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The Fall 2009

TH E S TA F F N EWS L E T T E R O F SOU TH E RN WE S T CH E S T E R BOA RD O F COOP E R AT I V E E DUCAT I ONA L S E RV I C E SInsider

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When the Workday is Over,Employees Turn to DiverseHobbiesThe best way to work off steam after a long day at the

office is to get involved in an activity you love. At the

SWBOCES Lower Hudson Regional Information Center,

Steve Monaldo takes charge of a bowling league in White

Plains and over at Career Services, instructors Tony Ely,

Jason Poniatowski and Damian Powers are training hard

for a number of important athletic events.

Here is a snapshot of this interesting group:

Tony Ely, Jason Poniatowski, Damian Powers

What do three instructors at the SWBOCES Center for Career Serviceshave in common, besides being workmates? A lot, actually. At theend of the work day (or sometimes even before the day begins), allthree train for a variety of challenging events that have made themphysically fit and better prepared to tackle the challenges of threegrueling athletic activities.

Over the past two months, Tony Ely, Jason Poniatowski and DamianPowers have represented BOCES at two important contests, includingthe Westchester Toughman Triathlon, which was held in Croton-on-Hudson, and the Jarden Westchester Triathlon, which startedout in Rye.

Jason was the first to suggest that the three of them form a BOCEStriathlon team. An accomplished swimmer, he competed at both thehigh school and college level and was on the St. BonaventureUniversity Division I swim team. He currently serves as assistant coachfor the Bryam Hills High School girls’ swim team, traveling to the

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Tibbetts Named Assistant Superintendent for Business . . . . . . . . .3

Reading Recovery Lobbies in DC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Nursing Staff Provide Much Care at Rye Lake campus . . . . . . . . .4

Communications Team Recognized at NYSPRA Conference . . . . .5

SUNY Purchase Sports Center after work each day to coach the squad.

A teacher in the BOCES Office Skills Program, Jason had been spend-ing up to two hours each day swimming with the White PlainsMasters Swim Club at Club Fit, a Jefferson Valley health club, until hedecided to train on his own and to prepare more intensely for futurecompetitions.

After reading about a local triathlon that required participants to raisemoney for a favorite charity, Jason decided to tap into the talents ofhis equally athletic co-workers, Tony, a cyclist, and Damian, a runner,and see what they could achieve together.

Damian, a commercial art teacher, started running five years ago as away to lose weight. However, it was his wife's participation in theNew York City marathon that inspired him to join with Jason andTony in the triathlon events. “I guess it’s my competitive nature

The following story is part ofan ongoing series that willhighlight the diverse andinteresting after-work activitiesof our many SWBOCES employ-ees. If you’d like to be partof this series, send an emailto Colette Connolly [email protected].

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Tony Ely, Damian Powers and Jason Poniatowksi aftercompleting the recent Jarden Triathlon.

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and the fact that each year I like to better myself,” he said. Damian runsat least 25 miles per week, getting up at dawn with his dog, Bruno,leading the way. On Nov. 1, he ran in the New York City Marathon, finishing up with a time of 4:31:36.

Tony, a teacher in the BOCES TV/Video Production Program, has beencycling for 20 years and was clocking about 300 miles per week beforethe last competition, traveling on a bike trail that begins near his homein White Plains and continues north to Carmel. During the spring and summer months, Tony does most of his training outside. In the winter, he participates in spin classes at a local gym. “Maintaining goodnutritional habits and exercising is so important, and being involved in the triathlon has given me the motivation to stay fit and continuetraining,” he said.

All three said the benefit of competing together is next to none, not tomention the fact that they are supporting worthwhile charities. Theteam closed out the triathlon season by ranking highly in the Jardencompetition. Jason finished the .9 mile-swim, Tony completed the 25-mile bike ride, and Damien ran in a time of 2 hours, 49 minutes and33 seconds. In the end, Team SWBOCES finished 22nd out of a total of 58 relay teams. Congrats, guys!

Steve Monaldo

Senior network specialist Steve Monaldo has been bowling for as long as he can remember. His late father, Joseph Monaldo, created and ran abowling league a few blocks away from his New Rochelle home. At age 8, Steve joined a junior bowling league, and today he continues tocarry the torch for his Dad, keeping his family’s love of bowling alive by running a weekly league at the White Plains Bowl.

The league, known as the “Holy Rollers,” consists of about 33 bowlers,including adult bowlers and some younger players. The goal is to havefun and play against each other in a friendly competition that runs forseveral weeks at a time. Following in his father’s footsteps, Steve alsoserves as a secretary/treasurer of the Holy Rollers, maintaining a bankaccount, keeping scores each week and distributing awards.

While bowling is by no means extinct, participation in the sport haswaned since its heyday in the 1960s. New Rochelle was, at one time,home to four bowling alleys, recalled Steve. Now only one exists in theNew Roc City complex. Steve, who now lives in Pleasantville, believesthe cost to run the centers, in addition to spiraling liability expenditures,has added to a decline in the sport.

With new advances in the production of bowling balls and in bowlinglane facilities, Steve said the chances of scoring higher are better thanever. He is quick to point out, however, that a skillful player will winevery time. Steve plays with typical reactive resin balls designed fortoday’s lane conditions, and feels that with as many types and models of balls available, it is a matter of personal choice and fit. The consum-mate bowling expert, Steve says that the plastic/polyester balls thatwere common in the 1980s roll the straightest, he explained, while the “reactive” balls enable players to achieve a more aggressive changein the ball’s direction.

Steve welcomes new players, both male and female, to the league atany time. Call him at 592-4203, ext. 3211.

New Regional CoordinatorHired to Serve Rockland andWestchester School DistrictsJoe Cundari, an expert in networking and computer

programming, recently joined the Lower Hudson Regional

Information Center as regional coordinator of the

consortium’s school districts in Rockland County as well as

overseeing some Westchester school districts.

Mr. Cundari was a substituteteacher at the SWBOCES Centerfor Career Services before beinghired by the RIC in May. Duringhis time at the Center, Mr.Cundari taught students in theComputer Electronics/Robotic/Networking class, which is normally taught by JosephPassaretti, who was out on sickleave for a number of weeksduring the last school year.When Mr. Passaretti returned,both he and Mr. Cundari team taught for approximatelysix months.

Mr. Cundari, a native of Mount Kisco, replaces George Brady whoresigned from his position at the RIC last year, and now serves as direc-tor of technology in the South Orangetown School District.

During his time at the Career Services Center, Mr. Cundari found outabout this particular job opening and promptly applied. His job is to actas a liaison between the school districts he serves and the RIC, ensuringthat both the instructional and infrastructure-related services they signedup for are well received and fit their particular needs. In addition, Mr.Cundari converses with department of transportation administrators,business officials and assistant superintendents on a variety of matters.

After graduating from Manhattan College with a degree in math, Mr.Cundari had every intention of going into education, but that did notmaterialize. “I decided I didn’t want to teach at that time, although itwas always at the back of my mind,” he said. Instead, he spent 24 yearsat AT&T, both as a programmer and in the company’s networking division.

Soon after leaving the company, he took a position at Yonkers MiddleSchool teaching math and computer science, and also taught at GortonHigh School. His time in the Yonkers School District was an interestingchange of pace, he recalled, and he learned a lot from the experience.In addition to his job at BOCES, Mr. Cundari also serves as an adjunctprofessor at Westchester Community College, where he teaches mathand computer science.

Mr. Cundari, the father of a grown step-daughter, who currently residesin Yonkers with his wife Vevette, feels fortunate to be part of the RIC and to get the chance to “make a positive impact on the education ofchildren.” He admits that there is often no roadmap available when itcomes to integrating the many new technologies available to schools. “I feel we are all in new territory here and that we’re learning as we go along.” Mr. Cundari is quick to point out, however, that there is adefinite place for technology in education and that it’s important foreducators to learn how to apply it properly.

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Reading Recovery StaffersLobby in WashingtonDuring a spring visit to Capitol Hill, SWBOCES Reading

Recovery Coordinator Mary Ellen Cull and Teacher Leader

Debbie Eisenberg-Lever had the chance to meet with federal

representatives to help secure additional funding for the

Reading Recovery Program, an international initiative that

provides vital assistance to struggling first-graders.

More than 300 Reading Recovery instructors and administrators fromacross the country also lobbied their local representatives to advocate for children in need.

Both women met with staff from the offices of Democratic Sen. ChuckSchumer, representatives of Gov. David A. Paterson, and aides toCongresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY18). They also visited with key legis-lators serving on education and appropriations committees, as part of aconcerted effort by the Reading Recovery Council of North America.

Reading Recovery is an early intervention program that provides strug-gling first-graders with intensive, short-term, one-on-one instruction thatwill help them become independent readers and writers. Studentsreceive a daily, individualized lesson for 12 to 20 weeks with a trainedReading Recovery teacher.

Ms. Cull and Ms. Eisenberg-Lever advocated for the needs of the low-achieving students, sharing successful data from the program’s 20-yearhistory at SWBOCES. “If anything, these meetings will raise awareness ofthe fact that there are children who are in need of an intervention suchas Reading Recovery, and as a result, we will be able to advance theproject and meet the needs of those who are struggling,” said Ms. Cull.

Discussions also included support for the Comprehensive LiteracyPrograms bill, expected to be introduced in both the House and Senate

Pictured outside Sen. Chuck Schumer’s office in Washington, D.C., from left: BOCES teacher leader Debbie Eisenberg-Lever;Reading Recovery Coordinator Mary Ellen Cull; Anna Fodor, legislative correspondent for Senator Schumer; Lisa Daily, ateacher leader from Kingston, NY; and Ann Ballantyne, an NYUReading Recovery teacher.

later this year. Also addressed was the educational funding provided tolocal districts as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

In the past, the BOCES Reading Recovery project has received support at the state level, in particular from Senators Thomas Morahan (38thDistrict) and Suzi Oppenheimer (37th District).

The BOCES program serves districts throughout Westchester andRockland counties as well as schools on Long Island. Teachers attendtraining and continuous professional development at the BOCES offices at 2 Westchester Plaza in Elmsford, the only accredited site in the tri-county area that operates under the auspices of the New YorkUniversity Steinhardt School of Education.

More than 10,000 first-graders have been served as a result of the partnership between BOCES, the districts it serves, and NYU.

Tibbetts Named to AssistantSuperintendent PositionStephen J. Tibbetts has been named Assistant Superintendent for

Business and Administrative Services by Southern Westchester BOCES.

Mr. Tibbetts replaces Marcel Vales, who retired from SWBOCES in September.

Mr. Tibbetts develops policies and procedures to ensure that the financial resources ofSWBOCES are secured, accounted for and used consistent with applicable laws, regula-tions and policies. He also provides leadership and direction to the SWBOCES Business

Office and the Department of Transportation.

“I’m excited about the challenges that lie ahead,” saidMr. Tibbetts, who lives in Holmes, NY.

Mr. Tibbetts joined SWBOCES in 2002, serving as AssistantBusiness Manager and Treasurer for three years beforebeing named Director of Business. Before joining BOCES,he worked as a senior analyst at Viacom Inc., and as super-vising senior accountant at KPMG LLP. in Stamford, Conn.

Mr. Tibbetts earned a BS in accounting from ProvidenceCollege and an MS in Educational Administration fromSUNY New Paltz. He also earned a certificate of advancedstudy, school business leader, from SUNY New Paltz. Mr.Tibbetts and his wife, Theresa, have two young children.

McCormack Named DirectorEvelyn McCormack, public information

coordinator for Southern Westchester BOCES,

was named Director of Communications by

the educational organization on Nov. 1.

Ms. McCormack, who has been with SWBOCES foreight years, runs the organization’s public information office, which provides services to nine school districtsin the region.

McCormack also was recently named by the NationalSchool Public Relations Association as a Frontrunnerfor the Northeast Region. The distinction is given tofour individuals each year by NSPRA for outstandingwork in their school districts, their NSPRA chaptersand for the national organization. McCormack will befeatured in an upcoming issue of NSPRA’s publication,Network, and will receive a plaque at the NSPRAnational conference in Charlotte, N.C., next summer.

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Who has buttons coming off? Who has a bigscratch or an injury that happened over theweekend? We take care of it all.”

Minutes later, a teacher’s aide comes in withanother student and points out a small cut onthe boy’s forehead. Debbie checks the wound,sees that it’s on the mend and sends the stu-dent back to class. Shortly after, the nextemergency arrives: a boy with a bloody nose.Debbie blots away the blood with a tissue andsees that it’s actually coming from a scratchabove his lip. “Does he have another shirt?”she asks the aide, wiping at the red splotcheson the boy’s T-shirt.

Coping with ChallengesNadine has been busy sorting through a sur-vey of students who have received – and not

“Nurses Make Everything All Better” It’s a bright September morning and Rye Lake students are getting off their yellow

buses, some escorted to classrooms by teachers and aides. School nurses Debbie

Ryan and Nadine Jules watch the familiar scene from their office window, waiting

expectantly for the students they know will stop in to see them before class.

Wearing a white medical jacket, a blue top andblack jeans, Debbie runs a hand through hershort blond hair and adjusts the glasses on hernose. “Every day is just a little bit different,”she says. Nadine, also casually dressed in jeansand a short-sleeved pink shirt, nods in agree-ment and absent-mindedly reaches out a finger to touch the leaves of a windowsill plantbasking in the late summer sun.

Caring with CompassionAs the scene outside continues to unfold, voic-es can be heard in the hallway. It’s 8:45 a.m.,and one of the expected students -- an 11-year-old girl -- has arrived with heraide to have her blood sugar leveltested. It’s a daily ritual the littlegirl isn’t looking forward to thisday, the aide warns the nurses.Debbie soothes the stressed child,playing with her long brown hair, patting her on the back andtelling her that everything will be all right.

She leads the girl by the hand overto a counter, where Nadine standsready with a stick used to prick the fingertip and draw a tiny dropof blood for testing. As she gentlypries open the girl’s small hand,Nadine speaks softly in an accentfilled with the musical tones of hernative Haiti. “Come on now. Youknow this is not going to hurt,” she tells her patient.

In less than a minute, it’s all over. The girlturns and clings to her aide’s side while Debbieleafs through the pages of the communicationnotebook, which the aide uses to share notesand instructions with the nurses about thegirl’s daily care. Debbie reads through the listof planned snacks for the day (apples, orangesand hummus), which have been carefully slect-ed to balance carbohydrate and insulin levels.

Covering it AllIt’s a typical start to the day for Debbie, a registered nurse, and Nadine, a licensed practical nurse, two of the 10 nurses who workat various campuses around WestchesterCounty that serve Southern WestchesterBOCES students. Debbie and Nadine are incharge of the on-site healthcare of Rye Lake’s100 middle and high school special education

students, Intensive Day Treatment (IDT) participants, and the children and youngadults enrolled in the campus’s TherapeuticSupport Program (TSP).

Performing blood sugar tests, dispensing medication, monitoring diet and exercise pro-grams, overseeing tube and pump feedings,and administering inhalation therapy to thosewith breathing difficulties are all par for thecourse, as is tending to the bumps, bruisesand bellyaches typical of childhood.

“And it’s anything that might have happenedon the bus,” Debbie adds. “Who threw up?

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yet received – their physical and dental exams.An immunization survey of all students isscheduled for October. Chasing down studentmedical and immunization records is one ofthe nurses’ biggest challenges. They also musthave three emergency contact phone numbersfor every student, medication orders, and per-mission slips on file for school trips, emergencyroom visits, photography releases, and partici-pation in a pet therapy program. At the begin-ning of every school year, the nurses say, it’s90 percent paperwork and follow-up phonecalls to parents to get required documents.

There is also the struggle at times to find sub-stitute nurses on short notice. If a nurse at oneBOCES location is out sick, another nurse mayhave to leave her usual campus to cover thatsite. And although BOCES works with a nursingagency to fill gaps, a sub who is experiencedwith school nursing may not always be avail-able. “We are literally all over the county,” saysDebbie. “We have BOCES students everywhere.

And to have enough people tooversee all of that to the extentthat we need to is hard.”

A Nurse's TouchDebbie and Nadine’s office iscomfortable, large enough fortwo desks, computers, patientchairs, and a countertop linedwith tools of the trade: stacks ofpill cups, and glass jars filled with cotton balls, tongue depressors,Q-tips and syringes. Debbie pullsopen a deep drawer filled withtubes of ointments and lotions,and sachets of moist hand towelettes and alcohol prep pads.She rips open a towelette sachetand cleans her hands.

On the big bulletin board besidetheir desks hangs a collection of oversizedcards carefully crafted from construction paperand adorned with tissue paper flowers, allhand-made in class by BOCES students overthe years to thank the nurses for their care. Acoffee cup doubling as a pen holder that sitson Debbie’s desk reads: “Nurses MakeEverything All Better.”

The office is housed in the Decagon, the 10-sided building where TSP students engagein arts and crafts, reading readiness and musicclasses, life skills lessons, and different forms of physical and sensory therapy. TSP studentshave varying degrees of cognitive and physicaldisabilities, and most have speech problems,making communication with them extremelydifficult, if not impossible. “I think the biggest,most prevalent frustration is that they can’t tell you when something is hurting,”

BOCES nurses, from left: Debbie Ryan and Nadine Jules

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Debbie says. “Maybe you’ve got a child withan earache who’s banging the side of his headwith a fist because he can’t tell you his earhurts. Or another child who just sits in a chairrocking and screaming because he’s got stom-ach cramps.”

Correctly diagnosing a problem often comesdown to guess work. “You check vital signs,take their temperature, and ask a lot of ques-tions,” she explains matter-of-factly. “Whendid they last eat? Are they thirsty or hungry?Maybe they’re just coming down with some-thing. I may call their parents to see if theyslept much the night before or weren’t feelingwell. Maybe all they need to do is lie downand rest for a while.”

An Experienced TeamBetween them, Debbie and Nadine have morethan 30 years of nursing experience. Debbieworked as a hospital pediatric nurse and in adoctor’s office before coming to Rye Lake 17years ago. Nadine, who was a BOCES class-room aide for 15 years, graduated from theBOCES nursing program in 2003 and hasworked at Rye Lake for the last five years. Sheplans to continue her studies to get a regis-tered nurse’s license.

Both women agree that without a doubt, nursing is their professional calling, but a trag-ic accident also played a hand in influencingDebbie’s decision. When she was 20, herbrother was hit by a car five days shy of his18th birthday. The accident left the tall, strap-ping young man, who dreamed of a career inarchitecture, a quadriplegic. Although Debbiewas in college in Connecticut, she helped carefor her brother when she came home to visit.“I was always able to see past disabilities,” shesays. “You see past the things that a personcan’t do to the things that they can.”

Conversely, growing up in Haiti, Nadine says it was rare to see someone with any kind ofdisability in public. “It was kept hidden,” shesays, adding that she was “shocked” the oneand only time she did see a boy in a wheel-chair. Overcoming her feelings in a job that

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At the recent NYSPRA awards luncheon, pictured from left: SWBOCES Deputy DistrictSuperintendent Sandra A. Simpson, BOCES Board Trustee Georgia Riedel, public information writer Colette Connolly, Director of Communications Evelyn McCormack,and District Superintendent Robert J. Monson.

SWBOCES Staffers Recognized forExcellence in CommunicationsTwo members of the Southern Westchester BOCES Office of Public Information were recognized Oct. 16 for outstanding achievement in educational communications by the NewYork School Public Relations Association (NYSPRA) at its 30th Annual Awards luncheon held in conjunction with the 2009 New York State School Boards Association Convention inNew York City.

Evelyn McCormack, director of communications, received an Award of Honor for her work on "Tools of the Trade," a quarterly newsletter she produces for the SWBOCES Center forCareer Services.

Colette Connolly received an award of excellence in the category of Excellence in Writing forher story, “Newbies at the Academic Bowl,” which followed BOCES Deaf and Hard of Hearingstudents and teachers as they competed in the nationwide contest.

Ms. Connolly also received an Award of Merit for producing "Alliance," the quarterly newsletterof the Lower Hudson Regional Information Center in Elmsford.

With more than 400 entries in 14 categories from across New York State, the 2009 contestwas a closely drawn competition.

“This year’s winners should feel especially proud of their awards which recognize excellence inschool communications,” said Marcia Kelley, NYSPRA President and School Information Officerof the East Syracuse-Minoa Central School District. “Entries were judged by a distinguishedpanel of professionals from around the country. The judging was very competitive, with onlyone-third of all entries receiving awards.”

NYSPRA is a chapter of the National School Public Relations Association. As a statewide groupof professional school communicators, members are committed to the development and dissemination of communications designed to engage parents, staff, community residents,partners in education, and other stakeholders.

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Nursing Staff at the Center for Special ServicesThanks to all our nurses for doing such agreat job. They include: Carrie Alvanza,Margaret Antiaris, S’Dhari Cason-Payano,Karen Faeth, Sandrie McGarrell, Ann Means,Leann Pacicca, and Deborah Sperrazza.

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BOCES Southern Westchester17 Berkley Drive

Rye Brook, NY 10573914-937-3820

www.swboces.org

Board of Education

President, Georgia RiedelVice President, Joseph Wooley

John DeSantis Nancy Fisher

Richard GlicksteinBeverly A. Levine

James Miller

District SuperintendentRobert Monson, Ph.D.

Deputy District SuperintendentSandra A. Simpson

Assistant Superintendents

Raymond Healey, Ph.D. Special Education

Nancy A. Jorgensen, Ed.D. Human Resources

Stephen J. Tibbetts, Business and Administrative Services

Insider Editor: Colette Connolly

Contributing Writer:Suzanne Davis

Office of Public InformationThe Southern Westchester Board of Cooperative EducationalServices, its officers and employees, shall not discriminateagainst any student, employee or applicant on the basis ofrace, color, national origin, creed, religion, marital status, gen-der, age, handicapping condition or sexual orientation. Thispolicy of nondiscrimination includes access by students toeducational programs, counseling services for students,course offerings and student activities, recruitment, appoint-ment and promotion of employees, and employment pay andbenefits, and it is required by Title IX of the EducationAmendments of 1972 and Section 504 of the RehabilitationAct of 1973, as amended and then promulgated thereunder,not to discriminate in such a manner.

SWBOCES IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Title IX CoordinatorMichael R. Gargiulo, Director of

Human ResourcesSection 504 Coordinator

Thomas DiBuono, Director ofFacilities and Operations

“The Mission of Southern Westchester BOCES isto collaborate with school districts and communi-

ties to meet their educational challenges by providing regional leadership and cost-effective,

high-quality services.”

• A communications committee has beenestablished to discuss a variety of importantissues, including how staffers can make bet-ter use of the SWBOCES website, the cre-ation of a new logo and how it can be usedto promote the agency, and improving bothinternal and external communication. Thegroup is chaired by Evelyn McCormack,director of communications, at the BOCESOffice of Public Information.

• During the summer, Mike Gargiulotrained 46 administrators on how to useselected attendance and reporting functionsin WinCap (the employee database).WinCap will be used to access the atten-dance and other personnel information (asappropriate) of all SWBOCES employees.

• Supervisor Donnie Simmons will be chairing a workforce team to familiarize thegovernor’s Subcommittee on Child Welfare/Juvenile Justice on the state of incarceratedyouth programs in New York State. Mr.

News BriefsNews Briefs

Look Who’s Arrived!Congratulations to Paul Pisacano,senior micro computer technicianat the LHRIC, who welcomedgrandson Hudson on July 26.Hudson weighed 7 pounds, 11ounces and was 20.5 inches long.He was born to Daniel Pisacanoand his wife, Karen. Paul later cele-brated the birth of his daughter’sfirst child, a girl, who was bornSept. 3. Sarah Catherine Ottuschweighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces andwas 19 ½ inches long.

Simmons was recommended by GregBayduss, the state’s liaison for incarceratedyouth programs.

• The Center for Adult & CommunityServices recently hired Vincent Ricotta toteach two new adult education courses thisfall. They include “Introduction to PVTechnology” and the “PV Installer’sCourse.” Mr. Ricotta is a graduate of theUlster BOCES Photovoltaic InstructorsProgram. In addition, he is a licensed elec-trician and currently the owner of a PVinstallation company.

• In August, Assistant Superintendent ofHuman Resources Nancy Jorgensenattended the 32nd Annual SummerConference for the New York StateAssociation of Management Advocates forSchool Labor Affairs, which was held in Lake Placid, NY. At the same conference,Ron Longo of Keane & Keane P.C. of WhitePlains, who serves as the attorney forSWBOCES, made a presentation titled “How to Prepare Witnesses for Arbitrations.”The annual event offers legal and informa-tion updates on a wide variety of topics in labor management.

Paul Pisacano and newborngrandson

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can be emotionally challenging took sometime for her, but Nadine now sees all of theTSP students the same way she sees any otherchild. “They are no different than anyone elseto me,” she says firmly.

A diverse student population like Rye Lake’s

has groups with unique problems that requirenot only the specialized clinical care the nursesprovide, but patience, tolerance and a dose oflove. “It’s not just about giving out Band-aidsand lollipops,” Nadine says with a wide smile.

Children “just need to know that somebodyloves them, that they’re warm and safe anddry, and that nothing hurts,” Debbie says.

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