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Back to School 2014

There were the usual smiles, tears, nerves and excitement across the city as students and teachers returned to public school classrooms on Sept. 4 to begin the 2014-15 year. The one big difference: 50,000 4-year-olds arrived for the first time under the DOE’s expanded full-day pre-K program.

Zina Burton-Myrick and D’Annette Mullen.
On the first day of school at Facing History HS in Manhattan are (from left) social worker Kelly Brown, UFT Special Representative Zina Burton-Myrick and special education teacher D’Annette Mullen.
Engaging in a common-planning session
Engaging in a common-planning session to start the year for Integrated Co-Teaching pairs in math are (from left) Facing History HS teachers D’Annette Mullen, Kristen Ritter, Maria Graziosi and Jeffrey Marrero.

Best friends since kindergarden, Elizabeth (left) and Wiktoria share secrets and excitement on opening day in Midwood, Brooklyn.

Cara Metz

A student proudly poses for a back-to-school photo outside PS 303 in Forest Hills, Queens.

Rachel Nobel

Natalya Kim puts on her daughter’s name and classroom tag, while a friend looks on. Both girls are starting 1st grade at PS 199 in Brooklyn.

Cara Metz

Young Bui walks his three children to PS 212 in Manhattan. “They’re very excited, and look forward to seeing new teachers and old classmates,” said their dad.

Linda Ocasio

Walking with his dad, Sebastian, 4, is entering pre-K at PS 199 in Brooklyn on the first day of school.

Cara Metz

Three-year-old Isla, who is starting pre-K at PS 212 in Manhattan, can’t contain her excitement as mom Heidi Feuerman records the big day. It is the first time that prekindergarten has been offered at the school.

Linda Ocasio

Accompanied by her mom, Darya brings flowers for her teacher on the first day of school at PS 199 in Brooklyn.

Cara Metz

Families bid a final farewell to their students through the fence outside PS 303 in Forest Hills, Queens.

Rachel Nobel

A teacher carries a few last-minute supplies to a school in Forest Hills, Queens.

Rachel Nobel

School nurse Maggie Martin sees a student in her office on the first day of classes at PS 119 in Brooklyn.

Jonathan Fickies

School nurse Maggie Martin gets student paperwork from special education teacher Sharod Clarke in her office on the first day of classes at PS 119 in Brooklyn.

Jonathan Fickies

UFT President Michael Mulgrew wishes students well in a classroom at the Marsh Avenue Expeditionary School on Staten Island.

Miller Photography

On the first day of her teaching career, Nicole Balestrire (second from right) is welcomed to the Marsh Avenue Expeditionary School on Staten Island by (from left) Mulgrew, UFT Staten Island Borough Representative Debra Penny and teachers Joseph Friedman, Joseph Pasterenack and Dina Cundari.

Miller Photography

Paraprofessional Karen O’Connor at PS 1 in Manhattan’s Chinatown works again this year with a student who was also her charge last year.

Pat Arnow

Science teacher Seung Lee explains the classroom rules to his class of 4th graders on the first day of class at PS 1 in Manhattan’s Chinatown.

Pat Arnow
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Zina Burton-Myrick and D’Annette Mullen.
On the first day of school at Facing History HS in Manhattan are (from left) social worker Kelly Brown, UFT Special Representative Zina Burton-Myrick and special education teacher D’Annette Mullen.
Engaging in a common-planning session
Engaging in a common-planning session to start the year for Integrated Co-Teaching pairs in math are (from left) Facing History HS teachers D’Annette Mullen, Kristen Ritter, Maria Graziosi and Jeffrey Marrero.

Best friends since kindergarden, Elizabeth (left) and Wiktoria share secrets and excitement on opening day in Midwood, Brooklyn.

Cara Metz

A student proudly poses for a back-to-school photo outside PS 303 in Forest Hills, Queens.

Rachel Nobel

Natalya Kim puts on her daughter’s name and classroom tag, while a friend looks on. Both girls are starting 1st grade at PS 199 in Brooklyn.

Cara Metz

Young Bui walks his three children to PS 212 in Manhattan. “They’re very excited, and look forward to seeing new teachers and old classmates,” said their dad.

Linda Ocasio

Walking with his dad, Sebastian, 4, is entering pre-K at PS 199 in Brooklyn on the first day of school.

Cara Metz

Three-year-old Isla, who is starting pre-K at PS 212 in Manhattan, can’t contain her excitement as mom Heidi Feuerman records the big day. It is the first time that prekindergarten has been offered at the school.

Linda Ocasio

Accompanied by her mom, Darya brings flowers for her teacher on the first day of school at PS 199 in Brooklyn.

Cara Metz

Families bid a final farewell to their students through the fence outside PS 303 in Forest Hills, Queens.

Rachel Nobel

A teacher carries a few last-minute supplies to a school in Forest Hills, Queens.

Rachel Nobel

School nurse Maggie Martin sees a student in her office on the first day of classes at PS 119 in Brooklyn.

Jonathan Fickies

School nurse Maggie Martin gets student paperwork from special education teacher Sharod Clarke in her office on the first day of classes at PS 119 in Brooklyn.

Jonathan Fickies

UFT President Michael Mulgrew wishes students well in a classroom at the Marsh Avenue Expeditionary School on Staten Island.

Miller Photography

On the first day of her teaching career, Nicole Balestrire (second from right) is welcomed to the Marsh Avenue Expeditionary School on Staten Island by (from left) Mulgrew, UFT Staten Island Borough Representative Debra Penny and teachers Joseph Friedman, Joseph Pasterenack and Dina Cundari.

Miller Photography

Paraprofessional Karen O’Connor at PS 1 in Manhattan’s Chinatown works again this year with a student who was also her charge last year.

Pat Arnow

Science teacher Seung Lee explains the classroom rules to his class of 4th graders on the first day of class at PS 1 in Manhattan’s Chinatown.

Pat Arnow
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