As school leaders, the months that have passed since the COVID-19 crisis gripped New York
City have been some of the most challenging of our careers. Our staff, our students, and many
of our own families have suffered unspeakable loss, and yet we have not been able to come
together as communities to mourn and support one another.
Not surprisingly, the virus has disproportionately ravaged New York’s most vulnerable
communities, home to so many of our black, brown, and immigrant students.
As if a once-in-a-generation health crisis weren’t enough, the murder of George Floyd at the
hands of Minneapolis police reminds our students of the NYPD’s own sordid history of
murdering and terrorizing black and brown New Yorkers; evidenced by the similar fates of Eric
Garner, Kalief Browder, and Akai Gurley, and the dark era of stop-and-frisk.
Our students are civically engaged. They participate in and follow the protests that demand
accountability and justice. They watch as the police--who they are asked to trust as their
protectors--indiscriminately deploy tear gas, ram protestors with squad cars, pepper spray
peaceful demonstrators and compliant journalists, and flash white power symbols to approving
colleagues. The NYPD’s human rights abuses are on full display as they assert once again their
indifference toward black and brown citizens’ immeasurable grief, and their intolerance for
expressions of justified rage.
When our children finally return to the classroom, these crises will have left them in need of
unprecedented levels of support from us, both academic and emotional. Instead, they will return
to schools with budgets that have been gutted by over $827 million dollars. They will return to
schools without adequate access to social workers, mental health and counseling services,
restorative justice programs, arts programs, sports teams, and after school programming.
At the same time, the NYPD will see its budget substantially increased. When our students
emerge from the collective trauma of COVID-19 and rampant police brutality, they’ll be met by
faces wearing an NYPD uniform; on the corner, at the bus stop, in the subway, and at the doors
of their schools. This will trigger feelings of fear, anger, and anxiety – not safety. After all, what
evidence do black and brown students have that they can trust law enforcement officers?
The priorities of our city and state in this budget are clear. Children last, NYPD first.
We would be remiss in our duties to our students if we did not use what power we have to join
their efforts to convince those who remain indifferent that “Black Lives Matter.” In light of that
responsibility, we demand that the governor, mayor, and city council pass a budget that puts
children first during this crucial time. That means drastic increases to public school and social
service budgets, and sharp cuts to the NYPD’s budget. Increased school budgets should
include funding for:


all schools to develop anti-racist professional learning plans specific to the needs of their
school community;

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building an Ethnic Studies Curriculum that centers on the history of people of color and
racism in America;



a restorative justice coordinator for every school to help dismantle the school to prison
pipeline; and

 

hiring guidance counselors and social workers to achieve a 1:100 ratio, who can work
directly with children impacted by COVID-19 and police violence.

In addition, we call for:


abolishing culturally biased teacher certification exams



recruiting a teaching and leadership staff that reflects the diversity of our public school
system



reviewing the approved vendor list and procurement policies to promote purchasing from
black and minority owned businesses that support our communities



placing School Safety officers under the training and supervision of the Office of Safety
and Youth Development and retraining them as school peace officers with a focus on deescalation, mediation, and restorative practices;



reinstating COMPASS, SONYC, Beacon and Cornerstones summer programs, and
Summer Youth Employment Programs; and



restoring the planned 3-K expansion.

In Solidarity,
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Michael Perlberg - Principal M.S. 839 Brooklyn
Lauren Shookhoff - Assistant Principal M.S. 839 Brooklyn
Patrick Cooper - Assistant Principal Brooklyn School for Social Justice
Michael Bolt - Assistant Principal Brooklyn School for Social Justice
Lynn Shon - Teacher & Instructional Coach M.S. 88 Brooklyn
Katie Dello Stritto - Principal P.S. 58 Brooklyn
Amanda Bueno - Principal Sunset Park Brooklyn
Jorge Santos - Teacher & Restorative Justice Coordinator M.S. 839 Brooklyn
Pilar Ramos - Principal P.S. 305 Brooklyn
John O’Reilly - Principal Arts & Letters Brooklyn
Alexis Marie Wint - Teacher & Instructional Coach M.S. 839 Brooklyn
Pia Micoli - Assistant Principal Arts & Letters Brooklyn
Bo Kim - Assistant Principal - Liberty Avenue Middle School Brooklyn

 Arin M. Rusch - Principal M.S. 447 Brooklyn
Tracey L Scronic - Instructional Lead Brooklyn North BCO
Jeffrey Galaise - Educational Administrator Office of Nonpublic Schools
Mark Otto - District Leader Brooklyn
Erica Davis - Principal P.S. 261 Brooklyn
Ashraya Gupta - Teacher Harvest Collegiate High School
Meg Crouch - Assistant Principal Arts & Letters Brooklyn
Angela Pruitt - Instructional Lead Brooklyn North BCO
Tina Habib - SLT Member and Education Justice Advocate
Sarah Finucane - Teacher and English Department Chair Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice
Scott Magin - Teacher E.R. Murrow High School
Kaia Nordtvedt - Principal Liberty Avenue Middle School
Spy Kontarinis - Assistant Principal Art and Business
Vicki Madden - Instructional Lead Brooklyn North BCO
Stephen Cedermark - Assistant Principal P.S. 58 Brooklyn
Claubentz Dieujuste - Principal Victory Collegiate High School
Mark Chesterton - Teacher & Chapter Leader M.S. 839
Julia Zuckerman - Principal Castle Bridge School
Meghan Casey - Assistant Principal The Boerum Hill School for International Studies
Jessica Jean-Marie - Assistant Principal Kurt Hahn EL High School
Nina Ciatto - Teacher - Ella Baker School
Dyanthe Spielberg - Principal The Neighborhood School PS 363
Andolyn Brown - Assistant Principal Hudson River Middle School Manhattan
Alison Sheehan - Former Director of Teaching and Learning Brooklyn
Darlene Cameron - Principal The STAR Academy, PS 63
Emily Paige - Principal The Urban Assembly Unison School
Tanya Bryant - Principal PS 309
Zyxmaa Niles - Assistant Principal PS 309

 Jacqueline Dugan - Principal 01M019
Jodi Friedman - Assistant Principal The STAR Academy, PS 63
Karen Feuer - Principal PS 110M
Jill Herman - Founding Principal East Side Community High School
Ben Grossman - Principal Bronx Academy for Software Engineering
Maria Velez Clarke - Principal The Children's Workshop School
Ingrid Chung - Principal The Urban Assembly School for Applied Math & Science
Ellis Scope - Principal (retired) 75X754
Claudia de Luna Castro - Principal The Earth School PS 364
Alexis Goldberg - Managing Director of School Support The Urban Assembly
Liz Wanttaja - Assistant Principal EVCS
Roger Douglas Hecklinger - Teacher PS 295
Anna Allanbrook - Principal The Brooklyn New School
Lesley Oram - Teacher PS 295
Derek Wohlleb - Teacher PS 295
Aaron Werman - School Psychologist PS 295
Shakeerah Fredericks - Field Communications Associate Office of Academic Policy and Systems
Bradley Goodman - Principal East Village Community School
Matthew Masterson Scrivens - Assistant Principal Tompkins Square Middle School
Shannon Curran - Chief Schools Officer New Visions for Public Schools
Stephanie Parsons - Principal PS 130
Daphna Gutman - Principal PS 142
Paola Melendez - Guidance Counselor Tompkins Square Middle School
Maritza Quinones - School Social Worker PS 295, MS 443, PS 130
Melissa Moskowitz - Assistant Principal University Neighborhood Middle School
Carland Washington - Principal West Prep Academy
Benjamin Lev - Founding Principal Hamilton Grange Middle School
Amanda Bissell - Parent Coordinator PS 295

 Tunisia Bristol - Teacher Leader West Prep Academy
Nicole Feliciano - Teacher Leader and Chapter Leader West Prep Academy
Sonhando Estwick - Principal Tompkins Square Middle School
Susan Campbell - Senior Occupational Therapist PS 295
Jennifer Spalding - Principal Sunset Park Prep
Meredith Matson - Principal Urban Assembly School of Design and Construction
Cidalia Costa - Magnet School Specialist West Prep Academy
Christine Ellrodt - Academic Coach PS 295
Shawn McGibeny - Teacher Brooklyn Compass
Hillary Reyes - Teacher PS 298 Brownsville
Liz Dowdell - Assistant Principal Urban Assembly Maker Academy
Ketlynne Joseph - Assistant Principal Cambria Heights Academy
Dawn Shum - Teacher Leader NYC Museum School
Douglas Rebecca - Teacher Brooklyn Occupational Training Center
Christine Olsen - Former Teacher Leader JHS 185 Edward Bleeker
Linda Mazza - Principal PS 295
Misty Awan - Assistant Principal Mott Haven Academy Charter School
Jamie Arauz - Teacher CS 200
Willens Osse - Teacher Mid-Manhattan Adult Learning Center
Kayla Hoglund - School Social Worker Lower East Side Prep HS
Briana Walker - Director of Student Support Services Harlem, NY
Samantha Pritchard - Assistant Principal Lower East Side Preparatory HS
Lindsey Mazza - Teacher PS 10 Brooklyn
Michelle Malverty - Teacher Leader Harlem, NY
Neha Sobti - Academic Response Team Specialist Manhattan BCO
Alex Sosa - Instructional Coach and Teacher The Urban Assembly Maker Academy
Matthew Mejía - Project Manager Office of Student Enrollment
Marisa Krohn - Assistant Principal PS 110M

 Saulio M Tuero - Teacher Leader Gregorio Luperon High School
Lauren Scott - Assistant Principal Sunset Park Prep Middle School
Shalibra Frazier - Instructional Coach P.S. 194
Meredith Jose - Assistant Principal PS 130
Liz Browne - Social Worker IS 96
Julie Cavanagh - Assistant Principal PS 15
Caquandra Grace - Teacher Leader and Coach PS 194M Countee Cullen
Rachel Madris - Assistant Principal Leaders High School
Jennifer Humphrey - Assistant Principal PS 130 Brooklyn
Rene Anaya - Principal Lower East Side Preparatory High School
Lamson Lam - Senior Advisor Office of Equity & Access
Eva Nacaj - Teacher St Hope Leadership Academy
Dan Mejias - Math Coach St Hope Leadership Academy
Karina Perez - Student Affairs Coordinator St Hope Leadership Academy
Leslie Giegerich - Teacher H.S. for Health Professions
Alex Bell - Teacher St Hope Leadership Academy
Sonia Silvestre-juste - School Social Worker - Bronx
Sara Wlazelek - Literacy Coach Harlem NY
Jamie Fidler - Assistant Principal PS 169 Sunset Park School
Justin Cox - Teacher at Achievement First Endeavor Middle School Clinton Hill
Juliet Duggins - Google Administrator M.S. 180 X Daniel Hale School of Performing Arts
Toni Aleksandrowicz - Teacher Endeavor Middle School
Leigh D Cross - Teacher Endeavor Middle School
Danielle Perkins - Teacher Endeavor Middle School
Nedjra Manninf - Teacher MS/HS 223
Micol Linfield - Special Education Teacher Achievement First Endeavor Middle School
Christian Kochon - Director of Equity Transformation & CRE Office of Equity & Access
Micol Linfield - Special Education Teacher Achievement First Endeavor Middle School

 Gijon Polite - Teacher Humanities Preparatory Academy
Ruben Mina - Director of Equity Transformation & CRE Office of Equity & Access
Shatera Weaver - Dean of Culture Queens, New York
Sarah Caufield - Instructional Coach and Teacher Brooklyn School for Social Justice
Taylor Reed - Dean of Instruction Brownsville
Sherese Jackson - Special Educator PS 295
Ruben Abrahams Brosbe - Teacher Leader, SLT member PS 194M Countee Cullen
Jill Mayhew - Teacher St HOPE Leadership Academy
Shanna Douglas - Principal Lower Manhattan Community Middle School
Marina Soucy - Teacher St HOPE Leadership Academy
Emily Berenback - School Counselor North Kingstown RI formerly SHLA, NY NY
Ana Marsh - Principal Brooklyn School for Social Justice
Sunjida Ema - Teacher MS 217Q
Samantha Hageman - ELA Teacher St HOPE Leadership Academy
Cate Hagarty - Librarian Edward R. Murrow High School
Kelly DeMonaco - Principal Coach - ILF Implementation Team Office of Chief Academic Officer
Christina O’Connell - Teacher Francis Lewis High School
Marielle I Genovesi - Teacher Francis Lewis High School
Krista Berg - Teacher Francis Lewis High School
Anne Whitney - Teacher Francis Lewis High School
Gabriella Franza - Teacher Francis Lewis High School
Anna Jackman - Director of Capacity Building and Sustainability Office of Equity and Access
Caquandra Grace - Teacher Leader and Coach PS 194M Countee Cullen
Reynaldo Punzalan, Jr. - Teacher Avenues World School
Deborah Sadok Bryant - Academic Response Team Brooklyn North BCO
Latchmie Arancheril - Assistant Principal 28Q328
Kori Trataros - College Counselor Bronx Regional High School
Danielle Perkins - Teacher Achievement First Endeavor Middle School

 Krysten Baitz - Teacher PS 47 Bronx
Christy Zegel - Teacher Queens
Allison Bigelow - Teacher High School for Community Leadership
Alyssa Garcia - Student High School for Community Leadership
Kevin Kudic - Teacher Newcomers High School
Paul Conlon - Teacher & Coach - Queens NY
Lee Huttner - Teacher World View High School
Kristina Wylie Colmenares - Assistant Principal The Facing History School
Abdo Alkaifi - Assistant Principal 28Q328
Mithun Nankishore - Teacher High School for Community Leadership
Ya Wang - Teacher St HOPE Leadership Academy
John Pagano - Teacher Librarian Francis Lewis HS
Priscilla Rodriguez - Teacher High School for Community Leadership
Joshua Laub - Director of Youth Development Office of Safety and Youth Development
Delcie Amaro - Teacher High School for Community Leadership
Alex Stimmel - 3rd Grade ICT Teacher and UFT Chapter Leader Brooklyn New School
Diane Castelucci - Assistant Principal The Brooklyn New School
Antoinette Byam- Teacher The Brooklyn New School
Jessica Login - Teacher Jamaica Queens
Marissa Maffei - Teacher Mount Saint Mary Academy
Marina Nouel - Teacher St. HOPE Leadership Academy
Parker Veroff - Teacher Brooklyn Frontiers High School
Matthew Roberts - Teacher Brooklyn Frontiers High School
Alexandria Delaney - Teacher Brooklyn Frontiers High School
Lauren Constantino - Teacher Brooklyn Frontiers High School
Charisse Willis - Guidance Counselor Queens
Nerebel Payero - Dual Language 4th Grade PS 7 Elmhurst Queens
Christine Bowles - Teacher Development Manager Office of Teacher Development

 Matthew Gunn - Teacher Brooklyn Frontiers High School
Alice Brea - Teacher Benjamin Franklin HS for Finance and IT
Jennifer Garcia - Pre-K Teacher Brooklyn New School
Peter Tresnan - Teacher
Katherine Gray - Teacher Robert Goddard High School
Ashley Williams - Teacher MS 104
Lauren Belliard - Teacher Brooklyn Frontiers High School
Talia Steiger - Teacher Midwood High School
Maria Nunziata - Retired Principal PS 130
Christina Vittiglio - Library Media Specialist Francis Lewis High School
Daniele Gates - Teacher Bronx
Jacqueline Barton - Pre-K Teacher Brooklyn New School
Alejandra Munoz - Assistant Director for Queens Community House after school program J.H.S. 217 Robert A. Van Wyck
Joseph Klein - Social Worker P.S. 146 The Brooklyn New School
Robert Kowles - Teacher Hamilton Grange Middle School
Edwin Marrero - Teacher Hamilton Grange Middle School
Carl McClendon - Teacher Bronx Studio School for Writers and Artists
Riley Smith - Teacher Bronx Studio School for Writers and Artists
Mary Couri - Teacher & ENL Coordinator Bronx Studio School for Writers and Artists
Lisa M Rodriguez - School Social Worker Bronx Studio School for Writers and Artists
Jacquelyn Andalcio - Teacher Bronx Studio School for Writers and Artists
Rachel Lane - Teacher Brooklyn New School
Scott Massey - Assistant Principal Bronx Academy for Software Engineering
Michelle Patterson - Lead Advisor Disproportionality SEO Central
Stephina Fisher - Teacher Bronx Academy for Software Engineering
Jennifer Rygalski - Assistant Principal Liberty Avenue Middle School
Kateri Krantz-Odendahl - Teacher KAPPA International High School
Judy Diaz - Teacher Bronx

 Mnm-Marlyn Menelas - Teacher Brooklyn NY
Shoshana Brown - Social Worker / RJ Dean Bronx Studio School
Malinda Diaz-Proeve - School Counselor Bronx Studio School for Writers and Artists
Toni Aleksandrowicz - Teacher Endeavor Middle School
Michael Cruz - Teacher Brooklyn New School
Torii - Student High School For Community Leadership
Imari DuSauzay - Teacher Edward R. Murrow High School
Justin Engles - Teacher Bronx Academy for Software Engineering
Liat Olenick - Teacher, Chapter Leader, SLT Member 14K414
Leyna Figliozzi - Teacher Francis Lewis High School
Victoria Penedo - Teacher The High School for Community Leadership
Jonathan Montero - Teacher Bronx Academy for Software Engineering
Jacqueline Linge - Teacher Francis Lewis High School
Natalia Cardona - Teacher Francis Lewis High School
Juanarie Mejia - Teacher Bronx Academy for Software Engineering
Alexandros Orphanides - Teacher Bronx Academy for Software Engineering
Shareen Silva - Teacher Francis Lewis High School
Trevor Charles - Teacher Queens Collegiate
Stephanie Ambarsumyan - Special Education Teacher Francis Lewis High School
Anisha Uddin - Student High School for Community Leadership
Janesse Henke - Clinical Social Worker Brooklyn School for Social Justice
Sally Maraña - Teacher Brooklyn New School
Joshua Noll - Teacher Bronx Studio School for Writers and Artists
John Cooper - Teacher FDA V Middle School
Harry Sherman - Principal MS127 Bronx
Noelle Mapes - Teacher PS 142
Jennifer Finn - Teacher PS 142
Sana Younis - Teacher High School for Community Leadership

 Hannah Tyler - Nanny Colorado
Rachel Dender - Special Education Teacher PS 142
Keturah Kendrick - Teacher Bronx Studio School for Writers and Artists
Michelle Malverty - Teacher Leader Bronx
Samantha Rubin - Teacher Kurt Hahn Expeditionary Learning School
Tim Metzger - Teacher Brooklyn Frontiers High School
Tamika Goburn - Director Office of Teacher Development
Rajib Chowdhury - Student Leader - MSU President, MSA Vice President, SGA Vice President High School for Community
Leadership
Rachael Wilde - Teacher The Brooklyn New School
Cosima McCoy - Art Therapist BSSWA
Jessica Berenblum - Teacher The Brooklyn New School
Katherine Sorel - Teacher The Brooklyn New School
Brian Sweeney - Teacher Townsend Harris High School
Zoe Cebulash - Teacher Pathways to Graduation, Bronx
Meghan McGrew - Teacher MS 442
Amanda Romani - Teacher The Brooklyn New School
Lillian O'Donnell - Teacher PS 142
Katherine Yan - Teacher Townsend Harris High School
Hetty King - Teaching Artist Brooklyn
Catherine Calogero - Teacher Highbridge Green School
Anna Zucker-Johnson - Academic Response Specialist - Affinity Schools
Anna Knutson - Teacher MS 839
Luz Areli Medina Sotelo - Youth Advocate Watsonville California
Jenna Weinberg - Teacher MS 839
Adam Driggers - Teacher MS 839
Frank F. Marino - Teacher MS 839
Oliver Cannell - Teacher MS 839

 Joanna Lau - Teacher PS 142
Genevieve Conover - Former Teacher PS 207
Kathy Kim - Teacher Leader MS 839
Mathew Sullivan - Teacher MS 839
Claire Anderson - Teacher MS 839
David DePena - Teacher MS 839
Annie Alshuler - Teacher MS 839
John Ingram - Teacher MS 839
Liza Gould - Teacher PS 142
Anaya Reid - Teacher PS 142
Katherine Anderson - Occupational Therapist The Brooklyn New School
Sage Norman - Assistant Principal Urban Assembly School for Criminal Justice
Ms. Hamilton - Special Education Teacher Suitland, MD
Paula Lettiere - Principal Fort Greene Preparatory Academy
Lisa Krauthamer - Director Office of Equity and Access
Rebecca Fagin - Principal PS 29
Sarah Ferholt - Teacher Brooklyn New School and Sunset Park School P.S. 169
Derrick Daniels - BASE
Jaimie Vettom - Teacher KAPPA International High School
Zoe Helmers - Teacher Bronx
Nilsa D Lopez - Coach PS 124 & PS 295
RaLuca Gruin - Teacher & Coach Bronx
Christina Rinker - Art Teacher KAPPA
Elizabeth Dacquisto - Teacher 14K318
Timothy Tschurjumov - Teacher Humanities Preparatory Academy
Humanities Preparatory Academy - Principal PS 282
Sarah Van Etten-Thomas - Teacher Leader KAPPA International High School
Dominique Jean-Louis - Education Historian New York
Raquel Nelson - Teacher Leader Thomas A Edison CTE High School

 Xiomara Rozon - Teacher Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice
Emily Hurst - Assistant Principal PS 169 Sunset Park School
Amanda Vasquez - Youth Advocate Brooklyn School for Social Justice
Carolyn Ferrari - Teacher Queens
Sam Miake-Lye - Teacher KAPPA International High School
Jamie Marquez - Youth Advocate Brooklyn School for Social Justice
Nasriah Morrison - Teacher Institute for Collaborative Education
Amanda Santiago - Teacher TYWLS Bronx
Joanna Cohen - Assistant Principal PS 169 Sunset Park School
Ariana Radcliffe - Teacher Leader Long Island City
Marc Picciolo - Teacher Astoria NY
Angelina Deleon - Student Cabrillo College
Sharon Dhillon - Director of Regional Support, Students in Temporary Housing (OCS) Central
Andolyn Brown - Assistant Principal Hudson River Middle School
Chelsea Bystrak - Teacher KAPPA International High School
Samantha Sarmiento - Teacher Bronx
Raquel Nelson - Teacher Leader Thomas A Edison CTE High School
Mayra - Substitute Teacher Queens
Michael Thayer - Teacher & Coach Urban Assembly Academy of Government and Law
Laura Tuccillo - Teacher P.S. 101K
Julia Hynes - Instructional Leader Brooklyn North BCO
Fiona Horgan - Special Education Teacher Flushing Queens
Marc Picciolo - Teacher Astoria
Indira Mota - Principal IS 171
Jillian Williams - Director of School Culture South Bronx
Chelsea Crespo - Paraprofessional PS36X
Madelyne Todd - Special Education Teacher Brooklyn Transition Center
Melanie Goldberg - Teacher Brooklyn

 Wendy Menard - Wendy Menard Midwood High School
Carrie Massey - Teacher Ella Baker School
Lucious Badon - Teacher PS/IS 104
Xiomara Rozon - Teacher Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice
Melissa Hart - Assistant Principal PS 169 - Sunset Park School
Pedro Calixto Lucero - Teacher PS 169 - Sunset Park School
Margaret Keiser - Early Childhood Social Worker Central
Stacy Dumaresq - Teacher HS of Telecommunication Arts and Technology
Paul Wiley - Teacher Brooklyn
Stephen Ianiere - Teacher Brooklyn Transition Center
Noah Garcia - Teacher & UFT Chapter Leader MS 447
Kira Bonn - Instructional Lead Brooklyn North BCO
Alie Stumpf - Teacher School of the Future
Jesse Kupferman - Assistant Principal West Prep Academy
Xiomara Rozon - Teacher Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice
John P. King - Chief Experience Officer Brooklyn Preparatory High School
Whitney Bush - Teacher MS 839
Barry P Gibbons - Teacher PS/IS 104
Cristin Keely Cagnazzi - Teacher MS 821
Ariel Prato - Teacher MS 447
Deirdre McGonnell - Teacher PS 58
Diane Thole - Teacher School of the Future
Thomas Sokol - Guidance Counselor School of the Future
Stacy Goldstein - Principal School of the Future
Jennifer Best - Teacher 03M452
Wayne Tobias - Chapter Leader & Math Teacher Williamsburg Preparatory High School
Theresa Sheppeard - Teacher
Hera Yoon - Teacher MS 447

 Jessica Candlin - Teacher and Chair of High School English Department School of the Future
Saraf Khan - Student High School for Community Leadership
Eva Rediker - Teacher School of the Future
Lisa - Teacher & Theater Director School of the Future
Shannah Jewsbury - Assistant Principal Brooklyn Preparatory High School
Julia Farrell - Teacher MS 447
Christine Willis - Teacher Brooklyn
Priscilla Thomas - Teacher Queens
Kristin Azer - Teacher Brooklyn Preparatory High School
Juliet Crupi - Teacher Manhattan
LaTish Thomas - Social Worker School of the Future
Raysa Villalona - Teacher PS 169
Perrin Hill - Counselor School of the Future
Lindsay C Powell - Teacher School of the Future
Eleanor Shrier - Teacher Tompkins Square Middle School
Dinah Berenblum - Teacher Williamsburg Preparatory High School
Patrick Drislane - Teacher Williamsburg Preparatory High School
Rachelle Anthes - Teacher School of the Future
Lindsey Yang - Teacher PS 169 Sunset Park School
Chloe Pinkerton - Assistant Principal New Visions Charter High School for Advanced Math and Science II
Danielle Nesteruk - Teacher Williamsburg Preparatory High School
Helen Jahan - Teacher PS 169 Sunset Park School
Michelle Pizer - Teacher Advanced Math and Science II
Lauren Giunta - Teacher K561
Patricia Peterson - Principal Public School 8, The Robert Fulton School
Caroline E Turner - School Counselor MS 890
Aris Reyes - College Counselor Bronx
Jared Bezzant - Teacher Williamsburg Preparatory High School

 Jason Raymond - Assistant Principal Williamsburg Preparatory High School
Joshua Satin - Principal Ella Baker School
Sandra Galeota-Long - Staff Developer PS 8 Robert Fulton School
Melissa Browning - Literacy Coach PS 8 Robert Fulton School
Jillian Wagner - Dance Teacher Williamsburg Preparatory High School
Will Dych - Teacher MS 447
Melissa Peters - Assistant Principal Academy for Software Engineering
Mikal Moore - Teacher KAPPA International High School
Mwezi Pugh - Teacher MS 88
Lauren Romer - Teacher Brooklyn
Ross Pinkerton - Teacher Hunter College High School
Lisa Bell-Lemm - Social Worker MS 447
Eva Rediker - Teacher School of the Future
Jacob Alan Stebel - Teacher Leader The Cinema School
Preya Singh - Assistant Principal Dewitt-Clinton High School
Melissa Bautista - Teacher DeWitt Clinton High School
Kristen Shuart - Assistant Principal Hunter’s Point Community Middle School
Antonino Perrone - Teacher & Dean Williamsburg Preparatory School
Jamie Chen - Teacher Sunset Park
Dahlia Roberts - Teacher School of the Future
Stephanie Fernandez - Teacher St HOPE Leadership Academy
Joan Mosely - Principal Academy for College Preparation and Career Exploration
Lakisha Ddlum - Teacher Manhattan
Aisha Norris - Co-Founder/Executive Director DREAM! Dare to Revitalize Education thru Arts & Mediation
Brooke Jackson - Principal NYC Lab School for Collaborative Studies
Katie Blankenbaker - Assistant Principal Craig, Colorado
Jeannette Bautista - Advisor Bronx NY
Vivett Dukes - Teacher Jamaica Queens

 Sarah Richard - Teacher High School for Law, Advocacy and Community Justice
Joseph Termini - Assistant Principal The Williamsburg Preparatory School
Giana Russo - Teacher MS 447
Jennifer Hernandez - Teacher The Brooklyn New School
Erica Yonks - Art Teacher 03M492
Joseph Cinque - Teacher Martin Luther King Jr. High School for Law, Advocacy, Community, and Justice
John LoSasso - English Teacher/Dean- Retired Williamsburg Prep HS
Vanessa Evans - Teacher Williamsburg Preparatory High School
Christine Fryer - Teacher High School for Law Advocacy and Community Justice
Corlin Allrich - Teacher Williamsburg Preparatory School
Tahirina Khan - Teacher High School for Law Advocacy & Community Justice
Farhana Patwary - Teacher The High School of Fashion Industries
Sophie Brady - Coach PS 8
Lindsay McNamee - Teacher Manhattan
Joyce Riley - Teacher laGuardia Arts High School NYC
Kate Ofikuru - Teacher Emolior Academy
Jason Goldsmith - Teacher MLK Law Manhattan
Eric Berg - Director of Student Supports Urban Assembly Unison School
Melinda Ho - Teacher School of Law, Advocacy, and Community Justice
Megan Bacchus - Special Education Teacher Queens
Debra Kaufman - Teacher PS 130
Wallace Simpson - Principal Essex Street Academy
Doreen Conwell - Principal HS for Law, Advocacy & Community Justice
Diana Sierra - Teacher New York
Alexandra Fendrich - Teacher School of the Future
Katherine Sorel - Teacher Brooklyn New School
Kelly Gionti - Teacher HS for Law, Advocacy, and Community Justice
Vivett Dukes - Teacher Jamaica, NY

 Farhana Hoque - Teacher 13K430
Ebony S. Ford - Teacher & Social Emotional Learning Instructional Lead The Urban Assembly Unison School
Shaahida Green - Paraprofessional Manhattan
Jim Moore - Teacher School of the Future
Jesse Lumsden - Teacher Brooklyn Collaborative
Bithy Mazumder - Assistant Teacher Nest+m
Abbey Wilson - Principal Fannie Lou Hamer Middle School
Andrew Christopulos - Teacher World Journalism Preparatory School
AAden Stern - Principal Academy for Young Writers
Vanessa - Teacher Bronx
Scott Moore - Assistant Principal Hamilton Grange Middle School
Stephanie VanDuinen - Teacher School of the Future
Enid Cruz - Paraprofessional PS/MS108
Janice Manning - Teacher MS 915 Brooklyn
Denise L Williams - Educational Administrator Bronx Central Office
Christopher Green - Teacher KAPPA International High School
Liza Zaretsky - Teacher MS 447
Charl Castelyn - Math Teacher MS 447
Chamari Davis - Teacher DREAM Charter School
Hetal Patel - Instructional Lead Brooklyn North
Elise Abegg - Instructional Lead Brooklyn North
Kim Decatrel - Assistant Principal Los Angeles
Keludys Ogando - Teacher Humanities Preparatory Academy
Michele Greenberg - PTA Co-President MS 839
Erin Lynch - Principal Brooklyn
Melissa Ruiz - ENL Teacher PS 117Q
Melissa Montalvo - Paraprofessional 36X
Karen Caraballo, Psy.D. - Independent Assessment Provider (Psychologist)

 Mark Bisard - Community Education Council D15, Vice Chair 1
Alea Idhe - Teacher John J. Pershing I.S. 220
Maya K. Tsekenis - Bilingual School Social Worker Committee on Special Education
Joe Mathew - Teacher Nathaniel Hawthorne Middle School MS74
Jerry Citron - Teacher Stuyvesant High School
Allegra Kapovich - IEP teacher, intervention provider PS 321 William Penn School
Lauren Shiner - ENL Teacher PS 97Q
Amy Plattsmier - Parent Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and the Performing Arts
Jayne Quick - Youth Advocate Brooklyn School for Social Justice
Carmela M DeLeon - Youth Advocate Brooklyn School for Social Justice
Priscilla Thomas - Teacher Queens NY
Jessica McClish - Teacher Williamsburg Prep H.S.
Janine Sopp - Parent & Advocate Edward R. Murrow HS
Kai Hansen - Teacher MS 260
Antonia Ferraro - CEC15 Co-Vice President Community Education Council District 15
Tia Schellstede - Community Education Council District 15
Lauren D Summers - School Counselor Flushing High School
Jessica Bobbins - Teacher Leader The Children’s Workshop School
Cannon Newcomb - California
Amelia McKenzie - Paraprofessional Brooklyn
James Johnson - Teacher Queens
Gunter Sell - Teacher XIS
Maya Tsekenis - Social Worker Committee on Special Education
Russhelle Preeshl - School Based Menta Health Therapist, AMFT
Nina Zaragoza - Youth Advocate Brooklyn School for Social Justice
Sabina McNamara - Teacher Leader Unison School
Rosmery Milczewski - Assistant Principal Flushing, NY
Kaliris Salas-Ramirez - Parent Leader District 4 Central Park East One

 Tamara Gayer Parent Association Co-President Brooklyn Arbor
Arabelle Pembroke - Principal Riverdale Avenue Middle School
Gregory Jaskowiak - Concerned citizen of Brooklyn
Todd Stein - Teacher Bronx Aerospace High School
Sidney Cherubin - Attorney Brooklyn
Jessica Rodwick - Theater Teacher PS 75
James - Teacher Leader Brooklyn High School for Law and Technology
Kendra Miller - Teacher South Bronx
Michelle Eisenberg - Teacher NYC Lab School
Rod Bowen - Senior Executive Director, Office of Teacher Development
Ashley Landers - Youth Advocate Brooklyn School for Social Justice
Alison Angrisani - Principal South Bronx International Middle School
Sarah Reedy Fetters - Assistant Principal Academy for Young Writers in East New York, Brooklyn
Sarah Begeman - Director of PL Design Office of Teacher Development
Carmen Zilles - Youth Advocate NY
Rabi Whitaker - Teacher Leader Academy for Young Writers
Tamara Del Rosario - Teacher Leader Bronx
Margery Cooper - Coach Brooklyn North
Alexis Constantini - Teacher Park East HS
Brenna McLaughlin - Teacher Manhattan
Lana Bunning - Model Teacher & Equity Team Brooklyn
Melissa Scott - Co-President Laguardia High School Parents Association
Lizzi Mazal - Teacher PS 130
Linda Sariahmed - Teacher Evergreen Middle School for Urban Exploration
Jaclyn Reyes - Teacher Academy for Young Writers
Malcolm Sacks - Teacher Brooklyn International High School
Lauren Brady - Teacher Park East High School
Juanita Brown - Principal 13K301

 Jill Sandusky - Principal Park Slope Collegiate
Emily Paige - Principal The Urban Assembly Unison School - 13K351
Tracy Wu - Teacher Brooklyn Collaborative Studies
Jacob Kalish - Special Education Teacher Frank Sinatra School of The Arts
Cyndra Davis - Paraprofessional Brooklyn
Adam Grumbach - Principal Urban Academy
Diana Amoroso - Teacher Park East High School
Joell Baxter - Parent and PTA co-president Park Slope Collegiate
Christine Fryer Teacher - High School for Law Advocacy and Community Justice
Becky Walzer - Co-Director Urban Academy HS
Kori Goldberg - Teacher The Brooklyn New School
Matthew Driscoll - Teacher M260 The Clinton School
Charlotte Vinson - Teacher The Young Women’s Leadership School of the Bronx
Thomas Backner -Social Worker P.S. 89/I.S. 289 & School of the Future
Kimmerly Scott - Parent / CEC15 Member MS 88
Diane Thole - Teacher School of the Future
Alex Draper - Teacher Brooklyn
Virgil Talaid - Teacher District 07
Jamie Wilen - Teacher Williamsburg Prep
Adelaida Rojas - School Social Worker South Bronx International Middle School
Alea Idhe – Teacher John J. Pershing I.s. 220
Heather Foster Mann – Principal 13K133
Alyssa Roye - Principal PS 270 DeKalb School
Deborah Nikrad - Assistant Principal PS 172
Kyle Brillante – Principal The Highbridge Green School
Pedro A. Grant -Teacher Brooklyn Frontiers High School
Rosario Orengo - Teacher Leader Urban Assembly Unison School
Amelia Costigan, Reyhan Mehran, and Miriam Nunberg - Steering Committee, District 15 Parents for Middle School Equity

 Tania Z Kamensky - SLT member The Brooklyn New School
Jamie Blaylock - Teacher Brooklyn NY
Ashleigh Staton - Teacher Leader High School of Art and Design
Lindsey Yang – Teacher PS 169 Sunset Park School
Shakira Lleras -Coach Hamilton Grange Middle School
Cruz Vargas-Sullivan - R&D Analyst Central
Sam Maslow - Teacher of Students with Disabilities Lab High School
Erin Orr - Arts Educator PS130 Brooklyn
Maria Cadillac - Teacher BNS/146 Brooklyn
Meena Miller – Teacher Urban Assembly Unison School
Tamara Boyiatzis - School Counselor Academy for Young Writers
Shannon Moody Thompson - Teacher of Speech Improvement Evergreen Middle School
Edgar Lin – Principal Brooklyn
Brian Ennis – Teacher Williamsburg Prep High School
Sarika Narang – Teacher Elmhurst, Queens
Nancy Reynoso – Parent PA Member Urban Academy
Rachel Jacobs - Teacher Leader Academy for Young Writers
Tanisha Brown - Assistant Principal Academy for Young Writers
Amy L Tate - PTA Co-President PS 146 Brooklyn New School
Arlette Williams - Parent Coordinator Brooklyn
Lily Lamb-Atkinson-Teacher P373K - The Brooklyn Transition Center
Jonathan Spear - Parent & SLT Chair Beacon High School
Carrie McLaren -Parent D15 Coalition for Equitable Schools
Heidi Goodson - Assistant Professor of Mathematics Brooklyn College CUNY
Emily Heyden – Teacher Brooklyn
Keri Cerio - Senior Program Manager Central
Gabriella Giaconial – Teacher PS 142M
Emily Giles -Teacher and Restorative Justice Coordinator Prospect Heights Brooklyn

 Bryan Cockrell - ENL Teacher KAPPA International High School
Emma Bonk Teacher Evergreen Middle School for Urban Exploration
Allison Holton -Teacher Bushwick
Marc Lapointe - Instructional Specialist Civics For All
Jose Dobles - Program Manager Office of Community Schools
Greta Schwerner -Teacher Brooklyn New School
Lindsay Manolakos - Teacher Leader Academy for Young Writers
Marcia Edmonds - Assistant Principal Park East High School
Corinne Cornibe – Teacher Academy for Young Writers
Caitlin Gnann - Teacher Academy for Young Writers
Benjamin R Cutler – Teacher Kappa International
Jessica Lilly -Teacher Williamsburg Preparatory School
Lori Gordon Teacher Evergreen Middle School for Urban Exploration
Scott Chesler – Teacher School of the Future
Sharon Goodman -Teacher Leader Arts & Letters
Neisha-Ann Johnson - Guidance Counselor Park East High School
Dana Jones – Teacher High School for Community Leadership
Kevin Conway - Principal Millennium Brooklyn High School
Jessica Mazo - Community School Director
Anna Catherine Rutledge -PTA co-president Brooklyn New School
Chloe Smock – Teacher LREI
Jamie Kubiak – Teacher Park East HS
Michael Shadrick - Principal Williamsburg Prep
Naomi Smith - Principal Central Park East II
Elizabeth Phillips - Principal PS 321
Theresa Luongo - Assistant Principal Central Park East 2
Tabari Z Bomani - Principal Nelson Mandela High School
Jessica Jenkins - Principal West End Secondary School

 Jackie Allen Joseph - Former Principal PS 261
Katherine Brown - Assistant Principal School of the Future
Andres Rodriguez - Assistant Principal Lyons Community School
Peter Karp - Principal Institute for Collaborative Education
Jonathan Foy - Executive Director of Equity and Transformation Office of Equity and Access
Cal Hastings - Chief Schools Officer NYC Outward Bound Schools
Danielle Lerro - Assistant Principal CIS 303
Ivelisse Fanas - Assistant Principal Brooklyn, NY
Erica Paley - Assistant Principal PS/MS 219
Bennett Lieberman - Principal Central Park East HS
Claire Sheehan – Principal Cascades High School Manhattan
David DeCamp - Principal Professional Pathways High School
Aurora Kushner - School Coach NYC Outward Bound Schools