Teaching and Learning Team
Leticia Pineiro
LPineiro@schools.nyc.gov
Director, Teaching & Learning Director
Contact me about professional learning opportunities, curriculum, educational resources, or academic policy.
Fun Fact: I was a Peace Corps Volunteer; I still love to travel and explore diverse cultures.
Susan Ackert
SAckert@schools.nyc.gov
Borough Instructional Lead
Contact me about ELA support, reading intervention programs, and best pedagogical practices.
Fun Fact: I visited 5 national parks on a cross-country road trip.
Stephen Armada
sarmada@schools.nyc.gov
Academic Policy, Performance and Assessment Specialist
Contact me about Contact me about STARS, ATS, Academic Policy and any other DOE system that has a button.
Fun Fact: I love selling vintage clothing online.
Anna Arrigo
aarrigo@schools.nyc.gov
Borough Instructional Lead
Contact me about ELA K-8, Priority Learning Standards, ILF and ELA research based strategies.
Fun Fact: Mother of two children that keep me grounded on how students learn best.
Iris Battino Bernstein
ibattin@schools.nyc.gov
Academic Policy, Performance and Assessment Specialist
Contact me about STARS, Academic Policy, Performance or Assessment questions, I'm happy to help!
Fun Fact: I love spending time with my 6 grandkids, 3 of which are triplets!
Rajeev Bector
Rbector@schools.nyc.gov
Advance Lead
Contact me about Advance policy, assessment administration, and questions about the observation and feedback cycle.
Fun Fact: I love helping others.
Nicole Beinhorn
nbeinhorn@schools.nyc.gov
Borough Instructional Lead
Contact me about K-8 Science (especially Amplify), data-driven instruction, and digital tools for remote learning.
Fun Fact: I am a third generation District 26 teacher! Thanks to my grandma and my mom, it runs in the family!
Kris Bertoglio
KBertoglio@schools.nyc.gov
Borough Instructional Lead
Contact me about educational research (especially PER, CLT, & LRI/L), STEM, CRSE, & bit.ly/ScienceStoryRoutine
Fun Fact: My midlife crisis turned me into a fish keeper; I have 4 aquariums and counting.
Shermila Bharat
sbharat@schools.nyc.gov
Borough Instructional Lead
Contact me about all things high school social studies.
Fun Fact: I ride a trike.
Gina Ceparano
gceparano@schools.nyc.gov
Borough Instructional Lead
Contact me about research based strategies that engage students in learning and help close the achievement gap.Fun Fact: I am a mom of boy girl twins that were born on Halloween!
Lisa Elkaabi
LElkaabi@schools.nyc.gov
School Improvement Coach
Contact me about Ed Tech, Google Suite, Digital Tools, all things instruction - especially high school science!
Fun Fact: I love creating digital resources for teachers and formatting digital documents.
Liz Fisher
EFisher12@schools.nyc.gov
Borough Instructional Lead
Contact me about mathematics K-8, math & ILF, Blended Learning, envisions, and planning professional learning cycles.
Fun Fact: I like bubble tea and rolling my own sushi.
Ingrid Lafalaise
ILafala@schools.nyc.gov
Borough Instructional Lead
Contact me about support for science education K-12.
Anna McDonald
AMcDonald13@schools.nyc.gov
Borough Instructional Lead
Contact me about Amplify Science support K-8, pedagogical practices and digital supports for remote learning.
Pazzy Quiroz
pquiroz@schools.nyc.gov
Academic Policy, Performance and Assessment Specialist
Contact me about STARS, Academic Policy, ATS, Performance & Assessment
Daniel Racic
Dracic@schools.nyc.gov
Academic Policy, Performance and Assessment Specialist
Contact me about Academic Policy, STARS, and ATS, Excel Google Sheets, computer science & technology.
Amy Reynolds
areynolds@schools.nyc.gov
Advance Lead / RLC
Contact me about Remote Learning and Advance - MOTP / MOSL.
Paula Stein
PStein3@schools.nyc.gov
Borough Instructional Lead
Contact me about ELA K-5, Priority Learning Standards.
Phyllis Tam
ptam@schools.nyc.gov
Borough Instructional Lead
Contact me about mathematics (3-8), enVision math, NGLS, CR-SE, ILF, & planning for professional learning cycles.
Michael Tancredi
MTancre@schools.nyc.gov
Academic Policy, Performance and Assessment Specialist
Contact me about academic policy issues, STARS programming, ATS questions.
Cherie Umstead
CUmstea@schools.nyc.gov
School Improvement Coach
Contact me about instructional teaching practices to elicit and assess student understanding in 6 - 12 mathematics.
Rahjia Vandiver
RVandiver@schools.nyc.gov
Borough Instructional Lead
Contact me about ELA K-5, Priority Learning Standards, Culturally Responsive -Sustaining Education.
Tracie Vaughan
tvaughan@schools.nyc.gov
Academic Policy, Performance and Assessment Specialist
Contact me about academic policy, grading policy, school accountability reports, STARS, and ATS.
Melinda Willens
mwillen@schools.nyc.gov
Borough Instructional Lead
Contact me about studies/Passport (k-8), NGLS (ELA), ILF, and anything CEP-related.
Andy Yuen
AYuen2@schools.nyc.gov
Advance Lead
Contact me about anything related to Advance - MOTP / MOSL.