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Malverne School District Budget Review and HS Career Day

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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 →

Students Practice Field Tests, Residents Pay

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In May, schools are administering local assessments that, like the standardized state tests, are used to evaluate the teachers (APPR). In June, between the 1st and 10th, selected schools are assigned to administer “field tests.” I described the nature of field tests in two posts (here and here). Briefly, these tests are collected, not graded, never returned. They help Pearson, test developer, prepare future tests. The following neighborhood schools were assigned to administer the … Continue reading →