Letters
Teachers union president: Funding inequities, charter school and IDA are to blame for teacher layoffs
We cannot have a conversation about the fiscal state of the district without being honest about the significant, ongoing impact of state aid shortfalls, the Riverhead IDA, and the Riverhead Charter School on our students, our school and the taxpayers.
Board of Education
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.
Government
Residents organize against Riverhead Charter School plan for new high school on Sound Avenue
Some residents have started to organize against a plan by the Riverhead Charter School to build a new high school in Northville, which can only happen if the Riverhead Town Board grants a necessary special permit.
News
Riverhead teachers union speaks out at Albany rally for bills to ban IDA school tax exemptions
Representatives of unions, school funding advocates and government watchdog groups gathered in the State Capitol Wednesday to call for the passage of legislation that seeks to prohibit industrial development agencies from abating school district taxes.
Community News
Great fun on the basketball court, for a good cause: The Harlem Wizards return
The return of the Harlem Wizards for a madcap basketball game Thursday night against Riverhead teachers raised about $15,000 for the teachers union's scholarship fund. Photo slideshow.
Community News
RCFA All Stars ‘ready to rumble’ — faculty & staff will face Harlem Wizards Thursday evening on Riverhead High School basketball...
Do Riverhead faculty and staff have what it takes to beat the Harlem Wizards on the basketball court? Find out Thursday evening at Riverhead High School.
Board of Education
School district has negotiated six-year contract with teachers union
The Riverhead Board of Education is set to vote on a six-year contract with the teachers union at its meeting Tuesday afternoon. The new agreement provides for salary increases totaling 3.5% over the six-year contract period, with no increases in the first two years, increases of .75% in years three and four and 1% increases in years five and six.
Community News
Teachers spearhead effort to buy Chromebook computers for students
The Riverhead Central Faculty Association has teamed up with teachers associations across the North Fork to help get Chromebooks into the hands...
Community News
Harlem Wizards return to Riverhead
The razzle-dazzle basketball team, which has delighted sold-out audiences at Riverhead High School every fall since 2013 will take on the Riverhead Central Faculty Association team on Thursday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m.
Guest Column
RCFA officers: Here’s the rest of the story
Riverhead teachers' union explains its decision not to endorse one incumbent.


































