New York State
Better Beginnings Award Winner

Mrs. Stephanie Ida with Regent Tilles

Medford Elementary School is honored to announce that
Mrs. Stephanie Ida, first and fourth grade inclusion teacher,
is the winner of New York State’s 2008 Better Beginnings Award.
The spirit of the award, which celebrates the life and career of
Helen Bach Moss, is that better beginnings make for stronger completions. 
It strives to recognize elementary teachers who are gifted
in finding and nurturing the strengths of each student and
 fostering trusting relationships among pupils,
parents, teachers, and administrators.
 Congratulations, Mrs. Ida.   You make Medford Elementary School
 and the Patchogue-Medford School District extremely proud.