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SCHOOL BUDGET 2008-2009
SPRING CONCERTS SCHEDULED
CENTRAL HS - SIXTH ANNUAL DANCE CONCERT
RESIDENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO MEET
REGISTER NOW FOR FREE PRE-SCHOOL AT SOUTH HS
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES - MRSA
BEAUTY SERVICES AVAILABLE AT CENTRAL HS
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING SCHEDULE FOR 2007- 2008

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View Student Attendance Calendar for 2007 - 2008 School Year

SCHOOL BUDGET 2008-2009

REMINDER: The School Budget Vote is scheduled for Tuesday, May 20, 2008.

The school budget process is quickly drawing to closure with the final two PTSA budget presentations at:

North High School - Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 7:30 p.m.
South High School - Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 7:00 p.m.

and three public budget hearings (please note new date for District 30 budget hearing):

District 13 - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 7:30 p.m. - James A. Dever School
District 24 - Thursday, May 8, 2008 - 8:15 p.m. - William L. Buck School
District 30 - Monday, May 12, 2008 - 7:00 p.m. - Forest Road School.

All community members are invited to attend any or all of these remaining budget presentations.

GOOD NEWS REGARDING STATE AID!

Our detailed budget for 2008-09 will appear in the school district's Observer, May 2008 edition. It will highlight the additional State Aid which we have received from Albany. With this additional State Aid, the composite tax levy increase for the community is now estimated at 3.61% as compared to the 5.93% that we had reported earlier based upon much lower State Aid projections. We thank our State Senator and Assembly members for their efforts!

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SPRING CONCERTS SCHEDULED

Valley Stream residents are invited to attend any and all of the upcoming free spring concerts featuring performances by students in the Valley Stream Central High School District orchestras, choruses and bands on the following dates:

May 8, South High School, 7:30 p.m. featuring the Junior High Band, 8th grade Chorus, Jazz Band, and Wind Ensemble
May 14, South High School, 7:30 p.m. featuring the Junior High Orchestra, 7th Grade Chorus, and Chamber Orchestra
May 14, Memorial Junior High School, 7 p.m. featuring grades 8 and 9
May 15, Memorial Junior High School, 7 p.m. featuring grade 7
May 15, North High School, 7:30 p.m. featuring grades 9 and 10
May 19, South High School, 7:30 p.m. featuring senior high students
May 21, North High School, 7:30 p.m. featuring junior high students
May 28, South High School, 7 p.m. South Select Ensemble Concert, Tri-M and Art Honor Society Inductions, and AP Art Show in South Hall
June 4, North High School, 7:30 p.m. Concert featuring 11th and 12th grade students
June 11, Central High School, 7 p.m. Concert

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CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL'S SIXTH ANNUAL DANCE CONCERT
May 16 - 17, 2008
Keller Auditorium

Forty dancers will be performing in the Valley Stream Central High School’s Sixth Annual Dance Concert on May 16 and 17 at 7 p.m. in Central’s Keller Auditorium. The concert will feature dance pieces choreographed by Central’s Fine & Performing Arts Department Head and Dance Educator Kristin Martine and student choreographers.

Tickets may be purchased in advance for $8 or at the door for $10. Valley Stream senior citizen Gold Card holders will be admitted free on Friday night, May 16. For tickets or for more information, call Ms. Martine at 561-4464.

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RESIDENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO MEET
May 28, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Memorial JHS, District Board Room

A meeting of the Valley Stream Central High School District Residency Advisory Committee has been scheduled on Wednesday, May 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the District’s Board Room, One Kent Road (behind Memorial Junior High School). The public is welcome to attend.

Anyone wishing to attend the residency meeting should contact Ms. Schoepf at 516-872-5672.

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Parents are invited to register their three and four year olds in a free pre-school program provided by students in the Early Childhoold Education classes at South High School, 150 Jedwood Place, Valley Stream. The pre-school will be offered at South High on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, from 1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. beginning on Tuesday, April 29 and culminating on Wednesday, May 28.

The program, under the supervision of classroom teacher Rosanna Ali, allows the high school students to prepare and provide daily lessons and educational activities while gaining hands-on experience teaching young children. Each day's games, educational projects and activities are geared around a theme of the day, usually related to a book.

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AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM DR. MARC F. BERNSTEIN
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES - MRSA

Below is a letter that is being sent to all parents explaining a series of precautionary measures that our school district has taken as a result of concerns related to Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, or MRSA.

"Dear Parents, Students and Staff,

It is likely that during the past week you have either read or heard about a very serious staph inflection called Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, commonly referred to as MRSA. MRSA infections are usually manifested as skin infections, such as pimples and boils, and occur in otherwise healthy people.

We have taken several steps to be proactive in addressing potential concerns regarding MRSA. We have been in contact with one of the district’s medical advisors to review precautionary procedures. In addition, an outside health and safety consultant toured our buildings to review our cleaning protocols. Our head custodians have been notified to take extra precaution when cleaning locker rooms and our school nurses will continually monitor students for any symptoms reported to them.

Precautionary procedures, as outlined by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), include “hand washing or using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer, covering any open skin area such as abrasions or cuts with a clean dry bandage and avoidance of sharing personal items such athletic equipment.” These protocols will be shared with our students in our physical education classes over the next few days. Moreover, we are actively encouraging students to use antibacterial hand cleaner that we have made available in our schools. Anyone who may think he or she has developed fluid filled pimples or any other rash that looks suspicious should contact his or her physician.

If you have any concerns regarding your child’s health, please contact your physician. Additional information about MRSA can be found on the CDC website at http://www.cdc.gov/."

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BEAUTY SERVICES AVAILABLE AT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Thursdays and Fridays

The Valley Stream Central High School District's Career Prep program in Cosmetology, based at Central High School on Fletcher Avenue, invites community residents to make use of its beauty salon services on Thursdays and Fridays, October through May, starting October 18, 2007 at 8:00 a.m. There is a nominal fee for services such as haircuts, perms, color, shampoo and sets, blowouts, manicures and facials. No appointment is necessary.

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BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETINGS SCHEDULED FOR 2007- 2008

Residents are welcome to attend the 8 PM committee meetings and 8 PM business meetings of the Board of Education which will be held in the Board Room at One Kent Road (second floor, rear entrance, of Memorial Junior High School) or in Memorial JHS Cafeteria B.

The draft agendas, subject to change, for upcoming meetings are posted (click on the meeting date) the Monday immediately preceding each meeting date.

May 13, 2008 Business Meeting
June 3, 2008 Committee Meeting
June 10, 2008 Business Meeting

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