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Lynbrook teacher earns tech award sure Lynbrook was ahead of the curve. She started a one-toone program in which each stuFor more than two decades, dent got a device to work with. Jill Robinson has been behind The program began with sixththe best-in-class technology in graders and expanded every the Lynbrook school district. year. Robinson and the technolThis summer, she was recog- ogy coordinator spent months nized for all her hard work with sixth-grade teachers so when Nassau BOCES presented they could see how to best utiher with the NASlize technology in TAR award — dedithe classroom. cated to educators Her dedication who go above and to the school disb e yo n d t o m a ke trict over the past sure technology is 24 years made her serving both stuan obvious choice dents and teachers. for NASTAR, which “We created it to stands for Nassau honor individuals Association of for innovation, School Technololeadership and supgists Award Recipiport of technology ent. From in-classinitiatives in their room livestreaming s ch o o l d i s t r i c t , ” to remote learning lAuRA PollAk, said Laura Pollak, preparedness, LynBOCES’ supervisor of b r o o k a c c o m supervisor of curriculum, instruc- curriculum, instruction plished big things tion and technology and technology with technolo g y, for BOCES, othethanks to RobinBoard of Cooperative Educa- son’s behind-the-scenes work, tional Services. “It’s really for a school officials said. champion for technology, who Robinson began as a middle supports all the technology ini- school computer teacher with tiatives in their district.” the goal of teaching kids comRobinson, the district’s puter literacy. Like technology instructional technology staff itself, her position quickly developer, has always made
By NIColE FoRMISANo
nformisano@liherald.com
Joanna Bishop/Herald photos
Sporting new backpacks and outfits, these youngsters were ready for the first day of class.
Ready to get back to school Rhame Avenue Elementary School, in the East Rockaway school district, welcomed students and faculty back for the first day of school on Tuesday.
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t’s really for a champion for technology, who supports all the technology initiatives in their district.
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Sandra de La Cruz with her son, david, before his first day of prekindergarten.