Bio
“You don’t know what you are missing if you don’t have a teacher like Kerri Naples,” says Brian O’Connell, Principal of the Scholars’ Academy in the Rockaways. Ms. Naples’130 Algebra II and Trigonometry students cite her creative assignments, the value she places on their feedback and the personalized attention they receive as keys to their success. When Hurricane Sandy struck, many students lost their homes and the school was relocated to East New York. Despite these challenges, Ms. Naples gets accolades for her leadership and producing some of the highest Regents scores in the school’s history. Says a former student, now a math major in college, “Ms. Naples not only came through for me, but she taught me how to come through for myself.
