The East Williston School District continues to support staff members’ professional development, enhance teacher and leadership practice, and focus training opportunities on meeting the needs of the entire school community.

As part of its preparation for the start of the 2022-2023 school year, the district partnered with Thomas Murray, director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools, and author of award-winning books including “Personal and Authentic and “Learning Transformed,” to lead training for the district’s teachers, administrators, board of education and mentors.

On Aug. 2, Murray led an engaging workshop for teacher-mentors in which they reflected on their journeys from new teachers to mentors, their reasons for doing the work they do for students, strategies they can employ in their leadership of new teachers, and ways in which they can use their experience to lead others. Board of Education President, Mark Kamberg, joined the training session to support staff. Teacher-mentors left the training inspired to lead and serve their colleagues during the 2022-2023 school year.