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HOME POOL. Welcome to Long Island Aquatic Club. The Home Pool. Home Rules. Home Schooled.

The Long Island Way. Born and raised on Long Island, this is our story: • Long Island Aquatic Club Coach Ginny Nussbaum is one of the top 10 in the U.S. 2015 by American Swim Coaches Association.

• Long Island Aquatic Club has competed in the last five United States Swimming Olympic Trials with 17 different swimmers.

• Long Island Aquatic Club founder Dave Ferris is a SwimAmerica Program Director and a Level 5 USA Swimming coach, the highest level awarded.

• Long Island Aquatic Club has won an unprecedented 15 consecutive Junior Metropolitan Team Championships.

• Long Island Aquatic Club 11-12 year-old girls set 4×100 age group Freestyle USA National Record in 2015.

• Long Island Aquatic Club has finished 2nd in the country at the USA Junior National Championships twice in the last 15 years.

• Long Island Aquatic Club finished 14th out of 2500 USA Swim Clubs in the 2015 Long Course Season in USA Swimming Virtual Club Championship.

• Long Island Aquatic Club has sent swimmers to over 100 university swim programs, including all eight Ivy League schools.

Why? Dave and Ginny, two of the top coaches in the US, make sure that kids are taught from the beginning the right way to swim. Because we believe every child on Long Island could be a scholarship winner, an Olympian or a lifelong swimmer.

Long Island Aquatic Club coaches are so great with young ones that kids want to swim.

That’s how you do it in your own backyard.

This is the Home Pool. We grow swimmers in Long Island and we take care of our kids.

Visit longislandswimschool.com or call 516-378-8467.

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Scholarship Basics And Tips

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We all know college is super expensive; not only do you have to pay tuition, but there’s also room and board (for those of you staying on campus), a meal plan (yay for cafeteria food...), and textbooks (buying hundred-dollar books for one chapter). It’s a lot. Luckily for us, there’s help: scholarships.

Of course there’s no guarantee that you’ll actually be awarded any money, and sometimes it can seem like a whole lot of work for a whole lot of nothing. But that’s why I’m here. I’ve gone through the process recently (and am doing it again), and I’m at your service with suggestions and tips.

A lot of these tips come from www.studentaid.gov/scholarships, so check out that page for a more comprehensive, detailed guide to scholarships.

Types of Scholarships There are scholarships for almost everything—all you have to do is look. Applying for scholarships doesn’t have to be tedious; find scholarships for things you’re

Who Can Apply Anyone who is going to be attending college next year: current high school seniors and current college students. Different scholarships have different eligibility requirements, so check and make sure you meet all the requirements for a scholarship before you apply.

passionate about. Some scholarships are really cool. There are scholarships for animal rescue, volunteering with the elderly, etc.; you can find them through specific organizations, too.

Finding Scholarships You can’t apply for scholarships if you don’t know where to find them. Here’s a handy list of places you can get money from: • Scholarship websites like www. fastweb.com (my personal fave) and www.collegegreenlight.com

• A college’s financial aid office (offers scholarships just for that specific college) • Community/religious organizations, local businesses, community foundations (you usually have a better chance of winning these because there’s a smaller pool of applicants) • Your employer or your parents’ employers • Your high school counselor’s office • Your state higher education agency • Organizations related to your

When to Apply Now. Just assume that you should be looking for and applying for scholarships right now. Even if the due date isn’t for months, it’s good to get a head start. It seems to me that “scholarship season” is in late winter/early spring for the next academic year, though, and that is when most scholarships will be offered.

Getting Started There are several things that often pop up as requirements for scholarship applications, so it’s good to get those things ready

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early. Along with an essay, some scholarships will require: • FAFSA information; so file the FAFSA as soon as it becomes available • At least one letter of recommendation from a teacher, counselor or someone else familiar with your academic achievements • A professional picture of you— it doesn’t have to be an actual professional headshot, but it has to be nice and appropriate (senior pictures are good for that) • Your latest transcript and GPA The Dreaded Essay A lot of scholarship essay assignments are really similar and want you to answer questions like, “What is your biggest accomplishment in life?,” so you can do a decent amount of copying and pasting from one application to another. Many scholarship applications will ask for rather dry and academic responses, but sometimes you can use your hobbies as material for your essays. That definitely makes the essay-writing easier. If you’re looking to actually enjoy the scholarship application process, fun essay prompts do exist. My favorite one was an essay about the best food experience I’ve

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ever had. I wrote about eating a mango on a roof in Guatemala; it was awesome.

Application Tips Time for the fun part. Here are my recommendations: • Sort your applications by due date, and do them in the order they’re due; but keep in mind that some require more work (letters of recommendation, a longer essay, etc.) and may take more time.

• Make sure your essay follows the instructions and is within the word limit.

• Have several people (preferably people who have recent experience with essay writing/reviewing) look over your essay to make sure it’s good.

• Present yourself as worthy of a scholarship but not cocky or like you’re pathetic (it’s hard, I know).

• Try to submit your application at least a day ahead of the deadline. Right before the deadline the website can get clogged and potentially even shut down with a high influx of activity.

• Make sure you include all the required materials and submit everything properly.

In Summary • Get started as soon as possible.

• Check out www.fastweb.

com and www.studentaid.gov/ scholarships.

• Apply for all scholarships you are eligible for—keep an eye on deadlines!

• Have an educated mentor review everything.

Scholarship Opportunity The New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators is now accepting applications for four $2,500 scholarships.

“Over the next month I strongly encourage the hardworking students in our community to apply for these scholarships,” said Assemblyman Ed Ra. “The cost of tuition is at an all-time high, and every bit of assistance helps.

Thank you to my colleagues in the Conference of Italian-American State Legislators for continuing to promote these scholarships to deserving students throughout Long Island and all of New York State. Good luck to the applicants in our community.”

This year, the Conference of Italian-American State Legislators will award four $2,500 scholarships (two academic and two athletic) to current or future New

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York college students. Eligibility will be based on grade point average, interest in pursuing a higher education, involvement in the local communitys and individual financial need.

The conference is a bi-partisan organization comprised of New York State Assembly and Senate members who are actively involved in promoting and celebrating the state’s Italian-American community.

Area students may request an application by contacting Ra’s district office at 516-535-4095 or by emailing rae@assembly.state. ny.us. All scholarship requests must be submitted no later than Monday, April 4. The scholarships will be awarded in June at ItalianAmerican Day, and all winners must be in attendance to receive their awards.

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Catholic Schools Honor Band Celebrates 35 Years The 35th annual Catholic School Honor Band concert took place on Saturday, March 5, at St Anthony’s High School in South Huntington. More than 600 students from 46 schools across the island played to two packed houses of proud parents, family members and friends. The performance is presented by Paul Effman Music Service and is a compilation of selected musicians from each school to make up two complete bands.

Some of the participating schools included: • All Saints Regional, Glen Cove • Holy Family, Hicksville • Maria Regina, Seaford • Notre Dame, New Hyde Park • Our Lady of Mercy, Hicksville • Our Lady of Victory, Floral Park • Saint Anne’s, Garden City • Saint Mary’s Elementary,

Manhasset • St. Agnes Cathedral, Rockville Centre • St. Aidan, Williston Park • St. Brigid / Our Lady of Hope, Westbury • St. Dominic Elementary, Oyster Bay • St. Edward the Confessor, Syosset • St. Joseph, Garden City • St. Peter of Alcantara, Port Washington • St. Rose of Lima, Massapequa • St. William the Abbot, Seaford Additionally, Catholic schools in Suffolk County, Buckley Country Day School from Roslyn, Emanuel Lutheran from Patchogue and Our Savior New American School students participated in the concert.

—Submitted by the Diocese of Rockville Centre. Photos by Greg Shemitz.

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Audition Now For The Long Island High School For The Arts

Pursue Your Passion

Nassau BOCES LIHSA students perform at the Tilles Center.

Over the past four decades, Long Island High School for the Arts (LIHSA) has been a home and training ground for talented young artists who are actively and passionately exploring and pursuing careers in the visual and performing arts.

Part of the public school system, LIHSA is located at a state-of-the-art facility in Syosset where talented teens are immersed in the arts for half of their school day. Aspiring dancers, filmmakers, musicians, actors, theatre technicians and visual artists receive professional-level training in their respective crafts. Through a variety of partnerships, master classes are held in all areas. The faculty of practicing professional

artists prepares students for auditions and helps with portfolio selections as well as applying for specialized awards and honors.

High school students from Nassau and Suffolk counties with dreams of a career in the arts are encouraged to audition for the Nassau BOCES Long Island High School for the Arts (LIHSA).

Auditions are being held now through June.

Acceptance is based on talent, enthusiasm, motivation and potential. Interested students entering grades 9–12 can get applications and audition requirements from their guidance counselors, at www.nassauboces.org/lihsa or by calling the school directly at 516-622-5678.

Assemblyman Ra Appointed To Education Budget Conference Committee

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Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) has been appointed to serve as the minority conference representative on the 2016-17 Education Budget Conference Committee. The committees will convene throughout negotiations to highlight priorities for this year’s final budget.

“It is an honor to have the opportunity to represent not only my conference, but the many teachers, students and parents who have voiced concerns with our state’s education system,” said Ra. “It is critical that negotiations include the input of representatives throughout the state and are not solely conducted behind closed doors.”

Ra highlighted the importance

Assemblyman Ed Ra (second from right) recently participated in education budget conference committee meetings.

With both houses of the legislature of completely eliminating the Gap keeping a full restoration of these Elimination Adjustment (GEA) in funds at the forefront of their priorthis year’s budget, rather than the ities, I am optimistic that this is the two-year phase-out proposed in the year we will be successful.” governor’s executive budget.

As the ranking minority member of “We need to get rid of the GEA, once and for all,” said Ra. “Our schools the assembly committee on education, Ra has long advocated for appropriate, deserve the millions in funding that they are owed to help secure talented high-quality educational standards for educators, ensure necessary resources students throughout New York State and a reduction in over-reliance on and protect influential programs that high stakes standardized testing. offer students great opportunities.

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Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be An antidote to the college admissions mania

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In the next few weeks, high school students from around the country will begin getting letters from colleges to which they’ve applied. Many will be rejections. New York Times columnist Frank Bruni says that over the last few decades, Americans have distorted the entire college admissions process, preceded by test prep, tutors, rankings and a belief among young people that their futures will be determined and their worth established by which schools say yes and which say no.

They believe that acceptance to one of the nation’s top colleges is the key to success, and that being denied entry will keep many other doors in life closed.

In his new book, Where You Go is Not Who You’ll Be, best-selling author Bruni explains why that’s flat-out wrong and devotes large sections of his book to discussing

the fact that numerous successful CEOs, famous politicians, MacArthur recipients and prominent authors graduated from colleges that lack the glow of national prestige.

Bruni makes an argument for stopping what he calls the “college admissions mania.” His book broadens the conversation and goes a long way toward helping parents maintain perspective, even in a world where 18-month-olds are being prepped for Princeton.

Temple Sinai of Roslyn will host Bruni for a look at the college admissions mania on Tuesday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. The free event is open to the public, underwritten by the Temple Sinai Marshall Hochhauser Memorial Lecture Fund and funded in part by co-sponsors, the East Williston and Roslyn school districts.

Temple Sinai of Roslyn is located at 425 Roslyn Rd., in Roslyn Heights. For more information about the program visit www. mysinai.org or call 516-621-6800.

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Ballet Master Kellye Saunders of the Dance Theatre of Harlem Company recently led an exclusive dance lesson for more than 20 aspiring dancers at the Nassau BOCES Long Island High School for the Arts.

“She is a role model for us,” said dance student Mary Scott from the Bellmore-Merrick CHSD. “Her being here sets a high standard and I think it makes us all want to do better.”

Long Island High School for the Arts strives to provide its students with innovative, real-life experiences

to incorporate into the classroom.

Nassau BOCES has partnered with the Tilles Center and Long Island University to make the Master Class with Saunders possible, as well as several other activities in the future.

“I think by working with these students it helps to motivate them,” said Saunders. “Although I know they listen to their teacher, when they hear someone else say the same things to them, it can be a motivational tool.

It also helps me to learn how best to work with young dancers.”

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New Student Loan Report Reveals Promising Repayment Trends The U.S. Department of Education released its Quarterly Student Aid Report, a collection of key performance data on the federal student loan portfolio, revealing continued increases in income-driven repayment enrollment with notable decreases in defaults and delinquencies.

Within the report, the department’s office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) unveiled new, expanded data on the $357 billion Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program, which typically consists of federal student loans originated by banks.

The quarterly update includes three new reports to shed light on the FFEL portfolio owned by the department, showing loan status, repayment plan and delinquency level.

“Today’s analysis suggests that the Administration’s efforts to help struggling borrowers are having a positive impact,” said U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King, Jr. “We will continue to make more data available to shed light on student debt in America. As President Obama has said, ‘Government should be transparent.

Transparency promotes accountability and provides information for citizens about what their government is doing.’”

The Department of Education (ED) owns more than $100 billion in FFEL loans. ED also has oversight responsibilities of the entire $357 billion FFEL portfolio. The ED-held portfolio includes FFEL loans purchased under the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act (ECASLA) along with defaulted loans assigned to the department from guaranty agencies, rehabilitated loans, and loans in the total and permanent disability discharge process.

The Quarterly Student Aid report is part of the FSA Data Center that was launched in 2009 to increase government transparency by proactively making available information that is useful to the public.

In addition to new information about the ED-held FFEL loans, the recent data includes first-time defaults and re-defaults by quarter. The percentage of borrowers who defaulted in the first quarter of fiscal year 2016 ticked down slightly to 2.3 percent from 2.5 percent in the first quarter of fiscal year 2015.

“Over the past seven years, we have taken unprecedented steps to make college more affordable and to help borrowers manage their student loan debt,” King said. “While we see

Delinquencies fall.

The proportion of Direct Loan borrowers who are more than 31 days late in their repayments dropped to 19.7 percent on Dec. 31, 2015, compared to 22.2 percent a year earlier. Likewise, the total dollar balance of Direct Loans delinquent for more than 31 days fell to 14.9 percent from 16.6 percent during the same period. While the ED-held FFEL portfolio tends to have higher delinquency rates at 20.4 percent by recipient count and 22.2 percent by total dollar balance, this still represents a 6.3 percent year-over-year decrease in the delinquency rate by total dollar balance. promising signs of progress, we know we have work to do to ensure that every borrower in distress has a clear path to avoid default. And I will continue to fight to ensure that students have access to an affordable education that helps them get ahead, rather than drowning in debt.”

Among other report highlights: Income-Driven Repayment Plan enrollments continue to rise.

Enrollment in income-driven repayment (IDR) options such as Pay As You Earn (PAYE), Revised Pay As You Earn (REPAYE), Income-Based Repayment (IBR), and Income-Contingent Repayment (ICR) continues to increase. As of December 2015, nearly 4.6 million Direct Loan borrowers were enrolled in IDR plans, a 48 percent increase from December 2014 and a 140 percent increase from December 2013. While another one million EDheld FFEL borrowers are signed up in the Income-Sensitive Repayment (ISR) and IBR plans, there is a large overlap of Direct Loan and ED-held FFEL IDR borrowers. Combined, approximately 4.8 million unique borrowers are enrolled in IDR plans. On Dec. 17, 2015, a new income-driven repayment plan called Revised Pay As You Earn (REPAYE) was made available to borrowers.

Hardship deferments decline.

While in-school deferments have decreased slightly, hardship deferments such as for unemployment or economic hardship have declined drastically as enrollment in income-driven repayment plans has increased. As of Dec. 31, 2015, about 370,000 Direct Loan recipients were deferring their payments due to unemployment or economic hardship, a 31.5 percent decrease from

the previous year. In that same time period for the FFEL Program, there was a 35 percent decrease in the number of recipients in a deferment status due to unemployment or economic hardship.

Forbearances shrinking.

Direct Loan forbearances represent 11.3 percent of the Direct Loan portfolio, a slight decrease from the same time period last year, while FFEL forbearances have also declined slightly from last year—now representing 10.3 percent of the FFEL portfolio.

Borrowers typically request forbearance when they want a temporary suspension of their payments. But with new IDR plans described above, borrowers have better options to manage their debt in tough times.

$2.2 billion in defaults recovered— mostly through “rehabilitations”.

In December 2015, FSA posted its first quarterly default recoveries report to the FSA Data Center in response to the president’s directive in the Student Aid Bill of Rights. The Default Recoveries by Private Collection Agency report details the dollar amount recovered by each private collection agency. During the quarter ending Dec. 31, 2015, the Department recovered more than $2.2 billion in defaulted student loans through its private collection agencies.

To access the full set of data released, visit the FSA Data Center at www.fsadatacenter.ed.gov to access the full set of data released.

—Submitted by the U.S. Department of Education

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Play: A Universal Language For Children The Molloy College of Education is presenting its sixth annual Barbara A. McDonnell Early Childhood Conference on Friday, May 6, and this year the topic is

play—from academics in a playbased environment to play as an opportunity for inclusion or a communications vehicle for English learners. The keynote presentation will be, “Play: An Essential Ingredient to Healthy Child Development” by Ronald A. Marino, D.O., M.P.H., professor of clinical pediatrics and director of general pediatrics, Winthrop University Hospital.

Visit www.tinyurl.com /molloyplaymay6 for registration and program details. If you have additional questions about the conference, to be held at the college’s Rockville Centre campus, contact Dr. Sherry Radowitz at sradowitz@molloy.edu or 516-323-4705.

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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average salary for a computer programmer was $77,550 per year in 2014. Most computer programmers have a Bachelor’s degree. Simply, coding is writing basic instructions for a task in a language that your computer will understand.

Facebook? Your anti-virus software?

Someone wrote the code to generate that software. So, what is the process for getting kids involved?

Children are receptive to acquiring this new language of computer programming and the strategic thinking and reasoning processes that go with it.

Among the most widely attended workshops recently are Minecraft programming classes because kids have the chance to learn how to modify or alter the popular game.

Adelphi University in Garden City and the Science Museum of Long Island in Manhasset are two places offering Minecraft classes.

With programming classes, kids can become expert coders as they learn how to navigate and reason through complex problems—a proficiency that will serve them in the future. And you don’t have to be a techie or a science geek to be good at coding. Coding is for nearly all ages, with some classes and apps tailored toward kids as young as five years old.

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BOCES STEM Students Head To Math Fair Finals

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Six students from the Nassau BOCES STEM Institute will advance to the final round of the Al Kalfus Long Island Math Fair at Hofstra University next month. In preparation for the fair, the teen mathematicians conducted extensive research on advanced mathematical concepts and prepared presentations. Competitors were required to defend and explain their research through PowerPoint presentations, posters and other materials.

“Our finalists are extremely pleased with their accomplishments and proud of the work they put into their research,” said STEM Institute Teacher Ellen Kessler Dubinsky.

“All twelve students who participated said that it was a worthwhile, challenging experience. The process has been educational from start to finish.”

Twelve Nassau BOCES STEM students competed in the LI math Fair, but only six were named finalists.

Moving on to the finals on April 15 are: Freshman Jack Cecere from the Malverne UFSD presenting,

“The Math Behind a Rubik’s Cube”; Freshman Nelson Chow from the Malverne UFSD presenting, “Math Involved in Swimming”; Sophomore Nabil Chowdhury from the Hicksville UFSD presenting, “An Exploration of the Frog Puzzle & Variances”; Sophomore Manpreet Kaur from the Hicksville UFSD presenting “The Mathematics Behind Ice Skating”; Freshman Michal

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Madness event held in the library of Holy Trinity High School in Hicksville on March 15.

Students in the 7th grade from Holy Family Elementary School in Hicksville, Our Lady of Mercy in Hicksville, St. Edward the Confessor in Syosset, Maria Regina in Seaford and St. Thomas the Apostle in West Hempstead were invited to take a trip to Holy Trinity during their school day to learn many unique and interesting math facts from high school students.

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Are America’s schools little more than cinder-block gulags that spawn vicious cliques and bullying, negate creativity and true learning, and squelch curiosity in their inmates, um, students?

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harness children’s natural aptitude for learning by creating an atmosphere conducive to freedom and creativity. He prescribes an inspiring educational future that is thoroughly democratic and

Goyal has appeared on MSNBC and Fox and written for The New York Times, MSNBC, The Nation and other publications. Goyal has also had speaking engagements with the Clinton Global Initiative University, Google, Stanford, University of Cambridge, SXSW and LEGO Foundation, among others. He takes on standardized testing and the conventional school system, raising crucial questions for educators and policy makers alike. At 20 years old, he offers a unique perspective on how schools can harness children’s natural aptitude for learning by creating an atmosphere conducive to freedom and creativity.

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BOOK PICKS from page 13B application process: •Making a coherent initial list of colleges •Getting good information from the college fairs, college night and college rep visits •Facing the finances: family need, financial aid and outside fellowships •Visiting the colleges: what to do, when to go and how many to visit •Preparing for and taking the SATs/ACTs—including the new 2016 SAT •Constructing your application: the 201516 Common App essay, extra-curriculars, letters of recommendation, and supplemental essays and attachments •Figuring out what admission officers are looking for in an application •Deciding whether to apply early decision, early action or regular decision

•Putting your best self forward in the on-campus or alumni interview •Making your final choice—and improving the offer “We’re out to change college admissions in America: to rationalize the college application process and show each and every student how to maximize his or her chances for admissions.

But it’s more than that,” said Hyman.

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Presidential Honors For BOCES Student Anthony Morano of the Massapequa on Service and Civic Participation, the UFSD, a theater student at Nassau NASSP and Prudential.

BOCES Long Island High School for the Morano was also named a Arts (LIHSA), was honored by the White Distinguished Finalist for the State House, the National Association of of New York in the 2016 Prudential Secondary School Principals (NASSP) Spirit of Community Awards. He and Prudential Financial for his huwas selected for the distinction by manitarian efforts. He earned both the a panel of state-level judges based President’s Volunteer Service on a rigorous set of criteria Award and the Prudential including personal initiative, Spirit of Community Award for effort, impact and personal his substantial volunteer work. growth.

“Your volunteer service “You are an exemplary demonstrates the kind of role model for your peers,” commitment to your comwrote NASSP Executive munity that moves America Director JoAnn Bartoletti a step closer to its great and Prudential Financial Anthony Morano Chairman and CEO John promise,” wrote President Barack Obama in a congratulatory Strangfeld in a joint letter to Morano. letter to Morano. “Thank you for your “Thank you for your inspiring comdevotion to service, for helping to mitment to serving your community. address the most pressing needs in Contributions like yours make our your community and our country, and communities and our entire nation for doing all you can to shape a better stronger. We salute you for your tomorrow for our great nation.” achievement.”

The President’s Volunteer Service During the course of the past four Award recognizes those who have years, Morano has raised $10,000 for volunteered significant amounts of a number of charities. He is also the their time to serve their communities host of LIHSA’s annual “Cemetery of and their country. It is offered in Lost Souls” fundraiser, which he holds partnership by the President’s Council at his home in Massapequa Park.

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New Regents Leaders Elected

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Dr. Betty Rosa has been elected as chancellor of the Board of Regents, and Andrew Brown has been elected as the vice chancellor of the Board of Regents.

A statement from Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Education Chair Cathy Nolan read, “Dr. Rosa has established a reputation as an outstanding educator and a fierce advocate for students facing adversity. She has dedicated herself to helping children who face challenges such as poverty, disabilities, emotional hardship and language barriers. Her commitment to removing educational obstacles demonstrates her devotion to putting our children first.

“Vice Chancellor Brown is an accomplished attorney and is rated at the highest level for both his ability and ethical standards. His integrity and experience as a college educator will undoubtedly ensure that education remains a top priority in New York.”

“Both regents have demonstrated their commitment to maintaining the highest standards of education for children across New York State,” said Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie. “We are confident Chancellor-elect Rosa

Brown and Rosa and Vice Chancellor-elect Brown will continue to honor New York State’s commitment to providing every child with the most equitable high-quality education.”

New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) congratulated Rosa and Brown on their elections. NYSUT President Karen E. Magee said union members hoped the selection of Rosa, of the Bronx, and Brown, of Rochester, two weeks after the legislature’s vote to appoint three new regents signals a new era for the state’s education policymaking body.

“We congratulate Chancellor Rosa and Vice Chancellor Brown and hope today helps to build a more collaborative and positive working relationship with all the regents,” Magee said.

“There is a lot of hard work ahead.

Yet we are optimistic that students, parents and educators will have a more meaningful voice in fixing New York standards; reducing the burden of standardized testing; and creating a fair and objective evaluation system.

New York’s public schools will be better off when the regents completely achieve these goals, and we urge them to press ‘fast forward’ on the process.”

NYSUT Vice President Catalina Fortino noted Rosa attended public schools and graduated from CUNY’s City College before earning advanced degrees from CUNY and a doctorate from Harvard University. She said Rosa’s work as a bilingual paraprofessional, teacher, special education administrator and superintendent—and her ongoing role as a mentor for doctoral students in education—provide her with an ideal

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“Chancellor Rosa is passionate about the power of public education.

She sees our public schools and colleges as guiding lights to a brighter future for each and every child,” Fortino said. “Her intellect, breadth of real-world experience, lifelong commitment to students and teachers, and her care in using proven research in decision-making make her an excellent choice to lead the Regents as their chancellor.” In addition, Fortino said, Rosa’s deep knowledge about teacher education will help strengthen the profession.

“Betty Rosa’s reputation as a strong, determined leader speaks for itself.

Rosa’s advocacy on behalf of special needs students and English language learners has been second to none, and she has been a strong voice against a one-size-fits-all, test-centric system,” said Assemblyman Ed Ra. “Her nomination is a great testament to the activism of teachers and parents throughout New York State who have pushed for meaningful change to a system that has been too often focused on high-stakes testing rather than true classroom learning.”

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