Education Department
Office of
and
Instructional Support
Howard J. Goldsmith
Our
Who We Are: Under the
direction of the Associate Commissioner for the Office of Instructional Support
and Development, the Office of Curriculum and Instructional Support oversees the following six offices:
·
Adult Education
and Workforce Development (includes GED testing)
·
Planning and
Professional Development
·
Career and
Technical Education
·
Curriculum,
Instruction and Instructional Technology
·
Summer Institutes
·
Standards Review
Contact Information
New
York State Education Department
phone: 518-474-8892
fax: 518-474-0319
Curriculum, Instruction and Instructional
Technology, (CIIT)
Anne Schiano
·
Provides
statewide leadership to school districts on implementing the State’s learning
standards and core curriculum guidance through partnerships with USNY as well
as state and national educational organizations and various professional
associations.
·
Provides direct
technical assistance to high-need urban school districts and to schools and
districts in need of improvement.
·
Provides
legislative, regulatory and policy guidance to education stakeholders and the
general public.
·
Provides
leadership and oversight of the Regent’s middle-level education policy through
state and national networks.
·
Produces and
disseminates curriculum guidance and resources through the Virtual Learning
System (VLS).
·
Provides
administrative oversight for competitive grants and contracts that support
increased student achievement through professional development activities for
classroom teachers.
Contact Information
New
York State Education Department
emscurric@mail.nysed.gov
phone: 518-474-5922
fax: 518-473-4884
Adult Education and Workforce
Development, (AEWD)
Tom Orsini
·
Oversees adult
basic education, English language acquisition, family literacy, workplace
literacy, adult career and technical education, and workforce preparation
programs.
·
Provides staff
development and technical assistance to over 200 adult education agencies
through the Regional Adult Education Network.
·
Supports the
Commissioner of Education in his role as the co-chair of the Emerging Worker
sub-committee of the State Workforce Investment Board.
·
Partners with the
Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance in administering the Education
for Gainful Employment program, providing education and training to welfare
recipients.
·
Oversees related
instruction components of the apprenticeship program.
·
Oversees the
statewide administration for the GED examination in
Contact Information
New
York State Education Department
emscaewd@mail.nysed.gov
phone: 518-474-8940
fax: 518-486-1751
GED
automated hotline: 518-474-5906
Planning and Professional
Development, (PPD)
Alysan Slighter
·
Oversees three
major federal programs: the Rural Education Achievement Program, Enhancing
Teacher and Principal Quality, and Innovative Programs.
·
Oversees 131
state-funded Teacher Centers throughout the state to provide ongoing
professional development services to teachers.
·
Oversees state
regulations regarding the Professional Development Plan, Shared Decision
Making, and the Annual Professional Performance Review.
·
Collaborates with
other agencies, organizations and school districts to ensure that students are
being taught by highly qualified teachers.
·
Promotes professional
development, and improved teacher and administrator recruitment and retention.
Contact Information
New
York State Education Department
aslighte@mail.nysed.gov
phone:
518-473-7155
fax: 518-486-5295
Career and Technical Education, (CTE)
Eric Suhr
·
Provides
monitoring and technical assistance so that secondary CTE programs in schools
and BOCES offer high-level academic and technical skills, and ensures that
these programs are available to all students in the state.
·
Processes
applications for the Perkins Career and Technical Education Act funds.
·
Reviews
applications for approval of CTE programs that allow students to earn a
technical endorsement on their high school diplomas.
·
Provides
leadership for the High Schools That Work initiative.
·
Provides
assistance in the implementation of curriculum and assists in school reform
efforts.
·
Provides
monitoring and technical assistance to instructional technology initiatives
related to Title IID of NCLB.
·
Provides
assistance to schools seeking technology aid through the Federal E-Rate funding
process.
Contact Information
New
York State Education Department
phone: 518-486-1547
fax: 518-402-5114
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/cte/
Mary Daley
·
Administers the
eight component schools of the State Summer School of the Arts: ballet, choral
studies, dance, jazz studies, media arts, orchestral studies, theater and visual arts.
The schools offer intensive training, provided by nationally recognized
artists and companies, to gifted high school students who represent the wide
diversity of ethnic, social, cultural and economic backgrounds of all New
Yorkers.
·
Provides
statewide leadership and develops networks in the area of education for the
gifted in order to build local capacity and align gifted education initiatives
with state education standards.
·
Administers the
Advanced Placement Fee Waiver program, which provides funds for low-income
students to take College Board AP and International Baccalaureate exams.
·
Provides
statewide leadership and develops ongoing networks and partnerships in the area
of arts in education as it relates to all of the New York State Learning
Standards.
Contact Information
New
York State Education Department
phone: 518-474-8773
fax: 518-473-0770
Standards Review, (OSR)
Kathleen Clarity
·
Coordinates the
Standards Review Initiative.
·
Organizes and
oversees regular and direct contact, communication, and dialogue with a diverse
group of teachers, administrators, business representatives, and professional
groups to ensure that all
·
Leads and manages
a statewide initiative of professional development for teachers and
administrators on the revised Learning Standards.
·
Administers the
Regents Learning Standards Review Initiative of educators, professionals and
researchers to provide the Commissioner and the Regents with policy advice.
Contact Information
New
York State Education Department
phone:
518-474-8892
fax: 518-474-0319
www.emsc.nysed.gov/standardsreview/
The New
York State Education Department does not discriminate on the basis of age,
color, religion, creed, disability, marital status, veteran status, national
origin, race, gender, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or sexual
orientation in its educational programs, services and activities. Inquiries
concerning this policy of nondiscrimination should be directed to:
New York State
Education Department
Office of Diversity, Ethics, and Access
89 Washington Avenue
June 2008