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Quinn re-elected Wantagh school board president
Jean Quinn re-elected to the school board.
Jean Quinn was unanimously re-elected president of the Wantagh Board of Education at its July 6 reorganization meeting. Trustee William Russack was unanimously elected vice-president. District Clerk Elaine McGuigan administered the oath of office. At the reorganization meeting each year, it is necessary for the school board to make certain appointments and authorizations. Motions were made and approved for the 2010-11 school year for district clerk, treasurer and other appointments.
Student athletes recognized In the regular board meeting that followed, Wantagh Schools Superintendant Dr. Lydia Begley recognized students who “had represented our district admirably” in athletics. Members of the high school baseball team, which is the Long Island Class A champion and the New York State Class A runner-up – or as Dr. Begley put it, “One class act” – were presented with certificates of merit from the board of education.
Three members of the boys' baseball team are All-Long Island recipients. Dr. Begley also awarded certificates to “All-American” and “All-Long Island” recipients who played on the boys’ and girls’ lacrosse teams. A noteworthy personnel action that was approved was the change in title for Patricia Krizan, who was formerly the assistant to the superintendent for instruction, and is now assistant superintendent for instruction. Other new faculty are officially joining the district: Susan Burdick, speech teacher; Marianne Healy, English teacher; Craig Klasson, special education teacher; Jamie Stanulis, business teacher; and Elizabeth Wojcicki, speech teacher. Dr. Begley warmly welcomed them to the Wantagh family.
2010-2011 real property tax levy
The motion was approved that a total of $53,353,793 ($51,234,193 for school purposes and $2,119,600 for library purposes) be raised by taxation (net amount) for the district for the 2010-2011 school year. The board also approved several generous donations: $1,000 from the Nassau County Chapter of the New York State Superintendents of School Building and Grounds Association, to be used for the high school video graphics room; $14,000 from a fundraiser for Wantagh Varsity Golf, to be used to reinstate the golf team for the coming school year (the golf team had been previously cut from the budget): $500 from Laura Memisha to purchase books for the middle school library; and $600 from a Long Island School Media Association grant received by Catherine Mottola, to be applied to the book budget at Forest Lake Elementary School.
“Baby on board”
The meeting ended with the announcement of the birth that day of board trustee Michael Cucci's first granddaughter, Avery Savage. Baby Avery will be a future student at Forest Lake Elementary School. The next Wantagh Board of Education meeting will take place on Thursday, August 20, at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Transcripts of this and previous board meetings are available at the district's website, wantaghschools.org.
- Debbie Kupperberg
