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News
Ms. Julia Dreyer of the Summit Lane School in the Levittown School
District
Named Dowling College/News 12 Educator of the Month
OAKDALE, NY - Ms. Julia Dreyer, ESL Teacher of the Summit Lane School
in the Levittown School District, has been named a 2007-2008 Dowling
College/News 12 Educator of the Month. Nominations were accepted from
schools throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties, and a committee of
distinguished educators selected the winners.
Under Ms. Dreyer's leadership, the ESL Program at Summit Lane School
has grown from 8 students to the current number of 70 and Ms. Dreyer has
helped to shape the program. She has provided inspiration for the
school's summer Jump Start program as well as the school's Parent
Night. Ms. Dreyer has developed an extensive knowledge of both rules
and regulation governing the services to English Language Learners.
Ms. Dreyer organized the school's before school/after school tutorial
program that started as a pilot program and then was extended to all
target schools in the district. She even used her own personal funds to
help pay for students participating in the school's outdoor education
sleep-away program. Her parent contacts have helped to build the
goodwill segment of the school's ESL program.
Ms. Dreyer has played a major liaison with other staff members with ESL
children. In a letter of recommendation, Mrs. Dreyer is described as
the "wind beneath the wings" of the district's ESL program. She
has been both a model and a mentor to newly hired ESL staff members who
turn to her for guidance and advice as they grow professionally. Ms.
Dreyer also hosts a mentoring session where the mentoring partners are
from Rivkin Radler Law Firm in Uniondale. The program started 8 years
ago and continues successfully each year.
Dr. Clyde Payne, Dean of Dowling's School of Education says, "Since
Long Island is known for having the best teachers in the nation, and we
received so many nominations from across Nassau and Suffolk, Julia
Dreyer is truly a remarkable educator." A special feature announcing
Ms. Dreyer's award will air soon on News 12. In June the award
winners and their guests will be honored at a special dinner.
About Dowling College
Dowling College is an independent, coeducational college that serves more than 6,500 students at
its historic Rudolph Campus on the banks of the Connetquot River in Oakdale, NY, and the 105-acre
Brookhaven Campus in eastern Long Island and a business center located near the Nassau-Suffolk
border in Melville. Dowling offers Bachelor′s, Master′s, and Doctoral degrees in several
disciplines through its four schools: Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Education.
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