Ms. DOHERTY

1ST GRADE

Teacher Information

Welcome! My name is Kara Doherty and this is my first year teaching at Holy Family School. I
am so excited for our year together and can’t wait for all of the learning and fun we will have in
1st Grade.
I graduated from CUNY Queens College with a Bachelor’s in Psychology and shortly after
graduating, I pursued my Masters Degree at Touro College where I graduated with a degree in
Childhood Education/Teaching Students with Disabilities Grades 1-6. Currently, I am in the
process of getting my extension in Early Childhood Education B-2. While going through school
to get my Masters Degree, I was a Kindergarten Teaching Assistant for 2 years in Island Park.
After completing my Masters Degree, I became a Permanent Substitute teacher in East Meadow
where I taught in General Education classes, Co-Teach classes, self-contained classrooms and
utilized my Applied Behavior Analysis skills daily.
When I am not teaching I enjoy spending quality time with my family and friends. I also enjoy
teaching dance lessons which I have been doing for 10 years at the dance studio I grew up in.
I am overjoyed to join Holy Family’s school community as an educator and share my creative,
nurturing, and energetic talents to help guide your children to each of their individual success!
While striving for academic success- it is most important to remain anchored in faith together
as a class. I believe that we are all lifelong learners socially, emotionally, spiritually, and
academically. My goal is to teach my students to cherish learning as much as I do!