Sunday, May 13, 2012
United Federation of Teachers will host annual dinner dance on May 31.
Several students from Douglaston and Little Neck have been awarded scholarships from the United Federation of Teachers. The UFT will hand out the scholarships at its annual dinner dance, which will be held on May 31 from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at Floral Terrace, located at 250 Jericho Turnpike in Floral Park. Eileen Wang, a student at Douglaston's P.S. 98, is one of the recipients of this year's Steven Petillo Elementary Scholarship. Anthony Ng, of Little Neck's P.S. 94, will be awarded the Jessica Martell Early Childhood Scholarship. Jessica Zawadzki, of the Community Church of Douglaston's universal pre-kindergarten class, will get the Alexandra Falabella Pre-Kindergarten Scholarship. Amanda Ma, of Little Neck's P.S. 221, has been …
Friday, May 4, 2012
Scholarships will be given out to local students during event at Floral Terrace.
The United Federation of Teachers will host its annual District 26 scholarship dinner dance on May 31. The event will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at Floral Terrace, located at 250 Jericho Turnkpike in Floral Park. To RSVP for the dinner dance, send a $60 check to: Attention: Mary Vaccaro UFT/District 26 Scholarship Fund 97-77 Queens Boulevard, 5th Floor Rego Park, NY 11374 Special requests for vegetarian or kosher meals should be included with the check. All tickets are non-refundable. Scholarships that will be given out this year include ones for pre-kindergarten, early childhood, two for elementary school and another in memory of firefighter Henry Miller Jr., who died during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the World …
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Funding increase hinges on teacher evaluation agreement, mayor says.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the final executive budget on his watch could increase school spending by about $300 million without a tax hike. If he gets his way, that is. The main beneficiary of the budget is the public school system, which would see a funding increase from $13.3 billion from fiscal year 2012 to $13.6 billion for 2013. But it comes with a catch. Unless the United Federation of Teachers agrees to a teacher evaluation system, "amendments to the education budget will be necessary to compensate for the loss of funding," the mayor's office said in a release. In a statement, UFT president Michael Mulgrew praised Speaker Christine Quinn and the rest of the City Council's efforts to increase the number of teachers. However, on the…
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Students from three local schools will dance at council's final meeting for the school year.
Community District Education Council 26’s last meeting for the school year will include a dance performance from local students as well as a ceremony to honor the district’s principals and say goodbye to retiring teachers. The council, which represents schools in Douglaston, Little Neck, Bayside and several other northeast Queens neighborhoods, will meet at 7 p.m. on May 2 in the auditorium of M.S. 74, located at 61-15 Oceania St. in Bayside. The meeting will begin with the council honoring the district’s newly appointed principals, assistant principals and interim acting assistant principals. The council will also bid farewell to local teachers and administrators who are retiring this year. The evening will end with a ballroom dancing …
Thursday, April 26, 2012
New Marist Poll finds that the mayor's education approval rating is 34 percent.
Both Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott received 34 percent approval ratings from city residents in a recent Marist Poll on how they were handling the city's school system. In the poll, 34 percent of voters approved of Bloomberg's education performance, while 56 percent disapproved and 10 percent were unsure. Walcott's approval rating was also 34 percent, while 49 percent gave him a fair or poor rating and 17 percent were unsure. "Dissatisfaction with New York City's public schools remains high," said Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion. "New Yorkers want the next mayor to move in a different direction." Patch wants to know: Do you approve of how Bloomberg and Walcott have …
Friday, April 13, 2012
Parents, students and community leaders will rally to save Beacon program operated by Samuel Field Y at M.S. 158.
Northeast Queens parents, teachers and students will rally to save a local Beacon after-school program at Queens Borough Hall and Bayside’s M.S. 158 later this month. On April 19, Queens Borough President Helen Marshall will lead a rally to save seven city Beacon programs, including one operated by Little Neck’s Samuel Field Y at M.S. 158, on the steps of Borough Hall in Kew Gardens. The event, which will begin at 3:30 p.m., is expected to draw hundreds of borough parents, teachers, advocates and students. A second rally will be held at 6 p.m. on April 24 at M.S. 158, located at 46-35 Oceania St. David Slotnick, the program director of youth services for the Samuel Field Y, said an estimated 1,500 people use the Bayside school’s Beacon …
Friday, April 6, 2012
Council will discuss how to improve academics for students with disabilities.
Community District Education Council 26 will discuss how to improve academics for students with disabilities at its April 16 meeting. The group, which represents schools in Douglaston, Little Neck, Bayside and several other neighborhoods, will meet at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of Little Neck’s M.S. 67, located at 51-60 Marathon Parkway. At the meeting, the council will talk about reforms to improve academics for students with disabilities as well as ways further meet the needs of such students at district schools. Guest speakers at the meeting include several representatives of the city’s Department of Education, such as Lauren Katzman, executive director for special education, Shona Gibson, executive director of operations, and Andrew …
Saturday, March 31, 2012
City schools will resume classes on April 16.
New York City schools will be closed from April 6 to April 13 for spring recess, according to the city's Department of Education. The spring break holiday will include Good Friday, Easter and Passover. Classes will resume on April 16. For more information, visit the DOE's website. Community District Education Council 26's next meeting will take place later in April at a yet-to-be-decided date. The meeting will include a ballroom dancing presentation by local students. For more information, visit CDEC 26's website.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Students receive academic honors from Binghamton University.
Three students – one from Douglaston and two from Little Neck – have made Binghamton University’s dean’s list. Wilson Lin, of Douglaston, received academic honors from the School of Management by making the list for the Fall 2011 semester. Sungha Suh, of Little Neck, also made the fall list. She is a student in the Decker School of Nursing. Little Neck's Alan Kim, who is in the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science, also made the list.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
P.S. 98 hosts casino-style fundraiser to raise money for school programs.
P.S. 98's Parent-Teacher Association held its Casino Royale fundraiser on March 23 for the Douglaston school's science and arts programs. Take a look at these photos from the event, which was held at The Douglaston Club. More than 150 local residents attended the event. Royce Mulholland, of the Mulholland Group, was the event's major sponsor, while Home NY was a spade sponsor. Photos courtesy of Douglas Montgomery.
Jaime
2:00 am on Friday, April 27, 2012
Mr. Bloomberg may be a good businessman. He has, however, absolutely no idea how to manage an educational system. When he first became mayor of New York City, he made improvement of the education system the focal point of his office. Three terms later New York City schools are no better than when he took office. Schools that were good then, continue to be good; schools that were struggling are … more ›