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OBEN weighs in on state plan for regionalization findings on local needs and areas for potential collaboration, potentially sharing At the Oyster Bay-East Nor- resources, staff and services as wich Central School District’s needed. Ianni emphasized, however, Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, district Superintendent that despite the state’s emphasis on collaboration, Francesco Ianni and regionalization may b o a rd P re s i d e n t impose unforeseen Laurie Kowalsky obligations on local addressed the school districts. potential implica“We were assured tions of state-initiin multiple presenated regionalization tations that reorgafor district operanization is not tions. Their discusre gionalization,” sion illuminated Ianni stated, noting the board’s unease the confusion over the state’s probetween reorganiposal, and the zation — a longambiguity surstanding method rounding regionalfor district mergers ization, which they — and the newly and many neigh- FRANCESCO IANNI proposed regionalboring district leadSuperintendent, ization. “The words ers believe could OBEN Central are very similar, compromise local School District but they imply vastcontrol. ly d i f f e re n t i m The concept of pacts.” regionalization, as Ianni referred to documents outlined in recent state documents, was introduced as a post- from the State Education pandemic measure to address Department published in July declining enrollment and finan- and September, which highlightcial challenges. According to the ed the emergency nature of the State Education Department, regulation and the state’s intent regionalization will require to facilitate local partnerships school districts to report their CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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Photos courtesy Locust Valley Central School District
Honoring local veterans Ann MacArthur Primary School second-graders Vetri Arcot, above left, RaeAnna Albinski and Emersyn Maher sang ‘God Bless America’ and ‘America the Beautiful’ to celebrate Veterans Day on Nov. 8. At right, Bayville Intermediate School students Aria Zachary, in red, and Emily Chirchella greeted veterans as they walked through the hallways to the auditorium.
he possibility of intervention raises questions about our district’s ability to maintain autonomy.