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Valley Stream Central High School District holds orientation for new staff
Valley Stream, NY (August 2021)—Welcome to the Valley Stream Central High School District! On August 27, the Valley Stream Central High School District held an orientation to welcome new teachers and school psychologists to the District. The day was dedicated to acquainting the new faculty members with District central administration and director-level personnel and providing an overview of the District’s goals, technology applications, and vision for the upcoming school year.
The day started with welcoming and introductory remarks from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Wayne Loper, followed by brief presentations from Mr. Clifford Odell, Assistant Superintendent for Personnel and Administration and Mr. Emmanuel Glasu, Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations. Each department director of the District – Dr. William Bushman, Director of Special Education; Ms. Kelly Whitney-Rivera the, Director of Guidance & Chief Information Officer/Homeless & Foster Care Liaison; Dr. Adam Erdos, Director of Fine and Performing Arts and Mr. Scott Stueber, Director of Physical Education and Athletics – then introduced themselves and gave an overview of offerings in their particular department. The orientation session concluded with Mr. Christian Bowen, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction and Dr. Jennifer J. DiMaio, Director of Instructional Services providing a Microsoft Teams training overview, a review of District goals, classroom expectations, and professional development opportunities offered by the District.
The District’s new teachers are:
Kayla Borozny – Central High School – Math
Michael Cocozza – Central High School – Health and Physical Education
Galanaelle Georges – Central High School – Special Education
Karen Glasgow – Central High School – Career and Technical Education
Kayla McCarthy – Central High School – English as a New Language
Benjamin Nocella – Central High School – World Language
Lana Giaccone – District – School Psychologist
Elaine Fraser – Memorial Junior High School – English
Shelida Lee – Memorial Junior High School
Chanei Patterson – Memorial Junior High School – School Psychologist
Christine Serzo – Memorial Junior High School – Science
Angelica Ansbacher – North High School – Band
Daniel Drumm – South High School – Special Education
Michael Florio – South High School – Special Education
Jessica Giacone – North High School – Math
Kaitlin McKiernan – North High School – Math
Samantha Santomauro – North High School – Math
Teri Vieira – North High School – English
For more information about the District, please visit: https://www.vschsd.org/ and ‘like’ our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ValleyStreamCentralHighSchoolDistrict