Berner Teacher Named Massapequa Ames Administrator

Danielle Kennedy, an educator in the Massapequa School District for the last 18 years, has been named the executive assistant to the principal at Massapequa High School’s Ames Campus, which houses ninth grade. She replaces Tania Willman, who was appointed as principal of Ames.

Kennedy has taught seventh-grade social studies at Berner Middle School since September 2000. She served as a part-time attendance officer in the 2011-12 school year and was Berner’s social studies department assistant from 2012 to 2018. Additionally, she was the co-adviser of the National Junior Honor Society for the past two years, the summer school assistant principal in 2016 and 2017, and the summer school principal this year.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in social sciences and master’s degree in liberal studies from Stony Brook University, a master’s degree in literacy from Dowling College and a school district and building leadership advanced certificate from Stony Brook. Kennedy is the recording secretary on the executive board of the Long Island Council for Social Studies and is a 2006 recipient of the SCOPE Award for Excellence in Instructional Teaching.

“I’m thrilled to be able to continue working with the students and parents of this community in this new chapter of my professional life,” Kennedy said.

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