LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Janine Kieran upon the occasion of her
designation by the Association of Orthodox Jewish Teachers as the recip-
ient of its High School Principal of the Year Award on March 27, 2011

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and
commend 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 in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
Janine Kieran 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 High School Principal of the Year Award; and
WHEREAS, Janine Kieran, Principal of George Westinghouse High School,
will be honored at the organization's 41st Annual Luncheon, to be held
at The Renaissance in Brooklyn, New York, on Sunday, March 27, 2011; and
WHEREAS, When Janine Kieran, then Janine Mahfouz, entered George West-
inghouse High School for the first time 27 years ago as a teacher of
special education she was a recent graduate of St. Joseph's College and
the daughter of her proud parents, Bill and Marilyn Mahfouz; and
WHEREAS, She spent seven years working as a special educator, spending
a great deal of her time talking to her students and guiding them toward
better decision making and goal setting, forming lifelong friendships
and fond memories, and being mentored by fellow teachers who took an
interest in her and shared her strong commitment to the success of the
students; and
WHEREAS, Janine Kieran remains grateful for their interest and for the
support of the administrators who recognized her potential to be a lead-
er; and
WHEREAS, Janine Kieran then spent the next ten years as a Guidance
Counselor at George Westinghouse High School working to provide social
and emotional counseling for her students as she assisted them in devel-
oping their career goals; she particularly enjoyed the role of Guidance
Counselor since it enabled her to provide support for students who
presented with significant challenges that often stood in the way of
their success; and
WHEREAS, In 2000, Janine Kieran became the Supervisor of Guidance at
George Westinghouse High School; it was her goal, in this capacity, to
ensure that students were provided with choices upon graduation in the
belief that opportunities for a career and technical education provide
students with meaningful choices, all of which can lead to success and
personal and professional fulfillment; and
WHEREAS, Currently the Principal of George Westinghouse High School
Janine Kieran works diligently and creatively to ensure that students
receive the highest quality education in an environment conducive to
learning, one that fosters students' social and emotional growth while
preparing them to be productive citizens; and
WHEREAS, Under Janine Kieran's able leadership the administrators and
supervisors, teachers, and school support staff continue to work to
improve student outcomes, sharing a vision that every student will be
provided the highest quality education, learn a technical skill that
will provide them with viable career choices, and be surrounded by
caring adults who will guide them as they make their plans to continue
to make our world a better place; and
WHEREAS, With Janine Kieran throughout have been her husband, Brian
and their sons Connor and Ryan, 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 Janine Kieran upon the occasion of her designation as the recipi-
ent of the Association of Orthodox Jewish Teachers' High School Princi-
pal of the Year Award on March 27, 2011; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Janine Kieran.