LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Woman of Distinction Lynette A. Santos
upon the occasion of her designation for special recognition in cele-
bration of Women's History Month 2009

WHEREAS, Women's History Month, celebrated each year in March, is a time
to reflect upon and pay tribute to the women of our State and Nation for
their contributions to their communities and their professions; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that women of every
economic, ethnic, and religious background have made significant
contributions to their community and to the State of New York, and it is
appropriate to recognize them and to publicly acknowledge their endeav-
ors which have enhanced the basic humanity among us all; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
Woman of Distinction Lynette A. Santos upon the occasion of her desig-
nation for special recognition in celebration of Women's History Month
2009, at a special ceremony to be held on March 27, 2009, at the Bronx
Library Center, Bronx, New York; and
WHEREAS, Lynette A. Santos has educated the students of District 10
for 20 years and has proudly served the past four years as the esteemed
Principal of P.S. 33 in the Bronx; she is also an instructional leader
and children's advocate for grades Pre K-5; previously, she served as an
Assistant Principal, Teacher Leader and was the Math, Science and Tech-
nology Leadership Team teacher for District 10 and the New York State-
wide Systemic Initiative; and
WHEREAS, As Principal, Lynette A. Santos has worked collaboratively
with the Superintendents, Local Instructional Superintendents for
District 10, her Empowerment Network 7 Leader, as well as her staff,
thereby, greatly increasing the students' outcomes on assessment tests;
through careful implementation of research based instructional programs
and interventions, student needs were met and the school, as a whole,
displayed remarkable gains of improvement; and
WHEREAS, Furthermore, Lynette A. Santos has improved the schools'
grade on the New York City Progress Report as well as its Quality Review
Score; and
WHEREAS, During her tenure as Assistant Principal, Lynette A. Santos
worked together with the staff, parents and students to advance the
teaching and learning of all pupils; students were provided with rigor-
ous interventions that better enabled them to meet and exceed grade
level expectations; while a teacher, she instructed Kindergarten to
Fifth grade Math, Science and Technology classes; and
WHEREAS, In addition, Lynette A. Santos has worked as a mentor with
novice teachers and teacher leaders; she has served as a Summer School
Staff Developer for Middle School, Literacy Coach for Summer School, CEP
Review Team member for Network 6, Math, Science and Technology Education
(MSTe) Leadership Team member, and has been a presenter of many work-
shops in her school; and
WHEREAS, Lynette A. Santos worked as a MTSe staff developer for the
District training District Personnel and Teachers MSTe pedagogies and
served one year as a MSTe facilitator/adjunct for Stony Brook University
in conjunction with the Region; she was a member of Instructional
Exchange for the District; and
WHEREAS, Lynette A. Santos is one of 120 national recipients of a
grant from NIH, NSF, and NASA as a Math, Science and Technology Educa-
tion Leadership Team member; she completed her training in MSTe pedago-
gies at Stony Brook University, Hofstra University, and Brookhaven
National Laboratory; and

WHEREAS, As a result of her successful training, Lynette A. Santos was
selected to participate in the Research Project "COMPARING THE COMMON-
ALITIES OF THE USA STANDARDS WITH THE UK STANDARDS" at Greenwich Univer-
sity in London; during her research she was very fortunate to teach
students in the UK from Primary 1 to Standard 5; she was also chosen to
do a video program in the 4th grade class "INTEGRATING MATHEMATICS,
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL" for teacher development
by the MSTe Project, the Statewide Systemic Initiative and the Brookha-
ven National Laboratory; and
WHEREAS, In recognition of her efforts, Lynette A. Santos was recog-
nized by Chancellor Joel I. Klein as Outstanding Teacher of the Year in
2004; in 2002, she was named Teacher of the Year by the PTA and school
community of P.S. 33; in June 2005, she received the Region One Recogni-
tion Certificate Award for Support and Dedication for Teacher Leadership
to Region One; in 2006, she was presented the Community Support Award
from Inwood House-Youth for Real; she has also been recognized by the
United Federation of Teachers as one of the team players who transformed
her school; and
WHEREAS, She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History and
Elementary Education and her Master's of Science degree in Early Child-
hood Education from Lehman College; she pursued her second Master's
degree in Administration and Supervision at Bank Street College of
Education; and
WHEREAS, Prior to teaching, Lynette A. Santos worked as a para-profes-
sional for students with disabilities; it was through this remarkable
experience that she realized her passion for teaching and followed in
the footsteps of her mother; and
WHEREAS, A lifelong student herself, Lynette A. Santos truly believes
that every child can learn; her educational goal is the empowerment of
teachers to make collective decisions that embody the school's values
and help all students to achieve their dreams; and
WHEREAS, New York State is home to countless women, strong and color-
ful threads vital to the fabric of our rich heritage, who have and
continue to contribute to the advancement of our society; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when women of
such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our attention, they
should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of the great
State of New York; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Woman of Distinction Lynette A. Santos upon the occasion of her
designation for special recognition in celebration of Women's History
Month 2009; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Lynette A. Santos.