FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT: The culture is in the details
By Robert Parry Interim School Superintendent You really only learn how an organization works by living in it over a period of time. As small as Shelter Island School is, it is a complex organization...
View ArticleFrom The Desk Of The Superintendent: Doing good … and doing better
A few observations on a frigid February afternoon. School means many things to different students. For some, it is their safe place, the most “normal” part of their lives at this time. For others,...
View ArticleContract negotiations begin
Teacher contract negotiations began on May 10, when four members of the Shelter Island Faculty Association (SIFA) and the school’s attorney met in their first official teacher contract sit-down. Two...
View ArticleSpending cuts ahead to meet 2% tax cap, Hynes warns school district
If the Shelter Island Board of Education rolled over its 2011-12 budget into 2012-13 with no changes in staffing, programs or cuts, taxpayers would be looking at a 4.5 percent increase in taxes,...
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LIVE: ‘Public Education at a Crossroads’ forum in Stony Brook
Panelists at Thursday night’s ‘Public Education at a Crossroads’ forum at Stony Brook University. (Credit: Michael White) A forum entitled “Public Education at a Crossroads,” organized by three East...
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Three East End school districts partnering to improve education
School district administrators and teachers gathered Thursday at Stony Brook University for a panel discussion about”Professional Capital: Transforming Teaching in Every School.” Book co-author and...
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Shelter Island takes lead in collaboration
JULIE LANE PHOTOSocial studies teacher Brian Doelger will offer an overview Monday night about how collaborative teaching is working on Shelter Island as the Board of Education welcomes Southold...
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Richard’s almanac: How to beat the blues
STOCK PHOTOThere are many sources of help for anxiety and depression. I was watching my granddaughter’s JV volleyball team play a tense game against Port Jefferson at the school gym last Friday when I...
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Congrats, Decency Ambassadors!
Decency Ambassadors Tyler Gulluscio, Lauren Gibbs and Michael Hand. Decency Ambassadors Mrs. Meghan Lang, Leron Carter and Francis Regan. The post Congrats, Decency Ambassadors! appeared first on...
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Island National Honor Society raises funds and food
The Shelter Island National Honor Society (NHS) collected over 500 items and $40 during their Souper Bowl of Caring food drive competition. In a competition with Odd Grades pitted against Even Grades,...
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‘The Addams Family’ — Creepy, kooky and tons of fun
Electrical chairs, crossbow hunting in Central Park and falling in love with the moon were just some of the antics that were front and center in “The Addams Family,” the Shelter Island School Drama...
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Earth science at Mashomack
Under the direction of the Nature Conservancy’s Cindy Belt and Shelter Island teacher Carolyn Taylor, Shelter Island School’s earth science class had a fantastic day completing a field lab at Mashomack...
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Basketball game helps deliver message of celebration
Stars engage students in fun assembly When Shelter Island School hosted a special assembly on Friday, Oct. 4, featuring the ESPN Drug Free All Stars, the word from students was “Best Assembly EVER!”...
View ArticleSIEF grants available
The Shelter Island Education Foundation accepts grant requests twice a year from students, teachers and programs that inspire participants and enrich their futures. Projects must provide, or make...
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White oak, white gold: A history of Sylvester Manor
Sylvester Manor has released a statement that in part states: “Two weeks after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the protests and demonstrations against police brutality, racial injustice and...
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