Meet the people running for Riverhead school board this year
Voting takes place Tuesday, May 15. Here's a rundown of the seven people seeking election to the Riverhead Board of Education, where three seats are up for grabs.
School board members, district staff recognized for contributions
The board held a public hearing on its proposed $140 million budget for 2018-2019, heard a guidance department presentation on student mental health and recognized board members and staff members for their service. It also named a new director of pupil personnel services.
Seven candidates seek three seats on Riverhead Board of Education
Seven candidates have filed petitions qualifying them for a spot on the ballot in the May 15 school board election.
Three seats up for grabs in the next Riverhead school board election
Riverhead Central School District voters will fill three seats on the Riverhead school board at the May 15 district election. Interested in running? Here's what you need to know.
School superintendent: District, Riverhead police in talks about placing a school resource officer in the district
Working with county and town law enforcement agencies, district staff will undergo new training to improve protocols for response to an active shooter situation.
School officials ask town to exclude water used for irrigation from calculation of sewer rents, to save $50K-plus annually
The district's sewer fees, charged on an estimated sewage flow calculated according to the volume of water used, have increased by more than 50 percent since the district installed irrigation systems to water its athletic fields and lawns. But the water used for irrigation doesn't flow to the sewer plant.
Principal: Charter school won’t ‘poach’ ninth graders from other districts
The proposed expansion is "an organic concept," the charter school principal said. It would provide the opportunity for existing charter school students to continue their education in the charter school.
Riverhead school board meeting wrap-up
The board approved spending another $200,000 of the repair reserve fund, discussed a N.Y. State Comptroller's audit report, adopted revisions to the district code of conduct
School officials look to ‘rebrand’ district with better communication, more transparency and improved results
Riverhead's new school superintendent unveiled a series of short-term and long-term goals for the district, including 'getting the word out that we are a global learning community where children develop 21st century skills of leadership, integrity, creativity and community service.'
New board members sworn in, two administrators appointed at tense meeting Tuesday night
Appointments to two top administrative positions last night drew searing criticism from former board member Lori Hulse, who said the new director of fine arts was not qualified for the position and should have been chosen from within Riverhead school district.
