Education

Montauk School Stays Within Tax Cap; School Board Has a Contested Race

Christine Sampson
The Montauk School Board adopted its proposed 2016-17 budget on April 12, putting $18,978,163 up for community approval on May 17.
Kids Culture 04.14.16

Wondering what to do with the kids this weekend or how to keep them busy after school? From puppet shows to story times, art workshops to science explorations there's always something going on. 
Hold First Bilingual Meeting

Christine Sampson
With an agenda in Spanish, signs in two languages on the school’s front door, and a pair of teachers who translated spoken English into Spanish, Monday’s Springs School Board meeting seemed to be a step forward in the relationship between the district’s administration and Spanish-speaking community.
Kids Can Choose a School

Christine Sampson
Children who graduate from the Wainscott School, which goes through the third grade, will for the first time have the choice of going on to Sag Harbor or East Hampton schools.
Pre-K May Require Lottery

Christine Sampson
The Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center will continue to provide the East Hampton School District’s full-day prekindergarten program, but should demand exceed capacity, district officials warned Tuesday that a lottery format would be used to select students for the program.
Small Increase, Still Over Cap

Christopher Walsh
The Amagansett School Board unanimously adopted a $10.47 million 2016-17 budget proposal that will increase the tax levy by $327,000, or 3.74 percent, piercing the New York State-imposed tax levy cap.
Focus on Campus Sex Assault

Christine Sampson
The critically acclaimed documentary “The Hunting Ground,” which covers the widespread problem of sexual assault on college campuses, will be screened on Monday at the East Hampton Library.
Student Puts School Sandwich to the Test

Christine Sampson
In a little more than two weeks, an organic chicken sandwich was covered in fuzzy, bluish mold, while ones from the East Hampton Middle School cafeteria and McDonald's appear almost exactly as they did when Tycho Burwell first brought them home.
Dyslexic Kids Make Their Case in Albany

Christine Sampson
Not every school has teachers trained to help those with dyslexia, and it is not a separate option on a student’s individualized education program, or I.E.P., which outlines a set of specific services to help those with special needs.
Majority Favors Piercing Tax Cap in Bridgehampton

Christine Sampson
The majority of the Bridgehampton School Board has endorsed piercing the tax cap, citing direction from residents who came to its two community forums and asked the district to preserve several key programs for students, as well as their own individual perceptions of the district’s financial picture.