Sep 12 2008
Welcome Mr. Samuel Curto
The Associates Degree in Botany did not make the cut for our final teacher selection. The Highly Qualified and Certified teacher status under NCLB regulations, took its toll on our potential candidate and the regulations won out.
Our 7/8th grade special teacher has now been officially selected. He is Mr. Samuel Curto and he comes to us from Buffalo, NY specifically Sloan. I learnt that Sloan is near Cheektowaga and the Gallaria Mall. I am familiar with the Gallaria Mall – Canadians flock here when the dollar is weak. Gallaria Mall is also famous for the case that Johnny Cochran (famous O.J. lawyer) won when he challenged the Mall policy of not allowing public busses to pick up and drop off in front or close to the mall. A girl died because of this policy. Johnny sued on behalf of the family and won the case. I had never heard of Sloan being a small part of Buffalo but as the saying goes, one learns something everyday!.
Mr. Curto fascinates us at the Hewes Center because we hope he will bring an interesting array of perspectives to our school building. His teaching experiences in Las Vegas, NV and in our Erie 2 CC BOCES sites of Baker Road and Ormsby will surely inform our practices as will his undergraduate studies at Buffalo State College and graduate studies at D’Youville College, Buffalo.
The letter went home today to parents and guardians announcing him as the new teacher. What a relief for students, my office, parents and CSE chairs. A soft spoken, caring teacher in place before the end of the second week of school. This weekend I am relieved.
