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“Excellence and Success for All Children”
is not just a string of words; at Island Trees School
District, those words are a motto that we believe
and that guide our teaching. The faculty has written
a scope and sequence of the English Language Arts,
mathematics, and social studies curriculum areas
so they are aligned to the New York State Education
Department standards.
This spring and summer the Board of Education supported
curriculum development that involved more than 50
district teachers. Teachers of science worked collaboratively
to map the topics taught in science classes from
kindergarten to twelfth grade. This mapping which
provides a scope and sequence of topics was done
collegially to align our curriculum in science with
the performance indicators and core curriculum from
the New York State Education Department. The Foreign
Language Department has begun work on their Spanish
and French maps and will finish in the fall. The
librarians also mapped library research projects
for grade 5.
Before Labor Day, 24 full-time and part-time teachers
attended New Teacher Orientation at the Administration
Office which was conducted by Dr. Susan Kelly, Director
of Curriculum and Instruction. The new teachers
were greeted by Ms. Patricia Mahon, Vice President
of the Island Trees Board of Education. In addition
to meeting other colleagues, mentors, and administrators,
they had workshops on a number of topics including:
computer programs, curriculum mapping, classroom
management, lesson planning, and professional development.
Below is a picture of the new teachers with Ms.
Patricia Mahon and Dr. Susan Kelly.
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The new teachers are: Maria
Campanelli, High School Math; Stephen Connolly,
HS/MS Music; Michael Leavitt, HS/MS Music;
Giovanna Musso, High School Psychologist;
Bradley Palmer, High School Health; Jamie
Pietrantoni, High School Math; Jaime Roche,
High School Physical Education; Melissa
Santor-Cillo, High School Social Studies;
Jennifer Bostanian, Middle School Spanish;
Jennifer Fargione, Middle School English;
Anne McKenna, Middle School Special Education;
Angela Toscano, Middle School Math; Cynthia
Trainor, Middle School/Sparke School Music;
Noreen Naughton, Middle School; Karen Nyitray,
Middle School Special Education; Celisse
Ortiz, Stokes School; Carly Palazzolo, Stokes
School; Nicole Ryan, Stokes School; Emily
Colucci, Sparke School; Britt Condela, Sparke
School; Kathleen Coppolino, Sparke School;
Marisa DeRosa, Sparke School; Abigail Levitz,
Sparke School Special Education; Rachel
Meyerowitz, Sparke School; Donna Viesti,
Sparke School.
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