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CONTACT INFORMATION FOR SPECIAL
EDUCATION PERSONNEL IN NEW YORK CITY
(As of January, 2001)

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In the New York City public school system, the person who supervises the delivery of special education services in the Community School District or High School Superintendency is titled the District Administrator for Special Education (DASE). Citywide Special Education programs are administered by the District 75 Superintendency. The Committee on Special Education of the District/High School Superintendency is responsible for handling referrals, evaluation and placement of students. Students who are hard of hearing or visually impaired (HHVI) are served by an HHVI Office in each Borough of the city. The central Board of Education’s Office of Monitoring and School Improvement (OMSI) oversees all schools; its Deputy Assistant Superintendents monitor the schools by Borough.

The Board of Education (BOE) advises that if you have questions or concerns regarding the special education services being provided to your child, you should bring these concerns to the principal of your child’s school and then to the Community School District/High School/District 75 Superintendent. If your concerns have still not been resolved, the BOE advises you to contact the OMSI Deputy Assistant Superintendent responsible for the District or Borough in which your child attends school.

To find out which Community School District you live in, call the BOE zoning hotline at (718) 935-3555.

click on a district in the map below

MANHATTAN

Community School District 1

District Administrator for Special Education:

Section 504 Coordinator:

Nancy Needle
(212) 602-9796
Joan Mizrahi
(212) 602-9768

Committee on Special Education
P.S. 142, 100 Attorney Street
NY, NY 10002
Tel. (212) 598-3700
Fax (212) 598-3710

Chairperson:
Preschool Administrator:
Placement Officer: Miguel A. Alcayaga, ext. 205
Rosanne Legrand, ext. 252
Howard Needleman, ext. 265

Community School District 2

District Administrator for Special Education: Section 504 Coordinator:	Barbara Levine (212) 330-9400, ext. 430 Dr. Mark Tallent (212) 330-9555
Committee on Special Education 333 Seventh Avenue NY, NY 10001 Tel. (212) 330-9500 Fax: (212) 330-9580
Chairperson: Preschool Administrator: Placement Officer:	Sarita Rein, ext. 560 Frances Zawacky, ext. 550 Judy Howard, ext. 572

Community School District 3

District Administrator for Special Education: Section 504 Coordinator:	Leonard Barham (212) 678-2933 Dr. Clara Garrett (212) 678-2959
Committee on Special Education 243 W. 61st Street NY, NY 10023 Tel. (212) 245-3541 Fax: (212) 581-3989
Chairperson: Preschool Administrator: Placement Officer:	Carole Kraus, ext. 430 Milta Zeno, ext. 499 Jerry Lichstein, ext. 413

Community School District 4

District Administrator for Special Education: Section 504 Coordinator:	Michael Strauss (212) 860-5944 Rodrigo Perez (212) 828-3560 or 61
Committee on Special Education P.S. 146, 421 E. 106th Street NY, NY 10029 Tel. (212) 876-9760 Fax: (212) 427-2541
Chairperson: Preschool Administrator: Placement Officer:	Andaye DelaCruz, ext. 525 Nydia Murphy, ext. 533 Nancy Funke, ext. 531

Community School District 5

District Administrator for Special Education: Section 504 Coordinator:	Andrea Cottman (212) 769-7582 June Fields (212) 769-7511
Committee on Special Education 175 W. 134rd St. New York, NY 10030 Tel.: (212) 769-7582 Fax: (212) 769-7593
Chairperson: Preschool Administrator: Placement Officer:	Sybil Ewing, (212) 491-5550 Audrey Thomas, (212) 491-5550, ext. 230 Sonia Royster, (212) 852-6500

Community School District 6

District Administrator for Special Education: Section 504 Coordinator:	John Mulligan (212) 795-4111, ext. 451 James Roberts (212) 795-4774
Committee on Special Education 516 W. 181st Street, 5th floor NY, NY 10033 (212) 781-2598
Chairperson: Preschool Administrator: Placement Officer:	Dennis G. Rey, ext. 529 Jeanetta Walsh, (212) 781-3198 Steve Axelrod, (212) 781-3078

BRONX

Community School District 7
The position of District Administrator for Special Education (DASE) is vacant; Ms Mary Doherty is performing these functions until a replacement is found. Call the District Office at (718) 742-6500.

Section 504 Coordinator: (Director of Student Support Services)	Vivian Figueroa (718) 292-0481, ext. 219
Committee on Special Education I.S. 184, 778 Forest Avenue Bronx, NY 10456 Tel.: (718) 292-1202 Fax: (718) 292-1277
Chairperson: Preschool Administrator: Placement Officer:	Cynthia Rodriguez, ext. 4335 Lillian Nieves, ext. 441 Carmen Ortiz, ext. 422

Community School District 8

District Administrator for Special Education: Section 504 Coordinator:	Deborah Pagnozzi (718) 409-8100, ext. 143 Dr. Raymond Croskey (718) 409-8157
Committee on Special Education J.H.S. 101, 2750 Lafayette Avenue Bronx, NY 10465 Tel.: (718) 409-9004 Fax: (718) 931-8356
Chairperson: Preschool Administrator: Placement Officer:	Margaret Curcio, ext. 402 Jan Pascazio, ext. 994 Larry Sussman, ext. 406

Community School District 9

District Administrator for Special Education: Section 504 Coordinator:	Adele Dowdy (718) 681-8899 Sharol Baines (718) 537-6030
Committee on Special Education 1887-95 Bathgate Avenue Bronx, NY 10457 Tel.: (718) 731-2590 Fax: (718) 731-4591
Chairperson: Preschool Administrator: Placement Officer:	Lillian Maldonado, ext. 204 Jose Gonzalez, ext. 215 Eileen Fisher, ext. 211

Community School District 10

District Administrator for Special Education: Section 504 Coordinator:	Ellen Newman (718) 329-8021 Alma Idehen (718) 329-8086
Committee on Special Education 5500 Broadway Bronx, NY 10463 Tel.: (718) 584-8002 Fax: (718) 584-8676
Chairperson: Preschool Administrator: Placement Officer:	Sileni Nazario, ext. 3002 Elsie Alvarado, ext. 3023 Margaret Khouri, ext. 3032

Community School District 11

District Administrator for Special Education and Section 504 Coordinator:	Maryanne Allings (718) 519-2645
Committee on Special Education Truman H.S., 750 Baychester Avenue Bronx, NY 10475 Tel.: (718) 904-5700 Fax: (718) 904-5725
Chairperson: Preschool Administrator: Placement Officer:	Mary Sheehy, ext. 6801 William Carr, ext. 5724 Mary Ann Vance, ext. 6844

Community School District 12

District Administrator for Special Education: Section 504 Coordinator:	Lydia Alvarado (718) 328-2310, ext. 536 Louis Reese (718) 328-2310, ext. 250
Committee on Special Education I.S. 158, 1000 Jenning Street Bronx, NY 10460 Tel.: (718) 861-5538 Fax: (718) 861-5552
Chairperson: Preschool Administrator: Placement Officer:	Paula Vaughn Miller, ext. 105 Joseph Gallego, ext. 128 Carline Sabb, ext. 146

BROOKLYN

Community School District 13

District Administrator for Special Education: Section 504 Coordinator:	Dr. Sylvia Stovall (718) 636-3245 Bruce Gamsey (718) 302-7654
Committee on Special Education 57 Willoughby Street, 2nd Floor Brooklyn NY 11201 Tel: (718) 802-0653 Fax: (718) 802-0735
Chairperson: Preschool Administrator: Placement Officer:	Deborah Doris, ext. 213 Juanita Kirton, ext. 204 Vasudeva Murthy, ext. 234

Community School District 14

District Administrator for Special Education: Section 504 Coordinator:	Josephine O’Brien (718) 782-7216 Robert Mikos (718) 330-9300, ext. 245
Committee on Special Education I.S. 318, 101 Walton Street Brooklyn, NY 11206 Tel.: (718) 384-7600 Fax: (718) 384-7532
Chairperson: Preschool Administrator: Placement Officer:	Arthur Sadoff, ext. 525 Maureen Carney, ext. 555 Barbara Monteforte, ext. 535

Community School District 15

District Administrator for Special Education: Section 504 Coordinator:	Steve Rosen (718) 330-9300 unknown
Committee on Special Education 362 Schermerhorn Street Brooklyn, NY 11217 Tel.: (718) 222-6112 Fax: (718) 222-6151
Chairperson: Preschool Administrator: Placement Officer:	Sherry Koslov, (718) 222-6113 Mary-Ann Governale, (718) 222-6241 Larry Parker, (718) 222-6180

Community School District 16

District Administrator for Special Education: Section 504 Coordinator:	Joyce Henderson (718) 574-2800 Laverne Holland (718) 574-2894
Committee on Special Education P.S. 81, 990 Dekalb Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11221 Tel.: (718) 574-0800 Fax: (718) 443-0192
Chairperson: Preschool Administrator: Placement Officer:	Deborah Jackson, ext. 408 Betty Miller, ext. 413 Betty Bello, (718) 443-8591 or 8594

Community School District 17

District Administrator for Special Education: Section 504 Coordinator:	Virginia Arrington (718) 826-7970 Marguerita Fletcher (718) 826-7863
Committee on Special Education 842 Lefferts Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11203 Tel.: (718) 270-6500 Fax: (718) 270-6655
Chairperson: Preschool Administrator: Placement Officer:	Carmen Ayala Taylor, ext. 6590 Angel Cuevas, ext. 6546 Chirmel Dolphin, ext. 6523

Community School District 18

District Administrator for Special Education: Section 504 Coordinator:	Michael Gersch (718) 649-6178, ext. 6008 Dr. John Roberts (718) 927-5133
Committee on Special Education 8814 Foster Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11236 Tel.: (718) 649-7101 Fax: (718) 272-6166
Chairperson: Preschool Administrator: Placement Officer:	Alicia Brafman, ext. 204 Seth Kranz, ext. 208 Larry Epstein, ext. 200

Community School District 19

District Administrator for Special Education: Section 504 Coordinator:	Cheryl Daniel (718) 240-2788 Lynn Argo (718) 240-2785
Committee on Special Education 301 Vermont Street Brooklyn, NY 11207 Tel.: (718) 498-6902, ext. 200 Fax: (718) 922-4088
Chairperson: Preschool Administrator: Placement Officer:	Leighton Dingwall, ext. 140 Phyllis James, ext. 137 Mark McCain, ext. 143

Community School District 20

District Administrator for Special Education: Section 504 Coordinator:	Phyllis Shroot (718) 692-5242 Leonard San Fillipo (718) 692-5236
Committee on Special Education 6323 7th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11220 Tel.: (718) 630-2300 Fax: (718) 630-2396
Chairperson: Preschool Administrator: Placement Officer:	Esther Peretz, (718) 630-2335 Mordecai Rokeach, (718) 630-2303 Kate O’Connor, (718) 630-2306

Community School District 21

District Administrator for Special Education: Section 504 Coordinator:	Laura Plotnick (718) 758-7030 Denise Sasso (718) 714-2515
Office of Student Support Services (Committee on Special Education) 110 Elmwood Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11230 Tel.: (718) 758-7100 Fax: (718) 253-8257
Chairperson: Preschool Administrator: Placement Officer:	Sherry Schulman, ext. 7009 Faye Neil, ext. 7040 Francine Levitt, ext. 7048

Community School District 22

District Administrator for Special Education: Section 504 Coordinator:	Cindy Jacobs Allman (718) 368-8001 Maryellen Lubinsky (718) 368-8027
Committee on Special Education 3301 Quentin Road Brooklyn, NY 11234 Tel.: (718) 375-1231 Fax: (718) 998-9866
Chairperson: Preschool Administrator: Placement Officer:	Lorraine Masten, ext. 4151 Michelline Cullition, ext. 4174 Rebecca Delouya, ext. N/A

Community School District 23

District Administrator for Special Education: Section 504 Coordinator:	Janice Lewis (718) 270-8676 Judith Rios (718) 270-8682
Committee on Special Education 1655 St. Marks Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11233 Tel.: (718) 922-4794 Fax: (718) 922-4992
Chairperson: Preschool Administrator: Placement Officer:	John Castronovo, ext. 237 Jim Meditz, ext. 255 Georgiana Price-Brown, ext. 214

Community School District 32

District Administrator for Special Education: Section 504 Coordinator:	Sonia Hernandez (718) 574-1213 Edna Rosado (718) 574-1114
Committee on Special Education 797 Bushwick Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11221 Tel.: (718) 919-0049 Fax: (718) 455-2836
Chairperson: Preschool Administrator: Placement Officer:	Marilyn Sprecher, ext. 331 Rosa Toro, ext. 347 Amelia Nau, ext. 339

QUEENS

Community School District 24

District Administrator for Special Education: Section 504 Coordinator:	Howard Weiner (718) 417-2697 Christine Sobienska (718) 417-2677
Committee on Special Education 72-52 Metropolitan Avenue Middle Village, NY 11379 Tel.: (718) 628-1083 Fax: (718) 416-2443
Chairperson: Preschool Administrator: Placement Officer:	Barbara Schwartz, ext. 201 Fax: (718) 628-1178 Viki Eskenazi, ext. 247 Margie Higgins, ext. 229

Community School District 25

District Administrator for Special Education and Section 504 Coordinator:	Steve Mildener (718) 281-7688
Committee on Special Education 46-21 Colden Street Flushing, NY 11355 Tel.: (718) 445-1213 Fax: (718) 661-3543
Chairperson: Preschool Administrator: Placement Officer:	Beth Marino, ext. 4264 Karen Spector, ext. 4235 Leslie Anesta, ext. 4227

Community School District 26

District Administrator for Special Education and Section 504 Coordinator:	Michael Pagliuca (718) 631-6900
Committee on Special Education 218th & 67th Avenue Bayside, NY 11364 Tel.: (718) 423-8398 Fax: (718) 423-8476
Chairperson: Preschool Administrator: Placement Officer:	Helen Nemsure Druscilla Falco Helen Prager, (718) 423-8388

Community School District 27
Section 504 Coordinator Call the Director of Pupil Personnel Services, Ginay Marks (718) 642-5872 or 3

District Administrator for Special Education: Section 504 Coordinator:	Frank LoFaso (718) 642-5836 position vacant
Committee on Special Education 115-49 118th Street South Ozone Park, NY 11420 Tel.: (718) 641-1337 Fax: (718) 848-8169
Chairperson: Preschool Administrator: Placement Officer:	Lynn Gordon, ext. 318 Barbie Shames, ext. 218 Pat Mason, ext. 214

Community School District 28

District Administrator for Special Education: Section 504 Coordinator:	Ira Plotkin Tel.: (718) 830-8801 Fax (718) 830-8819 Louise Taylor Tel.: (718) 830-8801 Fax (718) 830-8819
Committee on Special Education 109-20 Union Hall Street Jamaica, NY 11433 Tel.: (718) 526-0450 Fax: (718) 658-5167
Chairperson: Preschool Administrator: Placement Officer:	Micki Shulman, ext. 252 Susan Friedlander, ext. 206 - position vacant -

Community School District 29

District Administrator for Special Education: Section 504 Coordinator:	Carol Elk (718) 978-7588, ext. 2247 Rick Moreno (718) 978-5900, ext. 233
Committee on Special Education 1 Cross Island Plaza, 3rd Floor Rosedale, NY 11422 Tel.: (718) 978-7588 Fax: (718) 978-7685
Chairperson: Preschool Administrator: Placement Officer:	Jean Millar, ext. 2218 Judith Cooper, ext. 2239 Wendy Spat, ext. 2222

Community School District 30

District Administrator for Special Education: Section 504 Coordinator:	Audrey Fuentes (718) 777-4630 Helene Schaumberger (718) 777-4600
Committee on Special Education 29-76 Northern Boulevard, 1st Floor Long Island City, NY 11101 Tel.: (718) 472-7815 Fax: (718) 472-7877
Chairperson: Preschool Administrator: Placement Officer:	Nelly Real-Korb, (718) 472-7816 or 804 Melissa Bradley, (718) 472-7849 Paul Lomtavas, (718) 472-7836

STATEN ISLAND

Community School District 31

District Administrator for Special Education: Section 504 Coordinator:	Ron Rosenberg (718) 390-1674 Dominic Nigro (718) 390-1606
Committee on Special Education 465A New Dorp Lane Staten Island, NY 10306 Tel.: (718) 351-3557 Fax: (718) 351-6599
Chairperson: Preschool Administrator: Placement Officer:	Claire Donnella, ext. 210 Al Juliano, ext. 330 Sandra Harbus, ext. 209

District 75 - Citywide Programs

400 First Avenue New York, NY 10010 Tel.: (212) 802-1503 Fax: (212) 802-1678
Superindendent:	Dr. Susan Erber

HIGH SCHOOLS

Each Borough has a High School Superintendency; there are also superintendencies for Alternative High Schools and BASIS High Schools. Staten Island high schools are covered by BASIS High Schools, along with some Brooklyn comprehensive schools. Each borough also maintains a separate office for special education in alternative high schools within that borough; call the superintendent’s office to be connected with it.

Alternative High Schools

Alternative High Schools Superintendent’s Office:
45-18 Court Square
Long Island City NY 11101
(718) 752-7300

BASIS High Schools
(covers Staten Island and some Brooklyn comprehensive high schools)

BASIS High Schools Superintendent’s Office:
715 Ocean Terrace, Bldg A
Staten Island, NY
(718) 390-1500
District Administrator for Special Education (Executive Assistant for Special Education): Michael Grandwetter, (718) 390-1513
Section 504 Coordinator: Rita Barchitta (Staten Island CSE office), (718) 370-4936

Committee on Special Education
BASIS CSE has two offices:
Brooklyn: 335 Adams Street, 5th floor
Brooklyn 11201
Staten Island: Susan Wagner High School
1210 Manor Road
Staten Island, NY 10314

Chairperson: Jaime Cobham,(Brooklyn office) (718) 923-5200
Assistant Placement Officer: Denise Vispisiano,(Staten Island office) (718) 370-4915
Clinical Administrator: Thomas Dugan,(Staten Island office) (718) 370-4934

High Schools - Bronx

Bronx High Schools Superintendent’s Office
3000 Tremont Avenue
Bronx, NY 10461
(718) 430-6300
Executive Assistant for Special Education: Leonard Wolff,
(718) 430-6300, ext. 1221 or (718) 430-7705

Bronx High Schools Committee on Special Education/
Alternative High Schools
350 Gerard Avenue
Bronx, NY 10461
(718) 401-4071
Chairperson: Gertha Kelly, ext. 657
Placement Officer: Carol Sanborn, ext. 661

High Schools - Brooklyn

Brooklyn High Schools
1600 Avenue L
Brooklyn, NY 11230
(718) 258-4826
(Note: some Brooklyn comprehensive high schools are covered by BASIS High Schools)
District Administrator for Special Education: Helene Shuster, ext. 642

Committee on Special Education
8814 Foster Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11236
(718) 272-4843
Chairperson: Elise Rosenberg, ext. 274
Placement Officer: Renne Gross, ext. 640

Brooklyn Committee on Special Education/Alternative High Schools
8814 Foster Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11236
(718) 272-4843
Chairperson: Elise Rosenberg, ext. 274
Placement Officer: Matt Liebowitz, ext. 424

High Schools - Manhattan

Manhattan High Schools
Martin Luther King, Jr. High School
122 Amsterdam Ave.
New York, NY 10023
(917) 441-3632
Section 504 Coordinator: Frank Breuer, (212) 501-1145

Manhattan Committee on Special Education in High Schools and Alternative High Schools
Chairperson: Pamela David, (917) 441-3640
Placement Officer: Jessica Hildreth, (917) 441-3630

High Schools - Queens

Queens High Schools
30-48 Linden Place
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 281-7500
District Administrator for Special Education: Linda Webber, (718) 281-7514

Queens Committee on Special Education in High Schools and Alternative High Schools
58-12 Queens Blvd.
Woodside, NY 11377
(718) 533-2200
Chairperson: Gail Kastenholz
Placement Officer: Joe Gasporino

High Schools - Staten Island
(are covered by BASIS High Schools, above)

HARD OF HEARING OR VISUALLY
IMPAIRED (HHVI) OFFICE

HHVI Bronx
5500 Broadway, 2nd Floor
Bronx, NY 10463
Tel.: (718) 562-8151
Fax: (718) 562-7939
Administrator: Richard Knoller
Placement Officer: Edwin Hernandez

HHVI Brooklyn East
(covering Districts 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, and 32)
1600 Avenue L
Brooklyn, NY 11230
Tel.: (718) 951-9818
Fax: (718) 951-9853
Administrator: Nanci Schindler, ext. 812
Placement Officer: Wanda Rivera, ext. 810

HHVI Brooklyn West
(covering Districts 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20)
57 Willoughby Street, 2nd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tel.: (718) 802-1795
Fax: (718) 802-9553
Administrator: Ina Hymes, ext. 110
Placement Officer: Carmen Delvalle, ext. 124

HHVI Manhattan
400 First Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10010
Tel.: (917) 256-4200
Fax: (917) 256-4230
Acting Co-administrators: Pearl Fisk, (917) 256-4235, and Ellen Fleischman, (917) 256-4212
Placement Officer: Barbara Kestenbaum, (917) 256-4222

HHVI Queens
29-76 Northern Blvd
Long Island City, NY 11101
Tel.: (718) 472-7440
Fax: (718) 472-7473
Administrator: Barry Mastellone
Placement Officer: Esther Francis, ext. 466

HHVI Staten Island
New Dorp High School
465-A New Dorp Lane
Staten Island, NY 10306
Tel.: (718) 351-3557
Fax: (718) 667-6486
Administrator: Yvonne Feria, ext. 335
Placement Officer: Alice DeJesus, ext. 341

OFFICE OF MONITORING AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

CONTINUUM DISTRICT LIAISONS

BRONX
(718)585-6773

Bronx Deputy Assistant Superintendent
(monitors Districts 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and Bronx High Schools)
Dov Rokeach

District

7 Constance Ricks

8 Sandra Klein

9 Marco Pietrangelo

10 Frank Rocchio

11 Hazel Thomas

12 Lorraina Tucker

XHS Joseph Sullivan

BROOKLYN EAST/STATEN ISLAND
(718) 487-6021

Brooklyn East and Staten Island Deputy Assistant Superintendent
(monitors Districts 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 31, 32, BASIS High Schools)
Dr. Alan Sebel

District

19 Allen Pitt

20 Donna Fazio

21 Thom McGinley

22 Linda Blumstein Lanter

23 Kathryn Addieg

31 Roslyn Persky

BK HS Ron Gill

BROOKLYN WEST
(718) 487-6031

Brooklyn West Deputy Assistant Superintendent
(monitors Districts 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20 and Brooklyn High Schools)
Dr. Robert Perez

District

13 Steven Streiter

14 William Woods

15 Lina Cernigliaro

16 Alison Clarke

17 Samuel Barthelemy

18 Marcia Goldstein

32 William Boss

BASIS HS Sidney Weg

MANHATTAN
(212) 534-6500

Manhattan Deputy Assistant Superintendent
(monitors Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and Manhattan High Schools)
John DiDonato

District

1 Lynette Davson

2 Elihu Feldman

3 Esther Morrell

4 Raquel Watts

5 Richard Goldstein

6 Jose Lopez

MHS Grace Roth

QUEENS
(718) 391-6729

Queens Deputy Assistant Superintendent
(monitors Districts 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, and Queens High Schools)
Jack LaRock

District

24 Marjorie Kelly

25 Joyce Abramowitz

26 Mara Spiegelman-Spizz

27 William Stone

28 Stan Wilkinson

29 Frank Nicoletta

30 Steven Alberts

QHS Camille Savino

District

75 Joanne Nabors (718) 935-3281

85 Joel Shapiro (718) 935-3700

Alt. HS Patricia Glassman (718) 935-3700