Frada M. Kaplan

Background

Kaplan, Frada M. was born on September 3, 1940 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Irving Kaplan and Naomi (Berger) Benezra.

Education

Bachelor, Brooklyn College, 1978; certified, Brooklyn College, 1981; Master of Science, Adelphi U., 1979; Doctor of Education, Columbia University, 1992.

Career

Teacher vacation playgrounds, New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, 1968-1971; teacher, coordinator Bureau for Visually Handicapped, New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, 1971-1976; special assistant division special education, New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, 1976-1981; assistant principal, New York City Board Education 811K, Brooklyn, 1981-1988; principal, New York City Board Education 811K, Brooklyn, since 1988; supervisor principal, New York City Board Education 811K adjunct professor, Long Island U., since 1995.

Achievements

• Frada M. Kaplan has been listed as a noteworthy principal, special education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Midwood Civic Action Council, Brooklyn, since 1970. Chairperson Brooklyn Borough President's Advisory Committee on People with Disabilities, since 1987. President New York City Administrative Women in Education.

Member Council for Exceptional Children, Association for Persons with Severe Disabilities, Association for the Help of Retarded Citizens, Association for Children with Retarded Mental Development, New York State Association Teachers for the Handicapped, New York Academy Public Education, Kappa Delta Pi.

Interests

• Avocations: Mastiff dogs, photography, knitting.

Connections

Children: Irvin, Adley, Heidi Gartenstein. Married Lawrence R. Haley, August 19, 1990.

Father:

Irving Kaplan Benezra

Mother:

Naomi (Berger) Benezra

Spouse:

Lawrence R. Haley

child:

Adley Kaplan

child:

Heidi Gartenstein Kaplan

child:

Irvin Kaplan