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09.16.2020 Education

School start hailed by Board of Education

After months of planning and hoping that the school would re-open, the start of the 2020-2021 school year was “my most emotional opening ever,” said Superintendent Brian Doelger, Ed.D....

09.09.2020 Education

State to unveil school report card with daily updates on COVID-19 for every district

Data on COVID-19 in local schools will be available on a new state database set to be unveiled soon, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday during a media briefing. The...

09.08.2020 Education

What’s in a name —The ‘Indians’ here and all over

At a Board of Education meeting, a speaker asked the members to consider changing the name of its school’s teams’ name, the Indians. It was insensitive to name an...

09.08.2020 Education

Ready, set, go back to school: Parents on expenses and strategies

Eliza McCarthy, 9, turned to her mother and said, “I think we should go shopping for school.” “It was early July,” Tracy McCarthy said, with a laugh. “She said...

09.02.2020 Education

School enrollment spikes for 2020-2021

Jennifer Rylott, Shelter Island School’s director of pupil personnel, data and instruction, reported at the Board of Education meeting Monday evening that the number of new students enrolled now...

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08.31.2020 Education

A quarter century of helping Island students to grow: Educational Foundation reaches a milestone

For Nicholas Mamisashvili, it was the opportunity of his young life — a trip abroad the summer between his sophomore and junior years. Nicholas made the journey with a...

08.27.2020 Education

Ensuring students’ emotional health: Support team ready to help

Throughout the summer, the Shelter Island School administration and staff have been preparing for what they hoped would be a full, in-person return for the 2020-21 school year. With...

08.18.2020 Education

Team name debate dominates BOE meeting: Decision to come Aug. 31

The debate surrounding the Shelter Island School’s team name of the Indians came to the fore at the Board of Education meeting Monday night. The floor was opened to...

08.18.2020 Education

School to open Sept. 10 in-person: Plan presented at crowded BOE meeting

Shelter Island’s School will open for in-person full time instruction on Sept. 10, under plans laid out by Superintendent Brian C. Doelger, Ed.D., and unanimously approved by the Board...

08.12.2020 Education

School opening decision still looms: Numbers deciding factor

With Gov. Cuomo’s announcement this week that New York schools could safely reopen as a result of the low rate of COVID-19 coronavirus infection in the state, Island families...

08.07.2020 Education

Governor gives go-ahead for fall reopening

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that all schools in the state will be permitted to open for in-person teaching in September because of a low COVID-19 coronavirus infection rate....

08.06.2020 Education

Doelger outlines specifics of school reopening plan

The Shelter Island School District has submitted to the state Education Department, as required, its plans for reopening school this fall. Superintendent Brian Doelger, Ed.D., said the district had...

08.04.2020 Education

Cuomo: Parents are the ‘ultimate decision makers’ when it comes to reopening schools

As school districts across New York develop and implement reopening plans, they should maintain a consistent dialogue with parents who will be “the ultimate decision makers,” when it comes...

08.03.2020 Education

Shelter Island School plans submitted for September opening: Three scenarios outlined

The Shelter Island School District has submitted to the state Education Department, as required, its plans for reopening school this fall. According to Superintendent Brian C. Doelger, Ed.D., the...

07.28.2020 Education

Shelter Island volleyball team awarded state and national honors

In case you missed it, the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has had far reaching effects, even on sports. But there have been encouraging signs: Some professional sports have reopened with...

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