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The increasing frequency of graffiti in East Meadow in recent months — here on a residential fence on Newbridge Road — has been a major complaint among residents.

Combating graffiti and drugs will be among the top items on the agenda for the East Meadow School District this year. more

By David Weingrad | 9/16/15

Kindergartners at Barnum Woods sat in a classroom on the first day of school on Sept. 2.

District invites residents to full-day kindergarten celebrations

In recognition of the East Meadow School District launching full-day kindergarten for the 2015-16 school year, the district will host two celebratory events on Thursday, Sept. 17. The events are geared at celebrating the transition to a full-day program, and the community’s support of the initiative. more

9/9/15

After receiving a building tour, kindergartners enjoyed an episode of the popular children’s show, “Franklin.”

Full-day kindergarten begins in East Meadow

Sept. 2 not only marked the first day of school in the East Meadow School District for the 2014-15 academic year, but it was also the first day of full-day kindergarten. more

By David Weingrad | 9/9/15

Kiwanis President Kevin Kamper, left, with scholarship recipients Erica Sobecki, Daniela Benitez, and Jennifer Valentine, of W.T. Clarke High School, and Maheen Nasir, Kerri Percoco and Paul Desantis, of East Meadow High School.

Students earn Kiwanis scholarships

The East Meadow Kiwanis Club awarded its annual scholarships to recent East Meadow High School graduates Paul DeSantis, Maheen Nasir and Kerri Percoco, and W.T. Clarke graduates Daniela Benitez, Erica Sobecki and Jennifer Valentine. more

By David Weingrad | 8/27/15

Dr. Robert Dillon, right, with Nassau BOCES Board President Eric Schultz, was installed as the organization’s superintendent on Aug. 20.

Dr. Robert Dillon installed as BOCES sup't

Nassau BOCES installed former East Meadow School District Superintendent Dr. Robert Dillon as its new district superintendent at a board meeting on Aug. 20. more

By David Weingrad | 8/27/15

East Meadow’s kindergarten program will be getting a new look this school year, as it expands from half-day to full-day. Above, Parkway Elementary School kindergartners last year during a school assembly.

Countdown to full-day kindergarten begins

One of the highly anticipated changes in the East Meadow School District for the 2015-16 school year is an expanded, full-day kindergarten program, which district officials said would combine elements of its half-day program with other innovative educational initiatives, including a partnership with the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts at LIU Post, in Brookville. more

By David Weingrad | 8/27/15

Nassau BOCES is headquartered in Garden City.

Former E.M. superintendent to lead Nassau BOCES

Dr. Robert Dillon, the East Meadow School District’s superintendent from 1999 to 2007, has been tabbed to become the superintendent of Nassau BOCES. more

By David Weingrad | 8/19/15

Sydney Hicks and Isabella Petz were on their game.

Sporting their skills for the summer

On a bright, sunny Wednesday at W.T. Clarke High School and arguably the hottest day of the summer, the Herald spent an afternoon at the Creative Arts Program of East Meadow summer sports program, run by the East Meadow School District, on July 28. more

By Gabriella Vukelic | 8/5/15

Barnum Woods is one of five elementary schools in the East Meadow School District that will take part in a uniform plan to accommodate children next year who refuse to take the state-mandated English and math assessments.

Principals applaud Board of Ed

The opposition voiced by the East Meadow School District’s Board of Education earlier this month to the Common Core State Standard’s reliance on high-stakes testing and teacher evaluations has met with praise across the district, according to three building principals. more

By David Weingrad | 7/22/15

East Meadow school district trustees, clockwise from top left, Jeffrey Rosenking, Scott Eckers, Melissa Tell, Joseph Danenza, Brian O’Flaherty, Vice President Marcee Rubinstein and President Joseph Parisi.

Board of Ed takes stand against Common Core

The East Meadow School District Board of Education has publicly voiced its opposition to the controversial, state-mandated Common Core State Standards, criticizing in particular the program’s reliance on high-stakes testing and its ties to teacher and administrator evaluations. more

By David Weingrad | 7/15/15

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