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VOTE ON NEW BRENTWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT MASCOT
POSTED 4/2/24
     All schools in  New York State that have a Native American name and/or image representing  their schools have been mandated to remove the names and images from their district. Brentwood is in the process of selecting a new name and mascot.  The district is currently in Phase Two of the selection process and has narrowed the potential new names to 6 choices. Anyone who has ever worked in Brentwood is eligible to vote for the new Mascot name. The website for casting a vote is www.bufsd.org/mascot. The deadline for casting a vote is tomorrow, April 3rd.
      ROBS members are asked to add either "ROBS member" or "Brentwood retiree" after their home address when they fill out the online survey form. All votes will be counted and considered toward the final outcome. 

SAD SHARING
POSTED 4/8//24

      It is with great sadness that we inform you of the untimely passing of our dear friend, G. Paula Moore on April 7, 2024. Paula was former, First Vice President of the Brentwood Board of Education, the beloved mother of Daniel Moore, Lead Grounds Keeper, Kevin Moore, a Social Studies teacher at North Middle School, and grandson Avery Moore, Custodian at Loretta Park. She was a faithful and devoted member of ROBS where she served on the Executive Board. Paula began working for the school district in 1978 as a secretary for Buildings and Grounds, and she retired in 2006 as a human resource officer. She will be missed.
     For Visitation and Services please view Michael J. Grant Funeral Home.
   Condolences may be sent to her husband: Mr. James Moore, 35 Grahn Street, Brentwood, NY 11717
   Please keep Paula's family in your prayers.

SAD SHARING
POSTED 4/8//24

     Sadly, William (Bill) John passed away peacefully in Hilton Head, S.C. on April 1, 2024. Bill retired from Brentwood North Middle School in 1997 where he taught science. You can read his full obituary here on Newsday's Legacy. May he rest in peace.

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Why did we do it?
     What was our purpose in taking on such an open ended “History Project”; for which we evolved a script of questions and got answers from over 150 subjects for two decades?
     We couldn’t answer the question in 1994 when people would ask “What are you going to do with the interviews?” All we could say was that for educational purposes we had to document our record now or lose the chance to preserve so many poignant accounts, funny stories and touching tales told by exemplary educators. We knew these dedicated public servants might shortly, for reasons yet unknown, be leaving Brentwood for good.
     So, we decided to let time sort out the details. We began scheduling appointments. We asked questions and listened saving for generations the essence of what it meant to have been an educator or employed, in this large public school system during the second half of the 20th century. Brentwood remains an exemplar to all others; a diverse microcosm of America reflecting 124 districts on Long Island while simultaneously resembling thousands across the U.S. We’ve accomplished something here to be proud of. Whether we were interviewed or not, ours is a claim of service that few professionals in the State of New York or elsewhere have positioned themselves to share in the way we have.
     INITIALLY the practice of sitting with a subject for an hour and giving them a hundred percent focused attention seemed somewhat daunting to a number of friends and colleagues. So much so in fact that many declined our repeated invitations to speak with us as they left careers or retired from full employment. Despite all assurances that we were not about investigative journalism or invading privacy, they deferred. Now, twenty years after we began, some are saying they may be ready. “Better late than never” we say. However, to all among you who were willing to share not only your classroom experiences and personal stories, but precious memories from your lives along with your fondest hopes for the future, we say “Thanks”. Thanks for allowing us to continue the process by paying it forward as we share these interviews with the Brentwood community and countless professionals and researchers near and far. Through an acceptance of ROBS offer of collaboration with Archivist Dr. Geri Solomon and The Long Island Studies Institute at Hofstra University our History Project lives on in academia as well as in the collection of the Brentwood Public Library, thanks to Director, Thomas A. Tarantowicz.
   You can enjoy unlimited visits to www.robsny.org where you can watch and listen to segments from featured Interviews in the ROBS History Project Section on our Announcements Page each month. Return here to listen and learn again and again.

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