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You May Suggest …Now

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After one month hiatus, the Malverne UFSD BOE held its meeting in public on January 13th. Certificates of recognition were awarded to athletes representing the district schools in various disciplines, followed by the music awards. Mr. Gilhuley, HT Herber middle school principal, presented the progress on the “K-12 SAT success”, program the district introduced last year. The presentation is available on the district’s website. The BOE approved an employee termination after a disciplinary hearing, … Continue reading →

School–Community Engagement

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How is your school district engaging parents? The benefits are clear. Students with engaged families: earn higher grades and test scores; enroll in higher-level academic programs; are promoted on time and earn more credits; adapt better to school and attend more regularly; have better social skills and behaviors; and graduate and go on to postsecondary opportunities. Guidelines on how schools and communities can better collaborate to improve public education always existed, but in many … Continue reading →

Stakeholder Proposes A Search Committee

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In general, the residents are not engaged in public school issues. They accept matters presented by the board and administration as given facts. They view them as prescribed by a higher authority from Washington, DC, to Albany, NY (in our case), to local districts without room for a debate. When they, eventually, raise a question, they hear easy answers: “It’s a law.” “It’s a mandate.” The reality is different, though. Engaged residents together with … Continue reading →

Community Engagement Outline

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I sent the following email message from my personal account earlier. (I am sorry, some subscribers may overlap). Dear Parents and Residents, I ran for a seat on the Malverne (MUFSD) school board last year and am running this year again. For the past year, I have done lots of research on education and politics in education. I got familiar with the current educational narratives and their representatives. I collaborate with NY educational advocacy … Continue reading →