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District 15 Team

Rafael T. Alvarez
Superintendent
 
Nicole Lanzillotto
Deputy Superintendent
 
Deirdre Keyes-Caillibotte
Executive Director SSO
 

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
 
Allen Bibergal
Administrator of Special Education
  • Special Education compliance 
  • Special Education policy guidance
  • Support schools in programming Students with IEPs
 
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
 
Yvonne GordonRobertson
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 
 
Omar Griles
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
 
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 
 
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 
 
Stephanie Parsons
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