http://www.herricksindo.org/blog/ Blog Description en-US Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:19:06 GMT Herricks Indo-US Community BLOG BP Blog 7.0 http://www.herricksindo.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=169 http://www.herricksindo.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=169 How does Herricks handle the issue of bullying? That is aside from paying lip service to the problem. What measures are in place? Often it probably just gets cloaked as children will be children or boys will be boys and ignored. Bullying is highly... Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:21:50 GMT Atul Kumar,MD http://www.herricksindo.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=168 http://www.herricksindo.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=168 From: Dr. John E. Bierwirth, Herricks Public Schools Date: June 1, 2009 Re: Dr. Bierwirths article, For the past several years the Gates Foundation has poured billions of dollars into initiatives to create small high schools, particularly... Wed, 3 Jun 2009 16:52:49 GMT FROM THE DESK OF HERRICKS SUPERINTENDENT DR. BIERWIRTH http://www.herricksindo.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=167 http://www.herricksindo.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=167 From: Dr. John E. Bierwirth, Herricks Public Schools Date: May 26, 2009 Re: Dr. Bierwirths Article Tips for Parents on Cyber-bullying Part II This is Part II of my article on Tips for Parents and Students on Cyber-bullying. What... Wed, 3 Jun 2009 16:50:42 GMT FROM THE DESK OF HERRICKS SUPERINTENDENT DR. BIERWIRTH http://www.herricksindo.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=166 http://www.herricksindo.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=166 From: Dr. John E. Bierwirth, Herricks Public Schools Date: May 18 2009 Re: Dr. Bierwirths Article Tips for Students on Cyber-bullying Part I Over the next two weeks, I would like to share some tips for parents and students... Wed, 3 Jun 2009 16:49:30 GMT FROM THE DESK OF HERRICKS SUPERINTENDENT DR. BIERWIRTH http://www.herricksindo.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=165 http://www.herricksindo.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=165 Last spring the Herricks community approved a capital project ballot measure to be paid for through a bond issue. This was the last phase of a long term effort to a) bring our facilities up to par, b) make them more energy efficient and thus cheaper... Tue, 12 May 2009 12:31:41 GMT FROM THE DESK OF HERRICKS SUPERINTENDENT DR. BIERWIRTH http://www.herricksindo.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=164 http://www.herricksindo.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=164 Both as a father and as a superintendent, I have long had serious concerns about the risks involved in the mix of teenagers and cars. Over the past decade, there has been progress in New York State, but the progress has been slow and the measures significantly... Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:01:02 GMT FROM THE DESK OF HERRICKS SUPERINTENDENT DR. BIERWIRTH http://www.herricksindo.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=163 http://www.herricksindo.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=163 No Child Left Behind (NCLB) was intended to force all schools in the country to bring all students up to a high minimum standard. It has resulted in significant progress in many areas. It has also resulted, unfortunately, in fudging to put it gently... Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:56:40 GMT FROM THE DESK OF HERRICKS SUPERINTENDENT DR. BIERWIRTH http://www.herricksindo.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=162 http://www.herricksindo.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=162 It seems as though spring has finally arrived flowers, grass growing again, baseball, softball, lacrosse, spring break, longer hours of sunshine….. It also brings college admissions letters and an end to what has become an increasingly stressful... Tue, 7 Apr 2009 16:24:23 GMT FROM THE DESK OF HERRICKS SUPERINTENDENT DR. BIERWIRTH http://www.herricksindo.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=161 http://www.herricksindo.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=161 There has been an on-going debate, both inside and outside education, about whether the United States should have national standards or not. For many years, the arguments for such standards seemed powerful but not ultimately persuasive. They do now,... Tue, 7 Apr 2009 16:23:02 GMT FROM THE DESK OF HERRICKS SUPERINTENDENT DR. BIERWIRTH http://www.herricksindo.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=160 http://www.herricksindo.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=160 From: Dr. John Bierwirth, Herricks Public SchoolsDate: March 23, 2009Re: Weekly Article I have written a number of articles over the past two years regarding residency. In light of a number of recent conversations,... Tue, 7 Apr 2009 16:20:48 GMT FROM THE DESK OF HERRICKS SUPERINTENDENT DR. BIERWIRTH