About

Donald F. Gately Ed.D. is the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Personnel in Manhasset, NY.  Don was a middle school principal in Jericho, Plainview-Old Bethpage, the assistant principal at Memorial Junior High School in Valley Stream and a teacher of English Language Arts in the New York City public schools. He is the former president of the Nassau County Middle Level Principals Association and active in a number of organizations that leverage support for innovative middle school practice. Don is a middle level leader with a singular passion and commitment to the intellectual and social/emotional development of adolescent learners. Don was the 2016 New York State Principal of the Year.   He was a BAMMY Award nominee for Middle School Principal of the Year in 2014 and 2015. Along with his wife Danielle (@dmgately) and an incredible PLN of committed Long Island educators Don co-founded EdCamp Long Island (@EdCampLI) in 2014.