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June 2017 Volume 50, Number 10 American Federation NEWS of School Administrators, COUNCIL OF SCHOOL SUPERVISORS AND ADMINISTRATORS AFL-CIO Local 1

Partnerships CSA Welcomed By Pols At Annual Nonprofit Retiree Chapter Albany Pilgrimage Groups Bring BY CHUCK WILBANKS Holiday Nearly 20 members of the Retiree Chapter journeyed to Albany on May 22 Help to East and 23 for the Chapter’s annual Advocacy Day lobbying. RC political liason Mitra Harlem Kids Lutchman and other CSA personnel assem- bled in teams representing the five bor- BY KATE GIBSON oughs, Rockland County, Westchester and Long Island to discuss key issues with law- isette Caesar, principal makers, walking the halls of legislative office at Mosaic Preparatory buildings and meeting lawmakers outside Academy in East Harlem the floors of the Senate and Assembly. Issues the past nine years, is usu- Lally able to bring the 300-plus included raising the base benefit amount of the cost of living adjustment for retire- children at her school gifts for ment systems to $25,000; increasing the the holidays with the help of amount a public retiree under 65 years of the nonprofit volunteer group age may earn in public employment with- New York Cares. But when the out a reduction in retirement benefits, from paperwork didn’t get done in time to make it a reality this $30,00 to 35,000; and requiring notice to CHUCK WILBANKS year, others came to the rescue, public retirees affected by proposed changes n United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew, CSA Executive Vice President said Ms. Caesar. to a health insurance plan before such Mark Cannizzaro, Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña w changes are approved. Finally, and perhaps Miami-based Dibia Dream most importantly, CSA urged lawmakers to student of CSA President Ernest Logan, took as well. As CSA’s advocates were making Foundation along with other publicly oppose holding a constitutional to the floor of that chamber to discuss the their rounds, Sen. Jamaal Bailey from the concerned citizens partnered convention. importance of supporting public educators, Bronx ran into his old principal, CSA’s Ron to collect more than 800 edu- While CSA is a small union, its mem- saying her own successes grew out of sup- Imundi, and remembered him warmly from cational toys, hats, scarfs and bers are treated with warm respect. port by Mr. Logan and others. his days as a student at PS XXXX. Imundi gloves, which were distributed on Assemblewoman Latrice Walker, a former CSA’s roots run deep on the Senate side was also the teacher of Sen. Jeff Klein. Continued on Page 2 2 CSA NEWS June 2017

PRESIDENT’S PAGE I Wish You

Council of School Godspeed Supervisors & Administrators American Federation of School Administrators, AFL-CIO, Local 1 As I Retire, CSA is in good Hands By Ernest A. Logan 40 Rector St., NY, NY 10006 Phone: (212) 823-2020 Fax: (212) 962-6130 Dear Brothers and Sisters, city. We have a progressive mayor and www.csa-nyc.org governor, who don’t always do what President uring the ten years I’ve we want, but who fundamentally share Ernest A. Logan served as your president, I’ve our beliefs. We’re lucky. But keep your Executive Vice President Mark Cannizzaro felt as if every one of you eyes open. Look over your shoulder. First Vice President marched with me day after Keep your elected officials on their Henry Rubio day to create better schools toes. Stay connected to your union. Treasurer for our children and better lives for our- There is nothing alarmist about Christopher Ogno D Secretary selves. The moment has come for me to reacting to a federal budget proposal Sandy DiTrapani move on and give more time to the social that calls for a $10.6 billion cut to pub- Vice Presidents justice issues I care so much about. But lic education and the reinvestment of Debra Handler Lois Lee first, I want to thank you for inspiring me much of it in “school choice,” a wind- Ronald Williams along my journey and let you know that fall for private and parochial schools. Nancy Russo, Retiree Chapter I leave your union in the most capable In NYS alone, public education stands Executive Director Operations hands. to lose $433 million, which would Erminia Claudio I’m leaving with tremendous confi- mean savage cuts. There is nothing General Counsel David Grandwetter dence that the new leadership team has alarmist about saying that protec- wisdom, skill and heart. CSA’s incoming president Mark tions for teachers and administrators are on the line Executive Director Field Services Cannizzaro is a gutsy young leader and a negotiator bar as the conservative Supreme Court decides on Janus v. Sana Q. Nasser none. In the last negotiations, he put together a team of AFSCME. That decision could exempt employees from Field Directors fighters, plunged into long deliberations and never got Juanita Bass, Mildred Boyce, James Harrigan, Christine Martin, scared, never got tired and never gave up. The contract he Daisy O’Gorman, Mercedes Qualls delivered was as good as they get. My brother Mark is as ‘Millions like me became who they Assistant Field Directors tough and principled as any union leader I’ve ever known. Eleanor Andrew, Mauro Bressi, are thanks to public school. Our Laverne Burrowes, Kenneth Llinas This is the time to tell you why I became a unionist Charles Dluzniewski, Nancy Esposito, fighting for public schools and educators like you. It will Aura Gangemi, Ellie Greenberg, education system is the envy of the Ray Gregory, Robert Jeanette, help you understand why I believe you will fight on with- Kate Leonard, Monica McDonald, out me. There are so many children who nearly slide off world. Let’s not blow it.’ Dorothy Morris, Frank Patterson, Ralph Santiago, Shelli Sklar, Wanda Soto, the rails, but who get back on course because of their pub- MaryAnn Tucker, George Young lic schools and people like you. I was one of those children. paying dues to unions and undermine your future • • • Grievance Director raises, healthcare and retirement benefits. Robert J. Reich Assistant Directors y journey started when I was 8, the eleventh That isn’t the worst part. The worst part is the degrad- Carol Atkins, Alex Castillo, Ed. D of 13 children, being raised in a God-fearing ing rhetoric coming from the highest levels of govern- Robert Colon, Jermaine Garden, Dale Kelly home by my father who worked on the New ment portraying public schools as “dead ends” and “fail- Marlene Lazar, Ph.D, Steve Rosen M Director of Communications York Central Railroad, and my mother, who stayed ing,” and the whole public school system as “bankrupt Clem Richardson home to look after us. When my father suddenly died, I and helpless.” This is the kind of trash talk that demon- Assistant Director of Communications was lost and anything could have happened to me. But izes you and your teachers as incompetent, unintelligent Corey Bachman there was Rose Alpert, my fourth-grade teacher at PS and lazy. This is the kind of attack that cheapens not Director of Political Affairs xxx in East New York, who felt my pain. She knew that only our profession, but the soul of our entire nation. Herman Merritt Assistant Director of Political Affairs if she got me to write about my memories of my father, My advice to you is: Engage with your government and Gabe Gallucci I would heal. She was right and she would stand by me your union. Say “Enough, no more with the schemes and Assistant Director until March 4, 2011, the day she left this world. shams to funnel money away from the kids who need it John Khani At Franklin K. Lane High School in Bushwick, at most.” You can’t lay back and let someone else campaign Special Assistant to President Gary Goldstein another vulnerable period in my life, I met Ralph Musco, for the next City Council members and state legislators. CSA Conference Chair Ben Rosenzweig and Stuart Margolies. My mother saw You can’t depend on others to get involved with the Pierre Lehmuller me from a bus window one afternoon and wondered union’s political PAC or become a union rep. Now, you CSA Historian what I was doing on the street. She marched me over to must take charge. You must be the citizen activist. And you Manfred Korman school and the offices of these three deans. They steered must be the union. CSA Retiree Chapter Gayle Lockett, Chair me back onto the straight and narrow. Without them, • • • Mark Brodsky, Director I might not have found my way to SUNY Cortland and later CUNY’s Baruch College. Two more public institu- ’ve loved every minute at CSA, including the Labor tions. Those are game changers for kids like me. Day Parades, picnics and ball games. But even more, CSA NEWS Since then, I’ve been the best teacher, assistant prin- II’ve loved the fight, the passion I feel trying to get it Editor Chuck Wilbanks cipal and principal I knew how. I’ve been the best union right for our children. Our country is great because we Associate Editor Kate Gibson Design Consultant Michele Pacheco leader I could. You’ve made it easy. I’ve been in your have had the greatest system of public education in the Production Assistant Christine Altman hallways and classrooms covered in art work and seen world from K through 12 all the way to our city and state your showcases full of trophies. I’ve seen love in your universities. Millions of children like me became who eyes for your students, parents and teachers. I’ve seen they did because of our inalienable right to a free educa- their love beam back at you. I’ve listened to community tion. Our education system has made us the envy of the CSA News (004-532) is published leaders boasting about their neighborhood schools, world. Let’s not blow it. monthly except July and August for $35 per year per member by CSA, 40 Rector amazing principals and APs. You’ve constantly reminded I’ve been proud to be your president and CSA’s first St., NY, NY 10006. Periodical postage paid at Manhattan, NY, and additional me that we all live lives that matter enormously. African-American leader. Together, we’ve made the city, mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send But I am troubled. I’m not just mouthing some fox- the school system and the union stronger. I ask you to help address changes to CSA News, 40 Rector St., NY, NY 10006. is-in-the-henhouse theory when I say public education Mark and the rest of the leadership team at CSA with this is under immediate threat. We live in a progressive work now. And I wish you Godspeed. June 2017 CSA NEWS 3

End of the School Year Cruise

Friday, June 23, 2017 6:30 pm – 11:30 pm World’s Fair Marina, Flushing Join school leaders and friends from AAP and CSA on a sail down the East River to the Statue of Liberty and back. Enjoy a full buffet dinner, an open bar, DJ’s music and spec- tacular views. Plan to join us! Cost is $45 for AAP members; $90 for non-members. For more information contact Bob Kingsley at aapexecdir@ earthlink.net.

Teachers’ Retirement System

May 2017 Unit Values

Diversified Equity Fund: 87.440 Bond Fund: 16.836 International Equity Fund: 10.325 Inflation Protection Fund: 10.277 Socially Responsive Equity Fund: 16.055 www.trsnyc.org

AAP’s 75th Educational Event

Sat., Oct. 14, 2017 LaGuardia Airport Marriot 102-05 Ditmars Blvd. East Elmhurst, NY 11369 8:30 am – 3 pm

Network with colleagues and other school administrators and CSA leaders; attend vari- ous workshops; visit over 70 vendors; receive a souvenir.

Tickets: $90 per person Free to new AAP members who joined after 10/15/16.

For info, contact Bob Kingsley at [email protected]

Correction In “A Changed Landscape on Capitol Hill” in the May issue of CSA News, the photo caption was incorrect. CSA Conference Chair Pierre Lehmuller and CSA Political Director Herman Merritt met with Rep. Grace Meng in her office in Washington, not Albany. CSA News regrets the error. 4 CSA NEWS June 2017 Some Good PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Flows From Newtown Spill BY KATE GIBSON Executive Leadership Institute What good can come of a massive oil spill that contami- nated a Brooklyn neighborhood for decades? Answers can be found with school leaders and students in Greenpoint, the very place where refineries in the 1870s began dumping millions of gallons of chemicals into Newtown Creek and a 55-acre stretch Moving Leaders Forward of soil. “I came in 1987 and remember the horrible smell from Newtown Creek,” District 14 Superintendent Alicja Winnicki told a May 15 gathering in the yard of PS 110, one of four “eco- schools” in the district to be recognized for sustainability efforts. It was only nine years before Superintendent Winnicki’s arrival in the borough that the toxic problem was officially Join Us! Summer 2017 acknowledged. Workers in 1978 used a con- tainment boom to collect 200,000 gallons of degraded gasoline, fuel oil and chemi- cals after being alerted by the Coast Guard With the Executive that a large oil plume was headed from Newtown Creek into the East River and New York Harbor. It took another three decades for the Leadership Institute creek to be designated a Superfund site, the same year that a federal grand jury in 2009 found ExxonMobil liable for con- Workshops presented at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus PS 110 Principal taminating groundwater near the creek, 113 W. 60th Street, Manhattan Cano Amato and awarded damages to New York City. A 2011 settlement between the oil giant and then Attorney General Andrew Cuomo included $19.5 mil- SCHOOL-BASED INTERMEDIATE SUPERVISORS lion for an environmental benefits pro- gram in Greenpoint. The money led INSTITUTE (SBISI): July 11 – 13 to the creation of competitive grants awarded by the Greenpoint Community SBISI is a two-year leadership seminar series II. During the 2016-17 school year, four addi- Environmental Fund, with financ- designed to build fundamental school leadership tional Series I and Series II seminars complete the ing going to projects including the skills and knowledge through a variety of “nuts and sequence of eight workshops. Greenpoint Eco-Schools program over- bolts” strategies, engagement in critical-thinking You must apply online at www.csa-nyc.org. Visit the seen by the National Fish and Wildlife scenarios and exploration of educational leader- ELI pages for registration. For more information, contact Superintendent ship-related literature. Marie Caballeroat (212) 823-2087. Alicja Winnicki Foundation (NFWF). The programs “are helping prepare stu- The workshops offered during the summer Please note: Your Principal’s signature is required dents to be the next generation of envi- serve as a four-day kick-off for Series I and Series on your application. ronmentalists, scientists and engineers,” said Liz Soper, the NFWF’s director of K-12 education. Sixty-three countries are involved in the NFWF’s eco-schools program, and only 100-plus schools have been awarded the SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR CSA MEMBERS organization’s green flag, Ms. Soper said. Under student-driven programs started in 2015, nearly 80 Leadership Summit: July 11-13 percent of the waste created at PS 110, PS 31, PS 34 and MS 126 is recycled or composted, and all four schools have significantly his summer, the Executive Leadership Institute • Encouraging Students to Become Self-Directed reduced their energy consumption. (ELI) will present one week of professional Learners Students and administrators learned through the multi-year T development for all CSA members. “ELI’s • Exploring Effective Digital Leadership – Part 1 process “what it means to care for our environment,” said Anna workshops are a cost-effective way to provide profes- • Exploring Effective Digital Leadership – Part 2 Cano-Amato, principal at PS 110. sional development for our Principals and Assistant • Growth Mindset to Improve Student Achievement One fifth-grader attending PS 34 said her participation Principals. For 15 years, ELI has provided thousands • How A School Brand Communicates the Vision “had increased awareness of our environment.” For instance, of our members with programs designed around the • School Climate – Part 1 – Nuts & Bolts discarded plastic bags frequently wind up in the limbs of trees, information our members need to target student • School Climate – Part 2 – Effects of Growth she noted. “Birds think it’s food, and you don’t want to know achievement,” said CSA President Ernest Logan. Mindset in Student Behavior the rest,” she knowingly told the schoolyard crowd. • Supporting Educators of Students with Autism Leadership Summit Spectrum Disorders This summer, the Executive Leadership Institute • Supporting Educators of Twice Exceptional (ELI) will present three days of professional develop- Learners ment for all CSA members. • The Elem/MS Budget Process: Doing More with The following workshops will be offered at Less Fordham University, Lincoln Center campus: • Uplifting School leaders in the 21st Century • School Leader’s Guide to Special Education • Middle School Scheduling – A Catalyst for • Strategies for Enhancing the Progress of English Student Success Language Learners • Strategic Planning for School Leaders, Part 1: • Building Capacity: Fostering Teacher Leadership Institutional Strategic Planning • Creating and Implementing a High School • Strategic Planning for School Leaders, Part 2: Grading Policy Personal Strategic Planning • Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) • Moving Your School’s Instructional Agenda • Education Through Music Forward • Using Budget Allocations to Support School • Supporting Effective Instructional Practices for Vision (HS) School Leaders • Effective Use of Formative Assessment to • Mission U.S.: A Revolutionary Way to Learn Enhance Instruction History

TERI BRENNAN n Part of Greenpoint’s Eco-Schools Program, PS 110, SUMMER INSTITUTE PARTNER Brooklyn, is one of four schools at which 80% of all waste gets We thank Fordham University for providing us with the facilities for our summer programs. recycled or composted. June 2017 CSA NEWS 5

Mark From Rector Street Cannizzaro For the 2016-17 School Year, Clarity hope everyone had a joyous and, at School holidays/vacation periods least somewhat restful holiday sea- In an effort to allow supervisors the option to work when their son, and I wish each of you a happy workload is heaviest, principals (with approval from their superin- and healthy new year. It is hard to tendent) and assistant principals (with their principal’s approval) believe that we are almost halfway may report to work during school holidays/vacation periods and Ithrough the 2016-17 school year! defer the holiday/vacation time until another time in the year, As I visit schools, debrief with our generally during the summer months. Please note: field staff and respond to questions A. You may work, with approval, during any holiday/vacation from our district/borough chairs and period. National holidays are not excluded from this agree- executive board members, it is clear that ment. This has been a topic of much confusion. confusion exists among our members B. Although you may be required by your superintendent as well as superintendents and field to inform him/her of your agenda, there are no specific support staff regarding the implementa- requirements regarding the content of this work. Any tion of some of our work rules. Below, I legitimate work that must be completed is acceptable. This outline some of the items that come up includes, but is not limited to, surveys, programming, plan- Contact a most frequently and provide accurate ning, data review, updating/creating school circulars and field rep information regarding them. handbooks, CEP development, STARS/SESIS reconciliation and other compliance related tasks, ADVANCE entry, spe- on topics Flex Time cial events, etc. Note that there is no requirement that this The most recent collective bar- work must include students in the building or be instruc- covered gaining agreement between the UFT tional in nature. Please let us know if you experience diffi- and the DOE calls for 155 minutes of culty having this work approved. here and professional development and parent C. Of course, when determining whether or not to approve, engagement time on Monday and superintendents have the right and responsibility to confirm contract Tuesday afternoons. School-based that the work is legitimate and to ensure adequate supervi- CSA members are required to work a sory coverage for all activities including summer school. related seven-hour, 15-minute day exclusive of lunch. When you include a 30-minute Care of Ill Family Members questions. lunch, a typical supervisor’s day will You may take up to three Cumulative Absence Reserve (CAR) last seven hours, 45 minutes. Assuming days each year to care for a family member. Should you need a 50-minute lunch, a day would last eight hours and five min- to exercise this right, please be sure that your payroll secretary utes. As a result, it may be necessary in some schools to schedule is aware of the appropriate code to use when entering your supervisory staff beyond their typical work day on Mondays and absence (71SFM for principals and 12-month APs, and 41SFM Tuesdays. For example, a principal or assistant principal is sched- for 10-month supervisors). Always inform your superintendent, uled to work from 7:30 am to 4 pm, including a 45-minute lunch in writing, when you are absent or out of the building. period on Monday and Tuesday. This schedule would result in 30 minutes of additional time on both Monday and Tuesday. Per Session To compensate for this additional time, the supervisor’s official You may work up to 500 per session hours per year with- work day would have to be reduced by a total of 60 minutes out the need for a waiver. Please be sure that there is a post- Wednesday through Friday. Those 60 minutes could be made ing and funded line in Galaxy for all per session activities. up by reducing the supervisor’s official work day by 20 minutes Superintendents approve per session hours for principals and each on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday resulting in official principals approve hours for assistant principals. Please keep workday hours of 7:30 am to 3:10 pm on those days. This is just us informed if you feel you may have been incorrectly denied one example: Other configurations are possible depending on the the opportunity to work per session hours. length of the lunch period and the needs of the school. Principal Practice ObservationsContract (PPO) Now! Please note the following points as they relate to your work day: PPO visits can be conducted by either the superintendent A. The superintendent should request the official daily work or the hours of each school supervisor at the beginning of the PLF only. school year. If your superintendent has not made the PPO visits request, we strongly suggest you send the hours to him/her cannot be immediately. conducted B. Per-session assignments can begin immediately following in pairs the official work hours of the supervisor. Again, it is critical or groups that your superintendent has each supervisor’s daily work and schedule. although C. Not all schools opt to use flex time. Principals of schools verbal with several assistant principals may decide to stagger the feedback start times of each assistant principal to allow for consistent should be hours for all supervisors each day of the week. given at D. Principals are included in this agreement. This is especially the con- important for single supervisor sites and schools with only clusion of one assistant principal. the visit, E. When developing schedules, principals must ensure that written there is appropriate supervisory coverage for all regular day feedback activities. in the

Union’s New Veterans BY CSA STAFF schools, with an emphasis on the Upstate, In Unity American flag and class visits to the n CSA’s Retiree Chapter flew the flag at a demonstration in front of Buffalo City Hall on CSA’s new veterans council continued area’s many revolutionary war sites. May 17. Manhattan RC Unit Leader Stanley Wislon, former Legislative Director Richard to build a solid foundation at a meeting The group discussed how to encourage Oppenheimer and RC Chapter Director Mark Brodsky represented CSA at a rally by on Dec. 12. Members agreed to form the chancellor to acknowledge veter- BCSA, the Buffalo Council of School Administrators. School leaders in Buffalo have been committees, and hashed out areas of ans. They talked about how to create without a contract since 2004. Many of the speakers announced their appreciation for focus as the group moves forward. scholarships for the children of AFSA CSA’s support, and asked our emissaries to address the crowd. The suggestion that they First on the list is to examine ways and CSA members who are veterans, hold the next rally outside the superintendent’s home was met with great enthusiasm. to encourage the teaching of civics in and explored ways to help children of 6 CSA NEWS June 2017

Bob Grievance Corner Reich If The Turnover is High, Ask Why! he school year is ending and affect change. many administrators are being 6. Are you being offered an EA position? If you are, be cer- offered career-changing posi- tain to ask if it is grant funded. A grant that ends might tions. Like you, we are happy result in no position for you. Tthat someone has recognized your 7. As an EA, what salary you are being offered? The DOE abilities. It is always exciting looking does not start all EAs at the same salary. forward to the challenge of a new 8. Are you being offered a position that will not result in assignment. But be wise: Don’t jump an appointment? If the person you are replacing might into a new position without asking return, the Department of Education might not appoint questions and taking steps to protect you. You would be paid but might have to revert should one self. the person return. 9. Is the school a Renewal School? If it is, although there For Your Consideration may be much support, there can also be many people Before In deciding whether to accept a telling you what to do. new position, you should research deciding several things. Here is a partial list: Protecting Yourself: Steps To Take 1. Is the position represented by Should you decide to take a new position, here are some to accept the CSA or is it managerial? steps you should take to protect yourself: Remember, taking a managerial 1. Are you being offered a promotion but are just shy of a new position will result in loss of completing your probation? Ask that your superinten- your retro money and will place dent grant you early tenure. position, you in a position without the 2. Are you being offered an interim-acting position? Ask right to revert to a prior title. to take a leave from your current title until the C-30 research is 2. How many people have served is completed. If you do not have a leave and are not in the position being offered in selected, you will remain in the school where you were in order, the last three years? If the num- serving in an I-A capacity. ber appears high, you should 3. Is the position in a new district? If it is, and you are not questions question why. appointed, you will be placed in excess in that district. must be 3. What is the enrollment at the school? A school with declining answered enrollment may be consolidated lthough you may be flattered by an offer of a posi- in the future and you may not tion, do not accept blindly. Education leaders, be retained in it. including the chancellor, have stated that not every 4. Is the school a phase out school? If it is, you should ask position offered is a match for the individual. Think where you will eventually be assigned. Acarefully and should there be any questions or concerns, do 5. What is the culture of the school? Learn if there are par- not hesitate to speak with us at CSA. ent issues, union issues, sponsoring organization issues, or community issues that might affect your ability to Bob Reich is Grievance Director at CSA.

CELEBRATION CSA President Logan, Entertainers 4 Education Alliance Host Annual Principal’s Event Honoring Educators BY KATE GIBSON high dropout rate during cated, they keep me afloat and Michael Bloomberg’s admin- make my brand and compa- his year’s annual istration that had artists such nies run,’ he’s able to open Principal’s Soiree fea- as Kanye West go talk to stu- up a lot of young people’s tured a high-energy minds,” added Ms. Lewis- performance by hip-hop Taylor, who went on to start Ticon Kurtis Blow. her own publicity and market- Blow, born Kurtis Walker Alliance formed in ing events firm. 57 years ago in Harlem, cred- 2006 in response to Since then, Entertainers ited his college education for 4 Education Alliance, which his ability to communicate. NYC’s high dropout formally launched in 2006 and The crowd enthusiastically rate, and has taken organized as a nonprofit the sang along as the rapper – who following year, has expanded suffered a heart attack less it’s program to its program to nearly 30 than a year ago – offered a schools with a staff of roughly spirited rendition of his 1980 nearly 30 schools. 40. hit single, “The Breaks,” along “We started getting requests with other hit songs. from principals, and about The Soiree was hosted by dents at their schools about seven years ago started doing CSA President Ernest Logan the importance of staying in youth development pro- and Entertainers 4 Education school. grams,” which run a gambit Alliance I WILL GRADUATE “The organization really got from chorus and dance to Program Executive Director started after we were invited technology and math. said Ms. Tonya Lewis-Taylor. Principals to bring a celebrity to IS 49 in Lewis-Taylor. The whole idea is receiving special recognition at Brooklyn; the principal had to “strengthen our young peo- the May 8 event at the Hudson invited us to come because ple’s desire to be educated.” Terrace Night Club included attendance and student morale She credits CSA with help- Dorald Bastian of New was low,” said Ms. Lewis- ing her organization’s expan- Millennium Business Academy Taylor, a singer/songwriter and sion. “CSA has been a part KATE GIBSON Middle School, Maria Nunziata former executive in the music of our evolution, we’re very n Hip-hop icon Kurtis Blow performed this May during an annual princi- of PS 130 The Parkside School, industry, who went on to start fortunate for the partnership. pal’s soiree at the Hudson Terrace nightclub in Manhattan. Marie Polinsky of Pathway to her own publicity and market- Without getting embraced by Graduation, Rushell White of “These principals sacrifice come with the job. ing events firm. Ernest Logan and his team, JHS 226 Virgil I. Grissom and a lot,” said Ms. Lewis-Taylor, Ms. Lewis-Taylor’s started “If Kanye West said, ‘All we probably would not have Frantz Lucius of PS 241. who noted the long hours that an effort to combat the city’s these people are college edu- moved so far so quickly.” RETIREE CHAPTER FALL 2017

Cultural and Educational Program

ONLINE REGISTRATION opens Monday, Feb. 6. Brochure will be viewable Monday, Jan. 30.

CLASSES Key to Symbols: Dear Colleagues, F17C1 Beginner Bridge – The Novice T Travel Instructions will be mailed It is a joy to be able to present cutting edge events – from medita- Instructor: Michael Ebenstein P Parking/Transportation Available tion to tennis, from Broadway shows to jazz concerts, from small Location: 40 Rector St., 12th Floor, NYC Day/Dates: Tuesdays, 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, S This event is somewhat strenuous obscure museums to New York City’s world class showcases – and 10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/7,11/14

all are invited to participate. Working with the Retiree Chapter Time: 10 am to 12 noon SPECIAL PULLOUT SECTION team in assisting you, the member, is our mission, and the many Fee: Member $40, non-member $45 This class is for the advanced begin- thanks and kudos we get, are testament to how well we provide Limited: 16 participants P ner bridge player and those on the Have you always wanted to learn services to you, on a daily basis. intermediate level. The class will fea- Bridge? Here is your chance. This class ture short lessons at the beginning of is meant for beginners who have not each session followed by the playing of One of the jewels of the Retiree Chapter is our Educational, played bridge before or have not played hands in a supervised format. Cultural, and Social Program. The staff and dedicated members in a long time. We will be starting at of the committee bring all this to fruition. When we look at past the beginning and will move through F17C3 American Mah Jongg beginning concepts to develop a bridge Instructor: Beverly Hershkowitz programs, we say to ourselves, “These program offerings are out- sense. Each class will include instruc- Location: 40 Rector St., 12th Floor, standing, perhaps never to be duplicated.” Yet, here we are again, tion time and play time. You will leave NYC presenting the Fall 2017 program, and this program, once again, the first class having played a few hands Day/Dates: Mondays, 9/25, 10/2, raises the bar. of Bridge. 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6 Time: 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm F17C2 Supervised Bridge Fee: Member, $40, non-member $45 This program has something for everyone. Please take advantage – Advanced Beginner to Limited: 16 participants P of the unique experiences offered to you. Reacquaint yourselves Intermediate Come play Mah Jongg. For those with colleagues you haven’t seen in a while and make new friends Instructor: Michael Ebenstein in need of instruction, Beverly Location: 40 Rector St., 12th Floor, NYC Hershkowitz will provide it. For those with similar interests. Day/Dates: Tuesdays, 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, looking to just play, bring your friends 10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/7, 11/14 or come to make new ones. Previous In unity, Time: 1 pm to 3 pm graduates are warmly welcomed! Mark Brodsky, Director Fee: Member $40, non-member $45 Limited: 16 participants P Continued on R2 Gayle Lockett, Chairperson Lucie Elio, Educational/Cultural Coordinator

Staff: Jacki Foster and Emerson Spry Committee: Harriet Cohen, Jay Cohen, Michael Ebenstein, Lois Honig, Mark Kaufman, Barbetta Krinsky, Joseph La Cascia, Ana Maldonado, Miriam Martínez-Díaz, Lark Morrison, Kathleen Murphy, Al Nilsen, John Oricchio, Roz Persky, Sharon Thompson and Stanley Wilson

Heartfulness Om Mani Padme Hum! (May All Beings Be Happy!)

F17C7 Meditation oneself to manifests the heart’s CSA Instructor: TBA intrinsic goodness. Heartfulness Location: 40 Rector Street, 12th practice can decrease stress levels; Floor improve productivity; help one Day/Date: Wednesday, 10/11, find greater joy and harmony 11/18, 11/25 in relationships, become more Time: 2 pm – 3 pm self-confident and self-aware and Fee: $10 members, $15 non-members experience profound peace and Limited: 10 participants P joy. It is a way to change your life. Heartfulness is the process of Please join the CSA retirees as they LUCIE ELIO creating a meditative state within learn meditation. n Hibren Salazar and Cynthia Arndt diligently create their own piece of art in the Acrylic Painting Class. No previous drawing or painting experience necessary! R2 Complete Educational / Cultural Program

Continued from previous page 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9 11/15, 11/29 Time: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm Time: 1 – 3 pm TENNISTENNIS CLINICS CLINICS CLASSES Fee: Member $40, non-member $45 Fee: Member $60, non-member $65 (The fee includes the patterns.) Limited: 10 participants P For the fall 2017 semester, the Retiree F17C4 Calligraphy Limited: 10 participants P Chapter has again made arrangements Instructor: Jiaxuan (Jim) Zhang The focus this semester will be on F17C9 Acrylic Painting Workshop II with the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Location: 40 Rector St., 2nd Floor how to Paper Piece quilt blocks. This Instructor: Nancy Baldwin Hills for group tennis lessons in their (China Institute) sewing technique which uses founda- Location: 40 Rector St., 12th Floor, indoor facilities. There will be three sets Day/Dates: Wednesdays, 10/4, 10/11, tion paper allows the quilter to work NYC of intermediate tennis lessons. Each clinic 10/18, 10/25 with very small and uneven pieces Day/Dates: Thursday 10/19 will run for four weeks and will accommo- Time: 10 am – 12 pm with great accuracy. This class is also Time: 5 – 7 pm date four participants. The theme of the Fee: $140 members, $145 non-members designed for anyone who would like to Fee: Member $40, non-member $45 clinic will be stroke production. Each ses- Limited: 6 participants P learn the basics of quilting. You only Limited: 15 participants P sion will run for one and one half hours. This Calligraphy class covers the art need to know how to do basic sew- You may register for one, two or all three of Chinese writing. Students will learn ing stitches, (running stitch and back F17C10 Acrylic Painting W of the intermediate clinics. These clinics how to use the brush and be given an stitch). orkshop III offer a great value and we expect them to artistic and etymological introduction Instructor: Nancy Baldwin fill up quickly. Please note that there is to China’s system of writing, which is F17C6 Jewelry Making Location: 40 Rector St., 12th Floor, NYC free parking at the Tennis Club. P T S an important key to understanding and Instructor: Cheryl Barett-Crooks Day/Dates: Thursday 11/16 appreciating Chinese art, history and Location: 40 Rector St., 12th Floor, NYC Time: 5 – 7 pm F17C9 Intermediate Tennis culture. Students will learn and prac- Day/Dates: Mondays, 3/6; 3/13; 3/20; Fee: Member $40, non-member $45 Clinic 1 tice basic brush strokes and characters 3/27 Limited: 10 participants P Instructor: West Side Tennis Club Pro in a meditative, relaxed atmosphere. Time: 10 am – 12:30 pm Join us our classes or an unforget- Location: West Side Tennis Club, Classes will begin with a demonstra- Fee: TBA in September table evening of painting. No previous Forest Hills tion, followed by time for individual Limited: 10 participants P drawing or painting experience nec- Day/Dates: Thursdays, 10/5, 10/19, attention, that will allow students to The instructor will present a creative essary! We provide you with all of the 10/26, 11/2 learn at their own pace. Knowledge experience using jeweler’s tools. Simple materials and instruction to create a Time: 11:30 am to 1 pm of Chinese or brush technique is not techniques include working with wire one of a kind work of art to cherish Fee: Member, $107, non-member $115 necessary. Materials are supplied for and basic bead making skills. The class for years to come. Our professional Limited: 8 participants per session the first class only. Other materials will will incorporate elements of design art teacher will instruct and guide you need to be purchased. If you miss a and use of mixed media such as metal, to create your own original piece of F17C10 Intermediate Tennis class, you can audit another class at the glass, wood and leather. We will make art—in a fun and relaxing atmosphere. Clinic 2 China Institute if space allows. necklaces, bracelets and earrings. The first workshop is a series of four Instructor: West Side Tennis Club Pro afternoon classes, the second workshop Location: West Side Tennis Club, F17C5 Quilting 107 F17C8 Acrylic Painting Workshop I (10/19) will paint on a canvas, and the Forest Hills Instructor: Brenda Luck Instructor: Nancy Baldwin second workshop (11/16) will paint on Day/Dates: Thursdays, 11/9, 11/16, Location: 40 Rector St., 12th Floor, NYC Location: 40 Rector St., 12th Floor, NYC a plate. Grab a brush and let the fun 11/30, 12/7 Day/Dates: Thursdays, 10/5, 10/12, Day/Dates: Wednesdays 11/1, 11/8, begin! Time: 11:30 am to 1 pm Fee: Member, $107, non-member $115 Limited: 8 participants per session

F17C11 Intermediate Tennis Clinic 3 Instructor: West Side Tennis Club Pro Location: West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills Day/Dates: Thursdays, 12/14, 12/21, 1/4, 1/11 Time: 11:30 am to 1 pm Fee: Member, $107, non-member $115 Limited: 8 participants per session SPECIAL PULLOUT SECTION F17C12 Golf P T S Instructor: Bob Guido, John Morrison Location: North Shore Towers, Grand Central Parkway, Floral Park, NY Day/Dates: Wednesdays, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25 Time: Section 1: 10 am to 11:30 am and Section 2: 11:30 am to 1 pm Fee: Member $167, non-member $172 Limited: 8 participants Robert Guido and John Morrison are PGA professionals who work at the North Shore Towers Golf Club. The class will be following the theme of the last few semesters “Course Play”. With the small size of the group, Bob and John will be able to personalize instruc- tion, taking into account that everyone may not be at the same playing level. Please note that if we have sufficient numbers, we will run two sections. n The Retiree Chapter members enjoyed the afternoon session of the Harlem Jazz Music Series so much that we are going back in October Section I will be filled first. and November. Come and join us! Continued on next page

Online registration opens Monday, Feb. 6 at 11 a.m. Brochure will be posted Monday, Jan. 30. www.csa-nyc.org You may also use the forms on Pages R5 and R6. Rules and regulations are on the forms. Fall 2017 R3

type of alcoholic beverage, coffee, tea Lecture and Docent-Led Tour or soda. We plan to offer three dining experiences per semester. F17C15 Film Club Instructor: Mark Kaufman Location: Locations vary Frank Lloyd Wright: Unpacking the Archive Dates: Dates vary Time: Time varies Fee: There is a $5 annual fee for any Frank Lloyd Wright was one of Limited: 15 participants P T members/spousal member. the most prolific and renowned YOU NEED TO REGISTER ONLY IN architects of the 20th century, a THE FALL. You do not need to regis- radical designer and intellectual ter in the spring. Participants will be who embraced new technologies responsible to purchase their own film and materials, pioneered do-it-your- tickets for the films they attend. This self construction systems as well as club has been created to provide social avant-garde experimentation, and opportunities for members to explore advanced original theories with both classic and recently released film regards to nature, urban planning, productions in a cordial and intellec- and social politics. tual environment with their fellow Marking the 150th anniversary colleagues. After each film offering, the of the American architect’s birth on group will meet to discuss the film. June 8, 1867, MoMA presents Frank LECTURES/SEMINARS Lloyd Wright at 150: Unpacking the Archive, a major exhibition that critically engages his multifaceted lectures/seminars practice. The exhibition comprises SPECIAL PULLOUT SECTION approximately 450 works made from F17L1 Finance Lecture the 1890s through the 1950s, includ- CSA Leader: Emerson Spry ing architectural drawings, models, Location: 40 Rector St., 12th Floor, NYC building fragments, films, television Day/Dates: Wednesday 11/8 broadcasts, print media, furniture, Time: 10:30 am – 12 noon tableware, textiles, paintings, photo- Fee: Member/spousal member only $10 graphs, and scrapbooks, along with a Limited: 40 participants P number of works that have rarely or Now that we are retired and living never been publicly exhibited. the good life, there are still a few things that we should be aware of concerning F17L1 Museum of Modern Art our financial health. Join us for a stimu- Lecture and Docent Tour lating session concerning such vital top- CSA Leader: Emerson Spry ics as Required Minimum Distribution Location: 11 West 53rd Street, (RMD), Annuities, IRA’s, Roth IRA’s, and NYC other valuable subjects. Don’t be shut Day/Dates: Tuesday, 9/9 out, register early for this informative Time: 10:30 am – 12 noon seminar. A Certified Financial Planner Fee: Member/spousal member only will be present at this session. $10 Disclaimer: CSA’s offering of this financial planning seminar benefit does not constitute a recommendation that any advice given or services offered by the DINING, THEATRE & FILM financial planner are appropriate for every CSA member. Any services or products

DINING AND FILM CLUBS

Please note: ANYONE INTERESTED KEY TO SYMBOLS: IN PARTICIPATING IN ANY OF THESE CLUBS MUST REGISTER EACH FALL. T Travel Instructions will be mailed There is an annual registration fee of $5. P Parking/Transportation Available Information will be sent to you by email S This event is somewhat strenuous only and payment will be only online with a credit card (no checks). When register- ing please provide us with a\ valid email address to aid with communications. offered are provided through a contractual Members will always be able to bring one relationship solely between the member guest without restrictions. Our goal is to and the service provider. CSA is not a involve as many members as possible. party to these contracts and will not be liable for any errors or omissions of the provider or any resulting financial loss. F17C14 Dining Club CSA Leaders: Harriet Cohen F17L3 Wine Seminar – Wines of Location: Will vary according to the Iberian Peninsula member interests Lecturer: Ron Attivissimo Day/Dates: Dates vary CSA Leader: Emerson Spry Time: Time varies Location: 40 Rector St., 12th Floor, NYC Fee: There is a $5 fee for registration. Day/Dates: Friday 10/27 IF YOU REGISTERED IN THE FALL Time: 5 to 6:30 pm YOU NEED NOT REGISTER AGAIN. If Fee: Member $40, non-member $45 you did not register in the fall you can Limited: 20 participants P T still register in the spring. Prices will Join us as we learn about Spanish vary depending upon the restaurant. and Portuguese wines. The seminar will Participants will be responsible for begin with the champagne-like Cava the cost of their beverages. This club and end with the world famous port has been created to provide the mem- wines. In between we will taste whites bership with social opportunities to and reds from the varied areas of Spain LUCIE ELIO explore their dining interest in a social and Portugal. This seminar promises to n After listening a concert of Mediterranean Music, played by David Galvez, the group group setting. Please note: The cost toured the Rosen House starting with the music room. is inclusive of everything except any Continued on R4 R4 Complete Educational / Cultural Program

The tour offers the history of the Trips/Walking Tours architectural landmark that was the tallest building in the world from 1913 to 1930. We will have access to the mezzanine, which affords a unique per- The Museum of Natural History and Lunch spective on this spectacular space with an up-close view of its extraordinary F17T1 Museum of Natural mosaic ceiling and historic murals. The History & Lunch tour also includes all three areas of the CSA Leader: Ana Maldonado Location: 81st Street entrance between Central Park West & Columbus Avenue, ManhattanNYC KEY TO SYMBOLS: Time: 10:30 pm Fee: Member $35, non-member $40 T Travel Instructions will be mailed Limited: 20 participants T S P Parking/Transportation Available S This event is somewhat strenuous The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preem- inent scientific and cultural institu- tions. main lobby with its amusing corbel The Museum is renowned for its characters, marble, stained glass and exhibitions and scientific collections. monumental barrel vaults as well as a Come join the CSA Retirees as they visit to the lower level. Lunch will fol- take a one-hour docent guided tour low the tour at a nearby pub. entitled “Highlights” that will provide a general overview of the Museum’s F17T4 Rhythm & Power: Salsa in collections. New York, Museum of the City of Each tour is different; it may New York involve any combination of the fol- CSA Leader: Miriam Martínez-Díaz lowing halls: Earth and Space, Fossil, Location: 1220 Fifth Avenue, NYC Animal, Culture and Temporary Day/Date: Tuesday 10/10 Exhibitions. The second part of the Time: 11 am – 1 pm visit is a 25 minutes show at the Rose Fee: Member $21, non-member $26 Center for Earth and Space. Lunch Limited: 20 participants P T S will follow the tour. The story of New York salsa—an up-tempo performance of percussive Latin music and Afro-Caribbean- infused dance— is one of cultural Continued from R3 Fee includes lunch. about the different American Indians. fusion, artistry, and skilled marketing. Limited: 20 participants P T Lunch will be at a nearby restaurant. Rhythm & Power: Salsa in New York The National Museum of the illuminates salsa as a social move- TRIPS/WALKING TOURS American Indian explores the diversity F17T3 Tour of the Woolworth ment from the 1960s to the present, of the Native people of the Americas. Building & Lunch exploring how immigrant and migrant F17T2 National Museum of the Current holdings include all major cul- CSA Leader: Jay Cohen communities in New York City—most American Indian ture areas of the Western Hemisphere, Location: 233 Broadway, NYC notably from Cuba and Puerto Rico— CSA Leader: Joseph LaCascia representing virtually all tribes in the Day/Date: Wednesday, 9/27 nurtured and developed salsa, growing Location: One Bowling Green, NYC United States, most of those of Canada, Time: 11 am it from a local movement playing out Day/Dates: Tuesday 10/3 and a significant number of cultures Fee: Member $55, non-member $60 in the city’s streets and clubs into a Time: 10:30 am – 2 pm from Middle and South America and The fee does not include lunch. global phenomenon. The exhibition Fee: members $40, non-members $45 the Caribbean. Join CSA as we learn Limited: 15 participants P T also looks at the role of record com- SPECIAL PULLOUT SECTION panies and stores in supporting and promoting the movement, and salsa’s often-overlooked ties to activism in the city. Rhythm & Power features dance costumes and musical instruments from some of salsa’s leading figures, as well as audio and video that bring the sounds and movement of salsa to life.

F17T6 Architectural Tour of New York CSA Leader: Barbetta Krinsky Location: Classic Harbor, Pier 62, NYC Day/Date: Thursday, 10/26 Time: 1:30 to 4:30 pm Fee: Member $100, non-member $105 Limited: 20 participants P T S Step aboard the teak decks of the1920s style yacht, the Manhattan, and enjoy NYC’s architectural land- marks from the water. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) NYC chapter provides the “Around Manhattan” tour narration. Aboard the Manhattan, expe- rience a comfortable and unique tour through the Hudson, East, and Harlem Rivers from the climate-controlled and enclosed back-deck observatory or wan- der to the outer decks for fresh air and sunlight with a complimentary beverage in hand. Guests are treated to a compli- mentary drink from the bar and light snacks. Additional beverages and a full bar are available for purchase. n After touring St. Bartholomew Church, the retirees enjoyed an organ recital. The organ is the largest in New York. Continued on page R7 Fall 2017 R5

RETIREE EVENTS FALL 2017 REGISTRATION FORM Members and Spousal Members

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What You Need To Know To Register (See Guest Registration Form Page R6) GENERAL PROCEDURES SP17T19 New York Harbor Evening Cruise. complete a separate registration form. If you intend 4.  All mail-in registrations up to the actual date of regis- to register by mail, make additional copies of the reg- 1. Registration opens on Monday, February 6, 2017 tration will be placed in one box. On that day of reg- istration form as needed. Copies of the various regis- (on-line at 11 AM). Only members and spousal mem- istration, registration forms will be withdrawn from tration forms can be found on the CSA website www. bers may register at this time. The online system will the box randomly. csa-nyc.org under the Retiree Chapter heading in the not allow for guest registration. All registrations will 5. If you are placed on a waitlist, and a cancellation “Upcoming Events” section. be on a first come first served basis. occurs the Retiree Office will contact you and place 7.  In all of our events, the fee always includes all taxes 2. Please note: Members may register by mail or you on the registered list. No such change in your reg- and gratuities except otherwise noted. through the online system. Guests may register by istration status will be made without contacting you 8.  In the case of too few registrants for an offering, the mail only and will be entered as of February 13, and getting your approval. If you no longer wish to be CSA Retiree Chapter reserves the right to cancel the 2017. on the waitlist, contact us at (212) 823-2076 or email program with full refunds. . 3. Guests may register without restrictions: SP17T11 [email protected]. 9.  All events are scheduled rain or shine. Jazz at Lincoln Center & Dinner; SP17T13 Tenement 6. Members may register for any or all the program Museum & Tasting Dinner; SP17T14 Caramoor events. All events are to be placed on one form. Performing Arts Center; SP17T15 Blue Man Group; However, it is important that each registrant must Continued on Page R6 R6 Complete Educational / Cultural Program

Form For Guests RETIREE EVENTS FALL 2017 REGISTRATION FORM REGISTRATION RULES AND PROCEDURES ON BACK

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Continued from Page R5 MAIL-IN PROCEDURES ONLINE REGISTRATION CANCELLATION POLICY 1. Your original registration form will be returned with 1. Only members and spousal members may register 1. For either mail-in or online registrations of all a notation of either “Registered or “Waiting List”. The online. The online system is closed to guests. Educational/Cultural events, refunds will be given turn-around time for registration should be no more 2. To register online, follow the prompts on the Retiree for program cancellations made up to a month prior than two weeks. If you do not receive notification Chapter section on the CSA website (www.csa-nyc. to the date of the event. For cancellations less than a within this time period you should call the Retiree org). The link will be posted on January 30th and will month prior to the event, refunds will only be issued if Office at (212) 823-2020 and speak to Lucie, Emerson be “activated” on February 6th at 11 a.m. we can fill your slot from the waiting list. There will be or Jacki. 3. As you work through the online registration, the sys- no exceptions. All cancellations must be in writing or 2. You must submit a separate check for each event tem will make note if the registration limit has been by email to [email protected]. Call the Chapter office you wish to attend. For example, if you wish to reg- reached and mark your form as wait listed. at (212) 823-2020 if you have questions. ister for five events, you must complete one form but 4. All rules and procedures listed above for general and 2. Refunds will be processed only after the event has submit five separate checks. This will be the same mail-in registration prevail for online registration. been concluded. However, in the case where there process if you are completing a registration for your 5. Once you have completed the online process, your is a significantly long waiting list, some refunds may spouse or for a guest. For those on a waitlist, after credit card will be charged for those events for which be processed sooner. the event, your check will be VOIDED and returned. you are registered. The system will not charge your 3. In the case of mail-in registrations, checks will be 3.  Make checks payable to “CSA Retiree Chapter” and card for events where you are waitlisted. voided and returned to the registrant. mail to: CSA Retiree Chapter, Attn: Educational/Cultural 6. When you finish the registering, print your Registration 4. In the case of online registrants, refunds will be han- Committee, 40 Rector St., 12th Floor NY, NY 10006. Record. It will be your only copy of your registration. dled through your credit card. Fall 2017 R7

Continued from R4 world’s largest cathedral. Get a close-up look at the magnificent stained glass windows and sculpture and study the TRIPS/WALKING TOURS grand architecture of the Cathedral while standing on a buttress. The tour culmi- F17T7 Tour of the Brooklyn Naval nates on the roof with a sweeping view Yard, Urban Ecology Tour & of Manhattan. Following the tour lunch Exhibit will be in a neighborhood restaurant. CSA Leader: Michael Ebenstein Please note: as with any of our walking Location: Corner of York St. & Jay St, tours there will be extensive walking. You Dumbo, Brooklyn should expect to be walking and or standing Day/Date: Monday, 10/23 for up to and perhaps for more than 2 hours. Time: 10:30 am – 3 pm Fee: Member $42, non-member $47 F17T11 Tour of the Chelsea The fee does not include lunch Art Galleries & Lunch Limited: 15 participants P T S CSA Leader: Mark Kaufman Discover the natural world in the Tour Guide: Tina Weintraub midst a thriving urban industrial park Location: TBD on the 2-hour tour of the Brooklyn Day/Dates: Wednesday, 11/1 Navy Yard. The highlight of the tour Time: 11 am – 3 pm is the stunning 65,000-square-foot Fee: Member $65, non-member $70 Brooklyn Grange rooftop farm. From The fee includes lunch the rooftop, we’ll also have amazing Limited: 15 participants T views of the Yard, including an exten- sive green rooftop and one of the F17T12 Tour of the 57th Street largest rooftop solar installations in Art Galleries & Lunch New York City. We will visit an oys- CSA Leader: Barbetta Krinsky ter restoration project led by students Tour Guide: Tina Weintraub from the New York Harbor School. We Location: TBD SPECIAL PULLOUT SECTION will also visit New York City’s newest Day/Dates: Thursday, 11/9 green space, the Brooklyn Greenway Time: 4 – 8 pm Initiative’s Naval Cemetery Landscape. Fee: Members $65, non-members $70 A meadow designed to restore the nat- The fee includes lunch ural habitat, provide a space for envi- Limited: 15 participants T ronmental education, and commemo- rate the thousands of sailors, Marines, F17T13 Tour of the 57th Street and others once interred at the site. Art Galleries & Dinner Lunch will be in the new Food Court. CSA Leader: Stanley Wilson Tour Guide: Tina Weintraub F17T8 Jazz Music Series in Harlem Location: TBD (concert & lunch) I Day/Dates: Friday, 11/17 CSA Leader: Lucie Elio Time: 4 pm – 8 pm Location: Rendall Memorial Fee: Member $65, non-member $70 Presbyterian Church, 59 W. 137 Street, The fee includes dinner Manhattan Limited: 15 participants T Day/Dates: Tuesday, 10/24 Tina Weintraub has been running Time: 12 noon – 4:30 pm Art Gallery Tours for the Retiree Chapter LUCIE ELIO n Fee: Member $45, non-member $50 for years. We usually alternate between The Lakota Men’s National Traditional Dance outfit is part of the Circle of Dance, an exhibit The fee includes lunch the Art galleries in Chelsea and 57th at the National Museum of American Indians featuring social and ceremonial dances. Limited: 20 participants P T S Street. For the fall semester, join Tina and our members as we return to the Following the tour we will have lunch. sculptural tableaux that engage with the F17T9 Jazz Music Series in Harlem Chelsea Galleries scene. There will be a rituals of life. Regularly employing quo- (concert & lunch) II tour during the day and another will be F17T15 Tour of Grant’s Tomb & tidian products and residual materials CSA Leader: Roz Persky in the evening. After the afternoon tour, Riverside Church drawn from her domestic life, Wilkes’s Location: Rendall Memorial we will lunch in a nearby restaurant and Tour Guide: Jay Cohen installations connect the banalities of Presbyterian Church, 59 W. 137 Street, the evening tour group will go to dinner Location: 120th Street & Riverside daily existence to larger archetypes of Manhattan after the tour. Drive birth, marriage, child-rearing, and death. Day/Dates: Tuesday 10/24, 11,14 Day/Date: Monday, 11/13 This combination of the personal and Time: 12 noon – 4:30 pm F17T14 Tour of the Jewish Museum Time: 10 am to 2 pm universal parallels a meditation at the Fee: Member $45, non-member $50 & Lunch Fee: Member $10; non-members $15 heart of her work, in which Wilkes’s art The fee includes lunch CSA Leader: Lois Honig Limited: 20 participants P T S enacts an exercise in empathy, exposing Limited: 20 participants P T S Docent: Charlotte Schwartz Who’s buried in Grant’s Tomb? deeply felt subjective experiences to reach Welcome to Harlem’ Sponsors the Location: 1109 Fifth Avenue, NYC Join CSA as we solve this mystery. beyond herself while also insisting upon Harlem Jazz Series. It will indulge you Day/Date: Thursday, 11/2 We will visit the tomb and then visit the fundamentally private nature of art- in an afternoon that will delight your Time: 11 am (45 min) Riverside Church is a few block away. making. Following the tour, we will have senses – in a place where African- Fee: Member $25; non-members $30 The tour will include a brief history of lunch at Manducatis, a renowned Italian American culture and cutting edge tal- Fee does not include lunch the church as well as a visit to Christ restaurant. ent intertwine to form a rich, thriving Limited: 20 participants P T S Chapel, Gethsemane Chapel, the nave music scene. You will enjoy Swingin’ The Jewish Museum presents and the Chancel. Following the tour F17T18 Historic Tour of Macy Bebop, Blues and Brass. After the event, an exhibition of early drawings by we will have Dutch treat lunch (each CSA Leader: Miriam Martinez-Diaz you will have an opportunity to meet Amedeo Modigliani—many of which person pays his or her own way) at the Location: 151 West 34th Street, NYC the musicians then take pleasure in are being shown for the first time in Interchurch Center Cafeteria. Day/Date: Thursday, 11/30 eating at the Harlem Barbeque, just one the United States. Acquired directly Time: 11 am – 12:30 pm block away from the event. from the artist by Dr. Paul Alexandre, F17T17 Tour of PS1 MoMA Fee: Member $20, non-member $25 his close friend and first patron, these and Lunch Limited: 20 participants P T S F17T10 Vertical Tour of St. John works illuminate Modigliani’s heritage CSA Leader: Mark Kaufman The American Museum of Natural the Divine & Lunch as an Italian Sephardic Jew as pivotal Location: 22-25 Jackson Ave., Astoria HiLearn how Macy’s has grown from CSA Leader: Lark Morrison to understanding his artistic output. Day/Date: Monday, 11/27 its humble beginnings into America’s Location: 1047 Amsterdam Avenue, Time: 12 noon – 3 pm largest department store with more than Manhattan Fee: Member $90, non-member $95 800 locations over the past 150 years. Day/Dates: Wednesday, 10/25 Fee includes lunch Our knowledgeable tour guides can cater Time: 9:30 am – 12:30 pm KEY TO SYMBOLS: Limited: 20 participants P T S to different group sizes and age groups Fee: Member $35, non-member $40 PS1 MoMA will present the first solo as they discuss history, marketing con- The fee includes lunch T Travel Instructions will be mailed museum exhibition in New York focused cepts, merchandising, visual techniques on Glasgow-based artist Cathy Wilkes (b. and more. All participants receive the Limited: 20 participants P T S P Parking/Transportation Available On this adventurous, “behind-the- 1966), in conjunction with the inaugural Macy’s Visitor Savings Pass. S This event is somewhat strenuous scenes” tour, climb more than 124 feet Maria Lassnig Prize. Since the start of her through spiral staircases to the top of the career in the 1990s, Wilkes has created Continued on page R8 R8 Complete Educational / Cultural Program

Continued from Previous Page ous steep narrow staircases. There are no and more. An NBC Page will serve as dinner followed by a pre-holiday jazz elevators. your host and behind-the-scenes expert, concert at the Rose Theater. The Jazz at guiding you through the historic halls Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton TRIPS/WALKING TOURS F17T20 Tour of the NBC Studios I of 30 Rock. You’ll learn about the entire Marshalls will warm up the House of CSA Leader: Kathy Murphy TV production process, from the writing Swing with soulful renditions of holi- Location: 30 Rockefeller Plaza, NYC process and producing to the ways TV F17T19 A Tour of the Day/Date: Tuesday, 12/13 content gets to your home. You’ll then Merchant’s House Time: 11 am experience it all first hand as you and CSA Leader: Lucie Elio KEY TO SYMBOLS: Fee: Member $36, non-member $41 your fellow Tour guests produce your Location: 29 East 4th Street, NYC Limited: 11 participants own show in their brand-new Tour Day/Date: Wednesday 12/13 P T S T Travel Instructions will be mailed Studio. You can then download your Time: 6 – 11 pm P Parking/Transportation Available F17T21 Tour of the NBC Studios II show to keep for free. Fee: Member $90, non-member $95 CSA Leader: Kathy Murphy S This event is somewhat strenuous Limited: 12 participants P T S Location: 30 Rockefeller Plaza, NYC F17T22 Big Band Holidays - You’ll visit four floors of period Day/Date: Tuesday, 12/13 Jazz at Lincoln Center & Dinner rooms, from the ground floor kitchen Time: 11:30 am CSA Leader: Lucie Elio day classics. With fresh arrangements to the 4th floor servants’ quarters, Fee: Member $36, non-member $41 Location: 10 Columbus Circle, NYC playful improvisation, and entertaining experiencing what daily life was Limited: 11 participants Day/Date: Friday, 12/15 storytelling, they bring out the magic really like for the Tredwells’ Irish P T S You’ll enjoy behind-the-scenes Time: 5 – 10 pm in such classics as Count Basie’s “Jingle servants. After the tour you will hear access to the studios where your favor- Fee: Member $90, non-member $95 Bells” and Billie Holiday’s I’ve Got My a lecture about “Tredwell’s Table” ite shows are made like Saturday Night The fee includes dinner. Love to Keep Me Warm.” Catherine by Professional Chef and Culinary Live, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Limited: 30 participants Russell and Kenny Washington both Historian Carl Raymond. P T S Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers Join Retiree Chapter once again for appear as special guests. Please note: This tour features numer-

Tour and Lunch Urban Glass, Brooklyn SPECIAL PULLOUT SECTION

F17T16 Urban Glass designers, and features over 17,000 CSA Leader: Barbetta Krinsky square feet of state-of the-art studio Location: 647 Fulton Street, at space. We will tour the studios Rockwell Place, Brooklyn featuring a variety of techniques Day/Date: Wednesday, 11/15 such as kiln casting, lampworking, Time: 10 am, tour 11 am mosaics, and stained glass. We will Fee: Member $55, non-member also have a private glass blowing Limited: 20 participants P T S demonstration given by a profes- Urban Glass was founded in sional artist and glass blower. There 1977 by artists Richard Yelle and will be ample time to visit the gift Erik Erikson as the New York shop which features one of a kind Experimental Glass Workshop. glass art and jewelry. Urban Glass was the first artist Following the tour, we will TINA WEINTRAUB access glass center in the United have a 3-course lunch at the World n After touring the 57th Street Art Galleries with Tina, the retirees continued their discus- States. Urban Glass serves as the pri- famous original Junior’s restaurant sion over lunch. ABOVE: Stephen Koch, Mark Kaufman, Ann Organisciak, Fran Kaufman, mary studio of over 200 artists and which it’s sure to be a treat. Leona Goldstein, and Richard Goldstein. ABOVE TOP: Barbetta Krinsky, Tina Weintraub, our tour guide, and Nancy Newkirk. June 2017 CSA NEWS 13

Herman NATION Legislative Agenda Merritt Education Eyes On The Budget, And No To Con Con NORTH CAROLINA: he administration of Donald One of the victories in the last Congress was the Every J. Trump has gotten off to a Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). This law was designed to pro- Tech Negatives rocky start, but is imperative vide powerful tools for educators to improve schools but the Technology use in adolescents is that we are not distracted by key to its success is how much will be appropriated to fund linked to attention, behavior and Tthe headlines and tweets and that these programs. Three are of particular interest to CSA: self-regulation problems for at-risk we focus on the real issues related • Title I Grants to Local Education Agencies Since FY teens, says a Duke University to education before Congress. The 2012, Title I grants have been reduced. We are asking for a study. The study showed the National Association of Elementary formula to fully fund Title I higher tech device use, the higher the liklihood of behavior issues School Principals (NAESP) and The • Title II, Part B A true victory in this legislation was the such as fighting. The effect lasts National Association of Secondary 4% “set-aside” insuring that money would be used for super- for up to18 months. Participants in School Principals (NASSP) have visor professional development. the study were identified as being come together to create some Preschool Development Grants These would help at increased risk for mental health Legislative Priorities that we are sup- improve coordination and collaboration of existing pre- issues. (upi.com) porting: school programs and allow for best practices to be shared. Reauthorization of the Three Democrats from New York City are the only New ILLINOIS: Officials Higher Education Act (HEA). Yorkers on The Committee on Appropriations ; Jose Serrano This will improve accountability for (Bronx), Nita Lowey (Westchester) and Grace Meng (Queens). Fidget Bans need to teacher and principal preparation The chair of the Committee is a Republican from Morristown, Fidgets, an overnight sensation, know programs. It also provides loan New Jersey, Rodney Frelinghuysen. We need to be in contact aimed at enhancing concentration, forgiveness for administrators who with these elected officials and let them know how we feel reducing anxiety and stimulat- how we serve in low income schools. about proper funding for ESSA. Check out the link on the web- ing learning, have been banned Reauthorization of the site to obtain contact information for these or any legislator. from many schools for having the feel about Strengthening Career and opposite effect. Kids have been Technical Education for the • • • trading them or spinning them in funding 21st Century Act, known as the lthough the Primary Elections in New York are lieu of writing. Educators have long Perkins reauthorization bill. on Sept. 12, Nov. 7 is the date to circle on your employed other sensory tools such A working group of school admin- calendar. The referendum on the New York State as squeeze balls and rubber bands. for ESSA The tools are an extension of the istrators is also calling for Middle Constitutional Convention will be on the back natural tendency to fidget. Retail School CTE programs to engage stu- Aof your ballot. It is important to turn your ballot over and stores are reportedly seeing no dents and help them transition to High School. VOTE NO. We have outlined several powerful reasons to reduction in the demand for them. Opposing school “choice” proposals that divest in defeat this referendum in previous issues but the poten- (chicagotribune.com) public education. There are numerous bills that would tial of changing the rules for our pension is enough to say re-direct Title I funding to tax credits and vouchers that would no. If there is an issue in the Constitution that needs to be gut the intent of the original Title I program to provides finan- amended, there is another process for revision rather than DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: cial assistance to local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools opening the door on a costly convention that will be con- Girl Power with high numbers or high percentages of children from trolled by special interests. One of our themes for the Labor H.E.R. Story is an after-school club at low-income families to help ensure that all children meet Day Parade that will be held on Sat., Sept. 9 will be to defeat Phelps Architecture, Construction challenging state academic standards. There is one bill, HR the call for a convention. We need you to join us as we and Engineering High School. Girls 691/S.265, the Creating Hope and Opportunity for Individuals march up Fifth Ave. to celebrate a tradition started in 1882 meet to bond and support one and Communities through Education Act (CHOICE). This bill to recognize organized labor. another, and plan community ser- would change IDEA to a voucher program shifting money for vice events. HER stands for Helping special education to private institutions. Herman Merritt is Director of Political Affairs at CSA. Empower Regalness. In recogni- tion of the fact that not only boys are struggling, DC Public Schools plans to implement similar support groups across the city as part of Barbara Byrd-Bennett: A Life In an initiative to boost academic achievement for girls of color. (The Washington Post)

Public Education – And Crime ARIZONA: BY KATE GIBSON Many people became suspicious after $25,000 in Ms. Byrd-Bennett’s money-market Intervention Labs the school board approved a $20.5 million, account in July 2009, three weeks after she Mount Elden and Sinagua middle Long before Barbara Byrd-Bennett had no-bid contract with a private company, requested a that the Detroit school system schools began a systematic inter- moved on to lofty positions in Cleveland, SUPES Academy, which provided principal buy $40-million in books from the publisher, vention three years ago. Teachers Detroit and Chicago, she had a career in New training. She did so with the promise that the Associated Press reported. routinely analyze students’ grades in core subjects. Those who appear York City as a teacher, principal and super- a well-paying job would be hers whenever The sentence was harsher than what her to be struggling are sent to an inter- intendent that stretched from 1974 to 1998. she departed Chicago. Troy LaRaviere, cur- lawyers had hoped, but less than the more vention lab for 30 minutes four days rent head of the Chicago Principals and than the seven years sought by prosecutors. She left to become the CEO of the Cleveland a week. Many utilize MobyMax, Municipal School District, a post she held Administrators Association, was among her The judge gave her time despite a stack of let- a computer program that can be until 2006. Most recently, she headed early critics. Then a principal at one of the ters offering character references and appeals personalized to address trouble Chicago’s Public Schools. city’s most highly regarded public elementary for leniency. Former NYC school chancel- areas. Some meet with teachers for That career ended in disgrace. Brooklyn- schools, he blasted what he called wasteful lor Ramon Cortines, for example, urged the additional guidance. Once students born Ms. Byrd-Bennett, who turns 68 in spending. “Did CPS really need to pay SUPES judge to consider imposing community ser- can pass the unit they were strug- July, pleaded guilty to funneling millions of $20.5 million to put principals in a room so vice over prison. Judge Chang said officials in gling in, they return to their regular dollars in contracts to her former employer we could talk to each other?” Mr. LaRaviere Chicago needed a clear message that corrup- schedule. (azdailysun.com) and plotting to accept kickbacks, a deal she wrote in a 2015 Chicago Tribune editorial. tion should not be tolderated. “The people apparently made on her first day leading the Her criminality may well have begun are waiting to find out if Chicago can ever be ALABAMA: cash-strapped school system. On April 28, before she landed in Chicago. She resigned a city that works for its people and not for U.S. District Court Judge Edmond Chang from Cleveland after complaints of grade fix- corrupt officials and people willing to pay Seceding District sentenced her to a four-and-a-half-year prison ing, a lavish lifestyle and an audit by the state bribes,” he said. A Federal judge ruled that a pre- sentence. She will begin serving her time in of Ohio. The Chicago probe dominantly white Alabama city may Aug. at a federal prison in West Virginia. revealed that a March 2013 secede from its diverse school district. When Ms. Byrd-Bennett took the helm of FBI affidavit for a warrant to Proponents claim they are seeking Chicago’s troubled public school system in search her personal email n Barbara local control over schools, not segre- 2012, she was touted as a veteran leader. But account indicated there was Byrd gation. Opponents say the decision while she had worked in low-income areas as “probable cause” to believe Bennett, will undermine more than half a cen- a young woman, she quickly implemented she’d committed fraud, theft was tury of integration efforts and sends a message to other white-majority Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plans to close and conspiracy during her hired by communities that they can do the schools in predominantly black neighbor- tenure as the chief academic Chicago same; some have already begun. (The and accountability officer Mayor hoods. In a system serving mostly black and Washington Post) Hispanic children, plagued by underfunding for Detroit Public Schools. Rahm and privatization efforts, she diverted millions In that case, Houghton Emanuel — Compiled by Christine Altman in a scheme to enrich herself. Mifflin Harcourt deposited (in back). 16 CSA NEWS June 2017

Credit Recovery Dr. Douglas The Welfare Fund V. Hathaway Arbitration: A ‘Victory For The Confusing World of Drug Costs uestion: I am an assistant princi- Students’ pal in Staten Island. My husband’s Audit Reports Available diabetic medication, glyburide, was BY KATE GIBSON not approved by Optum either for Fiscal year 2016 financial audit reports for the Qthe pharmacy or for mail order. When I CSA Welfare Fund and CSA Retiree Welfare Fund An arbitration settlement between New spoke to the Optum pharmacist, I asked if are now available on the Fund’s website, www. York City’s Department of Education and there was another medication he can take csawf.org. the United Federation of Teachers involving in its place and I was told that none were To access the reports, click on the “Financial Tottenville High School on Staten Island is a approved. We have been having trouble Reports” link on the left and select the report you “victory for our kids,” according to Principal with my husband’s prescription coverage for wish to review. Joseph Scarmato. a while now. Can you please assist me with Please contact Fund Administrator Dr. Douglas Hathaway at 212-962-6061 or dhatha- “I want my colleagues to know this exists this matter? [email protected] with any questions or concerns. and they can implement it as well,” said ANSWER: Certainly. Diabetic medica- Scarmato of the targeted credit recovery pro- tions (and testing supplies) are provided by gram, which gives certain students who’ve Diabetes your basic health plan (in your case, GHI- either fallen behind or failed courses to catch CBP) under yet another New York State ANSWER: The out-of-pocket amounts up on the requirements needed to graduate. medicine, mandate. In order to get diabetic medica- you pay can be classified in three ways: The grievance proceedings had the DOE tions and testing supplies, go to any phar- deductible, co-payment, and full drug cost. and UFT finding common ground in paving testing macy and show your GHI card. The benefits We do not reimburse deductibles. A co-pay- a way to make credit recovery programs avail- are provided through Express Scripts group ment, by definition, requires that the pre- able to more students. In lieu of their Circular 6 supplies G3A, and you will only have to pay a small scription drug plan pay some portion of the professional activity period, teachers can apply co-payment. cost of the medication. In many cases, usu- to work with as many as eight students each provided ally with generic medications, the cost of the school year in the subject they are licensed to • • • medication is equal to or less than the co-pay teach to give “targeted, intensive assistance,” by basic uestion: I m a retired principal, amount. In these situations, your payment according to the settlement. If no teachers and received my prescription drug is the entire cost of the medication, and the apply for the work, the principal can select health co-pay reimbursement quicker than plan pays nothing. Since the plan pays noth- any teacher, with those with least seniority at ever this year. When I compared the ing, we cannot reimburse your out-of-pocket the top of the list. “We view this as another plan Qreimbursement with what I had submitted, cost for the medication. opportunity for students to accumulate credits some of the amounts were not allowed, and they need in order to graduate and move onto the reimbursement was less than what I had Dr. Doug Hathaway is the Welfare Fund college and careers,” said CSA Executive Vice expected. Why did you disallow some of my Administrator. You may reach him at dhatha- President Mark Cannizzaro. drugs? [email protected].

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Lehman High School in the Bronx. “He was a In Memoriam very, very kind man. He had a lot of empathy, NATION was a great principal, and it was a pleasure n GERALD BOSWELL, 95, died on March 7. n ENID MARGOLIES, 66, died April 28. A prod- to work with him and for him,” said Bunny Born in Youngstown, Ohio, Mr. Boswell grew uct of the New York City school system, she Aberle, his secretary of more than 20 years. Labor up in Detroit, and attended college in Alabama. earned her doctorate from Yeshiva University Survivors include a son, Brian, a daughter, He moved to New York to go to Columbia in Manhattan. Ms. Margolies, a teacher of Lori Saltzman-Gabelman, and two grand- University, where he earned a master’s degree. emotionally handicapped students in District daughters. ARIZONA: Married in 1956, he and his wife, Bennye, 16, went on to develop an HIV/AIDS aware- n raised their family in Ridgewood, NJ. Mr. ness and prevention program, a condom ALEX SAVITZ, 94, died on May 12. A Certification Rules Boswell worked in NYC public schools as a sev- availability program, and a gang intervention Freehold, NJ, resident, Mr. Savitz was born and Changes in the rules governing who enth-grade science teacher, assistant principal and prevention program. A director in the raised in Brooklyn, and attended Brooklyn can become a teacher in Arizona and supervisor of special education, retiring in division of school safety, Ms. Margolies retired College. During World War II, he served in were signed into law by Gov. Doug Ducey. The legislation was aimed 1989. In addition to his wife, survivors include in 2005 as the principal of Martin Luther King the U.S. Coast Guard at two naval bases in at easing certification requirements twin brothers, Albert and Bryant, his children, Jr. High School in Manhattan. Greenland, and aboard the USS Tulare, an in an effort to address the state’s Gerry, Lindsay and Juli, and one grandchild. She moved to Santa Fe, NM, attack cargo ship. His 40-year teacher shortage. Opponents to the where she volunteered as career in NYC public schools n PATRICIA CAMPBELL, 83, died on May 8 legislation say the measures enacted a court appointed special included stints as a teacher, in Staten Island. Born in Brooklyn, she was assistant principal and ele- will undermine teacher standards raised in Staten Island, where she graduated advocate for teens in foster and will not solve the teacher short- care or on juvenile proba- mentary school principal at from St. Peter’s Girls High School. She earned PS 221 in Brooklyn and PS age issue. (Associated Press) a bachelor’s in English, with a minor in ele- tion. She also volunteered at the Museum of Indian Arts 54 Charles W. Leng in Staten mentary education, from the former Notre Island, a position he retired ILLINOIS: Dame College in Staten Island, and a master’s and Culture in Santa Fe. A life-long traveler, she visit- from in 1987. Mr. Savitz was Joining Forces in administration from St. John’s University also an instructor in edu- ed more than 75 countries. Long an independent teachers in Queens. In 1954, Mrs. Campbell began her cation at Brooklyn College four-decade career in NYC public schools at Survivors include a foster union – one of a handful in the state son, Jason Rivera. and at Wagner College in SI. – District 214 Education Association PS 39 in Staten Island, where she taught ele- The oldest member of a local mentary students for six years. Assigned to a n RALPH MUSCO, 74, died on has decided to join Northwest gym, Mr. Savitz loved jump- Suburban Teachers Union Local program to teach children who had trouble May 2 in Saddle River, NJ. Born ing rope, an activity he’d 1211 of the Illinois Federation of reading, she traveled to schools throughout and raised in Brooklyn, he done for years and prompt- Teachers. In an overwhelming SI for eight years. For 17 years, she was an met his wife of 50 years, Elisa, ed him to be featured – at vote, District 214 teachers opted to assistant principal at IS 24 in Staten Island, when both were undergrad- 93 – on the local TV news. join forces with the larger group to n Alex Savitz then became the principal of PS 16 in Staten uates at Brooklyn College, “He was totally up on current have more of a say in public policy Island, a position she held for 10 years. After where he earned his bache- events, reading books on issues, increase professional devel- retiring in 1994, she worked as a mentor to lor’s and a master’s in history. While in col- quantum physics and able to use kindles and opment opportunities and to be school leaders through CSA. For the past six lege, Mr. Musco earned a Fulbright Scholarship, iPads. He even had a Facebook page,” said part of a larger network of teachers. years, Mrs. Campbell was the CCD coordinator allowing him to study in India for a summer. his daughter-in-law, Joanne Savitz CKCK. (DailyHerald.com) at St. Sylvester’s Parish, where she married her He completed a doctorate degree in education His wife of 64 years, Frances, died in 2009. husband Robert in 1965. In addition to her from NYU in 1992. His began his career as a Survivors include a son, Richard, a daughter, NEVADA: husband, survivors include a son, Robert. social studies teacher at Franklin K. Lane High Helene Solimando, and four grandchildren. n School in Brooklyn, where he also served as a May Day March PATRICK DUNLEAVY, 75, died on March 31. n SOLLY WALKER, 85, died on April 28 at his After graduating from Manhattan College in dean and administrator until appointed prin- Thousands of union members and cipal at Susan Wagner High School in Staten home in Brooklyn. Born in South Carolina, Mr. activists took to the Las Vegas strip, 1963, Mr. Dunleavy started his career in educa- Walker’s family moved when he was young tion at Dewitt Clinton High School in the Bronx, Island, a position he held from 1980 to 1994. joining others around the country to Brooklyn, where he attended Boys High in a series of May Day marches and later became the assistant principal of He then was principal of Northern Highlands School and earned a scholarship to St. John’s over federal immigration policies. supervision of the English department at Curtis High School in Allendale, NJ. He retired in 1997. University, which was in Brooklyn at the time. The march, called “Unity March High School in Staten Island. More recently, In addition to his wife, survivors include his Mr. Walker broke racial barriers when he for Immigrants,” was led by the Mr. Dunleavy, a resident of Scarsdale, NY, was children, Ralph, John and Elaine, and three grandchildren. became St. John’s first black basketball play- powerful Culinary Union. The local an adjunct professor of English at the College er in 1950. The following year, he became Teamsters Union brought up the rear n of New Rochelle and Mercy College. Survivors ELAINE RASHES, 70, died on March 12, at the first black to play against the University of the march with a tractor-trailer. include two brothers, Owen and John. the home of a daughter, Shana Gros, in Israel. of Kentucky on its home court in Lexington. (cbslocal.com) n REBA FAIGELES, 79, died on March 19, She graduated from Buffalo State College with Mr. Walker led St. John’s in scoring in the a BS in education and received a master’s in West Palm Beach, FL, where she resided 1952-53 season, his senior year. Drafted by FLORIDA: part of the year. Born in Brooklyn, she held degree and advanced certificates from CW the New York Knicks, Mr. Walker opted not a master’s in education and started out as a Post. A special education teacher, a teacher to join the professional basketball team at a Raise For Workers special education teacher. “She worked very trainer and a special education supervisor, time when players earned substantially less A recently approved bill will provide hard to get a program for learning disabled and “she was an ardent and passionate advo- than they currently do. He met his future pay raises for state workers, along emotional disturbed kids started at Richmond cate for the right of special needs children to wife Minta at a church in 1950, and wed three with big changes in the state pension Hill” High School in Queens, said her daughter, receive the full benefits that they deserved,” years later. After college, he started a lengthy fund and employee health insurance. Bonnie. She became a supervisor and then wrote Alan Rashes , her husband of 50 years. career in public education, working with spe- The bill represents a compromise assistant principal at Franklin K. Lane High She retired as supervisor of special educa- cial-needs children, and later became princi- between the state Senate, which was pushing for a pay increase, and the School, also in Queens, retiring in 1995. A res- tion field services at PS 225 Seaside School pal of PS 58 Manhattan High School, now PS House, which had called for pension ident of Brooklyn most of her life, she moved in Queens in 2001. Other survivors a son, 35, before retiring in 1999. In addition to his reform. The compromise, which to Monroe Township, NJ, where she lived part Haran, another daughter, Rachel Brown, and spouse, Mr. Walker is survived by a brother, takes effect Oct. 1, will provide $1,400 of the year, spending the colder months in 13 grandchildren. Thomas, two sons, Kevin and Gregory; four in raises for most workers earning n Florida. “She was a very committed and really CHARLES SALTZMAN, 86. died on Feb. daughters, Debra Lesane, Cheryl Davis, Minta less than $40K; $1,000 for those strong advocate for her students,” said her 5. Mr. Saltzman was born and raised in the and Wendy Walker; 15 grandchildren and six earning more than that. The pay daughter, who added that in her later years, she Bronx, where he resided until his death. He great-grandchildren. raise is linked to a pension change in was an advocate and caretaker for her husband went to DeWitt Clinton which newly hired workers who fail to of 55 years, Gerald, after he became afflicted High School and New York choose a retirement plan will default with dementia. In addition to her daughter and University. Mr. Saltzman into a 401K plan. The default change husband, survivors include another daughter, worked as a science teach- was opposed by unions. (palmbeach- Robin Faigeles Abrams, and two grandchildren. er at Evander Childs High post.com) n MATTHEW GEOGHEGAN, 67, died on Nov. School in the Bronx; assis- 27. First born in a family of eight children, the tant principal for science NORTH CAROLINA: Queens resident was a lifelong New Yorker. at Haaren High School in Seeking Changes Mr. Geoghegan earned a degree in education Manhattan and in 1972 Some state lawmakers are looking from St. John’s University, then enlisted in began as assistant princi- to take “right-to-work” laws a the U.S. Navy, serving two years in Japan. pal for science at the newly He started his career teaching special-needs step further by changing the state opened John F. Kennedy students, then became an assistant principal Constitution to dictate how unions High School in the Bronx, at Springfield Gardens High School in Queens. should be governed. If approved, where he was appointed He also held administrative positions with a constitutional amendment would principal in 1984. He retired make it more difficult to repeal the the DOE, retiring in 2004. An entrepreneur, state’s right-to-work law. If the he owned several bars and restaurants. “Matt from the position in 1993. legislation moves forward, vot- loved to be around people, and he had a Mr. Saltzman married in 1953. His wife, Barbara, ers will have the final decision in wonderfully charming sense of humor,” wrote November. (wncn.com) Laurie Nearon, assistant principal at Aviation died in 2000, shortly after Career & Technical Education High School. “It retiring as a lab assistant in — Compiled by Christine Altman was truly a gift to know him.” the science department at n Solly Walker 18 CSA NEWS June 2017 RETIREE Chapter CHAIR’S MESSAGE COOPERATION Gayle Lockett Looking Back And Welcome To A New Crop Moving Forward Of Outreach Volunteers ith the new court case BY FELICE HANNAH tative explained TDA, RMD and beneficiary Janus v. AFSCME, nearly AFSA/CSARC Outreach Liaison designations; identical to Friedrichs • An Office of Labor Relations official v. California Teachers SA Retiree Chapter Director Mark explained Income Related Adjusted Amount Association, unions are Brodsky decided last Nov. to reinsti- (IRMAA) and City Health Coverage; Wagain under threat. If the case is upheld tute the CSARC Outreach Program, • CSA’s Dr. Douglas Hathaway explained by the Supreme Court as it is expected to designed to train CSA retirees to be benefits available through the Welfare Fund Cadvisers to their colleagues on retirement and Supplemental Benefits from CSARC; be, unions may lose their right to collect dues. If unions weaken, we retirees could and benefits issues. Mark and I sent out a • A representative from the Medicare one day see our benefits harmed as well. call for volunteer coordinators via emails to Fraud Unit explained Medicare Summary We have a great union, one in which CSARC Unit Leaders and the CSA News. A Notices and Explanations of Benefits; all of us have a voice. More than ever, we new CSARC Outreach Coordinators train- Victor Ravens, Long Island Unit Leader need our members to step up to make our ing program began Wednesday, Dec. 21, and the Outreach Coordinators Myrna voices heard outside of the union. One with 16 highly motivated members. They Walters, Rajinder Kaur, Renee Shulman way to do that is by contributing to our are: Rosemarie Kolb (New Jersey); Sharon and I present workshops each month Thanks to political action committee. This ensures Thompson, (Westchester); Rajinder Kaur, for LI Unit members. Workshops have our retirees that legislators understand the issues that Myrna Walters, Renee Shulman and Felice included Representatives from Medicare, are important to us. United we stand! Hannah (Long Island); Maria Banks, Estate Planning by a Union Plus Attorney, and union I want to thank all our retirees who (Brooklyn); Juanita Johnson, Meredith Social Security Administrator and in June a represented us in Albany on May 22 and Singer and Bonnie Seller (Manhattan); Bill Cybercrime Workshop. The presenter will be officials, 23. We opposed a constitutional conven- Woods (Staten Island) Fannie Smiths, Irwin an assistant district attorney from the New tion; requested an increase in the basic Wilford, Donna Valenti and John Leary York State Cybercrime Division. we have cost of living adjustment; and advocated (Queens). Bill Woods from Staten Island presented for safe staffing levels in health care facil- Since we began the training (which, at the an outstanding workshop on Social Security. had a very ities. That’s not an educational issue per behest of President Ernest Logan is available Sharon Thompson from Westchester and se, but is one that affects all of us. on Youtube), our coordinators have received Maria Banks from Brooklyn are planning successful Everything considered, retirees had a instruction in the following areas: workshop presentations for their units. great year. In January, we had an increase • The Medicare Representative explained To establish contacts in New Jersey, year. in Welfare Fund benefits, which added when to enroll in Medicare Part B, the ser- Rosemarie Kolb and I are scheduling visits to increased dental benefits and a new vices covered by Medicare Part A and Part B, Medicare, the Social Security Administration, procedure, acupuncture. (Dr. Douglas Hathaway will send a letter and the differences in original Medicare cov- the area’s Office on Aging and Disabled explaining these benefits.) Looking forward to 2018, we possibly will erage and Medicare Advantage Plans (Part C); Transportation Division offices. increase the supplemental benefit refund from 15% to 20%. • A representative of Elderly I, and all the Retiree Chapter officers, Advisory Committee and Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage, or EPIC, To become a CSARC Outreach Coordinator Executive Board would like to acknowledge the immense work that discussed getting assistance in lowering pre- you don’t need to be ‘appointed’ by the unit our unit leaders and their executive boards are doing by providing scription drug costs such as enrolling in The leader or live in the Tri-State area. Training will representation and services on local and regional levels. State Pharmacy Assistance Program (SPAP’s); be provided for you in the state in which you • A Social Security representative dis- live. However, you are required to be a CSARC • • • cussed the implications of working after member and a member of a CSARC unit. If n addition, we thank all members of the Retiree Chapter (RC) retirement, calculating benefits for wid- you are interested in helping your fellow retirees Educational/Cultural, Unit, Legislative, Constitutional and ows, divorced spouses, children and higher and receiving expert training, just contact Felice By-Laws, Special Events, Supplemental Benefits, Outreach and Income Part B Premium payments; Hannah @ 212- 823 2020 Ext. 2078 or email : Charity committees for their time and efforts in making our • A Teachers Retirement Service represen- [email protected]. Retiree Chapter outstanding in meeting needs, being proactive Iand allowing members to to be socially and politically engaged. Thank you to all the units and individual donors who con- tributed to the CSA Scholarship Fund. CSA was able to increase the $1,500 check for five college bound students (one from each Free Natters Bluebook Calendars borough), who demonstrated leadership potential, to $2,500. It is rewarding to know that we can still have an effective influence on The CSA Retiree Chapter is offering a free Natters Bluebook Calendar to members. If you future leaders of America. would like one, send in the coupon below. Only one book per member. Requests are only I want to wish everyone a joyous, healthy and superb summer. guaranteed to those who respond by June 30. May you continue adding new chapters of wonder, excitement, adventure and knowledge in your life’s journey! Save the Dates • Sat., Sept. 9: Labor Day Parade Name • Sat., Nov. 4: CSA and RC General Conference meetings at the NY Hilton honoring Dee Dee Goidel and Randi Herman Address • Reregister for the permanent SDA and SAS by July 1. Check out the new NYS Education requirements for recertification. City, State, Zip:

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LOWER HUDSON VALLEY ROCKLAND ORANGE BERGEN Our unit’s retirees are busy again. Our spring meeting on April 27 On June 28, they will enjoy lunch focused on mental health. Our featured at the Xavier X2O restaurant on the speaker, Supriya Reddy, delivered a heart- Yonkers Waterfront. Then, after a rest- fulness meditation to help relieve stress, ful summer, members will gather again improve focus and productivity and pro- for their annual fall luncheon at the mote better sleep. She led us in a simple Davenport Mansion on the Sound on meditation exercise which had an excel- Fri., Sept. 15. If you would like to attend lent response based on the comments the luncheon at X2O contact me at shared during and after the meeting, and [email protected]. Information about access to a website for a three part master the Sept. 15 luncheon will be sent to all class series as well. Our next meeting will members with the summer newsletter. be our fall luncheon on Thurs., Sept. 14 — Janice Imundi at Casa Mia in Blauvelt, NY. Our featured speaker will be Dr. Douglas Hathaway. — Bart Bookman QUEENS On Thursday, June 15, the Queens Unit is holding a luncheon at the BROOKLYN Spanish restaurant Sangria 71 in On March 28, The Unit enjoyed a Williston Park at 12:30 pm. A flier with wonderful evening at Barclay Center complete details were emailed to mem- with the Brooklyn Nets. Members and bers several weeks ago. You can also guests enjoyed a pre-game workout, view the flier on our website – www. dinner at the very hip 40/40 Club and Bronx Week csaqueens.org. Don’t forget to renew great game seats. Our next meeting will your membership for 2017 by mailing be held at 10 am on Tues., June 13 at St. n Bronx Week was in full swing on May 10 as Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, your check for $15.00 along with a Francis College, 180 Remsen St. Foresters Jr. recognized Bronx centenarians. Among them was Irving Ladimer, a member of Bronx Community Board 8, who was celebrating his 101st birthday. Standing behind completed membership renewal form, Financial and the New York City Transit Mr. Ladimer are from left, New York State Sen. Jeff Klein, a Democrat who caucuses which can be downloaded from our Crime Prevention Bureau will be our pre- with Republicans as head of the IDC, and Mr. Diaz. Seated next to Mr. Ladimer is website. Just click on “Membership senters. Our summer luncheon will be Application.” You can also contact me XXxXXX XXXXXXXXX, Ms. XXXXX XXXXXXXXx, and CSA Bronx Retiree Unit Leader and held on Wed., June 21, at 12:30 pm at Le Community Board member Marvin Goodman. at: [email protected]. If you do not Petit Cafe in Cobble Hill-Carroll Gardens. own a computer you can go to any pub- — Rosalyn Allman-Manning lic library and access the internet and our website there. The library staff will be happy to assist you. MANHATTAN — Leonard B. Sterman If you have not sent in your dues for Arts and Crafts Show 2017-18, please do so. Make out a $15. AT CSA HEADQUARTERS CENTRAL NEW JERSEY check to Manhattan Unit-CSARC, and mail Opening Exhibit: June 19, 10 am to 4 pm to: Stanley Wilson, 400 E.56 St., 8M, New A special thank you to all the mem- York, NY 10022. Remember that your Exhibit: June 20, 21 and 22, 10 am to 4 pm bers who joined the Central New dues entitle you to attend meetings on Jersey unit this year and for your con- topics of concern to CSA retirees, receive All retirees are invited. Guests must be accompanied by a retiree. Registration to tinued support. There is still time to informative newsletters and go on all of exhibit your work(s) – contact Michael Ebenstein at [email protected] or join the unit and continue to receive the six trips our unit has planned. And call the Retiree Chapter at (212) 823-2020. unit subsidies by sending your dues you can contact me 24/7 with any ques- check to Sandy Poris. Please refer to tions or concerns you may have about the Newsletter for her address. Our your pension and health benefits. next social activity will be held at the — Stanley Wilson All Seasons Diner 11 on Route 9 N in Freehold on June 16 at 12 pm. Please send your check to Sandy Poris. The cost BRONX Workshops: Expert Advice is only $18 with the subsidy. There will be music and dancing, should the music We will hold our spring luncheon 9 am - 1 pm at CSA Headquarters, 40 Rector St., 12th Fl., NYC move you! Hope to see you all there. For on June 7 at the Lobster Box on City Wednesday, September 13, 2017 Wednesday, October 13, 2017 questions, call (732) 919-1801 Island. This is the tenth anniversary of An attorney specializing in estate An attorney specializing in estate — Lucille Vecchiarelli the founding of our Bronx unit, and this event will be a historic one, fea- planning and elder law will present on planning and elder law will present on turing invited guests who helped start how to protect your assets and other how to protect your assets and other LONG ISLAND the unit. Everyone is welcome to attend related areas. Representatives from related areas. Representatives from and socialize with colleagues while TRS and the Veteran’s Administration TRS and the Veteran’s Administration At the executive board meeting on May explain how to protect your benefi- explain how to protect your benefi- 5, we held an animated discussion about enjoying a great feast at a spectacular place. Hope to see you all there. ciaries. Forms that you will need to ciaries. Forms that you will need to the need for members’ political involve- submit to federal, state and city agen- submit to federal, state and city agen- — Marvin Goodman ment. Many participants stressed that cies will be provided. Ms. Hannah cies will be provided. Ms. Hannah retirees are very affected by what is tak- will present a hands-on workshop on will present a hands-on workshop on ing place in Albany and Washington and SUNCOAST advanced planning and getting your advanced should be working to protect healthcare papers in order before a crisis occurs. for all and to protect and support free pub- We will hold our 2018 meetings on lic education. We invite members to join Tues., Jan. 23 and Fri., March 23. Detailed us as we develop programs to enhance our information will be mailed to members Name grasp of these issues. June will be a busy and interested parties in early Jan. We month. We have June 2 workshop on plan to hold the meetings at our usual cybercrime and on June 6 we will hold spot, the Oriental Buffet in Sarasota. At Address our general membership meeting at the the March meeting Dr. Doug Hathaway, Plainview-Old Bethpage library. Join us of the CSA Welfare Fund, will present a Home Number: Cell: for coffee at 12:30 pm. Our guest speaker two-hour benefit refresher workshop enti- will be Dr. Douglas Hathaway. On June 10, tled: Everything I Forgot About My Benefits E-mail Address: CSA’s Black Caucus will hold its annual Since I Retired. The meeting begins at luncheon at Terrace on the Park from 12-5 approximately 10:30 am, with a buffet Sept. 13 oct. 17 pm, when they will honor Dr. Candice lunch immediately afterwards. If you are Scott, secretary of the LI unit. On June 20, interested, email me at captmikenemo@ Mail coupon to: CSA Retiree Chapter, 40 Rector Street, 12th Fl., NY, NY 10006. For more information call: (212) 823-2020, ext.2075. You will receive a reminder prior comcast.net or call (941) 383-0408. I we will hold our annual luncheon at the to the event if you give us an active email address. Make checks for $5 payable to Woodbury Country Club. We’d love to realize that this is several months away, CSA Retiree Chapter. You must enclose a separate check for each workshop. have you join us. For additional informa- but we need to plan far in advance. tion, e-mail: [email protected]. Remember: If you need anything, call me. — Renee Yarmoff — Mike Nemoytin of Bing Ling, saidMrs. principal. “I am so proud the winnerandmeet PS 163tocongratulate Senator Staviskycameto ning entry.OnApril27, the schoolhadwin- Marsaggi announcedthat Principal FrancineA. sent by PS163alone. entries fromK-5were sense. Morethan25 recycling andcommon save theEarththrough various waysinwhichto create posters depicting private, were invited to all overDistritct 16, both public and the environmentgreen.Schoolsfrom urged peopletoplanttreesandkeep Bing Ling’s colorful winning poster Senator TobyAnnStaviskyinlateApril. Poster Contest,sponsoredbyNYState at and ForTheEarth For SickChildren money belongingtotheschool. for morethan$250inunclaimed and presentedMr.Ojedawithacheck active unclaimedfundsdepartment economy ingeneral.Hisofficehasan history asapublicservantandthe about thestate’sfinances,hispersonal spoke toalargegatheringofstudents and othereducators,Mr.DiNapoli After atourwithPrincipalMosesOjeda Education HighSchoolonMay11. A. EdisonCareerandTechnical P. DiNapolipaidavisittoThomas Finance, Service Money!) Talks Found (With NY Comptroller PS 163wonaspecialEarthDay Queens Bing Ling Wu, afifth grade student New YorkComptrollerThomas

Borough JUNE 2017 Printed onFSCcertifiedpaper (DIST. 24-30) Bing LingWu. Marsaggi withcontest winner n PS163PrincipalFrancineA. 40 RectorSt.,NY,NY10006 Local 1AFSA,AFL-CIO New YorkStateFederationofSchoolAdministrators Council ofSchoolSupervisors&Administrators,NYC Briefs opportunity to donate student artwork opportunity todonatestudentartwork “We wereappreciativetohavehadthe were ofmermaidsthatreflectedNYC. bers greetedthestudents.Thepaintings ceremony andmanyhospitalstaffmem- tal invitedthestudentsforanunveiling Jamaica HospitalinQueens.Thehospi- to thepediatricsemergencyroomat of allourstudentswhoparticipated.” towards success.Iamproudofherand ing morethanhercontinuedsoaring she feltlike she was flying. I wish noth- felt receivingthisaward,shetoldmethat Marsaggi. ”WhenIaskedherhowshe students donated paintings PS 99studentsdonatedpaintings /

In The People’s History a two-yearintensivestudyofUShis- Imagination andInquiryenrollin program attheHighSchoolforArts, warmly,” saidPauletteFoglio,principal. Jamaica Hospitalwhowelcomedusso dren, aswellmeettheprofessionalsat that willbrightenthelivesofotherchil- Manhattan Students in the Advanced Placement Students intheAdvancedPlacement Schools is principal. Foglio (left) Paulette room. emergency the pediatric display in forHospital to Jamaica paintings donated created and Queens, at PS99, n Students (DIST. 1-6) [email protected]. to CoreyBachmanat Send Borough Briefs Send BoroughBriefs work coursework isHowardZinn’sseminal and senioryears.Anintegralpartofthe tory andgovernmentintheirjunior principal. for socialjustice,”saidStephenNoonan, and inspiresanewgenerationworking our pastandpresent,“voices”educates rebels, dissenters,andvisionaries from April 27. “By giving public expression to Rubenstein Atrium at LincolnCenter on during theSpringSemesteratTheDavid activity wasalivereadingofthe“voices” words ofthat“voice.”Theculminating creating apresentationusingtheoriginal onates withhimorherandspendsayear Each studentchoosesone“voice’thatres- Corey Bachman Compiled by riencing atraumatic ordeal.” signs willprevent thechildrenfromexpe- Webber, principal. “Being aware of these and unsafetouches,”saidOlivia Francis- are taughtthedifferencebetween safe are experiencingabuse.“The children counselors, teachersandfriends ifthey and disclosetofamilymembers, school emotional abuseandlearnhowtoresist, help them recognize sexual, physical and CAPP sharesinformationwithchildrento ing tothirdandfourthgradestudents. Abuse PreventionProgram(CAPP),cater- Torres School hasembracedtheChild the pastfewyears,PS114LuisLorens abused inNewYorkCity2016.For Children’s Services, 20,958 children were the materialsthattheypromised. give eachchildandteacherintheschool 457 WHEN?? sion. BethanyandherclassvisitedPS fifth gradeclasstohelpherinmis- “color theirworld.”Bethanyrecruitedher this schoolwithartsuppliestohelpthem provide every single child and teacher at second grade. This year, her goal was to supplies toeverychildandteacherinthe Bethany visited PS 457 and donated art the worldhasartsupplies.Lastyear, goal istomakesurethateverychildin Pennsylvania, saidherorganization’s at theWindGapMiddleSchoolin Kuster. Bethany, afifth grade student zation createdby11-yearoldBethany ‘Color TheirWorld’ According to the Administration of Color forKidsisanon-profitorgani- A People’sHistoryofTheUnitedStates. Bronx and AdditionalMailingOffice Brooklyn, NY11201 US POSTAGEPAIDAT Periodicals with enough supplies to with enough supplies to (DIST. 7-12)