School Improvement and Community Services
The Office of School Improvement and Community Services (NYC), under the direction of Associate Commissioner Shelia Evans-Tranumn, is responsible for school improvement and closing the achievement gap by building the capacity of schools and districts. The Office directs and coordinates State Education Department services and technical assistance to the New York City school district and education community, including oversight of Contracts for Excellence implementation in New York City. The office also has statewide responsibility for the Department’s initiatives in the areas of School and District Accountability, School Improvement, Early Childhood Education and Reading, Migrant and Homeless Youth, Parent Involvement, and Title I/Compensatory Education. The office manages over $4 billion dollars of State and Federal allocations to public schools, including approval of grants and monitoring of their implementation. Listed below are major programmatic responsibilities of the office:
- Audit of Curriculum
- Contracts for Excellence (C4E)
- Differentiated Accountability
- Even Start
- Extended School Day/School Violence Prevention Program
- Homeless Education
- Migrant Education
- Neglected and Delinquent
- NYC Charter Schools
- NYS Learning Technology Grant Program 2009-2012 (NYC Schools)
- Parent and Family Partnerships
- Public School Choice
- Reading First
- Schools Under Registration Review (SURR)
- Supplemental Educational Services (SES)
- Title I
- Title IID Enhancing Education Through Technology 2009 - 2012 (NYC schools)
- Universal Pre-K
- Voluntary Registered Nursery Schools and Kindergartens
To implement these programs the office is organized into five teams that support this work:
- Accountability, Policy and Administration
Ira Schwartz, Senior Coordinator - Early Education and Reading Initiatives
Cindy Gallagher, Coordinator
- Intra/Interagency
Collaborations
Sandra Herndon, Coordinator - New York City
School Improvement
Sandra Norfleet, Coordinator - Title I School and Community Services
Roberto Reyes, Coordinator