Prior to the start of the 2013-2014 school year, the East Meadow School District held its annual new teacher orientation, during which administrators and staff welcomed 26 new teachers.
Held at the Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center on Aug. 28, the orientation made for a positive and insightful forum where new staff could become acquainted with one another and meet administrators. New teachers were made familiar with district policies and procedures and were also given an official tour of the district aboard a school bus.
During his opening remarks, Assistant Superintendent for Personnel and Administration Anthony Russo noted how pleased district administrators were that the new teachers had selected East Meadow as the district where they could apply their talents. “We’re confident that each of you will be a valuable contributor to the fine tradition of student-centered education in East Meadow,” he added.
Superintendent of Schools Louis R. DeAngelo encouraged the teachers to reach out for support when needed and wished them great success. “A teacher needs to have the uncanny ability to balance somewhat dichotomous purposes; it’s a position requiring toughness and tenderness, firmness and fairness, fortitude and gratitude, and passion and compassion,” he said. “We believe that the ability to achieve this balance is what makes a good teacher.”
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