On June 8th, Hicksville School District representatives were on hand to honor teachers celebrating their Silver Anniversary and those who retired this year. Families and friends gathered in the Chuck Arnold High School Auditorium to recognize the achievements of these wonderful teachers and staff members.

Kris Orman (High School Science) attended the Nassau County March for Our Lives event on Saturday, June 11. NYSUT VP Ron Gross, students, parents and teachers spoke about protecting our communities. Way to go Kris for being a part of this important day!

Congratulations to Kathryn Ditrano and her mom, Dina Ditrano.

Congratulations to Michael Christie and his mom, Lisa Christie.

Congratulations to Daniel Ferrara and his mom, Andrea Ferrara.

Congratulations to Joshua Ostroff and his dad, Robert Ostroff.

Congratulations to the following Hicksville High School Students!

Amber Corbett - HCT Elliot Paisner Memorial Scholarship

Gurmehar Kaur - HCT Commitment to Community Service Scholarship

Isabella Osorno - HCT Elaine Milani Memorial Scholarship

Ameilia Valdez - HCT Mary D'Andrea Memorial Scholarship

If you are interested in volunteering for any of the following district wide, building level, or HCT committees, please complete this google form by the last day of school, June 24th.

DISTRICT WIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Meets at most three times per year to discuss and develop staff development.

DISTRICT WIDE SITE BASED/DISTRICT WIDE SHARED DECISION MAKING - Meet with the District team including Central Office Administrators, Building Administrations, teachers(s) and parents. Members represent the HCT and must communicate with HCT executive officers regarding issues at the district level.

CURRICULUM COUNCIL - Meets with the District team including Central Office Administrators, Building Administrators, teachers(s) and parents about district wide curriculum concerns and programs. Members represent the HCT and must communicate with HCT executive officers regarding issues at the district level.

SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE - Meet with the District team including Board of Education Members, Central Office Administrators, Building Administrations, teachers(s) and parents. Members represent the HCT and must communicate with HCT executive officers regarding issues at the district level.

BUILDING LEVEL SITE BASED - The committee meets monthly. The team includes principal, teacher(s), parents and students. Teacher member(s) represent the HCT and must meet regularly with HCT building reps and faculty to solicit input to bring to the team. Only Tenured Teachers.

BUILDING HEALTH & SAFETY - This committee is for buildings that do not include this as part of Site Based team. The committee meets monthly with the principal and teacher(s) to discuss issues of concern. Teacher member(s) represent the HCT and must communicate regularly with HCT building reps and faculty to solicit input to bring to the team.

POLITICAL ACTION/VOTE-COPE - Provides support to membership, acquainting them with opportunities to strengthen our position as stakeholders in the political process and to assist with the annual VOTE-COPE drive.

SCHOLARSHIP - Reviews HCT scholarship criteria and candidates. Selects recipients for submission to the HCT. Assists in fundraising efforts for the HCT scholarships.

MEMBER ENGAGEMENT - Assists in the organization of social events and events to assist our members.

WELLNESS - Assesses, plans and implements activities that help HCT members become more aware, motivated and skilled around life decisions in order to increase their own and other's well being.

SOCIAL JUSTICE - Has the collective goal of increasing the social responsibility, justice, equality and inclusivity of our school community.

HCT HEALTH & SAFETY - Works with HCT officers and the members of the District Health and Safety committees to develop and promote a healthy and safe environment for all HCT members.

NEXT GENERATION NYSUT - Organizes social activities and gives support to the newest members of the HCT.

The series is designed to acquaint members in the early stage of their careers (defined as the first 5 years of employment) with the vast array of professional and personal services NYSUT union membership provides. The following are 5 workshops on a range of subjects that NYSUT has found to be of interest and value to early career members.

All workshops will be presented twice on Zoom. Read complete details here.

please reach out to Joe Grande at JGrande@Yankees.com

Join Share My Lesson and Catherine Zack, a meditation teacher and executive mindfulness coach, for more stress solutions for educators.This experiential workshop series is designed to give you both a better understanding of the science of stress and its impact on your body and real tools that you can use right now to manage stress, avoid feeling overwhelmed and create resiliency-building daily habits. You’ll leave this series with the foundations of a daily meditation practice and learn the building-block basics of mindfulness-based stress reduction.

Register here.

K-12 educators and SRPs can learn how to reverse the impact of trauma on students’ abilities to trust and behave in school through @NYSUT ELT Professional Learning. Here are more topics for Getting Back On Track.

ELT offers a variety of wellness seminars to help members cope with these difficult times. For example:

Learn about more topics available to NYSUT members here.

School related COVID questions should be directed to Gail Hunker.

During the summer months of July and August, the HCT office will be operating on a summer schedule. As such, the office will not be open during its usual Tuesday through Thursday schedule. Email will be monitored closely. If you need to contact anyone during this time, please email the HCT at Hicksville_Teachers@verizon.net.

Congratulations to Patricia Wiertz (Dutch Lane) on the wedding of her son. Best wishes to Justin and Alyssa!

Congratulations to Alia Khan (Middle School) and her husband on the birth of their baby girl Alina on May 31st.

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