This year was the first time that school districts had to create budgets under the state’s new tax-cap legislation, which limits the amount that districts can raise revenue through property taxes. Valley Stream’s four schools all came in with budgets at or below the tax cap.
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5/10/12
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Information about the proposed school budgets in the four Valley Stream districts.
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5/10/12
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District 30 will be facing some tough financial challenges in the next few years, says Board of Education trustee Cristobal Stewart. That’s why he is running for re-election — to help the district clear those anticipated hurdles.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/3/12
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Things were looking awfully bright in Valley Stream’s four school districts when students and teachers from all 14 schools showcased some of their work at the 51st annual Lights On For Education event on April 26 at Memorial Junior High School.
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By Brian Croce
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5/2/12
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District 30 is partnering up with New Hope Lutheran Church to offer a new before-school program for children. Parents of Shaw Avenue and Clear Stream Avenue school students will now be able to drop their kids off as early as 7 a.m.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/25/12
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There will be a contested election next month for school District 24’s Board of Education. The incumbent candidates in Districts 13 and 30 will be running unopposed.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/18/12
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Leaders in District 30 want their students to leave school knowing more than just how to read and write, add and subtract. They want children to leave elementary school as good citizens who know how to respect one another.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/12/12
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The District 30 Board of Education made it official on Monday night that it will be eliminating its lone social worker next year. The proposed $32.4 million spending plan for 2012-13 does not include funding for the position.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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3/21/12
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Two Shaw Avenue School students came out against a plan to cut District 30’s lone social worker next year. In the tentative 2012-13 budget being considered by the Board of Education, the position would be eliminated to save about $135,000 in salary and benefits.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/29/12
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Several residents spoke out against the plan to eliminate a social worker position in District 30 at a community budget forum, attended by about two dozen residents, on March 1.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/9/12
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