Levittown Schools Welcome New Administrators

Four Levittown elementary schools welcomed new administrators as the 2018-19 school year kicked off last week.

Milton Josephs is the new assistant principal of Abbey Lane Elementary School and East Broadway Elementary School. He was previously an assistant principal in the New York State Department of Education for two years. Amy O’Grady is the new assistant principal of Jonas E. Salk Middle School. She follows previous Jonas E. Salk Middle School Assistant Principal Patrick Mulligan, who retired at the end of last year. And Dyanne Case is the new assistant principal of Gardiners Avenue Elementary School and Northside Elementary School. She previously served as a reading specialist in the district for five years.

Originally from the United Kingdom, Josephs now lives in Port Washington. He received his undergraduate degree in business studies and human resources from the University of North London and his masters degree in elementary and special education from Queens College. In addition, he holds an administration certificate from Stony Brook University.

An East Atlantic Beach resident, O’Grady is a long time member of the Jonas E. Salk family, where she has been an English teacher for the past 18 years and was the English department chairperson for four years before the restructuring of district administration. She enters the assistant principal role with a wealth of knowledge, having earned a bachelor’s degree in English Literature/Writing at Marist College and her master's degree in Secondary Education at CUNY Queens College.

Case, also a Port Washington resident, has been a teacher for 24 years in a variety of areas. She began her teaching career in the New York City Department of Education in Brooklyn where she was a fourth grade classroom teacher, a second grade classroom teacher, a social studies cluster teacher and finally a reading specialist. She then served as a reading specialist for eight years in Hempstead before arriving in the Levittown Public Schools as a reading specialist. In addition, she is currently an adjunct professor at Queens College in the elementary education department.

Photos: Milton Josephs, Amy O'Grady and Dyanne Case. Courtesy Levittown School District.