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recent awards that the district received were based on the 2022 to 2023 school year. Joel Press, assistant superinLynbrook Public Schools were awarded the International tendent for finance, operations, Certificate of Excellence in a n d i n fo r m at i o n s y s t e m s, Financial Reporting and the acknowledged the finance team Certificate of Achievement for that contributed to the district Excellence in Financial Report- re c e iv i n g t h e s e a c c o l a d e s ing. including Emilia The Association P i n e l l o , p ay r o l l of School Business supervisor; Patricia Officials Inter naJung, senior tional presented the accountant clerk; first award, and the L i n d a G i l l e s p i e, Gover nment treasurer; Sylvia Finance Of ficers Byr ne, junior Association g ave accountant clerk; the second award. Janine Koicim, The GFOA award is principal typist the highest form of JoEl PRESS clerk; and Paula recognition in gov- Assistant Jae gers, senior ernmental account- superintendent for accountant clerk. ing and financial “I’m new here finance, operations reporting, and its and the award is and information attainment reprebased of f of the sents a significant systems 2022 to 2023 school accomplishment by year, which I was a government and not here for,” Press its management. ASBO Inter- said. “(The finance team) were national’s award recognizes here for it and they did, and districts that have met the pro- continue to do, all of the work.” g ram’s high standards for Press explained that every financial reporting and trans- year, external auditors look parency. over a sample of the district’s The district received the financial activity. After they GFOA award for 11 consecutive review the schools’ finances, years and the ASBO award for they issue their findings. In nine consecutive years. The
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Celebrating Patriots’ Weekend Community members watched fireworks last Sunday night at Greis Park, at Lynbrook’s Patriots’ Weekend event. More photos, Page 3.
Centre Ave. Elementary School has a ‘generational impact’ on E. Rockaway By BEN FIEBERT bfiebert@liherald.com
Centre Avenue Elementary School’s mantra of “better together” created long-lasting connections within the community, which span multiple generations. The school, founded in 1924, before the invention of the film strip projector, celebrated its 100th birthday earlier this month. Years later, students can watch educational films on projectors the size of their hand. Centre Avenue has gone through structural, educational, and program changes over the years, but one thing that has stayed the same is the supportive
energy that the school instilled in its students. “The building is committed to the betterment of the students’ future,” Caila Kelly, 45, principal of Centre Avenue Elementary School, said. “And they know that when we have to have a conversation that may not be palatable for a lot of people, it comes from a place of supportive energy and that’s what I believe kept us a generational impact for so many years.” Kelly, who was sworn in as principal four years ago, noted that it’s the principals before her and after her that keep Centre Avenue a “special place.” She said that the close-knit culture created where the students, faculty, nurses, Continued on page 5
he award is based off of the 2022 to 2023 school year.
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