Terrier Volume 75, Number 1 - Spring 2011 | Page 9
Recent Education alumni and new teachers who returned to SFC to offer advice to current students include (back row, from left to right) Gary Gurreri ’10, Timothy
Edwards ’10, Argenis Arce ’10, William Zanelli ’10, Robert J. Grinewich ’11, Francesca Clemente ’10, Christopher L. Mondella ’09, Xavier Torres ’10, Lisa M. Paolucci
’06, (front row from left to right) Cristina Liberta ’10, Christina M. De Blasio ’09, Amanda Krol ’09, Jessica Schrank’09, Anne McCabe ’10.
think,” said Dr. Leibman. “Everybody
St. Francis College now hangs proudly
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outside P.S. 133. “This small sign
to each other.”
means so much to so many people,”
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said Dr. Leibman. “We are invested
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appreciate that.”
Jessica Schrank told the group,
St. Francis College is also building a
“My principal called Dr. Giaquinto because she liked my work so
relationship with I.S. 228 David A. Boody Middle School. I.S. 228
much she wanted to bring more St. Francis students to her school.”
is one of only three public schools citywide using the new “School
“It is very rare to find a novice teacher like Jessica who emulates the
of One” program, which focuses on individualized instruction and
tailors the learning process to concentrate on each student’s strengths. ability, motivation and attitude necessary to be an excellent teacher,”
said Sheila Hanley, principal of the International Arts & Business
“Our student teachers have been very supportive,” said Principal
High School. “Yet even though Jessica possesses these traits, it takes
D’Angelo. “We’re very happy with the quality and the attitude of the
St. Francis teachers. They are good, quality professionals with the right an excellent teaching college to develop them. St. Francis College
showed her that her vision of education had more to do with the
attitude and are making a difference in the delivery of instruction.”
youngster in front of her than the content and data.”
Those connections are one of the most important pieces of the job
search puzzle. “The education community is really not as big as you
St . F r a n c i s X a v i e r N e w e s t P a r t n e r S c h o o l
St. Francis College and St. Francis Xavier School announced a new partnership on May 3 that will allow St. Francis College students to fulfill their
student observation and teaching requirements at Xavier and expose Xavier students to academic, cultural and athletic events at the College.
St. Francis Xavier students with James Konkel ’57, Retired Partne Ȱ