BOE Meetings for 2008-2009
The public is invited and encouraged to attend regular school board meetings and special sessions of the Board of Education. Regular board meetings generally are held the first Wednesday of each month in the Howitt Middle School East Cafeteria.
Regular Monthly Meetings
8:00 p.m.
Howitt Middle School East Cafeteria
September 10, 2008
October 15, 2008
November 5, 2008
December 10, 2008
January 14, 2009
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February 4, 2009
March 4, 2009
April 1, 2009
May 6, 2009
June 3, 2009
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Special Budget Vote Meetings
8:00 p.m.
Howitt Middle School East Cafeteria
March 18, 2009
March 25, 2009
April 1, 2009
April 21, 2009
May 12, 2009
May 19, 2009
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Budget Workshop
Budget Workshop
Budget Workshop, Public Input
Adopt BOCES Admin Budget
Adopt FPS Budget for Voter Approval
Public Hearing
Budget Vote & Election
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Recognition Meeting
7:00 p.m.
Howitt Middle School Auditorium
May 27, 2009
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BOE Student & Staff Recognition
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Please check the online calendar for specific dates and last minute changes.
BOE & District Goals for 2008-2009
Communication with the Board
All communications to the Board of Education are to be in the hands of the District Clerk twenty-four hours before a meeting in order to be considered at the meeting. Correspondence may be addressed to Board of Education, Farmingdale Union Free School District, 50 Van Cott Avenue, Farmingdale, NY 11735.
Appeals
An appeal may be made at any time to the Board concerning the policies, administrative code and regulations of the school district. Citizens, however, should take up school matters first with the teacher, then the building principal, next the Superintendent's office and finally the Board of Education.
Public Relations
A board newsletter and the local newspapers will be used to keep parents and taxpayers informed on school matters.
The Budget
Voting on the school budget takes place in May. A number of public budget workshops are scheduled throughout the spring prior to adoption of the budget for presentation to the voters.
Details of the budget for the operation of schools are available for review three weeks before voting at the Office of the Assistant Superintendent for Business, Howitt School, Farmingdale. A simplified budget is published in the district's newsletter and sent to all homes prior to the vote.
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The Board of Education of the Farmingdale Union Free School District does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race or disability in the educational programs and activities that it operates, or the employment therein.
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Emergency Closings
Arrangements have been made to notify the general public whenever schools are to be closed, or if there is to be a delayed opening because of weather conditions. Announcements will be broadcast intermittently over the following stations:
News 12 Cable
WALK 97.5 FM
WABC 770 AM
WBAB 102.3 FM
WBLI 106.1 FM
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WCBS 880 AM
WINS 1010 AM
WHLI 1100 AM
WNYG 1140 AM
WOR 710 AM
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Whenever you are in doubt about the schools being opened, you are urged to listen to one of these stations for bulletins to avoid the congestion that results when many people try to telephone the school.
Attendance
The Compulsory Education Law requires all minors to attend school on a prompt and regular basis. The Law permits legal absence from school for the following reasons only: sickness, sickness or death in family, religious observance, and required presence in court.
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Shari Bardash-Eivers
BOE President
Steve Wilson
BOE Vice President
John E. Capobianco
BOE Trustee
Russ Catanzaro
BOE Trustee
Tina Diamond
BOE Trustee
Kathy Lively
BOE Trustee
Rick Morrison
BOE Trustee
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