year, crafting a school district budget that meets students’ needs while respecting the bottom line –– that is, residents’ property-tax bills –– is a headache. This year, you might say it’s a migraine headache. more
Richard Rozakis, the Bellmore-Merrick Central School District assistant superintendent for instruction, is leaving to become superintendent of the Babylon School District.
Leadership to change hands in Bellmore-Merrick Central District
It was announced at the May 2 Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District meeting that Richard Rozakis, the district’s assistant superintendent for instruction, is leaving his position, effective June 30, to become superintendent of the Babylon School District. more
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Central special-ed parents want lab teacher back
A group of Calhoun High School special-education parents are asking the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District administration to reinstate the “collaborative” special-education instructor who co-teaches the Living Environment laboratory with a mainstream biology teacher. more
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Those pesky school district lines
Q. Here’s a doozy for you. I live in Rockville Centre, three blocks from the RVC high school, but I’m in the Baldwin School District (which drops the value of my home by at least $100,000, according to a real estate agent). more
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Get involved in your school election now
Last June, Governor Cuomo and the State Legislature enacted a 2 percent property-tax-levy cap, limiting the increase in property taxes that a school district can collect to meet expenses — and limiting its ability to add programming to improve student performance. more
Mepham students have joined Stephen Shames, center, the founder of LEAD Uganda, in an effort to raise money to pay for Ugandan children to attend school.
Mepham High reaches out to Uganda
In March, a group of Mepham High School students embarked on a “1,000 Bracelet Campaign,” a fundraiser focusing on Ugandan children who have been kidnapped and killed by Ugandan militant Joseph Kony, who has led an open rebellion against the Ugandan government since 1987. more
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The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District and the Friedberg JCC are teaming up to offer a summer camp for students entering seventh and eighth grades in September. At left were, from left, Alice Markinson, the JCC’s assistant director of early childhood education; Saul Lerner, the Central District’s director of health, physical education and athletics; Carlo Conte, the incoming Grand Avenue Middle School principal; Caryn Blum, the Merrick Avenue Middle School principal; and Joni Center, the JCC’s senior vice president for program services.
Bellmore-Merrick Central District, JCC offering summer camp
Finding the right summer experience for a middle school-age child is, no doubt, tough for parents. The Bellmore-Merrick Central School District and the Barry and Florence Friedberg Jewish Community Center, with offices in Merrick and Oceanside, are teaming up this summer to provide a reasonably priced, fun-filled camp for children entering seventh and eighth grades in September. more
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Visual artist Jeffrey Schrier, founder of Wings of Witness, worked last Friday with Meadowbrook Alternative Program students, from left, Ashley Handwerker, 17, of Bellmore, Julie Labarbera, 16, of Bellmore, Greg Broems, 16, of Merrick, and Danielle Scuderi, 18, of Merrick.
Meadobrook Alternative Program remembers the Holocaust
The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s Meadowbrook Alternative Program recently welcomed famed visual artist Jeffrey Schrier, founder of the Holocaust remembrance organization Wings of Witness. more
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Jay Sorit, left, and Sid Fowler practiced cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a dummy during a class sponsored by Forever 9: the Robbie Levine Foundation.
Robbie Levine Foundation helps Bellmore-Merrick residents learn to save a life
Forever 9: Robbie Levine Foundation, in conjunction with the Community Parent Center and the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, recently held training lessons for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of automated external defibrillators at the Brookside School in North Merrick. more
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