Educational Support Services 2008-2009 Coaching Network Guide for Teachers and Administrators
www.esboces.org/SCD
Educational Services That Transform Lives
September 2008
Dear Colleagues,
Eastern Suffolk BOCES goal in Educational Support Services (ESS) is to provide quality job-embedded, sustained staff development to component districts through the utilization of master teacher coaches. This customized staff development approach is designed to meet the needs of our component districts. The expertise of these master teacher coaches includes all content areas in both general and special education, including administrative coaching. It is our belief that through a viable coaching network we have created a forum for curriculum experts and staff developers in our region who will exchange ideas, share best practices and begin a tradition of meaningful dialogue regarding teaching and learning in our districts.
We are excited to report that our colleagues in both Western Suffolk BOCES and Nassau BOCES felt our “Coaching Network Guide” to be an exemplary practice and are replicating their own version in their regions.
As always, your feedback is welcome and we appreciate all your suggestions. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Marilyn H. Adsitt Director Educational Support Services
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Table of Contents
Letter from Marilyn H. Adsitt ………………………………2
Table of Contents …………………………………………..3
Criteria/Attributes for Coaches ……………………………4
Administrative Coaches ………………………………..5-21
ELA Coaches …………………………………………..22-50
Grant Writing Coaches ………………………………..51-54
Instructional Strategies Coaches …………………….55-65
Math Coaches ………………………………………….66-80
Multicultural Coaches ………………………………….81-87
Physical Education Coaches…………………………..88-89
Science Coaches ……………………………………….90-96
Social Studies Coaches ………………………………..97-100
Special Education Coaches ……………………………101-108
Alphabetical Listing of Coaches ……………………….109-111
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Criteria for Coaches
Model exemplary teaching strategies with specific content in designated grades Maintain the ability to affect teacher practice by working with teachers in their classrooms Integrate instructional technology
Attributes for Coaches
Energized by students, teachers, administrators, ideas, problem-solving and life-long learning Knowledgeable about content area and organizational structures for success Enjoy working as team facilitators Well-organized Thoughtful/reflective Maintain a sense of humor and flexibility Possess exceptional communication skills
For Coaching Network content information, please contact: Kate Davern, Administrative Coordinator, Professional Development (631) 218-4152 [email protected]
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Administrative
Dr. Robert Bedford
Coaching Expertise
Administration Grades K-12 Strategic Planning, Shared Decision Making, Data-Driven Decision Making ELA Grades 3-8 Writing Assessment Items (multiple choice and constructed responses) Instructional Strategies Grades K-12 Curriculum Planning Analysis, Effective Classroom Learning Activities, Differentiation of Curriculum and Assessment Math and Science Grades 3-12 Writing Assessment Items Social Studies Grades 3-12 Designing DBQ’s, Writing Assessment Items (multiple choice and constructed response) Special Education Grades K-12 Developing and Reviewing NYSAA Datafolios
Robert Bedford is the former Administrator of Curriculum and Assessment at Eastern Suffolk BOCES. In that role, he participated in extensive curriculum development, assessment design, planning and scoring, and use of data analysis to improve student performance. He was also a member of several State Education Department Networks, including Middle- Level Liaisons, the Assessment Liaisons, and the Gifted Education Network. Currently, Dr. Bedford is the Regional Leader Trainer for Long Island and New York City for the Alternate Assessment for Students with Severe Disabilities.
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Susan Bergmann
Administrative
Coaching Expertise
Administration Grades K-8 Teacher Supervision Scheduling Lesson Planning Shared Decision Making Behavior Management Advisory ELA Grades K-5 Writer’s Workshop Math Grades K-5 Everyday Mathematics Exemplars Differentiating Instruction Special Education Grades K-5 Autism Spectrum Disorder Applied Behavioral Analysis
Susan Bergmann is a retired elementary principal after serving fourteen years in the Bayport-Blue Point School District. Prior to that position, she served as an assistant principal in Three Village Schools. She received her advanced degree at Queens College. Her teaching experiences were all with the New York City Department of Education. There she taught both elementary and middle school. She was part of the staff that opened the Louis Armstrong Middle School, the Chancellor’s school, in 1980.
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Administrative
Dr. Richard Bernato
Coaching Expertise
Administration Grades K-12 Leadership Curriculum Planning Thinking Skills Systems Thinking Comprehensive Education Planning and Restructuring per NCLB Requirements Mentoring Strategic Planning Shared Decision Making Instructional Strategies Grades 6-12 Writing in the Social Studies Curriculum Writing Mapping Thinking Skills in Social Studies Interdisciplinary Curriculum
Dr. Richard Bernato has served in a number of administrative positions that include assistant superintendent for educational instruction. He is presently an associate professor of educational leadership, administration, and technology for Dowling College. He has conducted workshops, trainings and in-service workshops to districts in the tri-state area in curriculum, leadership, shared planning and strategic decision making.
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Dr. Mary R. Cannie Administrative
Coaching Expertise
Administration Grades K-12 Curriculum Management and Planning Teacher Observation (Pre-Conference to Post-Conference) Using achievement data to drive curriculum and instructional decision making Unwrapping Test Data (Content, Context and Cognitive Level) Program Evaluation Topological and Deep Curriculum Alignment Classroom Walk-Through Reviewing Classroom Artifacts One-to-One Administrative Mentoring
Dr. Mary Cannie is a retired superintendent of schools and has devoted many years of her career to the professional development of administrative staff. Dr. Cannie is certified by several national organizations including Curriculum Management Systems, Inc. (CMSi)/Phi Delta Kappa, AASA Strategic Planning (Bill Cook’s Model), and Hope Foundation-Failure Is Not An Option. She currently is a School Quality Review Initiative Consultant for NYSED and a CMSi/PDK lead auditor. She has led or participated in approximately thirty curriculum management audits and has served as an administrative consultant in numerous school districts.
In addition to training and facilitating administrative professional development workshops and seminars, Dr. Cannie has provided one- to-one consultation for administrators at all levels within the school district. Her individual mentoring work includes supporting central office administrators and principals with developing long-term curriculum planning documents, program cohesion and evaluation, classroom observation processes, time management and managing student achievement data to drive curriculum and instructional decision making.
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Administrative
Kristine Cucinello
Coaching Expertise
Administration Grades K-12 Knowledge Management Leadership Project Development and Organization Customized Curricula for Support Staff, Teachers and Administrators Finance, Operations and BOCES Instructional Strategies Grades K-12 Technology Integration Curriculum Design Classroom and Time Management Area of Specialty: K-12 Science
Kristine Cucinello is the former Administrative Coordinator of Instructional Technology at Eastern Suffolk BOCES. In that role, she worked with school districts to identify appropriate technologies to be used in classrooms and facilitated the multi- year contracts to acquire that equipment. She has held administrative roles in the financial services and regional support services departments at Eastern Suffolk BOCES. She has participated in many leadership activities including shared decision making, strategic planning, TQM and Middle States Accreditation. Her professional background includes over five years of science teaching experience at the middle and high school levels. She has facilitated trainings for teachers, administrators and support staff in a variety of technology topics such as curriculum mapping, time management and finance topics. She is able to analyze information, organize it and communicate that information to others in an easy to understand format. 9
Dr. Joan Daly-Lewis Administrative
Coaching Expertise Facilitating Professional Development to Improve Teaching and Learning Improving Teacher Performance Appraisal Systems (APPR) Improving Teacher Observation Practices Board of Education Goal Setting Strategic Planning Shared Decision Making Training Project Facilitation and Facilitator Training Community Focus Forums and Community Outreach Support Program Evaluation and Review Leadership Training
Dr. Daly-Lewis is well known on Long Island for her long-term commitment to helping teachers, administrators, and board members develop their knowledge, skills, and leadership capacity. She has a doctorate from Teachers College, Columbia University, in Curriculum and Teaching. A retired Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Joan is currently teaching in the School Leadership Program at Stony Brook University, and is providing consulting support to numerous Long Island districts, working on improving teaching practices, supporting shared decision making training, facilitating strategic planning, and helping districts design focus forums and other forms of community outreach. A major focus of district work with Joan has been enhancing supervisory practice, including professional development for administrators in current models for supervision and evaluation. She has been active in helping districts to strengthen their performance appraisal systems (APPR), using the Danielson model, the Three Minute Walkthrough, and other resources. The emphasis is on supervision that improves teaching and learning, and builds learning communities.
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Administrative
Joseph Darrigo
Coaching Expertise
Administration Supervision and evaluation of teachers Organization and supervision of a high school English department Lesson design (objective through closure) Classroom management and discipline Time management for building principals
Joseph Darrigo is a retired high school principal with extensive experience in classroom observation and evaluation of teachers based on objective criteria. He served for thirteen years as an English department chairman, four years as an assistant principal and eleven years as a principal, and has also served as a consultant and as an assistant superintendent in the areas of secondary education and personnel. During his performance in those varied roles, Joseph has written a comprehensive curriculum guide recognized for excellence by the National Council of Teachers of English, and has authored and helped establish district wide standards for effective instruction.
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Ann M. Delehant
Administrative
Coaching Expertise Founding member of Coaching School Results, INC (www.coachingschoolsresults.com) Facilitated many grade level teams, clusters and departments Trained school-based coaches as part of NSDC and Coaching School Results on topics including change, relationship/communication skills, coaching strategies, facilitation, using data and contracting Served as a leadership/executive coach for principals, teacher leaders, superintendents and other school leaders
Ann M. Delehant is a committed trainer and development professional with more than thirty years of experience in a variety of roles and settings. She has worked as an external consultant for national consulting firms, professional associations, universities and several school districts where she served at the school level and at central office. Ann is an experienced facilitator, staff developer, teacher, guidance counselor, grant writer, government relations’ specialist, curriculum developer and university instructor. Her broad system perspective is evident in each role she pursues. Ann’s work focuses on topics such as teams and trust, professional learning communities, effective meetings, protocols for looking at student work, developing common assessments and writing rubrics, professional development design, conflict resolution and problem solving.
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Administrative
Elizabeth Irwin
Coaching Expertise
Administration Assisting school administration to determine the school needs to show real growth Leadership Support Curriculum Writing and Mapping Support school wide change Implementing systems to collect and analyze school wide data Developing school wide professional development programs based on school needs
Elizabeth Irwin has worked as a teacher, education consultant, university lecturer, deputy principal, principal and regional leader in developing Whole School Curriculum Frameworks in Math and Literacy. Her passions include school leadership in a culture of change. She has co-authored a text used currently in a number of universities in teacher education courses, titled “Playing with Curriculum.”
Her depth of knowledge and capacity for building professional learning communities in schools has been realized through her instigation and facilitation of the Teachers’ Learning Network community as well as her professional development consultancy work with teachers and administrators. Elizabeth is currently completing her doctorate, focusing on school leadership and professional learning communities with curriculum change.
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Dr. Jerry L. Jackson Administrative
Dr. Jerry L. Jackson has thirty-four years of experience as an educator which cuts across all levels. Most recently he has joined the Educational Leadership Department at Kean University as an assistant professor. His last administrative position was as superintendent of schools for the Central Islip Union Free School District in Suffolk County, New York.
Dr. Jackson has been active professionally in the Long Island Black Educators, an affiliate of the parent organization and National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE). Additionally, he served on the Advisory Board of the Long Island School Leadership Center.
Dr. Jackson has done extensive research on diversity in public schools. He is the author of the article Breaking the Hiring Barrier, which appears in the June 2006 issue of American School Boards Journal. Dr. Jackson is also in the process of collaborating on a book that examines issues impacting African American superintendents in America. In addition, Dr. Jackson and a colleague have received approval and funding from the Kean University Institutional Review Board (IRB) to conduct a national study of female school superintendents.
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Administrative
Dr. Raymond D. Jorgensen
Coaching Expertise
Admin i stration Best known as the principal’s principal Teaches school administrators the practical knowledge necessary to both lead and manage through strategic thinking and conventional leadership Served for five years as a middle school/junior high principal Served for fifteen years as a high school principal in the most diverse community setting in his district Taught in schools at all grade levels
Raymond D. Jorgensen, Ph.D. has spent the past thirty years leading while studying organizations and the concepts of organizational learning and change. In the past fifteen years, he parlayed this practical knowledge into the concept of Conversational Leadership, an insightful, theory-based method of conducting more effective meetings which taps into the collective wisdom of a group and leads to higher quality relationships for higher quality results. Ray consults, facilitates and conducts workshops for organizations on Conversational Leadership, with a proven track record of affecting organizational change. He has worked with public and private school systems, city and county governments, physicians’ offices, and a variety of private businesses as a keynote speaker, facilitator, and seminar-workshop leader.
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Bruce J. Kollmar
Administrative
Coaching Expertise
Admin is tration Grades K-12 Assist Special Education Administrators with: Departmental and Office Organization Compliance with Federal and State Regulations Grant Writing and Administration Program Supervision Teacher Supervision Special Education Finance CSE/CPSE Function Dealing with Difficult Parents Communication Skills STAC Process Grant Writing Grades K-12 Completion and Administration of Special Education grants ¾ 611 ¾ 619 ¾ ESY
Bruce Kollmar is a retired Director of Student Support Services and has also served as Director of Finance for the South Country Central School District. He has chaired Committees on Preschool Special Education and Committees on Special Education. His duties have included supervision of kindergarten through grade 12 special education teachers as well as psychologists, social workers, speech therapists, nurses, and guidance counselors. Bruce Kollmar has created and overseen department and district budgets. He has filled various state reports for the areas of his supervision. Mr. Kollmar has worked with the state education department to insure appropriate compliance with both federal and state regulations. He began his career as a special education teacher for the Riverhead Central School District, spending nineteen years in the classroom. In addition, he is currently a private consultant working with school districts in the area of special education. He has focused on improving the delivery of instruction and organizing special education departments to run efficiently while remaining compliant with state and federal regulations. 16
Administrative
Pat Nicolino
Coaching Expertise
Central Administration Mentoring Superintendents Mentoring Assistant Superintendents for Business Conducting Business Office Procedures and Process Analysis Budget Preparation and Revenue Analysis Negotiations Analysis Efficiency Studies Capital Project Assistance Technology Analysis Transportation Analysis School Lunch Analysis
Nicolino Associates employs a team approach in its coaching and mentoring activities. By utilizing this technique, school districts are assured of obtaining the most qualified individuals to meet their specific needs. In addition, the team approach provides a unique synergy ensuring a successful experience. Pat Nicolino, President of Nicolino Associates, has served in several capacities as a teacher, coach, department chair, curriculum coordinator, administrative assistant, assistant superintendent for business, assistant superintendent and superintendent of schools. Since 1990 Nicolino Associates has provided coaching, consulting and mentoring services to over twenty school districts in central office areas such as financial operations, transportation, negotiations and capital projects as well as serving as an interim superintendent in many districts. Nicolino Associates has also conducted many successful candidate searches for the position of assistant superintendent for business and superintendent of schools and has provided interim services on an as needed basis. All members of the Nicolino Associates team are New York State licensed administrators and are Registered School Business Administrators by the International Association of School Business Officials.
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Philip Olynciw
Administrative
Coaching Expertise
Admin is tration Grades K-12 Experiential learning and group facilitation Maximizing participation and input of faculty and staff to proactively overcome resistance How to conduct a meeting Conflict resolution Group approaches toward problem solving Grant Writing (Federal, State, Local, Foundations) Creating a need profile and establishing significance Developing goals, objectives and success measures Crafting approach or program descriptions Building a plan, design or method of implementation Choosing and presenting personnel Presenting a budget and budget narrative Engaging a local evaluator and your evaluation plan Instruc t ional Strategies Grades K-12 Group dynamics and choice theory Classroom management techniques Social and behavioral contracting Academic contracting Classroom community meetings The teacher as a facilitator
Philip Olynciw is the manager of products and services for Nia Solutions Corporation. Prior to co-founding Nia, he was the director of training and a technical assistant for the Northeast Regional Center for the United States Department of Education for seventeen years. During those years, he provided technical assistance to teachers and administrators in hundreds of schools throughout the northeast United States. His expertise resides in the areas of: leadership, group problem solving and planning, grant development, conflict resolution and classroom management techniques.
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Administrative
John Reid
Coaching Expertise
Admin i stration Grades K-12 Served as an unpaid coach to a middle school principal at Dawnwood Middle School from March 2007 – June 2007 Currently serving as advisor to nine Brentwood teachers in Stony Brook University’s Educational Leadership program Served in same capacity for C.W. Post for past two years Expertise in middle and high school administration Teaches online courses for an educational agency Worked eight summers at University of Wisconsin with middle level teachers on curriculum, assessment, advisory programs and other middle school elements
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Administrative Michael Staunton
Coaching Expertise
Administration Collating and analyzing school based data to assist with school programs and identify trends for establishing differentiated programs Using collected data to design lessons for small groups Identifying school goals Developing whole school curriculum units of work Developing an inquiry approach
Michael Staunton is an A.U.S.S.I.E. consultant who has worked as a teacher, guidance counselor, university lecturer/researcher, school review officer, teacher recruitment and selection in these areas: high school social studies/literacy, assessment design, school review, curriculum theory and practice, group problem solving processes and data analysis. Michael has extensive experience in working with administration, teacher teams and individual teachers. His aim is always to be part of a team that develops whole school change. He is able to assist schools in planning curriculum, in formatting and delivering teacher professional development and in determining appropriate resourcing. Michael has worked as a data specialist, coaching teachers and working with school administration to raise school practices and improve student data. He has expertise in data collecting and has worked extensively with assessment and analysis of data to drive instruction and inform teaching.
Formal Qualifications PhD; master’s in education; bachelor’s of education; post- graduate diploma in special education
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Administrative
Daniel Storchan
Coac hi ng Expertise
Administration Modeling best practices of pedagogy and technology Assisting teachers in the use of alternative assessment methods Facilitating the implementation of a school-based customized technology plan Showcasing new resources/materials Developing project-based technology-infused learning experiences Showcasing the tools necessary for students to achieve ICT Literacy (Information and Communication Technologies) Providing experiences that will create learning communities within a school
As the Educational Technology Manager in A.U.S.S.I.E., Mr. Storchan is directly responsible for the management of a team of educational technology consultants, who offer high-level expertise in professional development in technology integration based on a pedagogical framework. Mr. Storchan strongly orientates his team towards a focus on providing professional development linked to the National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers. This focus is clearly on teaching and learning and not on the technology involved. In the practical application of this role, Mr. Storchan divides his time between management and school based consultancy, working closely with principals and teachers to build 21st century strategic achievement plans. In schools, one of the key aims of Mr. Storchan’s work is to demonstrate that it is possible to create flexible professional development for staff through the appropriate use of technology. Integral to this process is always the active enlistment of a team of stakeholders to improve learning experiences for students by providing effective new ways to instruct and assess. Upon joining the A.U.S.S.I.E. administration in 2007, Mr. Storchan brought with him extensive experience in both education, as a secondary education English teacher, and Technology Integration as an educational technology consultant for Teaching Matter’s. 21
Janet Baron
Coaching Expertise
ELA ELA Grades 6-8 ELA State Assessment test prep Reading Strategies to increase comprehension in all subject areas Six Trait Approach to Writing Instructional Strategies Grades 6-8 Differentiated Instruction Feuerstein’s Instrumental Enrichment – A Thinking Skills Program – Certified Trainer
After a thirty-three year career as a middle school educator for the Brentwood School District, Janet Baron retired as a Secondary Language Arts/Social Studies Staff Developer. Prior to her final position, Janet served as an 8th grade English teacher for sixteen years, a Reading Consultant for twelve years, a mentor to new middle school English teachers and an adjunct professor to the Evening Suffolk Community College New Horizons Programs for adult ESL students.
Drawing from her vast experience and on-going professional development, Janet has acquired a comprehensive understanding for best practices in the teaching of language arts and reading across the content area. She has enjoyed energizing and inspiring the teachers in her district with new strategies and instructional creativity by presenting numerous conferences, mini-workshops, Teacher Center in-service courses and model classroom lessons.
As an ELA scoring leader and turnkey trainer for the state assessments since 1999, Janet has an in-depth knowledge of the exams and has provided teachers with motivating activities to increase student success. 22
Judith Boyle
ELA Coaching Expertise
ELA Grades 3-5 Research-based strategies and best practices for bringing literacy into all content-area classrooms Collaborating with colleagues and creating an environment of Balanced Literacy
Judith Boyle recently retired from the Sachem Central School District after thirty-four years as an English teacher, chairperson and literacy coach. In all classrooms of all content areas, Judy facilitated the use of research-based strategies and best practices in literacy, instruction and assessments. Her experiences included professional development training sessions for middle school teachers and all new teachers in grade levels K-12, pushing into middle school classrooms and modeling lessons, observing and conferencing with teachers and analyzing data. In addition, Judith researched and purchased a collection of materials to begin a Professional Resource Library consisting of differentiated resources, including leveled materials mapped to science, social studies, math and ELA curriculums and professional resources for all teachers to use to promote literacy in their classrooms. Lastly, Judith has extensive knowledge related to the N.Y.S. ELA Assessments in teaching, administering and scoring the tests.
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Bob Budd
Coaching Expertise
ELA ELA G r ades 7-12 The Dramatic Connection – Use of role play and acting techniques to engage students Living Grammar – The students become the sentence Vocabacize© - A fun way to learn many words Regents Scoring – A holistic approach using rubrics to score essays
Bob Budd began teaching English in the New York City Public School System. He is an innovative teacher who has enjoyed a thirty-four year career. Over the years, he has trained several student teachers and has provided numerous workshops. Bob has received many accolades including: a listing in Who’s Who Among High School Teachers; Three National Endowment for the Humanities awards; recognition as a fellow of the Long Island Writing Project; recipient of the N.Y. State English Council Teacher of Excellence award and an Adelphi University certificate for Excellence in the Teaching of Poetry. In addition, Bob was very proud to be one of the five national finalists in the prestigious Christa Mc Auliffe Fellowship; his Vocabacize© proposal earned him this honor.
This widely recognized vocabulary program where students teach other students can be adapted for any educational discipline. Mr. Budd would like to share this enjoyable teaching/learning method with fellow educators.
In addition to his vocabulary project, he has created “Living Grammar,” a program which requires total student involvement.
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Jan Burn ELA
Coaching Expertise
ELA Supporting teachers to clarify a strong pedagogical philosophy Supporting teachers in developing systems for managing and assessing literacy data Providing professional development support in the deepening of teacher understanding of literacy processes Establishing collaborative learning communities Supporting beginning teachers and modeling best practices Establishing reading and writing workshops
Jan Burn is an A.U.S.S.I.E. literacy consultant who began her career some twenty-eight years ago across K-8 and has developed expertise in ELA. Throughout her career she has been involved in pre-teacher training, teachers college, has guided, trained and mentored beginning teachers, been seconded to college as a literacy adviser and created videos to show good practice for use in teacher training. Jan has also held the positions of assistant, deputy and principal. Since joining A.U.S.S.I.E. Jan has worked at a number of schools in N.Y.C. Jan has presented workshops in reading, writing and curriculum mapping. One of her recent accomplishments was creating a writing curriculum that was linked to the components of the National Reading First Initiative. She has also developed conference and assessment tools for reading and writing. Jan has worked with principals, teachers and all stakeholders in establishing reading resource rooms, Leveling books, introducing and establishing learning centers; developing reciprocal guided reading practices together with developing classroom environments. Jan has supported teachers with behavior management strategies, educated all partners in the advantages of analyzing and using running records combined with analyzing children’s writing and using data to undertake informed teaching.
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Gina Castaldo
Coaching Expertise
ELA G r ades K-8
Implementation of Reading and Writing Workshops
ELA Developing Reading Comprehension Strategies Guided Reading/Book Clubs Benchmark Assessments Genre Studies 6+1 Traits of Writing Word Study Poetry Workshop ELA Test Prep as a Genre Organization and maintenance of classroom libraries and school bookrooms to support literacy instruction
Gina Castaldo has a B.S. from SUNY Oneonta and an M.S. in Elementary Education from Fordham University. In addition, she is a trained Literacy Coordinator through Literacy Collaborative at Lesley University in Cambridge, MA. Her experience includes teaching in the primary and intermediate grades, as well as providing staff development as a literacy coordinator for six years in the Three Village Central School District. She is currently a literacy consultant for Eastern Suffolk BOCES offering staff development in both the elementary and middle school levels.
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Geri Catapano
Coaching Expertise ELA
Instructional Strategies Grades K-12 Facilitating communication and reading strategy applications between the student, reading specialist and the classroom teacher Identifying areas of breakdown in decoding, fluency, comprehension and analytical thinking and teaching seamless strategies that move and grow with the K-12 student
Geri Catapano is a reading specialist, K-12, at the Stony Brook School (college preparatory 7-12) and consultant for public schools on the North Fork of Long Island. During her tenure as a teacher in both the public and private arena, she has been a classroom teacher for elementary grades Pre-K through sixth, a small group reading teacher K-12, and maintains a private, one- on-one reading practice in Stony Brook and on the North Fork.
Ms. Catapano’s specialty is being able to listen to the student and guide him/her towards understanding how his/her brain processes a variety of situations and coach him/her to define and achieve his/her goals as a learner.
Ms. Catapano has created “Reading to Remember” workshops and a distance learning program for the Stony Brook School. She is an ESL teacher for Adult Literacy in Eastern Suffolk BOCES, and has worked with Literacy Collaborative as an ELA (English Language Arts) grader. Her sense of humor and empathy for the students and the teacher are evident in her passion for teaching reading.
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Kate Corkery
Coaching Expertise
ELA ELA Grades K-12 Literature as a Tool for Content Area Instruction Word Study/Vocabulary Writer’s Workshop Reading Readiness and Phonemic Awareness
Kate Corkery has been working in the Brentwood School District for thirty-eight years. She has been an elementary teacher, high school English teacher, reading consultant, staff developer and coordinator of language arts and social studies K-12. Ms. Corkery has been a scoring leader for ELA 3-8 assessments and coordinated a regional scoring site in Brentwood School District for ELA 3-8 and social studies 3 and 8. Recognized as a master teacher, Kate became an ELA staff developer in Brentwood School District. She has offered many teacher center courses and written curriculum for BOCES. Kate has been active in local, state and international reading organizations, serving as president of Suffolk Reading Council and regional director of New York State Reading Association. She has been a presenter at Suffolk Reading Council, New York State Reading Association and the International Reading Association.
These experiences and on-going professional development have given Kate an in-depth understanding of literacy acquisition, best teaching practices and strategies for success in reading and writing across all curriculum areas. Kate loves teaching the new teachers the “old tricks” and the veteran teachers the new ones.
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Margie Crombie
Coaching Expertise ELA
ELA G ra des K-5 Using a range of assessment practices to drive comprehension instruction Providing Professional Development support for teachers’ understanding of the reading and comprehension process Developing Professional Development plans for individual teachers Ensuring a consistency of literacy programs in the content areas Assisting teachers to implement a focused balanced literacy program Assisting teachers to develop a differentiated program based on their students needs Using data to drive instruction Implementing learning technologies into classroom practice
Margie Crombie is an A.U.S.S.I.E. literacy consultant with more than twenty-five years experience in the field of education. Margie’s experience includes teaching, curriculum writing, project management and being a demonstration teacher for student teachers studying at an Australian University. Margie’s most recent Australian experience included the training of her colleagues in the Teaching of Reading. Margie has been nominated for a National Excellence in Teaching Award. Margie’s years of experience in the literacy field have enabled her to provide insightful, highly successful measurable strategies in all facets of ELA in numerous New York City schools. She is proactive in coaching teachers to learn new skills in literacy, comprehension strategies and learning technologies. Her aim is always to be part of a team that develops whole school change. She is able to assist schools in planning curriculum, in formatting and delivering teacher professional development and in determining appropriate resourcing.
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Theresa DiClemente
Coaching Expertise
ELA ELA – High School Experienced consultant in ELA at the high school level
Recently retired, Theresa DiClemente enjoyed a thirty-four year career as an instructor of English at Hauppauge High School. She has planned, designed and executed meaningful and motivating lessons to students of every ability level. Her work as an inclusion co-teacher has served as a model both within her own department and for other districts. She particularly enjoys working with colleagues to improve instructional practices and to develop and implement curriculum to raise both the level of academic success for students and the comfort level and performance of educators. In addition, she has done extensive curriculum writing and committee work. Theresa DiClemente is the recipient of the 2002 Educator of Excellence Award, presented by the New York State English Council.
Presently, co-consulting for the Sachem School District on Regents preparation, curriculum development, teacher mentoring and lesson modeling.
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Sybil Gelfand
ELA
Coaching Expertise
ELA Grades K-8 Instructional strategies for at-risk learners Targeting skills necessary for increased student achievement on state assessments Assisting in developing, reviewing and monitoring curriculum in English Language Arts Assisting with data analysis at district and school levels for the purpose of making instructional decisions for individuals and groups of students
Sybil Gelfand is a recently retired elementary teacher with over thirty years experience. She is currently a regional coach for the New York State Reading First Program, working with the Wyandanch School District in their K-2 program. For the past four years, Sybil has been providing staff development to districts across Long Island specializing in the ELA assessments. She works with high-risk school districts to assist them in improving their educational programs and increase student achievement. Her work is done at both the district and building level working with administrators and teachers.
Since 1999, Sybil has served as a scoring leader and trainer for the New York State ELA Assessments. Her years of experience in the elementary classroom allowed her to investigate the skills and strategies needed for success on the ELA exams and develop programs to assist students and teachers in accomplishing these goals.
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Ian Hauser
Coaching Expertise
ELA Grades 6-8
ELA Engaging students in reading and writing for different purposes Teaching comprehension strategies that assist students in understanding a wide variety of tests Modeling best practices in ELA to help classrooms Using meaningful assessments to differentiate instruction
Ian Hauser has been an A.U.S.S.I.E. consultant in New York for the past eleven years; prior to that he was a teacher, consultant and principal (fifteen years) in Australia. He has been a presenter at education conferences both internationally and throughout the United States. He contributed a chapter to “Teaching for Depth: Where Math Meets the Humanities” entitled “Every Class is an English Class”, published by Heinemann in 2000. His article “Away with Words: Teaching Spelling and Vocabulary in The Middle School”, was published in “Literacy Learning: The Middle Years ALEA Journal” in June 2007. Ian was lead consultant for the AUSSIE team that trained literacy coaches, RIS’s and LIS’s in Balanced Literacy in 2004. He also conducted training for mentor principals for New Visions Schools in New York in 2005 and he operated principal and assistant training for Region 6 in 2004-05. In 2006, Ian attended conferences throughout the U.S. presenting on the topic of Comprehension in Secondary Schools and worked with groups of teachers and administrators in California, Texas, Chicago, Connecticut and throughout New York State. In August 2006, he also co-presented a Leadership Academy with Andy Hargreaves in New York City.
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Joan Herrmann
ELA
Coaching Expertise
ELA Grades K-8 Balanced Literacy Classroom Reading Workshop Writing Workshop (Units of Study) Active Literacy Strategies Content Area Literacy Gradual Release of Responsibility Strategies, Readers and Thinkers ELA Test Preparation ELA Scoring Coordinator
Joan Herrmann recently retired from Sachem School District with over thirty years of experience in teaching literacy. Her diverse background includes experience as a classroom teacher, reading recovery teacher, principal’s aide for ELA, literacy consultant and district language arts staff developer. Her “always reading…always learning…and always growing” philosophy won her the New York State English Council’s Educator of Excellence award in 2005. Her knowledge of literacy has been instrumental in facilitating the framework for balanced literacy education for Sachem School District teachers and administrators. This past year, Joan has been supporting and training district literacy coaches in authentic reading and writing practices. Her comprehensive background enables her to work alongside teachers and students as they transfer theory into practice.
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Bruce Kagan
Coaching Expertise
ELA G ra des 3-5 Traveling poet and musician – “Arts in Education” Master teacher to make presentations/coaching on how to ELA teach children the art of poetry Emphasis to focus on: ¾ What is a poem? ¾ Poetic themes ¾ Integrating poetry in Social Studies and Science ¾ Figurative language ¾ The classic poets ¾ Creating a classroom anthology ¾ Putting on a poetry reading utilizing the student’s musical talents to introduce their verse ¾ Multi-voice poems ¾ Poetry as a synthesis of higher level thinking skills ¾ Poetry as a builder of self-image and validation of ones thoughts
Bruce Kagan is a master teacher with thirty-eight years of public elementary school teaching experience at the Laddie A. Decker – Sound Beach School in Miller Place, N.Y. He emphasized poetry and music in language arts to expand curriculum. He used his flute to “model”, introduce, motivate and inspire poetry lessons. He has published classroom poetry anthologies since 1976 and augmented science and social studies curriculum by using poetry. Mr. Kagan studied how to teach poetry at the Bank Street College in Manhattan and SUNY Buffalo. He studied poetry with the poet Ralph Fletcher. He was a math consultant for SUNY at Old Westbury. He has a poem published entitled “East Quogue Nature Preserve in the Island Light” for the Long Island Tri-Centennial. Mr. Kagan was a guest lecturer for Bill and Phyllis Halleran at The Learning Institute. He also taught a weekend Scope course, “Teaching the Art of Poetry to Children” and was listed in Who’s Who Among American Teachers in 2002.
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JoEllen McCarthy
Coaching Expertise ELA ELA Grades K-8 Balanced Literacy Comprehension and Strategy Tools for Middle School Students Reader’s Workshop Writer’s Workshop
JoEllen McCarthy, a former classroom teacher, is now a literacy coach, consultant and regional staff developer. As a consultant to many school districts, JoEllen conducts numerous literacy workshops and facilitates collegial conversations about best practices. JoEllen helps develop and support literacy environments. JoEllen offers on-site training, in-class literacy modeling, pre-planning, post-planning and support for literacy coaches. She spends time researching literacy best practices and translates them into meaningful applications for her work with teachers, coaches, administrators and students.
JoEllen is involved in a variety of projects related to literacy development with an emphasis on helping students become more strategic and independent learners. She has presented at literacy conferences both regionally and nationally. Her team currently works in kindergarten through 8th grade classrooms on many topics. JoEllen always emphasizes the importance of professional learning communities where all educators and students are motivated by always learning together.
To learn more please visit her website at: www.alwayslearningll.com
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Jerry Matovcik
Coaching Expertise
Literacy Grades 6-12 Curriculum Writing and Supervision, 7-12
¾ A.P. Language & Composition Curriculum
ELA ¾ Jim Burke, The English Teacher’s Companion ¾ Bruce Pirie, Reshaping High School English Writing in High School ¾ Tom Romano, Writing with Passion ¾ A.P. Literature & A.P. Language Literary Analysis, Argument, Synthesis of Sources ¾ Poetry Writing/School Poetry Readings ¾ Walt Whitman Poetry Contest Writing in Middle School ¾ Nancie Atwell, Lessons That Change Writers ¾ Joseph Tsujimoto, Teaching Poetry Writing to Adolescents ¾ Walt Whitman Poetry Contest Strategic Reading Strategies for Middle School & High School ¾ Jeff Wilhelm, Strategic Reading ¾ Kylene Beers, When Kids Can’t Read Building a Repertoire of Sentence Structures for Student Writers ¾ Constance Weaver, Teaching Grammar in Context ¾ Rei R. Noguchi, Grammar and Teaching of Writing ¾ William Strong, Coaching Writing Portfolios as Reflective Tools
Jerry Matovcik, a former English department chair, continues to teach English on the college level. He has written or supervised the writing of curriculum on every level of secondary English. As a workshop presenter on the local, state and national level, he has provided a countless number of educators with practical teaching strategies based upon the latest theory and research. Jerry’s presentations energize novice and veteran teachers alike in their commitment to teaching, reading and writing. In 2002, his writing portfolio program was recognized by the New York State Legislature as an exemplary program at www.sharingsuccess.org. He has received two Geraldine R. Dodge Awards for Curriculum Design. Jerry recently co-authored the book Power and Poetry (Heinemann, 2005), which focuses on poetry as a natural expression of individual curiosity, emotion and observation.
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Lauren Meyers
Coaching Expertise ELA
ELA Grades K-6 Writer’s Workshop – all components Reader’s Workshop – all components Informal Reading Assessment Read Aloud Book Clubs and Literature Circles Teaching all genres of writing (narrative, persuasive, informational, procedural, responsive) Instructional Strategies Grades K-6 Mechanics and rituals of conducting Reading and Writing Workshops Best Practices Classroom Management Innovative School Programs Grades K-5 Project-based learning
Lauren Meyers is a literacy coach, having spent most of her extensive career working in the inner city schools of New York City. Lauren has a master’s degree in Elementary Education and teaching certification in Reading Recovery from New York University. She has taught grades K-8 and was a school based enrichment specialist and literacy coach. Lauren has served as a mentor for Teaching Fellows and has coached teachers in best practice, specifically in reading and writing. Lauren has coordinated, administered, analyzed and scored ELA exams. As a coach, Lauren has facilitated workshops, courses, study groups, and professional book clubs based on teacher need. She models, plans, and implements best practices of the reading and writing workshop model with the teacher so that classrooms can authentically implement balanced literacy via mini-lessons to create a rich literacy environment. Lauren is currently working as an independent educational consultant and literacy specialist.
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Jacqueline Nenchin
Coaching Expertise
ESL Grades K-12
ELA Jacqueline Nenchin is experienced at faculty training for K-6. Primarily, she trains teachers in writing for the second language classroom, holistic scoring, computer-assisted instruction, alternative education and Russian culture.
Jacqueline Nenchin is an assistant professor of Graduate Education/TESOL at Molloy College. She has been teaching at Molloy since 2001, initially in the English Department and Writing Center and in the Modern Language Department. Previously, she taught at Nassau County drug treatment centers through Freeport Adult Education, and at Cumberland and Atlantic Community Colleges in New Jersey, where she also taught ESL to inmates in a federal correctional institution. She has a master’s degree in Russian Language and Literature from Vanderbilt University and a master’s degree in TESOL from Molloy College. Currently, she is working on her doctorate in Applied Linguistics. Her research interests are in second language composition, language transfer errors, systemic functional grammar and computer-mediated communication.
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Phil Nespeca
Coaching Expertise ELA
ELA Grades 3-8 Conducted test prep for the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 8th Grade NYS ELA test and prepared ESL students for the 11th grade ELA Regents Served as an ELA coach for the last five years Instructional Strategies Grades K-12 Conducted workshops and courses for teachers and students on Inspiration; Kidspiration; MS Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Excel; ClarisWorks; Hyperstudio; Hollywood High; and Integrade Pro Grade Book Taught teachers about Virtual Field Trips; Differentiated Instruction; Multiple Intelligences; and Streaming Videos One of the newest software is called “Scholastic Keys.” It connects to Microsoft Office and allows students in grades K-5 to use Word, PowerPoint and Excel Collected over 100 generic lesson plans designed to help K-8 teachers use the computers in their rooms as instructional tools. These lessons include word processing, database and spreadsheet formats and form the basis of his corporation, Mentortech Corp.
Phil Nespeca has been a secondary English teacher for thirty- three years, teaching students covering all levels from below to above average. Phil also has been the professional development coordinator for the Baldwin Teacher Center where he found and hired workshop and in-service instructors. Likewise, for that Center, he served as director and creator of the Computer Mentor Program, in-service teacher, technology procurement agent, computer loan director and computer trouble-shooter.
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Virginia Nolan
Coaching Expertise
ELA ELA Grades K-12 ELA Consultant Coached Teachers Trained teachers how to incorporate ELA strategies into their curriculum Facilitated staff development workshops Facilitated Eastern Suffolk BOCES ELA Consortium Meetings for District Chairpersons ELA Scoring Leader/Trainer Curriculum Writing Balanced Literacy Created Listening Tune-Ups
Virginia Nolan, honored in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, has been recognized as a distinguished teacher and presenter by educators at all levels. During her many years of teaching English, drama and study skills, as well as facilitating the English Department at the Mount Sinai School District, she has developed materials and created strategies that enhance the curriculum. Special focus has been given to listening, note taking, and follow-up writing skills. By modeling lessons, coaching teachers, and presenting ELA workshops on Long Island, she has shown how incorporating and developing reading, writing, listening and speaking strategies in one’s everyday curriculum will enhance learning and improve students’ scores.
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Erica Pecorale
Coaching Expertise ELA
ELA Grades K-8 Literacy Coordinator Staff Developer and Literacy Coach in Patchogue- Medford, Half Hollow Hills, Port Jefferson, West Babylon, Longwood, Bridgehampton and Bridgeport, Connecticut School Districts
Erica Pecorale is an educator who has worked with hundreds of professionals across Long Island and Connecticut to help them in implementing effective literacy initiatives and goals within their classrooms and districts. She is a trained literacy coordinator, staff developer and literacy coach and is New York State certified in special education, math, elementary education and administration. Her diverse background in conjunction with sixteen years of classroom experience has led her to focus on supporting students and teachers as they create literacy environments that are rich with authentic reading, writing and language arts experience. Erica is currently working on her doctorate in Literacy Studies at Hofstra University.
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Stella Pulo
Coaching Expertise
LA ELA G r ades K-12 E Storytelling as a pathway into creative writing Lifting characters in literature off the page through improvisation and role play Role play technique and ELA to increase fluency Multiple intelligence approach to learning and literacy Writing and performing monologues and scenes based on prior knowledge relevant to literacy curriculum (i.e. Themes, Topics, Figures, Characters) Writing and performing poetry to increase vocabulary Performance as a technique to increase confidence and self-esteem
Stella Pulo currently works for A.U.S.S.I.E. as a consultant in New Jersey and N.Y.C. Stella is an international literacy consultant who is committed to teaching through the Arts. She has over thirty years of experience working as a consultant, teacher, producer and performer. In Japan she taught English as a second language and founded a highly successful voice laboratory. In Australia she founded the No Grant Theater Company and wrote and performed one person shows in schools which dealt with topical issues such as racism motivation and identity. Stella conducted workshops and professional development to accompany these works. In 1984 former Minister for Education Norman Curry in Victoria named the No Grant Theatre Company as the most successful Theatre in Education team in Victoria. Stella’s motto: “When all else fails try the Arts.”
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Jackie Reyling
Coaching Expertise
ELA ELA G r ades K-8 Implementation of Reading/Writing Workshops ELA Test Prep as a Genre Developing Reading Comprehension Strategies Book Clubs Genre Studies Reading/Writing Curriculum – Units of Study Literacy in the Content Area Non-Fiction Reading Strategies Balanced Literacy
Jackie Reyling has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from St. Joseph’s College and a master’s degree in Literacy from Dowling College. Jackie’s experience includes twelve years of teaching experience in both primary and intermediate grades in which she taught using a reading/writing workshop model in her classroom. She is an adjunct instructor in the literacy education department at Dowling College and was co- director of the East End Writing Project, an affiliate of the National Writing Project. Jackie has conducted literacy staff development in many school districts on Long Island where she has helped teachers implement reading and writing workshops, establish components of balanced literacy and write literacy curriculum. Jackie is currently a literacy consultant for Eastern Suffolk BOCES offering on-site training, in class literacy modeling and literacy staff development at the elementary level.
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Kelly Russell-Donner
Coaching Expertise
ELA Grades K-12 ELA Balanced Literacy Reading/Writing Workshops Assessment/Evaluation Curriculum Design and Implementation Meta-cognition/Reflection Strategies/Scaffolding Techniques ELA/Regents Preparation Using Literacy in the Content Areas Word Work/Vocabulary Development
Kelly Russell-Donner has over ten years experience working with students and teachers in the areas of literacy. Ms. Russell- Donner is currently a reading specialist in the Westhampton Beach School District, where she was the project manager for their K-8 curriculum alignment initiative. This project produced a fully interactive, web-based, integrated ELA curriculum for grades K-8 using the tenets of balanced literacy and the framework of genre study.
As a coach and consultant for Eastern Suffolk BOCES, Kelly has presented workshops at various school districts in Suffolk County. Some of her most popular workshops are in the areas of meta-cognition, engaging the disenfranchised reader, creating a balanced literacy program at the elementary level and increasing literacy in the content areas.
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Karen Scharf
Coaching Expertise
ELA ELA Gr ades K-5 Literature as a Tool for Content Area Instruction Word Study/Vocabulary Learning Centers Writer’s Workshops Reading Readiness & Phonemic Awareness
Karen Scharf is retired from the Brentwood School District where she was an administrator and teacher for thirty-five years. During that time, Karen taught elementary grades and went on to become Assistant Coordinator of Language Arts and Staff Development. In addition, Karen taught Business Communications at Briarcliffe College which enabled her to expand literacy practices into the work environment. A vast array of experiences in the classroom and as an administrator, coupled with on-going staff development have enabled Karen to develop strategies and lessons that incorporate best practices in education. She has worked with district teachers’ in workshops, classroom demonstrations and teacher center courses. Karen has presented at the International Reading Association Annual Conference, New York State Reading Association and local Reading Councils. Her passion and enthusiasm for sharing her expertise has been well received in the educational community. Karen has in-depth knowledge of curriculum and instruction and the ability to provide teachers with activities to enhance their literacy program by incorporating reading, writing, listening and speaking strategies in order to ensure student learning. Her goal has always been to share strategies with teachers that will enable them to motivate their students to meet success and become lifelong learners.
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Kristina Seeley
Coaching Expertise
ELA G r ades K-8
Organization and Management of Reading and Writing
ELA Workshop Effective Reading and Writing Mini-lessons Guided Reading Literature Circles Genre Studies ELA Test Preparation Content Area Reading and Writing Poetry Workshop Word Study Assessment
Kristina Seeley has taught at various grade levels both in N.Y.C. and in the Three Village Central School District. Additionally she worked as a literacy coordinator under Fountas and Pinnell’s Literacy Collaborative model for five years. During this time, she and her fourth grade students were videotaped through Heinemann Publishers and their clips have appeared on the Fountas and Pinnell website (www.fountasandpinnellleveledbooks.com). Additionally, some of her students’ work is highlighted in their new book entitled, Teaching for Comprehension and Fluency, Grades K-8. Presently she is working to provide effective professional development within several districts across Long Island, as well as Lyford Cay International School in Nassau, Bahamas. She works closely with administrators and teachers to lift the quality of student work in reading, writing and word study through rigorous workshop teaching.
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Barbara Sklar
Coaching Expertise
ELA G r ades 6-8 ELA Eastport/South Manor Schools; infusing pre, during and after reading strategies & constructionist theory into English 7 & 8 classes Instructional Strategies Content Area Literacy Strategies Integrating Literacy Strategies into Content Curriculum Guided Reading – Wright Group consultant in North Babylon Schools GAR – Wright Group Consultant
After thirty-one years of working with mainly middle school students, Barbara Sklar retired as a literacy specialist from Plainedge Public Schools in 2005. She is very well-versed in middle school philosophy, the students, and their needs. As a literacy specialist, and as an English coordinator, she devised programs to support student achievement when the ELA exam arrived. She gave whole school workshops, as well as many in-service courses about the nature of reading and content area reading strategies. She is presently a consultant to both Western and Eastern Suffolk BOCES and the Wright Group- McGraw Hill publishing company. In this capacity, she has given full-day workshops in Guided Reading, Critical Thinking, Writing for ELA, and has trained trainers for the 2006 ELA, grades seven and eight. She is proud of being recognized by the New York State English Council as an Educator of Excellence and by the parents of Plainedge Schools who honored her as a Lifetime Member of the PTA.
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Jack Umstatter
Coaching Expertise
ELA G r ades 6-12
Writing, Reading, Poetry Workshops
ELA Teacher Mentoring ELA examination preparation, coordination, administration, and assessment – all grade levels Advanced Placement English Literature and Advanced Placement English Language preparation and assessment SAT preparation Improving reading through poetry Curriculum development and curriculum mapping
Jack Umstatter is recently retired from Cold Spring Harbor School District where he taught English and co-chaired the department. He was an English teacher at both the junior high school and senior high school levels for thirty-four years. He has also taught education courses at Dowling College for fourteen years, and writing and literature at Suffolk County Community College for three years. Jack was elected to Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers and has also appeared in Contemporary Authors. A writer for the Biography Channel, he also conducts ELA teacher-training workshops across the country for AmericaSCORES and Great Source, a division of Houghton Mifflin. Jack has recently worked with several Long Island districts on ELA preparation, administration and assessment, differentiated instruction, the A.P. Audit, new teacher training and curriculum mapping. His sixteen ready-to-use resources for the ELA students of all ability levels include Brain Games! (1996), Hooked on English! (1997), the six-volume Writing Skills Curriculum Library (1999), Grammar Grabbers! (2000), Where Words Come From (2002), English Brainstormers! (2002), Words, Words, Words! (2005), Readers at Risk (2005), and Got Grammar? (2007)
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Barry Ungar
Coaching Expertise ELA ELA G r ades K-5 Mentoring beginning literacy coaches All aspects of Balanced Literacy including: ¾ Reading and Writing Workshop ¾ Craft Lessons ¾ Strategies to Improve Comprehension using both Fiction and Non-Fiction text ¾ Writing on Demand ¾ Genre and Author Studies ¾ Revision and Editing Skills Math Grades K-5 Everyday classroom activities that make Math meaningful Integrating Math and Literature
Barry Ungar recently retired from the Sachem School District where he taught for thirty-three years. During that time he worked as a classroom teacher in grades 1, 3, 5 and 6 and a staff developer, and as an elementary science coordinator. He also helped design an Early Intervention Summer School Program in literacy where he worked as a principal for eight years. Barry is recognized as one of Long Island’s most experienced leaders in Balanced Literacy. He founded and facilitated Sachem TAWL in 1990. Later that year, Eastern Suffolk BOCES invited him to become a member of the Advisory Board for the Literacy and Learning Institute. He has maintained this volunteer position for all eighteen years of the conference’s history. Additionally, he has presented at this conference numerous times. After training in Balanced Literacy with Brian Cambourne in 1993, he returned to Sachem where he trained and mentored over two hundred staff members. Barry has also offered literacy workshops in various school districts on Long Island.
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Michelle Witman
Coaching Expertise
LA ELA G r ades K-5 E Implementation and introduction of a balanced literacy framework Finding the voice in young readers and writers Guided Reading Writing Workshop ELA Test Preparation Creating life-long readers and writers in young learners Using assessment to inform teaching decision The power of language during mini-lessons Providing powerful lifts in young readers and writers
Michelle Witman holds a bachelor’s degree from Brandeis University and master’s degree in Education in Curriculum & Development from Lesley University. Michelle received her training as a literacy coordinator through the Literacy Collaborative and served in this role for three years in the Three Village Central School District. Additionally, Michelle’s experiences include teaching primary, intermediate and middle school classes, as well as serving as Learning Specialist for Columbia University’s undergraduate and graduate students. In that capacity, Michelle created a faculty coaching model, working with professors to lift the level of their instruction and increase their accessibility for all learners. Currently, Michelle works as an educational consultant providing engaging staff development trainings, coaching and workshops to schools and local colleges in the metropolitan area, including Hofstra and Columbia Universities.
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Renée J. Blumstein, Ph.D.
Coaching Expertise
Grant Writing Grades K-8 Funde d Grant Projects Include: Comprehensive School Reform Community Technology Centers/Learning Technology 21st Century Community Learning Centers Safe Schools/Healthy Students
Foreign Language Assistant Program Grant Writing Teaching American History Mentoring Smaller Learning Communities Character Education ESL/Civics Perkins Career and Technical Education Title IID, Title IV, Title I Consolidated Application Science Grades K-8 Data analysis for high school advanced science projects Development of hypotheses Survey and test development Sample selection Data analysis using the Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS), and interpretation of results
Dr. Renée Blumstein founded Informed Decision Services, Inc. in 1987 to pursue her interest in education and public policy research and evaluation. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Measurement, Evaluation and Statistics from Columbia University. As a consultant to the N.Y.C. Board of Education for eight years, she was part of the team that evaluated the Attendance Improvement/Dropout Prevention Project designed to improve the attendance of middle school students. Dr. Blumstein has worked with Long Island school districts to develop programs, identify funding sources and win competitive grants funded at the State and Federal levels, totaling over $100 million.
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Lawrence McCullough
Coaching Expertise
Grant W riting Grades K-12 Creating a Need Profile
Establishing Significance g Developing Goals, Objectives and Success Measures Crafting Approach or Program Descriptions
Building a Plan, Design or Method of Implementation Choosing and Presenting to Personnel Presenting a Budget and Budget Narrative Grant Writin Engaging a Local Evaluator
Lawrence McCullough is a founder, principal owner and grant service provider for the Nia Solutions Corporation. Nia Solutions is, among other things, an established Long Island leader in development of successful grant applications for local governments; particularly local school districts and supervisory districts. Since 1997, Nia has conducted numerous professional development and youth development workshops for local educational agencies and obtained over eighteen million dollars in grants for six school districts (five in Long Island and one in Connecticut).
Prior to establishing Nia Solutions, he worked eight years as a Director of Dissemination for the Northeast Regional Center for the United States Department of Education, where he co-wrote grants for the organization and reviewed grants from local school districts. Mr. McCullough holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Michigan State University.
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Paul F. Mastrodonato
Coaching Expertise
Grant Writing Grantseeking Strategic Planning Logic Models Board Training for organizations, small groups and individuals
Grant Writi Paul Mastrodonato is the president of Nonprofit Works, a consulting firm established in 1999 that specializes in courses, training and coaching in the areas of grant seeking, strategic planning, logic models and board training. He has spent fifteen ng years working for and with nonprofit organizations, including eight years as the executive director of a job training organization in Rochester, NY. Paul holds a master’s degree in Public Administration from SUNY Brockport, and he is vice- president of professional development for the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Genesee Valley Chapter. Paul’s presentation style is known for being informative, interactive, relaxed and fun – which contributes to a 95% satisfaction rate he receives on course and coaching evaluations. Beginning with the 2007-2008 school year, Paul will serve as a grant seeking consultant for Eastern Suffolk BOCES.
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Catherine Taldone
Coaching Expertise
Grant W riting Grant Writing & Management Grant Writer: N.Y.S. No Child Left Behind Consolidated Application Program Planning and Development
g Creating School & Community Partnerships Administration
Catherine Taldone is currently the Director of School & Community Partnerships for the Three Village Central School
Grant Writin District. She is an administrator with over twenty years experience in education and a leader in developing model programs. Ms. Taldone has developed many successful on- going programs in partnership with community agencies, businesses, institutions of higher education, and parents. She has collaborated with neighboring districts in order to provide programs and services to students that maximize the benefit to youth and minimize cost to the district. Ms. Taldone’s programs have served as a model for others and she has shared her success at local and state conferences. She has a history of successful grant writing and has served as a consultant for many school districts, the private sector and governmental agencies. She coordinates many self supporting programs which are funded through grants and/or tuition. Ms. Taldone began her career as a community organizer and advocate. She served as Director of a not-for-profit youth and family agency for seven years and received the “Woman of the Year” Award from the community for her work there. Today, as a Three Village Central School District administrator, she continues to coordinate and collaborate with local, county and state programs to bring needed services to the students and families of the district.
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Leslie Bedford
Coaching Expertise
Administration Grades K-12 Developing Collaborative Programs for Special Education and ESL Programs ELA Grades K-12 Developing Early Language for Pre-K and K Children and Instructional Strategies for Teachers Instructional Strategies Grades K-12 Developing Classroom Instructional Strategies in Language Development Multicultural Grades K-12 Developing ESL Program and Professional Development for ESL/Classroom Teachers with ESL Students
Leslie Bedford was the district director of Speech/Hearing; Foreign Language; ESL and CPSE Chair for the Farmingdale Instructional Strategies School District. She was also the administrator of Speech Services for Bilinguals, Inc in NYC.
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Georgette Bowling
Coaching Expertise
Instructional Strategies Grades K-8 How to Design an Engaging Lesson (Design Academy) Independent Learning through Centers Peer Review Problem Solving Using Math Manipulatives in the Classroom K-6 New Teacher Mentor Mentor-Intern Partnership Training ELA Grades K-6 ELA preparation; new teachers grades 3-6 Math Grades K-6 Problem Solving Using Math Manipulatives in the Classroom Test prep; grades 3-6 Flexible instructional grouping Science Grades K-6 Test prep; grade 4
ies Instruction through centers for new teachers; grades K-6 g Social Studies Grades K-6 Test prep; grade 5 Instruction through centers for new teachers; grades K-6
Special Education Grades K-6 Worked with general education and new teachers to provide accommodations for special education students in their classes Innovative School Programs Grades 4-6 Teacher of multi-age students Instructional Strate
Georgette Bowling is a retired teacher from the Three Village Central School District. From 1971-2000 she taught grades 3-6, including eighteen years in a multi-age program called Op SAIL (Setauket’s Approach to Interage Learning). From 2000-2006 she served as one of the district’s two full-time mentors. She was responsible for the professional development of new teachers in grades K-6. Georgette was the district’s project coordinator for the New York State Mentor Teacher Intern Program. 56
Judy Dodge
Coaching Expertise
Administration K-12 Implementing Differentiation of Instruction Implementing a Study Skills Curriculum ELA K-12 Differentiation of Instruction Reading Strategies Instructional Strategies K-12 Differentiation of Instruction “Tiering” Lessons: Addressing Students’ Readiness Levels Flexible Grouping Strategies Increasing Motivation in Students Formative Assessment Reading and Writing in the Content Areas Math K-12 Literacy in the Math Classroom Special Education K-12 Differentiating Instruction: Strategies to Add to Your Repertoire Foreign Language Grades K-12 Instructional Strategies Differentiating in the Foreign Language Classroom Teaching with Stations and Centers in the Foreign Language Classroom
Judy Dodge is a learning specialist, author and a recognized leader in the field of effective classroom instruction. A frequently sought-after presenter and staff developer, she works with school districts, BOCES, colleges and professional organizations throughout the state to create meaningful changes in the way instruction is being delivered. In her workshops, she educates and motivates participants, while providing valuable tools that can generate immediate impact on classroom teaching and learning. Judy’s third book, The Study Skills Handbook, was written for teachers and she published another book with Scholastic entitled Differentiation in Action (2005). Her next book titled 25 Quick Formative Assessments for a Differentiated Classroom will be out around March 2009 through Scholastic Publishers.
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Ann Edson
Coaching Expertise
Administration Grades K-12 Leadership Marzano ELA Grades K-8 Test Strategies Instructional Strategies Grades K-8 Balanced Literacy Differentiated Instruction Test-taking strategies using daily curriculum content Listening Skills Content integration and classroom management
Ann Edson is a former elementary K-6 principal, currently
ies assistant professor at the Graduate School College at New g Rochelle. She is a certified assessor for selecting and developing the 21st century principal. In addition, she is a literacy coach for Nassau BOCES and local school districts.
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Audrey A. Gottlieb
Coaching Expertise
Instructional Strategies Grades K-12 Balanced Literacy Reading and Writing Strategies Curriculum Writing Brain Based Teaching Differentiated Instruction Reading and Writing Workshops for Adolescents Creating Effective Unit Plans Value Added Specialist
Audrey Gottlieb is a literacy coach and consultant who has worked in a number of private and public schools coaching teachers on a variety of educational philosophies that include Understanding by Design, Differentiated Instruction, Reading
and Writing Workshops and has provided on-going staff Instructional Strategies development in curriculum mapping for grades K-12. Audrey has worked as an assistant professor as an online instructor for teachers pursuing a master’s degree in reading for the past two years. Most recently, she has worked in a variety of Long Island school districts coaching teachers and presenting workshops on Differentiated Instruction, Preparing for the ELA Exam (3-8) and training teachers in writing curriculum. She has also worked as a Scoring Leader for grades 3-8 on the ELA exam throughout Long Island. Audrey has a bachelor’s degree in English from SUNY Albany, a master’s in Secondary Education with a concentration in English from Fordham University and 90 additional credits above her master’s degree. Audrey has and will design specific presentations based upon school district’s needs and her qualifications.
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Patrice Gould-Hatwood
Coaching Expertise
Inclusion How to meet the needs of all learners across all content areas in regular classrooms Understanding how teachers can work collaboratively to develop inclusive, effective instruction within a combined classroom Universal Design Assist teachers to develop an understanding of Universal Design for Learning: seven principles of the design and implementation of instructional strategies and techniques that support student learning regardless of their prior knowledge, background, language skills, or learning style Minority Potential How to identify and serve gifted & talented minority students Special Education Collegial Circles Designed and facilitated weekly professional sessions that addressed changes in special education laws, policies and practices and how they impact schools & classrooms.
ies Patrice Gould-Hatwood recently retired after twenty-seven years in g education. She has served on many local and state educational committees to facilitate building and district administrators hone their skills and understanding of school reform and current best practices.
Patrice is currently completing her doctoral dissertation at Columbia University, Teachers College from the Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction; Gifted Education. Her dissertation title is: Teacher perceptions and beliefs: How they impact under-representation of minority students in gifted and talented programs. Her recent work includes coaching new and veteran assistant principals in New York Instructional Strate and North Carolina. In addition, she served as Assistant Director of the Long Island Regional School Support Center assigned to Nassau and Suffolk schools and districts by the Office of School Reform.
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Warren J. Halliburton
Coaching Expertise
Strategies for developing student learning Designs for creating curriculum diversity Techniques for identifying and utilizing community resources for classroom use
Warren J. Halliburton is a former classroom teacher, language arts supervisor, district school coordinator, state administrator, and national curriculum specialist. A Fulbright Scholar, he has also served as an editor for several major publishing companies. In addition to founding his own educational publishing company, Mr. Halliburton has had dozens of books published by major textbook companies in General Studies, Language Arts, Social Studies, as well as biographies and histories.
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Patricia Lannes
Coaching Expertise
Instructional Strategies K-8 Using Visual Literacy Strategies in the Content Areas Using Visual Literacy as a Springboard for Critical Thinking Using Visual Literacy as a Springboard for Writing Learning to Read Images in DBQs Incorporating Visual Literacy in the Curriculum Visual, Verbal and Cultural Literacy for the English Language Learner ELA Grades K-8 Using Visual Literacy Strategies for Students in Pre-literate Stages Using Visual Literacy as a Springboard for Writing Using Visual Literacy with the English Language Learner to Develop Language and Cultural Knowledge Social Studies Grades 3-12 Learning to Read Images (Paintings, Photographs, Cartoons and Posters) in Document Based Questions
Patricia Lannes is an experienced and energetic visual literacy coach. She
ies has been in the emerging field of visual literacy for over fifteen years and g conducts facilitated discussions for students, teachers, administrators and museum educators. In her professional development workshops, she models and coaches teachers to use visual literacy strategies as teaching strategies for ELA, social studies, ESL, bilingual and dual language and art classes. Patricia facilitates meaningful dialogue and empowers teachers to use visual thinking strategies as a way to generate a creative and critical approach to their own practices. She has been trained in Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) by Philip Yenawine and works at the Nassau County Museum of Art as coordinator for the School and Family Program.
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Mary McGrath Schwartz
Coaching Expertise
Instructional Strategies K-5 Offers a comprehensive training program, Positive Lunchtime Supervision, to teach concrete tools and strategies to improve student behavior on the playground and lunchroom. The workshop helps professionals and paraprofessionals interact proactively with students and constructively handle typical student conflicts, such as teasing, name calling and bullying. This training is designed for significant long lasting changes in supervision skills. The syllabus will be customized after meeting with the school administrator to determine the unique needs and culture of the district. Staff development in communication skills Conflict resolution and responding to bullying Staff and student training and guidance in developing student peer mediation programs in elementary schools
Instructional Strategies Mary McGrath Schwartz has taught all levels of elementary school. She initiated and coordinated peer mediation programs, training students and teaching faculty and staff to use conflict resolution strategies. She received training at the International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution, ICCR, at Teachers College, Columbia University. In addition, she has been an instructor and leader for numerous in-service courses for teachers and paraprofessionals. Her workshop for Positive Lunchtime Supervision has been well received in many schools in Suffolk County.
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Patricia N. Rose
Coaching Expertise
Instructional Strategies Grades 6-8 Currently a staff developer, working with Long Island districts where the focus has been on all aspects of effective instructional strategies Administration Grades 3-8 Was a middle school principal for seven years and served as a K-6 interim principal during her retirement Mentored four principals in four Long Island school districts Math Grades 6-8 Taught secondary mathematics for grades 7-12 for twenty years
Prior to retirement, Patricia Rose worked as a teacher and administrator at the elementary and secondary levels in both public and private schools. In addition, she taught mathematics at the middle school and high school levels. The last years of her tenure in the public school system were spent as a middle school principal. During that time, she was affiliated with the New York State Middle School Association and served as the ies
g Region VIII director of the organization. In addition, she was a New York State Education Department middle school liaison representing Long Island. Since her retirement, Mrs. Rose has
worked as an independent staff developer and consultant. Her work has included professional staff development, teacher and administrator mentoring and consultation work with districts transitioning to the middle school model. Included among Mrs. Rose’s repertoire of professional development topics are the
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Tamara Young
Coaching Expertise
Instructional Strategies Grades K-12 Focus on Thinking about Thinking – using metacognition to help students facilitate their own learning Portfolio unit planning and teaching Modification strategies for IEP students and ELL Curriculum mapping/lesson planning using Understanding by Design or Teaching for Understanding Social Studies Grades 6-12 Multi-media approach Content area reading and writing strategies Inclusion of authentic reading selections Image and cartoon analysis Song and lyric activities Simulation lessons Classroom games Document analysis and creation DBQ strategies for multi-level learners Test taking strategies to teach and learn Instructional Strategies
Tamara Young is the chief instructional strategies consultant for Nia Solutions Corporation. She has worked in the Glen Cove City School District since 1999. She teaches high school social studies, and previously served as an eighth grade team leader. She has also participated in the Middle Level collegial Network on Long Island, in a successful effort to improve academic success in her district. As part of the same effort, Ms. Young attended Project Zero at Harvard University. She also teachers in-service classes at Dellecave Institute. Currently, Ms. Young is studying with the International Baccalaureate Organization, and will be among the first group to implement the IB Diploma Program at Glen Cove High School.
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Dr. Elliott Bird
Coaching Expertise
Math Grades K-5 Mentors or coaches teachers individually or in small groups. Most teachers do not teach in a mode that is constantly monitoring what their students are learning, that is based on what their students already know (prior knowledge), that connects conceptual with procedural understanding, that encourages and develops metacognitive behaviors in their students. These are the objectives of my coaching/mentoring work. Math Grades 3-8 Problem Solving Special Needs Students Gifted and Talented Critical Thinking
Elliott Bird is professor of mathematics at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, holding a Ph.D. in mathematics and a master’s degree in education. Besides publishing several articles on the teaching of mathematics, most notably on problem solving, he has given many talks and workshops on Long Island, in New York and throughout the country. Most recently he has been involved with the NYSED funded Math Initiative of the Long Island Regional School Support System working with teachers of students with special needs, now in its fourth year. For many years, he has been a consultant in many school districts on Long Island where he has had the opportunity to spend several hours each week in elementary and middle school classrooms. He has served on the executive board of the Nassau County Math Teachers Association and continues to serve on the board of the Nassau County Association of Math Supervisors. He has been listed in Who’s Who in American Education and is a member of New York State Math Mentors and is a New York State certified turnkey trainer for the state assessments in mathematics. Primarily he is an advocate of teaching for problem solving and critical thinking and believes that quality learning depends on quality teaching.
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Pat Bloss
Coaching Expertise
Math Grades K-6 Inquiry-based learning Constructivist teaching Working with teachers as well as administrators using the most appropriate teaching methods Matching NYS performance indicators with districts’ programs Demo lessons with appropriate teaching techniques and activities Literature/math connection Connecting math to the rest of the curriculum as well as real life experiences Mapping
Pat Bloss is a retired elementary teacher with over twenty years of classroom experience having taught a variety of grade levels including pre-first, first, third, fourth and sixth. Since retirement Patricia has been a consultant in many districts in both Suffolk and Nassau counties. She tailors workshops with the districts’ particular concerns in mind.
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Sandy Cohen
Coaching Expertise
Math Grades K-6 Teaching in-service courses and serving as a consultant in school districts throughout the metropolitan area for twenty+ years
Sandy Cohen, although having retired seventeen years ago after thirty+ years as a teacher in public schools on Long Island, has not retired from teaching. Sandy does in-service training for districts in New York as an independent consultant, working with teachers and modeling classroom lessons, emphasizing, by example, good questioning techniques. She is a frequent speaker at conferences and workshops locally and nationally. Sandy has been an instructor in the New York State Leadership Grant Program held at SUNY College at Old Westbury since it began more than twenty years ago. Sandy is an active board member and past president of Nassau County Math Teachers Association and has served as the coordinator of Family Math Day since its inception nineteen years ago. She is the author of an elementary problem solving series titled “Figure It Out.” She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Mathematical Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools and served as a member of the Educational Advisory Committee of the Goudreau Museum for Mathematics. In August 2006, Sandy was one of six math educators inducted into the newly formed Long Island Mathematics Educators Hall of Fame.
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Rose A. D’Angelo
Coaching Expertise
Math Grades 6-12 Taught statistics at the high school level and now at the college level Can offer coaching advice on instructional strategies and calculator support
Rose D’Angelo is a retired West Babylon math teacher (thirty-three years); presently an adjunct professor of Mathematics at SUNY Farmingdale; workshop presenter at Western Suffolk BOCES; taught grades 7-12 and beyond; most comfortable with the more challenging courses.
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Ken Ellis
Coaching Expertise
Math Grades 3-5 Modeling lessons to incorporate the “Big Ideas” of mathematics in content area classrooms Developing teachers understanding of mathematical processes to support student learning Facilitating meetings between all partners to support the integration of mathematics into other content areas Coaching the teaching of specific mathematical content and processes to teachers to improve student performances
Ken Ellis is an A.U.S.S.I.E. math consultant who has thirty years teaching in areas of math, science and computers. He has presented workshops at state math conference for a number of years (MAV, Math Association of Victoria, Australia). He worked as head of math and science in Fiji, initiating their first Grade 12 math and chemistry courses. He has been head of math, head of science and head of computers in secondary schools in Victoria, Australia. He initiated the use of calculators and graphing calculators in math and science in those schools and was instrumental in the introduction and development of computers across the curriculum. He has taught grade 7 to grade 12 levels in math, grade 7-10 in science, grade 11 and 12 chemistry, grade 7-12 in computers. In the last 4 years he has worked in New York as an A.U.S.S.I.E. consultant. He has presented workshops and professional development in Impact Math, Math A, Integrated Algebra, TI Calculators, TI Navigator, Apperson DataLink, Scantron Software, Math and The Internet, Presentation Software, SmartBoard and LessonLab. He has also worked as a coach in middle and high schools.
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Lawrence Farrell
Coaching Expertise
Math Grades 6-8
Lawrence Farrell had the privilege of working in the Brentwood School District for thirty years. During that time he taught Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry, continued through the Sequential Mathematics curriculum and then worked with new teachers in Mathematics A and B. He taught Computer Programming and Calculus for honors students and was named “teacher of the year” multiple times over his career. During his teaching tenure he taught all levels of mathematics to a diverse audience, enjoying the challenges that arose. “Teaching can never be boring.” He also taught at Dowling College and Western Kentucky University. He has now focused on helping teachers develop skills to teach Integrated Geometry. His approach to coaching is “nuts and bolts.” He tries to develop sessions that are immediately useful in the class with sensitivity towards the challenges in public school today. Mr. Farrell enjoys working with teachers who have an interest in sharing mathematics with high school level students. The expression he begins each session with is: “use your intelligence in learning how to convey mathematics to the students you teach.”
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Richard P. Flinn
Coaching Expertise
Math Grades 6-8 Developed the AIS curriculum for grades 7-8 Facilitated the development of a grade 6 Math Enrichment course Discovery based learning Alternative Instructional Methods Developed topical unit organizers Facilitated a Parent AIS Workshop
Richard Flinn is currently the math chairperson at Seneca Middle School in the Sachem Central District. Mr. Flinn developed and taught math workshop seminars in Problem Solving and Alternative Instructional Strategies. Richard developed the scope and sequence for Sequential I, II and Math A and Math B for Sachem’s alternative evening high school and taught those courses from 1996 to 2006.
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Sharon Funk
Coaching Expertise
Math Middle School and Integrated Algebra Modalities include teacher conferencing, reflective practice, collaborative lesson planning, demonstrating and modeling in classrooms Emphases on curriculum, instructional strategies, and multiple forms of assessments Expertise in data driven decision-making, differentiated instruction, aligning standards, tasks, and rubrics, performance-based learning, Seven Principles of Learning Highly experienced in using manipulative materials and hands- on instruction Focus on questioning techniques to improve critical thinking and student-to-student interaction Additional expertise in education planning, including forming collaborations, facilitating teams, and employing research – based best practices to enhance teaching and learning
Sharon Funk designs and conducts professional development seminars and hands-on workshops for Long Island and N.Y.C school districts and coaches’ teachers in improving students’ scores on New York State Math Assessments. After retiring as a supervisor from Nassau BOCES in 2003, she was immediately hired as a full-time professional development and mathematics consultant for The Princeton Review. Focusing on students-in-need, she has helped improve scores for AIS, Special Education, ELL, and general education at-risk students. An untiring lifelong learner, Sharon is an adjunct professor and engages in independent study. She has developed methodologies for focusing students to improve conceptual development resulting in improved student achievement on N.Y.S. assessments.
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Dr. Peter Garrity
Coaching Expertise
Math Grades K-8
Based upon work with over twelve Long Island districts as well as New York City, Peter Garrity can help mentor and support any teacher with their mathematics instruction.
Peter Garrity is currently on the faculty of Teachers College, Columbia University where he teaches three courses: Elementary Mathematics and Methods, Exploring Secondary Mathematics and Curriculum Development for Secondary Mathematics Teachers. He also teaches two versions of the five day MathCamp program, one for elementary teachers and one for middle school teachers. For a number of BOCES, he teaches two and three day MathCamps; exploring mathematics and facilitation strategies for grades K-2, grades 3-5 and grades 6-8.
Peter is also a consultant with eight school districts on both elementary and secondary levels to help them improve instruction performance. He has developed a one day Assessment Integration workshop which helps teachers tie their curriculum and daily objectives to state assessment objectives. He has set up a website containing over one-hundred downloadable lessons based upon his demonstration lessons that were given in various schools and levels that teachers can use in their classes.
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Diane Mills
Coaching Expertise
Math Grades 6-8 Taught middle school mathematics for thirty-four years Served as a math chair in Sachem Central School District for twenty-seven years Served as a facilitator for: ¾ The development of a district wide cohesive middle school math program ¾ Curriculum mapping projects for honors, regents and remedial math initiatives. ¾ Assessment training/scoring for N.Y.S. math assessments ¾ Annual assessment results data review to assess and revise instructional strategies Served as an instructional leader for: ¾ Modeling student centered, hands on math activities in the classroom ¾ Integrating flexible grouping to address individual learning modalities ¾ Differentiating content, process and/or product in designing unit plans
After retirement, Diane Mills has served as an Assessment Scoring Trainer/Leader for various school districts. She has coordinated the successful implementation of an Academic Intervention Program for students who have scored below the mastery level on the N.Y.S Assessment for grades 4-8 for local school districts and has offered regional workshops on AIS strategies for participating schools in Eastern Suffolk BOCES.
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Tim Ryan
Coaching Expertise
Math Grades K-8 Modeling good mathematical pedagogy Organizing model/laboratory classrooms for teachers to visit Supporting teachers in mathematical content and pedagogy Assisting with the establishment of the focused Professional Development Plan Establishing a constructive approach to math and encouraging the use of manipulatives and group Setting up differentiated learning communities
Tim Ryan is an A.U.S.S.I.E. math consultant currently working with principals, coaches and math teachers across the Pre-K to grade 8 year levels. He has strong interests in student assessment and supports teachers in using data for follow-up teaching. He is especially interested in helping teachers incorporate virtual manipulatives and computer-based learning within math lessons using the workshop model. He is a frequent participant in math classrooms, through demonstration and co-teaching lessons, grade level meetings and on- the-spot planning and coaching. Teacher’s post-session evaluations give high regard to school and district workshops which he has planned and presented. He has contributed strongly to the School Review process in his work in N.Y.C. and has helped his current school identify and implement successful student behavior management strategies to support instructional environments and school climate. Tim holds four post-secondary degrees or diplomas. His Australian professional experiences included eleven years as a school principal and significant work with local, state and national principal associations. He brings wide experience, imagination and professional energy and a “big picture” perspective to his work as a math consultant.
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Rick Swan
Coaching Expertise
Math Grades 6-8 Supporting teachers in understanding the new standards Supporting teachers to establish guidelines for achievement and developing a process for evaluating student work Modeling good classroom practices Auditing practices together with adapting school based practice that supports the data findings Developing on-going assessment and using the data to individualize instructional programs
Rick Swan is an A.U.S.S.I.E. math consultant. Rick graduated in 1970 from Melbourne University. Since that time, he has worked in the State Education system in Victoria, Australia and has been a mathematics consultant in Australia, New York and Baltimore. Rick was head of mathematics at Bendigo Senior Secondary College, in Victoria, Australia. In 1987, he taught in Welling, UK, and made the transition in 1993 to Angola, USA as an International Teaching Fellow sponsored by the Victorian Department of Education. Rick has been a presenter at a number of professional conferences on Math Education concentrating mainly on Curriculum Design and Innovation and Department Organization. As a department head and consultant in Australia, he was involved in comprehensive reform of high school math programs which involved the introduction of system-wide curriculum. Rick has worked with individual teachers and with groups of teachers at middle and high school level to increase their capacity in these areas. Rick has furthered his interest in data collection and statistical analysis in relation to math assessment. He is using this expertise to design differentiated instruction strategies for middle Math and high school teachers. 77
Elise Teitelbaum
Coaching Expertise
Math Grades K-8 Instructional Strategies Lesson Planning Classroom Management
During her thirty-five years in the classroom, Elise Teitelbaum has taught mathematics to students with all ability levels. She was as successful teaching Algebra and Math A to honors and accelerated eighth grade as she was bolstering the math skills of students performing below grade level. Her presentations have been described as enthusiastic, energetic and positive and her style characterized as organized, dynamic, fun and most importantly highly effective. In addition to her classroom experience, Elise has worked with first, second and third year teachers at “New Teacher Workshops” and has been the “go to” person for administrators as they transition to new positions. In this capacity, she has advised individuals on the successful managements of their classrooms. She has developed and is currently offering a workshop entitled “Clearing the Hurdles to Mathematics Achievement” which is designed to assist teachers in assessing and removing the stumbling blocks which prevent students from meeting success in mathematics.
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Wendy Terris
Coaching Expertise
Math – Middle School
Prior to retirement, Wendy Terris taught for thirty-three years in the Brentwood School District. Since her retirement, Wendy has extended her career and is currently working with Eastern Suffolk BOCES as a math consultant. During the past four years, Wendy has been mentoring Special Education teachers who are not certified in mathematics. She has written a series of curriculum guides, especially designed for the middle school Level III Special Education student, affording these students a better opportunity to meet the N.Y.S. requirements for graduation. Using her curriculum guides as educational tools, Wendy is presently training and team teaching with these professionals. Wendy has also created a highly focused scope and sequence document for grades 6-8, specifically designed to guide special education teachers through the state’s mandated performance indicators. The scope of this document focuses on those topics in which this specific population of students can achieve the most success on the annual math assessments in March. Based on this document, she has also written quarterly exams and practice assessments for these grade levels, which were created to keep each teacher on task and to provide feedback regarding the progress of each student throughout the program. In her quest to make math more meaningful to the middle school student, Wendy is presently preparing a consumable, instructional AIS supplementary text. The primary focus of this product is to offer daily lessons to be implemented by the teachers of the lab class that is now mandated by the New York State Education Department. Math 79
Carole Vacchiano
Coaching Expertise
Math Grades K-5 Hands on workshops empowering teachers to meet the standards through manipulative-based math teaching In-service instructor, manipulative-based instruction Modeling manipulative-based instruction geared towards the NYS Standards in classrooms Curriculum writer, Mathematics Pre-K-6 Scope and Sequence Writer, Mathematics Pre-K-6 Family Math workshop presenter 1989-present
Carole Vacchiano retired in June 2005 after thirty-three years as an educator. Her last eighteen years were spent as a math lab teacher in the Wyandanch School District. Carole taught a variety of grade levels including second, third and sixth grades. For twenty-five years, she was a remedial math specialist. Carole has given many workshops and in-service courses. Most of her workshops are geared towards the importance of using manipulative-based instruction to meet the state standards in elementary mathematics. Carole has been a presenter at meetings of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. She has served on the New York State committee to write the third grade PEP test.
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Multicultural
Cheryl Durant
Coaching Expertise
Administration Grades Pre-K-6 Classroom Management Strategies Mentoring Staff Understanding Cultural Diversity in our Society Teaching Tolerance Instructional Strategies Grades Pre-K-6 Teaching Tolerance in the Early Years Home School Connection Student Supervision
Cheryl Durant is an energetic recent retiree with over thirty years of extensive experience as a classroom teacher and assistant principal in the Half Hollow Hills School District. During her many years in the field of education, she remained committed to child centered practices. Cheryl began her career after receiving a B.A. from Michigan State University, M.S. in Early Childhood and Elementary Education from Bank Street College of Education and a Professional Diploma in Education Administration from Long Island University.
As a classroom teacher, Cheryl was appointed as lead teacher in her building and awarded “Outstanding Teacher” in 1991 by the National Alliance of Business and Black Educators. She presented at kindergarten orientations, workshops for pre-school supervisors and directors and chaired grade level committees. Cheryl also coordinated several school teams to write curriculum. She developed successful instructional tools and utilized strategies in the classroom to help students develop an appreciation for diversity. In her capacity as an assistant principal, Cheryl extended her leadership skills in a wide variety of areas such as assessment management and administration, student supervision with an emphasis on conflict resolution, discipline with dignity, effective parent conferences, strategic planning, staff observation and mentoring teachers in all grade levels. Cheryl is available to design workshops meeting the needs of school districts using her many years of experience and expertise in the field of education.
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Heidi Holder
Multicultural
Coaching Expertise
Instructional Strategies Grades K-12 Ms. Holder offers a wide selection of fun, stimulating workshops and hands-on activities to inspire multicultural content at all grade levels. Subject areas include: Social Studies Language Arts Art Theatre Instructional Strategies
Africa 101: Myth and Mythology: Use African myth to add multicultural content to your literary project or as an inspiration for social studies, language arts and theatre. Africa 101: Mask and Masking: An exciting and informative workshop that helps teachers to discover (or re-discover) masks and masking traditions in West Africa. Africa 101: Puppets and Puppetry: Learn about Mali’s puppet making tradition! Make a puppet of your own!
One-Day Refreshers!© Multiculturalism: Go from defining and understanding multiculturalism to creating a multicultural lesson. New Approaches to Classroom Practice: Stuck in a rut? Come learn new ways (and not so new ways) to engage and inspire students. NOTE: All participants receive a teachers’ guide and slides where applicable. Material fees apply.
Heidi Holder, former Director of Education at the Museum for African Art in New York, develops and writes online-based teaching tools, textbooks and CD-ROMs and serves as an education consultant to various organizations including the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Ms. Holder has spent over ten years inspiring teachers to effectively engage issues of diversity in the classroom. Ms. Holder is a doctoral candidate, studying comparative education policy at the Graduate Center, CUNY and is on the adjunct faculty at Long Island University and Brooklyn College. 82
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Andrea Honigsfeld
Coaching Expertise
ESL Grades K-5 Coaching ESL Grades K-12 Workshops on ESL, Differentiated Instruction, and Cultural Diversity
Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld is associate professor and coordinator of the Master of Science in Education: TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) program at Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY. She teaches graduate education courses related to cultural and linguistic diversity, linguistics, ESL methodology and action research. Before entering the field of teacher education, she was an English as well as a Foreign Language teacher in Hungary (grades 5-8 and adult), an English as a Second Language teacher in New York City (grades K-3 and adult), and taught Hungarian at New York University. She was the recipient of a Doctoral Fellowship at St. John’s University, where she conducted research on individualized instruction and learning styles. She published extensively on working with English Language Learners and/or providing individualized instruction based on learning-style preferences. She received a Fulbright Award to lecture in Iceland in the fall of 2002. Her responsibilities included assisting the Iceland University of Education to establish a graduate level program in Multicultural Education and Teaching Icelandic as a Second Language. In the past six years, she has been extensively involved in staff development projects at local school districts on Long Island, NY, primarily focusing on effective ESL strategies and differentiation of instruction. In 2007, she received the Outstanding ESL Educator of the Year Award from NYS TESOL. 83
Maureen Kashkin Multicultural Coaching Expertise
Scoring the NYS LOTE Proficiency & Comprehensive exams LOTE Checkpoints A & B Literacy in the LOTE classroom Reading & Writing in the LOTE classroom LOTE Planning – Understanding by Design Engage and Conquer: Strategies for the LOTE classroom
Maureen Kashkin recently retired from the LOTE department at Patchogue-Medford Schools where she taught all levels of Spanish for thirty-three years. She has been a LOTE presenter/trainer for NYSAFLT, LILT, Eastern Suffolk BOCES and has provided staff development and in-service workshops for Patchogue-Medford and neighboring districts on curriculum design and development, as well as, preparation and scoring for the NYS LOTE proficiency and competency assessments. During her tenure at Patchogue-Medford, she served as lead teacher, supervising teacher, mentor and coach to educators beginning their careers. She has been featured in a SED Teaching for Communication video and is a multiple honoree in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers.
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Alisty Joy Keneth
Coaching Expertise Conducts on-going diversity sensitivity training and bias mediation services Active participant on several Town and County Anti-Bias Task Forces Works in conjunction with Nassau and Suffolk Police Departments Bias Crime Units and District Attorney’s Office in assisting victims of hate crimes Facilitated successful public advocacy of the 1999 New York State Hate Crimes Legislation Trained personnel of different agencies that serve Long Island’s youth including Eastern Suffolk BOCES, Nassau County BOCES SETRC and Project PATCH Character Education Professional Development
Alisty Keneth has been working in the anti-bias field on Long Island since 1999. She created, implemented, facilitated and directed Hate Crime 101: The Continuum of Prejudicial Behavior in every segment of Long Island’s community including: for seventy-eight of Long Island’s school districts for personnel and student training. She maintains solid relationships with school administrators, teachers and students. Alisty majored in psychology at SUNY at Old Westbury specializing in Psychology of Prejudice and Violence. She is extensively trained in anti-bias, youth violence and gang education through Erase Racism, Hofstra University School of Education and Allied Human Services Professional Development conference/workshops, The Council for Reducing Prejudice and the Safe and Supportive Schools and Community Consortium.
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Jonathan Lightfoot, Multicultural Ph.D.
Dr. Jonathan Lightfoot is currently a professor at Hofstra University’s School of Education and Allied Human Services. He teaches courses in the Foundations, Leadership and Policy Studies Department. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, a master’s degree in Education from Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University. In addition, he is an experienced presenter at professional conferences and school workshops. He is able to engage student and faculty groups at all levels of development. Research interests include leadership and education for social justice.
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Albert J. Rizzi
Albert Rizzi and “My Blind Spot,” bring a unique blend of corporate, entrepreneurial, educational, nonprofit knowledge and expertise that allows “my blind spot” to address its mission of introducing equity and diversity education in our schools, by creating an integrated learning experience which meets and exceeds state standards for diversity, specifically, informing and educating students so they better understand and show thoughtfulness towards the disabled within their community. Albert received his BA from Manhattanville College, masters of education and a PD in Supervision and Administration from St. John’s University.
As a NYC Teaching Fellow, his first foray into education was teaching kindergarten, he became the Executive Director of MARC After School and Pre-K Program in the South Bronx, providing direct services to 250 students and their families. Albert’s unexpected and complete loss of sight uniquely qualifies him to help guide and inform teachers, parents and students about all inclusive and adaptive friendly curriculum and internet environments in our community. Albert helps to plant the seeds of hope and independence in all our students to inspire them to improve the quality of their own lives. Albert is committed to bringing hope and opportunity to all of our uniquely abled youth.
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Vincent Carvelli
Coaching Expertise
Physical Education/Health Grades 8-12 Resistance Training Biomechanics Strength, Conditioning for Human Performance Human Anatomy, Physiology, Physics, Mechanics and Kinesiology Musculoskeletal Systems Response to Exercise
Interrelationship of Nervous System and Musculoskeletal System as it relates to structural integrity and performance sical Education
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Ph Vincent Carvelli is the president and co-founder of the Academy of Applied Personal Training Education (A.A.P.T.E.), a personal trainer/health fitness certification program operating on Long Island since 1996. Vincent has worked in the allied health profession for seventeen years as a certified personal trainer, strength and conditioning coach, resistance training biomechanics teacher, fitness facility/center owner, continuing education specialist and professional presenter for staff development. Vincent has presented at national and state AAHPERD conferences and maintains professional affiliations with the following organization: National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), International Dance and Exercise Association (IDEA), American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), Affiliate Member of the National Board of Fitness Examiners (NBFE), New York State American Alliance of Physical Education, Health, Recreation and Dance (AAPEHRD).
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Anthony Cerullo
Coaching Expertise
Anthony Cerullo has had thirty-six years of experience in public education, mainly at the secondary level.
Twelve years district director of health, physical Physical Education education, and Inter-Scholastic Athletics Nine years adjunct professor at Stony Brook University Thirty-six years as a physical education/health teacher and coach
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Patricia E. Bossert, Ph.D.
Coaching Expertise
Science Grades 9-12 Expert in developing “in-house” science research projects in biology Mentor to Semifinalists and Finalists in National, International and New York State Science Competitions’ (e.g., INTEL Science Talent Search, INTEL International Science and Engineering Fair, Siemens Westinghouse Competition, STANYS NY State Science Fair) Member of the International Advisory Board to Science Service and Chair of the Recommendations Committee for improving
the International Science and Engineering Fair Presenter of education outreach workshops for the Society for Science In Vitro Biology to high school teachers around the country Adjunct Professor of Biology, Nassau Community College Thirty-five years high school classroom teaching experience
Dr. Bossert taught biology at Northport High School for thirty-five years. She has developed the first Science Research Program at Northport and her students won local, state, national and international awards – many doing their work entirely “in-house” at the high school. Her specialty is using Hydra as a Model Organism to teach principles and practices of biological research. Sometimes known as the “the hydra lady,” her doctoral dissertation at Stony Brook University involved developmental constraints on the evolution of symbiosis in hydra. Her passion is to help students understand what this means and why hydra is relevant to stem cell research today. She is the author and developer of a series “hydra kits” designed to help teachers and students access this wonderful organism for doing experiments in biology.
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Phyllis Caffaro
Coaching Expertise
Science Grades K-5 District, in-house training on the New York State Science Assessments Science 21 trainer District Curriculum Writing Mathematics in Special Education
Phyllis Caffaro recently retired after thirty-four years teaching in
the Hauppauge School District and has taught third, fifth and Science sixth grades and was an elementary science specialist for seven years. Phyllis has administered, scored and analyzed the New York Science Assessments for nine years. She is a member of the Comprehensive Instructional Management System Statewide Committee for Science Testing and a workshop presenter for BOCES. Recently, she has provided professional development for special education teachers of specific districts, in elementary mathematics. She was an elementary science specialist for eight years before retirement. She has been an elementary science consultant for the Amityville School District for three years providing professional development for all levels, grades K-5 and administering and scoring the NYS Science Assessments. Ms. Caffaro also provides NYS Science Assessment training at Eastern Suffolk BOCES and leads scoring of the NYS Science Assessment each spring. Phyllis is listed in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers and received the New York State Congress of Parents and Teachers Jenkins Memorial Award in June of 2001.
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James Gallo
Coaching Expertise
Science Grades 3-8 Instructional Strategies in Science Grades 6-12 ¾ Best Practices ¾ Understanding by Design Model ¾ Differentiating Instruction Incorporating Technology in the Science Classroom ¾ Use of Digital Probes/Software in Labs Developing Formative Assessment Strategies that Check
for Students Understanding
Science Teaching Science in the Elementary Classroom ¾ Aligning the ESP Kits with Curriculum ¾ Designing a Spiral Curriculum K-4 ¾ Integrating Science and Literature
James Gallo recently retired as the Director of Science and Technology in the Half Hollow Hills School District. In that capacity, he restructured the K-5 elementary science curriculum, introduced new electives, implemented an Outdoor Education program in the middle school and taught numerous workshops in the district’s professional development program. In his thirty- seven years in education, he has also taught biology, chemistry, general science, and A.P. Biology and Aviation Fundamentals. In addition, he has also served as an assistant principal at both the high school and middle school levels for ten years.
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GinGee Moy
Coaching Expertise
Science Grades 3-8 Providing progressive science professional development that meets the specific needs of the teachers and the students Conducting grade specific professional development Establishing effective science learning programs that support positive student behavior
Analyzing science trends and set new goals at each Science grade level
GinGee Moy is an A.U.S.S.I.E. consultant who began her career as an educator teaching in New York City. She taught grades 1- 5 as a classroom teacher and math as a cluster teacher. After a decade, she began her work as a science staff developer in grades Pre-K-8, while coordinating the change process from textbook driven science to one incorporating inquiry using literacy and math as the tools of communication. Concurrently, she taught science education to undergraduate and graduate students at the City University of New York, Fordham University and New York University and has worked on writing science standards throughout New York City and New York State. GinGee’s work propelled her into the principalship at PS 2 in District Two where she committed her energies to study of reading and science. While much of the work was focused on driving the practice and progress to higher places, she expanded her science work by supporting teachers in the ways of interdisciplinary teaching. This work grew into an annual interactive science celebration. She is now honored to be part of the A.U.S.S.I.E. team and hopes to bring science classes to life to empower all who walk within and beyond schools. 93
Robert J. Plaia
Coaching Expertise
Science Activities Grades K-4 Grade level appropriate science activities Teaching ELA and Math strategies using science models Staff Developer for Science 21, grades K-4 ELS Grade 4 Science Assessment Trainer Science Activities Grades 5-8 Grade level appropriate science activities Staff Developer for Science 21, grades 5-6 ILS Grade 8 Science Assessment trainer Regen t s Earth Science SED trainer for the “new” Part D of the Earth Science Regents
Science Robert Plaia is a career educator who began his career as a science teacher in the junior and senior high school arenas. He has taught biology, general science, chemistry, physics, earth science and health. Having served first as a teacher, then science department chairperson, assistant principal, principal, and assistant superintendent of schools, he retired in 1995. He then moved to Virginia and resumed his teaching career by teaching chemistry and biology at the high school level. He has returned to Long Island and has been serving as a science consultant for Western Suffolk BOCES for the past eight years.
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Tom Seff
Coaching Expertise
Science Grades PreK-8 Problem Solving Activities Pre-K-8 Science content and inquiry activities Pre-K-8 Integration of science with math, language arts and technology Science 21- Staff Developer ESP Science Kits – Staff Developer Science Science Assessment Trainer & Lead Scorer Grade 4 & Grade 8 Outdoor Education Station Activities Questioning Techniques and Thinking Skills STARLAB – The portable planetarium trainer
Tom Seff is a teacher trainer in all aspects of science education Pre-K-12. He taught science for thirty-five years including eighteen years as a science curriculum specialist. He is very effective at modeling science lessons for staff. He taught science education at Dowling College for nine years and Stony Brook University for one year. He has conducted hundreds of workshops and seminars for teachers and administrators.
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Robert Soccoa
Coaching Expertise
Scienc e Grades 6-12 High School teacher of biology, remedial and physical science RCT remediation and applied math Experience from hands on activities to computer and sensor technology in the classroom Turnkeys for the 8th grade science lab practical exam Developed and supervised a program where science teachers worked closely with special education teachers’ on activities and labs in the classroom Administration Grades 6-12 Seventeen years as an administrator Department chairman
Assistant principal and acting principal
Science All aspects of staff management and development Oversaw special education CSE’s, the pupil personnel teams, scheduling, budgeting, student management, testing, building inventories and safety
Robert Soccoa retired from the Brentwood School District after thirty-three years. He was a high school teacher of biology, remedial and physical science. His experiences expanded as the high school science chairman and assistant principal at the middle school level. He created strategies and developed materials and assessments for the middle and elementary levels. As an administrator, he observed and evaluated hundreds of teachers in all disciplines. He fostered growth by providing supervision and modeled lessons to assist teachers in the development of creative instructional techniques. He has organized science and technology workshops, presented staff development programs for elementary and secondary staff members. He was also one of the original turnkeys for the eighth grade lab practical exam. He worked with the middle school special education teachers to develop a science program that resulted in the increased special education scores on the N.Y.S. 8th Grade Science Assessment.
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Robert P. Flinn
Coaching Expertise
Social Studies Grades 9-12 Co-opting students to work collaboratively Best practices in social studies Effective Classroom Management
Robert Flinn retired from the Sachem Central School District, where he taught social studies for thirty-three years and served as chairperson for fifteen years. He is presently an adjunct professor at St. Joseph’s College in Patchogue, New York, focusing on the training of student teachers. Additionally he serves as a vice-president for the LICSS (Long Island Council for the Social Studies) and has served as co-chairperson of the annual conference for the past three years. In his role at the
LICSS, he has designed and developed seminars for social Social Studies studies supervisors, coordinated workshops for student teachers and served as a delegate to the NCSS (National Council for the Social Studies). In the past he has served as an item writer for NYSED and has developed questions used in the Global History and Geography Regents Assessments. He holds a master’s degree in History Education from Queens College and PD from Hofstra University in Educational Administration.
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Alice D. Grant
Coaching Expertise
Social Studies Grades 6-12 Infusing Literacy Instruction into the Social Studies curriculum, grades 6-12 Improving instruction in preparation for state assessments Developing and strengthening Advanced Placement History instruction Mentoring Advanced Placement European and United States History teachers Pre A.P./Vertical Teams in Social Studies Mapping Social Studies Curriculum, grades 6-12 (Content and Skills) Developing a sequential program to improve teaching of writing and thinking skills Providing U.S. and Global History content support for teachers of Special Education and English Language Learners Special Education Offered content workshops for teachers of Special Education and English Language Learners in U.S. History and Government and in Global History and Geography
Content and skills necessary for success in High School Global History and Geography and U.S. History and Government Regents exams Social Studies Alice Grant was social studies department chair (6-12) at Pelham Memorial High School in Pelham, New York. In addition to being a member of the NYSED Committee which designed the United States History and Government assessment, Alice co-authored the Connections Column for United States History and Government in the NYSED Social Studies Resource Guide. A consultant to the College Board in A.P. United States and European History and Pre A.P. Social Studies instruction, Alice has taught graduate level courses for A.P. history teachers and methods courses for pre-service teachers and has presented numerous workshops on pre A.P., A.P. and Regents teaching strategies throughout the region.
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Claire Machosky
Coaching Expertise
Social Studies Grades K-12 Core Curriculum Editor – N.Y.S. DBQ Writer & Scorer Classroom Coaching Admin is tration Grades 3-5 Middle School Dean & Department Chairperson Teacher Evaluation & Coaching Interdisciplinary Supervision – all areas ELA G ra des 3-5 Classroom Coaching for Assessment prep – grades 6-9 Interdisciplinary curriculum writing Instructional Strategies Grades 3-5 Classroom Management Reading in Content Areas Differentiated Instruction Testing Strategies Study Skills New Teacher Induction
Speci al Education Grades 3-5 Social Studies Works with students on inclusion modifications
Claire Machosky is a master teacher and staff developer. Her professional career was devoted to the middle school child. Since retiring as social studies department chairperson and dean at the middle school in Hewlett Woodmere she has inspired educators with her writings on Middle School which appeared in the New York State Supervisors and Administrators SAANYS Journal. Her knowledge of the state curriculum and the state assessments were shared with colleagues through in-service courses in the Hewlett-Woodmere Schools as well as through various Teacher Centers in Nassau County.
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Gina Walker
Coaching Expertise
Social Studies Grades 3-8 Modeling best practices Planning professional development of units of work and integrating social studies into a literacy progress Understanding and assessing the social studies curriculum Supporting teachers in developing a stimulating learning environment Challenging teachers to use and understand social studies, to provide opportunities for students that are curriculum rich and that will make a significant difference to student achievement
Gina Walker is an A.U.S.S.I.E. consultant who has more than fifteen years of leadership experience in supporting social science development in elementary schools. With an accomplished educational background she has been able to develop strategic initiatives to support varying performance levels. Her vision and expertise have achieved exceptional results. Gina offers professional learning from mentoring in the Social Studies classroom to full day workshops. Gina displays a strong ability to link theoretical rationale into the classroom practice, which from all reports teachers truly appreciate. Gina is able to provide strong expertise in the area of data analysis and management. She supports schools to create program initiatives and explicit teaching strategies which enable continuous improvement. Supporting developing relationships between expectations, accountability and culture represent integral components of Gina Walker’s consultancy work. Gina specializes in developing integrated education units for social sciences. 100
Arlene Barresi
Coaching Expertise
Special Education Grades K-12 Training coordinator for Eastern Suffolk BOCES Module presenter ¾ Roles & Responsibilities ¾ Communication & Team Building ¾ Behavior Management ¾ Human Growth & Development
Arlene Barresi has been a training coordinator and presenter for Eastern Suffolk BOCES for the last twenty years. During that time, she was also part of a special education classroom team.
Special Education
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Dr. Sanja Cale
Coaching Expertise
Speci al Education Grades K-8 Functional Behavioral Assessment Positive Behavior Support Transition Planning Including Students with Autism and other Developmental Disabilities in public school settings Problem Behavior Curriculum Modification in Special Education Social Skills Training Parent Training & Wraparound supports Crisis Management Data Collection Staff Trainings
Dr. Sanja Cale is an assistant professor and assistant director of education at Long Island University-Riverhead Campus. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University at Stony Brook. She currently teaches graduate level courses in the department of education and her teaching includes applied behavior analysis, grant writing, educational psychology, autism, intervention for individuals with disabilities and research methods. Her research focuses on expanding FBA (Functional Behavioral Assessment) and PBS (Positive Behavior Support), which are approaches that provide prosocial alternatives to dealing with challenging behaviors in individuals with disabilities. For the past several years she has worked at the Institute for Children with Autism, where she provides intervention to children with developmental disabilities, support services to their families and training and supervision to professional staff in public school settings throughout Long Island. ecial Education p
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Arlene B. Crandall
Coaching Expertise
Special Education and General Education Grades K-12 Disabilities Awareness Inclusion structures and skills Instructional Support Teams Response to Intervention (RTI) Differentiated Instruction Test Accommodations Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA) and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP) Admin is tration and Central Office Grades K-12 Embedded training for administrative oversight and responsibility for all of the topics above at the building and central office levels Training series for new Directors of Special Education Training series for CSE chairpersons
Arlene Crandall is the President of ABCD Consulting Inc., a company specializing in professional development for schools trying to keep up with the current demands to meet the needs of all students. She has consulted for districts in Nassau, Suffolk and Ulster counties. She is currently the Regional Professional Development Specialist for the Special Education Training Resource Center (SETRC) in Eastern Suffolk BOCES. Arlene has been working in the field of education for thirty years. She has been a high school teacher, a school psychologist and a special education administrator. Arlene has presented at state and national conferences for the past twenty years. She has worked in a wide variety of districts across Long Island. She has also served as the President of the New York Association of School Psychologists as well Special Education as delegate and regional director for the National Association of School Psychologists. Arlene also works as an adjunct professor at the New York Institute of Technology in the school counseling department.
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Ruth Donlin
Coaching Expertise Understanding challenging behaviors, team dynamics and social skills development Attention-deficit disorder, depression, anxiety and dissociative disorders
Ruth Donlin is a consultant whose private practice is based in New York. She provides consultation to schools, agencies and home programs that serve children and adults on the autism spectrum. She has completed all of her course requirements for a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute and is finishing her dissertation. Ms. Donlin is president of the Autism Special Interest Group (SIG) for the Association of Behavior Analysis and serves on the Parent-Professional Partnership SIG. Additionally, she has provided psychotherapy services to children and adults with wide-ranging psychiatric and neurological disorders.
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Barbara Frisenda
Coaching Expertise
Special Education Grades K-12 Disabilities Inclusion Severely Disabled Innovative Programs Response to Intervention Admin i stration Grades K-12 Coached PPS directors in several districts, CSE chairpersons Trained administrators on Differentiated Instruction as well as RTI Instructional Strategies Grades K-12 Instructional Support Teams: In-service Differentiated Instruction Instructional Strategies Behavioral Strategies Inclusion/Co-teaching Response to Intervention
Barbara Frisenda, a former teacher, principal and retired director of special services from the Seaford School District, has had highly diversified educational experiences. For the past five years, Barbara has consulted for school districts in Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester Counties. Her areas of expertise Special Education include the development of innovative programs, inclusion, instructional and behavioral strategies, instructional support teams training, the mentoring of teachers for the severely disabled, and RTI and its relationship to IST.
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Carmen J. Iannotti
Coaching Expertise
Special Education Grades K-12 IEP Development CSE Procedures and Reporting Managing the CSE Meeting Developing Behavior Plans Admin is tration Grades K-12 Special Education/Pupil Personnel Services Administration & CSE Coached special education administrators in several districts Conducted reviews of programs, procedures and policies for a number of schools on Long Island Review of STAC reimbursement levels and procedures, CSE process and school year/ESY program development Grant Writing Grades K-12 IDEA 611 & 619 Federal Grants CPSE Administrative Cost Grants and required flow-through processes Archives management grant writing
Carmen Iannotti is presently consulting to school districts following experience as district wide director in a large Long Island school district and interim positions in smaller districts. He has experience in review of programs, procedures and STAC reimbursement/finance in the education of students with disabilities as well as staff development for CSE members, paraprofessionals and special education providers. Mr. Iannotti is a past president of the LI Association of Special Education Administrators and past co-president of the Council of Exceptional Children Chapter 653 in Suffolk. He has been a department head for special education, summer program principal, district wide evaluator and has been on numerous local and regional panels addressing issues including regional space, school expansion, school improvement and issues in the education of SWDs. ecial Education p
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Ann Katsaros
Coaching Expertise
Special Education Grades 6-8 Provided professional staff development for Eastern Suffolk BOCES along with Central Islip School District Taught on the undergraduate level at Dowling College and the graduate level at Stony Brook University Taught Adult GED classes for Eastern Suffolk BOCES and a 15-hour “Hands-On Math” class for paraprofessionals Certified in Special Education, Elementary Education, Art Education Worked as a teacher mentor this year for BOCES and provided a minimum of 15 hours each month in all areas of Special Education
Ann Katsaros is currently working as a curriculum teacher for Eastern Suffolk BOCES at the Jefferson Academic Center and at BOCES ITP classes at Brentwood West and South Middle Schools. She also teaches ABE (Adult Basic Education) courses at Eastern Suffolk BOCES Brookhaven campus and works as a literacy volunteer for Suffolk County. She has just completed teaching a 15-hour course, “Hands-On Math” for paraprofessionals and facilitates various collegial circles on rubrics, portfolios, adolescent literacy, higher-order thinking skills and testing modifications and accommodations. Working with a student population consisting of Tourettes, high- Special Education functioning Aspergers and Autism, Ann has a genuine interest in students’ cognitive and social growth. During her career as an educator, she has developed special education courses for the undergraduate students at Dowling College and the graduate students at Stony Brook University.
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Irene Witthoft
Coaching Expertise
Specia l Education Grades K-8 Classroom management and discipline Designing behavior management systems Strategies for managing student behaviors Behavior intervention strategies to use with special need students Improvement of teacher performance by strengthening classroom management techniques Integration of social and academic learning Choice Theory/Reality Therapy/Conflict Resolution
Irene Witthoft is a recently retired school principal with thirty-four years of experience in the field of special education. Her work with students with behavior disorders has provided her with a highly diversified background, enabling her to support classroom behavior management and discipline. Additionally, she is qualified to offer assistance with inclusion issues, IEP, CSE and other related components to help support building wide special education needs. She is responsible for developing the highly successful research based behavior management system utilizing the techniques of Dr. Glasser’s Choice Theory and techniques of Reality Therapy, currently being used at the William Floyd Learning Center, Eastern Suffolk BOCES.
Irene has coached paraeducators, teachers and administrators in the utilization of Responsive Classroom and Choice Theory. She has conducted various workshops related to social skills development, behavioral improvement and Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI).
In 1997 she was named Educator of the Year by the National Tourette’s Syndrome Association for her efforts in raising awareness of Tourette’s Syndrome and for developing the Tourette’s program at the Captree Learning Center, Eastern Suffolk BOCES. ecial Education p
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Alphabetical Listing of Coaches
Name Page Number Baron, Janet 22 Barresi, Arlene 101 Bedford, Leslie 55 Bedford, Robert 5 Bergmann, Susan 6 Bernato, Richard 7 Bird, Elliott 66 Bloss, Pat 67 Blumstein, Renée 51 Bossert, Patricia 90 Bowling, Georgette 56 Boyle, Judith 23 Budd, Bob 24 Burn, Jan 25 Caffaro, Phyllis 91 Cale, Sanja 102 Cannie, Mary 8 Carvelli, Vincent 88 Castaldo, Gina 26 Catapano, Geri 27 Cerullo, Anthony 89 Cohen, Sandy 68 Corkery, Kate 28 Crandall, Arlene 103 Crombie, Margie 29 Cucinello, Kristine 9 Daly-Lewis, Joan 10 D’Angelo, Rose 69 Darrigo, Joseph 11 Delehant, Ann 12 DiClemente, Theresa 30 Dodge, Judy 57 Donlin, Ruth 104 Durant, Cheryl 81 Edson, Ann 58 Ellis, Ken 70 Farrell, Lawrence 71 Flinn, Richard 72 Flinn, Robert 97 Frisenda, Barbara 105 Funk, Sharon 73 Gallo, James 92 109
Name Page Number Garrity, Peter 74 Gelfand, Sybil 31 Gottlieb, Audrey 59 Gould-Hatwood, Patrice 60 Grant, Alice 98 Halliburton, Warren 61 Hauser, Ian 32 Herrmann, Joan 33 Holder, Heidi 82 Honigsfeld, Andrea 83 Iannotti, Carmen 106 Irwin, Elizabeth 13 Jackson, Jerry 14 Jorgenson, Raymond 15 Kagan, Bruce 34 Kashkin, Maureen 84 Katsaros, Ann 107 Keneth, Alisty Joy 85 Kollmar, Bruce 16 Lannes, Patricia 62 Lightfoot, Jonathan 86 Machosky, Claire 99 Mastrodonato, Paul 53 Matovcik, Jerry 36 McCarthy, JoEllen 35 McCullough, Lawrence 52 McGrath Schwartz, Mary 63 Meyers, Lauren 37 Mills, Diane 75 Moy, GinGee 93 Nenchin, Jacqueline 38 Nespeca, Phil 39 Nicolino, Pat 17 Nolan, Virginia 40 Olynciw, Philip 18 Pecorale, Erica 41 Plaia, Robert 94 Pulo, Stella 42 Reid, John 19 Reyling, Jackie 43 Rizzi, Albert 87 Rose, Patricia 64 Russell-Donner, Kelly 44
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Name Page Number Ryan, Tim 76 Scharf, Karen 45 Seeley, Kristina 46 Seff, Tom 95 Sklar, Barbara 47 Soccoa, Robert 96 Staunton, Michael 20 Storchan, Daniel 21 Swan, Rick 77 Taldone, Catherine 54 Teitelbaum, Elise 78 Terris, Wendy 79 Umstatter, Jack 48 Ungar, Barry 49 Vacchiano, Carole 80 Walker, Gina 100 Witman, Michelle 50 Witthoft, Irene 108 Young, Tamara 65
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PROFESSIONAL COACHING NOTES
Eastern Suffolk BOCES Board and Administration
President Pamela Betheil
Vice President Lisa Israel
Member and Clerk Fred Langstaff
Members Walter Wm. Denzler, Jr. Anne Mackesey Stephen Dewey, Ph.D. William K. Miller Chris Garvey Jeffrey Smith William Hsiang Sandra Townsend Susan Lipman Andrew T. Wittman, Jr Joseph LoSchiavo John Wyche
District Superintendent Chief Operating Officer Edward J. Zero Gary D. Bixhorn
Associate Superintendents Julie Davis Lutz, Ph.D. – Educational Services Barbara M. Salatto – Management Services
Assistant Superintendent Michael J. Locantore – Human Resources
Directors Marilyn H. Adsitt – Educational Support Services Keith G. Anderson – Building Services Robert Becker – Special Education Andrea Grooms – Communications, Research and Recruitment Gregory Hamilton – Administrative Services Maureen Kaelin – Business Services Sylvia Savarese – Technology Integration Joan Skelly – Career, Technical and Adult Education Jeanne K. Weber – Regional Information Center Candace White-Ciraco, Ed.D. – Planning and Program Improvement
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Eastern Suffolk BOCES does not discriminate against any employee, student, applicant for employment or candidate for enrollment on the basis of gender, race, color, religion or creed, age, national origin, marital status, disability or any other classification protected by law. For further information or concerns regarding this statement, please contact the Eastern Suffolk BOCES Department of Human Resources at (631) 687-3029.
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