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May 21, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 9 FLOW Area Teachers recognized for outstanding performance by Frank J. McMahon Teachers from the Franklin Lakes School District and the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District were recently recognized for outstanding performance by their boards of education. Superintendent Frank Romano of the Franklin Lakes K-8 School District recently advised the school commu- nity that this year’s Bergen County Teacher Recognition Award/Education Service Professional recipients at the K-8 level are Janet Henry from Colonial Road Elementary School, Michele DePalma from High Mountain Road Ele- mentary School, Lorraine Preziosi from Woodside Avenue Elementary School, and Katie DeRosa from Franklin Avenue Middle School. Ramapo Indian Hills Interim Superintendent Ernest Palestis announced that the Ramapo Indian Hills recipients are Greg Hudak from Ramapo High School and Patricia Wehran from Indian Hills High School. Hudak is a science teacher who also teaches honors biol- ogy, horticulture, and crime scene investigation. He has been in the regional high school district for 15 years and has spent 20 years in education. Wehran is a world languages teacher. She also teaches Advanced Placement Spanish 5, Spanish 3 CPE, and Span- ish 1 CPE. She has been in the regional high school district for 15 years and has spent 30 years in education. Each year in the Franklin Lakes School District, recipi- ents receive a letter from the district, flowers, and a gift card from the PTAs and prime parking spaces near the schools. The recipients from the regional high school dis- trict receive gifts of $100 for educational materials of their Franklin Lakes Scribe Board of education to meet The Franklin Lakes Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, May 27 in the music room at Franklin Lakes Middle School located at 755 Franklin Avenue. The meet- ing will begin at 8 p.m. All are welcome. Library hosts children’s programs The Franklin Lakes Public Library hosts free programs for children. Registration is required and may be made by calling (201) 891-2224 or in person at the library located at 470 DeKorte Drive. Children in kindergarten through fifth grade are invited to Science Tellers Presents: Dragons & Dreams on Wednes- day, June 18 at 4 p.m. Everyone in the room will be part of the story. Enjoy interactive science experiments that will highlight the Summer Reading Club theme. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. On Wednesday, June 11 at 4 p.m., children in kindergar- ten through fifth grade are invited to Pop Goes the Easel. Participants will color a ceiling tile design that will really make the Children’s Department pop. National recording artist Patricia Shih will kick off the summer reading program, Fizz, Boom, Read! on Wednes- day, June 7. Science and music will come together at this 7 p.m. concert. Children of all ages are welcome. This program, sponsored by the Friends of the Franklin Lakes Library, is open to Franklin Lakes children only. Panel to discuss truth and lies Temple Emanuel of North Jersey in Franklin Lakes will host an interfaith panel discussion on Tuesday, May 27 at 7:30 p.m. Coinciding with the 40 th anniversary of Water- gate, the panelists will examine a range of issues on the topic of “How Much Truth is Enough?” The panel, moderated by Temple Emanuel’s Rabbi Joseph Prouser, will consider several questions. Is there such a thing as a harmless lie? Does the public deserve the whole truth from its leaders? What does the Bible really say about truth and lying? When is falsehood a virtue? What is the difference between honesty and integrity? Panelists represent a wide variety of backgrounds and religious perspectives. (continued on page 22) choice for use either in their classrooms or their libraries. The Teacher Recognition Program was developed in 1985 for the purpose of acknowledging teachers who exhibit outstanding performance. The rationale for this program is based on the premise that teaching excellence is one of the most significant factors impacting student achievement and the quality of public schools. Acknowledging excellence encourages teachers to con- tinue to strive towards that goal and for the purpose of this year’s program, teachers are defined as those whose pri- mary responsibility is classroom instruction. Romano explained that the Franklin Lakes recipients happen to be classroom teachers, but educational ser- vices professionals have been recognized in the past. He explained that the Educational Services Professionals Rec- ognition Act was enacted on Jan. 9, 2004 for the purpose of acknowledging those who hold educational services pro- fessional certificates and who exhibit outstanding perfor- mance. “The recognition of educational services profession- als is based on their contributions to the success of public schools,” Romano stated, “and the important services they provide outside of the classroom environment that improve students’ academic opportunities, workforce preparedness, and overall quality of life.” Some examples of educational services professionals include library media specialist, nurse, counselor, read- ing specialist, occupational therapist, physical therapist, psychologist, school social worker, and speech/language specialist. All the teachers will be formally recognized at the May board of education meetings and will be further recognized at a Bergen County luncheon held at the Fiesta in Wood- Ridge.