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Special education drives Riverhead school budget increase; audit update shows improved controls: March 17 school board meeting wrap
Riverhead school officials said special education accounts for 55% of the proposed budget increase as auditors reported no high-risk findings.
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A first look at Riverhead schools ’26-’27 budget: $218.9 M plan stays within tax cap: budget official
The biggest drivers of spending increases in the coming year: special education, benefits, charter school tuition, Riverhead's business official said.
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School district business official: Audit issues were fixed before comptroller report was released
Business official says financial “guardrails” slipped in 2022–23, leading to audit findings; problems were corrected in 2023–24.
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State audit faults Riverhead schools for weak financial oversight in 2022–2024
Comptroller audit cites late and inaccurate reports, weak controls and millions moved without required review in Riverhead schools, 2022–24.
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Riverhead school district set to begin $26M capital improvement project funded by energy cost savings
Riverhead’s $26 million energy performance contract includes 34 separate upgrades across eight schools and is expected to save about $27 million over the 18-year term of the agreement.
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School district creates committee to address language access, community concerns: Aug. 20 school board meeting wrap-up
The new 'Community Involvement and Language Access Advisory Committee' will address language-access issues facing students and parents whose primary language is not English, as well as access to student services and co-curricular programs.
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A big change ahead for students this fall: a bell-to-bell ban on smartphone use during school day
There’s a big change for students going back to school this year: a bell-to-bell ban on the use of personal smartphones in school buildings and on school grounds during the school day.
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Riverhead school board fills vacant seat with education professor Julio Gonzalez
The new school board member, Julio Gonzalez, lives in Riverhead and has two children in the district. He is a professor of education at SUNY Old Westbury.
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Riverhead school board closes out school year by honoring students, approving contracts
Riverhead Board of Education June 24 meeting wrap-up: students honored, new Pulaski principal, PPS director appointed, more.
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School board promotes administrators, recognizes student achievements
The Riverhead school board last week promoted Pulaski principal to assistant superintendent post and named Roanoke assistant principal as new principal at Riley Avenue.
