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FJECC Welcomes New Director

Amy Bolotin will be the next director of the Frances Jacobson Early Childhood Center (FJECC). Amy is currently Director of the Jewish Community Center’s Early Learning Center in Brookline/Brighton, and also serves as Director of Teaching and Learning for the JCC’s Greater Boston Early Learning Department.

Amy is committed to continuing FJECC’s core principle of providing the highest quality in Jewish and secular early childhood education, through emphasis on fantastic faculty, developmentally appropriate curriculum, and a warm and welcoming community. At the JCC, Amy has worked tirelessly to nurture and mentor the faculty, engage in community conversations, and strengthen all areas of program and curriculum. As a highly regarded leader in the local and national Jewish Early Childhood Education community, Amy has participated in, or facilitated, leadership programs such as the Paradigm Project and Jewish Early Childhood Educational Leadership Institute (JECELI), and the Sheva Mentor groups, among others.

Amy graduated with a B.A. in English Literature from University of California, Berkeley and holds an M.S in Education from Bank Street College of Education, Infant & Parent Development Program. Amy, who is originally from Boston, has lived in California and Connecticut. She has two grown daughters who still remember fondly their time at FJECC. Amy is a member of Temple Israel.

The FJECC Faculty, Temple Israel Clergy, and FJECC Board provided overwhelmingly high praise for Amy: "She is collaborative and creative, realistic and relational. A fantastic candidate,” wrote one respondent. Another commented, "She has the capacity to nurture FJECC where it is right now and the vision to bring it to its next place. When meeting with Amy, I felt really excited about the future of our school."

Amy's appointment is the result of an extensive search process conducted over the last ten months under the guidance of a 10-member Search Committee, consisting of current and former board members, faculty, and parents.

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