Credit A.J. Voelpel

Superintendent Rick Simon recently told Patch that the closure of Kirdahy and Westbrook Elementary schools will result in an estimated 45 terminated positions.  As reported last week...

Credit A.J. Voelpel

A month after the board of education decided to close two elementary schools, the topic was still in the forefront for some parents at Thursday night’s BOE meeting at the high school. ...

Credit Courtesy of West Islip School District

West Islip Superintendent Rick Simon spoke with Patch about the Board of Education's decision to close Westbrook and Kirdahy Elementary Schools at the end of the school year, and deemed i...

Credit A.J. Voelpel

To the Editor: The members of the Board of Education are volunteers and dedicate many hours of their time to the service of this community.  They do this, however, by choice.  They ...

Credit West Islip High School

And so the decision has been made. After months of public discussion and a plethora of input from education experts and West Islip residents, the Board of Education has chosen to clo...