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Spotlight Public and Peers

Malverne School District Community Posted on January 31, 2017 by Jan KasalJune 11, 2020

The January Malverne school board meeting brought two presentations. One informed the school board members about the school district facilities, the other depicted how Malverne teachers collaborate and organize their work. Any presentations are always welcome entertainment, as they cut the boredom of the school board reading sessions. First. Spiro Colaitis, the assistant superintendent, reported on facilities upkeep, bathroom upgrades, aerial (drone) surveillance, commemorative bricks, and the new fence in front of the high … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, School Board | Tagged Betty Rosa, ELA, MaryEllen Elia, peer, presentation, Roger Tilles, spotlight, STEM, Todd Kaminsky

Doshi STEM program at the end

Malverne School District Community Posted on June 13, 2016 by Jan KasalJune 13, 2016

At the May, 2016, BOE “meeting in public,” Mr. Gilhuley has been appointed as Ass. Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction. Mrs. Ricca will retire at the end of the school year. Doshi STEM program at the LIHSA, BOCES magnet school, ends this year. I covered Malverne district’s involvement in the program in several posts, for example here. The management is working on accommodating currently enrolled Malverne district students in a STEM program that they … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, School Board | Tagged caputo, Doshi, Grross, Nehlsen, report, Ricca, Romano, school bond, smart schools, STEM

Candidate Debates—Challenge for Stakeholders

Malverne School District Community Posted on April 25, 2016 by Jan KasalJuly 10, 2020

Every year in May, school district stakeholders in New York elect their representatives to the local school boards. There are around 120 school districts in Long Island alone. The school boards consist of 5 to 9 school district residents who earn living in their line of profession and, in addition, they volunteer their free time on behalf of the students and community. The school boards govern the school district. In many communities, the school … Continue reading →

Posted in Family-School-Community, Inspiration, Policy, School Board | Tagged boe, candidate, debate, LWV, naacp, Port Washington SD

My Blog Is Three Years Old

Malverne School District Community Posted on March 30, 2016 by Jan KasalJuly 12, 2020
my blog is three years old district header

I launched this blog on March 22nd, 2013, inspired by a website launched by an anonymous group of Malverne school district activists whose mission was to promote their candidates for the school board. Their mission ended with the elections (2012). I intended to post information related to Malverne school district 12 for a longer time. Perhaps, for as long as I have kids in the school district, which could be another 12 years. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Family-School-Community, Inspiration, School Board | Tagged blog, boe, mufsd

Malverne School District Budget Review and HS Career Day

Malverne School District Community Posted on March 14, 2016 by Jan KasalJuly 5, 2020

Originally, only the instructional part of the budget review was on the BOE agenda for February 23rd, but a regular “meeting in public” was added in order to make up the Feb. 9th meeting. The evening started by a quick budget review followed by birthday celebration of Mrs. O’Connor, school board trustee. As a perk of low attendance, all attendees were offered a piece of the cake. The BOE announced that at the Annual School District … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, School Board | Tagged China, governor Cuomo, LICEE, Ricca, Romano, STEAM

LICEE quiet secret, College Board trip, 2016-17 budget

Malverne School District Community Posted on March 4, 2016 by Jan KasalMarch 4, 2016

The residents’ representatives modified their regular “meeting in public” on February 9th, as only two of them were present. The management showed again their prezi they have shown at the LICEE meeting in January. Three district delegates will travel to “A Deferred Dream” conference organized by the College Board in Charlotte, North Carolina. (The College Board is home to David Coleman, the author of the Common Core Standards. He now moved on to “reform” … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, School Board | Tagged a Deferred Dream, ACT-SO, budget, College Board, D. Coleman, Flanagan, LICEE, PTA, STEM

Presentation for Malverne School District Stakeholders

Malverne School District Community Posted on February 16, 2016 by Jan KasalJune 8, 2020

At the residents representatives’ meeting on January 12th, the management presented slides entitled “…” (pdf) with the motto “Excellence for All.” It was a shorter, modified version of a presentation that they had shown at a meeting of the Long Island Consortium for Excellence and Equity (LICEE). Malverne UFSD was one of 6 districts that presented and in Mrs. Ricca’s opinion the presentation was very well received. It certainly caught my attention. There were … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, School Board | Tagged BOCES, ccss, common core, D. Coleman, equity, excellence, mufsd

Leaky pipe, athletic awards, and Regents exam

Malverne School District Community Posted on January 30, 2016 by Jan KasalMay 19, 2020

Few reflections on two Malverne school board “meetings in public” that took place on 11/24/15 and 12/8/2015, respectively. Two days before Thanksgiving and in anticipation of being served something better than “cookies and common core,” I attended a special BOE meeting on 11/24/15. It was supposed to start at 7 p.m. At 7:25, an absent board member was contacted by phone. While waiting, we shared our family Thanksgiving habits. The socializing came to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, School Board | Tagged Algebra, boe, gomules, heat, LIHSA, mufsd, pipe, regents, school bond

Malverne School District Branding Effort 2.0

Malverne School District Community Posted on November 22, 2015 by Jan KasalJuly 5, 2020

The representatives of Malverne UFSD residents met in public on November 10th. This was the second time I regretted the meetings are not recorded or streamed. The first occasion being their meeting in October during which Dr. Romano, the high school principal, had students performed “il teatro delle molte lingue,” described in my previous post. I was not the only one impressed by the show. “…15 high school students individually thanked the Board using … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, School Board | Tagged boe meeting, branding, Gilhuley, Gross, Hunderfund, Malverne, mufsd, Tulley

Malverne school district to apply for a “Hardship Waiver”

Malverne School District Community Posted on November 9, 2015 by Jan KasalApril 10, 2019

The representatives of Malverne union free district met in public on October 13th. The meeting agenda revealed preparations for windows replacement at the HS gym, as well as toilets upgrade and installation of lights at the main stadium. Davison school will get new roof, toilets renovated, and windows replaced. H.T. Herber school will get toilets renovated.

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Posted in Opinion, School Board | Tagged appr, Common Core Task Force, cuomo, Davison, hardship waiver, Herber, Malverne HS, nysape

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