Dear East Islip Families:

Please be advised that all schools will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, Jan. 28, due to the weather. We will continue to monitor the situation and keep you informed through our district website, local television and radio stations.

Very truly yours,
Linda J. Rozzi
Superintendent of Schools

Attached is the revised East Islip High School Regents and mid-term testing schedule for Thursday, Jan. 29 and Friday, Jan. 30. The revised schedule contains the new testing times for all Regents exams that were missed as a result of the inclement weather as well as existing Regents exams and Thursday mid-term exams.

Please note: Mid-term exams that were originally scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, and were canceled due to the storm, will be administered during class at the discretion of the classroom teacher. More detailed information about the rescheduling of high school mid-term exams will be communicated to students and parents by the high school administration, once regular classes resume.

Very truly yours,
Linda J. Rozzi
Superintendent of Schools

According to a letter from Suffolk County Police Department Det. Margaret Kirk, a new format requires community members to access information on Level 2 and Level 3 sex offender directly from the Department of Criminal Justice website. Information on Level 1 offenders is updated and viewable on the district website here.

The East Islip Middle School PTA will present the annual Sports Night on Thursday, Jan. 29 from 7-8:30 p.m. Admission is free and includes one raffle ticket. Attendees can receive a second raffle ticket by bringing an item (see attached wish list) to donate to the Ronald McDonald House.

Please view the attached flier for further info and student permission slip.

East Islip's SEPTO will hold a workshop for parents of children with special needs on Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m. Please see the attached flier for more information.

SEPTO's fifth annual Snowflake fundraiser is set for Friday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. at the Ancient Order of Hibernians Hall. A ticket form is attached below. The organization is requesting basket donations (see attached letter), as well as student snowflake artwork for the event (see the attached fliers, one for grades K-2 and the other for grades 3-5).

The East Islip Board of Education's next monthly business meeting will take place Thursday, Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. in the district office boardroom at 1 Craig B. Gariepy Ave. in Islip Terrace. It will be preceded by an executive session at 6 p.m. The community is welcome to attend.

The East Islip School District received a request from the Suffolk County Department of Health Services (DOH) to alert the school community to a confirmed case of pertussis (whooping cough) at East Islip High School.

Please read the pertinent letter (attached below) from Dr. Shaheda Iftikhar, the director of public health,, and contact your health care provider should you observe any of the symptoms described.

For further information on this illness, please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's pertussis page.