Schools
Valley Stream 24 Honors Retiring Board of Education President
Donna LaRocco recently retired as a Valley Stream 24 School District Board of Education member.
After serving the Valley Stream 24 Board of Education and community for 15 years, Donna LaRocco retired on June 30th. Mrs. LaRocco has served as president, vice president, and trustee on the Board of Education, as well as a trustee on the Valley Stream Central High School District Board of Education. She will be succeeded by Alisa Clark, a district parent and William L. Buck PTA member, who was elected to the Valley Stream 24 School District Board of Education in May.
“Mrs. LaRocco is leaving behind a legacy of service and dedication to the Valley Stream community,” said Superintendent of Schools Dr. Unal Karakas. “She is an exemplary Board of Education member who consistently showed up for her community and lent a hand wherever one was needed. The Board of Education and our district thank her for her dedication to our community and wish her happiness in her retirement!”
Mrs. LaRocco has been a long-time resident of Valley Stream 24, raising her children in the community with her husband Anthony. Before serving on the Valley Stream 24 Board of Education, she was a PTA member for 18 years at the William L. Buck School.
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Throughout her tenure, Mrs. LaRocco served on various Board of Education committees. She received multiple citations from local legislators and lobbied for educational causes. At the recent June 5th Board of Education business meeting, Mrs. LaRocco was honored with a citation from Assemblyman C. William Gaylor III.
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