Gratto Gets a Raise
After completing a board evaluation of school superintendent Dr. John Gratto’s performance over the past year, the Sag Harbor School board approved a $25,000 salary increase for Dr. Gratto at the last...
View ArticleSag Harbor School Board Adds Wellness as a Goal
By Claire Walla When they gathered last Tuesday, July 12 to discuss goals for the coming school year, the Sag Harbor school district’s Board of Education and its top administrators revisited the three...
View ArticleIB Program Approved for 2012-2013 School Year
By Claire Walla In a unanimous vote held on Wednesday, November 2, the Sag Harbor Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution that would allow the school district to implement the...
View ArticleBOE Discusses Stadium Lighting
By Claire Walla The ongoing discussion revolving around proposed plans to implement a turf field and overhead lights on the Pierson Middle/High School campus — which now has a field composed of...
View ArticlePierson May Bring On the Dogs
By Claire Walla Before the end of this school year, it’s quite possible the Sag Harbor School District will bring drug-sniffing dogs onto the Pierson campus. “For years I was hesitant to pursue this...
View ArticlePierson/Bay Street Meeting Sparks More Conversation, Draws No Conclusions
By Claire Walla Finally, the two boards came to the same table. On Tuesday, January 31, school officials and Bay Street Theatre board members held a meeting on the Pierson Middle/High School campus to...
View ArticleBoard Divided Over Supplemental Accident Insurance
By Claire Walla Ever since the need for student accident insurance was brought into question last year, it has been a hotly debated item among Sag Harbor School Board members. Last year, the board...
View ArticleSag School Board Approves $34 Million Budget
By Claire Walla Pulling no surprises, the Sag Harbor Board of Education voted on Monday, March 26 to approve the district’s proposed $34 million budget for the 2012-2013 school year. “I want to thank...
View ArticleSchool Board Says “Yea” To Student Accident Insurance, Mascot
By Claire Walla For the past year, Sag Harbor School District has not carried a supplemental form of insurance known as student accident insurance. For some members of the Sag Harbor School Board, the...
View ArticleLandslide Victory For Sag Harbor Budget, Incumbents Reelected
Above: School Board Candidate Tom Gleeson (top, far left) waits to hear the results of Tuesday’s election. By Claire Walla Coming as no surprise to the small crowd gathered in the Pierson Middle/High...
View ArticleSag Harbor School Board Clarifies Public Input Policy
By Tessa Raebeck In honor of School Board Recognition Week, Monday’s meeting of the Sag Harbor board of education commenced with a short commemorative concert by members of the Pierson Middle/High...
View Article“Grading” Sag Harbor Teachers: Administrators Discuss Goals Updates at Board...
External Auditor Alexandria Battaglia, CPA, addresses the Sag Harbor Board of Education Monday night. By Tessa Raebeck “This has been a week of very special teams,” said Dr. Bonuso, interim...
View ArticleAt Sag Harbor School Board Meeting, Questions Arise Regarding Lack of...
Sag Harbor Board of Education (BOE) Vice President Chris Tice, BOE President Theresa Samot and Dr. Carl Bonuso, the district’s interim superintendent, at the Board of Education meeting December 16. By...
View ArticleSag Harbor School Board Hopes to Host Educational Summit on Administrative...
Diana Hinojosa proudly watches her husband Fausto receive tenure at the Sag Harbor Board of Education meeting Monday. (Tessa Raebeck photo). By Tessa Raebeck Facing substantial losses in state aid and...
View ArticleSag Harbor School District Announces Preliminary Budget for Buildings and...
By Tessa Raebeck With no audience members but a captive board of education, on Monday Sag Harbor School District administrators presented an update on the athletics and buildings and grounds portions...
View ArticleCiting Exhausted High Schoolers, Sag Harbor Parents Ask for Later Start Times...
Susan Lamontagne addresses the Board of Education Monday, February 10. By Tessa Raebeck By 7:25 a.m. when many adults are either still asleep or just getting up, Sag Harbor teenagers are in class,...
View ArticleAfter More Than Six Months of Debate, Still No Decision on Taping Sag Harbor...
By Tessa Raebeck Each spring around the time of the Sag Harbor Board of Education (BOE) budget vote and elections, “transparency” becomes a buzzword for the district. Candidates and board members...
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