Public School 173
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"Together We Can Make A Difference."

Inside P.S.173 : Get to Know Our P.S.173 Staff

IEP Teacher: Ms. Del Pilar

My ​​name ​​is ​​Ms.​​Del ​​Pilar​ ​and​ ​I​ ​have ​​been ​​a ​​special​​education ​​teacher ​​since​ ​2007.​​ I ​​received​ ​my
Bachelor​ of ​​Arts​ ​from​​ Hobart​​ and ​​William ​​Smith​​Colleges ​​with ​​ a ​​double​ ​major​​ in​ ​Spanish​ ​and​
Hispanic ​Studies​ ​and​ ​Latin ​​American​ ​Studies.​ ​I​​received ​​my ​​Master ​​of ​​Science​ ​from ​​City ​​College​ ​in​
Bilingual​ Special ​​Education.​​ I​ ​studied ​​abroad ​​in ​​the​​Dominican ​​Republic, ​​Ecuador​ ​and​ ​Peru.​
I​ have​ ​2​ ​children.​ ​My​ ​son, ​​Zachary,​​ is ​​8 ​​years ​​old​ ​and​​my​ ​daughter,​​ Mackenzie,​​ is​ ​7 ​​years ​​old. ​​My​
favorite​ books​​ are​​ The ​​​Alchemist ​​by ​​Paulo ​​Coelho,​​Thank​​​ You ​​Mr.​​ Falker ​​by​ ​Patricia ​​Polacco ​​and ​​A​​
Bad​ Case​​ of​ ​Stripes​ ​by​ ​David ​​Shannon. ​​I​ ​love​​ teaching​​and​​ I ​​love ​​my ​​students.​

PDelpilar@schools.nyc.gov

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