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Íæż½ã½ã School District educator Christine Daniels has earned a doctorate in educational leadership for diverse learning communities from Molloy University.

Dr. Daniels has been an educator for the past 30 years, teaching and working with linguistically and culturally diverse students and families in various educational settings. She has served as a teacher at Kreamer Street Elementary School for the past 22 years and is also the Íæż½ã½ã School District’s elementary ENL chairperson.

In addition to her doctorate, Dr. Daniels holds a Bachelor of Science in elementary and special education, a Master of Arts in teaching English to speakers of other languages from Queens College, and a master’s in education, curriculum and instruction: conflict resolution and peaceable schools from Lesley University.

The district congratulates Dr. Daniels on this impressive accomplishment.

Date Added: 11/22/2023

As part of Fire Prevention Week, Kreamer Street Elementary School students participated in a fire safety assembly. Students learned about the role of firefighters and the importance of smoke detectors and having an escape route plan.

Date Added: 10/24/2023

A new Íæż½ã½ã School District literacy initiative, Clipper Literacy Leaders, is bringing together high school and elementary school students.

The program, spearheaded by Vicki Williams, a literacy coach at Kreamer Street Elementary, and Colleen Oates-Robesch, the high school’s library media specialist, aims to promote literacy and a love of reading.

Through the initiative, high school English language arts students visit the district’s elementary schools and read books to elementary students. The selected books tie into the district’s social and emotional learning curriculum and connect with cultural/identity celebrations of each month.

The program kicked off on Oct. 4 with high school students visiting Kreamer Street to read “Isabel and Her Colores Go to School” by Alexandra Alessandri, which focuses on empathy. The bilingual book was selected because it ties into Hispanic Heritage Month.

“It was a wonderful way to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in an authentic manner,” said Oates-Robesch.

Going forward, high school students will be visiting Frank P. Long, Íæż½ã½ã and Verne W. Critz elementary schools to read books including “The Undefeated” by Kwame Alexander, “Firebird” by Misty Copeland and “Out of a Jar” by Deborah Marcero.

Date Added: 10/12/2023