School districts face uncertainty as preliminary state budget shows cuts in aid
Nearly every local school district would face cuts in state aid under Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed 2021-22 budget. As the governor presented his budget proposal last week, two vastly different...
View ArticleFollowing last year’s failures, Riverhead begins school budget process
As the school budget process gets underway for 2021-2022, Riverhead interim Superintendent Christine Tona warned that the road ahead will be challenging for the district as it navigates back from last...
View ArticleSchool district says it will take steps to prevent errors after mistake...
A polling place error resulted in an inaccurate vote count during the Riverhead Central School District’s annual budget vote May 18, district officials announced last Friday. According to a statement...
View ArticleRiverhead school district facing shortage of bus drivers
Riverhead Central School District is facing a shortage of bus drivers that is being exacerbated by late student enrollments. Students are enrolling late because many moved into the district over the...
View ArticleRiverhead’s Board of Education abolishes role of deputy superintendent
In an administrative shakeup, the Riverhead Board of Education voted Tuesday to reassign the district’s No. 2 administrator. Sam Schneider, who has served as deputy superintendent since 2016, will now...
View ArticleWith administrator on leave, school board president confirms investigation
A Riverhead administrator whose deputy superintendent position was recently abolished has been placed on administrative leave, district officials have confirmed. In an interview late last week, Board...
View ArticleRiverhead administrator, on leave since October, appointed to new role in...
The East Hampton School District’s Board of Education unanimously voted Tuesday evening to appoint a current Riverhead administrator who has been on leave since October as its assistant superintendent...
View ArticleFormer Riverhead administrator to be paid in full under terms of settlement...
A former Riverhead Central School District administrator will be paid his full salary through June 30 under the terms of a settlement agreement approved by the Board of Education in January. Sam...
View ArticleFormer deputy superintendent at Riverhead carried too many responsibilities,...
A preliminary forensic audit report of the Riverhead Central School District’s business office found that the former deputy superintendent in the district carried too many responsibilities, leading to...
View ArticleRiverhead school district’s finances boosted by COVID funding, audit shows
Riverhead Central School District’s finances were on solid ground for the 2021-2022 fiscal year, according to the district’s annual external audit. Jill Sanders, partner at the public accounting firm...
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