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School car wash canceled
May 24, 2013
Don’t forget to vote: Polls open until 9 p.m.
May 20, 2013
Obituaries
Obituary: Reporter staffer David Lee Draper
May 20, 2013
Obituaries: Draper, Rodgers
March 7, 2013
Real Estate
ZBA: Both yes and no on controversial house
May 23, 2013
High end real estate deals escalate
May 1, 2013
Opinion
Gimme Shelter: The baby of the family
May 24, 2013
This week's letters to the editor
May 24, 2013
Superintendent Michael Hynes
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Don’t forget to vote: Polls open until 9 p.m.
Polls open on Tuesday from noon to 9 p.m. at the Shelter Island School gymnasium so voters can have the last word on a proposed $10.047 million budget for the 2013-14 school year. The proposed budget stays within the state-imposed 2 percent tax levy cap and represents a 3.17 percent increase...
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District purchased controversial software
In response to a Freedom of Information request from the Reporter, the Shelter Island School District provided materials today showing it twice purchased software capable of being used to influence voter turnout during budget balloting in violation of New York State law. Superintendent Michael Hynes, after initially responding no comment to...
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School Board stays within budget cap
The Shelter Island Board of Education agreed informally Monday night to put forth a $10.047 million budget that will stay within the state-imposed tax levy cap. Official approval of the proposal that will appear on the ballot May 21 will occur at a special meeting Wednesday. The plan as it stood at...
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Island school officials mum on controversial software use
Shelter Island, one of a dozen Long Island school districts named in a Sunday Newsday report about districts purchasing special software last year that allegedly aims to illegally influence voter turnout during budget votes, is silent today about the accusation. The Newsday report cited the purchase of software either directly from...
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School Supe pushes for curriculum, space changes
At a time when money is tight and the Shelter Island School District has undergone a lot of changes in recent years, why is Superintendent Michael Hynes pushing dramatic changes in curriculum and use of space? And will the physical changes in building use result in elementary and young middle...
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Hynes on budget news: ‘I’m actually able to sleep tonight’
While admitting he’s delighted with word of more state aid than had been expected coming to the Shelter Island School District, Superintendent Michael Hynes said Thursday he still anticipates the Board of Education will have to make some spending cuts. “I am beyond pleasantly surprised,” Dr. Hynes said about word that...
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Board of Ed discusses cutting members from seven to five
Should the Shelter Island Board of Education reduce its numbers from seven to five? It’s a question members have grappled with in the past, but for the five members at Tuesday night’s meeting, the opinion was split. “There are still reasons to consider it,” board president Stephen Gessner said. Many larger...
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School Board re-schedules, meets on personnel issues
Monday night’s Shelter Island Board of Education meeting has been postponed until Thursday, February 28, to be preceded by a budget meeting at 6:30 p.m., a half hour before the regular board meeting. Board president Stephen Gessner said the change was primarily motivated by individual schedules of members. Superintendent Michael Hynes said...
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Looming 17 percent cut in state school aid
If Governor Andrew Cuomo gets his requested budget, Shelter Island School would see a 17.1 percent cut in state aid for the 2013-14 school year. The numbers just released show cuts to 23 Suffolk County school districts. The governor said Tuesday he was asking for an overall 3 percent hike in...
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School security still priority: Changes announced Monday
Campus security continues to be at the top of the agenda at Shelter Island School in the wake of last month’s carnage at Sandy Hook School in Newtown, Connecticut. Superintendent Michael Hynes told the Board of Education Monday night he has been meeting with Police Chief Jim Read and school administrators...
