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New car chargers installed at POB Public Library
Enrollment “bubble” seen in two Syosset elementary schools BY RIKKI MASSAND
Leaders of the Plainview - Old Bethpage Library, along with Nassau County Legislator Arnold Drucker (D-Plainview) cut the ribbon on the library's new electric vehicle chargers.
Library Board Chairperson Marilyn Leibowitz and Library Director Maryann Ferro with Nassau County Legislator Arnold Drucker (center).
Nassau County Legislator Arnold W. Drucker (D – Plainview) joined with the leaders of the Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library on Wednesday, July 26 to celebrate the grand opening of the facility’s newly installed electric vehicle chargers. The completion of this new public amenity comes at a time when Nassau County residents and drivers across America are embracing electric vehicles at a greater rate than ever before. “Electric cars are an essential component of ongoing efforts to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and combat climate change, and charging stations like the one at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Library are key to supporting the increased daily reliance upon See page 11
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The Syosset Central School District Board of Education’s special meeting, on Tuesday July 25th focused on potential upgrades to the district’s aging facilities. But the trends in school district enrollment are an integral part of the discussions involving the future of all ten Syosset school buildings, and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Thomas Rogers expressed the need for flexibility to accommodate higher enrollment. Recent statistics have shown uneven
growth among the district’s elementary schools. The trends for Syosset CSD enrollment are currently noted as “Secondary Growth, Elementary Bubble.” A chart reflecting district enrollment since 2019 outlined the elementary-level bubble, but it is projected to subside with a move of the high enrollment bubble through the middle school-level, eventually reaching the high school. In discussing the district faciliSee page 10
Superintendent outlines school facilities needs BY RIKKI MASSAND The Syosset Central School District Board of Education held a special meeting on Tuesday July 25 to initiate another round of discussions on the state of district facilities, following a board tour of the facilities on Thursday July 13. Early in the 2022-2023 school year the Board of Education members toured comparable school district facilities including pools, gymnasiums, cafeterias and auditoriums in the nearby Jericho and Hicksville
school districts, and then held a workshop discussion in January this year to frame some goals for facilities. A presentation by Superintendent of Schools Dr. Thomas Rogers to start the July 25 meeting highlighted considerations of the aging schools infrastructure. Most of the district’s school buildings were constructed during the 1950s. At the June meeting of the Syosset Board of Education the district administration reviewed the school buildings conditions survey See page 11
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