LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Gertrude Adduci upon the occasion of her
designation by the Association of Orthodox Jewish Teachers as the recip-
ient of its Intermediate School Principal of the Year Award on March 15,
2009

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and
commend those illustrious individuals of distinguished purpose whose
lives have been committed to the pursuit of excellence in the education
of the youth of the Empire State; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern and fully in accord with its long-
standing traditions, it is the intent of this Legislative Body to
commend Gertrude Adduci upon the occasion of her designation by the
Association of Orthodox Jewish Teachers of the New York City Public
Schools as the recipient of its Intermediate School Principal of the
Year Award; and
WHEREAS, Gertrude Adduci, Principal of I.S. School 223K, will be
honored at the organization's 39th Annual Luncheon, to be held at The
Renaissance in Brooklyn, New York, on Sunday, March 15, 2009, in recog-
nition of her steadfast support and commitment to her students and staff
of all nationalities and religions, as well as for her exemplary and
well-known integrity and sensitivity with regard to local community
affairs; and
WHEREAS, Gertrude Adduci began her teaching career as a substitute
teacher at I.S. 201K; when she began teaching full-time, she was
assigned to Pershing Intermediate School, where she taught for five
years and then became Director of Mathematics, Science and Health in the
District 20 Office; and
WHEREAS, After serving at the District Office for nearly 14 years, in
January 2003, Gertrude Adduci was named Principal of Montauk Intermedi-
ate School, I.S. 223, in Boro Park, a school which serves 700 students
from approximately 33 countries; and
WHEREAS, Committed to the use of technology in her school, Gertrude
Adduci firmly believes students are significantly helped through the use
of technology in their studies; and
WHEREAS, An iTeach/iLearn Grant received by the school enables every
I.S. 223 student to have their own laptop computer and the building has
wireless internet access throughout, which helps students learn the
skills needed to succeed in today's technological world and facilitates
the conduct of research, the e-mailing of homework to teachers, and much
more; and
WHEREAS, The arts also play an important role at I.S. 223; in addition
to a Title III Grant for ESL students and the Supplementary Educational
Program for Title I students, this year, six students earned scholar-
ships to the Saturday Art Program at Pratt Institute and a Twenty-First
Century Leadership Grant brings filmmaking and playwriting into the
after school program; and
WHEREAS, C.H.A.M.P.S., another after school program Gertrude Adduci
has brought to I.S. 223, is athletic in nature, while the Chess Club
helps train students to think logically; and
WHEREAS, Over the years, Gertrude Adduci has made time in her busy
professional life to also serve as an Adjunct Instructor in the School
of Education at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York,
helping prepare graduate students to be math teachers; for more than ten
years, she was a co-author for the Master Math column in the NEW YORK
DAILY NEWS; and she has also worked for the New York City Board of
Education, now the Department of Education, as a contributing author for

the Performance Assessment in Mathematics, the Teacher Resource in Math-
ematics and the Portfolio Assessment in Mathematics Teachers' Guide; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when individ-
uals of such accomplishment are brought to our attention it is appropri-
ate to publicly proclaim and commend them for the edification and
emulation of others; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Gertrude Adduci upon the occasion of her designation as the recip-
ient of the Association of Orthodox Jewish Teachers' Intermediate School
Principal of the Year Award on March 15, 2009; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Gertrude Adduci.