Riverhead Central School District

The Riverhead Board of Education honored retiring teachers and staff members and recognized newly tenured teachers last night.

Questioned by a resident, board members said nothing about accusations leveled by two longtime colleagues yesterday, which Superintendent Nancy Carney called 'misinformation' and declined further public comment.

The Riverhead Central School District has again been designated a focus district by the State Education Department, with all but one of its schools — Aquebogue Elementary School — designated by the state as “focus schools.”

Dr. Aurelia L. Henriquez was hired to succeed Nancy Carney as superintendent of the Riverhead Central School District. The East Patchogue resident comes from the Brentwood school district, where she has served as an assistant superintendent for a decade.

Dr. Aurelia L. Henriquez, currently an assistant superintendent in the Brentwood school district, has been selected to succeed Superintendent Nancy Carney, who is retiring in August.

Riverhead Central School District voters will decide the fate of the district's proposed $136,388,547 operating budget for the 2017-2018 school year and choose three school board members from a field of five candidates.

Denise Stevenson, the director of 7-12 ENL for Riverhead Central School District congratulated the students, parents and teachers on their accomplishment and encouraged the language students to continue their studies in world languages during the National Foreign Language Honor Society induction.

Seven candidates are being considered for the Riverhead school superintendent post, according to school board member Greg Meyer, who sits on the committee interviewing candidates.

Riverhead Free Library’s proposed $3.75 million operating budget for 2017-2018 calls for a 2.3-percent spending increase and a property tax levy increase of 1.03 percent. A public hearing will be held tonight at the library, beginning at 6 p.m.

The Riverhead school board is conducting an online survey and hosting a community forum March 2 to gather input on the search for a new superintendent.