In the William Floyd School District, for example, 64percentt of the total revenue comes from the state, said Rich Hawkins, the superintendent of schools, who is also president of the Suffolk Council of School Superintendents.
Ernest A. Logan, president of the principals' union, the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators, said eliminating the two days would cause disruptions at the start of the school year.
Calls to officials of the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators, the collective bargaining representative for principals, and to the president of the school's Parent-Teacher Associationotereturnedetureturned
Ronald L. Friedman, superintendent of Great Neck schools and president of the Nassau County Council of School Superintendents, said the reduction in STAR reimbursements came as a surprise to education officials.
According to a recent survey by the state Council of School Superintendents, most of a superintendent's working hours are spent on school finance, budget referendums, negotiations and board relations.
"To the extent that school district resources are used, then I think it's fair to ask whether the district should share in the proceeds," said Robert N. Lowry, deputy director of the New York State Council of School Superintendents.
In a report published last year, the New York State Council of School Superintendents found that 63percentt of the more than 740 school superintendents in the state planned to retire in five years.
Bernard Gordon Brooklyn, June 13 , 2010The writer is a former English teacher and middle school assistant principal, and a former vice president of the New York City Council of School Supervisors and Administrators.
Charles W. Fowler, president-elect of the Nassau County Council of School Superintendents, said that to conduct random testing in the school "gives the impression that this is a school problem that needs to be solved at the school level.
Attempts to reach Ms. Ralston through the school and her union, the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators, were unsuccessful.
Jill S. Levy, president of the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators, said Ms. Lam's resignation would not undo the damage to the school system.
