THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
John Dewey High School
Selected by the United States Department of Education as a "New American High School" National Showcase Site
50 Avenue X, Brooklyn, NY 11223
Tel: 718-373-6400  Fax: 718-266-4385
Barry Fried, Principal

June 7, 2004

To Whom It May Concern:
Please accept my letter of support for Mauro Bressi. Mr. Bressi worked as an English teacher at John Dewey High School for 10 years. During that time, he demonstrated his dedication, creativeness and skill in the field of English.
Mr. Bressi applied for and received a Christa McAuliffe grant from New York State. It was used to create a Writing Center at our school. This center utilized computer technology to support student writing. He was an essential part of our Publications Institute, one of our writing initiatives. This program is used to train students in journalistic writing and allows them to publish their own writing.
He helped to improve the instruction in our English Department through curriculum and staff development workshops.
I recommend Mauro Bressi to you without reservation. He will make an outstanding administrator.

Sincerely,
Barry Principal
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