North Shore Central School District

File:Sea Cliff School 1914.jpg

File:Glenwood Landing School 1942.jpg

File:Glen Head School 1946.jpg

North Shore Central School District was formed in 1953 from the smaller Sea Cliff, Glen Head, and Glenwood Landing school districts.{{Cite news|last=White|first=Ben|date=1953-07-05|title=School Merger Vote Eyed as New Clue to Educational Economy|pages=211|work=Daily News|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78171642|access-date=2021-05-23}} The merger was generally opposed by Glenwood Landing residents, who did not want to share the tax revenues from the Glenwood Generating Station, while the other districts were desirous of them. Glenwood Landing Board of Education President William Anderson once explained the situation as "we endure the smoke, let's have the gravy."{{Cite web|date=1952-01-17|title=High School Merger Plan Up for Airing|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/872309488|access-date=2021-05-27|website=Newsday|id={{ProQuest|872309488}} |language=en}} An earlier vote that year on consolidating the districts failed because that process required the vote to succeed in all three districts individually, while the centralization process only required a simple majority across all voters.{{Cite web|date=1953-03-11|title=N. Shore School Merger Vetoed|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/879882717|access-date=2021-05-23|website=Newsday|id={{ProQuest|879882717}} |language=en}}{{Cite news|date=1953-05-10|title=Opponents Mobilize To Balk Centralizing of 3 School Districts|pages=474|work=Daily News|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78394434|access-date=2021-05-27}} It was the first central school district in Nassau County,{{Cite web|last=Meppen|first=Adrian J.|date=1965-06-07|title=Furlong Closes North Shore School Book|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/915173400|access-date=2021-05-28|website=Newsday|id={{ProQuest|915173400}} |language=en}} and was accordingly referred to as "Central School District No. 1" under the numbering scheme of the time.

At the time of centralization Glenwood Landing School was considered preferable because of its facilities and staff. The Sea Cliff School, which had been built in 1912 and expanded in 1926, was a K–12 school prior to centralization.{{Cite news|last=Vecsey|first=George|date=1977-02-14|title=North Shore Acres|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/02/14/archives/north-shore-acres-whether-to-build-a-new-school-or-maintain-old-one.html|access-date=2021-05-23|issn=0362-4331}} Glen Head School had been built in 1924.{{Cite web|date=2014-10-20|title=BBS Architects designs $225 million of bond-financed school district construction work in 18 months|url=https://nyrej.com/bbs-architects-designs-225-million-of-bond-financed-school-district-construction-work-in-18-months|access-date=2021-05-23|website=New York Real Estate Journal|language=en}} Glenwood Landing School's "Old Building" had been built in 1927 and its "New Building" in 1949.{{Cite web|date=1948-12-09|title=800-G School Plans Would Up Tax 50 P.C.|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/873017670|access-date=2021-05-24|website=Newsday|id={{ProQuest|873017670}} |language=en}}{{Cite web|date=1949-08-06|title=Glenwood Lists School Bond Sale|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/888726036|access-date=2021-05-24|website=Newsday|id={{ProQuest|888726036}} |language=en}}{{Cite web|date=1949-10-19|title=School Dance At Glenwood Landing|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/873021246|access-date=2021-05-24|website=Newsday|id={{ProQuest|873021246}} |language=en}} The Glenwood Landing and Glen Head Schools did not provide high school education, and their students attended high school in Sea Cliff, Glen Cove, or Roslyn.{{Cite news|date=1952-01-20|title=Meeting Will Discuss School Consolidation|pages=185|work=Daily News|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78172374|access-date=2021-05-23}}

The first new building opened by the district was the six-classroom Kissam Lane School in 1956, which would later become North Shore Middle School.{{Cite news|date=1956-11-04|title=Kissam Lane School Dedication Set Today|pages=748|work=Daily News|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78173627|access-date=2021-05-23}}{{Cite web|date=1960-11-30|title=N. Shore Schools Set Vote on School Dec. 6|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/899123170|access-date=2021-05-23|website=Newsday|id={{ProQuest|899123170}} |language=en}} Initially a K–3 school, it was designed by Vincent Kling and won national architectural awards for its openness and simple, compact design, with floor-to-ceiling windows and an exterior doorway in every classroom.{{Cite news|date=1957-07-21|title=New Honor For School|pages=547|work=Daily News|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78173695|access-date=2021-05-23}} In 1960, the construction of the junior high school on the site was approved, with the Kissam Lane School incorporated into the new building.{{Cite web|date=1960-04-20|title=Board Adopts Jr. High Plan Over Protests|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/898127655|access-date=2021-05-23|website=Newsday|id={{ProQuest|898127655}} |language=en}} It opened in 1961.

The construction of North Shore High School was delayed by a lawsuit by Glenwood Landing residents who wanted to undo the district centralization,{{Cite web|last=Buskin|first=Marty|date=1955-04-13|title=North Shore High School Backed by Appeals Court|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/875221487|access-date=2021-05-23|website=Newsday|id={{ProQuest|875221487}} |language=en}} but it opened in 1957; it, too, was designed by Vincent Kling.{{Cite web |date= |title=North Shore High School 2020–2021 School Profile |url=http://www.northshore.k12.ny.us/Guidance/pdf-docs/HS-Profile-2020-21-Revised-v4.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122062617/http://www.northshore.k12.ny.us/Guidance/pdf-docs/HS-Profile-2020-21-Revised-v4.pdf |archive-date=2021-01-22 |access-date=2021-05-22 |website=North Shore Central School District}}{{Cite web |title= North Shore High School – Philadelphia Architects and Buildings |url=https://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/pr_display.cfm/152884 |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=www.philadelphiabuildings.org}} An addition was made to the Glenwood Landing School in 1965.

In the 1970s, Sea Cliff School was considered to be in such a state of disrepair that there were several proposals to demolish and replace it, but these were consistently defeated by voters. As of 1977, the district had the lowest property tax rate in Nassau County due to the presence of the Glenwood Generating Station.

Additions were made to Glen Head School in 1994, to North Shore Middle School in 1990 and 1994, and to North Shore High School in the 1990s.

A series of major renovations and additions to all five school buildings was performed in 2000.{{Cite web|date=2000-11-03|title=Construction Update|url=http://www.northshore.k12.ny.us/disthpco.fld/district/constupd.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010515140353/http://www.northshore.k12.ny.us/disthpco.fld/district/constupd.htm|archive-date=2001-05-15|access-date=2021-05-23|website=North Shore Central School District}} The most major work included demolishing and replacing the north and south wings of Sea Cliff School. The renovations added 15 classrooms and a new cafeteria and library to the school. During the renovation, Sea Cliff students temporarily used the nearby vacant St. Boniface Parish school building.{{Cite web|last1=Hildebrand|first1=John|last2=Tyrrell|first2=Joie|date=2000-06-23|title=Thoughtful Goodbyes: LI students end school year today with eyes on the future|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/279345588|access-date=2021-05-24|website=Newsday|id={{ProQuest|279345588}}|language=en}} Additionally, an addition was constructed to Glenwood Landing School, and North Shore Middle School's cafeteria was expanded.

A more minor round of renovations to district buildings occurred in 2014.

The Glenwood Generating Plant was decommissioned and demolished during 2012–2015. Its demolition raised concern about the financial effects on North Shore School District, as the over $20 million annual tax payments from the plant provided 20 percent of the district's budget.{{cite web|last1=Rumsey|first1=Spencer|date=3 March 2014|title=Power Plant Closures Generate Taxing Troubles|url=http://www.longislandpress.com/2014/03/03/power-plant-closures-generate-taxing-troubles/|publisher=Long Island Press|accessdate=4 December 2014}} This led to fears of a 15–19% increase in residential taxes in late 2014. However, it was determined that according to state law there could be no more than a 1% increase in property taxes for a given tax class as a result of a decreased tax assessment in another class (the four tax classes being residential, cooperatives/condominiums, commercial, and utilities). The financial effects on the district would thus have to be mitigated by increased taxes on remaining utilities in the district, as well as a $2.5 million one-time grant from the state arranged by local state legislators.{{cite web|date=20 January 2014|title=BOE expresses uncertainty regarding potential tax shift from decommissioning of Glenwood Landing power plant|url=http://www.northwordnews.com/glenwood-lipa-tax-shift.html|publisher=North Word News|accessdate=4 December 2014}}{{Cite news|date=19 December 2013|title=Examining Glenwood Plant Details|work=Glen Cove Record Pilot|url=http://www.antonnews.com/glencoverecordpilot/news/34866-examining-glenwood-plant-details-.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209210221/http://www.antonnews.com/glencoverecordpilot/news/34866-examining-glenwood-plant-details-.html|archive-date=9 December 2014|accessdate=4 December 2014}} The site's municipal and school payments in lieu of taxes fell from $23.2 million in 2012 to $16.6 million in 2015.{{Cite web|last=Harrington|first=Mark|date=2016-02-13|title=Long, slow fight by LIPA against property taxes|url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/long-slow-fight-by-lipa-against-property-taxes-1.11438019|access-date=2016-06-13|website=Newsday}}

Secondary schools:

• North Shore High School (grades 9-12)
• North Shore Middle School (grades 6-8)

Primary schools: (grades K-5)

• Glenwood Landing Elementary School
• Sea Cliff Elementary School
• Glen Head Elementary School

Glenwood Landing School panoramic 2014.jpg|Glenwood Landing School

Glen Head School 2016.JPG|Glen Head School

Sea Cliff School 2014.jpg|Sea Cliff School

North Shore Middle School 2015.JPG|North Shore Middle School

North Shore High School 2016.JPG|North Shore High School

• Michael McKean – Actor.{{cite news |author=Clancy |first=Kathleen |date=1994-11-02 |title=Life After North Shore |newspaper=Viking View |publisher=North Shore High School |location=Glen Head, New York}}
• Kate McKinnon – Actress best known for her work on Saturday Night Live.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2013-05-30 |title=SNL's Kate McKinnon to Return to North Shore High School for Anniversary Gala, 6/15 |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/long-island/article/SNLs-Kate-McKinnon-to-Return-to-North-Shore-High-School-for-Anniversary-Gala-615-20130530 |access-date=2021-05-29 |website=Broadway World |language=en}}
• Darin Strauss – Best-selling novelist.{{Cite web |last=Strauss |first=Darrin |date=2008-10-20 |title=Smells like middle-aged spirit |url=https://www.salon.com/2008/10/20/darin_strauss/ |access-date=2021-05-29 |website=Salon |language=en}}

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