Two Hour Delayed Opening - Friday, March 6
The Copiague Public Schools will be on a 2 hour delayed opening tomorrow morning, Friday, March 6.
Great Neck Road Principal Named
A member of the Great Neck Road family for more than 15 years, Karla Cangelosi has been selected to succeed Joseph Agosta as Principal of Great Neck Road Elementary School beginning in September 2015.
“Ms. Cangelosi’s appointment as Principal of Great Neck Road completes the administration succession plan the Board of Education and I have been working to create for the last two years,” said Superintendent Charles A. Leunig. “She brings to the job a balance of instructional and administrative experience that complements our educational program. In addition to her vast knowledge and experience in education, her familiarity with students, staff and families will insure a seamless leadership transition.”
Ms. Cangelosi began her educational career in Copiague in 1999 as a classroom teacher before being appointed as a reading teacher, a position in which she evaluated students with reading difficulties. Additionally, she has been a primary balanced literacy staff developer, an administrative intern, and was Acting Assistant Principal at Great Neck Road, before being promoted to her current position as Assistant Principal. She also currently serves as the District’s Universal Pre-Kindergarten liaison.
Ms. Cangelosi holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Dowling College, a master’s degree in reading from LIU Post, and an educational leadership certificate from Stony Brook University.
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Board of Education Nominating Petitions Now Available
Board Member Qualifications
To qualify for membership on a school board, an individual:
• Must be able to read and write.
• Must be a qualified voter of the district.
• Must be and have been a resident of the district for a least one year prior to the election.
• May not have been removed from any school district office within the preceding one year.
• May not reside with a member of the family who is also a member of the same school board.
• May not be a current employee of the school board.
• May not simultaneously hold another incompatible public office.
Nominating Petitions
Nominating petitions are available at the District Clerk’s Office, Copiague Public Schools Administration Offices, 2650 Great Neck Road, Copiague, or call 631-842-4015, ext. 501.
Nominating petitions must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters, or 2 percent of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election of the members of the Board of Education, whichever is greater. This year, a minimum of 25 signatures is needed.
Nominating petitions for specific seats on the school board must include the candidate’s name and residence; the residences of the people who sign the petition; the vacancy to be filled, including the name of the incumbent; and the length of the term of office to be filled.
Candidates may be nominated for only one vacancy. Nominating petitions must be filed for specific seats on the board. Petitions must be delivered to the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 20, 2015. The first campaign contributions affidavit is also due at this time. Contribution statements are due April 20, 2015, May 14, 2015 and June 8, 2015.