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FREEPORT. NEW YORK. NOVEMBER22,1984
49th YEAR, No. 31
PRICE 2 5 * PER COPY
Voters OK 2 School Propositions
More Supervision
Lunchtime in Baldwin
Board Also Notes
Survey Of H.S. Grads
Approve Sale Of freeport
School, Bond Issue
FREEPORT - With only some 735 Freeporv school district, residenis
voting this past Tuesday, November 20, the two propositions in a
special districl-wide referendum were passed.
By a vote of 508 "yes" votes to 227 "no" votes, residents authorized
the district to sell the old Cleveland Avenue School building to the ABC
Hanger Company for the sum of
Fire Dept. Rally
Winners Announced
FREEPORT - Some 113 cars,
tracts, vans and antique vehicles
competed in the Slilh Annual
Marathon Road Rally, spon­sored
by Ejcelsior Hook and
Ladder Co. No. 1 of the Fteeport
Fire Department.
Best Overall winners in ihe
event, held Sunday, October 26,
viere Randy Shaffer and Kathy
Faizolare, who also won in Ihe
Best Family Car calegoiy.
Other winners were Joe
Presti and Kalie Patriarca in
the category of Best Antique;
Margie McBtide . and Amta
Moorus, Besi Sports Car; Al
and Karen Martin, Best Truck;
Tom Laffin and 0ebbie Cools,
Best Van; Frank Slover and Tom
Filzsimons, Best Fire Depart­ment
Team; Andy Ncary and
, Gary Leschinski, of OUo's
Sea Grill, Best Bar Team; and
Nancy Novotny and Dorothy
Wieck, of Pier 95, Best Restau-rant
Team.
0>-er 300 people attended the
Halloween style Awards Party,
which was held following the
rally;
The rally has been described as
"the largest one held to date"
by Hook and Ladder Company
No. 1.
Police Make
Drug Arrests
FREEPORT - Village police
officers and detectives recently
made several more drug-related
arrests in the Broadway area of
Freeport.
On Thursday, November 8, at
about 8:30 pm, Freeport Police
Officers Richard Walter and
George DowdeU arrested Dario
Marvlarda, 25, in front of 84
Broadway.
Marvlarda, whose address
was given as 358 Arthur Street in
Freeport, was allegedly observed
with a clear plastic bag contain­ing
t substance believed to be
marijuana
The foOowing day, DowdeU and
Walter arrested two more Freer
by Joan Delaney
BALDWIN - The lunchtime policy in the Baldwin School District's
elementary schools was one of the topics at the recent monthly Board of'
Education meeting. The meeting centered on several administrative
and curriculum projects which were explained carefully to both the
School Board and community and were unanimously approved.
• ,Dr. Peter K. Lynch, prineipal.of Baldwin Senior High Schooii and'
Guidance Chairman Albert Kach-
(Conv-onPagelS)
inosky outlined a BOCES follow-up
survey which was sent to grad­uates
from the classes of 1977,
1982 and 1983.
The survey, which has long
been recommended, was pre­pared
through collaborative work
with BOCES and was modified
for Baldwin's needs. Tabulated
by BOCES, the-responses have
been compiled in a report,
but will be discussed publicly
only when their implications have
first been presented and dis- "
cussed with department heads
and faculty.
Lynch noted that many of the
individual comments, particularly
those in response to the question,
"What would you tell a Baldwin
student relative to his educa­tion?"
provided administrators
with insights concerning cur­riculum
oflferings, extra-curricu­lar
participation and support
services. (A detaiSfd report of
the suney will be in a subsequent
Usue of THE LEADER.)
In responding to the survey,
several Board members noted
their interest in some of the
comments, and School Board
President William Ryan pointed
out that Ihe comments of grad­uates!
from 1977, who are now
entering the job market after
college or who are in the job
market, were more critical than
those of recent graduates. He
noted that there is "room for.
improvement," but — as Lynch
stressed — that was Ihe pur­pose
of the survey.
This suney — pan of a self-evaluation
of the high school —
b being conducted along with
the outside evaluation by the
Middle States Association which
will culminate in a three day on-site
visit on April 24-26. In
preparation for that, the faculty
has been engaging in regular
. self-evaluation meetings and
in fact several adjustments,
most particularly regarding some
curriculum offerings and the
change to co-ed gym, have come
about because of these studies.
Lynch also noted that the
survey has helped staff to as­certain
the effect of the asshnila-tlon
of the ninth grade into ihe
high school since September,
1982, a reason for selecting the
two years of recent graduates.
The survey was sent to 1,837
graduates and 30% were re­turned,
a number considered
excellent for such surveys and
above the 24-27% needed to
make it statistically valid. Board
member Lorraine Dellcr spoke
of the importance of the carry
over value and the need to
have the graduates' advice
"filter down" to Ihe students.
While there Is no specifically
planned "follow-up to the follow-up
survey," Lynch noted thai
information would be shared at
the P.LE. programs for fresh­men
and sophomores and copies
will also be placed in the public
library for viewing by residents.
The initial gleanings from the
survey seem to indicate that so­cio-
economic pressures, with
increased numbers of itodenis
working, have not adversely
affected participation in school
activities. In addition, Ryan
noted that the survey appears to
- be I "very positive document
which reflects favciably on the
school."
• A second controversial item
discussed was the expansion of
lunchtime and befote-tchod
supervision at the elementary
level. Although a similar tjrpe of
recwnmendatlon has previoosly
been vetoed twice by former
school beards. Assistant Soper-inlendent
Gene Laniaro noted
Ihat * iDTvey of the number of
{Conl.cnPagalA},
$550,000.
The school district's proposed
capital improvement program of
$4,905,750 also received > the
voters' approval with a vole of
422 "yes" to 292 "no."
On receiving news of the
voters' approval, Freeport Super­intendent
Dr. John E. Bierwlrth
commented they "have wisely
decided that proper maintenance
and Improvement of our educa-
, tional facilities will be economic­ally
advantageous in the long
run."
The focus of the improvement
program will"be roofs, boilers and
windows, many of which —
school district officials have ex­plained
to residents — are way
beyond their expected life.
The repairs have been planned
not only to reduce maintenance
costs, but to allow for significant
reductions in energy use.
Only the actual costs will be
funded and there will be no tax
impact until 19&8 or 1989, Bier-wirth
has stressed. That is when
•the actual bonds will be floated.
In speaking of the vole to allow
for the sale of Clcvrlar.d Avenue
School. Bierwlrth said that voter
approval "demonstrates their
willingness to follow prudent
economic planning, which will
benefit the district and Ihe vil­lage."
The proposal to sell Cleveland
Avenue School, which has not
been used for more than a year,
was preceded by a study by a task
force of local residents and schoor
djslricl representatives.
The ABC Hanger Company, a
family-owned firm presently lo­cated
in Garden City, apparently
comes closer than any other pros­pective
purchaser to fitting the
criteria outlined by the task
force.
The firm does no manufactur­ing.
It warehouses component
parts, assembles them and ships
out the store display units.
Proceeds from the sale of
Cleveland Avenue School will be
used to set up a reserve fund for
capital Improvement and would
generate an additional $297,000
in State aid, further off jctUng Ihe
amount required (or the capital
improvement ptoRtstii.
A RED LETTER DAY. Brownie Betsy Martin of Troop #2118 traveled
ic Village Hail ic pretem Freepcrt VIHao* Mayor vVlliUni Whils with a
igsSQIrl Sccui Calendar. Standing (I.) I> Betty'* mother and Girl Seoul
leader, Marie, and rishi It Sharcn DeCampI, Freeport Troop Services
Chalrwtman. Th« c«l«ndsrt ar* M SI each ^ can b« purchased from
any Girl Sccut cr by calling Community Aasoclailon. Chairwoman
Marilyn Alexander at 5«M4«2.