FPS: Board of Education



BOE & District Goals

We acknowledge that there are certain basic principles that shall guide the Board of Education in its actions and activities on behalf of our students and our community. The mission of the Farmingdale School District is to educate our students to become independent thinkers and problem solvers. It is our goal to empower each student to meet the challenges of tomorrow's emerging world. The District will provide a safe, nurturing environment in which individual and civic responsibility is fostered, diversity is respected, and all students are enabled to realize their full potential. To that end, we will:

ESTABLISH FARMINGDALE AS A HIGH ACHIEVING SCHOOL DISTRICT AS EVIDENCED BY HIGH LEVELS OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN ALL AREAS INCLUDING NEW YORK STATE ASSESSMENTS AND REGENTS EXAMS

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BOE Meetings for 2010-2011

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 15, 2010
October 6, 2010
November 3, 2010
December 8, 2010
January 12, 2011
February 2, 2011
March 9, 2011
April 6, 2011
May 4, 2011
June 1, 2011

Special Budget Vote Meetings (8:00 p.m.)
Howitt Middle School East Cafeteria

March 23, 2011
March 30, 2011
April 6, 2011
April 13, 2011
April 27, 2011
May 10, 2011
Budget Workshop
Budget Workshop
Budget Workshop, Public Input
Adopt Budget for Voter Approval
Adopt BOCES Admin Budget
Public Hearing

Budget Vote & Election
May 17, 2011 (6:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
Howitt Middle School East Gymnasium

BOE Student & Staff Recognition Meeting
May 25, 2011 (7:00 p.m.)
Farmingdale High School

Special Meetings
Howitt Middle School East Cafeteria

July 13, 2011
August 31, 2011  
Organizational Meeting (7:00 p.m.)
Set Tax Levy (8:00 p.m.)

Please check the online calendar for specific dates and last minute changes.


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.

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.

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
WCBS 880 AM
WINS 1010 AM
WHLI 1100 AM
WNYG 1140 AM
WOR 710 AM

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.


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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