district staff
Rahesha Amon-Harrison
Superintendent
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"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world" - Nelson Mandela
As the Superintendent it is my responsibility to ensure that our schools meet student achievement goals and operate in alignment with the Framework for Great Schools. I serve as the chief rating officer for principals and provide support at all levels of the school system as I work closely with principals and parents to make our schools the best they can be for our students in the Bedford-Stuyvesant community. |
Yolanda Martin
Deputy Superintendent
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"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education." - Martin Luther King Jr.
As the Principal Leadership Facilitator, it is my responsibility to serve as the superintendent's primary designee and key instructional support. It is also my responsibility to act as the designee for evaluative visits and support the superintendent in improving the performance of district principals with respect to educational effectiveness and school performance. |
Joanne Joyner-Wells, Ed.D.
Field Suppo rt Liaison
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"In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." - Abraham Lincoln
As the Field Support Liaison, I serve as an intermediary for all forms of communication between schools, the Superintendent's office and the Borough Field Support Center. As a member of the Superintendent's team, I provide administrative, instructional, and operational support to the schools, such as strategic planning, professional development, data requests, compliance, escalation management, and crisis support. Additionally, I facilitate the D16 Assistant Principal's Institute. |
Antonio Arocho
Director of School Renewal
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"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader" - John Quincy Adams
As the Director of School Renewal, I oversee and supervise the coordinator and delivery of intensive supports to the districts renewal and high schools. I provide leadership and oversight for school-based interventions, professional development, summer programming as well as extended learning opportunities in keeping with the system-wide goals of the Department of Education to support schools. |
Olinka Crusoe
Teacher Development and Evaluation Coach
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As the Teacher Development and Evaluation Coach, I am committed to supporting school leaders to meet the expectations of the Framework for Great Schools through effective implementation of the Advance system. I collaborate with school leaders to identify and capture best practices, analyze needs and develop next steps, design meaningful professional learning opportunities, and provide logistical support for teacher evaluation. The goal of this work is to develop impactful relationships with school leaders and teachers resulting in more effective instruction and increased student achievement throughout Bedford-Stuyvesant. Additionally, I lead D16's Emerging Teacher Cohort with the support of District Teacher Fellows.
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Una-Kariim Cross
Teacher Team Leader
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"Excellence is not an act, but a habit." - Marva Collins
As a Teacher Team Leader my work is in service to community as a school-based collaborator. I facilitate adult leadership development through peer coaching, professional collaboration, and pedagogical strategy and design for lab classrooms with a focus on collaborative learning between educators. I provide guided opportunities for teacher leaders to grow and sharpen their practice. I facilitate the D16 Community of Practice collaborative learning experiences for teacher leaders. U am excited to work together, with purpose, on our shared goals and our eyes on excellence, capacity building, and doing the work that supports youth and schools to thrive. |
Camelia Brogdon-Cruz
Family Leadership Coordinator
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"For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone." - Audrey Hepburn
My role is to assist the Superintendent with implementing governance regulations and work with all district-related committees, parent leaders and staff. I provide support and professional development to the school and district parent leadership structures, including Parent-Teacher Associations/ Parent Associations, School Leadership and District Leadership Teams, the Community Education Council, Title 1 Committees, and the District President's Council. |
Iris Rivas
Family Support Coordinator
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"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character- that is the goal of true education." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
My role is to serve as a case manager for family issues and inquiries received at the district level. I track the progress of individual cases until their conclusion. I ensure timely updates to families as necessary in collaboration with the Superintendent, Family Leadership Coordinator, various DOE offices, principals, parent coordinators and CBOs. I also document all family and school community concerns in the system according to the Office of School Support and Supervision. |
Elise Moore
Administrative Assistant
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"Out of clutter, find simplicity, from discord, find harmony, in the middle of difficulty lies opportunity." - Albert Einstein
As the Administrative Assistant, I provide clerical and administrative support to the Superintendent. It is my responsibility to screen calls, visitors and mail; maintain schedules, appointments and calendars; order all office equipment and supplies; maintain confidential files and information and perform records management. |