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New Assistant Principal Named At Elementary School In Westchester
Following an intense selection process, an elementary school in Westchester has selected a new assistant principal who brings plenty of experience to the role. The Ardsley Union Free School District has appointed Tiffany Babb as the new assistant principal of the Concord Road Elementary School, officials announced on Thursday, Dec. 14. Babb will officially begin serving in the role on Tuesday, Jan. 16. Babb was selected for the position after emerging as a "standout candidate" during the rigorous selection process led by an interview committee that included parents, district and…
Obituaries
Teacher From Westchester Dies At Age 54: 'Loved Her Students As Her Own'
A teacher who lived in Westchester her entire life is being remembered for her devotion to her students and her caring heart. Lifelong Yonkers resident Darlene Fata died on Wednesday, May 31 at the age of 54 after a battle with cancer, according to her obituary. Born in 1969, Fata earned her bachelor's degree from Mercy College and master's degree in Elementary Education from Long Island University before enjoying a 29-year career as a first-grade teacher at School 5 in Yonkers. There, she was adored by colleagues and students alike and "loved her students as her own…
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Gender Equity Means Opportunity, Says Westchester Author & Retired Teacher
A group of kindergartners are given generic outlines of people depicting careers — firefighters, pilots, police officers, doctors — and asked to name the figures. Would you be surprised to learn that overwhelmingly the students chose boys' names? By kindergarten gender expectations are often already in place, but they don’t have to stay set in place. “Gender Equity in Elementary Schools” is a new book by longtime Mount Kisco resident Dorothy Chiffriller Venditto, who taught in the Bedford School District for 15 years and recently retired. Her interest in gender equity began about 10 …