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Schools will cut costs to fill a budget gap we will not be in a position to make drastic cuts.” The first phase of reductions The Glen Cove City School includes ending a summer acaDistrict is proposing a series of demic program that was funded program reductions — includ- by federal Covid relief money, ing eliminating a summer aca- reducing administrator and demic program, pausing a GED teacher conference spending by initiative and cut50 percent, and curting conference and tailing most curriccurriculum spendulum writing work ing — as it works to except for newclose a $3.58 million course developbudget gap in anticment. ipation of the 2026The district will 27 school year. also pause its TwiDistrict officials light Program, a outlined the cuts at GED initiative with the March 18 Board 29 students enrolled of Education meetand an average ing, emphasizing daily attendance of that they are about five, accorddesigned to avoid ALEXA DOESCHNER ing to administraimpacts to classtors. Additional Superintendent room instruction measures include while addressing a adjusting staffing growing structural deficit. levels based on enrollment, reasSuperintendent Alexa Doe- signing teaching assistants and schner said the district is monitors to reduce reliance on responding to financial pres- outside agencies, and scaling sures that have developed over back supply and postage budtime, driven by slowing state gets. aid growth, declining enrollAt the same time, officials ment and past tax decisions. stressed that key academic and “The gap between our reve- student support services will n u e g r o w t h a n d o u r c o s t not be affected. The district will growth is the core of our chal- not cut classroom teaching, lenge,” Doeschner said. “By Advanced Placement courses, making responsible cuts now, CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
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Celebrating Irish pride since 1989 Thousands of residents and visitors crowded downtown Glen Cove to watch the St. Patrick’s Day Parade last Sunday. At right, firefighter Anthony Tripp joined the march to celebrate Irish heritage and pride. Story, more photos, Page 14.
y making responsible cuts now, we will not be in a position to make drastic cuts.