Weldon E Howitt High School - Hi Life Yearbook (Farmingdale, NY)

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WHAT YOU LEARN THROUGHOUT YOUR SCHOOL YEARS DEPENDS UPON YOU. BUT WHAT TYPE OF EDUCATION YOU ARE OFFERED DEPENDS UPON THE HOARD OF EDUCATION!!! Mr. Edwin F. Hoffman President The Board of Education is a non-salaried, elected body composed of seven members. It establishes school policy and provides a system of education in accordance with the com- munity’s needs. The Board works to implement policies to improve curriculum and provide capable teaching personnel and administrative staff. In order to establish the best policies and to improve the school curriculum of District 22, the Board members work in committees. Working with these committees are the carefully selected teaching personnel, administrative staff. Superin- tendent of Schools, District Clerk, School Board Lawyer, and School Board Treasurer. This brings a diversified cross-section of people into the work of our educational system. The problem confronting the Board this year has been the great classroom shortage in our schools. Through the news- letters issued by the Public Relations Committee, the public has become aware of the need for more rooms. The referendum for a high school, passed on November 15, will alleviate this problem in 1961. As a stop-gap measure, a district reorganization plan was adopted this year. This plan put the upper grades on single sessions for the first time in many years. Board of Education Seofed—Mr». Florence DeHoon, Mr. Edwin F. Hoffman, Mr . Ethel Rocchio Standing—Or. Thomas W. Guilford, Mr. Bernard Lang, Mr. Joseph Kenney, Mr. John Gillies, Mr. A. Terry Weathers