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Final preparations for Hewlett High School’s upcoming Interview Day, an overview of this year’s Virtual Enterprise program, and business study scholarships were the topics of discussion at the district’s Business Advisory Board meeting on Oct. 16.
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By Vanessa Parker
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10/22/14
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Following the Sept. 22 public hearing on the proposed New American Leadership Academy charter school in the Lawrence School District, residents who oppose the plan created an informational website where community members can send a form letter to the State Education Department urging the denial of the school’s application.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/8/14
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Born in Great Neck and educated in that district’s public schools, Roger Tilles has an indelible memory of the last time he was in a school building in the Lawrence School District which he visited on Sept. 19.
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/24/14
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Representatives of the New American Leadership Academy Charter School and Lawrence School District residents and employees presented their arguments for and against a proposed charter school at a 2½-hour public hearing on Monday.
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/24/14
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An application for a charter school in the Lawrence school district, submitted by a group that includes Five Towns area residents, is being reviewed by the New York State Education Department Charter School Office.
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/10/14
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Suffering from blindness and other physical and mental disabilities that are the result of a stroke at birth, 14-year-old Oliver Miller experiences up to 100 seizures a day. So when Lawrence High School students high-five or bump fists with him during the school day, it means a lot to Oliver, said his mother, Missy.
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By Jeff Bessen
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8/6/14
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In jumping into the teacher-tenure debate, I know I’m stirring up a hornet’s nest. But who doesn’t like a little danger now and again? So here goes.
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7/16/14
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During a season where academic achievement is highlighted during graduation ceremonies, the Hewlett-Woodmere School District appointed Debra Lo Verde as the new executive director for Special Education services. Lo Verde was the valedictorian of her Molloy College class in 1995.
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6/25/14
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After four consecutive years of losing members due to layoffs, retirements and attrition, Lawrence Teachers Association President Lori Skonberg describes the teaching staff as “bare bones,” while Superintendent Gary Schall views it as matching student enrollment. See chart below.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/11/14
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With an increased emphasis on preparing students for college and a career, the Hewlett-Woodmere and Lawrence school districts and the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway are stressing the importance of taking more rigorous courses.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/7/14
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