Each year, the Governor of the State of New York sets aside one week in October to recognize Boards of Education statewide for their efforts to provide a quality education to all students.
This year during the October 18, 2010 Copiague Board of Education meeting, administrators, staff, students, parents, and community members expressed their appreciation to the Board for their ongoing dedication and commitment to the students and Copiague community.
“This Board of Education is devoted to our children and to our community,” stated Superintendent of Schools Charles A. Leunig. “They are the reason we are as good as we are and why Copiague is the envy of so many other school districts and superintendents.” Mr. Leunig also noted that the current Board represents 84 years of combined experience in serving as Board members.
Words such as grateful, thankful, leadership, caring, and dedicated were heard over and over again as several representatives from the Copiague Teachers Association, Copiague Association of Principals, Copiague Educational Secretaries Association, Copiague Supervisory Association, Teacher Assistant Teacher Aide Association, and the PTA Council each paid tribute to the Board. Several donations were made to various charities in the name of the Copiague Board.
To add to the evening’s celebration, the Copiague Middle School Chamber Choir, under the direction of Gina Occhiogrosso, performed several songs and invited everyone to join them in a sing-along. “Thank you for your kind words,” stated Board of Education President Laura Gavey. “We are truly blessed with a great school district, administration and staff. Seeing the Chamber Choir perform tonight just reminds us of why we do what we do.”
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