Community Education Council 24

Mosaic Pre k Center #777, 50-15 44 Street, Room 109

Woodside, New York 11377
Phone: 718.361.3560, Ext. 1092, / Fax: 718.361.3570/ Cec24@schools.nyc.gov
New York City Department of Education
http://www.facebook.com/CEC24

President 1st Vice President Treasurer Secretary

Lucy Accardo Henry Choi Anthony Fratto Luis Alban

Council Members Department of Education Official

Jo Ann Berger Community Superintendent District 24
Peter Cole Ms. Madelene Taub-Chan
Dmytro Fedkowskyj
Dorothy Russo
Phil Wong

Student Member
Vacant

Administrative Assistant
Janet Kregler
JKregler@schools.nyc.gov

Ms. Anna Arsenault P.S. /I.S. 102

Ms. Arsenault is a highly effective teacher in our school and her daily work supports that
classification. Ms. Arsenault was our STEM teacher in my son’s 4th grade ICT class and we feel
fortunate and blessed that she was moved up to continue with his class in the 5th grade ICT.
Her passion for her subjects is evident; she cares deeply and is so highly invested in the success
of each and every child. She sets high goals for our children and holds them to the highest
standards while never losing sight of whether a child seems to be getting lost. She customizes
her teaching and approach to ensure that all students are learning and are having fun doing it
and she goes above and beyond to provide additional support to anyone struggling. She is
always thinking of her students’ needs and the best way to serve and support them. As parents,
we know that she has the best interest of our children at heart, we know this because we see it
in their happy little faces, we know because she answers every text and email – even it means
sending an email at 10pm (after she’s revised her weekly lesson because she thought the lesson
was moving too fast for some of the kids). We know because she doesn’t wait for a parent to
reach out, she initiates contact. We know because she comes in every day with the brightest
smile on her face ready to shape and mold these young minds that have been entrusted to her.

Ms. Anna Arsenault who taught Science and Math to my son last year, in fourth grade. My son
and I agreed that she was an outstanding teacher who cares deeply about her students. At the
beginning of the last year, I had a meeting with her because my son struggled with math. I
appreciate her dedication to her career; she had an organized folder with my son's classwork
and quizzes and a detailed list of the objectives of each activity. She took her time to explain
the specific goals he needed to work on, and the activities he should do at home. She also
recommended websites where he can practice to improve his math skills. Through the year Ms.
Arsenault kept me informed about my son's performance and sent materials to help him
achieve his objectives. Thanks to this, my son not only achieved all the course goals in math but
also got an excellent score in the math state test. She has high expectations of her students and
encourages them to think critically and apply their knowledge. She also organizes engaging field
trips to give the children the opportunity to apply what they learned in science class to the real
world. This kind of teaching made my son love learning and become interested in science
research. Ms. Arsenault is an excellent educator; she listens to her students and connects with
them, she makes them feel comfortable when they make mistakes. Most of all, she inspires
them to do their best. I am thankful for the positive impact she had on my son.
Ms. Anna Arsenault was my daughter's 4th grade stem teacher. She is an excellent teacher.

From the student’s perspective she was an amazing teacher especially when explaining
concepts. My son has a diagnosis of high functioning autism. As parents of a child on the
spectrum who just transitioned into a large integrated class, we were very apprehensive about
our child’s academic success especially in the area of math and sciences. However, as soon as
my son started to attend Miss Arsenault’s class, we immediately saw positive results. Despite
his struggle with focus and speech, he was able to keep up with the workload. After his first
week, my son came home one day and excitedly told us the story of Ms. Arsenault’s origin and
how she was born in Korea to parents who couldn’t keep her and how she was later adopted by
a foster family in America. In our mind, we knew our son was able to identify with her as she
had candidly opened up to her students. Ms. Arsenault is very attentive to his needs. She is fun
and kind. Miss Arsenault truly cares for her students. What more could we have asked for? Yet,
this was only the beginning. We soon started to get notifications about her WeeKly website she
published to help parents get familiar with the activities in the classroom. At first, we thought it
was a great idea to improve communication with her students. What turned out to be a simple
daily homework tasks became a fairly large and organized source of STEM materials. Ms.
Arsenault took an incredible amount of time to scan and upload all the slides that were taught
in class. Not only were all the materials clear and concise with her own personalized notes and
highlights. She constantly motivates her students on her website and recognizes their efforts.
Furthermore, every time we have texted Ms. Arsenault, either at nighttime or during the
weekend, she always answered back within minutes.

We have interacted with many teachers and students attending New York City public schools
and we can confidently say that the attention Ms. Arsenault gives her students is truly
unparalleled. Ms. Arsenault is truly unique; she goes above and beyond in everything she does.
Today, we wanted to recognize her for her ability to inspire her students to learn, for keeping a
clear communication channel with parents and for providing an amazing support to every single
one of her students. Thank you Ms. Arsenault. Congratulations!