By Barry Warner “I have good news for your story from last year to this year. I came to the East Ramapo Central School District on November 2, 2015. The direction was to come to the district and to improve or to work with the staff, the community and school board to improve student achievement […]
By Barry Warner The month of August is a very busy month for Mr. Martin D. Cox, Clarkstown Central School District Superintendent, since he finalizes plans for the opening of the schools in September. These weeks tend to go by quickly, before the students return and the school year commences. “The goals for the district […]
BY BARRY WARNER In a wide-ranging discussion with the Rockland County Times, Clarkstown Superintendent of Schools Martin D. Cox spoke about the new initiatives that include active learners, the Reading and Writing Project, social and emotional wellness, capacity building, Vex robotics and some budgetary items. Active learning refers to a broad range of teaching strategies […]
To the Editor: Several entities and organizations regularly publish rankings of school districts involving individual district achievements. The rankings include: Best School Districts, Best Teachers, Best High Schools, Safest School Districts, etc. These rankings occasionally cause confusion among parents, students and property taxpayers with regard to how their respective school districts are actually performing. The […]
BY VINCENT ABBATECOLA The Rockland County Legislature met on Tuesday, July 10 at the Allison-Parrish building in New City, where they discussed issues regarding Rockland Community College’s budget, final plans for Summit Park Nursing Home, and special education for East Ramapo students. First, the legislature discussed Rockland Community College’s budget for 2012-2013. During the […]
Two grandparents on opposite ends of the continent each had a concern about the direction of education reform and its effect on their grandchildren. Through a chain of improbable circumstances they found each other on Facebook and conjured up a letter to President Obama expressing their concerns. Mark Naison, Ph.D., from Brooklyn, NY and a […]