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Wantagh school board appoints new administrators
Three new school administrators were appointed at the June 9 Wantagh school board meeting.
Louis Hirshfeld assumes the role of interim director of pupil personnel services (PPS), Eric Haruthunian as supervisor of
discipline, and Anthony Cuiffo as elementary supervisor.
The first two appointees are new to the district, while Mr. Cuiffo has been a physical education teacher for the Wantagh schools.
Wantagh Schools Superintendent Dr. Lydia Begley welcomed and congratulated the new administrators.
In his report on the Wantagh Foundation, Ralph Spagnolo noted that 243 students were registered for the Foundation’s summer recreation program. Because only 25 students signed up for the summer reading and math programs, those classes would likely be canceled.
Student achievements
Student government representatives Tara Bartilucci and Victoria Koukoulas reported on numerous student successes in the district, including the middle and high school art festival, the high school blood drive and the Long Island Class A Champion baseball team.
Miss Koukoulas, who is a graduating senior, thanked the district’s staff, teachers, administrators and school board members for their support in welcoming the student government representatives to speak at the board meetings.
Next, Dr. Begley recognized the achievements of, and awarded certificates to, students who made significant accomplishments in athletics, the arts and academics. The honorees included the high school’s New York State wrestling champions, and several artistic and academic contest winners and finalists.
Aide positions cut
The board moved to abolish five special education teacher aide positions due to budgetary and fiscal constraints; and two more due to enrollment – a contested issue during previous school board meetings.
Three donations were approved: a 27-inch Phillips TV for the middle school from Anne Craven, a classroom desk from Eric VonBargen, and $672 by the Wantagh 6-12 Association to offset the cost of a presentation of “Ryan’s Story,” a program about bullying at the middle school.
In concluding the meeting, re-elected school board President Jean Quinn, speaking on behalf of the board, administration and staff, thanked the Wantagh community for getting the budget passed.
The Wantagh Board of Education has scheduled its reorganization meeting for Tuesday, July 6, at 8 p.m. in the Senior High School Auditorium. Minutes of all board meetings are available on the district’s website, wantaghschools.org.
