Long Beach Talks School Preservation Plan

Submitted by Long Beach Schools

The Long Beach School District’s Board of Education held a public work session during which students were recognized for their achievements in mathematics and art, and an update on the School Preservation Plan and storm recovery work was presented.

Director of Mathematics Dr. Cheriese Pemberton announced accomplishments earned by students in Math Olympiads, MathCOUNTS and American Mathematics Competitions. Maya Arengo, Uma Arengo, Mollie Borenstein, Meilin Garfinkel, Arjun Gupta, Hayden Henry, James Joyce, Jonathan Kapilian, Joshua Kapilian, Emily McDonnell, Madeline O’Connor, Erik Roll, Alexandra Thursland and Nicholas Wiesendanger received certificates acknowledging their various math distinctions. Long Beach continues to provide opportunities for students to challenge themselves mathematically outside of class.

Director of Comprehensive Arts Dr. Dale Johnanson congratulated students from all six school buildings who attained art awards. Certificates were presented to Ciarra Aloi, Rosa Amestica, Alyscia Batista, Laura Capozzi, Leah Cohen, Lauren Cox, Isabella DeFrancesco, Riley Esposito, Andie Farkas, Natalia Hakimzadeh, Daniela Halavach, Kate Hanson, Brooke Harrington, Catherine Ives, Charlotte Kasper, Sarah Lee, Owen Martin, Nina Miller, Esther Molloy, David Page, Kayla Passaro, Luke Quilter, Lindsay Rosenberg, Emma Rosenthal, Adriana Sadjoeri, Amalia Sadjoeri, Isabelle Salsone, Klaudia Sarno, Sarah Sheridan, Chloe Silverberg, Max Tunney, Iain Wall and Amber Werner. Long Beach art students have received recognition in local, regional, and national art contests.

Chief Operating Officer Michael DeVito provided a review of the School Preservation Plan and discussed the completed projects as well as open construction items. The District has completed over a hundred million dollars of work to improve all the school buildings in the District. Among the finished work highlighted were the renovated science labs and a new multi-media studio at the high school, the new turf athletic fields at both the middle and high schools, a new middle school library and nurses’ office, the new pre-K wing at Lido Elementary School and bathroom renovations at East, Lindell and West Schools and the middle school. A new security system, including a visitor management system and additional security cameras, was implemented across the district,.

Storm restoration projects were carried out in each building and included both reconstructing damaged areas and mitigating against future flooding. The storm restoration is funded through insurance and FEMA reimbursements, although a FEMA balance of $12,067,113 is still owed to the district. The District will be receiving funds to rebuild the Administration Building and the 100’s wing at the Middle School at no additional cost to the taxpayers.

“We are going to keep pushing to get these projects closed out,” DeVito said. “The timeline still looks good and we are working hard to see that the remaining work is addressed.”

The full School Preservation Plan and Update on Status of Storm Recovery Work/FEMA Funding report can be accessed via the district’s website, www.lbeach.org, on the Finance & Operations Department page.

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