LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Katarina Kupfer upon the occasion of her
designation by the Association of Orthodox Jewish Teachers as the recip-
ient of its Teacher 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 Katarina Kupfer 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 Teacher of the Year Award; and
WHEREAS, Katarina Kupfer, a computer teacher at P.S. 164 in Brooklyn,
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
recognition of her outstanding commitment to the children of New York
City and her loyal support of the programs and policies of the Associ-
ation of Orthodox Jewish Teachers; and
WHEREAS, The daughter of Holocaust survivors, Katarina Kupfer has
learned the meaning of hard work first hand and recognizes the impor-
tance of having an organization like the Association of Orthodox Jewish
Teachers; and
WHEREAS, After World War II, Katarina Kupfer's family settled first in
Buffalo and then moved to Brooklyn when Katarina was about to enter
college; and
WHEREAS, She earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from
Brooklyn College of The City University of New York and, now in her 24th
year of teaching for the New York City Department of Education, Katarina
Kupfer spent 10 years as a classroom teacher at P.S. 169 in Sunset Park
prior to becoming a computer teacher; and
WHEREAS, During the course of a typical week at P.S. 164 in Brooklyn,
Katarina Kupfer welcomes many Pre-K through fifth grade classes to her
state of the art computer lab; in addition to teaching these classes,
she publishes a student-run school newspaper and the school yearbook;
she also instructs an after-school technology class for P.S. 164
parents, all programs she instituted upon her arrival at the school
almost 14 years ago; and
WHEREAS, Katarina Kupfer firmly believes that technology is essential
for the future success of her students, all of whom receive from her a
well-rounded technology education which includes Microsoft Office,
keyboarding skills, computer graphics, multimedia projects, and Internet
research; and
WHEREAS, An exceptional, creative and dedicated teacher, Katarina
Kupfer has been honored many times for her work; she is the recipient of
two Impact II grants from Teachers Network and a Bertelsmann Innovative
Teacher Award, and was most recently named the Knowledge Adventure
Teacher of the Year; and
WHEREAS, With her throughout have been her husband, Aaron, and their
four sons, all of whom are proud to be part of her life and rejoice in
her many achievements; 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 Katarina Kupfer upon the occasion of her designation as the recip-

ient of the Association of Orthodox Jewish Teachers' Teacher 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 Katarina Kupfer.