Friday, November 17, 2023
Vol. 100, No. 45
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Library HVAC, water leak costs covered
HONORING VETERANS
BY KASSARA MCELROY
BY RIKKI MASSAND
At its work session last week, the Garden City Board of Education analyzed recent updates made to its integrated co-teach (ICT) programs at the Stewart and Stratford elementary schools. An Integrated Co-Teaching (ICT) class has students with and without Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) learning together. Janine Villez, director of pupil personnel services, and Desiree Clemente, assistant director of pupil personnel services, detailed what the classrooms look like, what the student profiles look like within the context of those classrooms and how many students fall within the programmatic setting. Right now, there are 1,273 total students enrolled in the two elementary schools. Among those students are 59 with disabilities who are eligible for placement in an ICT classroom. No more than 40% of the students in these classes can have IEPs. Twenty-one of those students also attend resource room sessions for 40 minutes a day to enhance their reading skills. Another 43 students receive speech services, and 33 others receive occupational therapy. Some students also receive counseling, vision, hearing, and other services in smaller numbers. At Stratford, there is one ICT section per grade level. The same goes for Stewart, except the 4th grade has a second section. There are a total of
At its November 2 meeting the Village Board of Trustees approved a resolution to write off a billed amount of $13,373 for the Garden City Public Library’s water usage and waive the penalties for the fees, due to a leak found in the building’s cooling system back in May. Village Administrator Ralph Suozzi explained that GCPL has an annual budget of approximately $6,000 for the building’s water usage, but the bill for this year came to more than double that. “The reason for it is the HVAC system, which we’re replacing, has too many components besides the thermostat including an air handler inside and a cooling tower outside. There was leaking from the old cooling tower which is being replaced; water was pouring out from it.”
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Library infrastructure projects continue BY RIKKI MASSAND
During Village ceremonies marking Veterans Day, “Taps” was played by GCHS students Ellie Stier and Alessandro Ehrig. See pages 50-51.
Safety matters at the Garden City Public Library building on Seventh Street are literally “front and center.” But for the remainder of 2023 it seems the door might be closed on replacing the Library’s metal and glass doors, which some patrons find too heavy to open. A delay in addressing these doors has the Library Board of Trustees and GCPL administration concerned, and this week steps were taken to ensure the village’s attention to the issue. On November 13 Village Trustee Bruce Torino, the Board’s liaison to the Garden City Public Library, listened See page 26
GC Casino hosts Finals Weekend PAGES 62-63 Journey into the Cathedral crypt PAGE 22