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10-06-2019, 12:44 PM
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Are your kids in private school in Queens? Otherwise how are you getting them into Queens public schools while you live in Nassau? Additionally why buy a home in Nassau and pay massive school taxes and send your kids into NYC schools?
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10-06-2019, 04:33 PM
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Are your kids in private school in Queens? Otherwise how are you getting them into Queens public schools while you live in Nassau? Additionally why buy a home in Nassau and pay massive school taxes and send your kids into NYC schools?
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The problem is that I won't have anyone to look after my kids, so my mother will still look after them while we work and since she lives in the same school zone as I am, I will use her address instead. I know it doesn't make sense to pay school taxes an not use the schools, but what choice do I have? I'm not spending money on a sitter and as far as I can see, Nassau schools don't offer after school programs. I'm all ears, if you know something I don't  |
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10-06-2019, 05:08 PM
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That budget could get you something in a better town. Elmont isn’t really desirable. As someone else mentioned, VS would be a better option over Elmont. Look into East Meadow, Franklin square, Lynbrook, West Hempstead. All with the exception of East Meadow, are a tad bit further from Elmont, for a lot more IMO.
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10-06-2019, 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by nicolasl46
The problem is that I won't have anyone to look after my kids, so my mother will still look after them while we work and since she lives in the same school zone as I am, I will use her address instead. I know it doesn't make sense to pay school taxes an not use the schools, but what choice do I have? I'm not spending money on a sitter and as far as I can see, Nassau schools don't offer after school programs. I'm all ears, if you know something I don't |
A lot of Nassau schools do offer aftercare. Elmont also has a program with Gateway Youth Outreach to provide aftercare at its schools
https://gatewayyouthoutreach.weebly.com/
Franklin Square, the next town east of Elmont has an aftercare program until 6 pm
and a morning care program
After School Program - ACE - Franklin Square Union Free School District
You should be able to get a house for 500k in Franklin Square as well. The biggest difference between the towns is demographics as the schools show similar test grades. Franklin Square skews more white, but it has diversity as well.
Please note the link for Franklin Square is for school district 17. It and Elmont have their own elementary schools but belong to the Sewanhaka Central District for high school. Franklin Square goes mostly to Carey High School and Elmont goes to Elmont High School.
The southern part of Franklin Square belongs to school district 13. It is part of the Valley Stream Centralized School district. The elementary school is Willow and the high school is Valley Stream North.
The testing scores between districts 13, and 17 are pretty equal.
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10-06-2019, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by NSHL10
A lot of Nassau schools do offer aftercare. Elmont also has a program with Gateway Youth Outreach to provide aftercare at its schools
https://gatewayyouthoutreach.weebly.com/
Franklin Square, the next town east of Elmont has an aftercare program until 6 pm
and a morning care program
After School Program - ACE - Franklin Square Union Free School District
You should be able to get a house for 500k in Franklin Square as well. The biggest difference between the towns is demographics as the schools show similar test grades. Franklin Square skews more white, but it has diversity as well.
Please note the link for Franklin Square is for school district 17. It and Elmont have their own elementary schools but belong to the Sewanhaka Central District for high school. Franklin Square goes mostly to Carey High School and Elmont goes to Elmont High School.
The southern part of Franklin Square belongs to school district 13. It is part of the Valley Stream Centralized School district. The elementary school is Willow and the high school is Valley Stream North.
The testing scores between districts 13, and 17 are pretty equal. |
Interesting find, I will take a look at these programs. Thank you very much.
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10-07-2019, 06:40 AM
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You'll have a much better QOL - and so will your kids - if you buy a house in a decent district on LI and use the aftercare. yes, it will cost you more money. But your kids won't be leaving the house at the crack of dawn and getting home late, which is a real grind for everyone. Alos, your kids will make friends at their school - do you really want all your of your social life to revolve around a school in Queens? Also consider snow days where you may still have to go to work, or times when your kid may have to come home sick. It would be better to have mom on call for those days than schlepping your kids into Queens every day and have them pretend they live somewhere they don't. And don't discount the fact that your whole plan could go to crap if the Queens school district finds out you don't really live there. Many districts on LI make you show a copy of your deed to prove residency, if you rent a lease - as well as bank statements and utility bills. My kids are only 3 years apart and the amount of paperwork I had to provide for the first kids as opposed to the second was unreal. If the Queens district is the same you could have a problem.
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10-07-2019, 07:28 AM
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The problem is that I won't have anyone to look after my kids, so my mother will still look after them while we work and since she lives in the same school zone as I am, I will use her address instead. I know it doesn't make sense to pay school taxes an not use the schools, but what choice do I have? I'm not spending money on a sitter and as far as I can see, Nassau schools don't offer after school programs. I'm all ears, if you know something I don't |
Take your mother to Elmont with you (hopefully that's an option). |
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10-07-2019, 10:50 AM
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You may be able to get Lynbrook as well on a $500k budget
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10-07-2019, 10:51 AM
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I grew up in Middle Village and still have many relatives there. Elmont is going to be a very big change from what you are used to.
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10-08-2019, 05:39 AM
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You'll have a much better QOL - and so will your kids - if you buy a house in a decent district on LI and use the aftercare. yes, it will cost you more money. But your kids won't be leaving the house at the crack of dawn and getting home late, which is a real grind for everyone. Alos, your kids will make friends at their school - do you really want all your of your social life to revolve around a school in Queens? Also consider snow days where you may still have to go to work, or times when your kid may have to come home sick. It would be better to have mom on call for those days than schlepping your kids into Queens every day and have them pretend they live somewhere they don't. And don't discount the fact that your whole plan could go to crap if the Queens school district finds out you don't really live there. Many districts on LI make you show a copy of your deed to prove residency, if you rent a lease - as well as bank statements and utility bills. My kids are only 3 years apart and the amount of paperwork I had to provide for the first kids as opposed to the second was unreal. If the Queens district is the same you could have a problem.
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Queens is much easier when it comes to paper work, just a utility bill and you're good. But you're right about everything else. Thanks for your response.
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Take your mother to Elmont with you (hopefully that's an option).
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Not an option, my brother lives with them and he has a good job in Manhattan and he uses public transportation.
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You may be able to get Lynbrook as well on a $500k budget
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I'll look into it, thanks.
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I grew up in Middle Village and still have many relatives there. Elmont is going to be a very big change from what you are used to.
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I know, but middle village is next to impossible to afford for me, last time I saw a house for under $500k it have a nasty addition that you could tell it didn't belong to the house and a small backyard facing the cemetery lol.
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