In addition to discussion about the school’s cafeteria program, the Sag Harbor School Board vetted a range of topics ranging from the new guidance counselor position and college preparations to the school’s monument policy.
– Assistant Elementary School Principal Donna Denon gave an update on the summer school program. The program develops [...]

Lunch Program Back In, With Changes to Come
By Marissa Maier
Sag Harbor School superintendent Dr. John Gratto confirmed on Wednesday that when the school opens its doors on September 13, there will be a cafeteria program in operation. For the past few months, the board has wrestled with the idea of temporarily suspending [...]

Superintendent Dr. John Gratto is inspecting a snack bag of dehydrated peas. Assistant middle school principal Barbara Bekermus is analyzing the ingredients of a pre-packaged all organic brownie. And assistant high school principal Gary Kalish is noshing on all natural animal cookies. It isn’t lunch time and this isn’t the faculty room. Instead, the [...]

Since 2008, a small group of children have gathered at the Ludlow Farm in Mecox, spending their days enthralled in a summer camp focused on the outdoors, art, imaginative free play and gathering together engaged in simple rituals like making vegetable soup and homemade bread for snack time.
Directed by Lisa Bono, a certified and experienced [...]

New York State testing scores for students at the Bridgehampton School may be down in some subjects, in particular eighth grade math, but according to Principal Jack Pryor the results have less to do with a decline in comprehension, and more to do with changes to the state’s grading system for math and English Language [...]

By Vee Benard
Even though schools are out, the Sag Harbor Elementary School has had a very busy summer.
The south side of the school, which originally held a storage container, tennis courts, and some untended land, is quickly transforming into the Sag Harbor Eco-Walk, brainchild of Ed Bruehl, a Sag Harbor Elementary School parent, and British [...]

A handful of students from the Springs School District are poised to attend high school at Pierson Middle-High School and the Bridgehampton School this fall following a successful referendum in Springs this May that allows parents to send their high school aged children to schools other than the East Hampton High School.
High school students from [...]

Continuing the Sag Harbor School District’s cafeteria program has been a matter of debate since May. Although the school board doesn’t appear closer to finalizing a decision, business official Janet Verneuille laid out four options for the program at a board of education meeting on Monday.
The first would largely maintain the current program, with a [...]

The Sag Harbor School board and administrators hunkered down on Wednesday, July 14 to discuss goals and internal projects for the coming school year. Chief on the list was a broad mandate to evaluate and prioritize the school’s offerings for grades kindergarten through twelfth, a description some felt was too vague.
Board member Dan Hartnett said [...]

From household finances to government and corporate accounting, Sag Harbor school business official Janet Verneuille subscribes to the principle of planning. In this vein, the Sag Harbor School Board recently tasked Verneuille with formulating a five-year financial plan and cash flow analysis for the district.
At a presentation on Monday evening, Verneuille and members of the [...]