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Residents elected a new trustee to the Board of Education last week, as challenger Melissa Tell defeated nine-year incumbent Walter Skinner, by just 32 votes, 2,608 to 2,576.
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By David Weingrad
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5/27/15
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Residents celebrated last week’s school budget vote, in which voters passed a proposition that will implement full-day kindergarten for the first time in the East Meadow School District.
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By David Weingrad
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5/27/15
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East Meadow School District Superintendent Louis DeAngelo will retire at the end of the school year, he announced in a letter on the district’s website on May 15.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/22/15
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The Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center and the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District will host a Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, May 30, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mepham High School, 2401 Camp Ave., Bellmore.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/20/15
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Tuesday is the school budget vote, and for the first time in years, residents will have tough decisions to make that could have a lasting impact on the East Meadow School District.
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5/14/15
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The fate of the East Meadow School District’s kindergarten program will be in the hands of voters on Tuesday, as they decide whether they want to preserve the current half-day program, as part of a smaller budget, or join the vast majority of Long Island districts by expanding to a full-day program, and pierce the state tax levy cap.
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By David Weingrad
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5/12/15
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Linda Santangelo’s favorite part of East Meadow Board of Education meetings was when students stood at the podium, dressed well beyond their years, and presented their classwork to the community. As Board secretary, Santangelo watched on with deep joy and an ear-to-ear grin as the children nervously yet excitedly addressed the large audiences about their recent projects.
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By David Weingrad
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5/6/15
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Complaints from residents that a lack of communication and transparency in the East Meadow School District has created a toxic relationship between the administration and parents were the focus at last week’s Board of Education meeting.
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By David Weingrad
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5/6/15
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The number of East Meadow students who refused the English Language Arts state assessments last week spiked drastically from the total a year ago, a sign that parents are joining a growing statewide movement opposed to high-stakes testing based on the rigorous Common Core State Standards.
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By David Weingrad
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4/22/15
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For weeks New Yorkers heard rumors that when the state’s budget battles finally ended, teacher performance would be measured more effectively, elected officials would be held to higher ethical standards . . .
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4/9/15
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