Connetquot Central School District

During Connetquot’s Oct. 28 board of education meeting, Director of Fine Arts and Music Vincent Malafronte announced that Idle Hour and John Pearl elementary schools’ art teacher Krystal Zaglool-Rivera received the New York State Art Teachers Association Teacher of the Year Award (Region 10) for her outstanding contributions to the field of art education and service to the regional and state organization.

Outside of the classroom, Ms. Zaglool-Rivera serves as an executive board member for the Suffolk County Art Leaders Association where she leads professional development classes throughout the year.