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EDUCATION UPDATE
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FOR PARENTS, EDUCATORS & STUDENTS
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JUNE 2009
COUNCIL OF SCHOOL SUPERVISORS AND ADMINISTRATORS
CONGRATULATES Distinguished Leaders in Education Ernest Logan PRESIDENT, CSA
Randi Weingarten PRESIDENT, AFT, UFT
Alfred Posamentier DEAN OF EDUCATION, THE CITY COLLEGE OF NY
Outstanding Educators of the Year
CONGRATULATIONS FOR ENRICHING THE LIVES OF THE C HILDREN OF NEW YORK CITY TEACHERS ★ Beth Altmann, PS 811, Queens
Alyce Barr
Judy Mittler
Mary Scarlato
★ Craig Antelmi, HS of Business, Bronx
PRINCIPAL BROOKLYN SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES
PRINCIPAL I.S. 125 THOM J. MCCAN WOODSIDE
Principal P.S. 31 Samuel F. Dupont
★ Steve Cucuzza, Abraham Lincoln HS, Brooklyn
Jeanne Fish
Laverne Nimmons
PRINCIPAL, P.S. 277
Principal P.S. 335 Granville T. Woods
Principal P.S 380 John Wayne Elementary
Mary Padilla
Joan Washington
Principal P.S. 005 Port Morris
Principal P.S. 811
Josephine Viars
Paula Holmes PRINCIPAL DR. SUSAN S. MCKINNEY SECONDARY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
GRADUATION AROUND THE NATION 2009
A Long Road to Graduation
★ Dedria Lacy, PS 335, Brooklyn ★ Sandra Mattes-Schwartz, School for Collaborative Studies, Brooklyn ★ Leah Moore, Baruch College Campus H S, Manhattan ★ Rosanna Ohba, Marta Valle Secondary School, Manhattan ★ Margarita Rosa, IN-Tech Academy, Bronx ★ Karena Thompson, PS 335, Brooklyn ★ Michael Tighe, The Hungerford School, Staten Island
ADMINISTRATORS ★ Alyce Barr, School for Collaborative Studies, Brooklyn ★ Jeanne M. Fish, PS 277, Brooklyn ★ Paula Holmes, Dr. Susan S. McKinney Secondary School of the Arts, Brooklyn ★ Judy Mittler, IS 125, Queens ★ Dr. Laverne Nimmons, PS 335, Brooklyn ★ Mary Padilla, PS 5, Bronx ★ President Regina Peruggi, Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn ★ Mary Scarlato, PS 31, Brooklyn ★ Dean David Steiner, Hunter College, New York ★ Josephine Viars, John Wayne Elementary, Brooklyn ★ Joan Washington, Marathon HS, Queens
We Thank Our Sponsors Who Support the Work of Educators in New York City The City University of New York ★ Con Edison ★ The United Federation of Teachers ★ The Council of School Supervisors and Administrators ★ The New York Times ★ Paul Stuart Company ★ Landmark College ★ The Everett Foundation ★ The Samuel and Ethel LeFrak Charitable Trust
From your avid supporters at Paul Stuart
Officers:
Vice Presidents:
By SUSAN RANDELL Getting my degree was a long-term goal of mine. Little did I realize how long the term would be. It was a journey that started in New York, continued in New Jersey and ended in Florida. When I graduated high school, getting my degree was not a priority; I was a non-matriculated night student taking whatever course sounded interesting at the moment. Two years after Art and I married, I stopped. Both my children were born in New Jersey and when my son was three
months old and my daughter was two and a half I decided to go back and get my Associate’s Degree. I did not finish because we moved to Florida. However, much to my surprise I found I was getting straight A’s. I had very bad rheumatoid arthritis, which I got when I was pregnant with my daughter. After living in Florida for about a year or so, the arthritis started to go into remission and I decided to go back to work. I had worked in the stock market in New York so when I saw a job
that would keep me involved, I jumped at the opportunity. I was fortunate enough to manage a stock market research department and work with a well-known market leader. The company published nine stock market publications and a national magazine. Time Warner purchased the company and one by one they closed down the publications and moved the magazine to New York. About a year before we were downsized, I saw the handwriting on the wall and returned to school to get my Paralegal Certificate. With a newly minted Paralegal Certificate, I worked as an Immigration Paralegal bringing foreign nurses into the United Sates. I loved the Paralegal program and decided since I was in a school and study mode I would complete my Associate’s Degree. In 2001 I finished with a 3.88. Some say “get an education and you will get a good job”. I
did it in reverse – I had a great job and then went back and got my formal education. Since I had just started a new career as an Internal Auditor, I thought there was no time like the present to finish my Bachelors degree. I returned to school in 2006 and earned my B.S. in business with a concentration in Finance 3.82 GPA. I could not have done it without the support of my husband Art. I worked crazy hours and traveled, and he cleared my time when I was home so I could study for tests, work on projects and write papers. It was truly a joint effort and he was encouraging and supportive all the way. My graduation was amazing, the house was decorated, both our children with some family and friends celebrated. It was a day to remember. What’s next? Industry certifications? Who knows after that, maybe I’ll retire, only kidding!#