Ma’ayanot was honored to welcome New Jersey Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri-Huttle, a Bergen County state legislator, as well as Josh Caplan, executive director of Teach NJ and Renee Klyman, grassroots director at Teach NJ. Huttle spoke to the school’s administrators, faculty, lay leadership and students about her role in securing funding for school security, technology, nursing services and textbook aid. She also spoke about civic duty, voting and her sponsorship of the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights. “You need to participate in the process,” she told the students. The group enjoyed a tour of Ma’ayanot’s Makerspace and discussed innovation and women’s growing opportunities in the workplace.