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Mattituck school board to set public vote on track proposal
BARBARAELLEN KOCH FILE PHOTO | The Mattituck-Cutchogue school board is expected to discuss a bond proposal tonight for reconstructing the school’s aging cinder track. The Mattituck-Cutchogue school...
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State officials call for patience on new Common Core standards
As many parents struggle to understand how the majority of children — locally and across the state — could have performed so poorly on the 2012-13 school year’s math and English Language Arts...
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Column: Numbers-driven Common Core initiative ignores life’s realities
FILE PHOTO | The Greenport School District is the most diverse of North Fork schools. Here’s a not-so-bold prediction on an uncertain future. State officials are going to have to backtrack mightily on...
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Track bond proposal to go to Mattituck voters
GARRET MEADE FILE PHOTO | Shannon Dwyer, a pentathlon veteran, working on her hurdling during Mattituck’s practice in March. There will be a special election in October for a track bond proposal. The...
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Mattituck school board appoints Claudio to elementary teaching position
FILE PHOTO | Anthony Claudio in the 2009 Mattituck High School yearbook, the last school year he worked in the district. The school board appointed him Thursday as a probationary elementary school...
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Greenport superintendent plans to retire next summer
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON FILE PHOTO | Greenport Superintendent Michael Comanda plans to retire next year, according to Wednesday’s school board agenda. The Greenport school board is expected to vote on a...
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Greenport school officials set public meeting to discuss track project
GARRET MEADE PHOTO | From left, three Greenport students — Nick Wallace, Justin Bracken and Bayron Rivas — during practice in March. The school is planning to restore its own track in time for the...
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Oysterponds school board to reinstate first-grade teacher
KATHARINE SCHROEDER FILE PHOTO | In a 2010 photo, Oysterponds teacher Jenny Schoenstein helps a student with a writing exercise. The school board is expected to vote on her reinstatement Tuesday night....
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Oysterponds enrollment more than expected, but still a decline
KATHARINE SCHROEDER FILE PHOTO | The Oysterponds School District enrollment stands at 70 students for this upcoming year. The Oysterponds school district is anticipating a 12 percent increase in...
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Greenport school officials seek community’s help purchasing track equipment
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON PHOTO | Greenport School District athletic director Jim Caliendo, right, and high school principal Leonard Skuggevik at Thursday’s public forum discussing the school’s track....
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Featured Letter: Get out of the way, Albany
FILE PHOTO | The Greenport School District is the most diverse of North Fork schools. To the editor: Thank you for shining light on the potential effects of recent federal and state policies on our...
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State audit favorable of Southold School District’s financial procedures
State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released a favorable report Wednesday on a recent audit of the Southold School District’s financial procedures, which shows a significant improvement compared to the...
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The shared future of North Fork schools
FILE PHOTOS | The changing educational environment will lead North Fork school districts to share more in the future. “Shared services” is fast becoming a popular phrase in school districts across the...
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Southold school board calls for student assessment overhaul
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON PHOTO | Southold school board president Paulette Ofrias, left, and Superintendent David Gamberg during Wednesday night’s meeting. Ms. Ofrias read a resolution explaining why the...
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Rosh Hashanah pushes back first day of school
KATHARINE SCHROEDER FILE PHOTO | The first day of school at Greenport Elementary School and most other North Fork schools will be later than usual this year. The first day of school is rapidly...
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Colleagues speak highly of Greenport’s outgoing superintendent
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON PHOTO | The Greenport school board approved Superintendent Michael Comanda’s retirement request Aug. 21. Greenport School District officials, teachers and administrators said they...
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Guest Spot: Education in 2013 and beyond
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON FILE PHOTO | Southold Union Free School District superintendent David Gamberg at a board of education meeting earlier this year. As we embark on the start of a new school year,...
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Free maritime programs in Greenport continue for students
DAVID BERSON COURTESY PHOTO | Students in David Berson’s free maritime education classes in Greenport use microscopes as part of what the boat captain calls fun and free programs for the community....
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Superintendents on what’s new this school year
The start of a new school year is an ideal time to roll out changes to curriculum, faculty or initiatives, and in Southold Town, the 2013-14 school year is no exception. From classroom reorganization...
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Guest Spot: Five simple ways to better support kids at home
KATHARINE SCHROEDER FILE PHOTO | Teacher Jen Skuggevik teaches pre-k writing in Greenport There has been a great deal of press about the Common Core curriculum, testing and what schools will and won’t...
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