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Long Island Educational Leaders Attend SCOPE Annual Dinner Meeting
The event served as a valuable networking activity for new and returning superintendents and board of education trustees.
Press release from SCOPE Educational Services:
Aug. 26, 2022
Long Island’s public school educational leaders attended SCOPE Education Services’ 37th Annual Dinner Meeting for superintendents and school board members, held at Oakdale’s Bourne Mansion on Aug. 16. The event served as a valuable networking activity for new and returning superintendents and board of education trustees, as well as other education professionals.
SCOPE provides a vast array of school district services, including before- and after-school childcare programs, school enrichment programs and professional development.
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During his introductory remarks, SCOPE Executive Director George Duffy introduced 37 newly installed school board members and 15 newly appointed superintendents and wished them well in their new positions. He also stressed to those in attendance that their work is vital to maintaining the quality of education on Long Island and urged them to utilize the many programs SCOPE and other educational organizations provide. Mr. Duffy also paid tribute to East Quogue Union Free School District Superintendent and Principal Robert J. Long, who recently passed away.
Mr. Duffy noted that the past several years have presented challenges that have tested veteran administrators, but that the reward is “a front seat to watching kids succeed beyond what we do in schools.”
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Those in attendance were also welcomed by Nassau-Suffolk School Boards Association Executive Director Robert Vecchio and SCOPE Board of Directors President
Dr. Joseph Famularo. Dr. Famularo used a nautical theme to describe the turbulence that educators have witnessed during the past couple of years, but noted that “You kept your ships afloat.”
The Honorable Regent Roger Tilles, Long Island’s representative on the New York State Board of Regents, explained that the role of the Regents is to maintain excellence in schools and to guarantee equity among all students and school districts. “We have excellence here, but we also have special needs,” Regent Tilles said. “Until we have equity, none of us are succeeding.”
This press release was produced by SCOPE Educational Services. The views expressed here are the author's own.
