Employee Directory

Stephen Bates

• Mathematics Faculty
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• Dyker Heights
• Upper School

“I love teaching math at Poly because the students are so willing to engage in study. I appreciate that we are able to dive deep into various areas of study and provide real-life applications of the topics learned in class.”

Poly Prep faculty are lifelong learners. Stephen Bates earned a bachelor’s and a master’s at St. Joseph’s University on Long Island in 2014 and 2015, and earned his Doctorate in Learning & Teaching from Hofstra University in 2020. He teaches Middle and Upper School students, advises the Upper School Student Government, serves as a faculty representative on the Faculty-Staff Council, and helps coordinate the summer academics program. He also teaches undergraduate and graduate courses at St. Joseph’s University in mathematics and adolescence education.