All four of the Valley Stream school districts’ budgets passed in the election on May 15.
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By Melissa Koenig
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5/15/18
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Valley Stream School District 24’s Board of Education voted unanimously on April 11 to adopt a $28.75 million budget that voters can approve or deny on May 15. The proposed 2018 – 19 budget would be $1,104,136 higher from the current budget, or a 3.99 percent increase.
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By Timothy Denton
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4/18/18
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Valley Stream Central High School District Superintendent Bill Heidenreich and Wayne Loper, assistant superintendent for finance and operations, presented the Board of Education’s proposed $117 …
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By Melissa Koenig
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4/18/18
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A North High School student was arrested for threatening to shoot students and staff at the school on Feb. 16. On March 1, schools in Valley Stream learned of a threat from Queens that was circulating on Snapchat. Four days later, a student at South High School posted a sticky note threatening harm to students and staff at the school.
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By Melissa Koenig
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3/14/18
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Following the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14, in which 14 students and three teachers died, Valley Stream parents are expressing concern about school safety, and administrators are …
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By Melissa Koenig
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3/8/18
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While living in Florida in 1992, Omaesh Persaud learned firsthand what it was like to survive a major storm when Hurricane Andrew devastated parts of the state. So when his students wanted to help after Hurricane Maria decimated Puerto Rico, he jumped at the chance.
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By Melissa Koenig
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3/1/18
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At the January and February District 30 Board of Education meetings, Assistant Superintendent for Business Chris Dillon presented a proposed 2018 – 19 budget that represented a slight increase from the current budget. The district proposed a budget of $35,484,728, representing a year-over-year hike of 1.9 percent.
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By Melissa Koenig
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2/28/18
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State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach, is among the local elected officials charged with appointing representatives to the Community Advisory Council that will offer its input on the …
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By Timothy Denton
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2/15/18
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The Valley Stream Central High School District’s Board of Education listened as three members of the Citizens’ Advisory Committee presented their recommendations on the district’s school-choice policy at a committee meeting on Feb. 6. Each member represented his or her view to revise the school-choice policy, restructure the district or keep the policy as it is.
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By Melissa Koenig
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2/14/18
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The application for a new superintendent for Valley Stream School District 24 opened early in January, and will close on March 1. As of Jan. 31, about 20 candidates had applied for the position through District Wise Search Consultants’ website.
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By Melissa Koenig
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2/7/18
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