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Riverhead school district proposes eliminating 38 full-time teaching positions, business official says
The Riverhead school district needs to eliminate roughly 38 full-time equivalent teaching positions next year, according to the district’s business official.
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Riverhead school district proposes $9.4 million budget increase, requiring 3.3% tax levy hike
The Riverhead Central School District’s administration is proposing a $201.4 million budget for next school year — an increase of $9.4 million, or roughly 5%, over its current budget.
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School property tax exemption for volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers expanded: Feb. 29 school board wrap-up
Volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers now only need two years of service, rather than five years of service, to take advantage of a 10% school property tax exemption, the Riverhead Board of Education decided Tuesday.
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Riverhead school district approaching a ‘fiscal cliff,’ business official tells school board
The school district needs to " have a solid financial plan" that "doesn't look like your EKG going up and down," business official Marianne Cartisano told the school board. "You have to get off the roller coaster.”
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Spanish speakers ask school district for translation services at meetings and events
Spanish-speaking community members are calling on the Riverhead Board of Education to provide translation services at school board meetings and other meetings.
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Interim assistant business official hired, student athletes honored: school board meeting wrap-up
The Riverhead Board of Education has hired another interim administrator to fill a new job in the district’s business office, as the interim superintendent continues a reorganization following the departure of former Superintendent Augustine Tornatore.
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Lawsuit over Riverhead school district’s COVID mask mandate is dropped
A lawsuit brought against the Riverhead school district in 2022, complaining that the district's mask mandate violated students' civil rights, has been discontinued.
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How much should Regents exams count toward final course grades — or should they count at all?
Riverhead school faculty, parents and administrators are split on whether the Board of Education should change the policy that weighs a high school student's state Regents examination score as a fifth of their final course average.
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Changes to school district administrator roles approved: Riverhead school board wrap-up
The Riverhead Board of Education last week reorganized the school district’s administration, creating a new assistant superintendent position for human resources and changing the titles of top administrators.
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Riverhead school district joins federal class action lawsuit against social media companies: Dec. 12 school board wrap-up
The Riverhead Central School District is joining a federal class action lawsuit against technology companies to pursue damages for the harm social media platforms have on adolescent mental health.