Bethpage-Tribune_1973-02-08

              BETHIKGE
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OLD BETHRAGE
also serving ISLAND TREES
PLAINVIEW PLAINEDGE SEAFORD
VOL. 7 No. 12 Thursday, February 8, 1973 10 cents per copy
Bethpage School
By Mary McCutcheon and Lorraine parley Board Report
The regular monthly meeting students on and off the bus and be
of the Bethpage Board of responsible for securing the
Education was held on Tuesday, students seat belts.
January 30, 1973. All Board The School Board Forum will
members were present with the , be held at Hofstra University on
exception of Mr. Gorman and Mr: March 3 - 9 A.M
CLOSED DOOR POLICY ... Nassau County
Executive Ralph G. Caso outlines his rlearcut stand to
keep Nassau's parks and recreation facilities for
Nassau County residents.
LEVINE DISCUSSES ENVIRONMENTAL
LEGISLATION - Assemblyman Stuart R. Levine (R-Bethpage),
right, discusses his bill, which would
require the study of the total environment in all public
schools, with Assemblyman John J. Flanagan, co-sponsor
of the measure. Levine a staunch proponent
for preserving the environment, feels that required
study as early as the fourth grade would encourage a
complete awareness of the total environment.
Assemblyman Stuart R.
Levine (R-Bethpage)
today experienced the
passage of his first bill
when the Assembly ap­proved
his legislation
which would correct a
legal discrepancy in New
York State's attempts to
protect its precious and
increasingly dwindling
wildlife.
Levine, a member of the
Assembly Standing
Committee on En­vironmental
Conservation,
said: "Currently, en­vironmental
conservation
statutes prohibit the im­portation,
transportation,
possession or sale of
certain rare and en­dangered
wildlife species.
It does not actually
stipulate that the pursuit
and slaughter of these
animals is forbidden.
"The future survival of
certain species of en­dangered
wildlife has
become extremely critical
in New York State. If we
don't take steps im-
Miklas. Approximately 16 tax­payers
were in attendance.
Notice was given that the next
regular monthly meeting would
be held on February 20th instead
of February 27, 1973.
The Superintendent's
preliminary budget will be ready
approximately February 8th, to
be submitted to the Board. Dr.
Larsen was directed to have
copies available to the Budget
Committee at that time.
The Board approved the ad­dition
of H. Resnick and Mr. and
Mrs. D. DiRoma to the Citizens
Advisory-Committees on
ion of J?i3trict Athletic
_. JMtr.. Cotton stated
t...although this was a rather
large committee, half the
committee would study the
utilization of the Borilla Site and
the other half would study the full
utilization of the school playing
fields. —
The executive board of the
Junior High School P.T.A. ex­tended
an invitation to Dr.
Larsen and the Board of
Education to attend their
February executive meeting, to
discuss existing programs in the
junior high and those programs
forthcoming. Dr. Larsen/ Mr.
Cotton, Mr. Iannello and Mr.
Milas will attend on an alternate
date of March 5, 1973.
Dr. Larsen read a letter from
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hill,
commending the Bethpage
Coaches and stating in essence
that.. .as Michael's parents they
were proud to have men like
these for their son Michael to
have looked up to. . .
A motion was made and ap­proved
to hire an additional bus
matron, (4th in the district), for a
bus transporting handicapped
children. The matron would be
required to aid and assist
The Board received a list of
teachers who will be eligible for
tenure in the near future
The Board accepted the
resignation of Mrs. Walsh as
Bridge Club Advisor and Mrs.
Schaeffer was approved for the
position. Also the termination of
Mr. Yesselman as Advisor to the ^
H o n b f R o i l Society andap-"
pointed Mrs. Friedman advisor.
Mr. Burton was appointed as
Stage Manager Advisor.
The Board terminated the
services of MB. B.' Hunter, At­tendance
Clerk, because of poor
attendance, since she had not
reported, for duty since October
to, 1972.Mr. MacElroyi JPiancapte*
of the High School stated that. .
.this position was effective and
needed within the district
because the Attendance Clerk
would contaet working parents in
the early evening. . .many
Ala Carte served in the District.
Mrs. Hurley, President of the
Central Blvd. P.T.A., appeared a
second time before the Board
requesting a decision regarding a
P.T.A. sponsored Book Fair
within the District. Dr. Larsen
and Mr. Orfan again stated that
thev had received the same in- -
formation from Albany as in
previous years, that is.
.anything that Drovides income
for a private supplier violates
the law. Using as an example in
to class photos that were taken
each year. Many taxpayers and
Board members reiterated their
strong feelings regarding the
annually sponsored P.T.A. book
fair. It was stated that from the,,
elementary levels a student
should be encouraged to develop
an interest in reading, therefore,
" educational value. A motion wks
made by Mrs: Regan and
seconded- by Mr. rannello to
permit a P.T.A. sponsored Book
.Fair and was approved
unanimously. Mrs. Hurley also L&t=^~^^^
students were not attending
school and this job is impossible
to handle now with only one day
clerk. Dr. Larsen was asked to
bring information on a part time
position for the hours of 6 p.m. to
8 p.m. , .,
The Board approved the
following: the resignation of Mr.
M. Carlos and the appointment of
Mr. R. Meyers, as Director of
Teen Center; the Cafeteria
retirement of Mrs. Patricia
Winters, Central? Blvd. School;
Tuition contracts for the 1972-73
school year for Syosset, three
children, $3,313.57 per student
and five children for Plainedge,
$2,323.27 per student; also Health
Service Contracts for Copiague
and Uniondale. Bills were paid
from the General Fund, Cafeteria
and E.S.E.A. under the Cafeteria
Report, for December, revenue
in excess of expenses was $1,711.
The Board requested a net cost
offering the junior scholastic
and/ or arrow book club series
to the students. Mrs. Hurley
assured the Board that these
books' were pleasure reading only
and not used within the
classroom. Mrs. Hurley also
commented that. . .in many in­stances
to her personal
knowledge, P.T.A. and many
teachers paid for these books
themselves for the students. .
.After discussion, the Board
approved the request.
The Board went into executive
session at 10 pan. the next
scheduled meeting will be held on
February 20,1973 at 8 p.m. in the
Board Rqjpm of the Ad­ministrative
Building.
Correction:
Mr. Joseph Chomsky's official
title is, Plant and Maintenance
Engineer. (This was listed in­correctly
in last month's Board
analysis on Type A Lunches and Report).
Plainview - Old Bethpage Enrollment Down
"If theiisndjjf-dechning
student enrollment con­tinues,
the Plainview-Old
any future reorganization
plan were "the best use of
the teaching talent
Sd'iateif t'o p r l t our' B e ^ g e VeS^Sch^ool available, the most ef-mwmus
animakTthe£ District will have to fjcient year-round use of
S S w i U b T i l t t o ^ consider the possibility of the bmldings con inuation
species will be lost to "s ^ . ^ f _ e l e m e n t a r y 0f the district's standards
"This bill would forbid schools within 5 years "
the hunting and killing of This was one of the
endangered species of highlights m a report by
wildlife so that our Superintendent of Schools
childre^aadour children's Dr. RobertF• S a ^ t o *e
Board of Education at a
public meeting at the
children, will be able to
appreciate their natural
beauty."
The measure is now on
its way to the Senate for
action.
of education, minimum
disruption to zoning
patterns and possible
savings in educational and
operational costs."
Enrollment figures
projected indicate that
Parkway Elementary present district enrollment
School, here, last night, oi 9744 would decline to
Dr Savitt said that 6972 in 1977. The Board of
"prime considerations" in Education authorized and
the District Superiir—
tendent recommended
that a questionnaire be
sent out to the community
regarding the institution of
a full time kindergarten
program, in those schools
currently on half-time
kindergarten classes. He
noted that "there is a
sufficient number of
classrooms in all primary
schools, to start a full time
kindergarten program in
1973-74 without adding to
the current elementary
school staff." Public in-
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