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West Hempstead board recognizes students and staff, appoints student board member
Summary
The West Hempstead board honored students and staff for festival participation and tenure, announced scholarships and named a student board member; several routine agenda items were approved by voice vote.
The West Hempstead Union Free School District board opened its meeting with a recognition ceremony that highlighted student and staff achievements across the district.
The board honored students who participated in the 2020 New York State School Music Association and cited participation in other events, including the Hawaii Ukulele Festival. Administrators announced Palm Springs Festival scholarships worth $600 in private lessons awarded to Christine Megill and Grace Shamon. A PTA representative reported the organization ended the year with 394 members and thanked families and volunteers for supporting school programs.
Superintendent Mr. Richardson then recognized approximately 16 tenure staff and numerous educators across schools, praising contributions in areas such as literacy, project-based learning, coding, broadcasting and pupil-personnel services. Individual honorees named in the meeting included teachers and support staff from multiple schools; the superintendent emphasized instructional leadership and community partnerships in the district’s programming.
The board moved to accept a student board member (Caddle) for the coming year and approved several routine agenda items by voice vote during the session, with affirmative voice responses recorded but no roll-call tallies provided in the transcript.
What happens next: administrators said they will follow up with families and staff about placements and program details as summer planning continues.
