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REGULAR MEETING 

April 6, 2020 
8:00 p.m. 

MEETING CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC DUE TO COVID-19, GOVERNOR’s EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 202.1 

Superintendent Kathleen Sottile would like to share this inspirational message with the community. Stay well. 

Click Here for a letter from Dr. Kathleen Sottile, Superintendent of Schools.

Click here for a video message from
Dr. Sottile, Superintendent of Schools

Click Here for information on Child Care for Essential Workers

New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has extended the closure of all schools in the state until

April 29th.

This means that no students are to report to school from

Monday, March 16th through Wednesday, April 29th.

There will be no activities or events during this time.

FREE GRAB AND GO LUNCH PROGRAM
Beginning  Wednesday, March 18, 2020, we will be providing our students a free Grab and Go lunch between the hours  of 11am and 1pm. There will be no Ala Carte items for sale. Lunches will be distributed for both schools  at the Floral Park Bellerose Elementary School (the entrance for pickup will be on the Poppy Place side lunch door on the black top). All students who are eligible for the free and reduced meal program are encouraged to participate in the meal pick up program.  If you should have an issue with transportation or have a special dietary need, please contact the school lunch office at 516 434 2758 or email Karen Crenshaw at  KCrenshaw@fpbsd.org

ALTICE HOME INTERNET
Altice (formerly Cablevision) offers a free internet product for students with no Internet access at home.  Installation charges are also waived.  The relationship is directly between parent/guardian and Altice so the school districts and BOCES are not involved except to provide information.  Parents call 1-866-200-9522 to enroll

• When a parent calls in, they can say they are calling about the offer for free internet service.
• No documentation is required – just self-identification that they have a K-12 or college student in the household and do not currently have internet access at home.
• There is no install fee or out of pocket costs for 60 days (as of now)
• If the address does have an outstanding balance from another account, there is a chance they may deny this unless they can pay that balance or can prove it was not theirs.

 Through the prompts, they will need to select new customer, new service, new Internet.

March 25, 2020
Superintendent Update

Superintendent Letter to
Floral Park-Bellerose School District Families
and School Community

Starting Monday, March 23, 2020, the fields and play structures
at both the Floral Park-Bellerose and the John Lewis Childs schools
will be closed.

State Education Department and New York's Public Television Stations Announce Expanded Remote Learning During Statewide School Closure

Local Public Media Channels to Broadcast Educational Content for Pre-K to 12th Grade

Click Here

Please see the attachment about student participation in statewide assessments under the
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

Click here for the Attachment

Parents and guardians of children who legally live in the Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District, who contemplate sending their children to private and/or non-public schools outside the school district during the 2020-21 school year, are reminded that they must file an application for bus transportation by April 1, 2020. This is New York State Law.

Application forms are available on the District website under the Departments tab then click on Transportation or at the Floral Park-Bellerose UFSD Administration Offices, 1 Poppy Place, Floral Park, NY 11001, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

All applications must be completed with corresponding paperwork and returned before the April 1^st deadline to: Transportation Office, Floral Park-Bellerose UFSD, 1 Poppy Place, Floral Park, NY 11001.

Attention Parents

Current School Year Calendar Revision (2019-2020)
Thursday, March 19, 2020 and Friday, March 20, 2020 will now be non student days.
Teachers will be doing professional development in the morning.
Parent/Teacher conferences will remain as scheduled in the afternoon.

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The Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District is committed to fostering a safe learning environment that promotes social-emotional, physical and intellectual growth, where students use their creativity, critical thinking and problem-solving skills to be successful, kind and compassionate members of a global society. Students will be prepared for their future, while embracing their individuality with an eagerness to face challenges. Through open, on-going communication, we strive to have our parents, teachers and community members actively involved in educating and developing the whole child.