At the Tuesday, Nov. 18, Oyster Bay-East Norwich board of education meeting, Superintendent Dr. Laura Seinfeld said that the OBEN schools are partnering with local organizations to form a Community Advisory Board to deal with issues affecting the youth of Oyster Bay-East Norwich. The Community Advisory Board was initiated by the Youth and Family Counseling Agency of Oyster Bay-East Norwich. The Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, Boys and Girls Club, Library and houses of worship will come together with the OBEN schools in this effort.
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Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Dr. Lisa Mulhall spoke about some new courses that will be offered at the high school, including an exercise science course that will carry physical education credits from Adelphi University and a college level engineering course. These courses will be offered in conjunction with the State University of Stony Brook.
“These courses will be available to students starting in the 2015-16 school year,” said Dr. Mulhall.
There are also additional plans for a college journalism course to be offered by SUNY Stony Brook starting in the 2016-17 school year.
Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations Stephen Valente informed the board that all of the school security measures that were discussed in 2013 have been implemented. He said that the schools also have plans to upgrade the existing security camera system in the near future as well as adding 15 to 20 new cameras to concentrate on the “blind spots.”
Retired Nassau County Fire Marshall Tim Green discussed with the board his findings in the school’s annual fire safety inspection.
“We found that everything is in great shape with only one minor issue that has been resolved in my follow up inspection,” said Green.
Next year’s fire inspection is scheduled for the months of August or September.
The next Board of Education business meeting will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 16.
