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Faculty and Staff

SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TEACHERS

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Grade 6

Christine Edwards

CEdwards20

@schools.nyc.gov

Stand before the people you fear and speak your mind-even if your voice shakes -Maggie Kuhn

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Grade 6

Ebony Woods

EWoods9

@schools.nyc.gov

Your education is the only thing that can't be taken away from you. Make sure you're learning every step of the way!

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Grade 6

Agnes Simon

ASimon32

@schools.nyc.gov

SETTS Teacher

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Grade 6

Akilah Cottoy

ACottoy

@schools.nyc.gov

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Grade 7

Harriette Glean

HGlean

@schools.nyc.gov

"Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude." Thomas Jefferson.

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Grade 7

Karen Clements

KClements2

@schools.nyc.gov

Education equals opportunities.

Grades 7&8

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Grades 7&8

Deonne John

DJohn10

@schools.nyc.gov

"If a child can't learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn" -Ignacio Estrada

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Grade 8

Carol Briggs-McDougan

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@schools.nyc.gov

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Grade 8

Brittany Jefferson

BJefferson

@schools.nyc.gov

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world"- Nelson Mandela

Grade 8

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS DEPARTMENT

English Language Learner Provider

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Grade 6

Shevaun Brown

SBrown28

@schools.nyc.gov

"The RESULTS of our EFFORTS often BETRAY the PURITY of our INTENTIONS" - James Borland 

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Grade 6

Susan Esannason

SEsanna

@schools.nyc.gov

                                                                   "Keep cultivating your own garden." Andre Leon Talley, Vogue Magazine Editor: Fashion Industry Icon      

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Grades 6 and 7

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Grade 7

Erima Abit

EAbit

@schools.nyc.gov

‘Education is not the filling of a pot but the lighting of a fire.’ –W.B. Yeats

Grade 7

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Grade 8

Garfield Phillips

GPhilli2

@schools.nyc.gov

"Impossible is for the unwilling" - John Keats

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ELA Teachers in Other Departments

Brittany Jefferson

Christine Edwards

Deonne John

Josh Rosen

Carol Briggs-McDougan

Akilah Cottoy

Ebony Woods

Agnes Simon

Harriette Glean

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MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT

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Grade 6

Nancy Mateo

NMateo

@schools.nyc.gov

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Grade 6

Rabia Omar

ROmar

@schools.nyc.gov

" No significant learning occurs without a significant relationship" - Dr. James Comer

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Grade 6 & 7

Jacqueline Thompson

JThomps14

@schools.nyc.gov

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela

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Grade 7

Simone Pestano

SPestan

@schools.nyc.gov

"A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." Unknown

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Grade 7

Susan Williams

SWilliams65

@schools.nyc.gov

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Grade 8

Dina Harden-Butts

DHardenButts

@schools.nyc.gov

"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." Albert Einstein

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Grade 8

Kimonique Sarwee

KSarwee

@schools.nyc.gov

“Education is the key to unlock the golden door to freedom." George Washington Carver

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MATH TEACHERS IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS

Christine Edwards

Brittany Jefferson

Josh Rosen

Carol Briggs-McDougan

Akilah Cottoy

Ebony Woods

Agnes Simon

Harriette Glean

SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT

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Grades 7&8

Chandra Robinson

CRobinson3

@schools.nyc.gov

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world"- Nelson Mandela

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Grade 8

Charlotte Perry

CPerry4

@schools.nyc.gov

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

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SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS

Christine Edwards

Brittany Jefferson

Deonne John

Josh Rosen

Carol Briggs-McDougan

 Rachael Gomez

Akilah Cottoy

Ebony Woods

Agnes Simon

Harriette Glean

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SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

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Grade 7

Vincent Maysonet

VMayson3

@schools.nyc.gov

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GRADES 7&8

Karrie Hylton

KHylton

@schools.nyc.gov

"With confidence, you have won before you have started" Hon. Marcus Mosiah Garvey

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Grade 8

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SCIENCE TEACHERS IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS

Christine Edwards

Brittany Jefferson

Rabia Omar

Carol Briggs-McDougan

Harriette Glean

CLUSTER DEPARTMENT

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Physical Education

Rosetta Nairne

RGrahamNairne

@schools.nyc.gov

To teach is to touch a life forever - Anonymous

Physical Education

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Dance

Gina Josephs

GJosephs

@schools.nyc.gov

"Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion" Martha Graham

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Health

Christine Piscitelli

CPiscit

@schools.nyc.gov

" To this end, the greatest asset of a school is the personality of the teacher" -John Strachan

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Spanish

Jackie Espinal

JEspinal17

@schools.nyc.gov

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Visual Art

Jae Won Chang

JChang

@schools.nyc.gov

[Kids] don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are. - Jim Henson

RELATED SERVICE PROVIDERS 

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Speech  and Language Pathologist

Christela Leandre

CLeandre

@schools.nyc.gov

Cut the fluff and teach the stuff. - Anita Archer

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Speech  and Language Pathologist

Atara Maccabi

AMaccabi

@schools.nyc.gov

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Physical

Therapist

Esther Buchinger

EBuchinger

@schools.nyc.gov

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Occupational Therapist

Sherry Destine

SHammond2

@schools.nyc.gov

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!

PARAPROFESSIONALS

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Bipasha Monir

BMonir

@schools.nyc.gov

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Tanya Delva

TDelva

@schools.nyc.gov

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Alicia Hyde

AHyde

@schools.nyc.gov

Failure will never over take me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. Og Mandino

SCHOOL SUPPORT SERVICES

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Kecia Harris

School Response Clinician

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@schools.nyc.gov

 

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THE NY FOUNDLING

Bilingual Family Advocate

Yashira Siri

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@nyfoundling.org

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THE NY FOUNDLING

Clinical Supervisor

Stephanie Riley

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@nyfoundling.org

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Alana Andrews

School Psychologist

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@schools.nyc.gov

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Ashley Jones

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@schools.nyc.gov

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Brian Kritzer 

School Psychologist

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@schools.nyc.gov

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Pamela Aupont

Social Worker

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@schools.nyc.gov

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Contact Us

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 Intermediate School 59 

29Q059

Tel: 718.527.3501

Parent Coordinator: Sheryl Leverett

Email: SLeverett@schools.nyc.gov

Address

132-55 Ridgedale Street

Springfield Gardens, NY 11413

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