When the kids come back to school in September, something will be missing in the Manhasset School District.
Jodi Shapiro, the assistant director of the committee on preschool education and elementary special education, passed away last month at the age of 39. She died far too young.
Shapiro was responsible for implementing the district’s special education programs at Shelter Rock Elementary School, Munsey Park Elementary School, Our Lady of Grace Montessori School & Center and at St. Mary’s Elementary School.
“Jodi brought a level of caring and compassion to her job that’s rarely found, that’s probably the best way to put it,” said Regina Rule, president of the Manhasset Board of Education. “She put the needs of the children first. She’s left big shoes to fill.”
Ask any parent of a special needs child in Manhasset and we are sure they will tell you just how important the work was that Shapiro did for children facing the greatest challenges. She will be missed.
