Editor's Note: This article was written and submitted by representatives of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District.
Calhoun High School has been chosen as the recipient of the 2012 Youth Transition Award for New York State.
This prestigious award recognizes high schools that successfully transition special needs youth from high school into the workforce. The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) presented the award to Principal Mr. David Seinfeld, Ms. Cheryl Gitlitz, District-Wide Transition Coordinator and Mrs. Mary Jo Kennedy, Vocational & Transitional Services at The Long Island Home, at the annual “Works for Me” event on Oct. 17 in Albany.
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The District was recognized for its efforts in fostering partnerships between high school students with special learning needs and community employers. Under the leadership of Ms. Cheryl Gitlitz and Ms. Emily Paluseo, Special Education Chair, many students graduate and transition into meaningful job opportunities.
Gitlitz and Paluseo have contributed a great deal of energy, creativity, student-centered approach and commitment in providing guidance and practical work experience to students with special needs that will encourage and empower them to become active members of the workforce.
What do you think of this honor? Tell us in the comment section below.
Calhoun Honored with Youth Transition Award
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Zach T May 17, 2013 at 07:20 pm
The School board is a bunch of morons if they want to remove this designation! There were 0 problems…Read More like this when Malucci was in office, this new superintendent is a waste of space, money, and cares more about his own paycheck then our kids! Between school security, and now this, I motion that we get rid of that skell!
Dr. Kim Lurie May 16, 2013 at 12:54 pm
Bless you, Anthony. And though I know ultimately the "Judge" will have to be held…Read More accountable by a higher authority...those of us who do this work, have not forgotten nor will we allow the system to forget what her role in this travesity was.
Anthony Merlo May 16, 2013 at 10:24 am
Thank you for this wonderful article on a good man pushed to the brink. I appriciate the fact this…Read More came form the heart and did not hold back. As Sacristan at Cure of Ars, I had the pleasure of working with Dr. Rich (as I called him) for some time. He was a man of faith and a pleasure to see. Always with a smile and kind word, you would never know what was going on the way he acted. This was a wonderful and insightful article. It is heartbreaking to think that where there was once love between 2 people, things got to the point where one persons life was destroyed by those who could and did for no apparent reason other than having the ability to do so. God will have mercy on Dr. Rich and the ex-wife and "Judge" should pray for the same given their actions.
helen turner May 13, 2013 at 07:58 am
i did forget to mention my maiden name - McKinney - there might be an old timer or two who might…Read More remember the McKinney family - my father was an artist who many people knew
Michael Ganci (Editor) May 10, 2013 at 04:08 pm
Can you add a photo to this? If so, I can promote in top news for you! Thanks! MG