The new school year marks a fresh start for the district’s staff members, who get to meet new students and make a difference in their lives. Superintendent Dr. Edward Fuhrman welcomed back staff members during Superintendent’s Conference Day on Aug. 31.“We’re very fortunate, no matter what we do in this room, to work with children,” he said. “Each year is a new beginning. We get the opportunity to start again. We face new challenges every year from the state [and] from the national level, yet we keep on moving forward.”
Dr. Fuhrman said the district’s focus for the school year would be on grading and reporting school progress, and on the skills that are at the heart of the district’s mission and vision. They include ensuring students are effective communicators, problem-solvers, creative thinkers, collaborative workers and independent learners. “You play a role in making a difference for our students,” he told all faculty members. “You impact all the children. They need you. And please remember, regardless of the distractions that may come our way from outside our system — and there are distractions — we will always be on a forward path.”
Dr. Fuhrman also introduced 19 new staff members who will be responsible for making a difference in each child’s life and following the district’s mission. “The new school year is always exciting,” said Alan Capasso, high school principal and president of the Croton-Harmon Administrators Association. “It offers us an opportunity to work with new students using some of the things we learned from previous years. It’s a profession that allows us to get better.”
Board of Education President Giuseppina Miller told educators that Board of Education members are there to support them throughout the year.
“At the end of the day, what is most important is what happens in the classrooms and with students,” she said. “I know they’re going to have a great year.”
Croton-Harmon Teacher Association President Ivelaw Carrington said he would like the district to enjoy a “trouble-free, high-expectation and high-results” school year.
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