[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 76 (Tuesday, May 31, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E998-E999]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING DR. ADELE T. MACULA ON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT

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                         HON. STEVEN R. ROTHMAN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 31, 2011

  Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dr. 
Adele T. Macula, a lifelong resident of Jersey City, New Jersey, for 
three decades of devoted service as an educator. Dr. Macula is retiring 
as Associate Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction for the 
Jersey City Public School District after having touched the lives of 
countless students and colleagues throughout her tenure.

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  Adele Macula was born and raised in Jersey City, where she would go 
on to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from Jersey City 
State College (now known as New Jersey City University) and a Master of 
Arts in Education in Computer Science/Data Processing from Saint 
Peter's College. She also earned her doctorate in Educational 
Administration from Seton Hall University. Dr. Macula began her career 
as an elementary school teacher in the Jersey City Public School 
District in 1978, was promoted to District Supervisor for Programs that 
Maximize Potential in 1993, then to Special Assistant for the 
Department of Curriculum and Instruction in 1999, and finally to 
Associate Superintendent in 2000. She has also taught as an adjunct 
professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University in the Masters in Teaching 
Program, and at Seton Hall University in the Executive Doctorate in 
Education Program. Dr. Macula has served on many district and state-
wide education committees and has presented at local, state, national, 
and international conferences.
  Dr. Macula has developed and implemented award-winning programs which 
have received recognition from the State of New Jersey as a Best 
Practice and national recognition by the American Association of School 
Administrators. She has also created collaborative professional 
learning programs for teachers and administrators, serving as a co-
designer of the ECLIPSE! (Educational and Collaborative Leadership 
Institute for Principals and Supervisors Extraordinaire!) Program for 
new and aspiring administrators. Dr. Macula has written State and 
Federal grants which resulted in the Jersey City Public School District 
being awarded over $10 million.
  For her career-long dedication to education in Jersey City, Dr. 
Macula has received numerous prestigious awards. She was the recipient 
of the Boys and Girls Club of Hudson County's Brian C. Doherty 
Community Service Award for 2011. The New Jersey Association for 
Supervision and Curriculum (NJASCD) awarded her the Dr. Ernest L. Boyer 
2009 Outstanding Educator Award. In 2007, she was presented with both 
the ``Service Above Self'' Community Service Award by the Rotary Club 
of Jersey City Daybreak, and the Women's History Month ``Award for 
Contributions to Multicultural Education'' by the Jersey City Public 
Schools. In 2004, New Jersey City University granted Dr. Macula its 
Distinguished Education Alumni Award, making her the first-ever 
recipient of this honor.
  Mr. Speaker, today I rise to congratulate Dr. Adele Macula on an 
impressive career, to honor her many achievements in the field of 
education, and to thank her for her many years of hard work on behalf 
of the students and teachers of Jersey City.

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