Board of Education
Riverhead school board approves $130.7 million spending plan for 2016-2017
The $130.7 million 2016-2017 budget approved by the Riverhead Board of Education stays within the tax levy limit of 0.5 percent, even as it provides for hiring new teachers to cope with the district’s growing enrollment — especially the growth in the number of English language learners in the district.
Board of Education
School board recap: auditors report, local assistance plans, qualifications for new teachers discussed
Jill Sanders of Cullen & Danowski, LLP gave a presentation at Tuesday night's board of education meeting in which she stated that the firm...
Riverhead Central School District
Riverhead voters approve budget and all ballot propositions by wide margins
Koukounas and Cotten-DeGrasse win new terms; voters OK budget, turf field, new transportation facility and repair reserve fund.
Riverhead Central School District
On the ballot: $125.77 operating budget, propositions for new bus facility, all-purpose turf field and repair reserve
Riverhead school district voters go to the polls tomorrow to decide the fate of a $125.77 operating budget proposal as well as propositions to authorize the expenditure of reserve funds to buy a new bus facility site in Calverton, raze the existing bus garage, construct a turf field and establish a new $5 million repair reserve.
Guest Column
Opinion: Riverhead’s athletic fields are not just inadequate, they’re dangerous
Aquebogue parent Andrew Fitzpatrick outlines the shortcomings and potential hazards of Riverhead's existing athletic fields and argues the case for the construction of a turf field.
Board of Education
School board wrap-up: Influx of English Language Learners, nine-period school day forum and budget presentation
New state regulations for English language learners follow a recent influx of ELL students at Riverhead. A March 9 forum for discussion of a nine-period school day at the high school has been scheduled.
