A Letter of Appreciation for Scarsdale Teachers and Staff

Dear Editor,

This week, May 4-8, we celebrate National Teacher Appreciation Week. On behalf of the Scarsdale Parent Teacher Council Executive Committee and the PTA Presidents of our seven schools, we want our teachers and staff to know how profoundly grateful we are for everything they bring to our schools each and every day. Across all seven of Scarsdale’s schools, our building-level PTAs are marking this special week with events and initiatives designed to honor the remarkable people who make our schools what they are—but we know that no single week, and no single gesture, can fully capture the depth of our appreciation.

Our teachers and staff give so much of themselves: their time, energy, creativity, and compassion. They show up not just as educators, but also as mentors, advocates, and steady presences in the lives of our children. Every school year brings its own rhythm of joys and milestones, routines and surprises, complexities and challenges—and year after year, Scarsdale’s faculty and staff meet all of it with remarkable dedication, grace, and purpose.

We wish every teacher, aide, administrator, and staff member a truly wonderful appreciation week. We hope the final months of this school year are filled with the many small moments of connection and accomplishment that make this work so meaningful.

Thank you, sincerely and wholeheartedly, for all that you do.

Best wishes,
Erica German, PTC President
Rokaya Hassaballa, PTC President Elect
Jeannie Adashek, PTC Secretary
Shilpa Spencer, PTC Treasurer
Erika Rublin, SHS PTA President
Gina Chon, SMS PTA President
Chelsey Mitchell, Edgewood PTA Co-President
Jackie Nimer, Edgewood PTA Co-President
Jessica Rosenberg, Fox Meadow PTA Co-President
Dorathy Sunshine, Fox Meadow PTA Co-President
Liza King, Greenacres PTA President
Saum Shetty, Heathcote PTA President
Sandra Brudnick, Quaker Ridge PTA President