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VOL. 30 NO. 44
OCTOBER 28 - NOVEMBER 3, 2021
N. S. schools ranked among best in state students’ performance on mathematics and reading/language arts state assessments, this is The North Shore School Dis- truly an earned honor,” Interim trict recently received recogni- Superintendent of Schools Dr. tion when the U.S News & World Tom Dolan said. “By focusing on Report released its 2022 “Best academics, these rankings proU.S. Schools” rankvide parents insight ing list, naming into a key element three North Shore of school quality— schools in the top 15 commitment to an in their categories in academic program New York state. Sea and the provision of Cliff School ranked resources to stu11th and Glen Head dents and staff.” School 12th among The methodology best K-8 schools. for the brand-new North Shore Middle rankings for K-8 School ranked 30th schools focuses on among middle two areas: math and schools. reading proficienU.S. News pubcy—how well stulished rankings and dents perfor m on data on more than state assessments, 80,000 of the 110,000 JEANETTE and math and readpublic elementary WOJCIK ing performance— and middle schools Sea Cliff School how well they peranalyzed for their form compared to report across the Principal expectations. country, ranking At Sea Cliff Elethem at the state and district lev- mentary, 92 percent of students els. The best charter and magnet scored at or above the proficient schools were ranked in stand- level in math, and 92 percent alone categories. The school scored at or above that level for ranking program began in 2007. reading. Glen Head’s proficiency “Given that the scoring used scores were the same. to establish the top elementary “I am honored to be part of a and middle schools in the state learning community that continwas almost entirely rooted in CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
BY ANNEMARIE DURKN adurkin@liherald.com
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Courtesy Atria Glen Cove
FORMER SEA CLIFF Mayor Ed Lieberman is offering seniors the chance to learn about the historical communities they live in — and the opportunity to leave their residence and venture out for a few hours.
Former S.C. mayor takes seniors on bus tours of history BY ANNEMARIE DURKIN adurkin@liherald.com
Local seniors have been learning about local history on private bus tours of the area led by former Sea Cliff Mayor Ed Lieberman, who tells the stories of a number of historical landmarks. The Oyster Bay, Sagamore Hill Teddy Roosevelt Bus
Tour is the most frequent of a number of tours focusing on different areas of the community and their past. On this tour, Lieberman highlights President Theodore Roosevelt’s life and related landmarks. “I have a detailed conversation about Teddy Roosevelt’s life — his family, his life and presidency,” Lieberman said.
“The tour leads us to Sagamore Hill, and then, in the interim, we go through the North Shore areas and I lay out the historic significance of the villages we pass through.” Sagamore Hill was the primary residence of Roosevelt and his wife, Edith, from 1886 until they died, the former CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
arning this distinction speaks volumes about the impact that our educators have on our students’ achievements.