Sad News

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Miriam Feinstein’s mother, Gertrude Coppersmith, passed away on Wednesday May 4, 2016 at the age of 105. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday May 5 at Schwartz Brothers – Jeffer Memorial Chapels, 114-03 Queens Boulevard, Forrest Hills, NY 11375. Burial at the  Old Montefiore Cemetery.

Following the burial, the family invites friends for a light meal on the roof top of 38-20 Bowne Street.

Beginning Friday, May 6, Miriam will be sitting Shiva at her home – 21 Perth Place, East Northport. The hours are:
Friday, May 6 at  2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, May 8 – Tuesday, May at 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.,  7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Minyan at 8:30 p.m. Sunday – Tuesday

An Invitation …

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Listen for the sweet sounds of summer at the
2016 Northport Middle School End of School Year Celebration

Sunken Meadow Pavilion
June 16, 2016
From 4:30pm to 8:30pm

Come and bid a fond farewell to:
Angela Angermaier
Steve Paysen
(Anne Griffith will not be able to attend the gathering.)

For more information download the event flyer
Northport Middle School End of Year Party.

Do you have a grandchild in 4th grade?

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New York State Parks are waiving daily vehicle fees for fourth-graders and their families for this year. The state also will pick up the transportation costs for children of all ages, from K–12, who live in disadvantaged areas. A $500,000 program included in the new budget, “Every Kid in a Park” also covers historic sites and state DEC lands. The family of fourth-graders can apply for passes at everykidinapark.gov and schools can request transportation grants to reimburse bus costs, tolls and entrance fees starting July 1.

Urgent Message Regarding Health Insurance

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NYSUT sent out a notice earlier this year regarding the NYSHIP dependent eligibility audit. The  Audit was directed strictly to those members with family Empire Plan coverage and who obtain their health coverage through school districts or local
governments.

April 15, 2016, was the deadline for participants to submit verifying dependent information to the plan for the purpose of coverage. It was reported yesterday that as of 04/14/16, 26,000 Empire Plan participants had not submitted their dependent verification information. If this information is not submitted, dependents will be removed from coverage, and most would lose coverage retroactive to 01/01/16.

Local leaders encourage their members to review the dependent verification packet they received in February and comply with the request as soon as possible. If participating members have questions, members can call HMS Solutions (the NYSHIP dependent verification vendor) 1-855-893-8477.

Take Action Now

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NYSAPE
PLEASE TAKE ACTION NOW & SUPPORT SMART LEGISLATION TO FIX PUBLIC EDUCATION LAWS!
NYSAPE (New York State Allies for Public Eduction) and its allies support Assembly members Todd Kaminsky and Amy Paulin’s comprehensive legislation that will bring common sense back to NYS Education. Combined, the five bills will:
·    end over-testing and require full test transparency (A09584 – Kaminsky)
·   restore local control and repeal receivership law (A09578 – Kaminsky)
·   create needed alternative pathways to graduation for students (A09579 – Kaminsky)
·   decouple teacher/principal evaluations from test results (A09626 – Kaminsky)
·   decouple financial penalties from teacher/principal evaluation plans if not in place by this Fall & require an expert committee to develop a research-based teacher/principal evaluation plan (A09461-Paulin)
Assembly members Kaminsky & Paulin’s bills are an important start to fixing the damage done to education in New York State.
Please TAKE ACTION NOW & send a letter to your Assembly member and Senator. Demand that they support these five bills that begin to heal the trust broken by damaging education legislation and policy.
Thank you for TAKING ACTION!
NYS Allies for Public Education nysape.org