The program coordinators have received phone calls from other Nassau districts interested in participating in the program, he said.

It seemed like merely a small local election when a few thousand voters in one Nassau legislative district went to the polls this week to fill a vacant seat.

They are considering forming a potential black seat around Elmont in western Nassau, in addition to the two central Nassau districts with black representatives.

Only two Nassau districts scored higher.

Of 56 Nassau districts, only 5 budgets were defeated, in Bethpage, Farmingdale, Herricks, Lawrence and Plainedge.

Superintendents and board members of 12 Nassau districts voiced their concerns with several state legislators at a recent conference sponsored by the Herricks School District.

During this time, Frey had assigned two other surveyors to lead surveys in the Nassau district.

The question, as with all the Nassau districts, is whether last year's backlash against the Nassau Republican party carries over to this November.

Third graders, for example, were 9th out of 53 participating Nassau districts in the latest English testing, and he said the senior high was on the verge of getting off the state's list of troubled schools.

One Nassau district, Roosevelt, has been taken over by the state and is operating with a state-appointed board of education, and many other schools are struggling.