Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District, also known as Floral Park-Bellerose School District 22, is a school district headquartered in Floral Park, New York, in the New York City metropolitan area.[1] Its boundary includes Floral Park, Bellerose, Bellerose Terrace, and a small portion of North New Hyde Park. The district includes sections of the following towns: Hempstead and North Hempstead.[2]
History
editIn September 1929, the Floral Park-Bellerose School began operations. It had 38 classrooms in 1956.[3] Circa 1931, the John Lewis Childs School began a program for students with reduced vision.[4]
In 1956 the district was the only Nassau County elementary school district that owed no debts.[3]
In 2009 the district proposed an election for a new busing system and a bond in which new playgrounds would be built.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Home". Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
One Poppy Place, Floral Park, NY 11001
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Nassau County, NY" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ a b "School District Alone In Owing No Debts". New York Daily News. New York City. 1956-12-21. p. 4B. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Teacher Pleads for Room For Semi-Blind Kids' Class". Newsday. Melville, New York. 1951-05-03. p. 10. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
- ^ "School Voters Guide 2009 Floral Park-Bellerose". Newsday. Melville, New York. 2009-05-17. p. G25. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
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