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Friday, June 10, 2022
Vol. 10, No. 23
COL. WILKERSON GUIDE TO SUMMER, BEN-LEVY RECOGNIZES STUDENTS LOST IN UVALDE TALKS SECURITY STREET FAIRS PAGES 23-54
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Redistricting proposals on next agenda
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Town to consider four new maps BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y On Thursday, the North Hempstead Town Board will hold a public hearing to consider four redistricting proposals that were submitted by the nonpartisan redistricting commission on May 30. Every 10 years, the town is directed to participate in the redistricting process by town code to revise districts to ensure none contain a substantially disproportionate difference in the voter population compared to other districts. North Hempstead currently has six councilmanic districts, which are each represented by one member of the Town Board. In addition to the six councilmembers, the town supervisor also sits on the seven-member board. According to the 2020 federal census, which was released on Aug. 12, 2021, the Town of North Hempstead’s population grew by 11,317 people to 237,639. This is a 5 percent increase from the 2010 Census, which listed the Town’s population as 226,322. The seven-member board consists of Chairperson Dana Boylan, Vice Chair Harrison Feuer, Secretary Jill Wasser, Mary Kay Barket, Sumeet Datt, James McHugh and Patricia Schneider. The four proposals, labeled as Options 1, 2, 3 and 9, respectively will be on the June 16 agenda. Members of the Town Board can vote for one of the proposals at the Continued on Page 61
PHOTO COURTESY OF NORTH SHORE SCHOOLS
At the NYSSMA Majors, North Shore’s ensembles won multiple awards.
Racial disparity in aid for N. Shore schools Analysis finds districts with high minority enrollment see smaller percentage increase BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z This is the third in a series on North Shore school districts The figures were selected from the state Legislature and compared with demographic and enrollment figures from the state’s Education Department. The average 2022-23 state aid for the 11 school districts was $14.3
million, with the Sewanhaka School District receiving the most at nearly $57.9 million and the East Williston School District having the least at $5.5 million. The boost in state aid for the 11 public school districts on the North Shore is part of a record $457 million in extra financial aid for all Long Island public school districts included in the state’s budget, which was ap-
proved in April. The cumulative rise in the 11 school districts is larger in percentage terms than the cumulative 16.52% increase for all Nassau County school districts. The average amount of 2022-23 state aid increases for the 11 public school districts throughout the North Shore of Nassau County is more than 21%, a figure higher than the increases for the four districts whose
minority enrollment is higher than their white enrollment, according to an analysis conducted by Blank Slate Media. The four school districts whose 2020-21 minority enrollment was greater than their white enrollment are Great Neck, Herricks, New Hyde Park-Garden City Park and Sewanhaka. Minority enrollment is comprised Continued on Page 61
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