Faculty and Staff
SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TEACHERS
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
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!
Grade 6
Agnes Simon
ASimon32
@schools.nyc.gov
SETTS Teacher
Erin Olson
EOlson
@schools.nyc.gov
"A child with disabilities often spends hours being taught how to interact with others... But why don't we spend time teaching those without disabilities how to interact with them?" about life autism
Grade 6
Akilah Cottoy
ACottoy
@schools.nyc.gov
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.
Grade 7
Karen Clements
KClements2
@schools.nyc.gov
Education equals opportunities.
Grades 7&8
Dolores Stroman
DStroman
@schools.nyc.gov
“Education Saves Lives” - Dr. Shawn Rux
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
Grade 8
Carol Briggs-McDougan
CBriggs3
@schools.nyc.gov
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
Josh Rosen
JRosen16
@schools.nyc.gov
"If some students are UNRESPONSIVE maybe you can't teach them yet, but you can love them. And if you can love them today, maybe you can TEACH THEM TOMMOROW" Jeffery R Holland
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS DEPARTMENT
English Language Learner Provider
Martine Bellen
MBellen2
@schools.nyc.gov
Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace. - Confucius
Grade 6
Shevaun Brown
SBrown28
@schools.nyc.gov
"The RESULTS of our EFFORTS often BETRAY the PURITY of our INTENTIONS" - James Borland
Grade 6
Susan Esannason
SEsanna
@schools.nyc.gov
"Keep cultivating your own garden." Andre Leon Talley, Vogue Magazine Editor: Fashion Industry Icon
Grades 6 and 7
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
RoseAnn Patterson
RPatterson3
@schools.nyc.gov
“Education is the Most Powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
Grade 8
Garfield Phillips
GPhilli2
@schools.nyc.gov
"Impossible is for the unwilling" - John Keats
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
Grade 6
Nancy Mateo
NMateo
@schools.nyc.gov
Grade 6
Rabia Omar
ROmar
@schools.nyc.gov
" No significant learning occurs without a significant relationship" - Dr. James Comer
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
Grade 7
Simone Pestano
SPestan
@schools.nyc.gov
"A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." Unknown
Grade 7
Susan Williams
SWilliams65
@schools.nyc.gov
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
Grade 8
Kimonique Sarwee
KSarwee
@schools.nyc.gov
“Education is the key to unlock the golden door to freedom." George Washington Carver
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
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
Grade 8
Charlotte Perry
CPerry4
@schools.nyc.gov
If there is no struggle, there is no progress.
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
Grade 7
Vincent Maysonet
VMayson3
@schools.nyc.gov
GRADES 7&8
Karrie Hylton
KHylton
@schools.nyc.gov
"With confidence, you have won before you have started" Hon. Marcus Mosiah Garvey
Grade 8
SCIENCE TEACHERS IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS
Christine Edwards
Brittany Jefferson
Josh Rosen
Rabia Omar
Carol Briggs-McDougan
Akilah Cottoy
Harriette Glean
CLUSTER DEPARTMENT
Physical Education
Rosetta Nairne
RGrahamNairne
@schools.nyc.gov
To teach is to touch a life forever - Anonymous
Physical Education
Jeffrey Cohen
JCohen45
@schools.nyc.gov
Intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong. John F. Kennedy
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
Health
Christine Piscitelli
CPiscit
@schools.nyc.gov
" To this end, the greatest asset of a school is the personality of the teacher" -John Strachan
Spanish
Jackie Espinal
JEspinal17
@schools.nyc.gov
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
Speech and Language Pathologist
Christela Leandre
CLeandre
@schools.nyc.gov
Cut the fluff and teach the stuff. - Anita Archer
Speech and Language Pathologist
Atara Maccabi
AMaccabi
@schools.nyc.gov
Physical
Therapist
Esther Buchinger
EBuchinger
@schools.nyc.gov
Occupational Therapist
Sherry Destine
SHammond2
@schools.nyc.gov
Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!
PARAPROFESSIONALS
CLASSROOM MANAGER
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FERNANDO CONIGLIO
FConiglio
@schools.nyc.gov
“Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.” Chinese Proverb
Dorian Roberts
DRoberts7
@schools.nyc.gov
Bipasha Monir
BMonir
@schools.nyc.gov
Hosssain Mohammad
HMohammad6
@schools.nyc.gov
Jazmine Higgs
JHiggs6
@schools.nyc.gov
Tanya Delva
TDelva
@schools.nyc.gov
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
Kecia Harris
School Response Clinician
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KHarris27
@schools.nyc.gov
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THE NY FOUNDLING
Bilingual Family Advocate
Yashira Siri
Yashira.Siri
@nyfoundling.org
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THE NY FOUNDLING
School Response Clinician
Melissa Pansa-Ad
Melissa.Pansa-ad
@nyfoundling.org
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THE NY FOUNDLING
Clinical Supervisor
Stephanie Riley
Stephanie.Riley
@nyfoundling.org
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Alana Andrews
School Psychologist
AAndrews2
@schools.nyc.gov
Ashley Jones
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AJones75
@schools.nyc.gov
Brian Kritzer
School Psychologist
BKritzer
@schools.nyc.gov
Pamela Aupont
Social Worker
PAupont
@schools.nyc.gov