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BY CRAIG DIFOLCO

Here we go again. The state budget process begins in early January and, as always, the fight is on to secure more money for schools.

In mid-December, the NYS Education Department put for-ward a proposal seeking a $2 billion increase in education aid, an amount in line with rec-ommendations from advocates throughout the state. Budgets from this and the previous year increased aid by about $1

billion, and since the admin-istration is already predicting a shortfall of over $6 billion -- the largest since the 2008 reces-

sion – there’s unfortunately no reason to believe this year will be any different. State officials blame rising Medicaid reim-bursements for the budget gap.

NYSED said that its recom-mendations are based on what is needed, regardless of any pro-jected budget shortfall, and sug-gested that if the State must get creative to raise the necessary funds, so be it. The proposal also calls for $26 million to cre-ate 2,000 additional pre-K slots at programs across the state, $8 million to enhance early learn-

ing programs, and $15 mil-lion to better support English-Language Learners.

Under the proposal, almost all the money NYSED has called for would be allotted via the state’s Foundation Aid Formula, designed to distribute state aid according to the high-est student need. Lawmakers and advocates debated possi-ble tweaks to the formula at a Manhattan hearing of the Senate Education Committee on December 3, and NYSED officials seek about $1 million

to review the formula’s meth-odology and perhaps update it. Many have raised questions about whether the formula should be adjusted for increases in English-Language Learners and students with disabilities, especially considering it utilizes data from the 2000 Census.

The formula has never been fully implemented since its cre-ation a dozen years ago, so CSA submitted testimony pointing out that because of that, real-locating existing funds will be

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Safety is not taken seriously enough.

Lenient codes of discipline lead to disor-der, chaos, and difficulty for students who are trying to do the right thing.

We need to be able to lock our school

doors and use a buzzer system so that our agents can control who comes in and out of our building.

The fear of being investigated over tell-ing students they did something wrong

Members Sound Off

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NEWSCOUNCIL OF SCHOOL SUPERVISORS AND ADMINISTRATORS

CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

At press time, CSA representatives continue to meet with city officials to secure a fair

contract for all members. Though we have made progress on some matters, the city

has yet to come to an agreement with us that honors your immense contributions to

our schools. We thank you for your continued support and patience.

BY CHUCK WILBANKS

Worsening school safety, unfair budgets and a capricious, out of touch bureaucracy. Those were among the oft-repeated concerns among CSA members across the spectrum, revealed in a recently conducted survey. More than 2,300 members responded to the survey, which was completely anonymous. Part of the questionnaire allowed narrative responses, and below is a sampling of responses to the question: What is the most important educational/operational issue you would like the Chancellor and Mayor to focus on?

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BY DAVID GRANDWETTER

At the October meeting of the Panel for Educational Policy (PEP), CSA offered comprehensive testimony on the proposed amendments to Chancellor’s Regulation A-831 concern-ing student-to-student sexual harass-ment and Regulation A-832 concern-ing student-to-student discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bully-ing. Though we fully acknowledged their import, we strongly urged edits before their passage.

We reasoned that the expansion of misconduct to off-school property would impose excessive burdens on school leaders and the standards to which our members would be held

would simply be impossible to meet. We also demanded that subsequent training on these regulations must not be unfairly imposed on school leaders

and that the DOE must adequately address unresolved questions regarding the designation of liaisons. However,

School Leaders Can’t Be Detectives, Lawyers Too

EDUCATIONAL POLICY

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CSA NEWS2 Jan. 20Jan. 2020

Council of School Supervisors & Administrators

American Federation of School Administrators, AFL-CIO, Local 1

40 Rector St., NY, NY 10006 Phone: (212) 823-2020

Fax: (212) 962-6130 www.csa-nyc.org

PresidentMark Cannizzaro

Executive Vice President Henry Rubio

First Vice President Rosemarie Sinclair

Treasurer Christopher Ogno

Secretary Steffani Fanizzi

Vice PresidentsSam Akel

Jose Garcia Ramon Gonzalez

Lois LeeKatiana Louissaint

Nancy Russo, Retiree Chapter

Executive Director Operations Erminia Claudio

General Counsel David Grandwetter

Executive Director Field Services Sana Q. Nasser

Field Directors Juanita Bass, James Harrigan,

Christine Martin, Frank Patterson, Mercedes Qualls

Assistant Field Directors

Beshir Abdellatif, Eleanor Andrew,

Mildred Boyce, Laverne Burrowes,

Dominic Cipollone, Peter Devlin, Kenneth

Llinas, Nancy Esposito, Roberto Flores,

Ellie Greenberg, Ray Gregory,

Joseph LaCascia, Monica McDonald,

Dorothy Morris, Beverly Pascal-Miller,

Wanda Soto, Yvonne Williams

Grievance Director Dale Kelly

Assistant DirectorsCarol Atkins, Robert Colon,

Jermaine Garden-

Director of CommunicationsCraig DiFolco

Director of Political Affairs Gabe Gallucci

Assistant Director, Political Affairs Herman Merritt

Assistant Director John Khani

Special Assistant to President Gary Goldstein

CSA Conference Chair Pierre Lehmuller

CSA Historian Manfred Korman

CSA Retiree ChapterGayle Lockett, Chair

Mark Brodsky, Director

CSA NEWS

Editor Chuck Wilbanks

Design Consultant Michele Pacheco

Production Assistant Christine Altman

CSA News (004-532) is published monthly except July and August for $35 per year per member by CSA, 40 Rector St., NY, NY 10006. Periodical postage paid at Manhattan, NY, and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to CSA News, 40 Rector St., NY, NY 10006.

PRESIDENT’S PAGE

Twenty-twenty promises to be another very busy year on the education front.

We will continue negotiat-ing for a fair contract and do

whatever it takes to bring common sense and clarity to our city and DOE leaders. This should not be as difficult or complicated as they are making it as we are simply asking for a fair agreement that respects your work and provides for members who wish to start or grow their family. I find it ironic that a bill to grant paid parental leave to federal workers is about to be signed while City Hall continues to hold our members for ransom. However, I remain optimistic that they will come to their senses soon.

The DOE has asked us to collaborate with them on improving the CEP process and implementing the Next Generation Learning Standards. We appreciate that they are seeking our input and look forward to offering practical ideas from the perspective of school leaders.

And, we will use your recent input as a springboard forward for our school system. The results of the inde-pendent survey you participated in for us last October

make it clear that you have faith in the CSA. A record number of members participated, providing us with critical data. You rated CSA and its leadership higher than ever. Personally, I can’t thank you enough for that, but I can promise you that we will remain vigilant and vocal, long after a new contract is signed.

Our work continues to be cut out for us. When the survey results are posted online, you will see that in terms of liking what you do you’re much luckier than most other profession-als. Your job satisfaction remains extremely high. Too few

people are happy about what they do, but most of you are. It was also encouraging to learn that the majority of you are pleased with your benefits, job security and salary and happy with your superintendents and immediate supervisors.

But you have sobering concerns. You are worried about school climate, culture and discipline as well as stu-

dent and staff safety. Recent changes to the discipline code trouble you. The DOE has ignored your personal judgements and failed to provide you with the APs and training needed to protect your school’s environment. This will continue to be one of our major advocacy planks.

Also high on your list of concerns is the ludicrously unfair Fair Student Funding

Formula. We have schools that have been underfunded for the last ten years, according to the formula. We continue to lobby in Albany to fight for just treatment under the Campaign for Fiscal Equity formula. However, whether we get that funding from the State or not, it’s time now that city makes this their priority and commits doing whatever is nec-essary to fully fund all schools.

Your gravest dissatisfaction continues to be your over-all workload and the time you spend at work. Despite promises to “take things off your plate” the DOE keeps

adding to it. If the DOE really wants you to be “instructional leaders” you must be given adequate time to focus on instruc-tion! Every time you are required to complete another form or are pulled out of your school on another bureaucratic whim, you are dragged away from your true vocation of educating children. Then you try to make up for the important work by

putting in longer hours. You are beyond the point of diminishing returns.

These colossal demands on your time result in unhealthy amounts of stress, take a toll on personal relationships and make you less pro-ductive. Please make a New Year’s resolution to take good care of yourself. You must force yourself to go home at a reasonable hour, do less work at home and avoid working on weekends. Make a point of being with family and friends more often and do your best not to take the job home with you. Safeguard your health so you can continue your vital work rather than fall ill or leave the profession, as many have. Whatever your passion, make time for it. You will find that engaging in hobbies, interests and exercise help to reduce stress and actually make you more efficient at work.

As the saying goes, you can’t take care of others until you take good care of yourself. Make yourself the priority in 2020, you’ll be glad you did! My warmest wishes to you and yours for the New Year. As the calendar changes to 2020 I celebrate you.

* The complete survey results will be posted on our website soon. I urge you to go online and read the detailed results of the October 2019 Member Survey and see how united most of you are in your observations, satisfactions and concerns. I also hope that the DOE and City Hall takes note and considers how they can better support you for the good of our stu-dents.

Mark Cannizzaro is president of the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators.

In Unity, We’ll Face The Challenges Ahead, And Prevail By Mark Cannizzaro

Looking Forward To 2020: ‘I Celebrate You!’

Leadership AwardLaborPress, founded by former administrator Neal Tepel, honored CSA

President Mark Cannizzaro at their annual Leadership Awards Reception in Early December. Fellow award-winners included Nicholas LaMorte, president of Civil Services Employees Association Region One; Mark Gregorio, president of TEI Group; Matthew Chartrand, the business manager of Ironworkers Local 361, and James Slevin, president of Utility Workers Union of America. “New York City is a labor town, but only because we make it a labor town,” said Mr. Cannizzaro.

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Educators and parents are invited to ABENY’s next general membership meeting on Sunday, Jan. 19, from 3:30 - 6 pm, at the Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA, 1121 Bedford Avenue. ABENY will cel-ebrate the “Life and Legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” Actor Ronald Haynie will per-form a compilation of Dr. King’s most memorable speeches. Ms. Yvonne Sterling and Dr. Sheilah Bobo are coordinating the meeting. Educators and parents are invited. Refreshments will be served.

ABENY invites students in Grades 2 - 11 to participate in our annual Black History Month Essay contest. This year’s topic is: “African American Artists and Social Activism.” The deadline for entries is Jan. 3, 2020. The win-ning students will be honored at the Brooklyn Historical Society on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020.

For more information, contact Dr. Sheilah Bobo at (917) 412-9099, sbobo@schools.nyc.gov, or sheilah-bobo@gmail.com.

BY PETER MCNALLY

The Board of Regents held a two-day meeting in December

in Albany in which they appointed Acting Commissioner Shannon Tahoe as the interim acting commissioner. A national search has been underway to select a per-manent commissioner and we have been told the process should be completed by September.

This will be an important year for the Board of Regents, yet the turnover of commissioners has delayed much busi-ness. The biggest issue before the Regents began last May when they announced that they would revisit the requirements for graduation. At December’s meeting, they took a first step toward addressing that.

At the meeting, the non-profit education group Achieve gave an illu-minating presentation outlining grad-

uation requirements in other states. Around the country, there are 115 ways that students can graduate. These options take many forms, includ-ing endorsements, seals, pathways, and diplomas.

For the class of 2019, 14 states had three or more graduation options, 15 had two options and 21 states and the District of Columbia had one.

New York State has three pathways for students to meet the requirements for graduation and different levels of diplo-mas as well. Idaho requires a senior proj-ect that must include written and oral presentations. Maryland requires student service. Twenty-eight states administer ELA, math, science and social studies exams. NYS’s regents exams are an exam-ple of that requirement.

Next, the regents will conduct a hearing on the matter in each of the state’s 17 judicial districts, which will be facilitated by the regent who represents

that district. Kathleen Cashin from Brooklyn, Betty Rosa, the Bronx, Judith Chin, Queens, Nan Mead, Manhattan, and Christine Cea of Staten Island will host them in New York City. The hear-ings will be held from January through March; the exact dates and locations have not yet been determined.

The Board of Regents will then receive feedback as well as additional research. The Regents will then appoint a task force to study and discuss the issues, findings and research before making rec-ommendations to the Board of Regents. We have been informed by the commis-sioner and chancellor that NYSFSA will have a seat on the task force.

In March, five of the 17 Board of Regents seats need to be appointed or reappointed. The education committees of the Assembly and Senate will conduct interviews in January and February.

Peter McNally is the executive director of NYSFSA. CSA President Mark Cannizzaro is NYSFSA’s president.

NYSFSA

Amid Big Changes, NY State Board Of Regents Work Toward New Standards

insufficient. Foundation Aid was first adopted as part of the State Education and Reform Act of 2007, a response to the Campaign For Fiscal Equity’s lawsuit contending that the state was failing to provide students with a “sound basic education.” The state has yet to comply with the Court of Appeals ruling in the cam-paign’s favor, and NYSED projects that schools are still owed about $4.7 billion when adjusting for inflation— the DOE proj-ects that NYC schools are owed a little over a billion of that.

CSA also advocated that any state increase be tied to a direc-tive that the funds must be used for the sole purpose of fully funding New York City’s Fair Student Funding (FSF) formula:

“What is needed most is an increase in State Funding so that the city is able to fully fund its current needs-based formula giving our schools the ability to adequately implement programs for the students they serve.”

To make matters more complicated, the FSF formula is widely debated as well, and in recent months, CSA has participated in a City Council Task Force created to review the formula and offer recommendations on how to improve it. As with Foundation Aid, CSA will continue to argue that any potential tweaks in the FSF formula should be considered only after the city fully funds its formula and provides the resources the city itself says our schools need.

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BY CRAIG DIFOLCO

After robust advocacy from CSA and individual principals alike, city officials have for-mally requested that the NYC Board of Elections (BOE) avoid using schools as early voting sites during next year’s elec-tions. In a recent letter to the BOE, the DOE and Democracy NYC, an initiative created by Mayor de Blasio after low voter turnout in 2017, offered 53 sites as alternatives to replace the 33 schools that were used for early voting this fall.

“When our members raise their voices to protect chil-dren, parents join the fight and elected officials listen,” sa id CSA Pres ident Mark Cannizzaro. “Despite our sup-

port for early voting in gen-eral, our union fought hard for those school leaders with seri-ous concerns. We’re pleased that the DOE has finally recog-

nized the foolishness in using our public schools as early vot-ing sites.”

After the state passed early voting legislation in January, the mayor’s office suggested

schools among potential early voting sites, and the BOE selected from among the may-or’s list with no input from school leaders or the general public. To make matters worse, the DOE notified administra-tors a mere three weeks before the start date, even though education officials knew about 23 of the schools as early as last spring, according to city BOE executive director Michael Ryan.

School leaders immediately began to raise concerns which CSA shared repeatedly with the DOE. Despite the merits of early voting, CSA argued that the necessary procedures over 10 days would increase security risks and present vast operational challenges. Parents

echoed those concerns in the media.

After the DOE and BOE moved forward with early vot-ing in schools anyway, CSA submitted testimony during a November City Council over-sight hearing, highlighting how students were negatively impacted. We also argued that early voting would be even more problematic in 2020 due to a crowded election calen-dar including the Democratic presidential primary in April, the state and federal primary in June, and the general elec-tion in November. The first two primaries will take place during mandatory state exams, when schools are already navi-gating disruptive programming changes.

On Dec. 17, the city came around. “In a city as great as New York, we can and should have a robust early voting pro-gram while also serving the best interests of our students,” wrote Rini Fonseca-Sabune, Chief Democracy Officer at the NYC Mayor’s Office, and Lauren Ciciliano, the DOE’s Chief Administrative Operations Officer.

The list they’ve given to the BOE includes hospitals, hous-ing developments and librar-ies. The letter said 18 sites have already committed to hosting early voting for the upcoming primaries. The BOE will inspect all sites to make certain they meet the state law’s accessibility requirements and must select the sites by March 15.

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The House Committee on Education and Labor split along party lines over undocumented students. Educators are dealing with drops in student attendance and enrollment, and gaining the trust of parents who need assistance programs but are afraid to access them. Democrats argued that border policies need to be reversed and issues faced by edu-cators addressed, while Republicans supported strengthening borders to reduce the number of immigrants (EducationDive)

— COMPILED BY CHRISTINE ALTMAN

Inspired by Fred Rogers, a tool called “Simple Interactions” is helping edu-cators and students with classroom videos. The goal is to show what quality student and teacher interac-tions look like, and where opportu-nities exist to deepen learning. The program, used in 35 states and five countries, focuses on four elements of human development – connec-tion, reciprocity, inclusion and oppor-tunities to grow. (EducationDive)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District is offering virtual doctor visits. Via the Telemedicine Program, school nurses connect with a medical professional to diagnose students. The service often prevents students from missing school and parents from missing work. The district hopes the service will reduce absences and prevent contagious outbreaks. Parents can sign up for the service with their school nurse or through a home access portal. (KGBT)

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With the highest rate of drug over-dose deaths in the country, West Virginia school administrators esti-mate about half of its students live with someone other than their par-ents. The West Virginia Department of Education and the non-profit organization Communities in Schools is providing support. The state allocated $3 million to support the program and the Governor has donated his salary to the cause. This year, students in 59 schools have received food, clothing, mentorship and counseling through embedded program staff. (Hechinger Report)

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Students feel empowered to bring weap-ons because superintendent suspensions are now a joke. We are not allowed to suspend students anymore.

Principal’s should not be conducting OSI investigations!

There need to be safety procedures, video monitoring and enough safety agents in every school.

Discipline no longer exists. Students are no longer held accountable for most offenses and it’s jeopardizing my own safety and the school’s.

Easing the discipline code to get less sus-pensions means higher teacher turnover because we are saying more misbehaviors are acceptable in the class. That is not the answer.

I’m appalled to witness the bleeding of public funds on an ever growing and expanding DOE bureaucracy—particu-larly the first deputy chancellor, execu-tive superintendents, the chief titles and so on. Tweed is a den of corruption, mis-management and waste. It’s an embar-rassment and a disservice to students.

Minimizing compliance and paperwork so that we can focus on the job of edu-cating students!

I’m still waiting for something to be taken off my plate, so I can focus on teaching and learning.

Include fewer initiatives. We can’t get our bearings because we’re always start-ing something new.

It is incredibly difficult to be a principal of a school with 350 kids and 27 teachers but no AP, coaches, or even a full-time guidance counselor.

There is a lack of clarity of vision and direction. We have attended lots of trainings that seem to go nowhere. Lots of time and energy is wasted.

Stop expecting leaders to be not only educators but investigators, policemen, lunchroom monitors, legal experts, and data analysts who work for free on Monday and Tuesday afternoons!

The CEP is a disaster. It’s a burden on schools and is not a document a school can use. I never thought they could make the CEP worse, but they did.

When you say support, mean it. Trust principals and then hold us accountable for progress. Don’t put principals in a position where we have to beg for sup-port and responses from facilities, field support, etc.

Principals are not spending sufficient time in classrooms monitoring and improving instruction. Every school should have or share a business man-

ager and/or APO. Many principals will be retiring in the next two years. Who will want to take their places? It is a total burnout job right now with many pro-fessional risks.

In the last few years, the DOE has added several expensive layers between me and the Chancellor. School budgets have been cut.

Remove unnecessary paperwork!

The DOE has become too top-heavy -- too many people with made-up titles who have lost touch with what it is like to be in schools or on the ground sup-porting schools.

The position of AP falls under the radar. We are not protected from a seriously large workload. I work at least 70-90 hours a week taking work home 7 days a week and still only get the work done at 70 percent of my capacity because I’m spread so thin.

There are too many initiatives and not enough time, guidance, training or sup-port to effectively implement with staff. Some aspects are unrealistic and setting us up for failure.

Teacher salaries rise every year, but the budget stays the same.

I’m not a detective and I don’t have time to investigate employees.

As a teacher by trade my main focus is on teaching and guiding teachers to grow professionally so they can do the best by our students. This is now an impossible task: Every new initiative is more work with less money and with even less turn-around time to learn, implement and obtain satisfactory results from it. I loved teaching and learning and I became an administrator because I wanted to help students via teacher professional growth. This has become a pipe dream!

Focus on good instruction, not politics.

Bring back more CTE programs.

Teachers and administrators must be involved in decision making. We are the people in the classroom every day fac-ing many challenges. I do not think the mayor and chancellor fully understand what a teacher’s day looks like.

We are on the front line and do whatever is needed to do right by children and staff, but we have to constantly cover ourselves because higher ups feel pres-sure. I’m tired of the threats. The more money higher ups make, the further they are from children. I’m disappointed: Not in my union but with what higher ups can get away with. We are silent for fear of retribution.

Most of the schools in our district had to excess multiple teachers due to bud-get cuts last year. As we lose teachers, we need to put all out-of-classroom person-nel back into the classroom. How can I support new, developing or ineffective teachers if my coach is in the classroom?

My school is crumbling -- it needs a new

roof and a new AC system. Repairs are costly, time consuming and do not last. I am losing students to charter schools and new school construction because the infrastructure of my school is not being taken care of.

We need a real focus on underserved districts. More budgetary resources for schools in less affluent areas for addi-tional programs in music, arts, and sports.

I have to beg for funds to cover the basics. We have no funds for PD for teachers or the subs to cover them. We have no OTPS, no money to buy com-puter equipment. We have no academic test prep programs. We have no out-of-classroom teachers to support AIS or RTI. We are held accountable but only receive a partial amount of our FSF. This year again, I only was given 89 percent of my FSF. I am paying back my debt from last year. It’s crazy.

Every year I have to appeal funding -- two to three rounds -- to still have pea-nuts in the budget. My average teacher salary is $96K, yet the formula is based on city average which is much lower so I am in deficit all the time. It is inconceiv-able to borrow to open the school year. How can anyone function like this long term?

If the DOE has identified Social Emotional Learning programs that work, why not make them easier for schools to implement by taking away the financial burden?

Trust principals more with how they spend their money and stop microman-aging small purchases such as a modest lunch or breakfast for students and staff.

The workload is not sustainable. It impacts our mental and physical health.

Fair Student Funding is a total fraud. Why are some students worth less than others?

The chancellor and mayor can’t address equity without addressing the inequal-ities in Fair Student Funding. How can you have an equity agenda when there are schools that don’t receive the same percentage of FSF?

The Chancellor and Mayor need to focus on teaching and learning, supporting schools in using coherent curriculum that addresses the needs of all levels of learners.

I understand the need for culturally responsive curriculum, but there is no PD on how to actually provide it or what it looks like in the classroom.

We must figure out a way to support the education of high-performing students of color. High performing students of color are often bullied and tormented by highly disruptive students or forced to endure instruction designed for the remedial needs of lower-performing peers.

Respect school leaders enough to give them a fair and decent contract!

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what most troubled us about the revisions were the expecta-tions for principals to interpret, apply and draw conclusions using legal standards through-out their investigations.

There are, at minimum, two other instances in the Chancellor’s Regulations that

similarly direct a principal to make legal judgments or determinations which should instead be made by DOE senior field counsel or attor-neys in the General Practice Unit. Regulation A-750 on child abuse and maltreatment prevention mandates that

“if a student is the victim of a suspected criminal activity other than child abuse and/or maltreatment, school per-sonnel must contact the New York City Police Department.” School leaders are experts as instruction leaders. Must they also be experts on what spe-cifically constitutes criminal

activity according to our city and state laws? Regulation A-412 on security in schools similarly mandates that when a principal/designee has been provided with information or an allegation that a school-re-lated crime has been commit-ted by a student, they must

notify the police. The same is true when regarding any allega-tion that a school-related crime has been committed by a DOE employee or anyone connected with school programs or ser-vices. While the Chancellor’s Regulations should of course spell out what steps a princi-pal is required to take when a crime has been committed, it should in no way task princi-pals with determining whether a crime has been committed.

To be sure, all four of these regulations are of the utmost importance. However, it is completely inappropriate and unfair to presuppose that a principal/designee be well-versed in the current legal standards regarding various categories of criminal activ-ity and know exactly how to apply those standards during their school-based investiga-tions. In a recent WNYC article on the DOE’s sexual harass-ment policies, Jennifer Becker, a former Title IX coordinator

who currently is a senior attor-ney with the non-profit Legal Momentum, clearly articulated our mutual concern with prin-cipals making legal determina-tions on such critical matters: “These are skilled educators and administrators, not sea-soned investigators,” she said. “And the content of these investigations is unique. In law enforcement, we have spe-cial investigators who take on these cases because it requires a different expertise, a different understanding of the dynamics at play.”

We have long advocated that school leaders should not be conducting school-based investigations, let alone reach-ing legal conclusions. Foisting this duty on principals is an unsound decision that asks them to do the work that trained investigators and attor-neys should properly handle. Not only do such regulations take critical time and resources away from instruction and

supervision, they create legal liabilities for the DOE and employees involved. It’s espe-cially egregious that there are no indemnification provisions for school supervisors who make good faith attempts to comply with the Chancellor’s Regulations in the course of required investigations. If law-suits are filed in the aftermath of any allegations and subse-quent investigations, school leaders must never be held legally accountable for actions taken during or at the conclu-sion of the investigation.

We will continue to fight on your behalf, and we believe Tweed should be a partner, not an obstacle, here.

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CSA and the Retiree Chapter are once again inviting all members to attend our Ninth Annual CSA night at Yankee Stadium. The game will be played on Friday eve-

ning June 26th against the Chicago Cubs. This will only be the fifth time they will have met, during regular season play, since Interleague Play started in 1997.The game starts at 7:05pm.

We have once again purchased two Tiers of tickets. The first Tier is The MasterCard Batter’s Eye. This is an outdoor gathering space in cen-terfield with clear full views of the stadium. The all-inclusive food and drink menu includes all you can eat Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Chicken Tenders, Fries, Salad, Poland Spring Water and Pepsi Products and runs from 5:00 – 6:30. This package provides for a main level ticket in sec-tion 234. The price of this ticket is $103.00.

We have purchased the entire seating area in the Audi Yankees Club. These seats are located in left field on the suite level. The Audi Club features a dining lounge and offers sweep-ing views of Yankee Stadium. This package offers all-inclusive gourmet food during the game, a dessert station and nonalcoholic beverages.

The price of the Audi Yankee Club is $187 per ticket. All profits go to the CSA

Scholarship Fund. The Scholarship Fund is now a recognized 501 C-3 charity.

Bring the kids, nieces, nephews, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends.

You can order your tickets by calling the

Retiree Chapter at 212 823-2020. Note that Monument Park is open until 45 minutes before game time and the Yankees Museum is available until the end of the eighth inning.

Now that the Yankees have signed Gerrit Cole, arguably the best pitcher in baseball, the Yankees are the odds on favorite to win the World Series.

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Question: I am a retired principal, have the GHI-CBP health plan, and

take several diabetic medica-tions. I just turned 65 (yes, I sent a copy of my Medicare card to the Office of Labor Relations for reimburse-ment), and when I reordered my diabetic medications they had tripled in price! Did I do something wrong?

ANSWER: No, you did not do anything wrong, you just got caught up in the difference between state and federal regulations. Under New York State law, diabetic medications and supplies (including test strips, meters, and lancets), must be pro-vided by your basic medical insurance for no co-payment or a low co-payment. Because of this, you probably paid less for your diabetic medica-tions than other medications. When you became Medicare eligible, federal regulations take precedence, so the med-

ications are included at whatever level of co-payment you are at in your Enhanced Medicare Part-D drug plan. Testing supplies are paid for by Medicare, and often have no co-payment involved.

Question: I am an active Assistant Principal in the Bronx. My 2-year old son is prone to ear infections, for which he needs a prescription for Amoxicillin each time he

develops an infection. He had one in November, and my cost for the medication was $4.50. He had another one on New Year’s Day, and the cost of the medication was $45. What happened? Why did the drug cost so much more this time?

ANSWER: You were the victim of bad timing. If you had had the prescription filled one day ear-lier, on New Year’s Eve, it would have cost the same $4.50. The reason for the difference is that there is a

$50 per person, $150 per family annual deductible on prescriptions purchased from a local pharmacy. The cost of the first prescription (or prescriptions) each year go toward your deductible, after which you pay the appropriate co-payment. The good news from all of this is that your son is almost done with his deduct-ible, and it’s only the beginning of January.

Dr. Douglas Hathaway is the Welfare Fund Admin-istrator. You may reach him at dhathaway@csa-nyc.org.

When You Become Medicare Eligible In NY State, Federal Law Takes Over

The Welfare Fund Dr. Douglas V. Hathaway

State And Federal Regulations, And Deductibles Reset

Watch the timing! Your Deductibles Reset Annually

BY DR. DOUGLAS V. HATHAWAY

The CSA Welfare Funds remind members that various health plan deductibles reset beginning January 1st. For active Department of Education and Day Care members, the SIDS dental deductible of $25 resets, and for active Department of Education members the OptumRx prescrip-tion drug deductible of $50 per per-son/$150 per family resets, and are taken from the first appli-cable dental visit or first prescriptions purchased at a local pharmacy.

Part B Premiums and Deductibles

For retirees who are Medicare-eligible, the Medicare Part-B deductible will increase to $198 in 2020. The GHI Medicare Part-B deductible remains $ 50.00. The standard Medicare Part B pre-mium will be $144.60. For those whose Medicare Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) is more than $87,000 as an individual or $174,000 for a couple the table below shows the various premiums by income and filing status. The total amount is paid by each individual (for example, a couple earning between $174,001 and $218,000 each pay an additional amount of $57.80). Medicare Part-B premiums, including the IRMAA amount, will continue to be reim-bursed by the City consistent with the negotiations between the Municipal Labor Committee and the City.

Part D Surcharge Continues, Out of Pocket Amount Increases

In 2020, the out-of-pocket limit will increase to $6,350 before catastrophic coverage kicks in. The pension deduction, for those enrolled in the GHI Enhanced Medicare Part D plan will increase from $133.00 to $142.50 per person per month (in previous years this was subsidized but the subsidy has ended effective 2020).

As part of the Health Care Reform legis-lation passed in 2010, manufacturers provide a point-of-sale discount. As a result, the “donut hole” is eliminated and you will pay 25% of the cost of generic medications and 25% of the cost of brand name medications until you reach the cat-astrophic stage. The value of the manufacturer’s discount is credited to you as the “amount others

paid on your behalf” amount shown on your monthly reports from Express Scripts.

In 2020, those who are subject to an IRMAA assessment on Medicare Part-B will continue to be assessed a surcharge on Medicare Part-D, according to the table listed below. This amount is in addition to the plan premium which is deducted from your pension check.

The total amount is paid by each individ-ual (for example, a couple earning between $272,001 and $326,000 each pay an additional amount of $50.70). Unlike Medicare Part B sur-charges, Part-D surcharges are not reimbursable by the City.

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Less than or Less than or equal to $87,000 equal to $174,000 $00.00

$87,001 to $174,001 to $109,000 $218,000 $12.20

$109,001 to $218,001 to $136,000 $272,000 $31.50

$136,001 to $272,001 to $163,000 $326,000 $50.70

$163,001 to $326,001 to $500,000 $750,000 $70.00

Over $500,000 Over $750,000 $76.40

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The Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) is now accepting

online applications at tinyurl.com/alpapapplication for

the Advanced Leadership Program for Aspiring Principals

(ALPAP) for the 2020-21 academic year. Applications are due

on or before March 13. For more information, contact Shirley

Matthews, ALPAP Coordinator at Shirley@csa-nyc.org.

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SP20 C1 American Mah Jongg PInstructor: Beverly HershkowitzLocation: 40 Rector St., 12th Floor, NYCDay/Dates: Mondays, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, 4/6Time: 12:30 pm to 3:30 pmFee: Member $85, non-member $90Limited: 16 participants

Come play Mah Jongg. For those in need of instruction, Beverly Hershkowitz will provide it. For those looking to just play, bring your friends or come to make new ones. Graduates warmly welcomed!

SP20 C3 Supervised Bridge: Advanced Beginner to Intermediate PCSA Instructor: Michael Ebenstein Location: 40 Rector St., 12th Floor, NYCDay/Dates: Tuesdays, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24/ 3/31, 4/7, 4/21, 4/28, 5/5Time: 1 to 3 pmFee: Member, $75, non-member $80Limited: 16 participants

This class is for advanced beginner bridge players and those on the inter-mediate level. Short lessons will begin each session, to be followed by playing hands in a supervised format.

SP20 C4 Acrylic Painting 107 PInstructor: Nancy BaldwinLocation: 40 Rector St., 12th FloorDay/Dates: Wednesday, 3/18, 3/25, 4/1, 4/22, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13, 5/20Time: 11 am – 2 pmFee: Member $125, non-member $130

Limited: 12 participantsCome join our class! No previous

drawing or painting experience nec-

essary. Our professional art teacher will instruct and guide you to create your own original piece of art, in a fun

and relaxing atmosphere. Supplies are required – a list will be emailed to you after registration. Grab a brush, and let the fun begin!

SP20 C5 Intermediate Quilting 112 PCSA Instructor: Brenda Luck Location: 40 Rector St., 12th Floor, NYCDay/Dates: Thursdays, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/30, 5/7Time: 9:30 am to 12:30 pmFee: Member $80, non-member $85 (The fee includes the patterns.)Limited: 10 participants

We are opening the class to quilters of all levels. All you need to know is how to sew a straight stitch. Learn to use a rotary cutter and have access to many quilt blocks. If you have a sew-ing machine, that is a plus, but not necessary. We begin by creating an Amish Quilt Diamond Block to perfect our hand quilting skills. This will be completed at home after week one. The majority of the semester will be used to create a Chris Cross Lap Quilt using layer cake fabric. Supply list will be sent.

Dear Colleagues, Excitement is still in the air, despite the holidays being over. We are so pleased to once again, present classes, activities, trips and experiences for you to participate in. Our committee meets monthly and our staff constantly reviews and discusses all types of new and different events as well as we revisit the most successful of what we have presented in the past. We visit the best restaurants the city has to offer, attend the newest and most innovative museums, and attend theater and cultural events while adding new and creative workshops and classes. We offer the least expensive Driver Safety Program and sup-port our 9th annual Intergenerational Yankee game. Your participation enables us to once again, push the envelope. We look forward to seeing you at many of these activities.

In unity,Gayle Lockett, CHAIRPERSON; Mark Brodsky, DIRECTOR; Lucie Elio, EDUCATIONAL/CULTURAL COORDINATOR;Patricia Mack and Ana Maldonado, ASSISTANT COORDINATORS

EDUCATIONAL/CULTURAL COMMITTEE: Harriet Cohen, Michael Ebenstein, Ronnie Feder, Lois Honig, Mark Kaufman, Barbetta Krinsky, Joseph La Cascia, Paula Lombardo, Ana Maldonado, Miriam Martínez-Díaz, Lark Morrison, Kathleen Murphy, Al Nilsen, John Oricchio, Roz Persky, Beverly Stern, Sharon Thompson and Stanley Wilson

ONLINE REGISTRATION opens February 3. Brochure will be viewable January 27.

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SP20 C2 Creative Writing Workshop PInstructor: George R. HopkinsLocation: 40 Rector St., 12th Floor, NYCDay/Dates: Tuesdays, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31Time: 10:30 am – 12:30 pmFee: $50 members, $55 non-mem-bers Limited: 10 participants

The writing workshop will con-centrate on creative writing and its ability to express our unique thoughts, feelings, and opinions. The

purpose of the workshop is to study the writing process as seen in poetry, non-fiction, and fiction. Starting with examples of writing, participants will read, discuss, and practice various forms of creative writing. Participants will study how writers use different techniques to make their writing clear and meaningful. They will also explore ways to publish. The instruc-tor, George R. Hopkins is the author of seven mystery/thriller novels and has won awards for his poetry, nov-els, teaching, television production, and community service.

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SP20 C6 Beginner Sewing Class PInstructor: Denise JenningsLocation: 40 Rector St., 12th FloorDay/Dates: Thursday, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19Time: 1 – 4 pm Fee: Member $75, non-member $80(The fee includes the patterns.) Limited: 10 participants

Have you always wanted to learn how to sew on a sewing machine? Come to CSA and learn basic sewing skills, sewing machine & tool basics, sew seams and construct a simple pillow! The second project will be a tote bag. If you can bring a sewing machine, that is a plus, but not neces-sary. Supply list will be sent.

SP20 C7 Jewelry Making PInstructor: Lydia GonzalezLocation: 40 Rector St., 12th FloorDay/Dates: Mondays, 4/20, 4/27, 5/4, 5/11, 5/18Time: 9:30 am to 1:30 pmFee: Member $80, non-member $85Limited: 16 participants

The Jewelry Class has become one

of our elite classes. The instructor will lead a creative experience with the participants in using wire, beads, string, leather and other materials. Participants will learn to design a neck-lace, bracelets and/or earrings. Focus will be on completing new and differ-ent projects in every session.

SP20 C8 Photo Club PInstructor: Earl LesseyLocation: 40 Rector St., 12th Fl., NYCDay/Dates: Tuesdays, 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19Time: 10 am to 12 noonFee: $80 members, $85 non-members Limited: 16 participants

Ever thought about joining a photo club and never got around to joining. Well the Retiree Chapter is giving you a new opportunity. Join Earl Lessey in one of the Retiree Chapter’s newest classes. The goal of the class is to have you become more familiar with the camera experience and to improve your photo taking ability. In the first session, the group will discuss what they will concentrate on and decide where you will go for the next three weeks for the group photo shoots. The last session you will be back at CSA where you will critique your photos.

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SP20 C9 Intermediate Tennis Clinic 1 P S Instructor: West Side Tennis Club ProLocation: West Side Tennis Club, Forest HillsDay/Dates: Thursdays, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26Time: 11:30 am to 1 pm Fee: $125 non-member $130Limited: 8 participants per session

SP20 C10 Intermediate Tennis Clinic 2 P S Instructor: West Side Tennis Club ProLocation: West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills

Day/Dates: Thursdays, 4/2, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30Time: 11:30 am to 1 pm Fee: Member $125, non-member $130Limited: 8 participants per session

SP20 C11 Intermediate Tennis Clinic 3 P S Instructor: West Side Tennis Club ProLocation: West Side Tennis Club, Forest HillsDay/Dates: Thurs., 5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28Time: 11:30 am to 1 pm Fee: Member $125, non-member $130Limited: 8 participants per session

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TENNIS CLINICS

For the spring 2020 semester, the Retiree Chapter has again made arrangements with the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills for group tennis lessons in their indoor facilities. There will be three sets of intermediate tennis lessons. Each clinic will run for four weeks. The theme of the clinic will be stroke production. Each session will run for one and one-half hours. You may register for one, two or all three of the intermediate clinics. These clinics offer a great value and we expect them to fill up quickly. Please note that there is free parking at the Tennis Club. During the month of May, the lessons will move outside where an “all-white dress code will be in force.”

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SP20 C12 Golf T P S CSA Instructors: Bob Guido, John MorrisonLocation: North Shore Towers, Grand Central Parkway, Floral Park, NYDay/Dates: Wednesdays, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25Time: Section 1: 10 am to 11:30 am and Section 2: 11:30 am to 1 pm Fee: $185, non-member $190 Limited: 8 participants

Robert Guido and John Morrison are PGA professionals who work at the North Shore Towers Golf Club. The class will be following the theme of the last few semesters “Course Play”. With the small size of the group, Bob and John will be able to personalize instruc-tion, taking into account that everyone may not be at the same playing level. Please note that if we have sufficient numbers, we will run two sections. Section I will be filled first.

Please note: ANYONE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THESE CLUBS MUST REGISTER. There is an annual registration fee of $5. Information will be sent to you by email and snail mail. Payment will be only by check, no credit cards. When registering please provide us with a valid email address to aid with communications. Members will always be able to bring one guest without restrictions. Our goal is to involve as many members as possible.

SP20 C13 Dining Club P CSA Leaders: Connie TestaLocation: Will vary according to member interestsDay/Dates: TBDTime: Time varies

Fee: There is a $10. annual fee for any members/spousal member.

This club has been created to pro-vide social opportunities for members to explore both classic and recently released film productions in a cordial and intellectual environment with their fellow colleagues. After each film offering, the group will meet to discuss the film.

SP20 C14 Film Club T P S Instructor: Mark KaufmanLocation: TBDDates: TBD Time: Time variesFee: There is a $10. annual fee for any member/spousal member.

This club has been created to pro-vide social opportunities for members to explore both classic and recently released film productions in a cordial and intellectual environment with their fellow colleagues. After each film offering, the group will meet to discuss the film.

SP20 L1 Finance Lecture T P Presenter: TBACSA Leader: Michael EbensteinLocation: 40 Rector St., 12th Floor, NYCDay/Dates: Tuesday, 2/25Time: 10:30 am – 12 noonFee: Member/spousal member $10

What are the advantages for retirees of Municipal Bonds, Municipal Bond Funds and other tax exempt securities.

SP20 L2 Lincoln & New York: The City That Made Him President T P Presenter: NY Historical SocietyCSA Leader: Patricia MackLocation: 40 Rector St., 12th Floor, NYCDay/Dates: Wednesday, 3/4

Time: 10:30 am – 12 noonFee: Member/spousal member $30Limited: 20 participantsThe fee includes lunch

Learn why New York was instru-mental in creating and sustaining the evolving image of Lincoln as a partisan politician, statesman, wartime com-mander-in-chief, emancipator, and ultimately, as a martyr to union and liberty. This lecture will explore New York’s influence on the Civil War, the impact of emancipation, and the promotion of Lincoln’s persona as he evolved from an obscure Illinois politi-cian to a national icon.

SP20 L3 Lecture- Art Photography: A Survey in Modernity T P Lecturer/Artist: Richard McBeeLocation: 40 Rector St., 12th Floor, NYCDay/Dates: Monday, 3/9Time: 10:30 am to 12 noonFee: Member/spousal member $30Limited: 15 participants The fee includes lunch

Richard McBee has done art lectures for the Retiree Chapter the last few years as well has had visits to his studio in Long Island City. This spring semes-ter, his lecture on Art Photography will explore this newest art medium, its history, and will preview some of his recent art photography work.

SP20 L4 African American Women in 19th Century NYC: The Rise of a New Class of Female Leaders, Activists and Organizers T P Speaker: Judith Burgess, Ph.D.CSA Leader: Patricia MackLocation: 40 Rector St., 12th Floor, NYCDay/Dates: Wed., 3/18Time: 10:30 am – 12 noonFee: Member/spousal member $30Limited: 25 participants

The fee includes lunch.In the 19th century, a new class

of African American women leaders appeared on the New York City land-scape. These women became more con-scious of their own position in society, and the work that they could do to improve the circumstances of others of their gender and race. They organized, among other things, to battle defama-tion, in support of an anti-lynching campaign, and to meet the needs of black people fleeing the inequities and deprivations of life in the South. Who were these women, and what did they accomplish? This presenta-tion will recount aspects of the lives and accomplishments of some of the leading women of this time and place, women such as Sarah Smith Tompkins Garnet (1831-1911) and Victoria Earle Matthews (1861-1907).

SP20 L5 Objects Tell Stories: Treasures of the New-York Historical Society T P Presenter: New York Historical SocietyCSA Leader: Patricia MackLocation: 40 Rector St., 12th Floor, NYCDay/Dates: Tuesday, 6/23Time: 10:30 am to 12 noonFee: Member/spousal member $30Limited: 20 participants The fee includes lunch.

Founded in 1804, the New-York Historical Society is the city’s oldest museum. Their holdings cover four centuries of American history and com-prise one of the world’s greatest collec-tions of historical artifacts, American art, and other materials documenting the history of the United States as seen through New York City and State. Hear the stories behind some of their most treasured historical pieces.

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CSA and the Retiree Chapter are once again inviting all members to attend our Ninth Annual CSA night at Yankee Stadium. The game will be played on Friday evening June

26th against the Chicago Cubs. This will only be the fifth time they will have met, during regular season play, since Interleague Play started in 1997.The game starts at 7:05pm.

We have once again purchased two Tiers of tickets. The first Tier is The MasterCard Batter’s Eye. This is an outdoor gathering space in centerfield with clear full views of the stadium. The all-inclu-sive food and drink menu includes all you can eat Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Chicken Tenders, Fries, Salad, Poland Spring Water and Pepsi Products and runs from 5:00 – 6:30. This package provides for a main level ticket in section 234. The price of this ticket is $103.00.

We have purchased the entire seating area in the Audi Yankees Club. These seats are located in left field on the suite level. The Audi Club fea-tures a dining lounge and offers sweeping views of Yankee Stadium. This package offers all-inclusive gourmet food during the game, a dessert station and nonalcoholic beverages.

The price of the Audi Yankee Club is $187 per ticket. All profits go to the CSA Scholarship Fund. The Scholarship Fund is now a recognized 501 C-3 charity.

Bring the kids, nieces, nephews, parents, grand-parents, aunts, uncles and friends.

You can order your tickets by calling the Retiree Chapter at 212 823-2020. Note that Monument Park is open until 45 minutes before game time and the Yankees Museum is available until the end of the eighth inning.

Now that the Yankees have signed Gerrit Cole, arguably the best pitcher in baseball, the Yankees are the odds on favorite to win the World Series.

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Technology Workshops: Sharper Training Solutions will be here again to present two workshops. They provide tech-nical hands-on training and lectures.

SP20 L6: Intro to iPad/iPhoneInstructor: Trish TergesenLocation: 40 Rector Street, 12th floorDay/Dates: Monday, March 23Time: 10 am to 12 pmFee: Member/spousal member $30 Limited: 20 participants

Learn all about Apple’s hottest gadget.Get a hands-on tutorial of your iphone/ipad. Learn how to get online, understand device settings, the latest ios system and discover tips and tricks. Bring your iPad or iPhone or just come and listen. Prerequisite – Bring Apple ID and Password.

SP20 L7: Cool Apps For iPad/iPhoneInstructor: Trish TergesenLocation: 40 Rector Street, 12th floorDay/Dates: Monday, March 23Time: 1 to 3 pmFee: Member/spousal member $30 Limited: 20 participants

With thousands out there, how can I find useful apps? How do I use the App Store? Find free apps? Come to discover apps you can’t live without. Bring your device or just come & listen. Prerequisite – Bring Apple ID and Password.

SP20 L8: Working With Photos For iPad/iPhoneInstructor: Trish TergesenLocation: 40 Rector Street, 12th floorDay/Dates: Thursday, April 23Time: 10 am to 12 pmFee: Member/spousal member $30 Limited: 20 participants

Bring your Apple device and we will learn how to take pictures, organize them,

and learn how to share and do editing such as cropping and resizing and much more. Prerequisite – Comfort with your device. Bring Apple ID and Password

SP20 L9: Intro To Twitter And InstagramInstructor: Trish TergesenLocation: 40 Rector Street, 12th floorDay/Dates: Thursday, April 23Time: 1 to 3 pmFee: Member/spousal member $30 Limited: 20 participants

If you’re wondering what a hashtag means, come to this class! Learn about tweeting, posting pictures online, find-ing friends, following your interests and much more.

SP20 L10 – Wine Seminar: Wines of Sicily T PLecturer: Ron AttivissimoCSA Leader: Lucie ElioLocation: 40 Rector Street, 12th floorDay/Date: Friday, 6/12Time: 5 pm to 7 pmFee: Members $55, non-members $60Limited: 20 participants

Sicily is the largest wine region in Italy, as well as one of the world’s most exciting wine regions. The focus will be white, rose and red, produced from indigenous grapes: Carricante, Grillo, Cataratto, Nero d’Avola, Nerello Mascalese, Frappato, Zibbibo et. al. with an emphasis on wines produced on the slopes of Mt. Etna from rich volcanic soil. Join us as we discover Sicily’s top indigenous varieties.

SP19 T1 Tour of Channel 13 & Lunch P T SCSA Leader: Ana MaldonadoLocation: 825 8th Ave., NYCDay/Date: Tuesday, 3/10Time: 11 am – 3 pmFee: Member $65, non-member $70

Limited: 10 participants The fee includes lunch.

The flagship PBS station/WNET produces and presents many acclaimed PBS series. The tour is no more than 60-90 minutes in length, depending on questions asked. Participants will visit the post-production audio and video editing facilities, and the control room that manages the Lincoln Center Studio. The engineers will be available to describe what they do, how a show comes together and is made ready for air. After the tour we will have lunch at Le Rivage.

SP19 T2 Tour of Transit Museum & Lunch P T SCSA Leader: Miriam Martínez-DíazLocation: 99 Schermerhorn Street, BrooklynDay/Date: Thursday, 3/12Time: 11 am – 3 pmFee: Member $60, non-member $65 Limited: 20 participants The fee includes lunch.

Relive the experience of traveling through New York City during the early, mid, and late twentieth century! Explore the hands-on collection of vintage subway and elevated cars and exhibits that share the rich story of public transportation. Discover the history, technology, design, and future of transportation with their expert staff. The Museum is located down two flights of stairs. We will be having lunch before the tour at the Queen Restaurant on Court Street.

SP20 T3 National Geographic Encounter & Lunch P T SCSA Leader: Patricia MackLocation: 226 W 44th St., NYC Day/Date: Thursday, 3/26Time: 11 am – 3 pmFee: Member $65, non-member $70 Limited: 15 participants The fee includes lunch.

Join your friends and family on a

breathtaking, interactive underwater journey that uses cutting-edge tech-no-logy to transport you to extraor-dinary places and rarely witnessed moments n nature. Encounter’s immer-sive technology lets you play with sea lions, get up-close with a majestic, life-sized hump- back whale, and dis-cover the incredible stories of National Geographic’s ocean explorers. All this and so much more awaits you on your Ocean Odyssey. Dive into an ocean of fun in the heart of Times Square, all without getting wet! After the tour you will be having lunch at John’s Pizzeria.

SP20 T4 Tour of Gulliver’s Gate P T SCSA Leader: Barbetta KaufmanLocation: 216 West 44th Street, NYC Day/Date: Monday, 3/30Time: 10:30 amFee: Member $80, non-member $85 Limited: 15 participants The fee includes lunch.

Imagine an interactive miniature marvel the size of a city block that lets you travel the world, customising your journey across time and continents. Gulliver’s Gate is bursting with life and

motion. Model trains crisscross moun-tainsides. Planes soar off runways. Cars traverse busy highways. Intricately con-structed ships pass through the Panama Canal. And an Egyptian Pharaoh is laid to rest by the rippling Nile. You can also participate in an awesome scaven-ger hunt and try to find all of the items in the exhibit. After the tour you will be having lunch at Tony DiNapoli’s.

SP20 T5 Gallery of Tiffany Lamps P T SCSA Leader: Barbetta KaufmanLocation: 216 West 44th Street, NYC Day/Date: Thursday, 4/2Time: 10:30 amFee: Member $75, non-member $80 Limited: 15 participants The fee includes lunch.

The Gallery of Tiffany Lamps fea-tures 100 illuminated Tiffany lamps from our spectacular collection, dis-played within a dramatically lit jew-el-like space. Regarded as one of the world’s largest and most encyclopedic, the Museum’s Tiffany Lamp collection includes multiple examples of the Dragonfly shade, a unique Dogwood floor lamp, a Wisteria table lamp, and a rare, elaborate Cobweb shade on a Narcissus mosaic base, among many others. The hidden history behind the lamps offers a fascinating look at the contributions of women in the creation of this art. Louis C. Tiffany was the artistic genius behind Tiffany Studios. However, he was not the exclusive designer of its lamps, windows, and luxury objects. Interactive elements in the gallery include a hands-on “Design-a-Lamp” experience and a diorama that illustrates the rise of electrification.

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1. Registration opens Mon., Feb. 3 (online at 11 am). Only members and spousal members may register at this time. The online system will not allow guest registration. All registrations will be on a first come first served basis.

2. Please note: Members may register by mail or through the online system. Guests may register by mail only and will be entered as of of Feb. 10.

3. Guests may register without restrictions: SP20 T12 Tenement Museum & Tasting Dinner; SP20 T15 Jazz Brunch Cruise; SP20 T19 New York Harbor Evening Cruise and SP20 T20 Architectural Cruise;

4. All mail-in registrations up to the actual date of reg-istration will be placed in one box. On that day of registration, registration forms will be withdrawn from the box randomly.

5. If you are placed on a waitlist, and a cancellation occurs the Retiree Office will contact you and place you on the registered list. No such change in your registration status will be made without contact-ing you and getting your approval. If you no longer wish to be on the waitlist, call us at (212) 823-2076 or email lucie@csa-nyc.org.

6. Members may register for any or all the program events. All events are to be placed on one form. However, it is important that each registrant must

complete a separate registration form. If you intend to register by mail, make additional copies of the registration form as needed. Copies of the various registration forms can be found on the CSA website www.csa-nyc.org under the Retiree Chapter head-ing in the “Upcoming Events” section.

7. In all of our events, the fee always includes all taxes and gratuities except otherwise noted.

8. In the case of too few registrants for an offering, the CSA Retiree Chapter reserves the right to cancel the program with full refunds.

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1. You must submit a separate check for each event you wish to attend. For example, if you wish to regis-ter for five events, you must complete one form but submit five separate checks. This will be the same process if you are completing a registration for your spouse or for a guest. For those on a waitlist, after the event, your check will be VOIDED and returned.

2. Make checks payable to “CSA Retiree Chapter” and mail to: CSA Retiree Chapter, Attn: Educational/Cultural Committee, 40 Rector St., 12th Floor NY, NY 10006.

ONLINE REGISTRATION1. Only members and spousal members may register

online. The online system is closed to guests. 2. To register online, follow the prompts on the Retiree

Chapter section on the CSA website (www.csa-nyc.

org). The link will be posted on Jan. 27th and will be “activated” on Feb. 3 at 11 a.m.

3. As you work through the online registration, the sys-tem will make note if the registration limit has been reached and mark your form as wait listed.

4. All rules and procedures listed above for general and mail-in registration prevail for online registration.

5. Once you have completed the online process, your credit card will be charged for those events for which you are registered. The system will not charge your card for events where you are waitlisted.

6. When you finish the registering, print your Registration Record. It will be your only copy of your registration.

CANCELLATION POLICY1. For either mail-in or online registrations of all

Educational/Cultural events, refunds will be given for program cancellations made up to a month prior

to the date of the event. For cancellations less than a month prior to the event, refunds will only be issued if we can fill your slot from the waiting list. There will be no exceptions. All cancellations must be in writing or by email to lucie@csa-nyc.org. Call the Chapter office at (212) 823-2020 if you have questions.

2. Refunds will be processed only after the event has been concluded. However, in the case where there is a significantly long waiting list, some refunds may be processed sooner.

3. In the case of mail-in registrations, checks will be voided and returned to the registrant.

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SP20 T6 Harlem Jazz Series 1 P T SCSA Leader: Roz Persky Location: Greater Calvary Baptist Church, 43-55 W. 124 Street, NYC Day/Date: Tuesday, 4/14Time: 12 noon – 4:30 pmFee: Members $60, non-members $65 Limited: 20 participants The fee includes lunch.

SP20 T7 Harlem Jazz Series 2 P T SCSA Leader: Sharon Thompson Location: Greater Calvary Baptist Church, 43-55 W. 124 Street, NYC Day/Date: Tuesday, 5/12Time: 12 noon – 4:30 pmFee: Members $60, non-members $65 Limited: 20 participants The fee includes lunch.

Welcome to Harlem Jazz Series which will indulge you in an afternoon that will delight your senses – in a place where African-American culture and cutting-edge talent intertwine to form a rich, thriving music scene. You will enjoy Swingin’ Bebop, Blues and Brass. After the event, you will have an opportunity to meet the musicians and then take pleasure in eating in a restau-rant a few blocks away.

SP20 T8 Tour of Central Park & Lunch P T SCSA Leader: Ana MaldonadoLocation: East 60th Street, NYCDay/Date: Tuesday, 4/21Time: 10:30 am - 3 pmFee: Member $90, non-member $95 Limited: 20 participants

The fee includes lunch.Bob Gelber, tour guide, will direct

the participants from the south east section of Central Park through notable areas, attractive scenery, gardens, archi-tecture, and with an array of historical interest in an entertaining manner. The tour will end on Central Park West in the 70s. The tour will take 90 to 120 minutes, depending on the partici-pants’ questions. After the tour we will have lunch at Frida Café.

SP20 T10 Tour of the Aquarium & Lunch P T S CSA Leader: Barbetta KrinskyLocation: Brooklyn Day/Date: Monday, 4/27Time: 10:30 am Fee: Members $50, non-members $55 Limited: 15 participants The fee includes lunch.

Come with CSA to see diverse marine life at New York Aquarium, an urban wildlife oasis. The aquarium is among the oldest of its kind in the United States, and it displays marine species from all over the world. You can also see coral reefs, penguins, pira-nhas, sea otters, and many more crea-tures. In good weather, the aquarium’s sea lions and their trainers perform daily shows for the visitors. Additional entertainment is provided by the aquarium’s 4-D cinema. Lunch will be at Tatiana’s. Parking will be available.

SP20 T11 Tour of West Point & Lunch P T SCSA Leader: Patricia Mack Location: West Point Military Academy, Highland Falls, NYDay/Date: Wednesday, 4/29Time: 9:30 am

Fee: Members $75, non-members $80 Limited: 15 participants The fee includes lunch.

Our exciting trip will begin at the Visitors’ Center (parking available. The Visitors’ Center is an attraction by itself, so amble time should be allowed to peruse, thus an early arrival of 9:30 will give you approximately an hour to browse. Our tour begins at 10:45 am. We will board a min-bus and be guided t the historical sites of the academy. Our tour entitled “The West Point Story” will be about 90 minutes (on and off the bus). After returning to the Visitors’ Center, we will have a short walk to the historic Thayer Hotel for a buffet-style lunch at 1:00 pm This trip involves some walking and my not be suitable for members who have limited mobility. As this is a government facility, government issued

identification is needed. Transportation to West Point is not provided.

SP20 T12 Tenement Museum & a Tasting Dinner P T SCSA Leader: Ronnie Feder Location: 103 Orchard Street, NYC Day/Date: Wednesday, 5/6Time: 6 – 8 pmFee: Member $75, non-members $80 Limited: 15 participants The fee includes dinner.

The CSA Retiree Chapter has made special arrangements for a private eve-ning tour of the Tenement Museum. The museum is closed to the general public at this time of the day. We will have an overview tour of the Museum that focuses on the food and peo-ple who lived in these tenements. Afterwards, we will meet in their event space for a discussion and tasting dinner of seven to eight different items. Wine, beer and coffee will accompany the tast-ings. An educator from the Museum will lead us through the various sites and in a discussion of the foods we will be experiencing. Please note: This tour fea-tures numerous steep narrow staircases.

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CSA Retiree Chapter’s Art and Craft Show

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SP20 T13 The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center P T SCSA Leader: Kathy Murphy Location: 100 Crescent Beach Rd, Glen CoveDay/Date: Thursday, 5/7Time: 1 – 3 pmFee: Members $30, non-members $35 Limited: 30 participants

The final gallery provides a bridge from the past to today’s issues of intol-erance, bullying, and genocide. In addi-tion to its permanent displays, there is a gallery dedicated to temporary exhibits. The mission of the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center is to teach the history of the Holocaust and its lessons through education and com-munity outreach. They teach about the dangers of antisemitism, racism, bullying and all other manifestations of intolerance. They promote resistance to prejudice and advocate respect for every human being.

SP20 T14 NYC Slavery And Underground Railroad P T SCSA Leader: Beverly SternLocation: Museum of the American Indian, 1 Bowling Green, NYCDay/Date: Wednesday, 3/25 Time: 10 am – 2 pmFee: Members $40, non-members $45 Limited: 25 participants

Learn the exciting history of how a band of brave men and women formed the networks that became the Underground Railroad. Visit an arche-ological site and memorial dedicated to the memory of enslaved Africans in colonial America. View a former station of the Underground Railroad. Learn about the riots, revolts and dramatic

escapes that occurred during the era of American slavery. Listen to tales of courage and triumph and discover the stories of real New Yorkers who risked their lives and properties to help peo-ple escape slavery on this historical New York City walking tour.

SP20 T15 Jazz Brunch Cruise P TCSA Leader: Miriam Martinez-DiazLocation: Chelsea Piers – Pier 40, 353 West Street, NYC Day/Date: Sunday, 5/17Time: 12 noon – 2:30 pmFee: Members $95, non-members $100 Limited: 20 participants

Got a case of the Sunday blues? Banish them with brunch on the water. Join the Retiree Chapter and their fam-ily and friends as they glide past some of New York’s iconic sights while listen-ing to a live Jazz band with a DJ. Adults will be served unlimited Mimosas, Champagne and mineral water along with a bountiful brunch breakfast, lunch buffet and dessert station.

SP20 T16 Tour of the 57th Street Art Galleries & Lunch T STour Guide: Tina WeintraubCSA Leader: Stanley Wilson Location: TBDDay/Date: Tuesday, 5/19 Time: 11 am – 3 pmFee: Member $80, non-members $85 Limited: 15 participants The fee includes lunch.

SP20 T17 Tour of the 57th Street Art Galleries & Lunch T STour Guide: Tina WeintraubCSA Leader: Mark KaufmanLocation: TBDDay/Date: Thursday, 6/4Time: 11 am – 3 pmFee: Member $80, non-members $85 Limited: 15 participants The fee includes lunch.

Tina Weintraub has been run-ning Art Gallery Tours for the Retiree Chapter for years. This semester we are offering a tour of both the Chelsea Galleries and those on 57th Street. After the each tour, we will have lunch in nearby restaurants with Tina.

SP20 T18 Holographic Studio & Lunch P T SCSA Leader: Ronnie FederLocation: 240 E. 26 St., NYCDay/Date: Thursday, 5/21 Time: 11 am – 2 pmFee: Members $45, non-members $50 Limited: 30 participants

Holography is a photographic tech-nique that records the light scattered from an object, and then presents it in a way that appears three-dimensional. Participants will tour the oldest gallery of holography and visit the subterra-nean holographic laser laboratory to watch holograms being made.

SP20 T19 New York Harbor Evening Cruise P T SCSA Leader: John OricchioLocation: 1 World’s Fair Marina, Flushing, QueensDay/Date: Friday, 6/19Time: 6 am – 11 pmFee: Members $95, non-members $100 Limited: 10 participants The fee includes dinner.

The Association of Assistant Principals along with the NYC Elementary Schools Principals Association chartered a harbor cruise ship for the evening. They are offer-ing the Retiree Chapter’s members an opportunity to join their colleagues for the evening. Because the Association of Assistant Principals has sufficient num-bers, this will be a private cruise for CSA members only. The ship will cruise the East River to the Statue of Liberty and then return to the Marina. The trip

will offer buffet dining, an open bar, a DJ and dancing. The dress code will be casual. Members and guest will be reg-istered together and information will be mailed in advance.

SP20 T20 Architectural Tour of New York P T SCSA Leader: Lark MorrisonLocation: Classic Harbor, Pier 62, NYCDay/Date: Wednesday, 6/8 Time: 1:30 – 4:30 pmFee: Member $100, non-members $105 Limited: 20 participants

Guided by members of the American Institute of Architects, the New York City architecture tour will take you on a full circumnavigation of the island of Manhattan on 1920s style yacht, Manhattan. During the 2 hour and 45-minute cruise you will explore recent and innovative skyscrapers, local, national, and international award-winning architects, enduring Art Deco and Beaux Arts icons as well

as waterfront parks and infrastructure. You will experience this comfortable and unique tour through the Hudson, East, and Harlem Rivers from the cli-mate-controlled and enclosed back-deck observatory or wander to the outer decks for fresh air and sunlight with a complimentary beverage in hand. Guests are treated to light hors d’oeuvres and a complimentary beer, wine, or champagne.

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Santacroce, StephenSantamaria, AdrienneSantiago, KathySayway, BoimahScariano, NicoleScarola, AlyssaSchelino, PabloSchiano, DanielleSchubert, RebekhaSerling, StevenShen, JoanneShepard, AishaShihadeh, FarahSimons, JordanSimpson, TackieaSinge, MichaelSingletary, DamontSlattery, KatharineSmith, LeonoreSmith, JenniferSobti, NehaSosa-Gonzalez, RaquelSpeirs, ConnieSpencer, AntoinetteSpinosa, NevinStahl, JaclynStaley, LatoyaStephens, HopeStephenson, JackyeStern, JacklynnStewart, ShakiraSummers , RonaldThomas, JoshuaThomas, CoraThomas, PaulThomas, ShoneThompson, BeramieshaTingos, GerardToro, RoxanaTorres, AngelaTorres, ChristineValenzuela, SuzannVasquez, TawanaVasquez, DalizVelasco, JenniferVentura, AmbarVierling, EleanorWagner, ToddWalter, RameshWard, MonikaWashington, KianaWebster, NaishaWilliams, PearlettaWilliams, MichelleWinberry, ValerieWisell, BryceWishney, LeighWon, KevinWynne, JenniferYee, Chun YanYezzo, NicholeYoung, RodneyYoung, AngelaZadrima, SashaZbrzezny, PatrycjaZeh, KerryZucker, Ilene

We are proud to welcome CSA’s newest members. The list reflects people who have joined our union since Oct. 16, 2018, through Oct. 16, 2019. Congratulations to everyone and remember, CSA is here to help you.

CSA NEWS Jan. 20Jan. 20208

ARTHUR BRANDT, 88, died Jan. 4, 2019, in Manhattan.

He retired in 1986.

EDWARD FERRARO, 84, died Jan. 20, 2019. He was a res-

ident of Boynton Beach, Fla. Mr. Ferraro had been an AP at

PS 97 in Brooklyn and retired in 1991. He is survived by his

wife, Sonya Ferraro.

MORTON KOGUT, 95, died Dec. 8, 2018. He lived in Las

Vegas. Mr. Kogut retired in 1980.

PAUL LICAMELI, 91, the husband of CSA member Marian Licameli, died Sept. 12, 2019, in the couple’s home in Metuchen, N.J. Mrs. Licameli said her husband of 55 years was a long-time journalist who worked in the newsroom at The Record in Bergen County, N.J. He worked for 2-1/2 years as the managing editor ot the Florida Catholic, a diocesan newspaper that served the Orlando, Fla.-area. Mr. Licameli also worked at the Perth Amboy Evening News in New Jersey, which became the News Tribune. He retired as a journalist in 1992. He then studied for four years to become a Catholic deacon. Ordained in 1996, Mr. Licameli served until 2006, though he volunteered his time in that capacity for three more years. Mrs. Licameli retired in 1987, after serving as the head of the home economics department for two Queens high schools — Francis Lewis and Jamaica. Mr. Licameli is also survived by the couple’s three children, sons Joachim Licameli and Paul R. Licameli, daughter Anna Maria D’Ippolito and a granddaughter.

ARIEL MANDEL, 89, died Nov. 21, 2018 at the age of 89.

She retired in 1986.

CARLOT MOISE, 83, died on May 9. He was the husband

of CSA member Edith Moise. A native of Quebec, Canada,

Mr. Moise was a mechanical engineer. His wife, Edith retired

as an assistant principal at P.S. 189 in Crown Heights. She

survives him.

DAVID RAMOS, 86, died Oct. 26, 2018. A resident of East

Islip, N.Y. He worked as an AP of supervision at Aviation

High School in Queens and retired in 1995.

FRANCIS REHOR, 79, died Feb. 23. Mr. Rehor was born

in the Yorkville section of Manhattan where his parents

owned an apartment building. He graduated from La Salle

High School in Manhattan, earned a bachelor’s degree from

Manhattan College in Riverdale and a master’s degree as

well as a degree in supervision and administration from

Columbia University’s Teachers College. Mr. Rehor began

his career in the 1960s as a teacher of English and Social

Studies at Junior High School 135 in the Bronx, going on

to assume trainer and chairmanship posts there. After

20 years, Mr. Rehor became an AP at Middle School 74 in

Bayside, Queens, where he served an additional 20 years.

Mr. Rehor met his wife, Constance, when she took over the

class her future husband was teaching at JHS 135. They later

moved from Manhattan to Queens. Mr. Rehor enjoyed gar-

dening, boating and yard work at their home in East Islip,

she said. In addition to his wife, Mr. Rehor is survived by

two sons, Francis Edward and Michael Matthew; a brother,

Joseph; a granddaughter, and nieces and nephews.

MICHAEL L. SKODNIK, 85, died March 15, 2019. Mr.

Skodnik was born in the Bronx and graduated from DeWitt

Clinton High School and went on to receive bachelor’s

and master’s degrees from City College, and undertook

advanced coursework at Columbia University and New

York University. He began his career as a social studies

teacher Creston JHS PS 79 and later at William Howard Taft

High School, both in the Bronx. He then became an AP,

Supervision, at Robert F. Wagner Junior High School, a job

he held until his retirement in 1988. He focused his career

on curriculum planning. Mr. Skodnik served in the military

from 1957 until 1959. His wife, Sandi, said that he was

encouraged by a former student to return to school, where

he earned credentials as a legal assistant, and worked with

real estate and collection attorneys for the next fifteen

years. His wife said that after 2002 he “enjoyed full retire-

ment, especially golf, in New York and Delray Beach, FL.” In

addition to his wife, he is survived by his son, Joel, daugh-

ters Allison Katz and Stephanie Plotkin, and four grandsons.

RONALD VINCENT STOLFI, 75, died July 9 in Goodyear,

Ariz. Mr. Stolfi grew up in the Bronx, and graduated from

Mount St. Michael Academy in Wakefield. He earned a BA

from Pace College, then an MBA and his supervisor’s certifi-

cation from Pace University. Mr. Stolfi began as a teacher at

JHS 117 (Joseph H. Wade) and retired in 2002 as an assistant

principal at JHS 22 (Jordan L. Mott) in the Bronx. He spent

30 summers working as a counselor and then the director

at Camp Victory, a program for developmentally disabled

children based in Greenburgh, Westchester County. After

his retirement from the DOE, Mr. Stolfi served as an assis-

tant principal at LaSalle Academy in Manhattan for three

years. His wife of 50 years, Mary Ellen Stolfi, said her hus-

band enjoyed photography, classical music, and reading.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Stolfi is survived by their daugh-

ter, Daniela, and his brother, William. If anyone wishes to

contact Mrs. Stolfi, please contact CSA News Editor Chuck

Wilbanks at Chuck@csa-nyc.org.

SOREL SUSSMAN, 85, of Chester, N.Y., died March 28,

2018. An AP at P.S. 156 in Queens, she retired in 1987.

STANLEY WEINBERG, 80, died on Oct. 19 in Boynton

Beach, Fla. Mr. Weinberg was born in the Bronx and gradu-

ated from the former William Howard Taft High School. He

earned a bachelor’s degree from City College of New York in

Manhattan, later a master’s degree, and attended Brooklyn

Law School as well. Mr. Weinberg began as a teacher at

PS 2 in the Bronx, and later became an AP there. He went

on to serve as principal at two Bronx elementary schools

simultaneously — PS 37 and PS 40 — until he retired in

1990. “He prided himself on knowing the name of every

single one of his students,” said his son, Jeff. Mr. Weinberg

and his wife of 62 years, the former Brenda Dickov, lived

in the Bronx, Marlborough, N.J., and New City, N.Y., before

relocating to Boynton Beach after retirement. Mr. Weinberg

was an avid New York sports fan, according to his son, as

well as a “voracious reader,” often reading three novels at

a time. “His whole life revolved around his family,” his wife.

In addition to his wife and son, Mr. Weinberg is survived by

the couple’s three other children — Andrea, Eric and Greg,

10 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

SANDY ZOCCALI, 77, died June 22. He lived in Great

Kills, Staten Island. Born in Brooklyn, his career spanned 39

years as a teacher, assistant principal, and principal at Mark

Twain for the Gifted and Talented, in Brooklyn’s District 21.

Mr. Zoccali’s specialty was mathematics. As a supervisor,

the district utilized his expertise to create and conduct

professional development. “His ablity to master the latest

methodology in the teaching of mathematics, coupled

with his ability to accomplish numerous successes, earned

him a stellar reputation as an educator and school leader,”

said Gary Goldstein, Mr. Zoccali’s former principal at Mark

Twain. “He also served as a mentor for new teachers, unself-

ishly sharing his ability to effectively reach pedagogues and

other professionals.” He is survived by Diane, his wife of

51 years, his son Darin, his sister Rose Cappola and brother

Anthony Zoccali, two grandchildren and numerous nieces

and nephews.

Send obituary notices to CSA News Editor Chuck Wilbanks at chuck@csa-nyc.org.

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CSA Members HonoredEvery year, the Catholic Teachers Association celebrates accomplished edu-

cators at their Annual Christmas Dinner Dance. This year’s distinguished guests include Genie Calibar, principal of PS 19 Marino Jeantet in Corona, Rosemarie Nicoletti, principal of PS 197 The Kings Highway Academy in Brooklyn, Moses Ojeda, principal of Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education High School in Jamaica Hills, and Erminia Claudio, CSA’s Executive Director of Operations. “The primary reason I have been able to flourish throughout my career that spans from teacher, staff developer, principal, superintendent and now my current position is the belief that each job I held was the most important to the children of NYC and the good fortune to work with exceptional teams such as my CSA col-leagues,” Mrs. Claudio offered in her brief remarks. Chancellor Richard Carranza, Superintendent Alicia Winnicki, and UFT Chapter Advocate Daniel Rodriguez were also recognized.

Annual Celebration

The Sage Colleges, in conjunction with CITE, will have an open house for its eighth Doctoral Cohort on Jan. 23 at 5 pm at the CITE Office on 50 Court Street, Suite 1111, Brooklyn, NY 11201. This fully accredited Ed.D. in Educational Leadership is offered exclusively to CSA members. The pro-gram boasts a 91 percent candidate retention rate and an expected com-pletion time of a mere twenty-seven months. Speak to your colleagues who’ve graduated about how Sage

provides a solid program with dedi-cated and knowledgeable professors who care deeply about their students. Find it within yourself to put your personal and professional goals first. Join the next cohort! Complete your doctorate in a structured and support-ive framework, built for your success. You can begin your application today by logging on to www.citesage.com. To RSVP, please email Jennifer Tully-Spinozzi at jennifer@citeonline.com.

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Sage Colleges Hold Open House For CSA Members

On Sept. 13, Annette Perez, AP at PS 360Q, defended her dissertation. From left: Dr. Peter Ianniello, Jose P. Perez, Ms. Perez, Dr. Jerry Steele and Dr. Daniel Alemuat.

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In the past two years, 458 workers have won wage claims against employers, yet 75 percent of them remain unpaid. Additionally, tax-payers are at a loss since employ-ers that lose such cases owe an administrative fee to the state. Approximately $150,000 in such fees remains unpaid. (CBS Chicago)

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Wage Claims

Hawaii Gov. David Ige is working with the Hawaii Department of Education and Board of Education to retain and attract teachers, particularly those in areas such as special education. Pay differen-tials is one proposal on the table. It would offer tiers of incentives, as much as $8,000, for teachers with particular qualifications. If approved, the differentials would take effect in January of 2020. (Hawaiian Public Radio)

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Job QualityAlthough unemployment is low, a recent study found 44 percent of US workers are in low-wage jobs, earning a median annual wage of $18,000. Most of the 53 million in low-wage jobs are between the ages of 25 and 54, in their prime work years, making a median hourly wage of $10.22, above the federal mini-mum wage but below a living wage in many regions. Wages earned by almost half of all workers are not enough, on their own, to promote economic security. (CBS News)

Vice President Joe Biden’s field workers became the latest group of political workers to seek rep-resentation with the Teamsters union in Iowa. Staff of Sens. Booker and Klobuchar and the Iowa Democratic Party are covered by Teamsters Local 238. Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa said, “These workers, who face the prospect of long, pressure-filled hours on the campaign trail, need a strong partner like the Teamsters union.” (PR Newswire)

— COMPILED BY CHRISTINE ALTMAN

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Campaign Trail

The Plains of AfricaJanuary 30 - February 12, 2020

Journey to a continent not easily forgotten! Explore Kenya, wildlife and stunning vistas. Program includes rt air from JFK, 11 game drives, most meals, Karen Blixen House, visit to the Samburu Tribe, Masai Village and Game Reserve and more. This is a Collette small group Explorations program.

RATES: $6,449 dbl; $7,649 single; Add optional insurance; Pre (Tsavo National Park) and Post (Tanzania) available. Request the brochure.

Winter Break February 15 - 22, 2020

Sail the brand new SKY Princess sailing from Ft. Lauderdale, to Grand Cayman, Roatan, Belize City and Cozumel. Go on the web to SKY Princess and watch the video of this spectacular new vessel.

RATES: Begin at $989 pp. These are introductory rates and will not last!

Dubai to RomeMay 19 - June 8, 2020

This is Oceania Nautica’s most popular itinerary and will sell fast. Depart for Dubai May 19; overnight onboard the vessel; sail to Salalah, Oman; cruise the Red Sea, Aqaba, Jordan; Luxor, Egypt; Suez Canal; Jerusalem, Israel for two days; Crete, Amalfi/Positano, Italy and disembark in Rome. Pre and post trips available; perks subject to availability.

RATES: Begin at $3,799 pp dbl; add air and insurance. Call for rates for verandah and higher.

Waterways Of The CzarsJuly 6-19, 2020

An eye opening experience awaits as we visit historic Moscow and canal-laced cultural St. Petersburg (home of The Hermitage). In between, visit Uglich and Yaroslavl unveiling its mysteries. For more ports and details go to vikingrivercruises.com. Ask about three night optional post tour to Helsinki, Finland.

RATES: Begin at $5,874 pp; add air hotel, transfers and insurance.

Canadian Rockies/Glacier National ParkAugust 5-11, 2020

Experience the Buffalo Jump, Glacier and Waterton Lakes Parks, Icefields Parkway, Banff and Lake Louise.

RATES: $3,199 pp double.

From Rome To VeniceAugust 20-29, 2020

Board the elegant Azamara Journey. Sail from Rome to the Amalfi Coast for the dazzling sights of the most talked about vistas in the world.Continue to the Dalmatian coast with stops in Montenegro, Croatia, and Slovenia. Conclude the journey with an overnight onboard in Venice.

RATES: Call or email Gary

Tropical Costa RicaJanuary 9-17, 2021

This escorted tour visits Guancaste, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Arenal Volcano and Lake Cruise, Cano Negro Refuge, And Zarcero. Explore

the hanging bridges or take a canopy adventure. This and more awaits you. Depart NY Jan. 9 to San Jose.

RATES: $2,499 pp dbl; $2,999 sin-gle; $2469 triple. Rate includes rt air from NY, hotels, taxes, transfers and escorted sightseeing. Program includ-ing 14 meals. We are limited to 32 seats due to popularity.

African CruiseJanuary 5-19, 2021

Cruise South Africa, Namibia and Mozambique. Depart US Jan. 4, 2021 and embark the Oceania Nautica sailing to 7 ports. An optional Cape Town 2 night will also be planned.

RATES: Begin at $5,199 pp dbl and will include rt air, gratuities and cocktail reception. If interested, email me (ggoldstein@csa-nyc.org) and I will reserve a stateroom subject to your approval.

Southeast Asia’s GemsMarch 12-23, 2021

Cruise aboard the Grand Princess – depart Singapore and sail to Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, Nha Trang and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Sihanoukville, Cambodia, Bangkok and Ko Samui, Thailand. Return from Singapore on March 23. A two-night pre in Singapore is available at the Swiss Stamford. Deep discount air is available from Princess. Inquire about extra perks!

RATES: (cruise only) begin at $1,723.82 pp dbl incl all taxes.

For more info, email ggoldstein@csa-nyc.org.

Travel On Land Or By Sea

GARY GOLDSTEIN

Travel Desk

ELEANOR GOLDSTEIN

This past April, CSA members visited an indoor tomato farm in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Public art is on display at Socrates Sculpture Park in Astoria. The piece is a collab-oration between Local 3 IBEW electricians, Workers Art Coalition trade workers and students and alumni from SUNY Empire State’s Harry Van Arsdale Jr. School of Labor Studies. The artwork is shaped like a spiraling electrical conduit and plays the voices of union electricians sharing occu-pational stories. It is lit by two solar panels. The sculpture is on display through March 2020. (patch.com)

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Time To Take Stock Of Our Many Benefits

CHAIR’S MESSAGE

Gayle Lockett

C h a p t e rRETIREE

Happy New Year! I hope your holidays were won-derful. We realize we are truly retired when we don’t have to report to

our schools in the cold of January. As retired CSA members, we

receive many benefits. Indeed, we should remember the burdens faced by families without a union at their backs! Know your benefits before you need to use them. Our well-estab-lished Welfare Fund’s seamless filing for supplemental benefits goes a long

way to help with out-of-control healthcare costs. It is highly recommended and necessary for you to join a regional unit because Dr. Douglas Hathaway, Administrator of the Welfare Fund, visits most units at least once a year discussing and explaining our benefits and readily answering our members’ many questions.

In retirement, we have more time, but new responsibilities as well. We must update beneficiaries on details about our pensions, TDAs, wills, trusts, insurance policies and other

matters. Are the executors of these important documents still viable? Do we need to make changes or additions to these documents? TRS account statements are online and informa-tion about beneficiaries, option investments, and TDA can be updated.

If you are turning 65 this year, you will receive Welfare Fund Administrator Dr. Douglas Hathaway’s pamphlet enti-tled, “When I’m 64,” which is also on the Welfare Fund’s website. There is also a 30-minute workshop video given by Dr. Hathaway online, too.

Whether you are pre-Medicare or are already receiving ben-efits, it is crucial that you know what you are entitled to, and which doctors and hospitals accept our insurance plans and Medicare. Since Welfare Fund and Retiree Chapter updates are regularly sent by email to our members, please keep your email addresses up to date.

By now, retirees receiving Social Security benefits should have received their Social Security benefit letter for 2020, which tells you exactly how much you will receive,

minus your standard Medicare Part B monthly deduction and any income-related monthly deduction based on your income tax return for 2018. Save the letter, especially if you are filing for IRMAA in the fall.

On the political front, we continue to meet with elected officials to put forward CSA’s agenda. I am planning to go to Albany with Mitra Lutchman, RC Legislative Liaison, several retirees and in-service members to visit lawmakers in early February. This month, CSA’s political affairs division started screening candidates for Congress. Retirees and in-service members participated. Just a reminder, if you’re not a PAC member, contact the RC at (212) 823-2020 and join!

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BY DONALD SINGER

Florida has and will continue to have razor-thin election results. (Remember 2000?) Recognizing the importance of the state in next year’s national elec-

tions, a coalition of New York union retirees has begun to reach-out to their members there. We need a larger number of retiree votes in 2020.

We are trying to involve our member-ships in a campaign to get the vote out and to elect candidates who respect our hard-fought benefits: Social Security, Medicare, pensions, the right to organize, family leave, public education, environmental protection, etc. We have held several meetings related to this campaign, and a growing number of retiree groups have been involved. In addi-tion to CSA, they include UFT, PSC, COMRO,

NYCARA, LIARA,DC 37, 1199 and the Teamsters. The Central Labor Council and the AFL-CIO are also participants.

Tom Murphy, head of the UFT’s Retired Teacher Chapter, also hosted meetings; he noted that his organization’s analysis revealed that UFT voters in Florida did not vote in 2018 in the same numbers as 2016. Other union retiree groups reported a similar pattern.

The CSA Retiree Chapter of Southeast Florida is represented at the Florida Alliance for Retired Americans, and at the organiza-tion’s November meeting in Palm Beach, Unit Leader Lois Turetzky and I (both delegates) explained the project and received positive support.

Our next step is to get the message out to all union members. A more comprehensive directory of contact information is being prepared for use by anyone living or visit-ing Florida. We may begin with working on greater voter registration.

Each of us knows a retiree or resident of Florida. Contact them now. Remember the slogans of the New York Alliance of Retired Americans: ‘RETIRED AND ACTIVE’ and OLDER AND BOLDER’!

Donald Singer served as president of CSA from 1989 to 2000.

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At a ceremony in December, the Southwest unit honored their longtime unit leader, Maishe Levitan. Below are the remarks CSA’s first Vice President Rosemarie Sinclair read to the members who were present:

Throughout his career and retirement, Maishe Levitan has exemplified the values and spirit of our union, and all of us at CSA Headquarters would like to express our deep gratitude to you, Maishe, for your lifelong service.

First and foremost, thank you on behalf of the chil-dren and families of New York City. Your dedication, talent and leadership have changed and saved countless lives in the Brooklyn com-munities you served as an educator, particularly during your 35 plus years as a school leader and CSA member. Your incredible impact will be felt for years to come.

We also thank you for the

mentorship you p rov ided our n e w e r m e m -b e r s d u r i n g your career and after you retired in 2004. Elvis Estevez, who now works at CSA as a mentor in the Supervisory Support Program, w a s h i m s e l f m e n t o r e d b y Maishe over 15 years ago. He has shared how Maishe’s incredible, nuanced knowledge of the school sys-tem and his generosity of time and spirit was instrumental in Elvis’s first year as a new prin-cipal in a new school. Maishe would not only visit more frequently than he was obli-gated but continued to visit even after their work together was completed. Leaders like Maishe, who were willing to share their expertise, who paid it forward by helping others

deve lop the i r leadership skills, have a profound and lasting effect on NYC schools and are the key to the ongoing success of public education. Our in-service mem-bers truly stand on your shoulders.

Finally, thank you Maishe, for being a staunch

unionist and for all you have done for our retiree chapter here in Arizona. Our retiree chapter is essential to our daily work at CSA, and its strength is dependent on committed, enthusiastic unit leaders. I know I speak for everyone in the room when I say this unit would not be nearly as active and vibrant as it is today if not for your lead-ership, and we will miss you greatly.

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A Toast To An Educator And Unionist

Maishe Levitan

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We feted our past unit leader, Maishe Levitan, at our December meet-ing. First Vice President Rosemarie Sinclair brought greetings from the executive team. Everyone who attended our celebration of Maishe and Roberta Levitan for their untiring ser-vice and dedication enjoyed the event.

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I want to thank the events commit-tee for arranging our wine and cheese get together on Dec. 16. All who came had an enjoyable time. Please don’t forget to attend our Annual Health and Welfare Conference on Jan. 13, 2020 at the South County Civic Center, 16700 Jog Road, Delray Beach, from 10 am until 3 pm. Guest speakers from New York, including Dr. Douglas Hathaway, will speak with us.

— LOIS TURETZKY

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Thanks To A Unit Leader For A Job Well Done

To the Editor: As we bring in a new year, I want to commend Suncoast Unit Leader Cindy Salamone for a job well done and being a wonderful person and leader. Her enthusiasm, knowledge and effectiveness should not be ignored. Cindy retired as assistant principal, mathematics, Staten Island, and is now residing in Sarasota. Two years ago, she became our unit leader. She is in every aspect

a high-performance leader. At each meeting that she conducts, guest speak-ers are invited to keep our network of members well informed and up to date. In her choice of venues (a country club, a historic hotel, a lunch cruise) Cindy is careful to make sure each member leaves the meeting understanding the information that was discussed. She ALWAYS makes herself available to any of the member”s concerns. Thank you, Cindy!

–ELAINE JACOBS Retired Educational Administrator

Sarasota, FL

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We look forward to our health and welfare update at our next meeting. Join us March 18 at Mimi’s in Lake Forest, CA. Expect an email with details. All CSA members and spouses/partners are wel-come. Contact me at: lamesagramsey@gmail.com, or leave a message at (619) 667-0759 for information or to RSVP.

—CAROL RAINEY

PACIFIC COAST

BY MARK BRODSKY

It has been a banner year as the Retiree Chapter is celebrating its fifteenth year with more members, benefits, and an expanding legis-lative agenda.

To make the most of our power, we need to remain organized even in retirement. In that sense, Florida is crucial: CSA has about 1,200 retirees there, including spousal members, who live in Florida. That’s not counting the more than 250 snowbirds (that we know of).

As all of you know, we have two units in Florida – Southeast and Suncoast. Members have asked if we could start another unit, or at least have a gathering at some central point so that members who live around the state don’t have to travel so far to hear news and be updated on medical benefits, contract negotiations, social issues and legislative activities.

I am trying to set up either a breakfast or lunch meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 12, somewhere in the Orlando/Winter Garden area, and we are looking for a venue. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. Once we have confirmed the time and place, I will ask people to RSVP so we can provide enough food, materials and infor-mation – including the ever popular IRMAA updates.

Either call Mark Brodsky at the Retiree Chapter at (212) 823-2020 or email Mark@csa-nyc.org with recommendations of a venue, and confirma-tion of your attendance.

Seeking Venue For Unit Meet

Hey, Central Florida! Social Security: Some Helpful Sites For You

BY DEBBIE FIGUEROA

At the Social Security Administration, we provide many online services to improve our service to you.

Here are our top 10 web pages last year:

1. Open your own personal My Social Security account, which will enable you to verify your earnings, get future bene-fit estimates, obtain benefit verification letters, update your Social Security information if you receive benefits, and more at www.socialsecurity.gov/myac-count. We’ve recently added some new features to make doing business with us easier than ever.

2. Need answers to your Social Security related questions? Our Frequently Asked Questions page is the author-itative source at www.socialsecurity.gov/faq.

3. Our hub for Social Security news and updates is our blog: Social Security Matters at blog.socialsecurity.gov. You can use social media to easily share these informative articles with friends and family.

4. Knowing how much money you may get in the future can help you plan your finances. Get instant, personal-ized estimates of your future Social Security benefits at www.socialsecu-rity.gov/estimator.

5. In many states and the District of Columbia, you can request a replace-ment Social Security Card online atwww.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount/replacement-card.

6. You can complete and submit our online application for retirement benefits it in as little as 15 minutes atwww.socialsecurity.gov/benefits/retirement.

7. You can conveniently apply for disability benefits online at www.socialsecurity.gov/benefits/disability.

8. Access our publication library — we have online booklets and pamphlets (including audio versions) on key subjects at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs.

9. Our new Instagram account is a mod-ern way to get Social Security news at www.instagram.com/SocialSecurity.

10. We engage thousands of customers on our Facebook page where you can join the conversation (and follow us) at www.facebook.com/socialsecurity.

We are working to give you easy access to the information you need from us. Stay in touch and please feel free to share these pages with your friends and family.

Debbie Figueroa is a public affairs spe-cialist for the New York region of the Social Security Administration.

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Brooklyn, NY 11236

(718) 495-0078

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Lucille Vecchiarelli9 Edie Lane

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Victor Ravens65 Morely Circle

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(516) 868-8397

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Janice Imundi26 First Street, PO Box 8545

Pelham, NY 10803

(914) 738-4631, 589-6882

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Stanley Wilson400 East 56th St. Apt 8m

New York, NY 10022

(917) 692-2942

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Rajinder Kaur27268 Paddock Trail P.l

Chantilly, VA 20152

(516) 562-4352

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NORTHERN NEW JERSEY

Lark Morrison167 Riverwalk Way

Clifton, NJ 07014

(973) 778-5510

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Carol Rainey 5380 Arizona Avenue

La Mesa, CA 91942

(619) 667-0759

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Leonard B. Sterman77-15 251st Street

Bellerose, NY 11426

(718) 347-6555

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Garnerville, NY 10923

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Lois Turetzky8749 Arbor Walk Drive

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Borough Briefs / In The Schools Compiled by Craig DiFolco

Bronx HS of Science Girls Varsity Volleyball Team of

won its first Public School Athletic League volleyball championship. They beat the top-seeded Brooklyn Tech Engineers at the city championship match at Queens College. Led by Coach Dan Skilins and Athletic Director Michael McGrath, the team never lost a set during 17 straight wins this season. “The girls worked extremely hard all season and showed resil-iency and grit during the championship match,” said Principal Donahue.

ing mental health curriculum used in British studies that has correlated to a 50 percent reduction in depression symptoms in teens. “It is my hope and dream that with this collaboration we can eventually implement the most effective programs to help teens deal with mental health issues,” said Dr. Silverman.

Dr. Amarnauth Samaroo, the Assistant Principal of Supervision at Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School , delivered a presentation on his book, Evaluating the Power of Teacher Empowerment , and led a discus-sion on school leadership during a November meeting of the New York University Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa International, one of the largest edu-cation associations in the world. Discussing his research, he stressed the importance of teacher leaders and the need for 21st century organizations to become “incubators of leadership.” Dr. Samaroo is a career educator with thir-ty-four years of experience and a cur-rent member of the Executive Board of the Association of Mathematics Assistant Principals Supervision of New York (AMAPS).

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PS 56 The Louis Desario School, under the leadership of Principal Phillip Carollo, and IS 75 Paulo Intermediate School, under the leadership of Ken Zapata, partnered with the SSG Michale Ollis Freedom Foundation and the US Postal Service to send more than 200 care packages to active service members who won’t be home for the holidays. The foun-dation was created in 2014 to honor Mr. Ollis, a New Dorp native killed in Afghanistan. The schools collected donations and included handwritten letters and cell phone cards provided by Cellphones for Soldiers. SSG Ollis had been a pen pal with a PS 56 student and his photos and letters still hang in the lobby. “We’re extremely proud of the generosity that our school community showed,” Principal Carollo said.

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During the Thanksgiving break, Dr. Scott Silverman, an assistant principal at John Adams High School, met with top researchers in London to share best practices and discuss find-ings on the most effective assessments and programs to support mental health in England. John Adams health classes will soon start using a promis-

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Brooklyn (DIST. 13-23,32)

William E. Grady Career and Technical Education High School, lead by Tarah Montalbano, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to announce their newly renovated kitchen classroom and learning lab, built with funds pro-vided by Councilmember Mark Treyger and an allocation from Brooklyn BP

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Eric Adams. Students enrolled in the Entrepreneurship Academy Culinary Arts/Restaurant Management track par-ticipate in a state-certified program that leads to the growing hospitality sec-tor. Also, free culinary arts classes will be offered to adults looking to expand their career skills. “The kitchen has been instrumental in propelling our culinary program to another level, and the event shed light on the amazing work of our students,” said Todd Gerber, Assistant Principal of Organization.