Meet the President for District 79, 2019
Members from District 79 schools throughout the city gathered at Dallas BBQ in the Chelsea section of Manhattan on Oct. 29 for a Meet the President event with UFT President Michael Mulgrew.
Miari Roberts, a teacher at Brooklyn Academy HS, discusses the shortage of special education teachers and asks what can be done to increase licensing and hiring.


Patty Crispino (center), the UFT representative for District 79 alternative high schools and programs, with members (from left) Jeremy Borenstein of Queens Academy and Saji James, Antonia Prescia and Nurea Selami, all from Concord HS on Staten Island.




Analiese Robinson (left), the chapter leader at Lower East Side Preparatory HS in Manhattan, attends the event with Fatima Ginocchio, a teacher at the school.

Members from Olympus Academy in Brooklyn enjoy the shared information and camaraderie.

Chapter Leader Nathan Grondin and teacher Krystal Anello were representing Independence HS in Manhattan.
Miari Roberts, a teacher at Brooklyn Academy HS, discusses the shortage of special education teachers and asks what can be done to increase licensing and hiring.


Patty Crispino (center), the UFT representative for District 79 alternative high schools and programs, with members (from left) Jeremy Borenstein of Queens Academy and Saji James, Antonia Prescia and Nurea Selami, all from Concord HS on Staten Island.




Analiese Robinson (left), the chapter leader at Lower East Side Preparatory HS in Manhattan, attends the event with Fatima Ginocchio, a teacher at the school.

Members from Olympus Academy in Brooklyn enjoy the shared information and camaraderie.

Chapter Leader Nathan Grondin and teacher Krystal Anello were representing Independence HS in Manhattan.
Miari Roberts, a teacher at Brooklyn Academy HS, discusses the shortage of special education teachers and asks what can be done to increase licensing and hiring.
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Analiese Robinson (left), the chapter leader at Lower East Side Preparatory HS in Manhattan, attends the event with Fatima Ginocchio, a teacher at the school.

Members from Olympus Academy in Brooklyn enjoy the shared information and camaraderie.

Chapter Leader Nathan Grondin and teacher Krystal Anello were representing Independence HS in Manhattan.
Miari Roberts, a teacher at Brooklyn Academy HS, discusses the shortage of special education teachers and asks what can be done to increase licensing and hiring.


Patty Crispino (center), the UFT representative for District 79 alternative high schools and programs, with members (from left) Jeremy Borenstein of Queens Academy and Saji James, Antonia Prescia and Nurea Selami, all from Concord HS on Staten Island.




Analiese Robinson (left), the chapter leader at Lower East Side Preparatory HS in Manhattan, attends the event with Fatima Ginocchio, a teacher at the school.

Members from Olympus Academy in Brooklyn enjoy the shared information and camaraderie.

Chapter Leader Nathan Grondin and teacher Krystal Anello were representing Independence HS in Manhattan.
Miari Roberts, a teacher at Brooklyn Academy HS, discusses the shortage of special education teachers and asks what can be done to increase licensing and hiring.


Patty Crispino (center), the UFT representative for District 79 alternative high schools and programs, with members (from left) Jeremy Borenstein of Queens Academy and Saji James, Antonia Prescia and Nurea Selami, all from Concord HS on Staten Island.




Analiese Robinson (left), the chapter leader at Lower East Side Preparatory HS in Manhattan, attends the event with Fatima Ginocchio, a teacher at the school.

Members from Olympus Academy in Brooklyn enjoy the shared information and camaraderie.

Chapter Leader Nathan Grondin and teacher Krystal Anello were representing Independence HS in Manhattan.
Miari Roberts, a teacher at Brooklyn Academy HS, discusses the shortage of special education teachers and asks what can be done to increase licensing and hiring.