On May 15, 2018, the Seaford school board budget for the new fiscal year passed, 1,117 votes to 375. Also permission to establish a Capital Reserve passed, 1,082 to 383.
Andrew Parisi gained 905 votes to defeat Edward Rail, who got 482 votes.
It seems that about 1,492 people voted.
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Friday, May 4, 2018
Projected enrollment in various school districts
A chart in Newsday of 5.3.2018 presented various statistics about Nassau County public schools. Below are some sample enrollments. In the case of central school districts with separate elementary school districts (Sewanhaka, Valley Steam, Bellmore-Merrick), the number totals all K-12.
15,261 Sewanhaka
11,045 Bellmore-Merrick
9,327 Valley Stream
7,052 Levittown
6,741 Massapequa
2,040 Locust Valley
1,353 Carle Place
1,169 East Rockaway
These are merely projected enrollments for the new school year. New families sometimes arrive in late August, and some transfer to other schools or move away.
15,261 Sewanhaka
11,045 Bellmore-Merrick
9,327 Valley Stream
7,052 Levittown
6,741 Massapequa
2,856 Wantagh
2,262 Island Trees
2,243 Seaford2,262 Island Trees
2,040 Locust Valley
1,353 Carle Place
1,169 East Rockaway
These are merely projected enrollments for the new school year. New families sometimes arrive in late August, and some transfer to other schools or move away.
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Seaford, New York, library budget passes
On April 18, 2018, the Seaford Library budget passed with a vote of 66-7. Unopposed, Peter Ruffer was re-elected as a trustee.
Sunday, April 15, 2018
Pinterest and Seaford
Pinterest.com can be a frustrating site for several reasons that I will not address now. However, I must thank Maryann Dicco for assembling a page of photos of Seaford and nearby interest. The link is https://www.pinterest.com/mdccoe/long-island/
The photos on Pinterest get saved from page to page, but rather than copy her entire page, I merely give the link to her work above.
My own Pinterest Long Island page is https://www.pinterest.com/cjmcmann/long-island/
I may edit this post to reference other findings. I am searching for older photos of the Palace diner than the 2018 photo below.
The photos on Pinterest get saved from page to page, but rather than copy her entire page, I merely give the link to her work above.
My own Pinterest Long Island page is https://www.pinterest.com/cjmcmann/long-island/
I may edit this post to reference other findings. I am searching for older photos of the Palace diner than the 2018 photo below.
Seaford Little League parade
On April 14, 2018, the Seaford Little League teams opened the season with a parade on South Seaman's Neck Road to the Town of Hempstead park.
Clicking on a photo will enlarge it.
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
PSEG utility pole work in and near Seaford
The routes listed on this announcement seem to be nearly complete. I question whether some shorter poles will be removed after communication wires are moved to new poles. It has surprised me that some older poles are very tall, maybe forty or fifty feet.
Friday, March 9, 2018
Seaford, NY, public school enrollment
In February, 2018, the enrollment at the Seaford, New York, public schools was approximately as listed in the first column below. The second column are numbers from November, 2016.
Feb., 2018 Nov., 2016
Kindergarten 153 161
Grade 1 167 148
Grade 2 151 178
Grade 3 180 145
Grade 4 155 170
Grade 5 177 171
Grade 6 176 169
Grade 7 174 191
Grade 8 191 185
Grade 9 161 186
Grade 10 205 158
Grade 11 142 180
Grade 12 178 185
Figures from 2007 and 2012 may be found HERE.
Feb., 2018 Nov., 2016
Kindergarten 153 161
Grade 1 167 148
Grade 2 151 178
Grade 3 180 145
Grade 4 155 170
Grade 5 177 171
Grade 6 176 169
Grade 7 174 191
Grade 8 191 185
Grade 9 161 186
Grade 10 205 158
Grade 11 142 180
Grade 12 178 185
Figures from 2007 and 2012 may be found HERE.
Friday, February 9, 2018
February meeting of the Seaford school board
(Errors are possible in these notes of mine.)
At the Seaford school board meeting of 2.1.2018, the people rose to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in the all-purpose room of the Seaford Manor School. Dr. Adele Pecora, the superintendent, explained that the NYS review of our district gave no pejorative designation of fiscal stress, awarding it a laudable zero score. with regard to evaluating programs within the district, a committee looked into the multi-age first and second grade program at the Harbor school and decided to discontinue the program.
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A representative from Custom Computer Specialists gave a 45-minute interesting, clear assessment of the "IT"environment within the Seaford school district. From the outset,he presumed the audience knew a few bits of jargon without explaining them, for example, the use of "ticket" to identify a complaint about a computer problem. Tickets are tracked. "In the industry, tickets must be resolved in 48 hours" = "It may take two days to solve the problem."
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The school district is moving from an Apple environment to Windows 10. About 3,000 devices will be introduced. They may come with 3-year warranties, and extensions will have to be purchased. He made a reference to the SAMR model. I later found this chart explaining what he had discussed. Most current applications are browser-based, so they will be reachable both from Apple machines and Windows. In the future,the district may need more bandwidth, but bandwidth purchase has become less expensive.
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The residents' comments included a request for foreign language study in the elementary schools, a remark about the number in first grade classrooms at the Manor School (24 and 27), an inquiry about security at the front lobby doors of the high school,and the service of a teacher to help an IEP student in each and every class he attends.
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A fire near the Seaford Harbor School recently showed the usefulness of the new road.
At the Seaford school board meeting of 2.1.2018, the people rose to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in the all-purpose room of the Seaford Manor School. Dr. Adele Pecora, the superintendent, explained that the NYS review of our district gave no pejorative designation of fiscal stress, awarding it a laudable zero score. with regard to evaluating programs within the district, a committee looked into the multi-age first and second grade program at the Harbor school and decided to discontinue the program.
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A representative from Custom Computer Specialists gave a 45-minute interesting, clear assessment of the "IT"environment within the Seaford school district. From the outset,he presumed the audience knew a few bits of jargon without explaining them, for example, the use of "ticket" to identify a complaint about a computer problem. Tickets are tracked. "In the industry, tickets must be resolved in 48 hours" = "It may take two days to solve the problem."
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The school district is moving from an Apple environment to Windows 10. About 3,000 devices will be introduced. They may come with 3-year warranties, and extensions will have to be purchased. He made a reference to the SAMR model. I later found this chart explaining what he had discussed. Most current applications are browser-based, so they will be reachable both from Apple machines and Windows. In the future,the district may need more bandwidth, but bandwidth purchase has become less expensive.
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The residents' comments included a request for foreign language study in the elementary schools, a remark about the number in first grade classrooms at the Manor School (24 and 27), an inquiry about security at the front lobby doors of the high school,and the service of a teacher to help an IEP student in each and every class he attends.
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A fire near the Seaford Harbor School recently showed the usefulness of the new road.
Monday, January 1, 2018
Saturday, November 18, 2017
Starbucks on Sunrise Hwy.
Just west of Wendy's on Sunrise Highway, Seaford, a construction fence has enclosed two properties available for development. At 3870 Sunrise Highway is a frame house built in 1933 as a residence; this property includes a second, smaller house of the same era, behind the first. They were converted to business use, most recently as Ray the Plumber. If Sunrise Highway was constructed from Wantagh about 1928, these two may be the oldest structures on the short Seaford portion of Sunrise Highway.
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Also enclosed by the fence is what was Kelley Flooring, a warehouse and sales office, built in 1956 at 3860 Sunrise Highway, listed on the Nassau County property site as a 6,171 sq. ft. building.
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Each of the properties has 80-foot frontage on the highway.
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In late November, 2017, a sign declared that Starbucks was seeking to built on these lots. Clicking on any photo will enlarge it.
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Also enclosed by the fence is what was Kelley Flooring, a warehouse and sales office, built in 1956 at 3860 Sunrise Highway, listed on the Nassau County property site as a 6,171 sq. ft. building.
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Each of the properties has 80-foot frontage on the highway.
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In late November, 2017, a sign declared that Starbucks was seeking to built on these lots. Clicking on any photo will enlarge it.
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Veterans' Day, 2017
Freezing temperature and a stiff wind caused the 2017 Veterans' Day ceremony at Seaford's American Legion Post to be moved indoors. As usual, the morning ceremony was solemn, respectful, and free of political blather. Charles Wroblewski, post chaplain, offered both the invocation and benediction. The words of Post Commander William Harms and the other speakers were measured, respectful, thankful.
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