Board of Education
Riverhead schools adopt AI policy, accept clean audit at Oct. 14 meeting
The Riverhead Board of Education approved an artificial intelligence policy Oct. 14 that sets expectations for student use, requires supervisor approval for staff and bars confidential district information from generative AI systems.
Government
School board members say town politicized negotiations over SRO program
Five Riverhead school board members accused town officials Wednesday of making false statements and politicizing negotiations over funding two school resource officers assigned to the high school and middle school.
Riverhead Central School District
New York moves to end Regents exams as graduation gatekeeper beginning in 2028
Beginning in 2028, New York students will no longer have to pass Regents exams to earn a high school diploma, under a change approved Monday by the State Board of Regents.
Board of Education
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.
Board of Education
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.
Board of Education
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.
Breaking News
Riverhead school board member Matthew Wallace charged with DWI after accident Friday night
Riverhead Board of Education member Matthew Wallace was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated by Riverhead Police on Friday night after a reported two-car accident. Wallace is also a commissioner of the Wading River Fire District.
Board of Education
Riverhead school board lowers Regents exam weight in final grades to 10%
Riverhead students’ Regents exams will now count for 10% of their course grade average — down from 20% in previous years — under a new policy amendment adopted by the school board on Tuesday.
Board of Education
Riverhead schools, non-instructional employees OK 5-year labor deal
The Riverhead Central School District and the union representing its non-instructional employees have reached a five-year deal on a labor contract retroactive to the current school year extending through July 2029.
Board of Education
Riverhead school board member Brian Connelly resigns mid-term
Long-time Riverhead Board of Education member and former president Brian Connelly resigned last week in the middle of his term. Connelly had been absent from most school board meetings this school year.
