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Tenure positions for special education teacher Ally Dellacioppa and mathematics teacher Jonas Kalish were approved on Tuesday, June 11 and will take effect in late August.
“It’s the point where you have made a serious commitment to be a part of something that is going to grow and expand over time and reach people in different ways that you didn’t know that you could,” said Superintendent Dr. Jen Lamia regarding the nature of the appointed tenure positions. “I think that our two tenure candidates really exemplify that.”
Kalish began with the district with past experience from Stuyvesant High School and Blind Brook High School. He is a member of the Data Team and has been involved in the high school’s collaboration with the University of Michigan, focusing on project- and problem-based learning and standards-based grading.
Kalish has also chaperoned the high school mathematics team on numerous trips and competitions and is well-known for his overall warm and calm demeanor that “puts everyone at ease.”
Dellacioppa is known for her engagement and commitment to her students, particularly when it comes to after-school activities.
“At any given day, you can go to Ally’s classroom after school, and if kids are coming, Ally is there,” said Lamia. “Any opportunity that kids have to see her outside of school, they are doing it. She is providing math instruction, and providing support to kids in every one of their content areas in the high school.”
Dellacioppa has also taught Regents English and Resource Room for grades 10 through 12. She is a part of the Skills/Learning Center and the Flexible Support Program and is especially known for hand-writing congratulatory cards each quarter to students with excellent report cards and those who have shown significant improvement.
“This demonstrates Ally’s commitment to building her relationships with students,” Lamia said. “We are very lucky to have you here.”
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