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Office of School Improvement and Community Services (Regional)

TOPIC CONTACT PERSON PHONE # and
E-MAIL ADDRESS
21st Century Community Learning Centers John Soja 518-486-6090
jsoja@mail.nysed.gov
Academic Intervention Services (AIS) Jeanne Post 518-474-5923
jpost@mail.nysed.gov
Alternative Education Greg Bayduss
Joseph Leffler
518-486-6090
gbayduss@mail.nysed.gov
jleffler@mail.nysed.gov
Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR) Michael Moon 518-473-7155
mmoon@mail.nysed.gov
Attendance/Compulsory Education Carl Friedman 518-486-6090
cfriedma@mail.nysed.gov
Attendance Improvement/Dropout Prevention (AI/DP) John Soja 518-486-6090
jsoja@mail.nysed.gov
Charter Schools Darlene Mengel 518-474-1762
dmengel@mail.nysed.gov
Comprehensive Planning Alysan Slighter 518-473-7155
aslighte@mail.nysed.gov
Corporal Punishment John Soja 518-486-6090
jsoja@mail.nysed.gov
CREATE Joseph Leffler 518-486-6090
jleffler@mail.nysed.gov
Dropout Prevention John Soja 518-486-6090
jsoja@mail.nysed.gov
Educationally Related Support Services John Soja 518-486-6090
jsoja@mail.nysed.gov
Employment (Student) Certification (Working Papers) Carl Friedman 518-486-6090
cfriedma@mail.nysed.gov
Extended School Day/Violence Prevention Program (Upstate John Soja 518-486-6090
jsoja@mail.nysed.gov
Foster Care Greg Bayduss 518-486-6090
gbayduss@mail.nysed.gov
Guidance Services John Soja 518-486-6090
jsoja@mail.nysed.gov
Health Services Owen Donovan 518-486-6090
odonovan@mail.nysed.gov
High School Reform Mark Barth 518-486-6090
mbarth@mail.nysed.gov
Homebound Instruction Carl Friedman 518-486-6090
cfriedma@mail.nysed.gov
Incarcerated Education Greg Bayduss
Joseph Leffler
518-486-6090
gbayduss@mail.nysed.gov
jleffler@mail.nysed.gov
Local Assistance Plans Margaret Lynch Brennan 518-473-7155
mlynchbr@mail.nysed.gov
Magnet Schools (State) Darlene Mengel 518-474-1762
dmengel@mail.nysed.gov
Native American Education and Services Adrian Cooke 518-474-0537
acooke@mail.nysed.gov
Planning and Professional Development Laurie Rowe 518-473-7155
lrowe@mail.nysed.gov
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Cheryl Ohanesian 518-486-6090
cohanesi@mail.nysed.gov
Professional Development Plan (PDP) Mike Moon
Ivelisse Rivera
518-473-7155
mmoon@mail.nysed.gov
irivera@mail.nysed.gov
Pupil Services Carl Friedman 518-486-6090
cfriedma@mail.nysed.gov
Regional School Improvement (serves all districts outside of NYC regarding Education Reform, Low Performing Schools, SURR Schools, Coordinated Monitoring) Jim Viola 518-474-5923
jviola@mail.nysed.gov
Regional School Support Centers Jim Viola 518-474-5923
jviola@mail.nysed.gov
Residency Requirements Carl Friedman 518-486-6090
cfriedma@mail.nysed.gov
Safe and Drug-Free Schools (including Tobacco Use Prevention) (Title IV-A) Greg Bayduss 518-486-6090
gbayduss@mail.nysed.gov
SAVE - Schools Against Violence in Education Act Greg Bayduss 518-486-6090
gbayduss@mail.nysed.gov
Shared Decision Making Suzanne Strauss 518-473-7155
sstrauss@mail.nysed.gov
Staff and Curriculum Development Network (SCDN) Laura Miller 518-473-7155
lmiller@mail.nysed.gov
Student Support Services Robert Jaffarian 518-486-6090
rjaffari@mail.nysed.gov
Summer School Ted Wolfstich 518-486-6090
twolfsti@mail.nysed.gov
Suspension/Discipline (Student) Carl Friedman 518-486-6090
cfriedma@mail.nysed.gov
Teacher Centers Michael Moon 518-473-7155
mmoon@mail.nysed.gov
Title II-A, Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Alysan Slighter 518-473-7155
aslighte@mail.nysed.gov
Title VI-B, Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) Ivelisse Rivera 518-473-7155
irivera@mail.nysed.gov
Title V-A, Innovative Programs Suzanne Strauss 518-473-7155
sstrauss@mail.nysed.gov
Time & Learning, Innovative Scheduling Jeanne Post 518-474-5923
jpost@mail.nysed.gov
Youth-At-Risk and Community Partnerships Program John Soja 518-486-6090
jsoja@mail.nysed.gov