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Port ed board poses narrower goals
Focus on district climate, excellence
BY CAMERYN OAKES
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The Port Washington Board of Education discussed narrowing its goals for the upcoming school year Tuesday night, creating a tentative list of goals that focuses on district excellence, the fostering of a positive school culture and working with parents and families.
Last year’s goals included supporting the social, emotional and physical well-being of all students and staff, supporting a learning environment, curriculum and extracurricular activities that allow all students to flourish, developing a long-term sustainable budget plan and a five-year strategic plan, and supporting the hiring, retention and professional of staff.
Superintendent Michael Hynes said the 2022-2023 goals were helpful in setting the tone for the school year.
He said that while the board is pleased with its goals last year and may drop one, it does not mean that those initiatives will be abandoned altogether.
He suggested that the goals be approached differently this year, though. He said what could be done collectively is by defining what excellence is and how that looks in different areas of the school district.
“So if we’re going to strive for something I think we need to have a common understanding of what that actually means and then plan for that accordingly,” Hynes said.
He also suggested the goals be narrowed down from the previous school year’s six to only three goals. He said this may allow the board to focus better and spend more time on the three goals.
Hynes provided three suggestions for the board’s goals.
First, he said there is a lot the Port Washington School District can continue to learn to better itself, which can be learned from other school districts locally and nationally. He asked the board to consider this task in researching other practices of school districts to then apply to the Port Washington School District.
Hynes also suggested that the board updates its strategic plan to shift and tweak the district’s focus.
Lastly, he suggested that the Continued on Page 43 the Port Washington Police District, said the origins of National Night out was to show that the community and its police department work hand in hand.
This purpose is continued decades later as Port’s National Night Out shows the unity between law enforcement, first responders and the community they serve.
National Night Out was brought to Port Washington last year by Town of North Hempstead Councilwoman Mariann Dalimonte.
She said she was inspired to bring it to Port Washington after seeing Manhasset’s National Night Out.
She said the event is a beneficial way for the community to get to know their local first responders beyond just the uniform they wear.
“It’s a way of bringing the community together,” Dalimonte said. “You only see police officers and firemen in their uniforms, and I wanted to the community to see the other side.”
Port’s National Night Out is planned by an organizing committee comprised of members including Dalimonte, Petrizzo, Littig House Executive Director Lynette Batts and Sgt. Peter Griffith, community liaison officer for the Port Washington Police District.
The event was held at Lions Park from 4-7 p.m. and featured an array of activities for children and families to enjoy some summer fun. This included field games, inflatables, live music performances from Bach 2 Rock students and TaeKwonDo demonstrations from Blue Moon students.
All field day activities were arranged by SPORTIME, the new operators of the Port Washington Tennis Academy. SPORTIME owner Daren Horig said they wanted to support the
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