Islip Union Free School District, also known as Islip Public Schools, is a
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. Its headquarters are in the Administration Building in the
hamlet of Islip in the
Town of Islip.
The
school district
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's mascot is the
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.
The school district includes some territory within the adjacent areas of Bay Shore and Central Islip.
In 1986 voters rejected a proposal to spend $247,321 ($ in today's terms) to fund after school activities and sports programs on a 704 to 586 basis.
[Islip School Vote: No]
" ''Newsday
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''. August 13, 1986. News p. 18. Retrieved on April 6, 2013. "Islip school district residents yesterday turned down, 704 to 586, a proposal to spend $247321 to fund sports programs and after-school activities in the district, school officials said last night."
Graduates of Woodhull School (PK-6) of the
Fire Island School District
Fire Island Union Free School District No. 14 is a school district headquartered in the Town of Islip and on Fire Island, in New York. The school is adjacent to but not in Ocean Beach.
The district includes, portions of Fire Island west of Ocea ...
can attend Islip secondary schools.
Schools
*
Islip High School
Islip High School is the public high school in Islip, in Suffolk County, New York on the South Shore of Long Island. It is a part of the Islip School District.
the principal is Lara Gonzalez. The complete lists of current and past graduates, Rege ...
* Islip Middle School
Elementary schools:
* Commack Road Elementary School
* Maud S. Sherwood Elementary School
* Wing Elementary School
References
Further reading
* Gray, Katti.
Islip School Budget Going Before Voters" ''
Newsday
''Newsday'' is an American daily newspaper that primarily serves Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island, although it is also sold throughout the New York metropolitan area. The slogan of the newspaper is "Newsday, Your Eye on LI", and f ...
''. September 26, 1989. News p. 31.
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Islip Public Schools
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Islip (town), New York
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