Debbie almontaser biography
Debbie Almontaser is an American schoolteacher and community activist of Yemeni descent.
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Debbie Almontaser
American schoolteacher & principal
Debbie Almontaser is an American schoolteacher[1] and community activist of Yemeni descent.
She was the founding principal of the Khalil Gibran International Academy, a New York Arab-themed public school, named after the Christian Arab poet Khalil Gibran.
Biography
Almontaser founded and is a former principal of the Khalil Gibran International Academy.
Dr.A veteran of New York City's public school system, she taught special education, trained teachers in literacy, and served as a multicultural specialist and diversity advisor. She co-designed a curriculum for the Muslim Communities Project at Columbia University and for Educators for Social Responsibility/Metro.
In addition, she has contributed a chapter in The Day Our World Changed: Children's Art of 9/11 for New York University's Child Study Center and the Museum of the City of New York and in Forever After: New York City Teachers on 9/11 for Teachers C
