Diane Caputo, a Garden City Park resident for over nearly 30 years, has retired from the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park School District after 23 years as a dedicated and beloved teacher assistant at Hillside Grade School in New Hyde Park.
In 2017, the Hillside Grade PTA presented Mrs. Caputo with the prestigious Distinguished Service Award and received many accolades during her retirement year of 2018.
She spent the majority of her career working directly with special education students, providing them with extra academic support as well as extra love and attention.
Many of her students went on to success in high school and beyond. Diane lives in Garden City Park with her husband, Frank, and dog Rudy.
Caputo has a daughter and son-in-law Jenna and Jason and son and daughter-in-law Michael and Nicole. She is the grandma “Nonna” of Brandon and Kayla.
