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Maurice Ralph Julis
Principal Training InstituteKeeping Keeping an Eye onan Eye on
ROUNDTABLESunglasses or Reading Glasses:
Educators Weigh In on the Best Use of Summer Prep Time
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SPOTLIGHT ONRecent PTI Graduates
Accept Prominent Principal Positions
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CAN THIS WORK FOR YOU?
Mrs. Temima Feldman Shares Tips for Bringing a MakerSpace to Your School
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INNOVATION AND
INSPIRATIONEducators Who are Giving Back
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WRAPPING UP PTI 2017MRS. AMY GOLDMAN MODERATES THE FINAL SESSION OF THE 2016-2017 SERIES
PTIPTI
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Although May generally has students wriggling in their
seats, CoJDS’s conference room turned classroom had
students sitting at rapt attention with their year-end
presentations in hand. Mrs. Amy Goldman, principal at
PS 2 in Queens, led the PTI end of year review session
where participants were given the opportunity to come
full circle and review the leadership competencies which
she fi rst presented to the newly formed cohort last May.
In addition, the soon to be graduates had the opportuni-
ty to refl ect on their PTI experiences by sharing and pre-
senting their fi nal portfolios. Th ese portfolios, which can
now serve as comprehensive educational resumes, were
created by culling evidence of years of experience and
aligning them to the competencies the cohort members
had covered throughout the year. Th e portfolios ranged
from large colorful binders crammed with memos, cur-
OUR PANEL
Jane KovelAssistant Principal
Jewish Foundation School of Staten Island
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Dovid LiebermanJudaic Studies Director
South Peninsula Hebrew Day School
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Oren LevyAssistant Principal
Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh
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ROUNDTABLE
ROUNDTABLE: What do you believe is the best way to use summer prep time?
“Summer prep time is perfect for reviewing what worked well and what didn’t over the past year. Teachers can tweak lessons for their incoming classes, administrators can meet with teachers to review curriculum and discuss new ideas. Summer is also great for work-shops, both for administrators and teachers.” -Jane Kovel
“I think the best way to use summer prep time is twofold. First of all, you have to make sure to step away from school and just recharge. It is also very important to speak to other people in similar positions about what you struggled with over the past year and how they handled those types of situations. Those types of conversations can be a lot deeper and richer when you have the time to really think it through. Both of these things should be very helpful towards having a successful upcoming school year.”
-Dovid Lieberman
“As with life, the fi rst action that is required is a cheshbon, a calcula-tion, for every minute spent of every day. How can we, as the school administrators, maximize our time so that we can accomplish the most? A set schedule is a must. We meet the week following school and then a few weeks before the start of the next school year. Part of the time is spent on refl ection and part on preparation. We ask each other probing questions; What worked this year and what didn’t? What were our strengths/areas of weakness? What do we need to change for the upcoming year? Did we achieve what we set out at the beginning of the year? We then come up with and highlight a list of action items to focus on. This is in addition to the regular summer time preparations like class lists and schedules, room assignments, building fi x up and set up, etc. It often seems like there is too much to do in too short of a time but with teamwork and proper time man-agement, a tremendous amount can be accomplished.” -Oren Levy
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SPOTLIGHT ON...Mrs. Leah Mond Early Childhood DirectorTorah Academy of Boca Raton, FL
Mrs. Leah Mond, a member of the 2016-2017 PTI co-
hort, will assume the position of Early Childhood Direc-
tor at Torah Academy of Boca Raton. Mrs. Mond will
be leaving her positions as an early childhood educator
at Torah Academy for Girls and a Director at Camp
Atara, both in Far Rockaway, New York. She has been
involved in education and curriculum development for
over 13 years and is currently completing a Masters in
Leadership and Special Education. Mrs. Mond’s stand-
ing as a member of the Principal Training Institute and
Preschool Director program at the Consortium of Jewish
Day Schools rounds out her extensive experience.
Rabbi Feinberg and Rabbi Draiman of Torah Academy
made the announcement on May 18 in an email to the
parent body welcoming the Mond family to the Boca Ra-
ton community. “Mrs. Mond is a beloved educator who
is known for inspiring children not only with a love for
learning, but with a love for Torah and Yiddishkeit.”
Mrs. Mond, for her part, is excited about the move and is
appreciative for all that she has gained from her sessions
at the Consortium of Jewish Day Schools. She enthused,
“I am really looking forward to joining the Torah Acad-
emy family! Th e program is truly amazing and everyone
is so wonderful, helpful and warm. My family and I are
very excited to be a part of this team! PTI has played a
huge role in this journey for me. All the tools I’ve ac-
quired have helped me in preparing for this opportunity.
Every lecture and lesson has given me a confi dence to
pursue this endeavor and I am extremely grateful for ev-
eryone’s support and guidance. Th e best part — it doesn’t
end here! I know everyone involved in the Consortium
will continue to be available for anything I may need.” �
Mrs. Mond is a beloved educator who is known for inspiring children not only with a love for learning,
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SPOTLIGHT ON...Mrs. Rivkah Dahan PrincipalYeshiva Darchei Eres, Brooklyn, NY
Mrs. Rivkah Dahan, a member of the 2016-2017 PTI
cohort, has recently accepted the position of principal
of Yeshiva Darchei Eres Girls’ School, a girls’ elementary
school in Brooklyn, New York. She will be responsible for
overseeing grades 1-5 and building up the middle school.
Yeshiva Darchei Eres is entering its seventh year and there
are plans to eventually open up a high school.
Mrs. Dahan has over 25 years of experience in education-
al leadership and will be leaving her position of Principal
and Director of Special Education at Mazal Day School
in Manhattan Beach. She is a member the most recent
Principal Training Institute cohort of the Consortium
of Jewish Day Schools and has participated in the YU
Lead Day School Educators Leadership Program. Mrs.
Dahan’s previous positions include Director of Educa-
tion and Mentor for Hidden Sparks, founding director of
Torah Umesorah’s Educational Resource Center serving
teachers and principals nationwide, and a mentor for
the Jewish New Teacher Project. Mrs. Dahan is also the
co-author of Creating a Learning Environment: Th e Ulti-
mate Jewish Teacher’s Handbook.
For her part, Mrs. Dahan is very excited about being a
part of the growth of Yeshiva Darchei Eres and bringing
her unique blend of talent and experience to the specifi c
Jewish population.
“My family and I are very excited about joining the YDE
team! Th is is a wonderful opportunity to lead a growing
girls’ elementary school and give back to my own. Being
born and raised in the Syrian community, coming to YDE
is coming home. Th e staff at YDE has been so supportive
and the best part is that my new colleague, Ms. Rena Fish,
is also a PTI graduate! PTI provided the venue to embark
on a year of study with like-minded colleagues learning
from leading educators and sharing best practices. Kudos
to Rabbi Glass and Mrs. Rosenshein for putting together
an outstanding learning program, to Mrs. Amy Goldman
for creating the curriculum and facilitating sessions, and
to all the presenters who engaged us in refl ection and
gave me tools to incorporate into my practice. Th e Core
Competencies binder that Amy Goldman suggested we
create was an invaluable tool that helped me during the
interview process and beyond. Rabbi Glass, aside from
being the “shadchan”, provided support throughout the
entire process and is always available for guidance and
sage advice. I look forward to participating in future pro-
grams - the Consortium is really a treasure! ” �
“Being born and raised in the Syrian community, it is a special opportunity to be able to give back
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In an eff ort to encourage even greater
critical thinking skills to develop stu-
dents who are 21st century learners,
the General Studies faculty recently
participated in a school-wide pro-
fessional development session at the
New York Hall of Science to take the
fi rst step toward creating a MakerSpace in each of our
school’s classrooms. A MakerSpace turns our students
from consumers of information into creators of con-
tent.
A MakerSpace is an area where students have an
opportunity to develop a content area from inception
through design. Th is collaborative workspace inside a
school for making, learning, exploring and sharing, can
include a variety of equipment. Th ey can range from
high tech options including 3D printers or laser cutters,
to everyday items such as cardboard, Legos, and art
supplies. MakerSpace is a mindset of creating, problem
solving, and instilling a sense of ownership that is at
the heart of the MakerSpace movement. Our students
will be able to continue to develop the critical thinking
skills that will serve as a foundation for entry into any
of the STEM fi elds.
Th e May workshops attended by over 35 members of
the TAG faculty reinforced the idea that these Maker-
Space activities should be structured with a learning
outcome in mind while the process is be valued over
the product. When we roll out the MakerSpace over the
next year, students will learn to take ownership of their
work by learning that there are multiple pathways to get
to a goal and that they have the ability to fi x their own
problems. Teachers were taught to be facilitators in the
process rather than instructors, by asking instead of
giving answers and by showing authentic enthusiasm
in the process. As the PD session came to a close, it
was clear that, “We are all makers, and when we share,
engage, refl ect and remake, we become masters.” �
CAN THIS WORK FOR YOU?BRINGING A MAKER SPACE INTO YOUR SCHOOL
Mrs. Temima FeldmanPrincipal, Torah Academy for Girls, Far Rockaway, NY
“We are all makers, and when we share, engage, refl ect and remake, we become masters.”
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ricula, and leadership plans to Google documents that
encompassed power point presentations, student data
tracking, and scheduling tools.
“It is truly amazing to watch how the cohort mem-
bers have meshed as a unit throughout the past twelve
months,” observed a proud graduate. “Th is session really
brought together the methodologies that we examined
together as a group throughout the year and let each one
of us shine in the competencies that were best suited to
our individual day to day tasks.”
Mrs. Goldman opened the morning session, which
included a live hookup to out of town participants, with
a quick review of selected school building leader com-
petencies. She reiterated her theme of the many classes
that she gave throughout the session: a school building
leader must aspire to show evidence of mastery of these
competencies, which were subdivided as profi ciency in
leadership, student success, and communication.
Individual cohort members’ presentations followed
the brief introduction, and Mrs. Goldman served as an
eff ective moderator by asking follow-up questions and
ascertaining that the demonstration of mastery worked
towards a specifi c goal. Competencies discussed ran
the gamut from overall school goals to individual stu-
dent success. A number of principals shared portfolios
that demonstrated action plans they have taken to solve
school wide curriculum needs in both Limudei Kodesh
and General Studies. On the other end of the spectrum,
some participants’ portfolios addressed mastery over
areas specifi c to individual classroom instruction, such
as unique homework sheets and teacher mentoring. Th e
unifying factor in all these presentations was the cross-
competency shown by each action.
In truth, this fi nal presentation gave the soon-to-be new-
ly minted graduates an opportunity for self-introspection
and some clarity for future action steps. Th ese portfolios
will also serve as a concrete tool that can be used to help
pave the path for future opportunities. As one principal
who recently made a career move related, arriving to a
job interview armed with a binder which is a live and
very thick resume in hand, is one of the biggest advan-
tages you can give yourself in today’s competitive job
market and one of the fi rst steps you can take in helping
a whole new set of students. �
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“It is truly amazing to watch how the cohort members have meshed as a unit throughout
the past twelve months”6 july 2017 maurice ralph julis principal training institute
WRAPPING UP PTI 2017MRS. AMY GOLDMAN MODERATES THE FINAL SESSION OF THE 2016-2017 SERIES
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Learn how to:
• become refl ective in your practice
• develop your listening and communication skills
• create trust in your school community
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This 3 day program will include opportunities to role play and receive feedback from video review, work
on hands-on experiential projects with a team of fellow educators and form a learning cohort that can
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In addition, he serves as Academic Dean of Th e Jewish Academy in Commack, Long Island, and the
Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy in New Haven, Connecticut.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
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Th e Western Coast of the United
States boasts many fi ne yeshivos and
day schools that employ hundreds of
dedicated educators seeking to give
over our heritage to the next genera-
tion. Rabbi Levi Solomon, the L’havin
West Coast representative at the
CoJDS and principal at Emek Hebrew Academy, is doing
his best to help give these educators many useful tools to
keep in their arsenal. He has recently begun a new series
of L’havin West Coast webinars that have been met with
rave reviews and anticipatory interest.
During the past twenty three years, Rabbi Solomon has
seen tremendous success in his work with children of
all ages in both London and California. Most recently,
he has held the position of principal at Emek Hebrew
Academy in Sherman Oaks, California. He oversees a
talented team at the school with a strong reputation of
integrating 21st century learning skills and techniques
into their strong Limudei Kodesh and General Studies
curriculum. It is no surprise that in 2015 Rabbi Solomon
was awarded the Educator of the Year Award by the BJE
in recognition of his outstanding achievements.
Rabbi Solomon was tapped to serve as the West Coast
representative of the widely successful L’havin U’lehaskil
curriculum four years ago after participating in the fi rst
PTI Consortium. As part of his role, Rabbi Solomon was
tasked with reaching out and connecting with over twen-
ty principals from West Coast schools and serving as the
primary point person for feedback, support and con-
cerns. Rabbi Solomon organized West Coast seminars as
part of the essential ongoing support that he was provid-
ing these principals; however as time moved on he was
cognizant of the need to continue the ongoing support
via diff erent channels. Th e geographical area where these
schools were located was vast and spread out, and it was
not so simple to fi nd central locations for the workshops.
Not one to stand on his laurels, Rabbi Solomon came up
with the idea of creating a L’havin U’lehaskil Webinar
Program to provide this essential support. His ground-
breaking idea, not only accomplished his goal of facili-
tating an easier manner for educators to meet, but it had
an important added benefi t as well. Often seminars are
attended by principals who don’t always have the time
to get all the information shared at the conference back
to the teachers. Th is new platform allows the teachers to
INNOVATION AND INSPIRATIONEDUCATORS WHO ARE GIVING BACK
Rabbi Levi SolomonPrincipal, Emek Hebrew Academy, Sherman Oaks, CA
He has recently begun a new series of L’havin West Coast webinars that have been met
with rave reviews and anticipatory interest.
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participate directly, and as Rabbi Solomon puts it, the webinars allow the teachers to feel “vindicated and validated as
they are listened to and able to share ideas.”
Two inaugural webinar sessions have been held this past spring and were targeted to 2nd and 4th grade Rebbeim
and Moros. Teachers joined from many cities spanning Vancouver to Houston, and East Coast participants were able
to benefi t as well. Th e initial sessions were moderated by Rabbi Solomon and were an excellent opportunity to do a
year-end review of areas that worked well with teachers throughout the year and discuss suggestions for methods
to improve the current curriculum. Th e session also served as a wonderful networking session for all the educators
involved and a springboard for further discussion.
Rabbi Solomon clarifi ed the diff erence between the L’havin program and other curriculum packages. “I’ve seen many
programs out there that off er [the service] of ‘buy my program and have a good day.’ Th ey often fall apart because
they don’t have support to make it happen. We have involved educators in the process through communication and
collaboration. We have taken it to the next stage to ensure that educators buy in and feel connected to the L’havin
U’lehaskil Chumash program.”
Rabbi Solomon looks upon his involvement in PTI fondly and found the expertise gained in the classes and the
advice garnered invaluable. He still uses the Consortium to network with other educators and avails himself of the
many opportunities Rabbi Glass and the Consortium have to off er. Rabbi Glass, for his part, is proud to see that
Rabbi Solomon has taken his message of giving back to others and the community at large to heart, and that Rabbi
Solomon treats his role within L’havin U’lehaskil as an opportunity to help other educators enjoy the same success he
has seen in his own professional life. �
Rabbi Solomon treats his role within L’havin U’lehaskil as an opportunity to help educators enjoy the same
success he has seen in his own professional life.
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