jpbottini

Name: Joseph P. Bottini Home Phone: 315 737 9317 Work Phone: none Address: 9440 Willowbrook Lane Cell Phone: 315 272 9986 Sauquoit, NY 13456 e-mail: jpbottini@adelphia.net Date/Place of Birth: 12/28/34 Rome, NY WEB Site: www.educationconundrums.com Parents: Joseph Bottini-deceased Rosaria (Pecci) Bottini-deceased (Both born in Italy) Marital Status: Wife - Mary (Nelson) Bottini (present) Mary (Dugan) Bottini (deceased) Daughters & Maria L. Bottini-Guyette and Richard S. Medvetz (Albany, NY) Sons-in-law: Michelle R. (Bottini) Wolsey and Thomas C. Wolsey (Ballston Spa, NY) Grandchildren: Mia Lynn Guyette, 14; Thomas Wolsey, 12; Danielle Wolsey, 9 Siblings: Agatha (Calif.); Luigi (Rome, NY); Nicholas (deceased) Education: Rome Free Academy High School (Rome, NY) Simmons School of Mortuary Science (Syracuse, NY) Utica College - BS Social Studies (Utica, NY) SUNY Utica/Rome - Graduate Studies (Utica, NY) United States Army “Medics” School (Ft. Carson, Colorado) Employment: Substitute Teacher: Perry Junior High - New Hartford (present) New Hartford Central School District (1985-99) (7th/8th social studies) Utica City School District (1969 -1985) (7th/8th social studies) Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. (Utica, NY) stock clerk; computer programmer. Brayton and Co. (Utica, NY) shipping clerk, stock clerk, local delivery driver. Oneida County Hospital @ Broadacres (Utica, NY) orderly. Bottini Funeral Home (Rome, NY) Funeral Director. Many full, part time and summer jobs including: house painter, landscape laborer, roofer, cemetery laborer and custodian, Day-camp Counselor/Director. Professional “Who's Who Among America’s Teachers”: 1992, 1994, 1998, 2005 Recognition National Daughters of the American Revolution American History Teacher of the Year - 3rd place - New York State – 1992. Received Phi Delta Kappa “Friend of Education Award” – 2004. Honorary member of the National Junior Honor Society at Perry Jr. High School (New Hartford) 1990, recognition of service. Honorary Captain-New Hartford Varsity Football -1998, recognition of service. City of Utica “Proclamation” for civic service to the community and to Education. January 2008 Professional Presently: Clock Operator, Statistician, and Scoreboard Operator Activities: Varsity football (New Hartford) Former: Advisor: Perry Jr. High (New Hartford) History Club Co-Advisor Perry Jr. High Honor Society Union Representative (New Hartford Teachers’ Association & Utica City School District Teachers’ Association) PTA Teacher Representative (Perry Jr High) Clock Operator, Statistician, Announcer and Scoreboard Operator; basketball, track, soccer – boys/girls Advisor: Perry Jr. High Yearbook Member: various school and district committees Chaperone- student trips and activities Community Co-authored a book (“Then & Now: Utica”) published by Activity: Arcadia Press. October 2007. Member of “GENESIS” (Mohawk Valley Advocates Group). Volunteer with the Oneida County Historical Society Participant in the Greater Utica Heart Run & Walk. Active member of Anti-NYRI Power Line Coalition. Member of the Sauquoit Valley Central School District Board of Education. 2006-2008. Guest Columnist for Observer-Dispatch (Utica) 2000 – 2006. Writer of weekly “Teacher Feature” article for Observer-Dispatch (Utica) 2003 – 2006. Military United States Army: 1956 – 1962 Honorable Discharge. 1956 – 1958 Active tour of duty in Germany. 1958 – 1960 Active Reserves 1960 – 1962 Inactive Reserves. Passion: Public Education, Bible Scripture, Public Justice. Pastimes: Teaching, Reading, Writing, Bible Study. Favorite "Do to others as you would have them do to you." Sayings: "It is not your aptitude, but your attitude, that determines your altitude" "There are no rights without the inherent responsibilities to properly execute those rights." "There is a difference between 'rights' and 'privileges' - as there is between 'needs' and 'wants'.” “Lack of happiness in the flesh cannot destroy true joy in the heart.” “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.” Helen Keller “Do not criticize your neighbor, until you have walked a mile in his moccasins.” Favorite 1 Corinthians 10:31 “Whether, therefore, ye eat, or drink, Bible Passages: or whatever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” Psalms 39:5 “. . . every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Thank you, Joe Bottini