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Meet N.S.’s new director of Special Ed. opportunities for students with disabilities, improving on the existing instructional support Tefsa Stewart is a father, an and increasing emotional supavid fan of comic books, a black port for students are among belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Stewart’s top priorities as he the North Shore School Dis- begins his new position. “I trict’s new director of special never want to box anybody in,” he said “I want to make sure education. “ T h e e n e r g y o f N o r t h that we can push them approShore,” Stewar t priately.” said, convinced him “He (Stewart) is to join. “North guided by the belief Shore is a well that students with respected, and high disabilities thrive performing district, when they are held and there’s a lot of to high academic good work going on expectations, suphere.” he said, addported with ing that he saw an accountability, and o p p o r t u n i t y t o TEFSA STEWART surrounded by love expand on the cur- North Shore Director and support,” Chris rent work in special of Special Education Zublionis, Nor th education being Shore district done by the district superintendent, while also “figuring out ways w r o t e i n a p r e s s r e l e a s e that we could make some announcing his appointment. instructional efficiencies to “His commitment is to help stustreamline things” dents build self-efficacy by Stewart brings over two developing the confidence to decades of experience in K–12 advocate for themselves, engage education to the district. His fully in their learning, and purwork has encompassed several sue meaningful postsecondary aspects of special education, opportunities.” including classroom teaching, North Shore Board of Educaprogram development, compli- tion President Andrea Macari ance, and leadership. praised his skillset and his Creating more inclusive
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Courtesy Lawton Academy of Performing Arts
The Lawton Academy of Performing Arts offers classes ranging from screen acting to movie editing to kids 5-18.
Welcome to the Lawton Academy Former actor brings film and theater training to Glen Head By LUKE FEENEY lfeeney@liherald.com
Lights, camera, action at the Lawton Academy of Performing Arts. The school, located on 9 Glen Head Rd. in Glen Head, was founded by Andrew Lawton and his wife Darcy and opened last September. “I always wanted to do this,” he said. “I just didn’t know when it was going to happen.” Lawton was born in Melbourne and acted during his childhood. As an actor, he originated the roles of Logan Reilly on ABC’s “One Life to Live” and Jake Black on hit Australian show, “Neighbours.” Between television appearances, he starred in national ad campaigns on both continents and
numerous plays and musicals. After moving to New York City in 2000 he founded Kinetic Studios, a full-service video production company, in 2008. He and his wife moved to Sea Cliff in July 2021. Where he has since dedicated his time and money towards building his performing academy. “There is no family money, there is no endowment at all,” he said. “It’s just been kind of sweat equity from the production company that I put into getting this place up on its feet.” Lawton Academy operates on a fall and spring semester schedule, classes are designed to be small and offered to ages 5-18. “We really wanted a personalized intimate experience for the kids,” he said. “Not one CONTINUED ON PAGE 14
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