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Donna Menna

Donna Menna

Middle school teacher Donna Menna of IS 5 in Elmhurst, Queens, is one of this year's UFT Middle Schools Division Legacy Award winners.

John Herron

John Herron

Middle school teacher John Herron of IS 96 in Brooklyn is one of this year's UFT Middle Schools Division Lifelong Learner Award winners.

Reflecting three generations of UFT members are Learning Environment Award-winning teacher Jean Pedri (center) of IS 61 in Corona, Queens, flanked by her daughter Shannon Kelly, a per diem substitute teacher at IS 61, and her mother, Margaret Bena, a school librarian at IS 145 in Flushing, Queens, and a UFT member since 1961.

Middle Schools Awards Night

Over 200 honorees and guests attended the inaugural Middle Schools Awards at UFT headquarters in Manhattan, where some 40 members were honored for excellence in education, collaboration and union activism.
Two women with glasses pose for a photo amongst a crowd of many others in a field with a fence around it, one holding a UFT swag bag

Member Assistance Program’s Let’s Talk About It

Hundreds of middle school students took part in social-emotional learnng at the sixth annual Let’s Talk About It event in Queens, brought by the UFT’s Member Assistance Program (MAP), the MindUP social-emotional learning program and the UFT Teacher Center.
UFT Vice President for Middle Schools Richard Mantell shares a laugh alongside paraprofessional Sharlene Corcino (left) of JHS 194 in Queens and school counselor Roy of MS 581 during a workshop on boosting student morale.

Middle Schools Conference

More than 70 educators gathered at union headquarters for the union’s Middle Schools Conference, gaining professional development and key insights on meeting the challenge of supporting students at a uniquely challenging age.