EMSC Subject/Program Contact List
(with related web links, if available, in EMSC and other major Department areas)
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Subject/Program |
Program Area |
Contact Person |
Phone Number |
| 21st Century Learning Centers | SICS-R | Linda Woodward | 486-6090 |
| Academic Intervention Services Upstate NYC |
SICS-R SICS-NYC |
Patricia Chmielewski Lee York Sandra Norfleet |
(518) 474-5923 (718) 722-2636 |
| Accountability (NCLB) | SICS-NYC | Ira Schwartz | 474-7965 or (718) 722-2796 |
| Administrative/Superintendent Salary Information | SOMS | Deborah Cunningham | 474-6541 |
| Administrative Support Group | DC | John Delaney | 486-1544 |
| Adult Literacy and Workforce Preparation | CIS | Tom Orsini | 474-5922 |
| Advanced Placement | CIS | Mary Daley | 474-8773 |
| Agricultural Education | CIS | Chike Nnabugwu | 486-5922 |
| Alternative Assessment | SAR | ||
| Alternative Education | SICS-R | Greg Bayduss | 486-6090 |
| Annual Professional Performance Review | OISD | Ron Nichols | 473-7155 or emscprofdev@mail.nysed.gov |
| Art Education | CIS | Leslie Yolen | 474-5922 or emscurric@mail.nysed.gov |
| Arts in Education | CIS | Mary Daley | 474-8773 |
| Asbestos | SOMS | Laura Sahr | 474-3906 |
| Assessments | SAR | David Abrams | 473-7880 |
| Attendance Regulations / Compulsory Education Law | SICS-R | Carl Friedman Cheryl Ohanesian |
486-6090 |
| Attendance Improvement / Dropout Prevention (AI/DP) | SICS-R | Carl Friedman | 486-6090 |
| BEDS (Basic Educational Data System) | SAR | Ken Wagner | 474-7965 |
| Bilingual Education and Foreign Language Studies | CIS | Pedro Ruiz | 474-8775 |
| Bilingual Education (Two-Way)/BETAC | SAR | Pedro Ruiz | 474-8775 |
| BOCES (Boards of Cooperative Educational Services) | SOMS | Eugene Smith (Finance) | 474-3936 |
| Budgets (School) | SOMS | Mary Ellen Clark | 474-6541 |
| Building Aid | OMS | Louise Costello | 474-2977 |
| Building Permits (Schools) | SOMS | Carl Thurnau | 474-3906 |
| Bus Driver Training | SOMS | Marion Edick | 474-6541 |
| Business and Management Practices (School) | SOMS | Mary Ellen Clark | 474-6541 |
| Business and Marketing Education | CIS | Jon Greenwalt | 486-5922 |
| Career and Technical Education |
CIS |
Eric Suhr |
486-5922 |
| Career Plans | CIS | Jon Greenwalt | 486-5922 |
| Categorical Aid / Grants Finance | OMS | Margaret Zollo | 474-4815 |
| Chapter 655 Report (Annual Report on the Status of the State's Schools) | SAR | Ken Wagner | 474-7965 |
| Character Education | CIS | Larry Paska | 474-5922 or emscchared@mail.nysed.gov |
| Charter Schools Upstate New York City |
SICS-R SICS-NYC |
Barbara Moscinski Ira Schwartz |
474-1762 718-722-2796 |
| Charters/Incorporations of Nonpublic Schools and Educational Institutions Serving Children Birth Through Grade 12 | SOMS | Thomas Hogan | 474-3879 |
| Child Abuse and Neglect | OCIS | ||
| Child Nutrition: Program Administration Reimbursement |
SOMS OMS |
Frances O'Donnell | 473-8781 or 474-4815 |
| Civil Rights (Race and Sex Equity) | SICS-R | asa | 473-7155 |
| Class Size Reduction (Early Grade) | SICS-NYC | 474-5807 | |
| Codes of Conduct (Project SAVE) | SICS-R | 486-6090 | |
| Component Retesting | SAR | ||
| Comprehensive District Education Plan (CDEP) | OISD | Alysan Slighter | 473-7155 or emscprofdev@mail.nysed.gov |
| Comprehensive Health and Pupil Services | SICS-R | Robert Jaffarian | 486-6090 |
| Computer Recycling for Education and Technology Enhancement Act (CREATE) | CIS | Steve Mink | 486-1547 |
| Construction Projects | SOMS | Carl Thurnau | 474-3906 |
| Continuing Education | CIS | Tom Orsini | 474-8940 |
| Continuing Professional Licensure (175-hour PD requirement) | OISD | Ron Nichols | 473-7155 or emscprofdev@mail.nysed.gov |
| Contracts for Excellence | SOMS | Deborah Cunningham | 474-6541 |
| Corporal Punishment | SICS-R | Cheryl Ohanesian | 486-6090 |
| Cost Effectiveness | SOMS | Deborah Cunningham | 474-6541 |
| Curriculum and Instructional Support | CIS | Howard J. Goldsmith | 474-8892 |
| Curriculum – Career and Technical Education | CIS | Eric Suhr | 486-1547 |
| Curriculum-General Education | CI&IT | Anne Schiano | 474-5922 or emscurric@mail.nysed.gov |
| Curriculum Guides / Syllabi (copies) | OMS | Publications Distribution | 474-3806 |
| Dance Studies | CI&IT | Leslie Yolen | 474-5922 or emscurric@mail.nysed.gov |
| Diploma Requirements | CI&IT | Anne Schiano | 474-5922 or emscurric@mail.nysed.gov |
| Disaster Preparedness | SOMS | Laura Sahr | 474-3906 |
| Discipline/Suspension | SICS-R | Carl Friedman | 486-6090 |
| District Superintendents (BOCES) | DC | Raymond Kesper | 474-8076 |
| Dress Codes (Codes of Conduct) | SICS-R | 486-6090 | |
| Driver Education | CIS | Philip Detelis | 474-5922 or emscurric@mail.nysed.gov |
| Dropout Prevention | SICS-R | Greg Bayduss | 486-6090 |
| Drug Free Schools | SICS-R | Greg Bayduss | 486-6090 |
| Early Childhood Education Upstate NYC |
SICS-NYC | Cindy Gallagher Janet Pierro |
474-5807 (718) 722-2647 |
| Early Education and Reading Initiatives | SICS-NYC | Cindy Gallagher | 474-5807 |
| Early Literacy Profile | CIS | Cindy Williams | 474-5922 or emscurric@mail.nysed.gov |
| Educational Management Services | SOMS | Deborah Cunningham | 474-6541 |
| Educationally Related Support Services (ERSS) | SICS-R | 486-6090 | |
| Employment Preparation Education (EPE) | CIS | Mark Haskins | 474-8940 |
| English Language Arts | CIS | Erik Sweet | 474-5922 or emscurric@mail.nysed.gov |
| English as a Second Language K-12 Adult |
CIS | Pedro Ruiz Sandra Belitza-Vazquez |
474-8775 474-8940 |
| Environmental Health and Safety | SOMS | Laura Sahr | 474-3906 |
| Even Start | SICS-NYC | Dee Dwyer | 474-5807 |
| Extended Day/Violence Prevention Upstate NYC |
SICS-R SICS-NYC |
Gail McCaul | 486-6090 (718) 722-2647 |
| Excelsior Scholars Program | CIS | Will Jaacks | 474-5922 or excelsiorscholars@mail.nysed.gov |
| Facilities Planning (annual fire inspection process; building permits; construction authority) | SOMS | Carl Thurnau | 474-3906 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences | CIS | Dawn Scagnelli | 486-1547 |
| Family Literacy - Workforce Invest. Act | CIS | Kathleen Steinchen | 474-8940 |
| Fingerprinting | HE | Deborah Marriott | 486-1521 |
| Fire Safety Inspections | SOMS | Dave Clapp | 474-3906 |
| Food Service Management | SOMS | Frances O'Donnell | 473-8781 |
| Foreign Language Education | CIS | Pedro Ruiz | 474-8775 |
| Foster Care | SICS-R | Greg Bayduss | 486-6090 |
| GED (General Educational Development) |
CIS |
Pat Mooney |
473-9897 or |
| General Education Requirements (PreK-Grade 8) | CIS | Anne Schiano | 474-5922 or emscurric@mail.nysed.gov |
| Gifted Education | CIS | Mary Daley | 474-8773 |
| Graduation/Diploma Requirements | CIS | Anne Schiano | 474-5922 or emscgradreq@mail.nysed.gov |
| Grants Finance / Categorical Aid | OMS | Margaret Zollo | 474-4815 |
| Grants Management | SOMS | Maureen Lavare | 474-3936 |
| Guidance and Pupil Services | SICS-R | Cheryl Ohanesian | 486-6090 |
| Health Education | SICS-R | Owen Donovan | 486-6090 |
| Health Services | SICS-R | Karen Hollowood | 486-6090 |
| Health Occupations Education | CIS | Joanne O'Brien | 486-1547 |
| High Schools That Work | CIS | Eric Suhr | 486-1547 |
| HIV/AIDS Education | SICS-R | Robert Jaffarian | 486-6090 |
| Home Instruction | SOMS | Nancy Murray | 474-3879 |
| Homebound Instruction | SICS-R | Carl Friedman | 486-6090 |
| Homeless Children and Youth | SICS-NYC | Melanie Faby | 473-0295 |
| Immunizations | SICS-R | Karen Hollowood | 486-6090 |
| Improving Teacher Quality | SICS-R | Alysan Slighter | 473-7155 |
| Incarcerated Youth and Adults | SICS-R | Greg Bayduss | 486-6090 |
| Instructional Technology | CIS | Teh Yuan Wan | 486-1547 |
| Interagency Collaboration (NYC) | SICS-NYC | Sandra Herndon | 718-722-2784 |
| Kindergarten Voluntary Registration (Nonpublic) |
SICS-NYC |
Doris Hill-Wyley |
474-5807 |
| Law, Youth and Citizenship |
CIS |
Eileen Gerrish |
486-5760 |
| Learning Standards | CIS | Anne Schiano | 474-5922 or emscurric@mail.nysed.gov |
| Learning Technology Grant Program | CIS | John Brock | 474-5922 or emscltg@mail.nysed.gov |
| Leases | SOMS | Carl Thurnau | 474-3906 |
| Length of School Day | OMS | Andrea Hyary | 473-8364 |
| Library Media (School) | CIS | John Brock Joanne Shawhan |
474-5922 or emscurric@mail.nysed.gov |
| Local Assistance Plans (LAP) | OISD | Ron Nichols | 473-7155 or emscprofdev@mail.nysed.gov |
| Low Performing Schools | SICS-NYC | Ira Schwartz | (718) 722-2796 |
| Magnet Schools |
SICS-R |
Darlene Mengel |
473-7155 |
| Math and Science Partnerships | CIS | Ann Crotty | 474-5922 or emscmsp@mail.nysed.gov |
| Mathematics Education | CIS | John Svendsen | 474-5922 or emscurric@mail.nysed.gov |
| Medications, Administration of | SICS-R | Karen Hollowood | 486-6090 |
| Middle-Level Education | SICS-R | Marybeth Casey | 474-5922 |
| Migrant Education | SICS-NYC | Ivelisse Rivera | 473-0295 |
| Music Education | CIS | Edward Marschilok | 474-5922 or emscurric@mail.nysed.gov |
| National Youth Science Camp | CIS | Will Jaacks | 474-5922 or emscurric@mail.nysed.gov |
| Native American Education and Services | SICS-R | Adrian Cooke | 474-0537 |
| Neglected and Delinquent | SICS-NYC | Mary Russman Paula Monarch Palmieri |
473-0295 or nd@mail.nysed.gov |
| New York City School Improvement Parent Advisory Committee | SICS-NYC | Cassandra Grant | (718) 722-2743 |
| New York State Council of Educational Associations (NYSCEA) | OISD | Laura Miller | 473-7155 |
| New York State Summer School of the Arts | CIS | Mary Daley | 474-8773 |
| Nonpublic High School Voluntary Registration | SOMS | James Anderson | 474-3879 |
| Nonpublic School Services | SOMS | Thomas Hogan | 474-3879 |
| Nontraditional Careers | CIS | Eric Suhr | 486-1547 |
| Nursery Schools & Kindergartens (Nonpublic) | SICS-NYC | Doris Hill-Wyley | 474-5807 |
| Nurses (School) | SICS-R | Karen Hollowood | 486-6090 |
| Nutrition Education | SICS-R | Robert Jaffarian | 486-6090 |
| NY ECLIPSE | CIS | Ann Crotty Will Jaacks |
474-5922 or nyeclipse@mail.nysed.gov |
| Occupational Education Civil Rights | CIS | Carol Litrides | 486-1547 |
| Operation Recognition - Diplomas for Veterans of World War II, the Korean Conflict and Vietnam | CIS | Steve Mink | 474-8940 |
| Parent Partnership Training Upstate NYC |
SICS-NYC | Cassandra Grant | (718) 722-2743 |
| Parenting Education | SICS-R | Robert Jaffarian | 486-6090 |
| Part 100 Regulations | CI&IT | Anne Schiano | 474-5922 or emscurric@mail.nysed.gov |
| Part 154 State LEP Aid | CIS | Ileana Olazagasti | 474-8775 |
| Physical Education | CIS | Patricia Kocialski | 474-5922 or emscurric@mail.nysed.gov |
| Planning and Reporting Requirements | SOMS | Deborah Cunningham | 474-6541 |
| Prekindergarten Programs | SICS-NYC | Doris Hill-Wyley | 474-5807 |
| Presidential Award Mathematics and Science | CI&IT | Ann Crotty Judy Fantauzzi |
474-5922 or emscurric@mail.nysed.gov |
| Professional Development Plan (PDP) | OISD | Ron Nichols | 473-7155 or emscprofdev@mail.nysed.gov |
| Public School Accountability | SICS-NYC | Ira Schwartz | (718) 722-2796 |
| Public School Choice (Charter Schools) Upstate New York City |
SICS-R SICS-NYC |
Barbara Moscinski Ira Schwartz |
474-1762 (718) 722-2796 |
| Pupil Services | SICS-R | Cheryl Ohanesian | 486-6090 |
| Reading First (NCLB) | SICS-NYC | Susan Megna | 474-5807 |
| Regents Examinations and Tests | SAR | 474-5099 | |
| Regional and New York City School Services (education reform, low-performing schools, SURR schools, coordinated monitoring) | |||
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SICS-R | Cassandra Grant | 474-5923 |
| SICS-NYC | Sandra Norfleet | (718) 722-2743 | |
| SICS-NYC | Sandra Norfleet | (718) 722-2636 | |
| Residency Requirements (Student) | SICS-R | Carl Friedman | 486-6090 |
| Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) | OISD | Laura Miller | 473-7155 |
| Safe and Drug-Free Schools | SICS-R | Greg Bayduss | 486-6090 |
| SASS (System of Accountability for Student Success) | SICS-NYC | Ira Schwartz | (718) 722-2796 |
| SAVE - Schools Against Violence in Education | SICS-R | 486-6090 | |
| School Boards | SOMS | Mary Ellen Clark | 474-6541 |
| School Building Bilingual Excel | CIS | Ileana Olazagasti | 474-8775 |
| School Business Management | SOMS | Mary Ellen Clark | 474-6541 |
| School Busing/Pupil Transportation | SOMS | Marion Edick | 474-6541 |
| School District Organization | SOMS | Deborah Cunningham | 474-6541 |
| School Improvement and Community Services - New York City | SICS-NYC | Shelia Evans-Tranumn | (718) 722-2796 474-4715 |
| School Improvement and Community Services - Regional | SICS-R | 474-4817 | |
| School Leadership | DC | Raymond Kesper | 474-5915 |
| School Libraries | CIS | John Brock Joanne Shawhan |
474-5922 or emscurric@mail.nysed.gov |
| School Operations and Management Services | SOMS | Charles Szuberla | 474-2238 |
| School Quality Reviews - NYC | SICS-NYC | Sandra Herndon | (718) 722-2784 |
| School Report Card | SAR | Ken Wagner | 474-7965 |
| School Safety | SICS-R | Greg Bayduss | 486-6090 |
| Schools to Watch | CIS | Marybeth Casey | 474-5922 or emscurric@mail.nysed.gov |
| Schools Under Registration Review (SURR Schools) | SICS-NYC | Shelia Evans-Tranumn | (718) 722-2796 |
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SICS-NYC | Ira Schwartz | (718) 722-2796 |
| Science Education | CI&IT | Ann Crotty Will Jaacks |
474-5922 or emscurric@mail.nysed.gov |
| Science Olympiad | CI&IT | Will Jaacks | 474-5922 or emscurric@mail.nysed.gov |
| Senate Youth Program | CI&IT | Jo Ann Larson | 474-5922 or emscurric@mail.nysed.gov |
| Shared Decision Making | SICS-R | 473-7155 | |
| Social Studies | CI&IT | JoAnn Larson | 474-5922 or emscurric@mail.nysed.gov |
| Special Aids and STAC | OMS | Hal Matott | 474-7116 |
| Special Education Services | VESID | James DeLorenzo | 402-3353 |
| Special Education - Data Collection | VESID | Inni Barone | 486-4678 |
| Special Education - Medicaid | OMS | 474-7116 | |
| Special Education – Policy and Personnel Development | VESID | Patricia Geary | 473-2878 |
| Special Education - New York City Quality Assurance | VESID | (718) 722-4544 | |
| Special Education - Upstate Quality Assurance | VESID | Jackie Bumbalo | (315) 476-5645 |
| Special Education - Nondistrict Unit | VESID | 473-1185 | |
| STAC (System to Track and Account for Children) | OMS | Hal Matott | 474-7116 |
| Staff and Curriculum Development Network (SCDN) | OISD | Laura Miller | 473-7155 |
| Standards, Assessment, and Reporting | SAR | David Abrams | 473-7880 |
| State Aid: | OMS | Andrea Hyary | 473-8364 |
| OMS | Burt Porter | 474-8825 | |
| SOMS | Deborah Cunningham | 474-6541 474-6541 |
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| Student Information System | OMS | David Walsh | 486-1702 |
| Student Support Services | SICS-R | Robert Jaffarian | 486-6090 |
| Summer Food Service Program | SOMS | Paula Tyner Doyle | 432-5068 |
| Summer School | SICS-R | Linda Woodward | 486-6090 |
| Summer Institutes | CIS | Mary Daley | 474-8773 |
| Summer Institutes for Teachers of Mathematics and Science | CIS | John Svendsen | summerinst@mail.nysed.gov |
| Superintendent's Conference Days | OMS | Andrea Hyary | 473-8364 |
| Supplemental Educational Services Upstate NYC |
SICS-NYC | Upstate: (518) 473-0295 NYC: (718) 722-2796 |
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| Suspension/Discipline (Student) | SICS-R | Carl Friedman Cheryl O'hanesian |
486-6090 |
| System of Accountability for Student Success (SASS) | SICS-NYC | Ira Schwartz | (718) 722-2796 |
| Targeted Prekindergarten | SICS-NYC | Doris Hill-Wyley | 474-5807 |
| Teacher Centers | SICS-R | Ron Nichols | 473-7155 or emscprofdev@mail.nysed.gov |
| Teacher Quality and Professional Development | OISD | Alysan Slighter | 473-7155 or emscprofdev@mail.nysed.gov |
| Tech Prep Education | CIS | 486-1547 | |
| Technology Education | CIS | Philip Dettelis | 474-5922 or emscurric@mail.nysed.gov |
| Technology in Schools | CIS | Teh-Yuan Wan | 486-1547 |
| Test Administration | SAR | Steven Katz | 474-5099 |
| Test Development | SAR | Steven Katz | 474-5900 |
| Theater Arts Education | CIS | Edward Marschilok | 474-5922 or emscurric@mail.nysed.gov |
| Title I, Parts A and D (NCLB) Upstate NYC |
SICS-NYC | Roberto Reyes Sandra Norfleet |
473-0295 (718) 722-2636 |
| Title I, Part B (NCLB) - Reading First | SICS-NYC | Susan Megna | 474-5807 |
| Title I, Part B (NCLB) - Even Start | SICS-NYC | Dee Dwyer | 474-5807 |
| Title I, Part C (NCLB) - Migrant Education | SICS-NYC | Ivelisse Rivera | 473-0295 |
| Title II, Part A (NCLB) - Improving Teacher Quality | OISD | Elisabeth Egetemeyr | 473-7155 or emscprofdev@mail.nysed.gov |
| Title II, Part B (NCLB) - Mathematics Science Partnership | CI&IT | Anne Schiano | 474-5922 or emscmsp@mail.nysed.gov |
| Title III (NCLB) - Bilingual Education | CI&IT | Pedro Ruiz | 474-8775 |
| Title IV, Part A (NCLB) - Safe and Drug Free Schools | SICS-R | Greg Bayduss | 486-6090 |
| Title IV, Part B (NCLB) - 21st Century | SICS-R | John Soja | 486-6090 |
| Title V, Part A (NCLB) - Innovative Programs (through Aug. 31, 2009) | CIS | Pat O'Neil | 486-7339 |
| Title VI (NCLB) - Rural Education Achievement | OISD | Laura Miller | 473-7155 |
| Trade, Industrial and Technical Education | CIS | Cheryl Winstel | 486-1547 |
| Transportation (School Bus) | SOMS | Marion Edick | 474-6541 |
| Universal Prekindergarten Program | SICS-NYC | Ruth Singer | 474-5807 |
| Variances/Administration under Part 100 | SISC-R | Mark Barth | 486-6090 |
| Variances/Innovative Waivers to Part 200 of Commissioner's Regulations | VESID | Eileen Borden | 473-1185 |
| Variances to Part 175 of Commissioner's Regulations | OMS | 474-2977 | |
| Veterans' High School Diplomas - Operation Recognition | CIS | Steve Mink | 474-8940 |
| Violence Prevention in Schools | SICS-R | 486-6090 | |
| Visual Arts Education | CI&IT | Leslie Yolen | 474-5922 or emscurric@mail.nysed.gov |
| Welfare-to-Work / EDGE | CIS | Patricia O'Neil | 474-8940 |
| Work Experience Programs | CIS | Eric Suhr | 486-1547 |
| Workforce Development | CIS | Tom Orsini | 474-8940 |
| Working Papers (Student Employment Certification) | SICS-R | Carl Friedman | 486-6090 |
| Workplace Literacy | CIS | Tom Orsini | 474-8940 |
| Yavner Awards | CI&IT | 474-5922 or emscurric@mail.nysed.gov |
Last Updated:
November 19, 2009