District 15 Team
Rafael T. Alvarez
Superintendent
Nicole Lanzillotto
Deputy Superintendent
Angela Defilippis
Deputy Superintendent
Deputy Superintendent
District 15 Team
Karina Audiffred
District Achievement and Instructional Specialist
- Literacy (K-5)
- D15 Reading Committee member
- Foundational Literacy Skills
- Phase 2 Curriculum Rollout & Implementation
- Project-Based Learning
Monique Bailey
Intensive Reading Interventionist (Grade 2-5)
- ELA Reading Intervention & Tier Instruction
- Foundational Literacy Instruction
- District 15 Reading Committee Member
- Science of Reading Instructional Practices
- MTSS, Literacy Assessment & Data Analysis
Lynsay Bernstein
ELA Implementation Specialist
- Literacy Instruction (K-8)
- Foundational Skills Practices
- D15 Reading Committee Member
- Phase 2 Curriculum Rollout & Implementation
- Early & Advanced Literacy Instructional Coaching
- Science of Reading Practices Implementation
- MTSS
Chandra Connor
District Achievement and Instructional Specialist
- Special Education Instruction
- Professional Learning Facilitator Special Education
- Paraprofessional Support
Donna Dawson
Student Services Manager
- Responsible for school safety and reporting of incidents
- Support schools in mitigating trauma
- Collaborative Problem Solving with Students
Brenda Diaz
District Family Support Coordinator
- Create a welcoming and professional environment for families
- Point of contact for unresolved family issues
- Escalated family concerns regarding NYCPS policies and regulations
- Manage escalations reported to 311
- Provide support during family meetings, workshops, and district events
- Working papers
Cera-Jann [C-J] Giles
Multilingual and ELL Service Administrator (M/ESA)
- ENL, Bilingual and World Languages Instruction and Support
- MLL / ELL Pedagogy and Assessment
- MTSS & Data Analysis
- Curriculum Implementation
- Urban Debate League
TBD
Diversity Coordinator
Facilitating Restorative Circle
- Provide PD on DEI and Challenging Behavior
- De-escalation
- My Brother's Keepers Program/ Grant (College and Career Readiness Workshops)
- Youth Equity and Adult Equity Congress Committees
- Save for College Liaison
Maria Interlandi
Director for ML/ELLs -Brooklyn North
- Compliance for ENL & Bilingual Programs
- Language Allocation Policy & Title III ELL
- NYSITELL, NYSESLAT & Spanish LAB
- ELL Identification Process
- Language Proficiency Team (LPT) process
- Bilingual Program Transfer Process
- Bilingual Program Opening or Adjustment protocols
- ML/ELL Appeals
- ML/ELL UFT Escalations
Phyllis Jackson
Academic Intervention Services (AIS) Coordinator
- ELA Academic Intervention and Tiered Instruction
- Early & Advanced Literacy Instructional Coaching
- Science of Reading-based practices implementation
- D15 Reading Committee Member
- D15 Phase 2 ELA Curriculum rollout
- MTSS
Eva Kanowitz
Administrative Assistant
Ursula Koffer
District Achievement and Instructional Specialist
ADVANCE
- ADVANCE - Teacher Evaluations and Job Embedded Support for ADVANCE
- Urban Debate League
- AP to Principal Pipeline
- Teacher to AP Pipeline
- New Principal Coaching
- Yoga and Mindfulness Teacher
Michael Lee
ELL Compliance and Performance Specialist
- Compliance for ENL & Bilingual Programs
- Language Allocation Policy (LAP) & Title III ELL
- NYSITELL, NYSESLAT & Spanish LAB
- ELL Identification Process
- Language Proficiency Team (LPT) process
- Professional Learning opportunities to support ML/ELLs
Valerie Mahase
Academic Intervention Services (AIS) Coordinator
- ELA Academic Intervention and Tiered Instruction
- Foundational Literacy Instructional Coaching
- Science of Reading-based practices implementation
- D15 Reading Committee Member
- D15 Phase 2 ELA Curriculum rollout
- Project-Based Learning Team
Alisha McDonough
Math Implementation Specialist (6-12)
- Mathematics Instruction
- IM Curriculum Implementation
- Data Analysis & Informed Instruction
- Equitable Grading Practices
- MTSS Mathematics Interventions
John McLaughlin
Director of Continuous Improvement
- CEP/DCEP Coordinator
- Support for schools with state designations (CSI/TSI)
- MTSS
Zachary Miller
Student Services Manager
- Positive Behavioral Supports
- Developing Functional Behavioral Assessments and Behavioral Intervention Plans
- Developing Function Based Behavioral Strategies
- Clinical Support for School Counselors and Social Workers
- Collaborating with Schools to Develop MTSS in the Behavioral Realm
Jeanette Nadeau
Administrator of Special Education
- Special Education compliance
- Special Education policy guidance
- Support schools in programming Students with IEPs
Sompon (Sammi) Oerlemans
District Achievement & Instructional Specialist (ELA, 6-12)
- Secondary Literacy Instruction
- D15 Reading Committee Member
- Professional Learning
- Phase 2 Curriculum Rollout & Implementation
- District Planning & Support
David Olesh
Office of Policy and Evaluation Lead
- Data Analysis
- STARS/ATS Programming
- Performance and Assessment Lead
Michelle Ortiz
District Family Leadership Coordinator
- Increase Family Engagement, School and District Level
- Strength School-Family Partnership
- Support Leadership Teams, President Council, CEC, DLT, & DPAC
- District Family Workshops & Events
Sara Panag
District Achievement and Instructional Specialist
- Literacy (K-5)
- D15 Reading Committee member
- Foundational Literacy Skills
- Phase 2 Curriculum Rollout & Implementation
- Professional Learning Planning
- Project-Based Learning Team
Sakena Purvis
Intensive Reading Interventionist (Grade 2-5)
- ELA Reading Intervention & Tier Instruction
- Foundational Literacy Instruction
- District 15 Reading Committee Member
- Science of Reading Instructional Practices
- MTSS, Literacy Assessment & Data Analysis
Leila Rached
District Achievement and Instructional Specialist
- Math Instructional Specialist
- D15 Math Team Member
- Constructivist Education
- Student-centered Learning
Neal L. Singh
Director of Student Services and Special Initiatives /DAC-STH-FC
- Attendance, STH, Foster Care, Arts, STEM
- District Planning, Attendance Compliance, STH/FC Compliance
- STH Compliance and Budgeting, Attendance Teachers Supervision, District Arts and STEM budgeting, Vendor and Space support
Jessie Startup-DeNat
District Achievement and Instructional Specialist
- Math Instructional Specialist
- Data Wise & Data Analysis
- MTSS
- Curriculum Implementation
Paula Stein
District Manager of Operations and Special Projects
- Operations
- Compliance
- District planning
- Summer Program Operations Point
Cheryl Stephens