Albany Avenue Elementary Celebrates 100 Years of Black History
"The REAL Harmony Club honored 100 years of Black history with a powerful performance on Feb. 11, 2026. The event featured a fashion show, dancing, music, poetry, and the Steppin’ Dalers. Through their voices, vision, and leadership, students transformed the stage into a living tribute to the past and a bold promise for the future."
Street Dedication Ceremony to Honor Educators
"Community to Celebrate the Legacy of Gina Pellettiere and Beatrice Ferrari with Special Event Featuring Marching Band
The Farmingdale School District, in collaboration with the Town of Oyster Bay, will hold a special street renaming ceremony on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. This event will honor the late Farmingdale educators Gina Pellettiere and Beatrice “Bea” Ferrari, who tragically passed away on September 21, 2023, when a charter bus carrying 40 members of the Farmingdale High School marching band overturned on Interstate 84 in Orange County on their way to a band camp in Pennsylvania.
“The Farmingdale School District is pleased to share the news of the upcoming Street Dedication Ceremony celebrating Bea and Gina,” stated Superintendent of Schools Paul Defendini. “As the district and the Town of Oyster Bay come together to unveil the new street signs, it will serve as a symbolic gesture of the everlasting impact that educators can have. These signs will stand as beacons of hope and inspiration and will forever honor the extraordinary lives of Bea Ferrari and Gina Pellettiere.”
Event details:
Superintendent of Schools Paul Defendini will lead the ceremony, which will showcase the Farmingdale High School Marching Band, Dalerettes, and Daler Guard, along with District Officials, the Board of Education, Family Members, and Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino, along with members of the Oyster Bay Town Board.
The ceremony will begin at 4:30 pm on the turf field at Farmingdale High School.
Woodward Parkway at 11th Ave in Farmingdale will be named in honor of Beatrice Ferrari. 10th Ave at Woodward Parkway in Farmingdale will be named in honor of Gina Pellettiere.
During the ceremony, there will be speeches celebrating Gina and Bea's contributions, anecdotes from those who knew them well, and an exceptional musical performance by the renowned Farmingdale High School Marching Band.
Attendees are encouraged to wear Daler gear and come together as a community to pay tribute to these exceptional educators, whose influence will continue to inspire future generations.
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino stated, “We are proud to honor the life and public service of beloved educators, Gina Pellettiere and Beatrice Ferrari. While these amazing women left us too soon, we will forever remember them as caring, compassionate, joyful, and selfless professionals that inspired students to reach their full potential. Their legacy will forever live on in our hearts, as well as at this special place in the Farmingdale community.”
Beatrice “Bea” Ferrari was a dedicated global studies teacher for 36 years, 32 of them in the Farmingdale School District. Despite retirement, she remained involved, joining the high school marching band every year at band camp. Woodward Parkway at 11th Ave in Farmingdale will be renamed “Beatrice Ferrari Way” in her honor.
Gina Pellettiere, known as “Ms. P” to her students, was the longtime band program director at Farmingdale High School. Her profound impact on students through her passion for music and teaching is immeasurable. 10th Ave at Woodward Parkway in Farmingdale will be renamed “Gina Pellettiere Way” as a lasting tribute to her legacy.
In the event of inclement weather, a rain date of October 16, 2024, has been scheduled."
BOE Special Meeting Notice - August 2
"PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
THE FARMINGDALE BOARD OF EDUCATION WILL HOLD ASPECIAL MEETING AT 6:00 P.M. ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2022, INTHE A. TERRY WEATHERS BOARD ROOM AT THE HOWITT MIDDLESCHOOL, 50 VAN COTT AVENUE, FARMINGDALE, NY. IT ISANTICIPATED THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WILL CONSIDERA MOTION TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSEOF BOARD DEVELOPMENT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH OPEN
MEETINGS LAW. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN.
Mary E. Rogers
District Clerk
July 28, 2022"
BOE Special Meeting Notice
"PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
THE FARMINGDALE BOARD OF EDUCATION WILL HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING / AT 8:00 P.M. ON TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2021. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT UPON A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE TOTAL MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD, A MOTION TO MEET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING SPECIFIC PERSONNEL ITEMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH OPEN MEETINGS LAW, WILL BE CONSIDERED.
PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER 202.1 DATED MARCH 12, 2020 AND SUBSEQUENT ORDER 202.55 DATED AUGUST 6, 2020 ISSUED BY THE HON. ANDREW M. CUOMO, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND DUE TO THE CONCERNS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY EMANATING FROM THE CURRENT COVID 19 PANDEMIC, IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THERE WILL BE NO IN-PERSON PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE AFOREMENTIONED BOARD MEETING.
IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT AFTER THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, THE MEETING WILL ADJOURN. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN.
Mary E. Rogers, District Clerk
March 19, 2021"
Audit Committee Meeting Notice - July 11
"PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
AUDIT COMMITTEE
THE FARMINGDALE SCHOOLS’ AUDIT COMMITTEE WILL HOLD AMEETING AT 6:00 P.M. ON MONDAY, JULY 11, 2022. IT ISANTICIPATED THAT THE COMMITTEE WILL MEET IN EXECUTIVESESSION WITH THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR IN ACCORDANCEWITH OPEN MEETINGS LAW. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN.
Mary E. Rogers
District Clerk
July 8, 2022"
