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Herricks Board of Ed Notebook – Feb. 16

Other news from the February 16 board of education meeting.

The Herricks Board of Education held a meeting on Thursday, Feb. 16. Here are some of the things you may have missed.

Contracts

  • The board extended the district’s contract with Nesco Bus Maintenance for bus repairs and maintenance work in the 2012-2013 school year. There was no increase in the price of this contract.
  • A 60-month lease with Canon Business Solutions was approved for the leage of three Canon copiers, which cost $1,650 a month and produce about 1.68 million copies a year.

Donations

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  • The board accepted a donation of $350 from the Herricks Art Boosters Association.
  • Another gift of two $250 scholarships from the Chinese American Association of North Hempstead were accepted. This scholarship are for seniors in the class of 2012.
  • A third gift of two Yamaha tenor saxophones from Herricks High School graduate Jonathan Lee were accepted.

The next meeting of the Herricks Board of Education will be on Thursday, March 1 at 7:15 p.m. at the community center. A budget meeting will also take place at that time.

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