Alumni Spotlight:

A letter from

Concetta Posella

Dear Mental Notes,

After graduating from RIT, I married my husband, Tony, and moved to Chili.  That fall, I began working for Monroe BOCES 1.  Initially, I was a long-term substitute for Elaine Sacco at West Irondequoit.  Then I began working in the District-Based Program replacing a psychologist on maternity leave.  During my time at BOCES, I worked in a Foreman Center-based classroom with severely emotionally disabled students and the Creekside School for developmentally challenged students.

 

In the Summer of 2001, I gave birth to my daughter, Madison, who is three years old now.  Because I wanted to spend more time with my family, I was a stay-at-home Mom for about 7 months.  In January of 2002, I joined the faculty of Wayne Finger Lakes BOCES and was assigned to split my time between the Bloomfield and Honeoye Elementary Schools.

 

I took some time off again when I was expecting my son, Anthony Jr.  He was born in December of 2003 and has added so much to our family.  Madison and Anthony are developing a very normal sibling relationship, if you get my meaning.  It is becoming very interesting at our house.

 

This fall, I went back to work part-time in the Greece Central School District.  I currently service Athena Middle School two days a week and Holmes Road Primary School two days a week.  My duties include psychological evaluations, consultation, serving on the Instructional Support Team, and some counseling with the primary students.  I am a member of the Athena Middle School Climate Committee.  I also work after school in the LIFT Program, (Literacy Instills Future Thinkers), tutoring students on test-taking skills at Athena.  I am learning a wide variety of new skills.  Greece offers wonderful in-services and professional development opportunities.  I feel that I am completing my education by learning more about instructional strategies and best practices in teaching. 

 

As you may have gathered from this summary, the balance between family and work has been a constant theme throughout my career.  I still don't believe I have found the best solution, except to be hopeful.  As long as you remember that life is a work in progress, no obstacle is unsurmountable or too great to overcome.

-Connie