Deer Park Says “Thank You” To Board Of Education

Photos courtesy of Deer Park School District

The Deer Park School District celebrated School Board Recognition Week on Oct. 26, praising its dedicated board members for their dedication, caring and teamwork. Students from John Quincy Adams Primary School made a surprise appearance to perform a special “Thank You Song” with new lyrics referencing their gratitude for the board, accompanied by teacher Diana Cotrone on ukulele.

“Here at Deer Park, I would consider us to be about as fortunate as any community can be to have the board of ed that we have,” Superintendent James Cummings said. “They are really the most wonderful and supportive of boards I can speak for on Long Island. Anybody that has taught here, met them and met their families, realizes that they’re here for one thing, and that’s to make the community better and to make our students successful. Every conversation that we have is centered around how do we make our students successful, and how do we do it in the most fiscally responsible way? From the bottom of my heart, on behalf of the school district, I want to thank the seven of you for what we do for us, what you do for the community, and most importantly what you do for the kids.”