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Retired East Ramapo teacher highlighted for 20 years of service and ongoing community involvement
Summary
A biographical summary presented during the meeting described Magali as a Haiti-born educator who moved to the United States at age 11 and taught for about 20 years in the East Ramapo Central School District.
A biographical summary presented during the meeting described Magali as a Haiti-born educator who moved to the United States at age 11 and taught for about 20 years in the East Ramapo Central School District.
According to the summary, Magali earned a Bachelor of Science in biology from Brooklyn College and a master’s degree in educational computing from Iona College. The summary said she taught biology, general science and Earth science in New York City public schools at Lewis Brandeis High School and Lower East Side Prep, and that she also taught living environment and environmental science at Swinomple High School. It said she used classroom technology such as PowerPoint and interactive whiteboards to prepare lessons.
The summary noted Magali retired after roughly 20 years with the East Ramapo Central School District but remains active in the community. It said she participated monthly in a Mercy College WIPRL fellowship for science teachers, attended workshops at the LaMotte Dorothy Earth Science Observatory, mentored new teachers for six years in the district, and helped maintain a school “garden club.”
Awards listed in the summary include a 2013 Teacher of the Year recognition from the Ramapo High School National Honor Society and a 2018 William Bridal Darden Education Award from the Spring Valley NAACP. The summary said she serves as a poll watcher for the district’s budget vote, volunteers in the children’s ministry at GracePoint Gospel Fellowship and regularly attends board meetings to advocate for students’ educational concerns. It also said she enjoys reading, knitting, needlepoint and gardening.
The presentation included two brief questions at the end asking (1) what subjects Magali taught and where and (2) what activities she pursued outside the classroom to help students and the community; the summary provided the details above.
No formal actions, motions or votes related to the biographical summary were recorded in the transcript excerpts provided.
