The Central High School District Board of Education passed a resolution on June 6 to ask the New York State Commissioner of Education to intervene if board members from District 24 do not recuse themselves from future meetings concerning possible litigation against District 24. The resolution passed by a vote of 5-to-3, with only District 24 board members voting “no.”
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By Melissa Koenig
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6/14/17
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A committee that polices student residency in districts 13, 24 and the Central High School district found that 54 non-residents were attending the schools this year.
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By Melissa Koenig
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6/7/17
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The Central High School District has hired a special counsel in response to District 24’s refusal to pay more than what its officials deem to be a fair share of the tax burden — dealing a blow to the otherwise-agreeable relationship between the Valley Stream school districts since the start of the Green Acres Mall tax-break controversy last year.
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By Melissa Koenig and Nick Ciccone
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5/18/17
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District 13
Proposed budget: $49,841,963
Total budget change: +$1,595,041
Tax levy: $35,479,114
Tax levy change: +$582,769
Tax impact: The district estimates the average homeowner …
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5/10/17
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The Central High School District adopted a $113.4 million budget on April 4 for next year — a 1.37 percent increase in the tax levy over the current year, which translates to an average increase per household of $53 in District 13, $24 in District 24 and $42 in District 30.
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By Melissa Koenig
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4/26/17
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Standing in front of a classroom at Memorial Junior High School on Feb. 27, Nancy Gomez kicked out her right leg, and then her left, as her adult students — many of whom are from Haiti or Central or South America — announced, “One leg, two legs.”
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By Melissa Koenig
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3/8/17
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About 100 people stood at the beginning of the Central High School District’s regular board meeting on Feb. 14 to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
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3/1/17
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Catholic schools across the South Shore are busily preparing for the upcoming Catholic Schools Week from Jan. 29 to Feb. 4, which will be celebrated across the country with an array of fun, …
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By Scott Brinton
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1/22/17
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Mayor Ed Fare and Dr. Joseph Pompilio, principal of Central High School, hosted a brief ceremony on Jan. 5 unveiling new, historically accurate lighting fixtures in the high school’s lobby.
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By Nick Ciccone
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1/20/17
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Sounds of skates gliding across the ice and sticks battling for pucks filled the air at Grant Park on Jan. 10, as players from a growing ice hockey league in Valley Stream faced-off in a scrimmage to celebrate the addition of a new varsity team.
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By Mike Smollins
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1/19/17
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