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In Lawrence, new contract for teachers thing you do every day, we are very grateful, because you Signed, sealed, delivered: serve our children, and nothing The Lawrence school district can be finer. We’re very happy has approved the first new con- to see that your contract is approved.” tract for teachers in 13 years. The proposed contract was At Monday’s Board of Education meeting, board Presi- first announced on Sept. 24, d e n t M u r r a y F o r m a n and the details were shared with the teachers announced the the following day, approval of the but they have not Lawrence Teachers yet been made pubAssociation’s memlic by the district or orandum of agreethe union. ment. “After 13 years “It is my particuworking under an lar pleasure to expired contract, make the motion to the LTA and the approve Roman District finally numeral five, D, the found common memorandum of ground, the conagreement for the tract provides contractual agreemuch needed costments for the teach- AdAM BERLIN of-living increases ers association,” Second vice over the next four Forman said. president, Lawrence years and in When he asked Teachers Association exchange, the Disfor a second on the trict will have the motion, Trustee flexibility it Michael Hatten desired,” Rachel Kreiss, LTA offered it. Many LTA board members president, wrote in an email. attended the meeting, along “The LTA has been assured with Lawrence High School that the top-notch education, Principal Jennifer Lagnado- provided to our students will Papp and Assistant Principal not be compromised, the new contract also contains long Andrew Schiavo. “Congratulations to the overdue raises for coaches and teachers,” Superintendent Ann extra curricular supervisors. Pedersen said. “. . . For everyContinued on page 11
By MELISSA BERMAN
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Courtesy Jeff Sult
Rebecca Sult earned her eagle Scout rank after rebuilding the chicken coop at Rock Hall Museum in Lawrence.
Brother and sister, 17 and 16, earn scouting’s highest rank By PARKER SCHUG pschug@liherald.com
Boy Scouts of America celebrated two new, and unique, Eagle Scouts on Nov. 12. Siblings Rebecca and Samuel Sult, leaned on each other for support as they worked toward the highest rank in scouting. To attain the Eagle honor, a scout must demonstrate leadership, earn a minimum of 21 merit badges and complete a significant community service project. Samuel, 17, and Rebecca, 16, of Valley Stream, have been active in scouting for over a decade. Samuel started in Cub Scouts at age 5, and earned the Arrow of Light, the highest Cub Scout award, before moving up to Boy Scout Troop 20 in Hewlett.
Rebecca started in the Girl Scouts at 5, but later joined Cub Scouts, and also earned an Arrow of Light before joining Troop 163 in Rockville Centre, when the program was opened up to girls. Samuel’s Eagle community project involved cleaning and restoring historic veterans’ and church leaders’ gravesites at St. George’s Church in Hempstead, as well as a general cleanup of the cemetery. Rebecca’s project took place at the Rock Hall Museum, in Lawrence, where she oversaw the replacement and relocation of the museum’s chicken coop, creating a new structure that she dubbed “Cluck Hall,” as a nod to the historic property. “What really drove me to do this project, Continued on page 9 November 21, 2024
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