Principal of Kelly Elementary School in West Orange, NJ, Lifelong Learner, Admirer of explorers, wonderers, kindness sharers. Aspires to Servant Leadership
Joined December 2015
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4 May 2021
May the Fourth be with you, @WOKellyKids & @woschools ! Keep reaching for your stars- they are right next to you! @DrJoPollara misses you! @SenMarkKelly @GabbyGiffords @StationCDRKelly @amikokauderer
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3 May 2021
Thank you to teachers @KellyElementary and all those who dare to teach, to believe in something bigger than themselves, who touch the future! The years I worked along side of you were the best ever. Humbled & blessed! @woschools @Dr_ScottCascone @SenMarkKelly @StationCDRKelly
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18 Jan 2021
Well deserved honor for my colleague, one from whom I learned much & my cherished friend! @DrJoPollara wishes you continued success & sends love! @KellyElementary @woschools @WOKellyKids @CaptMarkKelly @StationCDRKelly @Dr_ScottCascone
18 Jan 2021
AMAZING! @KellyElementary teacher @DrKCOrange has been named an Exemplary Educator by the @NewJerseyDOE Click below to read more about her amazing journey and why we're so lucky to have her in our WO family!
Click here: bit.ly/39Gb0wd
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3 Nov 2020
1 Nov 2020
Ebb, flow, & @Oreo. A little snack on a rainy day as I safely tuck one chapter of life in the memories of my heart & prepare to start a new chapter. @KellyElementary, remember, retirement is when you stop living at work & start working at living. Enjoy! Miss you already. 🧿😘😘
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31 Oct 2020
Happy Retirement Dr. Jo - YouTube. It has been my joy to serve the Ts & Ss @KellyElementary! I will hold you in my heart forever! @woschools @Dr_ScottCascone @WOKellyKids @CaptMarkKelly @StationCDRKelly youtube.com/watch?feature=yo…
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25 Oct 2020
Dr. Jo has the Oreo cookies in the cabinet, focused on @KellyElementary Ts and @WOKellyKids & will continue to keep my head- and heart in the game of life! @woschools @TTriggScales @StationCDRKelly @CaptMarkKelly @Dr_ScottCascone @GabbyGiffords @amikokauderer
24 Oct 2020
Life has its ebbs and flows. Sometime you have momentum ... and sometimes you don't. For those times you don't, keep your head in the game. Also ... have Oreos on hand.
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24 Oct 2020
DJFlo getting ready to welcome @WOKellyKids to a frightfully fun time @KellyElementary Table or Treat! Dr. Jo can’t wait to see our scholars and parents! @woschools @Dr_ScottCascone @TTriggScales @CaptMarkKelly @StationCDRKelly @GabbyGiffords @amikokauderer
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19 Oct 2020
I had my last faculty meeting @KellyElementary with my cherished Ts. Goodbyes are so hard. I have been honored to serve as the last Principal at Pleasantdale & the first at Kelly! Trying to look ahead- my fortune cookie made me smile! @WOKellyKids @woschools @Dr_ScottCascone
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Dr. Joanne Pollara retweeted
17 Oct 2020
Watching my mom work so hard to become one of the first woman police officers in northern New Jersey really motivated me. I took my public school education to the Merchant Marine Academy, which set me on my path to the Navy and then the astronaut corps.
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18 Sep 2020
Dr. Jo @KellyElementary saddened to learn of the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Champion of gender equality, lifetime defending the Constitution-We the People will miss her. RIP, RBG @woschools @Dr_ScottCascone @CaptMarkKelly @GabbyGiffords
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15 Sep 2020
@KellyElementary Ts welcome our kindergarten Ss for first orientation! Ready to learn like Astronauts! Lift off! @Dr_ScottCascone @woschools @WOKellyKids
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15 Sep 2020
@KellyElementary staff welcomes @WOKellyKids back to school with “Beep & Greet”! So happy to see smiles & joyful faces of Ts, Ss & parents! @woschools @Dr_ScottCascone @TTriggScales @StationCDRKelly @CaptMarkKelly @GabbyGiffords @amikokauderer
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15 Sep 2020
DJ Flo essential @KellyElementary for a successful Beep & Greet” thanks for the music!!!
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15 Sep 2020
My last “First day of school.” @KellyElementary. Faculty & students made history learning virtually. Students’ faces - even in squares- remind us what it means to dare to teach. Much to explore on this journey! 🤟@woschools @CaptMarkKelly @StationCDRKelly @Dr_ScottCascone
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11 Sep 2020
@KellyElementary we embrace Mrs. Chirichirllo’s message! Be respectful, responsible & safe! Ready to learn like astronauts! Lift Off! Dr. Jo can’t wait! 🤟
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Dr. Joanne Pollara retweeted
27 Aug 2020
Today would have been Katherine Johnson’s 102nd birthday. I can’t help but think how far space exploration has come since she joined NASA in the ‘50s. Her calculations made the Mercury and Apollo missions possible, eventually putting a man on the moon.
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14 Aug 2020
Dr Jo @KellyElementary congratulates Dr. Orange Jones on her appointment as a Consultant with EdCollab! Her voice brings light to equity, diversity & learning! @Dr_ScottCascone @TTriggScales @CaptMarkKelly @StationCDRKelly @GabbyGiffords @amikokauderer @WOKellyKids @woschools
14 Aug 2020
This was great! I enjoyed speaking with @kenbondedu about Sustaining & Supporting Remote PLNs. Take a listen. And my colleagues @EDUC8_2_EMPOWER & @DreamBigRB were awesome!! #PLN @TheEdCollab @woschools @KellyElementary @Dr_ScottCascone
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Dr. Joanne Pollara retweeted
14 Aug 2020
This was great! I enjoyed speaking with @kenbondedu about Sustaining & Supporting Remote PLNs. Take a listen. And my colleagues @EDUC8_2_EMPOWER & @DreamBigRB were awesome!! #PLN @TheEdCollab @woschools @KellyElementary @Dr_ScottCascone
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4 Aug 2020
Dr Jo @KellyElementary honored to work with Dr KOJ! Innovative, reflective, life long learner & cherished friend! @woschools @WOKellyKids @Dr_ScottCascone @TTriggScales
3 Aug 2020
Excited to share my first blog on The Educator Collaborative website. Thank you @TheEdCollab #theedcollab
Kenny, The Student Who Taught Me About Giftedness & Assessment - Blog | The Educator Collaborative Community
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19 Jul 2020
Dr. Jo @KellyElementary remembers the excitement & anticipation of July 1969! Don’t ever say the sky is the limit when there are footprints on the moon! @WOKellyKids , google Apollo 11 - Mars anyone?? @CaptMarkKelly @Dr_ScottCascone @StationCDRKelly @TTriggScales @woschools
18 Jul 2020
Exactly 51 years ago, we were on our way to the Moon! There was a sense of excitement, focus, purpose and anticipation. America was on the verge of completing the “impossible.”
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