Riverhead Board of Education

A large group of parents went to the school board meeting this week to ask for the district's help in their battle against mandatory vaccination requirements that will prevent their unvaccinated children from attending school as of Sept. 17.

The board will convene an executive session Wednesday morning to discuss "potential acquisition of real property" but school officials won't identify the real property being discussed.

Due to "confidentiality requirements," the district will not disclose the substance of the charges against the former principal accused of sending sexually explicit texts and partially nude photos of himself to a female student.

Islip Middle School assistant principal Bryan Miltenberg was appointed to the post by the board of education Tuesday night.

The Riverhead Board of Education the first time publicly addressed a sex scandal involving the high school principal and a female student at their meeting Tuesday night.

State aid should take into account the district's increase in overall student population, its increase in ENL students, the increase we’ve experienced in terms of free- and reduced-lunch students and the fact that Riverhead is number one in New York State for migrant students, the school superintendent said Tuesday night.

Riverhead Schools Superintendent Dr. Aurelia Henriquez had her employment contract extended by the board of education Tuesday night over the objection of the board president and vice president.

Personal agendas are getting in the way of good policy decisions for the children of our school district.

Former school board president Dr. Susan Koukounas was elected to the post again Monday at the Riverhead Board of Education’s organizational meeting for the 2018-2019 school 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.