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Parents and teachers took part in a rally against New York educational policies on March 27 in front of Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick.
Parents throw brake on state tests
Last week more than a thousand third- to eighth-grade students in the Merricks did not take state English Language Arts tests. more
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On March 26, State Farm Agents Suzanne Aral-Boutros and Scott Hermann, right, presented a $25,000 check to the Community Parent Center for its “Drive in the Safe Lane” program at Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham high schools. On hand were, from left, Tom Volpe, director of transportation for the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District; John DeTommaso, the district’s superintendent; Cynthia Strait Régal, deputy superintendent for business; Dr. Mara Bollettieri, assistant superintendent for personnel; Wendy Tepfer, director of the Parent Center; and Marge Lee, president of Dedicatedd, a DWI victim advocacy group.
State Farm gives $25K to Community Parent Center
State Farm donated $25,000 on March 26 to the Community Parent Center, a Bellmore-Merrick nonprofit organization that supports parents and families with children in kindergarten to 12th grade, for its “Drive in the Safe Lane” program at Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham high schools. more
The state budget: some good, some bad
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 . . . more
Marla Kilfoyle, a leader of the activist organization Badass Teachers Association, spoke at a forum on state education policies on March 31 at Brookside School in North Merrick.
Parents, educators decry testing at forum
On March 31, a crowd of roughly 150 people, mostly parents and teachers in Bellmore and Merrick, packed the auditorium at Brookside School in North Merrick for a forum on the state’s education policies. more
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Bellmore-Merrick teachers and parents who took part in Paint Merrick Road Red for Public Ed to voice their concerns about the state of public education in New York and raise public awareness of changes made to the system.
Teachers, parents knock Cuomo at Merrick Road rally
The bleats of car horns blared through the air in front of Levy Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick last Friday afternoon — but not because of traffic. Drivers were honking at more than 100 … more
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Merrick districts named Best Communities for Music Education
The Merrick and North Merrick elementary school districts are among 117 districts across New York state that were each named as a Best Community for Music Education by the National Association for Music Merchants recently. more
Hundreds of participants turned out for the One Voice, One Message 5K, despite the weather.
Bellmore-Merrick Central District 5K off and running
For a while on the morning of March 21, organizers of the first One Voice, One Message 5K Run/Walk, hosted by the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, wondered whether anyone would show. more
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Kennedy High School sent a team of 15 competitors, with two alternates, to the New York State Science Olympiad in Syracuse March 13-14. The team’s advisers are Alexis Vandergoot, far left, and Helmut Schleith and Daniel Jantzen, second and third from right.
Kennedy squad qualifies for State Science Olympiad
On March 12, Kennedy High School senior Sara Harris was sticking colored pins into black and yellow tubes that wrapped in a tangle around a long, metal dowel, supported by a square, black base. more
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The Fayette Elementary School boiler is well past its prime, according to school officials. Heating systems at Fayette, Camp Avenue and Old Mill Road schools show decades of wear and tear, as do many of the buildings and their grounds. The North Merrick School District Board of Education is asking the community to approve a $14.65 million bond sale to pay for a district-wide infrastructure overhaul. There will be a referendum as part of the May 19 school vote.
North Merrick puts $14.7M bond to vote
The North Merrick School District is seeking to borrow $14.65 million for infrastructure upgrades at Camp Avenue, Fayette and Old Mill Road elementary schools, which administrators say are essential for the schools’ long-term use. Local residents will decide at the May 19 school vote whether to approve a bond sale to fund the buildings and grounds improvements. more
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Bellmore-Merrick Central District super decries state aid fight
Bellmore-Merrick Central High School’s superintendent railed during a March 11 Board of Education meeting against the inability of Governor Cuomo and the State Legislature to reach a compromise over education aid. more
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