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4/7/14 An Open Letter to New York Parents 1
New York State Principals New York State’s High Schools, Middle Schools and Elementary Schools
An Open Letter to Parents of Children throughout New York State
Regarding Grade 3-8 Testing
www.newyorkprincipals.org Dear Parents, We are the principals of your children’s schools. We serve communities in every corner of New York State — from Niagara County to Clinton, Chautauqua to Suffolk. We come from every size and type of school, with students from every background. We thank you for sharing your children with us and for entrusting us to ensure that they acquire the skills and knowledge they need to achieve their dreams and your hopes for them. This year, many of your children experienced the first administration of the newly revised New York State Assessments. You may have heard that teachers, administrators, and parents are questioning the validity of these tests. As dedicated administrators, we have carefully observed the testing process and have learned a great deal about these tests and their impact. We care deeply about your children and their learning and want to share with you what we know — and what we do not know — about these new state assessments.
Here’s what we know:
1) NYS Testing Has Increased Dramatically: We know that our students are spending more time
taking State tests than ever before. Since 2010, the amount of time spent on average taking the 3-‐8 ELA and Math tests has increased by a whopping 128%! The increase has been particularly hard on our younger students, with third graders seeing an increase of 163%!
2) The Tests were Too Long: We know that many students were unable to complete the tests in the allotted time. Not only were the tests lengthy and challenging, but embedded field test questions extended the length of the tests and caused mental exhaustion, often before students reached the questions that counted toward their scores. For our Special Education students who receive additional time, these tests have become more a measure of endurance than anything else.
3) Ambiguous Questions Appeared throughout the Exams: We know that many teachers and principals could not agree on the correct answers to ambiguous questions in both ELA and Math. In some schools, identical passages and questions appeared on more than one test and at more than one grade level. One school reported that on one day of the ELA Assessment, the same passage with identical questions was included in the third, fourth AND fifth grade ELA Assessments.
4) Children have Reacted Viscerally to the Tests: We know that many children cried during or after testing, and others vomited or lost control of their bowels or bladders. Others simply gave up. One teacher reported that a student kept banging his head on the desk, and wrote, “This is too hard,” and “I can’t do this,” throughout his test booklet.
5) The Low Passing Rate was Predicted: We know that in his “Implementation of the Common Core Learning Standards” memo of March 2013, Deputy Commissioner Slentz stated that proficiency scores (i.e., passing rate) on the new assessments would range between 30%-‐37% statewide. When scores were released in August 2013, the statewide proficiency rate was announced as 31%.
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6) The College Readiness Benchmark is Irresponsibly Inflated: We know that the New York State Education Department used SAT scores of 560 in Reading, 540 in Writing and 530 in mathematics, as the college readiness benchmarks to help set the “passing” cut scores on the 3-‐8 New York State exams. These NYSED scores, totaling 1630, are far higher than the College Board’s own college readiness benchmark score of 1550. By doing this, NYSED has carelessly inflated the “college readiness” proficiency cut scores for students as young as nine years of age.
7) State Measures are Contradictory: We know that many children are receiving scores that are not commensurate with the abilities they demonstrate on other measures, particularly the New York State Integrated Algebra Regents examination. Across New York, many accelerated eighth-‐graders scored below proficiency on the eighth grade test only to go on and excel on the Regents examination one month later. One district reports that 58% of the students who scored below proficiency on the NYS Math 8 examination earned a mastery score on the Integrated Algebra Regents.
8) Students Labeled as Failures are Forced Out of Classes: We know that many students who never needed Academic Intervention Services (AIS) in the past, are now receiving mandated AIS as a result of the failing scores. As a result, these students are forced to forgo enrichment classes. For example, in one district, some middle school students had to give up instrumental music, computer or other special classes in order to fit AIS into their schedules.
9) The Achievement Gap is Widening: We know that the tests have caused the achievement gap to widen as the scores of economically disadvantaged students plummeted, and that parents are reporting that low-‐scoring children feel like failures.
10) The Tests are Putting Financial Strains on Schools: We know that many schools are spending precious dollars on test prep materials, and that instructional time formerly dedicated to field trips, special projects, the arts and enrichment, has been reallocated to test prep, testing, and AIS services.
11) The Tests are Threatening Other State Initiatives: Without a doubt, the emphasis on testing is threatening other important State initiatives, most notably the implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Parents who see the impact of the testing on their children are blaming the CCSS, rather than the unwise decision to implement high stakes testing before proper capacity had been developed. As long as these tests remain, it will be nearly impossible to have honest conversations about the impact of the CCSS on our schools.
Here’s what we do not know:
1) How these Tests will Help our Students: With the exception of select questions released by the state, we do not have access to the test questions. Without access to the questions, it is nearly impossible to use the tests to help improve student learning.
2) How to Use these Tests to Improve Student Skills or Understanding: Tests should serve as a tool for assessing student skills and understanding. Since we are not informed of the make-‐up of the tests, we do not know, with any level of specificity, the content or skills for which children require additional support. We do not even know how many points were allotted for each question.
3) The Underlying Cause of Low Test Scores: We do not know if children’s low test scores are actually due to lack of skills in that area or simply a case of not finishing the test — a problem that plagued many students.
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4) What to Expect Next Year: We do not know what to expect for next year. Our students are overwhelmed by rapidly changing standards, curriculum and assessments. It is nearly impossible to serve and protect the students in our care when expectations are in constant flux and put in place rapidly in a manner that is not reflective of sound educational practice.
5) How Much this is Costing Already-‐Strained Taxpayers: We don’t know how much public money is being paid to vendors and corporations that the NYSED contracts to design assessments, nor do we know if the actual designers are educationally qualified.
Please know that we, your school principals, care about your children and will continue to do everything in our power to fill their school days with learning that is creative, engaging, challenging, rewarding and joyous. We encourage you to dialogue with your child’s teachers so that you have real knowledge of his skills and abilities across all areas. If your child scored poorly on the test, please make sure that he does not internalize feelings of failure. We believe that the failure was not on the part of our children, but rather with the officials of the New York State Education Department. These are the individuals who chose to recklessly implement numerous major initiatives without proper dialogue, public engagement or capacity building. They are the individuals who have failed. As principals of New York schools, it is always our goal to move forward in a constant state of improvement. Under current conditions, we fear that the hasty implementation of unpiloted assessments will continue to cause more harm than good. Please work with us to preserve a healthy learning environment for our children and to protect all of the unique varieties of intelligence that are not reducible to scores on standardized tests. Your child is so much more than a test score, and we know it. Warmly, Sharon Fougner
Principal, E.M. Baker Elementary
Carol Burris, Ed.D.
Principal, South Side High School
Peter DeWitt, Ed.D.
Principal, Poestenkill Elementary
Tim Farley
Principal, Ichabod Crane Middle School
Sean C. Feeney, Ph.D.
Principal, The Wheatley School
Andrew Greene
Principal, Candlewood Middle School
Elizabeth Phillips
Principal, P.S. 321
Katie Zahedi, Ph.D.
Principal, Linden Avenue Middle School
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Signed by 557 Principals Across New York State (Updated 21 April 2014)
Voice your support at www.newyorkprincipals.org
Name Name of School NYS County School District Joseph Witazek Lynch Literacy Academy Albany Amsterdam City SD Dave Ksanznak Hamagrael Elementary Albany Bethlehem CSD Heidi Bonacquist Slingerlands Elementary Albany Bethlehem CSD Mark Perry Harmony Hill School Albany Cohoes City SD Peter Brabant Altamont Elementary Albany Guilderland CSD Allan Lockwood Guilderland Elementary Albany Guilderland CSD Christopher Sanita Pine Bush Elementary Albany Guilderland CSD Beth Bini Westmere Elementary Albany Guilderland CSD Candace Lobdell Forts Ferry School Albany North Colonie CSD Russ Moore Shaker Junior High School Albany North Colonie CSD Claudia Verga A.W. Becker Elementary Albany Ravena-‐Coeymans-‐Selkirk CSD Pamela Black Ravena-‐Coeymans-‐Selkirk MS Albany Ravena-‐Coeymans-‐Selkirk CSD William Dollard Shaker Road Elementary Albany South Colonie CSD Kyle Faulkner Fillmore Central School Allegany Fillmore CSD Brian Edmister Genesee Valley Allegany Genesee Valley CSD Sue-‐Ann Rosch Community School for Social Justice Bronx New York City Nancy Mann Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom HS Bronx New York City John O'Reilly Academy of Arts & Letters Brooklyn New York City Anna Allanbrook Brooklyn New School PS 146 Brooklyn New York City Alyce Barr Brooklyn School for Collaborative Studies Brooklyn New York City Wanda Vazquez El Puente Academy Brooklyn New York City Taeko Onishi Lyons Community School Brooklyn New York City Brian De Vale P.S. 257 Brooklyn New York City Eva Irizarry P.S. 414 Brooklyn New York City Jill Smith P.S. 516 Brooklyn New York City Jill Bloomberg Park Slope Collegiate Brooklyn New York City William Jusino PROGRESS High School Brooklyn New York City Maria Nunziata PS 130 Brooklyn New York City Mary McDonald PS 139 Brooklyn New York City Sharon Fiden PS 230 Brooklyn New York City Lorenzo Chambers PS 279 Brooklyn New York City Dennis Jeffers PS 289 Brooklyn New York City Rebecca Fagin PS 29 Brooklyn New York City Anita de Paz PS 39 Brooklyn New York City Deirdre Keyes PS/IS 206 Brooklyn New York City Joeletha Ferguson PS/IS 262 Brooklyn New York City Elizabeth Culkin PS176 Brooklyn New York City Maria Vera-‐Drucker Public School 376 Brooklyn New York City Seth Phillips Public School 8 Brooklyn New York City Jodi Radwell Secondary School for Journalism Brooklyn New York City Annabell Martinez Silas B. Dutcher Brooklyn New York City Arthur Mattia The Children's School Brooklyn New York City Nedda deCastro The International HS @ Prospect Heights Brooklyn New York City Catherine Costa W.E.B. Du Bois High School Brooklyn New York City Noreen Dolan Benjamin Franklin Elementary Broome Binghamton City SD Melissa Shade Glenwood Education Center Broome Broome-‐Tioga BOCES Roland Doig Richard T Stank Broome Susquehanna Valley CSD
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Name Name of School NYS County School District David Smith Gowanda Middle School Cattaraugus Gowanda CSD John White East View Elementary Cattaraugus Olean City SD Barbara Lias Olean High School Cattaraugus Olean City SD Gerald Trietley Olean Intermediate Middle Cattaraugus Olean City SD Andrew Ludwig Fredonia Middle School Chautauqua Fredonia CSD Scott Burdick Pine Valley Elementary Chautauqua Pine Valley CSD James Walters Greene High School Chenango Greene CSD Bryan Ayres Greene Intermediate School Chenango Greene CSD James Walters Greene Middle School Chenango Greene CSD Scott Ryan Norwich Middle School Chenango Norwich City SD Jennifer Post Perry Browne IS Chenango Norwich City SD Jennifer Post Perry Browne IS Chenango Norwich City SD John Douchinsky Sherburne-‐Earlville Elementary School Chenango Sherburne-‐Earlville CSD Nancy Jean Osborn Bailey Avenue Elementary Clinton Plattsburgh City SD Mark Brenneman M C Smith Intermediate School Columbia Hudson City SD Tim Farley Ichabod Crane Elementary Columbia Ichabod Crane CSD Tim Farley Ichabod Crane MS Columbia Ichabod Crane CSD Cliff Kostuk Randall School Cortland Cortland City SD Brady Fister Noxon Road Elementary Dutchess Arlington CSD Richard Wert Netherwood Elementary Dutchess Hyde Park CSD Sandra Intrieri Millbrook High School Dutchess Millbrook CSD Phyllis Amori Millbrook Middle School Dutchess Millbrook CSD Kenneth Sauer Webutuck High School Dutchess Northeast CSD Katie Zahedi Linden Avenue Middle School Dutchess Red Hook CSD Erin Hayes Mill Road Elementary Dutchess Red Hook CSD Roy Paisley Red Hook High School Dutchess Red Hook CSD Mary Bish Kinry Road Elementary Dutchess Wappingers CSD Jim Daley Shaefe Road Elementary Dutchess Wappingers CSD Todd Esposito Akron Elementary Erie Akron CSD Nora Trincanati Frederick Law Olmsted School #64 Erie Buffalo City SD Gretchen Cercone JFK Middle School Erie Cheektowaga-‐Sloan UFSD Kevin Kazmierczak John F. Kennedy Sr. High School Erie Cheektowaga-‐Sloan UFSD Mark Mambretti East Aurora Middle School Erie East Aurora UFSD Marc Graff Eden Elementary Erie Eden CSD Michael Gallagher Hamburg High School Erie Hamburg CSD Amy Stanfield Iroquois Intermediate Erie Iroquois CSD Kevin Kruger Franklin Middle School Erie Kenmore-‐Tonawanda UFSD Maureen Fernandez Martin Road Elementary Erie Lackawanna City SD Michael Retzlaff Springville-‐G.I. Middle School Erie Springville-‐Griffith Inst CSD John McKenna Fletcher Elementary Erie Tonawanda City SD Marge Borchert Allendale Elementary Erie West Seneca CSD Charles Galluzzo Maple West Elementary Erie Williamsville CSD Selma Friedman Catskill High School Greene Catskill CSD Marielena Davis Catskill Middle School Greene Catskill CSD Russell Kissinger Mount Markham High School Herkimer Mount Markham CSD Brennan Fahey Owen D. Young Herkimer Van Hornesville CSD Frank Sutliff West Canada Valley Jr-‐Sr HS Herkimer West Canada Valley CSD Troy Decker Indian River High School Jefferson Indian River CSD Mary-‐Ann MacIntosh Burton Street Madison Cazenovia CSD Jean Regan Cazenovia Middle School Madison Cazenovia CSD William Simmons North Broad Street School Madison Oneida City SD
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Name Name of School NYS County School District Julie Zuckerman Castle Bridge School Manhattan New York City Lindley Uehling Central Park East 1 Elem. School Manhattan New York City Naomi Smith Central Park East II Manhattan New York City Jean McTavish Edward A. Reynolds West Side HS Manhattan New York City Peter Karp Institute for Collaborative Education Manhattan New York City Jane Hsu P.S. 116 Manhattan Manhattan New York City Tara Napoleoni P.S. 183 Manhattan New York City Lisa Siegman P.S. 3 -‐ Charrette School Manhattan New York City Bessie Ng P.S.2 Manhattan New York City Robert Bender PS 11 Manhattan New York City Katy Rosen PS 199 Manhattan New York City Adele Schroeter PS59 Beekman Hill International Manhattan New York City Katherine Banucci-‐Smith Special Music School Manhattan New York City Antonio Hernandez The Lexington Academy / PS72M Manhattan New York City Dyanthe Spielberg The Neighborhood School Manhattan New York City Herb Mack Urban Academy Laboratory HS Manhattan New York City William Klann Vanguard High School Manhattan New York City Brian Bartalo Hilton HS Monroe Hilton CSD Winton Buddington Bay Trail Middle School Monroe Penfield CSD Karl Thielking Pittsford Mendon High School Monroe Pittsford CSD Rick DeRose Lincoln Park School #44 Monroe Rochester City SD Ned Dale Cosgrove Middle School Monroe Spencerport CSD David Ziskin Amsterdam High School Montgomery Amsterdam City SD Elizabeth Donovan Fonda-‐Fultonville 5-‐8 School Montgomery Fonda-‐Fultonville CSD Catherine Brucker Harry Hoag Elementary Montgomery Fort Plain CSD Bernice-‐Theresa Acevedo Lenox School Nassau Baldwin UFSD Echele May Meadow Elementary School Nassau Baldwin UFSD Mark Gray Plaza Elementary Nassau Baldwin UFSD Lori Presti Steele School Nassau Baldwin UFSD David Seinfeld Calhoun HS Nassau Bellmore-‐Merrick CHS District Michael Harrington W.C. Mepham HS Nassau Bellmore-‐Merrick CHS District Steven Furrey Central Boulevard Elementary Nassau Bethpage UFSD Angelita Cintado Charles Campagne Elementary Nassau Bethpage UFSD Susan Folkson Rushmore Avenue School Nassau Carle Place UFSD Kurt Simon West Side School Nassau Cold Spring Harbor CSD Timothy Silk Centre Avenue Elementary Nassau East Rockaway UFSD Laura Guggino Rhame Avenue Nassau East Rockaway UFSD James Bloomgarden North Side School Nassau East Williston UFSD Sean Feeney The Wheatley School Nassau East Williston UFSD Stephen Kimmel Willets Road School Nassau East Williston UFSD Joe Valentine Albany Ave Nassau Farmingdale UFSD Glen Zakian Farmingdale HS Nassau Farmingdale UFSD Luis Pena Howitt MS Nassau Farmingdale UFSD Elizabeth Garavuso Northside Elementary Nassau Farmingdale UFSD Gil Torossian Polk Street Elementary Nassau Franklin Square UFSD Valerie Mazzone Washington Street School Nassau Franklin Square UFSD Paula Lein Archer Street Nassau Freeport UFSD Amanda Muldowney Leo F. Giblyn School Nassau Freeport UFSD Nanine McLaughlin Garden City High School Nassau Garden City UFSD Peter Osroff Garden City Middle School Nassau Garden City UFSD Audrey Bellovin Hemlock School Nassau Garden City UFSD
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Name Name of School NYS County School District Suzanne Viscovich Homestead Nassau Garden City UFSD Linda Norton Stewart School Nassau Garden City UFSD Rosemarie Sekelsky Connolly School Nassau Glen Cove City SD Aviva Vegon E.M.BAKER. Nassau Great Neck UFSD Sharon Fougner EM Baker Elementary Nassau Great Neck UFSD Bernard Kaplan Great Neck North HS Nassau Great Neck UFSD Anael Alston Great Neck North MS Nassau Great Neck UFSD James Welsch Great Neck South MS Nassau Great Neck UFSD Nathan Cohn John F. Kennedy Nassau Great Neck UFSD Phyllis Feldman Lakeville Nassau Great Neck UFSD Debbie Shalom Parkville Nassau Great Neck UFSD Eric Nezowitz Saddle Rock Elementary School Nassau Great Neck UFSD Richard Brown Front Street School Nassau Hempstead UFSD Brennen Bierwiler Center Street Elementary Nassau Herricks UFSD Mary Louise Haley Denton Avenue School Nassau Herricks UFSD Jane Modoono Herricks High School Nassau Herricks UFSD Joan Keegan Herricks Middle School Nassau Herricks UFSD Elizabeth Guercin Searingtown Nassau Herricks UFSD Theodore Fulton George W. Hewlett High School Nassau Hewlett-‐Woodmere UFSD Stephanie Stam Lee Avenue Nassau Hicksville UFSD Roger Bloom Island Trees Memorial MS Nassau Island Trees UFSD Penny Fisher J. Fred Sparke Elementary Nassau Island Trees UFSD Allison Ackerman Stokes Elementary School Nassau Island Trees UFSD Tony Sinanis Cantiague Elementary School Nassau Jericho UFSD Benny D'Aquila George A. Jackson Elementary Nassau Jericho UFSD Donald Gately Jericho Middle School Nassau Jericho UFSD Ivy Sherman Robert Seaman Elementary Nassau Jericho UFSD Cindy Lee number two school Nassau Lawrence UFSD Susan Hendler Gardiners Avenue School Nassau Levittown UFSD John Zampaglione Jonas E Salk Nassau Levittown UFSD Anthony Goss Lee Road Elementary Nassau Levittown UFSD Kathleen Valentino MacArthur High School Nassau Levittown UFSD Frank Mortillaro Northside School Nassau Levittown UFSD John Avena Wisdom Lane Middle School Nassau Levittown UFSD Scott McElhiney Bayville Elementary School Nassau Locust Valley CSD Sophia Gary Locust Valley Elementary Nassau Locust Valley CSD Howard Hogan Locust Valley Middle School Nassau Locust Valley CSD Sean Murray East Elementary Nassau Long Beach City SD Karen Sauter Lindell Elementary Nassau Long Beach City SD Michele Natali Long Beach Middle School Nassau Long Beach City SD Joseph Rainis Lynbrook High Schoool Nassau Lynbrook UFSD Sean Fallon Lynbrook North Middle School Nassau Lynbrook UFSD Lucille McAssey Waverly Park School Nassau Lynbrook UFSD Alison Puliatte West End Nassau Lynbrook UFSD Steven Gilhuley Howard T. Herber MS Nassau Malverne UFSD Vincent Romano Malverne Nassau Malverne UFSD Dean Schlanger Manhasset High School Nassau Manhasset UFSD Dean Schlanger Manhasset Junior High Nassau Manhasset UFSD Edward Escobar Mineola High School Nassau Mineola UFSD Matthew Gaven Mineola Middle School Nassau Mineola UFSD James Svendsen Garden City Park School Nassau New Hyde Park-‐Garden City Park
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Name Name of School NYS County School District UFSD
Diane Weiss Manor Oaks-‐Wm. R, Bowie Nassau New Hyde Park-‐Garden City Park UFSD
Faith Skelos John G. Dinkelmeyer School Nassau North Bellmore UFSD Frances Bennett Martin Avenue School Nassau North Bellmore UFSD Marilyn Hirschfield Newbridge Road Nassau North Bellmore UFSD Laura DeLuca Old Mill Road Nassau North Merrick UFSD Lori Nimmo Glen Head School Nassau North Shore CSD Bridget Finder Glenwood Landing School Nassau North Shore CSD Marc Ferris North Shore Middle School Nassau North Shore CSD Christopher Zublionis Sea Cliff Elementary School Nassau North Shore CSD Beth Castiello Oaks School #3 Nassau Oceanside UFSD Dennis O'Hara Oyster Bay High School Nassau Oyster Bay-‐East Norwich CSD Emily O'Brien Eastplain School Nassau Plainedge UFSD Carol Muscarella John H West Nassau Plainedge UFSD Robert Amster Plainedge High School Nassau Plainedge UFSD Anthony DeRiso Plainedge Middle School Nassau Plainedge UFSD Dean Mittleman H. B. Mattlin Middle School Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Paulette Miller Pasadena Elementary Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD James Murray Plainview-‐Old Bethpage JFK HS Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Alison Clark Stratford Road School Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Thomas Ricupero Francis F. Wilson Elementary Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Elizabeth Pryke Hewitt Elementary Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Tricia Bock Riverside School Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Carol Burris South Side High School Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Shelagh McGinn South Side Middle School Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Joan Waldman Watson School Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Darren Raymar William S. Covert Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Melissa Krieger East Hills Nassau Roslyn UFSD Scott Andrews Roslyn High School Nassau Roslyn UFSD Jack Palmadesso Roslyn Middle School Nassau Roslyn UFSD Scott Bersin Seaford High School Nassau Seaford UFSD Daniel Smith Seaford Middle School Nassau Seaford UFSD John Capozzi Elmont Memorial High School Nassau Sewanhaka CHS District Kathleen Sottile Floral Park Memorial HS Nassau Sewanhaka CHS District Valerie Angelillo H. Frank Carey Nassau Sewanhaka CHS District Richard Faccio New Hyde Park Memorial HS Nassau Sewanhaka CHS District Debra Lidowsky Sewanhaka High School Nassau Sewanhaka CHS District Lisa Greiner Baylis Elementary School Nassau Syosset CSD Joanne Mannion Berry Hill Nassau Syosset CSD James Kassebaum HB Thompson MS Nassau Syosset CSD Michelle Burget South Woods Middle School Nassau Syosset CSD Giovanni Durante Syosset High School Nassau Syosset CSD Jeffrey Kasper Village Elementary Nassau Syosset CSD Chad Snyder Walt Whitman Elementary Nassau Syosset CSD James Connolly Willits Elementary Nassau Syosset CSD Florence Simmons Uniondale High School Nassau Uniondale UFSD Linda Friedman Walnut Street School Nassau Uniondale UFSD Anthony Mignella Memorial JHS Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Joseph Pompilio Valley Stream Central HS Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Cliff Odell Valley Stream North HS Nassau Valley Stream CHS District
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Name Name of School NYS County School District Carolyn Breivogel Wantagh High School Nassau Wantagh UFSD Dan Rehman West Hempstead HS Nassau West Hempstead UFSD Gloria Dingwall Park Avenue School Nassau Westbury UFSD Manuel Arias Westbury High School Nassau Westbury UFSD Andrew Auer Intermediate Education Center Niagara Lewiston-‐Porter CSD Janet Matyevich Meadow Elementary Niagara North Tonawanda City SD Michael Tambroni Ohio Elementary Niagara North Tonawanda City SD Vicki Pohlman Spruce Elementary Niagara North Tonawanda City SD Bonnie Stafford Fricano Primary Niagara Starpoint CSD Alicia Perez-‐Katz Baruch College Campus HS NYC Central New York City Alan Cheng City-‐As-‐School NYC Central New York City Alison Hazut Earth School NYC Central New York City Laura Garcia Ella Baker NYC Central New York City Erin Carstensen EssexStreet Academy NYC Central New York City Alex White Gotham Professional Arts Academy NYC Central New York City Phyllis Tam MS 131 NYC Central New York City Laura Scott P.S. 10 NYC Central New York City Elizabeth Garraway P.S. 118 NYC Central New York City Everlidys Robles P.S. 38 NYC Central New York City Veronica Najjar PS 89 NYC Central New York City Terri Ruyter PS/IS276 Battery Park City School NYC Central New York City Darlene Cameron STAR Academy NYC Central New York City Maggie Siena The Peck Slip School NYC Central New York City Samantha Kaplan Yorkville Community School/PS 151 NYC Central New York City Sharon Kirch North Bay Elementary Oneida Camden CSD Michael Spost New York Mills Oneida NY Mills UFSD Rene Wilson New York Mills Oneida NY Mills UFSD Zane Mahar Sauquoit Valley HS Oneida Sauquoit Valley CSD Henry Frasca Kernan Elementary Oneida Utica City SD Tony Cardamone Harry E Elden Elementary Onondaga Baldwinsville CSD Grenardo Avellino ESM Central HS Onondaga East Syracuse-‐Minoa CSD Paul Gasparini Jamesville-‐DeWitt HS Onondaga Jamesville-‐DeWitt CSD Diane Ellsworth Onondaga Nation School Onondaga LaFayette CSD Mary Ann Murphy Tully Junior Senior High School Onondaga Tully CSD Maureen Mulderig Cherry Rd Elementary Onondaga Westhill CSD Mary Szlosek Victor Intermediate School Ontario Victor CSD Yvonne O'Shea Victor Senior High School Ontario Victor CSD Leslie Hyatt Chester Academy Orange Chester UFSD Cindy Walsh Chester Elementary Orange Chester UFSD Paul Dombal Minisink Valley Intermediate Orange Minisink Valley CSD Jeffrey Finton Orange Ulster BOCES Orange Orange-‐Ulster BOCES Aaron Hopmayer Pine Bush HS Orange Pine Bush CSD Brett Cancredi Anna S. Kuhl Elementary Orange Port Jervis City SD Linda Korycki HBE-‐Port Jervis Orange Port Jervis City SD Jayme Ginda-‐Baxter Valley Central High School Orange Valley CSD Richard Linkens Warwick Valley High School Orange Warwick Valley CSD Steve Kiel Round Hill Elementary Orange Washingtonville CSD Mark Kruzynski Medina High School Orleans Medina CSD Walter Baskin Valleyview Elementary Otsego Oneonta City SD TheriJo Climenhaga Richfield Springs Otsego Richfield Springs CSD Joseph Castagnola Brewster High School Putnam Brewster CSD
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Name Name of School NYS County School District Frank Zamperlin C.V. Starr Intermediate School Putnam Brewster CSD Michelle Gosh Wells Middle School Putnam Brewster CSD Brent Harrington Haldane Elementary/Middle School Putnam Haldane CSD Brian Alm Haldane High School Putnam Haldane CSD Adam Pease Mahopac High School Putnam Mahopac CSD Gerald Martori Benjamin Cardozo HS Queens New York City Sam Sochet Martin Van Buren HS Queens New York City Angela Green Middle School 8 Queens New York City Karyna Tejeda PS 110 Queens New York City Patricia Mitchell PS 48 Queens New York City Sari Latto The Crocheron School Queens New York City
Damon McCord The Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School Queens New York City
Colleen Gomes Averill Park High School Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Peter DeWitt Poestenkill Elementary Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Karen Lederman Tamarac Elementary Rensselaer Brunswick (Brittonkill) CSD James Wager Rensselaer Park Elementary Rensselaer Lansingburgh CSD Christine Arlt Bardonia Rockland Clarkstown CSD Harry Leonardatos Clarkstown HS North Rockland Clarkstown CSD Martha Ryan Congers Elementary Rockland Clarkstown CSD Jonathan Schatz Felix Festa Determination MS Rockland Clarkstown CSD Mi Jung An Little Tor Elementary School Rockland Clarkstown CSD Benito Herrero Haverstraw Elementary Rockland Haverstraw-‐Stony Point CSD Mary Esposito West Haverstraw Elementary Rockland Haverstraw-‐Stony Point CSD Roger Guccione A. MacArthur Barr M. S. Rockland Nanuet UFSD Gina Cappiello Valley Cottage Elementary Rockland Nyack UFSD Patrick Breen Suffern High School Rockland Ramapo CSD Brian Fox Suffern Middle School Rockland Ramapo CSD Karen Ramirez Cottage Lane Elementary Rockland South Orangetown CSD Karen Tesik South Orangetown MS Rockland South Orangetown CSD William Lee Tappan Zee Elementary Rockland South Orangetown CSD Jennifer Amos Tappan Zee High School Rockland South Orangetown CSD Nora Polansky William O. Schaefer Rockland South Orangetown CSD Jennifer Ross-‐Steimle Corinth Elementary School Saratoga Corinth CSD Lisa Meade Corinth Middle School Saratoga Corinth CSD Lisa Mickle Okte Elementary School Saratoga Shenendehowa CSD Colleen Wolff O'Rourke Middle School Schenectady Burnt Hills-‐Ballston Lake CSD Andrea Conover Duanesburg Elementary Schenectady Duanesburg CSD Victoria Day East Side Elementary St. Lawrence Gouverneur CSD Bryan Harmer Madrid-‐Waddington Jr/Sr HS St. Lawrence Madrid-‐Waddington CSD Michael Siebert Dana Lyon Middle School Steuben Bath CSD Al Cirone Babylon Junior-‐Senior HS Suffolk Babylon UFSD LaQuita Outlaw Bay Shore Middle School Suffolk Bay Shore UFSD Regina Vorwald Brook Avenue Elementary Suffolk Bay Shore UFSD Carlton Brown Gardiner Manor School Suffolk Bay Shore UFSD Johnna Grasso South Country School Suffolk Bay Shore UFSD Gaurav Passi Bayport-‐Blue Point High School Suffolk Bayport-‐Blue Point UFSD Eileen Haggerty Brentwood Suffolk Brentwood UFSD Richard Loeschner Brentwood High School Suffolk Brentwood UFSD John Callan East Middle School Suffolk Brentwood UFSD Eric Snell Laurel Park Elementary Suffolk Brentwood UFSD
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Name Name of School NYS County School District Patrick Morris North Elementary Suffolk Brentwood UFSD Michele Rogers Oak Park Brentwood Suffolk Brentwood UFSD Bergre Escorbores South Middle School Suffolk Brentwood UFSD Lisa Calderaro Southeast Elementary Suffolk Brentwood UFSD Robert McCarthy Twin Pines Elementary Suffolk Brentwood UFSD Jennifer Polychronakos Boyle Road Elementary Suffolk Brookhaven-‐Comsewogue UFSD Michael Fama John F. Kennedy MS Suffolk Brookhaven-‐Comsewogue UFSD Leah Anesta Norwood Ave. Elementary Suffolk Brookhaven-‐Comsewogue UFSD Edward Casswell Center Moriches High School Suffolk Center Moriches UFSD Brenda Jackson Cordello Elementary Suffolk Central Islip UFSD Elizabeth Ceccarini Early Childhood Center Suffolk Central Islip UFSD Jay Matuk Cold Spring Harbor Jr-‐Sr HS Suffolk Cold Spring Harbor CSD Lynn Herschlein Goosehill Primary School Suffolk Cold Spring Harbor CSD Valerie Massimo Lloyd Harbor Suffolk Cold Spring Harbor CSD Rhonda Pratt Burr Intermediate Suffolk Commack UFSD Catherine Nolan Commack High School Suffolk Commack UFSD Anthony Davidson Commack Middle Suffolk Commack UFSD Brian Simpson Indian Hollow Primary Suffolk Commack UFSD Michelle Tancredi Mandracchia-‐Sawmill Suffolk Commack UFSD Michelle Collison Wood Park Suffolk Commack UFSD April Victor Terryville Elementary Suffolk Comsewogue UFSD Lisa Farrell Helen B. Duffield Suffolk Connetquot CSD Denise Toscano Idle Hour Elementary Suffolk Connetquot CSD Charles Morea Ronkonkoma Middle School Suffolk Connetquot CSD John Delio Slocum Elementary Suffolk Connetquot CSD Stuart Pollak Sycamore Avenue Suffolk Connetquot CSD Andrew Lagnado Copiague Middle School Suffolk Copiague UFSD James Cummings Deer Park High School Suffolk Deer Park UFSD Susan Bonner John F Kennedy Suffolk Deer Park UFSD Christine Criscione John Quincy Adams Primary Suffolk Deer Park UFSD Alicia Konecny May Moore Primary Suffolk Deer Park UFSD Eliana Levey Robert Frost Middle School Suffolk Deer Park UFSD Danielle Naccarato Ruth C. Kinney Elementary Suffolk East Islip UFSD Robert Long East Quogue Elementary Suffolk East Quogue UFSD John Christie Dayton Avenue School Suffolk Eastport-‐South Manor CSD Joseph Steimel Eastport South Manor Jr.-‐Sr. HS Suffolk Eastport-‐South Manor CSD Hugh Gigante Elwood Middle School Suffolk Elwood UFSD Vincent Mulieri Elwood-‐John H. Glenn HS Suffolk Elwood UFSD Andrew Greene Candlewood Middle School Suffolk Half Hollow Hills CSD Jeffery Woodberry Half Hollow Hills HS East Suffolk Half Hollow Hills CSD Joanne Giordano Oldfield Middle School Suffolk Harborfields CSD Maureen Kelly Washington Drive Primary School Suffolk Harborfields CSD George Gagliardi Bretton Woods Elementary Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Kristen Reingold Forest Brook Elementary Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Maryann Fletcher Hauppauge Middle School Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Claudine Di Muzio Pines Elementary Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Carmela Leonardi Huntington HS Suffolk Huntington UFSD John Amato J. Taylor Finley MS Suffolk Huntington UFSD Marsha Neville Washington Primary Suffolk Huntington UFSD Jeannette Feminella Commack Road Elementary Suffolk Islip UFSD Eileen Rossman Islip High School Suffolk Islip UFSD
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Name Name of School NYS County School District Timothy Martin Islip Middle School Suffolk Islip UFSD Linda Domanico Daniel Street Elementary Suffolk Lindenhurst UFSD Brian Chamberlin Harding Avenue Elementary Suffolk Lindenhurst UFSD Daniel E. Giordano Lindenhurst HS Suffolk Lindenhurst UFSD Frank Naccarato Lindenhurst Middle School Suffolk Lindenhurst UFSD Linda Cornigans Charles E. Walters Elementary School Suffolk Longwood CSD Levi McIntyre Longwood Jr High School Suffolk Longwood CSD Janine Rozycki Ridge Elementary Suffolk Longwood CSD Ken Gutmann Eugene Auer Elementary Suffolk Middle Country CSD Glen Rogers Jericho Elementary Suffolk Middle Country CSD Lisa Contarino New Lane Memorial Elementary Suffolk Middle Country CSD Scott Graviano Newfield High School Suffolk Middle Country CSD Laura Gewurz Andrew Muller Primary School Suffolk Miller Place UFSD Catherine Honeyman Laddie A. Decker Sound Beach School Suffolk Miller Place UFSD Kevin Slavin Miller Place High School Suffolk Miller Place UFSD Matthew Clark North Country Road MS Suffolk Miller Place UFSD Valerie Jackson Belmont Elementary School Suffolk North Babylon UFSD Kerry Larke Marion G Vedder Elementary Suffolk North Babylon UFSD Drew Olson Parliament Place Elementary Suffolk North Babylon UFSD Kathleen Hartnett Robert Moses MS Suffolk North Babylon UFSD Norann McManus William E Deluca Jr. Suffolk North Babylon UFSD Steven Golub Woods Road Elementary Suffolk North Babylon UFSD Irene McLaughlin Northport High School Suffolk Northport-‐East Northport UFSD Judith Soltner Barton Elementary Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD Randy Rusielewicz Patchogue-‐Medford High School Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD Manuel Sanzone Saxton Middle School Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD Linda Pickford South Ocean Middle School Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD Joey Cohen Tremont Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD Danielle Gabriellini Tremont Ave and High school Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD Philip Kent Aquebogue Elementary Suffolk Riverhead CSD David Densieski Pulaski Street School Suffolk Riverhead CSD Andrea Pekar Riverhead MS Suffolk Riverhead CSD Thomas Payton Roanoke Avenue Elementary Suffolk Riverhead CSD Scott O'Brien Rocky Point Middle School Suffolk Rocky Point UFSD Denise Kleinman Gatelot Avenue Elementary Suffolk Sachem CSD Patti Trombetta Sagamore Middle School Suffolk Sachem CSD James Horan Samoset Middle School Suffolk Sachem CSD Gemma Salvia Seneca Middle School Suffolk Sachem CSD Laura Amato Tecumseh Elementary Suffolk Sachem CSD Lisa Ihne Cherry Avenue Elementary Suffolk Sayville UFSD Ronald Hoffer Sayville HS Suffolk Sayville UFSD Thomas Murray Sayville Middle School Suffolk Sayville UFSD Rose Castello Sunrise Drive Elementary Suffolk Sayville UFSD Linda Anthony Albert G. Prodell Middle School Suffolk Shoreham-‐Wading River CSD Louis Parrinello Briarcliff Elementary Suffolk Shoreham-‐Wading River CSD Stephen Donohue Wading River School Suffolk Shoreham-‐Wading River CSD Paul McNeil Accompsett Middle School Suffolk Smithtown CSD Ireen Westrack Branch Brook Elementary Suffolk Smithtown CSD John Scomillio Great Hollow Middle School Suffolk Smithtown CSD Joseph Lerano Mt. Pleasant Elementary Suffolk Smithtown CSD Kevin Simmons Nesaquake Middle School Suffolk Smithtown CSD
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Name Name of School NYS County School District Janine Lavery Smithtown Elementary Suffolk Smithtown CSD Edwin Thompson Smithtown High School East Suffolk Smithtown CSD Mary Grace Lynch St. James Elementary Suffolk Smithtown CSD Allyn Leeds Tackan Elementary Suffolk Smithtown CSD Travis Davey Brookhaven Suffolk South Country CSD Stefanie Rucinski Frank P. Long IS Suffolk South Country CSD Sean Clark Kreamer St. Elementary Suffolk South Country CSD Brian Zahn Southampton High School Suffolk Southampton UFSD Ellen O'Neill Southold Elementary School Suffolk Southold UFSD William Galati Southold Junior-‐Senior High School Suffolk Southold UFSD Theresa Scrocco South Grove Suffolk Syosset CSD Brian Biscari Minnesauke Elementary Suffolk Three Village CSD Vincent Vizzo Murphy JHS Suffolk Three Village CSD Nathalie Lilavois Setauket Elementary Suffolk Three Village CSD Gus Hueber Three Village Academy Suffolk Three Village CSD Alan Baum Ward Melville High School Suffolk Three Village CSD Gregg Cunningham JFK Elementary School Suffolk West Babylon UFSD Eleanor Levy Santapogue Elementary Suffolk West Babylon UFSD JoAnn Scott South Bay School Suffolk West Babylon UFSD Charles Germano Tooker Avenue School Suffolk West Babylon UFSD Scott Payne West Babylon JHS Suffolk West Babylon UFSD Andrew O'Farrell Beach Street Middle School Suffolk West Islip UFSD Jack Maniscalco Oquenock Elementary Suffolk West Islip UFSD Christopher Herr Westhampton Beach Suffolk Westhampton Beach UFSD Lisa Slover Westhampton Beach Suffolk Westhampton Beach UFSD Charisse Miller Westhampton Beach MS Suffolk Westhampton Beach UFSD Toni Komorowski Tangier Smith Elementary Suffolk William Floyd UFSD Edward Plaia William Paca MS Suffolk William Floyd UFSD Darlene White Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Elementary Suffolk Wyandanch UFSD Paul Sibblies Wyandanch High School Suffolk Wyandanch UFSD Jack Strassman Liberty MS/HS School Sullivan Liberty CSD Allan Lipsky Pawling Middle School Sullivan Pawling CSD Margaret Tenbus Sullivan West High School Sullivan Sullivan West CSD Kathleen Lawrence Owego Elementary Tioga Owego-‐Apalachin CSD Willard Cook Tioga Middle School Tioga Tioga CSD David Mastrantuono Chemung Elementary Tioga Waverly CSD Stacia Felicello Chambers Ulster Kingston City SD Errin Parese Robert Graves Ulster Kingston City SD RoseAnne Collins-‐Judon Marlboro Central HS Ulster Marlboro CSD Marie Toombs Marlboro Elementary Ulster Marlboro CSD Debra Clinton Marlboro Middle School Ulster Marlboro CSD Susan Gies Cahill School Ulster Saugerties CSD Debbie Hall Big Cross Elementary Warren Glens Falls City SD Francis Cocozza Lake George Jr.-‐Sr. HS Warren Lake George CSD Todd Gonyeau Hudson Falls Middle School Washington Hudson Falls CSD David St. Germain Whitehall Elementary Washington Whitehall CSD C. Zbynek Gold Bedford Hills Elementary Westchester Bedford CSD Todd Richard Blind Brook MS Westchester Blind Brook UFSD Susan Howard Briarcliff Middle School Westchester Briarcliff Manor UFSD Nadine McDermott Todd Elementary Westchester Briarcliff Manor UFSD Jeffrey Capuano Eastchester High School Westchester Eastchester UFSD
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Name Name of School NYS County School District Theresa Sullivan Greenvale Westchester Eastchester UFSD Devan Ganeshananthan Edgemont Jr-‐Sr High School Westchester Edgemont UFSD Marc Baiocco Alexander Hamilton Jr-‐Sr HS Westchester Elmsford UFSD Dawn Mair-‐Male Early Childhood Westchester Greenburgh CSD Gary Mastrangelo Highview Elementary Westchester Greenburgh CSD Patricia Simone Lee F Jackson School Westchester Greenburgh CSD Marguerite Clarkson Richard J Bailey Westchester Greenburgh CSD Brodrick Spencer Woodlands MS Westchester Greenburgh CSD Robert Kalman Purchase School Westchester Harrison CSD Jeremy Barker Samuel J. Preston Elementary Westchester Harrison CSD Gail Kipper Farragut Middle School Westchester Hastings-‐on-‐Hudson UFSD Louis Adipietro Hastings High School Westchester Hastings-‐on-‐Hudson UFSD Laura Sullivan Hillside Elementary Westchester Hastings-‐on-‐Hudson UFSD David Sottile Irvington Middle School Westchester Irvington UFSD Patricia Moore Benjamin Franklin Elementary Westchester Lakeland CSD Karen Gagliardi Thomas Jefferson Westchester Lakeland CSD Susan Strauss Walter Panas High School Westchester Lakeland CSD Seth Weitzman Hommocks Middle School Westchester Mamaroneck UFSD Frances-‐Ann Lightsy Grimes Elementary Westchester Mount Vernon City SD Danielle Davis-‐Marrow Pennington School Westchester Mount Vernon City SD Christine Leamon Edenwald School Westchester Mt. Pleasant CSD Judith Fucci HCKS Little School Westchester Mt. Pleasant CSD Keith Schenker Westlake High School Westchester Mt. Pleasant CSD Robert Hendrickson Westlake Middle School Westchester Mt. Pleasant CSD Franco Miele Willam B. Ward Elementary Westchester New Rochelle City SD Fred Hutchinson Peekskill High School Westchester Peekskill CSD Jeannine Clark Pelham Memorial High School Westchester Pelham UFSD Robert Roelle Pelham Middle School Westchester Pelham UFSD Vivian Ossowski Pleasantville Middle School Westchester Pleasantville UFSD Stan Steele Pocantico Hills Westchester Pocantico Hills CSD Angela Grille Midland School Westchester Rye City SD JoAnne Nardone Milton Westchester Rye City SD Angela Garcia Osborn School Westchester Rye City SD Patricia Taylor Rye High School Westchester Rye City SD Ann Edwards Rye Middle School Westchester Rye City SD Margaret Longabucco F. E. Bellows Elementary Westchester Rye Neck UFSD Barbara Ferraro Rye Neck HS Westchester Rye Neck UFSD Eric Lutinski Rye Neck Middle School Westchester Rye Neck UFSD Scott Houseknecht Edgewood School Westchester Scarsdale UFSD Duncan Wilson Fox Meadow Elementary Westchester Scarsdale UFSD Gerry Young Greenacres Elementary Westchester Scarsdale UFSD Robyn Lane Quaker Ridge School Westchester Scarsdale UFSD Kenneth Bonamo Scarsdale High School Westchester Scarsdale UFSD Michael McDermott Scarsdale Middle School Westchester Scarsdale UFSD Clement Ceccarelli Southern Westchester BOCES Westchester Southern Westchester BOCES Timothy Mundell Tuckahoe Middle School Westchester Tuckahoe UFSD Carol Conklin-‐Spillane Sleepy Hollow HS Westchester UFSD-‐Tarrytowns Elizabeth Lopez Sleepy Hollow Middle School Westchester UFSD-‐Tarrytowns Matthew Curran Kensico School Westchester Valhalla UFSD Darrell Stinchcomb Church Street School Westchester White Plains City SD Ellen Doherty White Plains High School Westchester White Plains City SD
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Name Name of School NYS County School District M Digneo Enrico Fermi Westchester Yonkers City SD Cynthia Eisner School 16 Westchester Yonkers City SD Paul Clark Attica Middle School Wyoming Attica CSD
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Name NYS County School District Position Tim Arnold Albany Albany City SD After School Teacher for ESL Brette Bateman Albany Albany City SD Parent Amy Brozio-‐Andrews Albany Albany City SD Parent Vanessa Cayford Albany Albany City SD Parent Gillian Flynn Albany Albany City SD Parent Lisa Levine Albany Albany City SD Parent Lucy Menard Albany Albany City SD Parent Linda Neenan Albany Albany City SD Parent Debra Lackmann Albany Averill Park CSD Teacher Jaime Cornell Albany Bethlehem CSD Parent Gretchen Coyner Albany Bethlehem CSD Parent Elizabeth Edgar Albany Bethlehem CSD Parent Rachel Kimmelblatt Albany Bethlehem CSD Parent Hope Perlman Albany Bethlehem CSD Parent Peter Rawitsch Albany Bethlehem CSD Teacher Weatherly Webb Albany Bethlehem CSD Parent Kathleen Wissing Albany Bethlehem CSD Parent Tara Molloy-‐Grocki Albany Guilderland Parent Tara Molloy-‐Grocki Albany Guilderland Teacher Leslie Abel Albany Guilderland CSD Teacher Molly Fanning Albany Guilderland CSD Parent Molly Fanning Albany Guilderland CSD Teacher Monica Kounter Albany Guilderland CSD Parent Diane Mariniano Albany Guilderland CSD Grandparent/retired teacher Beth Tidd Albany Guilderland CSD Former teacher Larry Tuxbury Albany Guilderland CSD Parent Sarah Horaczek Albany Menands UFSD Teacher Perry Berkowitz Albany North Colonie CSD Professor Alison Bianco Albany North Colonie CSD Parent Joanne Dennis Albany North Colonie CSD Teacher Jholee Magee Albany North Colonie CSD Parent Christopher McCabe Albany North Colonie CSD Parent Samantha McCabe Albany North Colonie CSD Parent Anna O'Donnell Albany North Colonie CSD School Psychologist Kelly Razzano Albany North Colonie CSD Parent Debra Baer Albany Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Julie Bullard Albany Ravena-‐Coeymans-‐Selkirk CSD Parent Catherine Colitsas Albany Ravena-‐Coeymans-‐Selkirk CSD Grandparent Sarah Engel Albany Ravena-‐Coeymans-‐Selkirk CSD Parent Bridget Engelhardt Albany Ravena-‐Coeymans-‐Selkirk CSD Teacher Patricia Grogan Albany Ravena-‐Coeymans-‐Selkirk CSD Parent Denise Kozlowski Albany Ravena-‐Coeymans-‐Selkirk CSD Parent Marlene McTigue Albany Ravena-‐Coeymans-‐Selkirk CSD Parent Marilyn Held Albany Rensselaer City SD Teacher Nadine Cragon Albany South Colonie Parent Angela Gordon Albany South Colonie CSD Parent David Picard Albany South Colonie CSD Psychologist Shari Sauter Albany South Colonie CSD Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Jaime Chismark Albany Voorheesville CSD Parent Mary Alice Hipwell Albany Watervliet City SD Teacher Kristelle Sage Allegany Alfred Almond CSD Parent Karen Martin Allegany Bolivar-‐Richburg CSD Parent Nicole McIntosh Allegany Canaseraga CSD Parent Todd Chadwick Allegany Friendship CSD Teacher Alexandra Miletta Bronx College/University Professor Alexandra Miletta Bronx College/University Professor Maureen Barwinski Bronx New York City Teacher Veronica Brugman Bronx New York City Parent Abigail Cadle Bronx New York City Prospective Teacher Latanya Duhaney Bronx New York City Parent Susan Finnegan Bronx New York City Teacher Michael Flanagan Bronx New York City Teacher Michael Flanagan Bronx New York City Teacher Michael Flanagan Bronx New York City Teacher Donald Freeman Bronx New York City Principal (Ret.) Amy Horowitz Bronx New York City Teacher Louise Ibrahim Bronx New York City Early Childhood Social Worker Sabine Krusche Bronx New York City Parent Dagmar Rojas Bronx New York City Parent Susan Schutt Bronx New York City Assistant Principal Alan Siege Bronx New York City Parent Alan Aja Brooklyn College/University Professor Jennifer Abramshe Brooklyn New York City Parent Alan Aja Brooklyn New York City Parent Alan Aja Brooklyn New York City Parent/Professor Portia Armstrong Brooklyn New York City Teacher (Ret.) Mariana Aslan Brooklyn New York City Parent Veronica At in Brooklyn New York City Parent Christiane Baker Brooklyn New York City Parent Barbara Barnes Brooklyn New York City Professor Ariane Ben Eli Brooklyn New York City Parent Beth Benzaquin Brooklyn New York City Parent Laurence Bilotta Brooklyn New York City Parent Lydia Bonilla Brooklyn New York City Parent Iwona Borys Brooklyn New York City Teacher Clara Bouillon Brooklyn New York City Parent Gloria Brandman Brooklyn New York City Teacher David Bruder Brooklyn New York City Teacher Jesse Burris Brooklyn New York City Retired teacher David Cameron Brooklyn New York City Parent Janet Campano Brooklyn New York City Teacher Theresa Claire Brooklyn New York City Parent Theresa Claire Brooklyn New York City Parent Lauren Cohen Brooklyn New York City Teacher Tamar Cohn-‐Popkin Brooklyn New York City Parent Michael Cooper Brooklyn New York City Teacher Heather Cristol Brooklyn New York City Parent Cecelia Cutler Brooklyn New York City Parent Barbara Dassaro Brooklyn New York City Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Emily Dennis Brooklyn New York City Parent Shoshana Dentz Brooklyn New York City Parent Rosalina Diaz Brooklyn New York City Professor Rosalina Diaz Brooklyn New York City Professor David Dobosz Brooklyn New York City retired teacher Patricia Dobosz Brooklyn New York City Teacher Tim Dubnau Brooklyn New York City Parent Nathan Dudley Brooklyn New York City Network Leader (30 Schools) Katrina Elliott Brooklyn New York City Parent Elizabeth Elsass Brooklyn New York City Parent Lorna Feeney Brooklyn New York City Parent Olga Garcia-‐Kaplan Brooklyn New York City Parent Melanie Gazer Brooklyn New York City Parent Keri Goldberg Brooklyn New York City Teacher Michael Gonchar Brooklyn New York City Parent Corinne Goodman Brooklyn New York City Former Music Teacher Lee Gough Brooklyn New York City Parent Allison Greene Brooklyn New York City Teacher Lorri Gumanow Brooklyn New York City Parent Lorri Gumanow Brooklyn New York City Parent Sarah Habibi Brooklyn New York City Parent Quinn Hanratty Brooklyn New York City Teacher Erica Herman Brooklyn New York City Parent Kevin Jacobs Brooklyn New York City Parent Kemala Karmen Brooklyn New York City Parent I Kats Brooklyn New York City Parent Rachel Kline Brown Brooklyn New York City Parent Doreen Korniewicz Brooklyn New York City Parent Lucy Koteen Brooklyn New York City Teacher Sheryle Lau Brooklyn New York City Parent Jocelyn Lee Brooklyn New York City Parent Kate Levin Brooklyn New York City Teacher Alyson Levy Brooklyn New York City Professor Linda Littlefield Brooklyn New York City Parent Patricia Madlangbayan Brooklyn New York City Parent Linda Mandracchia Brooklyn New York City Retired Teacher Kathy McCullagh Brooklyn New York City Parent Heather Miller Brooklyn New York City Parent Jamie Mirabella Brooklyn New York City Parent Alexander Mitsuda Brooklyn New York City Parent Mary Elizabeth Moss Brooklyn New York City Parent Mary Beth Moss Brooklyn New York City Parent Robin Muskin Brooklyn New York City Parent Dea Naranjo Brooklyn New York City Parent Lisa North Brooklyn New York City Teacher Deirdre OKeeffe Brooklyn New York City Parent Jose Luis Orbegozo Brooklyn New York City Parent Tom Owen Brooklyn New York City grandparent Chris Gordon Owen Brooklyn New York City grandparent, citizen Lindsay Portnoy Brooklyn New York City Professor Allison Prete Brooklyn New York City Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Jenara Prieto Brooklyn New York City Parent sandye renz Brooklyn New York City Parent Monika Reyes Brooklyn New York City Parent Benita Rivera Brooklyn New York City Grandparent Liz Rosenberg Brooklyn New York City Teacher Stacy Roupas Brooklyn New York City Director Cindy Santora Brooklyn New York City Parent Melissa Scott Brooklyn New York City Parent Tracey Scronic Brooklyn New York City Teacher Anna Sellinger Brooklyn New York City SLT member Alan Singer Brooklyn New York City Teacher Educator Janine Sopp Brooklyn New York City Parent Katherine Sorel Brooklyn New York City Teacher Amy Sumner Brooklyn New York City Parent Coordinator Anna Van Lenten Brooklyn New York City Parent Ninja von Oertzen Brooklyn New York City Parent Angela Walker Brooklyn New York City Parent Faye White-‐Willinger Brooklyn New York City Parent Rachael Wilde Brooklyn New York City Parent Diane Wohland Brooklyn New York City Teacher Melanie Woods Brooklyn New York City F Status Supervisor Nancy Workman Brooklyn New York City Parent Alisa Yalan-‐Murphy Brooklyn New York City Parent Natallia Yelina Brooklyn New York City Parent Erica Zielinski Brooklyn New York City Parent Ruth Fisher Broome Binghamton City SD Teacher Douglas Green Broome Binghamton City SD Principal (Ret.) Gerald Lynch Broome Binghamton City SD Assistant Principal Julia O'Connell Broome Binghamton City SD Parent Julia O'Connell Broome Binghamton City SD Parent Shelly Stover-‐Ling Broome Binghamton City SD Parent Lizabeth Cain Broome Binghamton CSD Parent Laurie Hahl Broome Broome-‐Tioga BOCES Teacher Tami Crane Broome Chenango Forks CSD Teacher Emily Lux Broome Chenango Forks CSD Parent Kathleen Pepples Broome Chenango Valley CSD Parent Gabrielle Rutherford Broome Maine-‐Endwell CSD Teacher Teresa Steflik Broome Maine-‐Endwell CSD Parent Laura Aleksivich Broome Susquehanna Valley CSD Teacher Donald Blenco Broome Susquehanna Valley CSD Teacher Lorraine Buckley Broome Susquehanna Valley CSD Teacher Daniel Fitzgerald Broome Susquehanna Valley CSD Teacher Rita Foran Broome Susquehanna Valley CSD Teacher Michael Ford Broome Susquehanna Valley CSD Teacher Terri Howard Broome Susquehanna Valley CSD Teacher Sharon Rowe Broome Susquehanna Valley CSD Teacher Teresa Steflik Broome Susquehanna Valley CSD Teacher Bonnie Travis Broome Susquehanna Valley CSD Teacher Cory Valentine Broome Susquehanna Valley CSD Teacher Connie Ziemski Broome Susquehanna Valley CSD Teacher Deborah Darling Broome Union-‐Endicott CSD Teacher
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Name NYS County School District Position Cheryl Davis Broome Union-‐Endicott CSD Teacher Jennifer Elle Broome Union-‐Endicott CSD Teacher Christina Evans Broome Union-‐Endicott CSD Parent Janice Staruss Broome Union-‐Endicott CSD Professor Amy Walsh Broome Union-‐Endicott CSD Teacher Jennifer Burdick Broome Vestal CSD Parent Jennifer Kolesar Broome Vestal CSD Parent Denise Lacey-‐Corcoran Broome Vestal CSD Parent Karin Mann Broome Waverly CSD Teacher Rosemarie Dorn Cattaraugus Cattaraugus Little Valley Parent Karen Wieland Cattaraugus College/University Professor Michelle Acierno Cattaraugus Olean City SD Teacher Laura Berlinski Cattaraugus Olean City SD Teacher Jennifer Crawford Cattaraugus Olean City SD Teacher Loran Fox Cattaraugus Olean City SD Teacher Daniel Freeman Cattaraugus Olean City SD Teacher Jacqueline Giardini Cattaraugus Olean City SD Speech-‐Languge Pathologist susan Hamed Cattaraugus Olean City SD Teacher William Hughey Cattaraugus Olean City SD Teacher Larry Jodush Cattaraugus Olean City SD Teacher Suzanne Kallenbac Cattaraugus Olean City SD Teacher Danielle Keis Cattaraugus Olean City SD Teacher David Lasky Cattaraugus Olean City SD Teacher Melanie Meyers Cattaraugus Olean City SD Teacher Christina Raimondi Cattaraugus Olean City SD Teacher Marie Rakus Cattaraugus Olean City SD Teacher Katie Ralston Cattaraugus Olean City SD Teacher Marcie Richmond Cattaraugus Olean City SD Director of Special Ed. Kristine Ring Cattaraugus Olean City SD Teacher Rachael Schreiber Cattaraugus Olean City SD Teacher Dylan Shaw Cattaraugus Olean City SD Teacher Bruce Silvers Cattaraugus Olean City SD Teacher Christine Stavish Cattaraugus Olean City SD Teacher Katie Stuckey Cattaraugus Olean City SD Teacher Nancy Sullivan Cattaraugus Olean City SD Teacher Jackie Thomas-‐Eustis Cattaraugus Olean City SD Teacher Matthew Threehouse Cattaraugus Olean City SD Teacher Sally Ventura Cattaraugus Olean City SD Teacher Lou Ventura Cattaraugus Olean City SD Teacher Katie Wolfgang Cattaraugus Olean City SD Teacher Csobanka Woodworth Cattaraugus Olean City SD Director of Technology Sheila Yaffe Cattaraugus Olean City SD Teacher Tammy Martin Cattaraugus Portville CSD Parent Alethea Marsh Cattaraugus Randolph CSD Parent Lori-‐Anne Schmeltz Cattaraugus Randolph CSD Parent Dawn Noble Cayuga Auburn City SD Parent Colleen Cawley Cayuga Broome-‐Tioga BOCES Teacher Todd Kacur Cayuga Cato-‐Meridian CSD Board Member Jennifer Hares Cayuga Moravia CSD Parent Autumn Boardman Chautauqua Chatham CSD Parent Scott Boardman Chautauqua Chatham CSD Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Nancy Baker Chautauqua Dunkirk City SD Teacher Nancy Payne Chautauqua Falconer CSD Teacher Mary Bradford Chautauqua Fredonia CSD Teacher Kara Christina Chautauqua Fredonia CSD Parent Marie Fagan Chautauqua Fredonia CSD Teacher Michelle Greenough Chautauqua Fredonia CSD Teacher Amy Lauer Chautauqua Fredonia CSD Teacher Katrina McQuiggan Chautauqua Fredonia CSD Teacher Kim Powell Chautauqua Fredonia CSD Teacher Gladys Sedota Chautauqua Fredonia CSD Substitute-‐retired teacher Karin Snyder Chautauqua Fredonia CSD Teacher Kevin Way Chautauqua Fredonia CSD Teacher Kimberly Blanchard Chautauqua Frewsburg CSD Parent Krystle Haglund Chautauqua Frewsburg CSD Teacher Kimberly Witherow Chautauqua Sherman CSD Parent Irene Cramer Chautauqua Silver Creek CSD Parent Jennifer Kehrer Chautauqua Silver Creek CSD Parent Lin Shevlin Chautauqua Silver Creek CSD Parent Donna Estes Chemung Elmira City SD Teacher Carolyn Martone Chemung Elmira City SD Parent Rachel Mirando Chemung Elmira City SD Parent Charles Niles Chemung Elmira City SD Parent Colleen Hassen Chemung Horseheads CSD Teacher Sue Johnson Chemung Horseheads CSD Teacher Laura Six Chemung Horseheads CSD Parent Julee Cowen Chenango Norwich City SD Secretary Kathleen Hodge Chenango Oxford Academy & CSD Teacher Jeffrey Barry Chenango Sherburne-‐Earlville CSD Teacher Kathryn Barth Chenango Sherburne-‐Earlville CSD Teacher Julie Bigger Chenango Sherburne-‐Earlville CSD Parent Jacque Buddenhagen Chenango Sherburne-‐Earlville CSD Teacher Anne Caton Chenango Sherburne-‐Earlville CSD Teacher Barbara Colf Chenango Sherburne-‐Earlville CSD Teacher Jackie Craine Chenango Sherburne-‐Earlville CSD Teacher Sue Cross Chenango Sherburne-‐Earlville CSD Teacher Susan Dreyer Chenango Sherburne-‐Earlville CSD Teacher Heather Dunshee Chenango Sherburne-‐Earlville CSD Teacher Anthony French Chenango Sherburne-‐Earlville CSD Teacher Antoinette Halliday Chenango Sherburne-‐Earlville CSD Assistant Principal Art Hammond Chenango Sherburne-‐Earlville CSD Teacher Peg Jessup Chenango Sherburne-‐Earlville CSD school nurse Heidi Johnson Chenango Sherburne-‐Earlville CSD Teacher Dale Kenyon Chenango Sherburne-‐Earlville CSD Teacher Stephanie Marrone Chenango Sherburne-‐Earlville CSD Teacher Margaret McDowell Chenango Sherburne-‐Earlville CSD Teacher Jennifer Moore Chenango Sherburne-‐Earlville CSD Teacher Charles Moore-‐[email protected] Chenango Sherburne-‐Earlville CSD Parent Austin Mullen Chenango Sherburne-‐Earlville CSD Parent Craig Nourse Chenango Sherburne-‐Earlville CSD Teacher Craig nourse Chenango Sherburne-‐Earlville CSD Teacher
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Name NYS County School District Position Donald Parks Chenango Sherburne-‐Earlville CSD School Psychologist Anne Parks Chenango Sherburne-‐Earlville CSD Teacher Kathryn Sands Chenango Sherburne-‐Earlville CSD Teacher Robert Schutt Chenango Sherburne-‐Earlville CSD Teacher Kelly Smith Chenango Sherburne-‐Earlville CSD Teacher Mike Moore Chenango Unadilla Valley CSD Parent Kathryn Brown Clinton Chazy UFSD Teacher Kevin Mulligan Clinton Chazy UFSD Retired Superintendent Diane Sabourin Clinton Chazy UFSD Teacher (Ret.) Doug Selwyn Clinton College/University Teacher Brooke LaValley Clinton Northeastern Clinton CSD Parent Jerry LaValley Clinton Northeastern Clinton CSD Parent Tammy Brown Clinton Northern Adirondack CSD Parent Dana Atwood Clinton Peru CSD Teacher Jody Desso Clinton Peru CSD Parent Julia Miller Clinton Peru CSD Teacher Eileen Roach Clinton Peru CSD Concern Community Member Emily Sullivan Clinton Peru CSD Teacher Christy Bezrutczyk Clinton Plattsburgh City SD Parent Christy Bezrutczyk Clinton Plattsburgh City SD Parent Laurie Dubay Clinton Plattsburgh City SD Parent Margarita Garcia-‐Notario Clinton Plattsburgh City SD Parent Margarita Garcia-‐Notario Clinton Plattsburgh City SD Parent Margarita Garcia-‐Notario Clinton Plattsburgh City SD Parent Anne Martin Clinton Plattsburgh City SD Parent Kathaleen Miller Clinton Plattsburgh City SD Parent Elise Beaulieu Clinton Saranac CSD Teacher Cheryl Lussier Clinton Saranac CSD Parent Lucas Christensen Columbia Chatham CSD Teacher Alexi Stagno Columbia Germantown CSD Parent Jennifer Clark Columbia Hudson City SD Teacher Pam Clark Columbia Hudson City SD Teacher Pam Gower Columbia Hudson City SD Parent Peter Rupp Columbia Hudson City SD Crisis Intervention Worker Lori Drumm Columbia Ichabod Crane CSD Parent Jeff Drumm Columbia Ichabod Crane CSD Parent Marianne Noll Columbia Ichabod Crane CSD Teacher Katherine Perito Columbia Ichabod Crane CSD Parent Nicole Seipp Columbia Ichabod Crane CSD Parent Craig Shull Columbia Ichabod Crane CSD Assistant Principal Robin Siter Columbia Ichabod Crane CSD Parent Robin Siter Columbia Ichabod Crane CSD Parent Robert McCloskey Columbia Kinderhook CSD Director of Special Education Melissa Murray Columbia Kinderhook CSD Parent Bruce Naramore Columbia Kinderhook CSD Board Member Helen Regina Rose Columbia Kinderhook CSD Parent Dale Tuczinski Columbia Kinderhook CSD School Counselor Rosemary Davis Columbia Taconic Hills CSD Parent Donna Davis-‐Howard Cortland Cortland City SD Parent Melissa Davis-‐Howard Cortland Cortland City SD Parent & Board Member Eileen Fitzgerald-‐Spiehs Cortland Cortland City SD Teacher
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Name NYS County School District Position Eileen Fitzgerald-‐Spiehs Cortland Cortland City SD Teacher Susan Williams Cortland Cortland City SD Parent Krysta Austen Cortland Homer CSD Parent Leigh MacDonald-‐Rizzo Cortland Homer CSD Parent Michele Piotti Cortland Homer CSD Teacher Kelly Randolph Cortland Homer CSD Parent Patrick Randolph Cortland Homer CSD Parent Julie Carr Cortland Retired Teacher (Ret.) Caitlyn Davey Delaware Delhi CSD Parent Paul Vetrone Delaware Hancock CSD Grandparent Mary Rouleau Delaware Roxbury CSD Teacher Darcee Lewis Delaware Sidney CSD Parent
Carissa Neubert Delaware Sidney CSD School Based Health Center Physician Assistant
Lisa Barnes Delaware Stamford CSD retired teacher Cathy Popp-‐McKenna Delaware Stamford CSD Teacher Susan Ackerly Delaware Walton CSD Teacher Lori Connolly Delaware Walton CSD Parent Patricia Davila Delaware Walton CSD Parent Sherri Price Delaware Walton CSD Teacher Alison Abbruzzese Dutchess Arlington CSD Parent Michele Anderson Dutchess Arlington CSD Teacher Andrea Berardo Dutchess Arlington CSD Parent Lisa Coniglio Dutchess Arlington CSD Parent David DiMeo Dutchess Arlington CSD Parent Kerry DiMeo Dutchess Arlington CSD Parent Regina Ellis Dutchess Arlington CSD Taxpayer David Gordon Dutchess Arlington CSD Parent Lauren Guiliano Dutchess Arlington CSD Parent Elaine Ignal Dutchess Arlington CSD Parent Lisa Jackson Dutchess Arlington CSD Parent Corrina Kelley Dutchess Arlington CSD Parent Joeseph Kelley Dutchess Arlington CSD Parent Keith Koonin Dutchess Arlington CSD Parent Lori Leal Dutchess Arlington CSD Parent Michele Mahoney Dutchess Arlington CSD Parent Pauline Maloney Dutchess Arlington CSD Parent Pauline Maloney Dutchess Arlington CSD Parent Betsy Marshall Dutchess Arlington CSD Teacher Tamara Richards Dutchess Arlington CSD Parent Patricia Rogers Dutchess Arlington CSD Teaching Assistant David Whalen Dutchess Arlington CSD Teacher Deanna Davis Dutchess Beacon City SD Parent Vicki Fox Dutchess Beacon City SD Parent Suzanne Hockler Dutchess Beacon City SD Parent Glen Morris Dutchess Beacon City SD Teacher Glen Morris Dutchess Beacon City SD Teacher Alicia Civiok Dutchess Dover CSD Teacher Nicholas Sowul Dutchess Dover CSD Teacher Ashley Bolio Dutchess Hyde Park CSD Former Student Jennifer Brady Dutchess Hyde Park CSD Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Stephen Brady Dutchess Hyde Park CSD Parent Linda Freiermuth Dutchess Hyde Park CSD Parent Mary Guip Dutchess Hyde Park CSD Parent Justin Guip Dutchess Hyde Park CSD Parent James Holt Dutchess Hyde Park CSD Teacher Donna Lackner-‐Horn Dutchess Hyde Park CSD Parent Susan Lee Dutchess Hyde Park CSD Parent Maryann Mullen Dutchess Hyde Park CSD Teacher Andrea Osterhoudt Dutchess Hyde Park CSD Parent Jane Gangi Dutchess Newburgh Enlarged City SD Professor Sung Moy Dutchess Pawling CSD Parent Donna Phillips Dutchess Pawling CSD Parent Michelle Rivas Dutchess Pawling CSD Assistant Principal Kathleen Dorney Dutchess Poughkeepsie City SD Parent Alan Van Ness Dutchess Red Creek CSD Retired Teacher Deborah Beam Dutchess Red Hook CSD Teacher Jillaine Berardi Dutchess Red Hook CSD Assistant Principal Oniese Bourbeau Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Julie Budd Dutchess Red Hook CSD Teacher Ryan Butch Dutchess Red Hook CSD Teacher Steven Chaikin Dutchess Red Hook CSD Retired principal Amy Cornwall-‐Robinson Dutchess Red Hook CSD Teacher Mackenzie Dabo Dutchess Red Hook CSD Teacher Suanne Decker Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Stephen Dunda Dutchess Red Hook CSD Teacher Dina Fennell Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Leslie Fisher Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Cindy Flamenhaft Dutchess Red Hook CSD Teacher and Parent Linda Gall Dutchess Red Hook CSD Teacher Bonnie Goad Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Christina Goldman Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Allison Gould Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Mara Goulette Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Elise Hagen Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Rebecca Hansen Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Mary Hare Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Emily Houpt Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Kelly Jones Dutchess Red Hook CSD Teacher Michelle Kaiser Dutchess Red Hook CSD Teacher Caren Kane Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Nancy Keeney Dutchess Red Hook CSD Teacher Kristen Kramer Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Seth Kramer Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Cindy Kubik Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Christine Kurlander Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Tricia Levine Dutchess Red Hook CSD Teacher Arlene London Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Angela May Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Kathleen McArthur Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Laura McCarthy Dutchess Red Hook CSD Teacher Annette Mergendahl Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Patti Messmer Dutchess Red Hook CSD Teacher Tara Miller Dutchess Red Hook CSD Teacher April Montgomery Dutchess Red Hook CSD Teacher Denise Morett Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Maryann Mullen Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Lisa Murray Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Lisa Murray Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Lisa Murray Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent
Gail Nussbaum Dutchess Red Hook CSD Former teacher, community member
Alicia O'Shea Dutchess Red Hook CSD Teacher Mary Anne OMalley Dutchess Red Hook CSD PARENT Ruth Oxenberg Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Diana Pena Perez Dutchess Red Hook CSD Teacher Amy Perconti Dutchess Red Hook CSD Teacher Kate Peterson Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Eleanor Prior Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Tricia Reed Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Barbara Rhynders Dutchess Red Hook CSD Teacher Susan Rohrmeier Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Susan Rohrmeier Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Kerry Russell Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Lorelei Shavelle Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Peggy Stork Dutchess Red Hook CSD grandmother Denise Sullivan Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Janet Synan Dutchess Red Hook CSD Teacher Billie Teixeira Dutchess Red Hook CSD Teacher Frances Thompson Dutchess Red Hook CSD Teacher Dawn Valentine Dutchess Red Hook CSD Teacher Jennifer Vosburgh Dutchess Red Hook CSD Parent Diane Zduniak Dutchess Red Hook CSD Teacher Marcy Zweig Dutchess Red Hook CSD Teacher Cindy Binnie Dutchess Rhinebeck CSD Parent Mia Cha Dutchess Rhinebeck CSD Parent Veronique Guccione Dutchess Rhinebeck CSD Parent Nicholas Guccione Dutchess Rhinebeck CSD Parent Deedra Kaake Dutchess Rhinebeck CSD Teacher Kristen Lengyel Dutchess Rhinebeck CSD Parent Andrea Pyros Dutchess Rhinebeck CSD Parent Kelly Toussaint Dutchess Rhinebeck CSD Parent Jeffrey Bogen Dutchess Spackenkill UFSD Parent Sandra Liguercio Dutchess Spackenkill UFSD Parent Anna Shah Dutchess Spackenkill UFSD Parent Nancy Badger Dutchess Wappingers CSD Parent Allison Conti Dutchess Wappingers CSD Parent Lisa Franzen Dutchess Wappingers CSD Parent Kaira Grundig Dutchess Wappingers CSD Parent Patricia Keane-‐Williams Dutchess Wappingers CSD Parent Lauren Kearney-‐Chitty Dutchess Wappingers CSD Parent Lauren Kearney-‐Chitty Dutchess Wappingers CSD Parent Joanne Lundstedt Dutchess Wappingers CSD Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Teresa Luongo Dutchess Wappingers CSD Parent Christine Ramondo Dutchess Wappingers CSD Parent Stephanie Renino Dutchess Wappingers CSD Parent Maureen Ryan Dutchess Wappingers CSD Parent Dana Baker Erie Alden CSD Parent Dana Bialecki Erie Alden CSD Parent Jennifer Ostrach Erie Alden CSD Parent & Teacher Amy Wiewiorski Erie Alden CSD Parent Julie Furlong Erie Amherst CSD Teacher Jodi Hitchcock Erie Amherst CSD Parent Brian Hitchcock Erie Amherst CSD Parent Tandy Braid Erie Buffalo City SD Teacher Peter Brancato Erie Buffalo City SD Parent Peter Brancato Erie Buffalo City SD Teacher Sara Call Erie Buffalo City SD Assistant Principal Colleen Jakubowski Erie Buffalo City SD Parent Bonnie Kirisits Erie Buffalo City SD social worker Cathleen March Erie Buffalo City SD Professor Elizabeth Martina Erie Buffalo City SD Grandparent John McTigue Erie Buffalo City SD Teacher Kristen Mendoza Erie Buffalo City SD Teacher Gabrielle Morquecho Erie Buffalo City SD Assistant Principal Elizabeth M Dunne Erie Clarence CSD Teacher Karen Wilcox Erie Clarence CSD Parent June Bosworth Erie Depew UFSD Parent June Bosworth Erie Depew UFSD Parent Lindsay Balikowski Erie East Aurora UFSD Teacher Kimberly Bosela Erie East Aurora UFSD Teacher Melissa Denny Erie East Aurora UFSD Teacher Natalie Dutton Erie East Aurora UFSD Teacher Daniel Edholm Erie East Aurora UFSD Teacher Margaret Gerstung Erie East Aurora UFSD Teacher Amy Gipe Erie East Aurora UFSD Parent Robert Gipe Erie East Aurora UFSD Teacher Larry Grisanti Erie East Aurora UFSD Teacher Todd Hathaway Erie East Aurora UFSD Teacher Alissa Nanna Erie East Aurora UFSD Teacher Kelly Seibold Erie East Aurora UFSD Teacher Diane Feasley Erie Eden CSD Parent Pamela Cournyea Erie Erie 2 Chatauqua Cattaraugus BOCES Teacher Vanessa Rehac Erie Frontier CSD Parent Cherie Scherbarth Erie Frontier CSD Teacher Susan Siskar Erie Frontier CSD Teacher Laura Asher-‐Knipfing Erie Hamburg CSD Teacher Mark Babcock Erie Hamburg CSD Teacher Teri Bebak Erie Hamburg CSD Teacher Laura Biddle Erie Hamburg CSD Teacher Pamela Bierl Erie Hamburg CSD Teacher Christne Bosinski Erie Hamburg CSD Teacher Chris Cerrone Erie Hamburg CSD Teacher Michelle Cyrek Erie Hamburg CSD Teacher
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Name NYS County School District Position Diane Feasley Erie Hamburg CSD Teacher Jennifer Firth Erie Hamburg CSD Parent Linda Gegenfurtner Erie Hamburg CSD Teacher Shanna Gordon Erie Hamburg CSD Teacher gretchen greulich Erie Hamburg CSD Teacher Erin Holstein Erie Hamburg CSD Teacher Cheryl Langendorfer Erie Hamburg CSD Teacher Lawrence Murtha Erie Hamburg CSD Teacher James quinones Erie Hamburg CSD Parent Jill Reese Erie Hamburg CSD Parent Judy Shaughnessy Erie Hamburg CSD Teacher Diva Steiner Erie Hamburg CSD Teacher Natalie Dutton Erie Holland CSD Parent Lisa Strong Erie Holland CSD Teacher Marilou Bebak Erie Independent Teacher Eric Benoit Erie Iroquois CSD Parent Bonnie Benoit Erie Iroquois CSD Parent Amy Gipe Erie Iroquois CSD Teacher Christine Cavarello Erie Kenmore-‐Tonawanda UFSD Parent Joi Chimera Erie Kenmore-‐Tonawanda UFSD Teacher Eric Mihelbergel Erie Kenmore-‐Tonawanda UFSD Parent Jennifer Morrow Erie Kenmore-‐Tonawanda UFSD Parent Michelle Napierala Erie Kenmore-‐Tonawanda UFSD Teacher Katherine Sacco Erie Kenmore-‐Tonawanda UFSD Teacher Larry Scott Erie Kenmore-‐Tonawanda UFSD School Psychologist Kathy Vittum Erie Kenmore-‐Tonawanda UFSD School Counselor Jodi Weinert Erie Kenmore-‐Tonawanda UFSD Parent Mary M. Hoffman Erie Lackawanna City SD Assistant Principal Kim Pulinski Erie Lackawanna City SD Parent Carol ann Beckman CSW Erie Lancaster CSD Teacher Amy Blair Erie Lancaster CSD Parent Tracy Diegelman Erie Lancaster CSD Parent Danielle Haen Erie Lancaster CSD Parent Danielle Haen Erie Lancaster CSD Parent Heidi Indelicato Erie Lancaster CSD Parent Julie Kaska Erie Lancaster CSD Parent Cathy Kurtz Erie Lancaster CSD Parent Kelly Neupert Erie Lancaster CSD Parent Beverly Shamblin Erie Lancaster CSD Parent Karen Walkowiak Erie Lancaster CSD Parent Alathia Yuhnke Erie Lancaster CSD Parent Carrie Craven Erie Maryvale UFSD Parent Michelle Cyrek Erie North Collins CSD Parent Kimberly Cirillo Erie Orchard Park CSD Assistant Principal Carole Dwyer Erie Orchard Park CSD Principal (Ret.) Kathleen Knauth Erie Orchard Park CSD Principal (Ret.) Renee Newlove Erie Orchard Park CSD Parent Julie Szczublewski Erie Orchard Park CSD Parent Chris Cerrone Erie Springville-‐Griffith Inst CSD Parent Julie Francisco Erie Springville-‐Griffith Inst CSD Parent Kathyn Werner Erie Springville-‐Griffith Inst CSD Assistant Principal
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Name NYS County School District Position Kelly Neumann Erie Tonawanda City SD Parent Mandy Sampson Erie Tonawanda City SD Parent Ronald Sesnie Erie Tonawanda City SD Teacher Kristy Barber Erie West Seneca CSD Parent Jeremy Barber Erie West Seneca CSD Parent Molly Dana Erie West Seneca CSD Parent Sandra Internicola Erie West Seneca CSD Parent pamela kessler Erie West Seneca CSD Parent Lisa Mancuso Erie West Seneca CSD Parent Kim Parzymieso Erie West Seneca CSD Teacher Kathy Weidmann Erie West Seneca CSD Parent Juia Culkin Erie Williamsville CSD Parent Katie DeStefano Erie Williamsville CSD Parent Gina Fisher Erie Williamsville CSD Parent Gina Fisher Erie Williamsville CSD Parent Anne Kubiniec Erie Williamsville CSD Teacher Eve Laettner Erie Williamsville CSD Parent Carolyn Owen Erie Williamsville CSD Parent Katherine Sacco Erie Williamsville CSD Teacher & Parent Rose Smith Erie Williamsville CSD Teacher Ruth Martin Essex Ausable Valley CSD Teacher Jenn Cantwell Essex Lake Placid CSD Teacher LaDelle Dautremont Essex Minerva CSD Parent Angela Nolan Essex Schroon Lake CSD Parent Jodi Bowen Franklin Brushton-‐Moira CSD Teacher Aimee Lashomb Franklin Brushton-‐Moira CSD Parent Carrie Blair-‐Wilcox Franklin Chateaugay CSD Teacher Kristin Barkman Franklin Malone CSD Teacher Don Carlisto Franklin Saranac Lake CSD Teacher Jeffrey Carey Fulton Broadalbin Perth CSD Parent Kathleen DuFresne Fulton Broadalbin Perth CSD Social Worker Tracey Halloran Fulton Broadalbin-‐Perth Parent Anita Stabrowski Fulton Broadalbin-‐Perth CSD Teacher Elizabeth DeRosa Fulton Gloversville City SD Teacher Carla J Folts Fulton Gloversville City SD Parent Michael Griesemer Fulton Gloversville City SD Parent Kimberly Miller Fulton Gloversville City SD Teacher Becky Montano Fulton Gloversville City SD retired teacher Kim Pepper Fulton Gloversville City SD Teacher Peter Stearns Fulton Gloversville City SD concerned person Catherine Stearns Fulton Gloversville City SD Teacher Theresa Stock Fulton Gloversville City SD Parent Scott Chamberlain Fulton Johnstown City SD Teacher Bobbi Jo Etherton-‐Haverly Fulton Johnstown City SD Parent Susanne Fitzgerald Fulton Johnstown City SD Parent Mary Ephraim Fulton Mayfield CSD Teacher Glenna Hinkson Genesee Batavia City SD Teacher Stacy Malone Genesee Batavia City SD Parent John Mangefrida Genesee Batavia City SD Teacher Deborah Riggi Genesee Elba CSD Parent Deborah Riggi Genesee Elba CSD Teacher
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Name NYS County School District Position Jean-‐Marie Cody Greene Cairo-‐Durham CSD Parent Arline Patterson Greene Cairo-‐Durham CSD Parent Charles Daly Greene Catskill CSD Teacher Celeste Edwards Greene Catskill CSD Teacher Aide James Maccaline Greene Catskill CSD Parent Pam Germain-‐Asam Greene Greenville CSD Teacher Lisa Levine Greene Greenville CSD Teacher Carli Gazoorian Greene Hunter-‐Tannersville CSD Parent Sue Ellen McCullar Greene Windham-‐Ashland-‐Jewett CSD Teacher Elizabeth Briggs Herkimer Central Valley CSD Parent Joy Rankins Herkimer Dolgeville CSD Concerned Parent Gene Rankins Herkimer Dolgeville CSD Parent Joy Rankins Herkimer Dolgeville CSD Parent Suzanne Stone Herkimer Dolgeville CSD Teacher Shirley Randazzo Herkimer Frankfort Schuyler CSD Parent
Kelly Britton Herkimer Frankfort-‐Schuyler CSD Parent/Parent Representative Special Education
Rebecca Cristman Herkimer Herkimer CSD Parent and retired Teacher Colleen Petucci Herkimer Herkimer CSD Parent Charlotte Pitcher Herkimer Herkimer CSD grandparent Deanna Simpson Herkimer Herkimer CSD Parent Jessica Gallt Herkimer Little Falls City SD Parent Deana Ennett Herkimer Mount Markham CSD Parent Nathan Lyndaker Jefferson Carthage CSD Teacher Grace Sauter Jefferson Carthage CSD Teacher Adam Staab Jefferson Carthage CSD Teacher Staci Thornton Jefferson Carthage CSD parent & teacher Deborah Reddick Jefferson Indian River CSD Teacher Michael Struchen Jefferson Indian River CSD Teacher Bill Dermady Jefferson Thousand Islands CSD Concerned Citizen & taxpayer Debbie Dermady Jefferson Thousand Islands CSD Parent Deborah Van Houten Jefferson Thousand Islands CSD Teacher Sandra Bardsley Jefferson Watertown CSD Parent Coral Grenier Lewis Adirondack CSD Parent Lesa Wilbert Lewis Adirondack CSD Teacher Cinda Suiter Lewis Lowvill Academy & CSD Parent Todd Cole Livingston Geneseo CSD Teacher Tammy Cole Livingston Geneseo CSD Teacher Sandra Peters Livingston Geneseo CSD Parent Tammy Cole Livingston Pittsford CSD Teacher Willard Heller Livingston Warsaw CSD Professor Dennis Showers Livingston York CSD Professor Jeni Duell Madison Canastota CSD Parent Sarah Kneeskern Madison Chittenago CSD Parent Ann Woody Madison Chittenago CSD Community member John Orth Madison Hamilton CSD husband of teacher Michelle Morgillo Madison Morrisville-‐Eaton CSD Teacher Christine Cavanagh Madison Oneida City SD Teacher Hedy Durante Madison Oneida City SD Retired Teacher Maria Erdo Madison Oneida City SD Teacher Dona Fiedler Madison Oneida City SD Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Lori Fromey Madison Oneida City SD Parent Debra Longnecker Madison Oneida City SD Teacher Kristin Robinson Madison Oneida City SD Teacher Margaret Schoeneck Madison Oneida City SD Parent Julie Titus Madison Oneida City SD Parent Mary Jo Rose Madison Sherburne-‐Earlville CSD School Psychologist Mary Jo Rose Madison Sherburne-‐Earlville CSD School Psychologist Jacqueline Ancess Manhattan College/University Teacher Linda Metnetsky Manhattan College/University Professor Denny Taylor Manhattan College/University Professor YVONNE ANDERSON-‐Bill Manhattan New York City Parent Edith Baltazar Manhattan New York City Parent Andrew Bergen Manhattan New York City Teacher SAMUEL BILL Manhattan New York City Parent Annika Cameron Manhattan New York City Parent Mireia Castillo-‐Martin Manhattan New York City Parent Sally Caswell Manhattan New York City Parent Nancy Cauthen Manhattan New York City Parent Cindy Chau Manhattan New York City Parent Debbie Chun Manhattan New York City Teacher Alexis Danzig Manhattan New York City Parent Kelly Deadmon Manhattan New York City Parent Anna Dell'Olio Manhattan New York City Parent Carolyn Escoffery Manhattan New York City Parent Cari Fershing Manhattan New York City Parent Meire Fickel Manhattan New York City Teacher Liberty Frank Manhattan New York City Parent Theodora Frazer Manhattan New York City Parent Nancy Freeman-‐Carroll Manhattan New York City Parent Jodi Friedman Manhattan New York City Assistant Principal Paul Godwin Manhattan New York City Parent Jolle Greenleaf Manhattan New York City Parent Hank Heijink Manhattan New York City Parent Jillian Hollmann Manhattan New York City Parent Mary Illes Manhattan New York City Parent Jeremy Jacobs Manhattan New York City Parent Daniel Jewel Manhattan New York City Parent Sharon Kaplan Manhattan New York City Parent nguyen karan Manhattan New York City Parent Jessie Klein Manhattan New York City Parent Robert Klein Manhattan New York City Teacher Anna Kostova Manhattan New York City Parent Robert Kulesz Manhattan New York City Parent Danielle Lazarin Manhattan New York City Parent Thuan Le Manhattan New York City Teacher Jia Lee Manhattan New York City Teacher Elizabeth Lesnick Manhattan New York City Parent Denise Levine Manhattan New York City Principal (Ret.) Jocelyn Lieu Manhattan New York City Parent Amy Little Manhattan New York City Teacher Lea Mansour Manhattan New York City Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Gretchen Mergenthaler Manhattan New York City Parent Debbie Meyer Manhattan New York City Parent Amy Murray Manhattan New York City Parent Amy Murray Manhattan New York City Parent Kari Nealis Manhattan New York City Parent Eric Nolan Manhattan New York City Parent Kate O'Hara Manhattan New York City Professor Keren Ohayon Manhattan New York City Parent Katarina Pederson Manhattan New York City Parent lisa polen Manhattan New York City Parent Juan Rivera Manhattan New York City Teacher Juan Rivera Manhattan New York City Teacher Babette Roberts Manhattan New York City Parent Susan Rubin Manhattan New York City Parent Gil Schmerler Manhattan New York City Professor Eric Sheffer-‐Stevens Manhattan New York City Parent sylke simons Manhattan New York City Parent Mollie Slaton Manhattan New York City Parent Rachel Sommer Manhattan New York City Teacher Laura Stein Manhattan New York City Parent Michelle Stern Manhattan New York City Parent Laurel Sturt Manhattan New York City retired teacher Daiyu Suzuki Manhattan New York City Parent Christopher Swift Manhattan New York City Parent Dao Tran Manhattan New York City Parent Kimberlie Trueblood Manhattan New York City Parent Lori Uysal Manhattan New York City Parent Myriam Varela Manhattan New York City Parent Clare Warburton Manhattan New York City Parent Linda Weiss Manhattan New York City Parent Carmen Williams Robert Manhattan New York City Parent Anastasia Woodworth Manhattan New York City Parent Cynthia Gowan Monroe Brighton CSD Parent Angela Possemato Monroe Brighton CSD Teacher Nancy Ramsay Monroe Brighton CSD Parent Tonya Krueger Monroe Brockport CSD Parent Peggy Mcgowan Brown Monroe Churchville-‐Chili CSD Parent Jeannine Tantalo Monroe East Irondequoit CSD Teacher Margaret Carlston Monroe Fairport CSD Parent Alan Gordon Monroe Fairport CSD Parent JA Mitchell Monroe Fairport CSD Teacher Amy Moorehead Monroe Fairport CSD Parent Benjamin Murphy Monroe Fairport CSD Parent Lawrence Wirth Monroe Fairport CSD Parent John Kotrides Monroe Gates-‐Chili CSD Parent Dana Akers Monroe Greece CSD Parent Lynn Olear Monroe Greece CSD Parent Nicholas Pietropaolo Monroe Hilton CSD Parent Deborah Pietropaolo Monroe Hilton CSD Parent Anthony Pisani Monroe Hilton CSD Parent Katherine Pittaway Monroe Hilton CSD grandparent
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Name NYS County School District Position David Turner Monroe Honeoye Falls-‐Lima CSD TAX PAYER Kara Reidy-‐Vedder Monroe Monroe 2 Orleans BOCES Teacher Donald Bartalo Monroe Monroe County Instructional Coach Frank Abreau Monroe Penfield CSD Psychologist Lori Bays Monroe Penfield CSD Teacher Mary Bostwick Monroe Penfield CSD Teacher JoAnn Boyce Monroe Penfield CSD Teacher Rachel Bruzee Monroe Penfield CSD Teacher John Burke Monroe Penfield CSD Assistant Principal Russ Byer Monroe Penfield CSD Teacher Marie Cinti Monroe Penfield CSD Parent Jeanne Crowther Monroe Penfield CSD Teacher Helen Gage Monroe Penfield CSD Teacher Michael Geraci Monroe Penfield CSD Teacher Timothy Giannetti Monroe Penfield CSD Teacher Karen Graham Monroe Penfield CSD Teacher Margaret Herman Monroe Penfield CSD Parent Lisa McGinn Monroe Penfield CSD Teacher Connie Motsenbocker Monroe Penfield CSD Teacher Randall Nellist Monroe Penfield CSD Teacher Michael Pray Monroe Penfield CSD Teacher Mary-‐Frances Saylor Monroe Penfield CSD Teacher Kevin Swartz Monroe Penfield CSD Assistant Principal Sandy Thorp Monroe Penfield CSD Teacher Teresa Tone Monroe Penfield CSD Teacher Amy Wilson Monroe Penfield CSD Teacher Judy Zornow Monroe Penfield CSD Paraprofessional Kathryn Agnew Relyea Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Andrew Balch Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Rebecca Berardino Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Linda Biehl-‐Narvaez Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Kimberly Black Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Geoffrey Bones Monroe Pittsford CSD Psychologist Bret Burrows Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Sunny Campbell Monroe Pittsford CSD School Psychologist Len Chaput Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Tammy Cole Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Karen Dangler Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Renee DeRue Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Renee DeRue Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Jolene DiBrango Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Jude Dietz Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Kristen Dolan Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Lynne Drake Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Holli Englerth Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Mercedes Fredericksen Monroe Pittsford CSD Parent Mercedes Fredericksen Monroe Pittsford CSD Parent Danielle Gerby Monroe Pittsford CSD Parent Danielle Gerby Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Carolyn Giambrone Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher MaryLynn Gleason Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher
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Name NYS County School District Position Marie Graziano Monroe Pittsford CSD School Counselor Teresita Guillemin Laborne Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Margie Hart Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Gregg Herman Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Jenna Hogan Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Jenna Hogan Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Annemarie Inzana Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Amy Iserson Monroe Pittsford CSD Parent Karen Kalinowski Monroe Pittsford CSD College/Career Center coordinator Deborah Keeley Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Elizabeth Kramer Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Michael Kutny Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Kate Lane Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher David Larson Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Lisa Mauger Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Margaret McCann Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Sue Ann McGrath Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Pamela Metzler Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Jennifer Montgomery Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Holly Nathan-‐Colon Monroe Pittsford CSD District Chair / Supervisor Emily Natoli-‐Burns Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Mary Beth Nerone Monroe Pittsford CSD Parent Michael Nerone Monroe Pittsford CSD Parent Victor Northrup Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Shelly Osinski Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Amy Patmore Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Linda Polvino Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Beth Quattrociocchi Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Brian Regan Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher John Sacchitella Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Karie Schroer Templeton Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Ron Shaw Monroe Pittsford CSD Parent Julie Shaw Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher AND Parent Laura Smith Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Barbara Smith Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Barbara Smith Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Sandra Stein Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Jeanne Strazzabosco Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Raina Sulzbach Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Sherry Tontarski Monroe Pittsford CSD Parent Paulette VanSice Monroe Pittsford CSD Parent Jill Wahl Monroe Pittsford CSD Parent Lindsay Wegman Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Cynthia Wilson Monroe Pittsford CSD Community member Kathleen Winghart Monroe Pittsford CSD District Chair / Supervisor Jessica Wojcik-‐Rounds Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Kathleen Wood Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Stephanie Zigrossi Monroe Pittsford CSD Teacher Rachel Dobbs Monroe Rochester City SD Parent Michelle Fayett Monroe Rochester City SD Teacher Jackie Ferris Monroe Rochester City SD Teacher
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Name NYS County School District Position Glenn Longabucco Monroe Rochester City SD Teacher Kara Reidy-‐Vedder Monroe Rochester City SD Parent Katie VanHaverbeke Monroe Rochester City SD Teacher Dana Akers Monroe Rush-‐Henrietta CSD Teacher Bradley Crooks Monroe Rush-‐Henrietta CSD Teacher Heather Kelly Monroe Rush-‐Henrietta CSD Parent Dawn Pixley Monroe Rush-‐Henrietta CSD Teacher Jenna Hogan Monroe Spencerport CSD Parent Deborah Ingerick Monroe Spencerport CSD Teacher Amy Patmore Monroe Spencerport CSD Parent Eric Dahlstrom Monroe Victor CSD Teacher Jennifer Dowdall Monroe Webster CSD Teacher Andy Mitchell Monroe Webster CSD Teacher Amy Socash Monroe Webster CSD Parent Valerie Lessard Monroe West Irondequoit CSD Parent Eric Young Monroe Wheatland-‐Chili CSD Parent Eugene Agresta Montgomery Amsterdam City SD Teacher Patricia DeLorme Montgomery Amsterdam City SD Teacher Matt Flint Montgomery Amsterdam City SD Parent Diana Foote Montgomery Amsterdam City SD Teacher Linda Haile Montgomery Amsterdam City SD Teacher Theresa Jordan Montgomery Amsterdam City SD Teacher Denise Krohn Montgomery Amsterdam City SD Teacher Amy Liverio Montgomery Amsterdam City SD Parent Beth Menzie Montgomery Amsterdam City SD Teacher Richard Peters Montgomery Amsterdam City SD Teacher Carla Relkin Montgomery Amsterdam City SD Teacher Irene Sinicropi Montgomery Amsterdam City SD Teacher Richard VonEhr Montgomery Amsterdam City SD Teacher Anne Walrath Montgomery Amsterdam City SD Teacher Andrew LaCoppola Montgomery Canajoharie CSD Parent Irene Sinicropi Montgomery Fonda-‐Fultonville CSD Parent Kelly Arcuri Nassau Baldwin UFSD Teacher Karen Brenner Nassau Baldwin UFSD Teacher Lely Cardace Nassau Baldwin UFSD Parent maura cavassa Nassau Baldwin UFSD Teacher Meredith Einsohn Nassau Baldwin UFSD Teacher Margaret Kiernan Nassau Baldwin UFSD Teacher Jack Lenson Nassau Baldwin UFSD Principal (Ret.) Scott Peritz Nassau Baldwin UFSD Teacher Scott Peritz Nassau Baldwin UFSD Teacher Karen Peters Nassau Baldwin UFSD Teacher Linda Platt Nassau Baldwin UFSD Teacher Suzanne Ryan Nassau Baldwin UFSD Teacher Angela Temple Nassau Baldwin UFSD Teacher Victoria Teta Nassau Baldwin UFSD Teacher Karyn Dietrich Nassau Bellmore UFSD Parent Jessica Freeman Nassau Bellmore UFSD Parent David Reilly Nassau Bellmore UFSD Teacher Sean Arresto Nassau Bellmore-‐Merrick CHS District Teacher Ken Levy Nassau Bellmore-‐Merrick CHS District Teacher
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Name NYS County School District Position Neal Madnick Nassau Bellmore-‐Merrick CHS District Teacher Neal Madnick Nassau Bellmore-‐Merrick CHS District Teacher Mindy Stecklow Nassau Bellmore-‐Merrick CHS District Parent Mark Steinberg Nassau Bellmore-‐Merrick CHS District Teacher Danielle D'Aponte Nassau Bethpage UFSD Parent Joe Fina Nassau Bethpage UFSD Parent Darlene Flaherty Nassau Bethpage UFSD Parent Deborah Sarube Nassau Bethpage UFSD PTA/SEPTA Member Deborah Sarube Nassau Bethpage UFSD Teacher Kristin Biggin Nassau Carle Place UFSD Parent Lisa Bowen Nassau Carle Place UFSD Parent Maddalena Buffalino Nassau Carle Place UFSD Teacher Diane Chen Nassau Carle Place UFSD Teacher Lynda Cohen Nassau Carle Place UFSD Teacher Neil Connolly Nassau Carle Place UFSD Principal (Ret.) Neil Connolly Nassau Carle Place UFSD Principal Emeritus Neil Connolly Nassau Carle Place UFSD Principal Emeritus Toni Deninno Nassau Carle Place UFSD Parent James Fisher Nassau Carle Place UFSD District Chair / Supervisor Barbara Guidi Nassau Carle Place UFSD Teacher BettyAnn Huysman Nassau Carle Place UFSD Teacher Eileen Mazaroski Nassau Carle Place UFSD Parent Eileen Mazaroski Nassau Carle Place UFSD Teacher Robert Mazroski Nassau Carle Place UFSD Parent Mike Nicoll Nassau Carle Place UFSD Teacher Leslie Rubenstein Nassau Carle Place UFSD District Chair / Supervisor Elizabeth Schaefer-‐Fokas Nassau Carle Place UFSD Teacher John Strassenreiter Nassau Carle Place UFSD Teacher (Ret.) Kenneth Wagner Nassau Carle Place UFSD Parent Elaine Ajello Nassau College/University Professor Vanessa Canner Nassau College/University Graduate Student Arnold Dodge Nassau College/University Professor Rachel Amodeo Nassau East Meadow UFSD Parent Ilene Ballato Nassau East Meadow UFSD Parent Ilene Ballato Nassau East Meadow UFSD Parent MaryAnn Bartlett Nassau East Meadow UFSD Teacher Jeanne Brennan Nassau East Meadow UFSD Parent Janet Dieso Nassau East Meadow UFSD Parent Joanne Dolan Wallace Nassau East Meadow UFSD Parent Jennifer Goldstein Nassau East Meadow UFSD Parent Erin Herlihy Nassau East Meadow UFSD Parent Gail Kurpisz Nassau East Meadow UFSD Parent Jodi Luce Nassau East Meadow UFSD Parent Colette Paul Nassau East Meadow UFSD School Psychologist Alicia Piazza-‐Coffey Nassau East Meadow UFSD Parent Elisabeth Sobel Nassau East Meadow UFSD Parent Allison Street Nassau East Meadow UFSD Parent Edgar Arguello, Jr. Nassau East Quogue UFSD Parent Lee Araoz Nassau East Rockaway UFSD Parent Jeanine Araoz Nassau East Rockaway UFSD Parent Lee Araoz Nassau East Rockaway UFSD Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Keith Gamache Nassau East Rockaway UFSD Parent Kathleen Gicewicz Nassau East Rockaway UFSD Parent Betsy Kennedy Nassau East Rockaway UFSD grandparent Randi O'Moore Nassau East Rockaway UFSD Parent Stacy Sommer Nassau East Rockaway UFSD Parent Laura Whitehouse Nassau East Rockaway UFSD Parent Frank Bannerman Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher Karen Bartscherer Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher Audra Beberman Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher Joyce Bernstein Nassau East Williston UFSD District Chair / Supervisor Brigitte Bodnar Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher (Ret.) Jenna Boyd Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher David Burke Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher Daniel Burke Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher Patrick Clarke Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher John Coyne Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher Mary Jane Creighton Nassau East Williston UFSD retired teacher Muriel Delabar Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher Nancy Dillon Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher (Ret.) Kelly Donohue Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher Meredith Fagan Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher Jennifer Fatone Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher Diane Fezza Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher Assistant Steve Fitzko Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher Meryl Fordin Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher Danielle Gately Nassau East Williston UFSD Director Denise Giuliano Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher Paul Gold Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher (Ret.) Pamela Goldstein Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher Caroline Goodman Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher Michael Haig Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher Ellen Holzman Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher (Ret.) Karen Homer Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher Diane Ilkiw Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher Julie Jacobson Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher Tina Kosel Nassau East Williston UFSD Parent Ellen Lazarow Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher Marjorie Mayerson Nassau East Williston UFSD Retired, Administrator Natalia McMillan Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher Lisa Minerva Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher Sarah Mizrahi Nassau East Williston UFSD Parent Jill Mooney Nassau East Williston UFSD Special Ed Teaching Assistant Jeanne O'Connor Nassau East Williston UFSD speech/langauge pathologist Robert Owen Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher Daria Reid Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher Ashley Rogala Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher Leslie Rubin Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher Susan Soliman Nassau East Williston UFSD Teacher Katherine Henriquez Nassau Elmont UFSD Teacher Jennifer Bernstein Nassau Farmingdale UFSD Teacher Lisa Best Nassau Farmingdale UFSD Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Stacy Cabrera Nassau Farmingdale UFSD Teacher Eileen Cochran Nassau Farmingdale UFSD Teacher Kathleen Cogliano Nassau Farmingdale UFSD Teacher Janet Dieso Nassau Farmingdale UFSD Teacher Emily Geiger Nassau Farmingdale UFSD Teacher Esther Hernandez-‐Kramer Nassau Farmingdale UFSD Teacher Christine Kennedy Nassau Farmingdale UFSD Parent Mary Ann Kusterer Nassau Farmingdale UFSD Teacher Rosalie Longo Nassau Farmingdale UFSD Teacher Linda McCoskey Nassau Farmingdale UFSD Teacher Maria Napolitano Nassau Farmingdale UFSD Dean Carolyn Noonan Nassau Farmingdale UFSD Parent Lucy O'Flaherty Nassau Farmingdale UFSD Teacher Diane Podbielak Nassau Farmingdale UFSD Parent Shafi Rahman Nassau Farmingdale UFSD Parent Christine Sarni Nassau Farmingdale UFSD Parent Patty Schick Nassau Farmingdale UFSD Teacher Kathleen Sokolowski Nassau Farmingdale UFSD Teacher Kathleen Sokolowski Nassau Farmingdale UFSD Teacher Erica Weisfelner Nassau Farmingdale UFSD Teacher Diane Colbert Nassau Floral Park-‐Bellerose UFSD Parent Kelly Daddino Nassau Franklin Square UFSD Parent Katherine Ziolo Nassau Franklin Square UFSD Parent Tammy Abreu Nassau Freeport UFSD Future teacher Paulette Acquavito Nassau Freeport UFSD Assistant Principal Donna Bellacosa Nassau Freeport UFSD Parent Mary Caccioppoli Nassau Freeport UFSD Teacher Jacqueline Capobianco Nassau Freeport UFSD Teacher Mayra Espina Nassau Freeport UFSD Teacher Leeanne Fisher Nassau Freeport UFSD Parent Christina Giaquinto Nassau Freeport UFSD Teacher Meri Masin Nassau Freeport UFSD Teacher Sherrie Papayanopoulos Nassau Freeport UFSD teacher assistant Desiree Peart Nassau Freeport UFSD Parent Noreen Puppo Nassau Freeport UFSD Teacher Christine Alkin Nassau Garden City UFSD Parent Kelly Boccafola Nassau Garden City UFSD Parent Deborah Brandewiede Nassau Garden City UFSD Parent Catherine Butler Nassau Garden City UFSD Parent Karen Castoro Nassau Garden City UFSD Teacher Kerry DeLuca Nassau Garden City UFSD Parent Valerie DiCaprio Nassau Garden City UFSD Parent Rosemary Dirks Nassau Garden City UFSD Parent Mary Freese Nassau Garden City UFSD Teacher Michelle Kaiserman Nassau Garden City UFSD Parent Bruce Kaiserman Nassau Garden City UFSD Parent Susan Lee Nassau Garden City UFSD Assistant Principal Lisa Malaszczyk Nassau Garden City UFSD Teacher Theresa Murtagh Nassau Garden City UFSD Parent Sam Myers Nassau Garden City UFSD Parent Kevin Pollitt Nassau Garden City UFSD Teacher
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Name NYS County School District Position Julie Psaki Nassau Garden City UFSD Parent Annette Rathgeber Nassau Garden City UFSD Parent Janice Ryan Nassau Garden City UFSD Parent Patricia Sproat Nassau Garden City UFSD Parent Jacqueline Straus Nassau Garden City UFSD Parent Carol Wisell Nassau Garden City UFSD grandparent/taxpayer Stacey Young Nassau Garden City UFSD Parent Greg Young Nassau Garden City UFSD Parent Karen Ferguson Nassau Glen Cove City SD Parent Matthew Rottino Nassau Glen Cove City SD Teacher Kimberly Velentzas Nassau Glen Cove City SD Parent Melissa Abbate Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Margaret Aloi Nassau Great Neck UFSD Staff Sherly Aminzadeh Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent David Aminzadeh Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Christine Andreadis Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Barbara Andrews Nassau Great Neck UFSD Principal (Ret.) Kathleen Andrews Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Laura Annello Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher J Astrof Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Fredric Axelrod Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Fredric Axelrod Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Lauren Banyon Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Leslie Benjamin Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Ed Benjamin Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Jeff Bernstein Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Julie Bikhman Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Michelle Bloom Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Jonathan Bloom Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Mark Boschen Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Paul Bott Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Kasi Bowen Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Diane Boylan Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Jennifer Brenner Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Ellen Bronheim Nassau Great Neck UFSD District Chair / Supervisor Frank Bua Nassau Great Neck UFSD District Chair / Supervisor Jane Callaghan Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Nancy Carman Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Danielle Carroll Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Jane Chatelain Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Linda Cheung Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Leslie Chou Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Irene Choy Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teaching Assistant Carol Cohen Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Leslie Cohen Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Anne Terese Colao Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Lisa Collins Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Sally Coons Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Arielle Cooperman Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Matthew Corrigan Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Jennifer Cottone Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher
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Name NYS County School District Position Patti Crisafulli Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Joanna Cronin Nassau Great Neck UFSD Board Member Jo-‐AnnEyre Cruz Nassau Great Neck UFSD Guidance Counselor Cristina Cummo Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Tali Damaghi Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent David Damaghi Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Honey Damaghi Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Haleh Damaghi Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent James Daszenski Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Mike Dea Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Debbie Doustan Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent John Duggan Nassau Great Neck UFSD Assistant Principal Alicia Edgar Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher richard ehrlich Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Dorit Eilon Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Danielle Fagan Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Zhao Fang Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Catherine Faraone Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher natalie faraz Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Abe Fard Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Diane Fein Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Geraldine Finazzo Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Eileen Fleshel Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Eamonn Flood Nassau Great Neck UFSD District Chair / Supervisor Anne Fogarty Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Eric Friedman Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Kokchin Fu Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Arlene Gerber Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Andrea Gerstenblatt Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher William Giannone Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Linda Gitman Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Cheryl Gluzband Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Christine Goldberg Nassau Great Neck UFSD School psychologist Susan Goldstein Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Mahrou Golsaz Nassau Great Neck UFSD Grandparent Ponteah Golsaz Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Ellen Goltzer Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Craig Gootman Nassau Great Neck UFSD Psychologist Cynthia Gorney Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Catherine Graybosch Nassau Great Neck UFSD District Chair / Supervisor Brian Greben Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Michael Greenberg Nassau Great Neck UFSD District Chair / Supervisor Joan Greenberg Nassau Great Neck UFSD Social Worker Jennifer Greenspoon Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Kieran Griffin Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Stacy Grimm Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher William Groel Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent April Gruder Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Mona Haber Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Kamyar Haimof Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Alexandra Han Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Janice Han Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Shahram Hassid Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Osnat Hassid Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Bita Hendizadeh Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Pedram Hendizadeh Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Carol Hersh Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Robin Hoorwitz Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher S Hope Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Michele Israel Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Julia Jadidian Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Evelyn Jaw-‐Laufer Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Olga Kagan Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Byung Kang Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Amy Kaplan Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Amy Kase Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Ruth Kashanian Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Giorgia Kashi Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Lena Kavakeb Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Kadir Kaya Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Angela Keller Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Miri Kessar Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Gail Keyes Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Stacey Khan Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent dina Khani Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent YouJin Jenny Kim Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Nicole Kinsey Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Carrie Kittenplan Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Jackie Klein Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Miriam Kobliner Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Andrea Kohlmier Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Judith Kohn Nassau Great Neck UFSD social worker Steven Kossover Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Donna Kramer Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Daniel Krauz Nassau Great Neck UFSD Assistant Principal Bradley Krauz Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Anthony Lacovelli Nassau Great Neck UFSD School Psychologist Marisa Lastres Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Luci Legotti Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Paige Lenga Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Stuart Lerner Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Cecily Leung Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Eric Leung Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Angela Leung Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Alicia Lev Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Pamela Levy Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Opher Lichter Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Janet Lichter Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Melissa Lipetz Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Scott Luka Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Barbara Magloire Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Debrah Malater Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent and Professor
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Name NYS County School District Position Lisa Malfi Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Gale Manfred Nassau Great Neck UFSD Grandparent Tiana Manfred Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent David E. Manuel Nassau Great Neck UFSD English Department Head Orly Maslavi Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Kathy McAleer Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Linda McGurk Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher geoffrey mead Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Nazli Melamed Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Paz Menjivar Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Daniel Meyers Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Cara Meyers Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Blanka Miano Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Ivy Miller Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Sarah Mooney Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Maritza Morales Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Meredith Moss Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher John Motchkavitz Nassau Great Neck UFSD District Chair / Supervisor Herbert Munshine Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Linda Musmeci Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Norine Nagle Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Ruth Nassir Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Shohreh Nazarian Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent jeanette neuwirt Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Michael Norberto Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Donna Nystrom Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Courtney O'Neill-‐Venticinque Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Edna Ohebshalom Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Irina Olkhovetsky Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Michelle P Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Cynthia Pan Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Andrew Patrick Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Heather Peretz Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Heather Peretz Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Kirsi Phillips Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent John Piteris Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher donna profeta Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Mary Racsko Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Stacey Rapp Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Claudia Re Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Debra Rich Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Martha Ripp Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Andrea Roenblume Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Lauren Rook Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Sherri Rosenberg Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Joseph Rutkowski Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Anna Ryvkov Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Susan Schatz Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Jessica Schatz Brennan Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Alan Schwartz Nassau Great Neck UFSD District Chair / Supervisor gail schwartz Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher
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Name NYS County School District Position Sheila Scimone Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Ramona Sedaghat Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Liat Seiger-‐Gardner Nassau Great Neck UFSD Professor Shirley Shaoolian Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Jessica Shapiro Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Chen Shoshani Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Wendy Shulman Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent ellen Siegel Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Elissa Siony Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Jennifer Snyder Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Robin Stein Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Marcia Stone Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Joanne Strongin Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Karishma Sukhdeo-‐Ramphul Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Aileen Sullivan Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Lisa Sweberg Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Todd Sweberg Nassau Great Neck UFSD Professor Michele Tabaroki Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Lisa Tamari Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Samantha Tarantola Nassau Great Neck UFSD Assistant Principal Tamara Toro Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Michelle Tricario Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Miranda Tso Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Rachel Uhr Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Gayle Ulmann Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Gabrielle Verkman Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Jennifer Verwys Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Shahriar Victory Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Kathryn Villecco Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Amina Virani Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Theresa Walter Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Naomi Wasserman Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Erin Wilder Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Christopher Wilson Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher James Wu Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Theresa Wygand Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Karen Wysoki Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Diane Yellis Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Linda Zarin Nassau Great Neck UFSD Teacher Annie Zhang Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent John Zhuang Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Laura Zirinsky Nassau Great Neck UFSD Parent Roy Hutchinson Nassau Herricks UFSD Teacher Sarah Kammerdener Nassau Herricks UFSD Teacher Laura Latham Nassau Herricks UFSD Teacher Karen Meier Nassau Herricks UFSD District Chair / Supervisor Lisa Parisi Nassau Herricks UFSD Teacher Alan Semerdjian Nassau Herricks UFSD Teacher Lisa Cairo Nassau Hewlett-‐Woodmere UFSD Teacher Jennifer Csorba Nassau Hewlett-‐Woodmere UFSD Teacher Marisa DePalma-‐Galindez Nassau Hewlett-‐Woodmere UFSD Teacher
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Name NYS County School District Position Stephanie Fleming Nassau Hewlett-‐Woodmere UFSD Teacher Melissa Gates Nassau Hewlett-‐Woodmere UFSD Board Member David Hess Nassau Hewlett-‐Woodmere UFSD Teacher Thomas Johnson Nassau Hewlett-‐Woodmere UFSD Teacher Christine Kufta Nassau Hewlett-‐Woodmere UFSD Teacher Brenna Leighton Nassau Hewlett-‐Woodmere UFSD Teacher Stacy Mauriello Nassau Hewlett-‐Woodmere UFSD Teacher Kristin Muse Nassau Hewlett-‐Woodmere UFSD Teacher Ron Remick Nassau Hewlett-‐Woodmere UFSD Teacher Jennifer Scallan Nassau Hewlett-‐Woodmere UFSD Parent Gregg Solnick Nassau Hewlett-‐Woodmere UFSD Teacher Ric Stark Nassau Hewlett-‐Woodmere UFSD Teacher Nina Stile Nassau Hewlett-‐Woodmere UFSD Teacher Dina Weiss Nassau Hewlett-‐Woodmere UFSD Teacher Ilene Wlaker Nassau Hewlett-‐Woodmere UFSD Teacher Steven Gilhuley Nassau Hicksville UFSD Parent Jonna Spychalsky Nassau Hicksville UFSD Parent Christina Tuohey Nassau Hicksville UFSD Parent Lisa Whitacre Nassau Hicksville UFSD Parent Chad Wyman Nassau Hicksville UFSD Teacher Dean Bacigalupo Nassau Island Park UFSD Teacher Vincent Randazzo Nassau Island Park UFSD Teacher Michelle Marckesano Nassau Island Trees UFSD Parent Michelle Marckesano Nassau Island Trees UFSD Parent Rocio Napolitano Nassau Island Trees UFSD Parent Karen Mesnick Nassau Jericho UFSD Parent Lauren Rosenblatt Nassau Jericho UFSD Parent Daniel Salzman Nassau Jericho UFSD District Chair / Supervisor Ivy Sherman Nassau Jericho UFSD Teacher Dyan Harris Nassau Lawrence UFSD Retired Marianne Adrian Nassau Levittown UFSD Parent Sharon Aniano Nassau Levittown UFSD Parent Coreen Desabato Nassau Levittown UFSD Parent Valerie Dillon Nassau Levittown UFSD Teacher kristine farrell Nassau Levittown UFSD Parent Esther Feingold Nassau Levittown UFSD Parent Duane Feingold Nassau Levittown UFSD Parent Angela Feuring Nassau Levittown UFSD Parent Jane Finkelstein Nassau Levittown UFSD Parent Diane Furlong Nassau Levittown UFSD Teacher Kara Gallagher Nassau Levittown UFSD Parent Marianne Ganga Nassau Levittown UFSD Parent James Ganga Nassau Levittown UFSD Parent Patricia Jerabeck Nassau Levittown UFSD grandparent Patricia Jerabeck Nassau Levittown UFSD Grandparent Jacqueline Katz-‐Rabinoff Nassau Levittown UFSD Teacher Beth Klingler Nassau Levittown UFSD Parent Gerard Klingler Nassau Levittown UFSD Parent Eric Leroy Nassau Levittown UFSD Parent Kathy Mundy Nassau Levittown UFSD Teacher Susan Musco Nassau Levittown UFSD Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Bridget Neuer Nassau Levittown UFSD Parent Shari Nocera Nassau Levittown UFSD Parent Karen Vaiano Nassau Levittown UFSD Teacher Karen Vaiano Nassau Levittown UFSD Teacher Melissa Valencia Nassau Levittown UFSD Parent Frances Villao Nassau Levittown UFSD Parent Maureen Williams Nassau Levittown UFSD Parent Maureen Williams Nassau Levittown UFSD Parent Garrett Wyckoff Nassau Levittown UFSD Parent Deborah Capodiferro Nassau Locust Valley CSD Parent M Constantino Nassau Locust Valley CSD Parent Pamela Halpin Nassau Locust Valley CSD Parent John Hellyer Nassau Locust Valley CSD Parent Maureen Liantonio Nassau Locust Valley CSD Parent Michael LoGerfo Nassau Locust Valley CSD Assistant Principal Dorothy McManus Nassau Locust Valley CSD Assistant Principal Kari Storaekre Nassau Locust Valley CSD Parent Amy Watson Nassau Locust Valley CSD Assistant Principal Sherri Fackler Nassau Long Beach City SD Parent Steve Freeman Nassau Long Beach City SD Teacher Steve Freeman Nassau Long Beach City SD Teacher Denise Menelao Nassau Long Beach City SD Teacher Debra Rivera Nassau Long Beach City SD Parent PJ Terkoski Nassau Long Beach City SD Labor Relations Specialist Sarah Wiener Nassau Long Beach City SD Retired ESL teacher/Grandparent Mark Wiener Nassau Long Beach City SD Retired principal/grandparent Nicole Aroksaar Nassau Lynbrook UFSD Parent Thomas Aroksaar Nassau Lynbrook UFSD Parent Julie Bergin Nassau Lynbrook UFSD Parent Drew Bidart Nassau Lynbrook UFSD Teacher Denise Deputy Nassau Lynbrook UFSD Parent Debra Doyle Nassau Lynbrook UFSD Parent Susan Ehrlich Nassau Lynbrook UFSD Teacher Tara Festa Nassau Lynbrook UFSD Parent j g Nassau Lynbrook UFSD Parent Lisa Gamrat Nassau Lynbrook UFSD Computer/Library Aide Kim Herrmann Nassau Lynbrook UFSD Teacher / Parent Moira La Barbera Nassau Lynbrook UFSD Parent Nanette Lavin Nassau Lynbrook UFSD Parent James Lavin Nassau Lynbrook UFSD Parent Christy Mansfield Nassau Lynbrook UFSD Parent Margaret Marchell Nassau Lynbrook UFSD Principal Secretary Jeanette Meszaros Nassau Lynbrook UFSD Parent Jaclyn Miller Nassau Lynbrook UFSD Teacher Maria Morrongiello Nassau Lynbrook UFSD Teacher Patricia Murphy Nassau Lynbrook UFSD Parent Sean Murray Nassau Lynbrook UFSD Parent Doreen Papa Nassau Lynbrook UFSD Teacher Dale Pescitelli Nassau Lynbrook UFSD Teacher Linda Quaranta Nassau Lynbrook UFSD Parent Annmarie Rudolph Nassau Lynbrook UFSD Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Tom Sena Nassau Lynbrook UFSD Teacher Carol Woehr Nassau Lynbrook UFSD social worker Joyce Berry Nassau Malverne UFSD Parent Jan Kasal Nassau Malverne UFSD Parent Michael Messina Nassau Malverne UFSD District Chair / Supervisor Kathleen Nolan-‐Kasal Nassau Malverne UFSD Parent Mary Donohue Nassau Manhasset UFSD Parent Amy Agovino Nassau Massapequa UFSD Teacher Margaret Averill Nassau Massapequa UFSD Parent William Bach Nassau Massapequa UFSD Parent Dan Bacheller Nassau Massapequa UFSD Parent Matthew Bernstein Nassau Massapequa UFSD Parent Judith Bertalon Nassau Massapequa UFSD grandparent Richard Bertalon Nassau Massapequa UFSD grandparent Lisa Brzezinski Nassau Massapequa UFSD Parent Dorothea Carney Nassau Massapequa UFSD Teacher Toni Chu Nassau Massapequa UFSD Parent Nicole Cody Nassau Massapequa UFSD Parent Beverley Del Greco Nassau Massapequa UFSD Parent Danielle Duryea Nassau Massapequa UFSD Concerned citizen Karen Ellinger Nassau Massapequa UFSD Teacher Dahlia Evans Nassau Massapequa UFSD Teacher maria gargano Nassau Massapequa UFSD Teacher Nichole Greene Nassau Massapequa UFSD Teacher Elizabeth Harkin Nassau Massapequa UFSD Parent Angela Insinga Nassau Massapequa UFSD Parent Amy Italiano Nassau Massapequa UFSD Parent Meredith Johnson Nassau Massapequa UFSD Teacher Patti Krakoff Nassau Massapequa UFSD Teacher and parent Christine Liardi Nassau Massapequa UFSD Parent Jason Liardi Nassau Massapequa UFSD Parent Marie LoBuglio Nassau Massapequa UFSD Parent Tara Mathers Nassau Massapequa UFSD Teacher Thomas McBride Nassau Massapequa UFSD Teacher Shari Mehm Nassau Massapequa UFSD Parent Dawn Muscarnera Nassau Massapequa UFSD Parent Dawn Muscarnera Nassau Massapequa UFSD Parent Adam Muscarnera Nassau Massapequa UFSD Parent Georgia Panzavecchia Nassau Massapequa UFSD Parent Michael Pavlides Nassau Massapequa UFSD Teacher Laura Siegel Nassau Massapequa UFSD Teacher Tomia Smith Nassau Massapequa UFSD Teacher Mary Upton Nassau Massapequa UFSD Teacher Chere Urgo Nassau Massapequa UFSD Parent Joseph Vaglio Nassau Massapequa UFSD Parent Rene' Vecchione Nassau Massapequa UFSD Parent Rene Vecchione Nassau Massapequa UFSD Parent Lori Verdone Nassau Massapequa UFSD Parent Sherri Vozzo Nassau Massapequa UFSD Parent Lynn Walsh Nassau Massapequa UFSD Parent Alyssa Allison Nassau Merrick UFSD Teacher
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Name NYS County School District Position Traci Colfer Nassau Merrick UFSD Teacher Elizabeth Comito Nassau Merrick UFSD Teacher Wendy Countryman Nassau Merrick UFSD Teacher Julie Gilliam Nassau Merrick UFSD Teacher Stacy Grossman Nassau Merrick UFSD Parent Meaghan Kassnove Nassau Merrick UFSD Teacher Kelly Larson Nassau Merrick UFSD Teacher Lori Marr Nassau Merrick UFSD Teacher Cindy Michaels Nassau Merrick UFSD Teacher Susan Molloy Nassau Merrick UFSD Teacher Jill Nashtatik Nassau Merrick UFSD Parent Mindy Seltzberg Nassau Merrick UFSD Teacher Deborah Solomon Nassau Merrick UFSD Parent Scott Tramantano Nassau Merrick UFSD Teacher Christian Wolf Nassau Merrick UFSD Parent Suzanne Kenney Nassau Mineola UFSD Parent Kieran Griffin Nassau New Hyde Park-‐Garden City Park UFSD Parent Ralph Ratto Nassau New Hyde Park-‐Garden City Park UFSD Teacher Gina Singh Nassau New Hyde Park-‐Garden City Park UFSD Parent Val Unger Nassau New Hyde Park-‐Garden City Park UFSD Teacher Nadine Colon Nassau New York City Parent Tina Correa Nassau New York City Parent Susanne Dahlhaus Nassau New York City Parent Michelle Gamache Nassau New York City Parent Joseph Grasso Nassau New York City Parent Jennifer Hinderstein Nassau New York City Parent michele marcus Nassau New York City Teacher Claudia Rico Nassau New York City Teacher Domenico Romano Nassau New York City Parent Jennifer Sawyer Nassau New York City Parent Jeanette Deutermann Nassau North Bellmore UFSD Parent Adam Greaves Nassau North Bellmore UFSD Parent Jean Greaves Nassau North Bellmore UFSD Parent Stephanie Markwalter Nassau North Bellmore UFSD counselor Sandra McGovern Nassau North Bellmore UFSD Parent Giovanni Migliaccio Nassau North Bellmore UFSD Parent Teresa Reardon Nassau North Bellmore UFSD Parent George Schroeder Nassau North Bellmore UFSD Parent Lisa Malone Nassau North Merrick UFSD Parent Maria Hoyle Nassau North Shore CSD Parent Elvira Ickowicz Nassau North Shore CSD Parent Eileen Murphy Nassau North Shore CSD Parent Pooja Vira Nassau North Shore CSD Parent Christine Agrusos Nassau Oceanside UFSD Parent Christine Barteldt Nassau Oceanside UFSD Parent Michael Bruno Nassau Oceanside UFSD Teacher Marybeth Healy Nassau Oceanside UFSD Guidance Counselor marybeth healy Nassau Oceanside UFSD Parent Marybeth Healy Nassau Oceanside UFSD Parent Marybeth Healy Nassau Oceanside UFSD Parent M Kenn Nassau Oceanside UFSD Teacher
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Name NYS County School District Position Laura Lisi Nassau Oceanside UFSD Parent Catherine Modzelewski Nassau Oceanside UFSD Parent and Teacher Jennifer Monsour Nassau Oceanside UFSD Parent Matthew Prendergast Nassau Oceanside UFSD Parent Pamela Rakeman Nassau Oceanside UFSD retired teacher/grandparent Emily Santamarina Nassau Oceanside UFSD Parent Jill Schweizer Nassau Oceanside UFSD Parent Lydia Warner Nassau Oceanside UFSD Parent Jennifer Wolfe Nassau Oceanside UFSD Teacher Helaina Wolkoff Nassau Oceanside UFSD Parent Kathleen Xuereb Nassau Oceanside UFSD Parent Megan Zarchy Nassau Oceanside UFSD Teacher Sara Cuniglio Nassau Oyster Bay-‐East Norwich CSD Teacher Regina D'Orio Nassau Oyster Bay-‐East Norwich CSD Teacher Christine Fountaine Nassau Oyster Bay-‐East Norwich CSD Teacher Nicole Pienkos Nassau Oyster Bay-‐East Norwich CSD Teacher Mark Rutkowski Nassau Oyster Bay-‐East Norwich CSD Parent Jennifer Andes Nassau Plainedge UFSD Teacher Liliana Birkert Nassau Plainedge UFSD Parent Paul Busso Nassau Plainedge UFSD Teacher Jennifer Candela Nassau Plainedge UFSD Teacher Elayne Candiotte Nassau Plainedge UFSD Teacher Maureen Chiolo Nassau Plainedge UFSD Teacher Jamie Christy Nassau Plainedge UFSD Teacher Donna Ciolino Nassau Plainedge UFSD Teacher Kathy Diamond Nassau Plainedge UFSD Teacher SangMi Fahnestock Nassau Plainedge UFSD Teacher Barbara Feder-‐Murdock Nassau Plainedge UFSD Teacher Rachel Formisano Nassau Plainedge UFSD Teacher Erin Graham Nassau Plainedge UFSD Teacher Matt Grzybowski Nassau Plainedge UFSD Teacher Carol Hough Nassau Plainedge UFSD Parent James Karp Nassau Plainedge UFSD Teacher Kellie Kuntz Nassau Plainedge UFSD Teacher Lisa Madison Nassau Plainedge UFSD Guidance Counselor Jayne Mann Nassau Plainedge UFSD Parent Jayne Mann Nassau Plainedge UFSD Parent Sara Marshall Nassau Plainedge UFSD Teacher Tara McLaughlin-‐Whyte Nassau Plainedge UFSD Parent Patricia Molfetta Nassau Plainedge UFSD Teacher Kathy Morris Nassau Plainedge UFSD Teacher Andrew Orgonik Nassau Plainedge UFSD Teacher Scott Orland Nassau Plainedge UFSD Teacher Scott Orland Nassau Plainedge UFSD Teacher Laura Pokorny Nassau Plainedge UFSD Teacher Christine Pravata Nassau Plainedge UFSD Parent Lisa Prochilo Nassau Plainedge UFSD Teacher Karl Siewertsen Nassau Plainedge UFSD Teacher Deana Simonetti Nassau Plainedge UFSD Teacher Emily Smith Nassau Plainedge UFSD Teacher Michelle Yarmeisch Nassau Plainedge UFSD Teacher
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Name NYS County School District Position Jeannine Zappia Nassau Plainedge UFSD Teacher Dennis Baer Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Debra Baer Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Gary Bettan Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Board Member lorin bocian Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Michael Bruno Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Jody Bruno Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Michael Bruno Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Jody Bruno Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Michael Bruno Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Melanie Bucholtz Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Delia Cabanilla Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Anthony Campagna Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Jodi Campagna Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Teacher Eileen Chasan Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Alan Chasan Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Teacher Michele Cohen Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Michele Cohen Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Michele Cohen Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Meredith Einsohn Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Cara Fitzgerald Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Teacher Stacy Hitsky Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent David Hitsky Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Caterina Kirschner Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Amy Klein Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Ruth Lanton Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Luci Legotti Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Carla Loeven Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Teacher Tracy Miniman Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Stefanie Nelkens Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent David Robinson Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Marcy Rosenbaum Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Miriam Rosenthal Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Brett Rosenthal Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Thomas Slabowski Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Cindy Slabowski Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Janine Szenes Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent suzanne Theocharidis Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Allison Wasserman Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Caryn Wolin Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent Helen Basedow Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage UFSD Parent Richard Klein Nassau Plainview-‐Old Bethpage UFSD Parent Deborah Brooks Nassau Port Washington UFSD Parent Deborah Brooks Nassau Port Washington UFSD Parent Barbara Cohen Nassau Port Washington UFSD Parent Stephanie Contino Nassau Port Washington UFSD Parent Deborah Corsitto Nassau Port Washington UFSD Parent Philip DePaolo Nassau Port Washington UFSD Parent Stephanie Fried Nassau Port Washington UFSD Parent Jason Goldstein Nassau Port Washington UFSD Parent Cari Huszar Nassau Port Washington UFSD Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position James Kinsey Nassau Port Washington UFSD Parent Scott Livingston Nassau Port Washington UFSD Parent Pamela McDonough Nassau Port Washington UFSD Parent Nanette Melkonian Nassau Port Washington UFSD Parent Nanette Melkonian Nassau Port Washington UFSD Parent Donna Meth Nassau Port Washington UFSD Parent Marion Rosenbaum Nassau Port Washington UFSD Parent Michael Rosenberg Nassau Port Washington UFSD Parent Jennifer Scott McBride Nassau Port Washington UFSD Parent Deborah Silberg Nassau Port Washington UFSD Parent Dina Thomas Nassau Port Washington UFSD Parent Dara Underberg Nassau Port Washington UFSD Parent Diane Venezia Nassau Port Washington UFSD Parent Robert Vernola Nassau Port Washington UFSD Parent Katie Weinstein Nassau Port Washington UFSD Parent Ross Weinstein Nassau Port Washington UFSD Parent Allison White Nassau Port Washington UFSD Parent Nancy Aranda Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD tax payer patricia barkwill Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Teacher Naomi Bisk Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Parent Maureen Bodkin Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Parent Christine Brown Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Teacher Rosemarie Cammarata Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Assistant Principal Karen Campbell Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Teacher Victor Cisario Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Parent Jennifer Corrigan Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Parent Ann DeGregoris Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD School Nurse Liz Dion Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Parent Cristie Favata Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Teacher Daniel Ferrick Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Teacher Maribeth Frankini Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Parent Connie Gibney Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Parent Jennifer Hamilton Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Parent Thomas Hennessey Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Teacher Thomas Hessel Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Teacher Barbara Horowitz Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Teacher Carla Jones Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Counselor Susan kahan Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Teacher melissa kenny Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Parent Jennifer Lodico Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Teacher Andrea Logios Webster Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Teacher Maria Marinelli Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Parent Tammy MCWAlters Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Parent Jennifer Morris Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Parent patti mullooly Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Parent James Muooly Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Parent john Murphy Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Assistant Principal Megan O'Brien Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Teacher Chris Pellettieri Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Assistant Superintendent Loreen Peritz Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Parent Scott Peritz Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Scott Peritz Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Parent Maria Pisani Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Teacher Krystin Prastil Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Substitute Scott Quasha Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Psychologist Joseph Rachmuth Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Student Joseph Rachmuth Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Teacher Katherine Rica fort Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Parent David Roberts Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Psychologist Jonathan Rocafort Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Parent Kristen Ryan Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Teacher Mary Schmidt Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD retired teacher Jennifer Sedler Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD social worker Stephanie Seifert Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Parent Virginia Southwick Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Teacher Jennifer Sullivan Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Teacher Patricia Wagner Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Parent Francesca Wasserman Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Teacher Christopher Webster Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Teacher Lisa Zindman Nassau Rockville Centre UFSD Parent Joseph Dragone Nassau Roslyn UFSD Assistant Superintendent Alissa Karp Nassau Roslyn UFSD Parent Mitchell Rubinstein Nassau Roslyn UFSD Parent Susan Rubinstein Nassau Roslyn UFSD Parent Erica Rubrum Nassau Roslyn UFSD Parent Janice Acar Nassau Seaford UFSD Parent Laura Latham Nassau Seaford UFSD Parent Kevin McLaughlin Nassau Seaford UFSD Parent Brian Moeller Nassau Seaford UFSD Teacher Jennifer Rebaudo Nassau Seaford UFSD Parent Jocelyn Reeves Nassau Seaford UFSD Parent justine routledge Nassau Seaford UFSD Parent Heather Umhafer Nassau Seaford UFSD Parent Heather Umhafer Nassau Seaford UFSD Parent Maria Wingert Nassau Seaford UFSD Parent Andrea Caligiuri Nassau Sewanhaka CHS District Parent Bernadette Cataldi Nassau Sewanhaka CHS District Parent Christopher Colbert Nassau Sewanhaka CHS District Parent Marybeth Healy Nassau Sewanhaka CHS District Guidance Counselor marybeth healy Nassau Sewanhaka CHS District GuidanceCounselor John Kenny Nassau Sewanhaka CHS District Assistant Principal Rosanne Mamo Nassau Sewanhaka CHS District Teacher Angela Palumbo Nassau Sewanhaka CHS District Counselor Heather Robertson Nassau Sewanhaka CHS District Teacher Monika Bhatia Nassau Syosset CSD Parent Kevin Bonanno Nassau Syosset CSD Assistant Principal Elizabeth Brozek Nassau Syosset CSD Teacher Neil Connolly Nassau Syosset CSD Parent Charlie Farrell Nassau Syosset CSD Teacher Julie Gould Nassau Syosset CSD Parent Beth Haft Nassau Syosset CSD Parent Janie Innamorato Nassau Syosset CSD Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Courtney Kane Nassau Syosset CSD Teacher Joseph LaMelza Nassau Syosset CSD Assistant Superintendent Lauren Miller Nassau Syosset CSD Parent Victoria Palumbo Nassau Syosset CSD Teacher Barbara Passero Nassau Syosset CSD Grandparent Margaret Rhee Nassau Syosset CSD Parent MaryEllen Schwartz Nassau Syosset CSD Teacher Maureen Sheerin Nassau Syosset CSD Parent Molly Wang Nassau Syosset CSD Parent Erica Weisfelner Nassau Syosset CSD Parent Shira Weiss Nassau Syosset CSD Parent Marlene Woska Nassau Syosset CSD Parent Michelle Greenstein Nassau Uniondale UFSD Teacher Bette Milano Nassau Uniondale UFSD Teacher Cathy Dusel Nassau Valley Stream 13 UFSD Parent Deborah Kalb Nassau Valley Stream 13 UFSD Parent Joanne Lionetti Nassau Valley Stream 13 UFSD Retired teacher Douglas Mashkow Nassau Valley Stream 13 UFSD Parent Danielle McCarren Nassau Valley Stream 13 UFSD Parent Lisa Ries Nassau Valley Stream 13 UFSD Parent Yolanda Ruzbarsky Nassau Valley Stream 13 UFSD Parent Doreen Fryling Nassau Valley Stream 24 UFSD Parent John Zamorano Nassau Valley Stream 24 UFSD Parent Richard Adams Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Angela Adams Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Assistant Alberto Anaya Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Christopher Baker Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Marianne Barbera Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher jeanne battaglia Nassau Valley Stream CHS District guidance counselor Linda Bianculli Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Parent Renee Bobe Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Lorene Bossong Nassau Valley Stream CHS District District Chair / Supervisor Tim Boyens Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Nancy Bresnan Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Susan Brodsky Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Paul Brower Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher John Bruzzo Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Jessica Buffalin Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Lorraine Burnett Nassau Valley Stream CHS District District Chair / Supervisor Laureann Candreva Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Laureann Candreva Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Brian Case Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Justine Chan Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher consuelo choinski Nassau Valley Stream CHS District school nurse Douglas Coleman Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Luis Correa Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Parent Rosemarie Cuccia Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Mary Dalton Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Jennifer Darougar Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Patrice Davidson Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Mike DeMario Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher
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Name NYS County School District Position Santo Di Sclafani Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Carla Diaz Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Marisa Diaz y Diaz Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Lisa Dichiara Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Jennifer DiMaio Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Peter DiThomas Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Laura Dunham Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Carmen Durdaller Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Assistant Kristine Edgar Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Karen Ehrlich Nassau Valley Stream CHS District social worker Elizabeth Escobar Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Julian Farrell Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Janine Ferranti Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Connie Ferri Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Susan Filoteo Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Leonardo Fiorentino Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Shelly Fisher Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Roni Fornabia-‐Kropf Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Remona Foster Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Parent Michael Frazer Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher David Fritz Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Deirdre Gordon Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher maria grace Nassau Valley Stream CHS District school counselor Gina Grande Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Suzanne Greene Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Carol Gresham Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Kathleen Hardy Nassau Valley Stream CHS District PPS Lisa Heimerle Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Richard Hoffman Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher F. Howell Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Helen Kontoleon Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Elizabeth Kott Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Gloria Kramer Nassau Valley Stream CHS District TA susan krause Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Angela LaMonica Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Donna Lankford Nassau Valley Stream CHS District District Chair / Supervisor steven laquidara Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Kelly Leftwich Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Barbara Liotti Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Dolores Lois Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Paulette Lowe Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Thomas Maddock Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Barbara Madigan Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Counselor Joan Mahoney Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Gary Mandell Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Parent Christopher Mannino Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Salvatore Marino Nassau Valley Stream CHS District District Chair / Supervisor Kristin Martine Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Kristi Massaro Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Peter Mastrota Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Margaret McConnell Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Social Worker
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Name NYS County School District Position Michael McQuillan Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Eileen Milazzo Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Allan Nafte Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Patrick Naglieri Nassau Valley Stream CHS District President. VSTA Amy Neuner Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Catherine Norton Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Catherine Norton Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Catherine Norton Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Haydee O'Connor Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Kelli O'Donohue Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Danielle Oliver Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Kathleen Paolillo Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Mike Paolillo Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Mark Peterson Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Psychologist Mark Peterson Nassau Valley Stream CHS District School Psychologist Katharine Plett Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Katharine Plett Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Madeline Plinto Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teaching Assistant lynne pravda Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Erin Primm Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Janine Puglissi Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Ronald Rini Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Counselor Ronald Rini Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Jason Robbins Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Alison Rudin Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Daniel Ryan Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Cecilia Sanossian Nassau Valley Stream CHS District District Chair / Supervisor Elsie Santiago Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Parent Robert Santoro Nassau Valley Stream CHS District School Counselor Jennifer Scallan Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Corey Seeley Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Angelo Stanco Nassau Valley Stream CHS District District Chair / Supervisor Maritza Suarez Liriano Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Benjamin Tangney Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Sue Teich Nassau Valley Stream CHS District social worker Malyssa Thorngren Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Patrick Tirino Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Daniel Tronolone Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher chris viggiano Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Laurie Whalen-‐McCarthy Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher david wolfstein Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Tara Zamorano Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Jessica Zwicker Nassau Valley Stream CHS District Teacher Danielle Avena Nassau Wantagh UFSD Parent Robert Beck Nassau Wantagh UFSD Parent Pat Clark Nassau Wantagh UFSD Grandma Jennifer Freedman Nassau Wantagh UFSD Parent Gina Lee Nassau Wantagh UFSD Parent Gina Lee Nassau Wantagh UFSD Parent Ira Marks Nassau Wantagh UFSD grandparent Louise Radzicki Nassau Wantagh UFSD Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Mara Thole Nassau Wantagh UFSD Parent Lori Valdez Nassau Wantagh UFSD Parent Juan Valdez Nassau Wantagh UFSD Parent Lori Valdez Nassau Wantagh UFSD Parent Joseph Cirnigliaro Nassau West Hempstead UFSD Principal (Ret.) Susan Ehrlich Nassau West Hempstead UFSD Parent Gene Heikkila Nassau West Hempstead UFSD Parent Karen Kunz Nassau West Hempstead UFSD Teacher Michael Silberman Nassau West Hempstead UFSD Teacher Barbara Stern Nassau West Hempstead UFSD Teacher Carmen Ostolaza Nassau Westbury UFSD Teacher Renee Askins Niagara Barker CSD Parent Douglas Regan Niagara College/University Adjunct Professor Denis Scinta Niagara Lewiston-‐Porter CSD Teacher Jennifer Scott Niagara Medina CSD Teacher Laura Lehning Niagara Niagara Falls City SD Parent Maria Pedulla Niagara Niagara Falls City SD Teacher Gerard Chimera Niagara Niagara Wheatfield CSD Teacher Patrick Creamer Niagara Niagara Wheatfield CSD Teacher Lou Di Censo Niagara Niagara Wheatfield CSD Teacher Jennifer Golias Niagara Niagara Wheatfield CSD Teacher Melinda McNamara Niagara Niagara Wheatfield CSD Parent Wendy Lee Reddy Niagara Niagara Wheatfield CSD Teacher Rae Anne Roggow Niagara Niagara Wheatfield CSD Teacher Kathleen Weber Niagara Niagara Wheatfield CSD Teacher Rebecca Silverberg Niagara North Tonawanda City SD Teacher Becky Albright Niagara O/N BOCES Board Member Rachel Diel Niagara Royalton-‐Hartland CSD Parent Lori Moskaluk Niagara Starpoint CSD Parent Luke Vogel Niagara Starpoint CSD Assistant Principal Thomas Wrate Niagara Starpoint CSD Parent Patricia Munnikhuysen Niagara Wilson CSD Parent Julie Vajda NYC Central Independent Parent Arelis Almonte Fernandez NYC Central New York City Parent Olugbemisola Amusashonubi-‐Perkovich NYC Central New York City Parent Rachel Attia NYC Central New York City Parent Edith Baltazar NYC Central New York City Parent
Lisa Bowstead NYC Central New York City owner, Independent Tutoring Center
Stacey Calcano NYC Central New York City Parent Mabel Chung NYC Central New York City Parent Rozella Clyde NYC Central New York City Retired NYC teacher Lynda Costagliola NYC Central New York City Teacher Selin Emre NYC Central New York City Parent Tory Frye NYC Central New York City Parent Christina Fuentes NYC Central New York City Principal (Ret.) Natalie Gallo NYC Central New York City Parent Leonie Haimson NYC Central New York City Advocate Lisa Hirsch NYC Central New York City Parent Mary Hughes NYC Central New York City Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Hebatalla Ibrahim NYC Central New York City Board Member Richard Kaplan NYC Central New York City Parent Sarah Kay NYC Central New York City Parent Sally Langer NYC Central New York City Parent Katie Lapham NYC Central New York City Teacher Julia Lyakhovich NYC Central New York City Parent Mary Madden NYC Central New York City Teacher Frank McGarry NYC Central New York City Teacher Ingrid Menendez NYC Central New York City Parent Ingrid Menendez NYC Central New York City Parent Ann Napolitano NYC Central New York City Parent Taina Pintor NYC Central New York City Parent Seth Rader NYC Central New York City Teacher Gaby Rattner NYC Central New York City Parent Dave Rimington NYC Central New York City Parent Dave Rimington NYC Central New York City Parent Alison Ritz NYC Central New York City Parent Eizabeth Rose NYC Central New York City Teacher Carley Ross NYC Central New York City Teacher Jamillah Salahuddin NYC Central New York City Teacher Wendy Schnierow NYC Central New York City Parent Jaye Bea Smalley NYC Central New York City Parent Jessica Smith NYC Central New York City Teacher Daiyu Suzuki NYC Central New York City Parent Nada Taib NYC Central New York City Parent Ally Tubis NYC Central New York City Parent Anthony Voulgarides NYC Central New York City Parent Paula Washington NYC Central New York City Teacher Terry Weber NYC Central New York City Teacher Landon Westbrook NYC Central New York City Parent Teresa Willis NYC Central New York City Teacher Lorna DeSantis Oneida Adirondack CSD Teacher Lisa Putnam Oneida Mount Markham CSD Parent Jeffrey Badgley Oneida New Hartford CSD Parent Patricia Badgley Oneida New Hartford CSD Parent Pamela Howe Oneida New Hartford CSD Parent Pamela Howe Oneida New Hartford CSD Parent Jessica McNair Oneida New Hartford CSD Parent Tracy Moger Oneida New Hartford CSD Parent Kim Reale Oneida New Hartford CSD Parent Lisa Grenier Oneida Oneida BOCES Teacher Dayna Franz Oneida Oriskany CSD Parent Sabrina Skinner Oneida Oriskany CSD Parent Cheri Hewko Oneida Rome City Schools Teacher Tami Battin Oneida Rome City SD Parent
Carolyn Lee Oneida Rome City SD Grandparent/Former Board Member
Joan Lomery Oneida Rome City SD retired teacher/substitute Patricia Nisiewicz Oneida Rome City SD Teacher Trisha Romano Oneida Rome City SD Teacher Steve Shrey Oneida Sauquoit Valley CSD Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Steven Shrey Oneida Sauquoit Valley CSD Teacher Pamela Allen Oneida Utica City SD Teacher Kimberly Devins Oneida Utica City SD Parent Lorraine Eady Oneida Utica City SD Parent Morgen vierow Oneida Vernon-‐Verona-‐Sherrill CSD Parent David Cognetti Oneida Waterville CSD Teacher Laureen Fuess Oneida Waterville CSD PTA member Christine Golden Oneida Westmoreland CSD Parent Cheri Hewko Oneida Whitesboro CSD Parent Alyssa Mittiga Oneida Whitesboro CSD Parent Patrick Moore Oneida Whitesboro CSD Parent MaryEllen Allen Onondaga Baldwinsville CSD Parent Mary Ellen Allen Onondaga Baldwinsville CSD Teacher Andrea Barnhart Onondaga Baldwinsville CSD Parent Beth Chetney Onondaga Baldwinsville CSD Teacher Ericka Garcia Onondaga Baldwinsville CSD Teacher Diane Johnson Onondaga Baldwinsville CSD retired Cheryl Meany Onondaga Baldwinsville CSD Teacher Patricia Mullaney Onondaga Baldwinsville CSD Teacher Karen Pickard Onondaga Baldwinsville CSD Teacher James Tapia Onondaga Baldwinsville CSD Professor Kathryn vecchiarelli Onondaga Baldwinsville CSD Teacher John Laverty Onondaga College/University Professor Teresa McKenney Onondaga East Syracuse-‐Minoa CSD Teacher Carol Borg Onondaga Fayetteville-‐Manlius CSD Teacher Michele Krause Onondaga Fayetteville-‐Manlius CSD Parent Robert Polak Onondaga Fayetteville-‐Manlius CSD Parent David Schreiber Onondaga Fayetteville-‐Manlius CSD Parent Laura Fiorenza Onondaga Jamesville-‐Dewitt Parent Laura Fiorenza Onondaga Jamesville-‐DeWitt CSD Parent Holly Piselli Onondaga Jamesville-‐DeWitt CSD Parent David Amidon Onondaga LaFayette CSD Teacher Laura Leitch Onondaga Liverpool CSD Parent Michelle Merlino Onondaga Liverpool CSD Teacher Kelly Michalski Onondaga Liverpool CSD Parent Maureen Patterson Onondaga Liverpool CSD Assistant Superintendent
Robert Ruth Onondaga Liverpool CSD School District resident, parent of graduate
Dana Derrick Onondaga Marcellus CSD Parent Jennifer Warren Onondaga North Syracuse CSD Parent Brian Fay Onondaga OCM BOCES Teacher James Perkins Onondaga Oneida City SD Teacher Sheryl Sonnacchio Onondaga Onondaga CSD Teacher Tanya Galvin Onondaga Solvay UFSD Parent Lena-‐Rose Orlando Onondaga Solvay UFSD Board Member Debra Adler Onondaga Syracuse City SD Teacher Erin Alsid Onondaga Syracuse City SD Teacher Ronnie Bell Onondaga Syracuse City SD Teacher (Ret.) Corinne Driscoll Onondaga Syracuse City SD Teacher Elizabeth Handler Onondaga Syracuse City SD Teaching Assistant Rebecca Jackson Onondaga Syracuse City SD Former Teacher/Now Volunteer
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Name NYS County School District Position Mary Mahan Onondaga Syracuse City SD Teacher Christina Petragnani Onondaga Syracuse City SD Parent Jennifer Polak Onondaga Syracuse City SD Parent Seth Rutledge Onondaga Syracuse City SD Parent Heather Ryder Onondaga Syracuse City SD Parent Marisa Schinto Onondaga Syracuse City SD Parent Katie Sojewicz Onondaga Syracuse City SD Parent Sharon Spear Onondaga Syracuse City SD Parent Gina Terzini Onondaga Syracuse City SD Teacher Judy Griffith Onondaga West Genesee CSD Parent Judy Griffith Onondaga West Genesee CSD Parent Judy Griffith Onondaga West Genesee CSD Parent Tonya Wilson Onondaga West Genesee CSD Parent Jeanne Albanese Onondaga Westhill CSD Parent Jennifer Rienhardt Onondaga Westhill CSD Parent Sarah Starowicz Onondaga Westhill CSD Parent Ann Alden Ontario Bloomfield CSD Teacher Lauren Bolonda Ontario Canandaigua City SD Teacher Amy Birch Ontario Canaseraga CSD Parent Karla Bucklin Ontario Geneva City SD Parent Beverly Burrall Ontario Geneva City SD Parent Andrea FitzGerald Ontario Geneva City SD Parent Amy Moracco Ontario Geneva City SD Parent Melinda Schillinger Ontario Geneva City SD Parent Heidi Gibson Ontario Phelps-‐Clifton Springs CSD Teacher Carrie Becker Ontario Victor CSD Teacher Karen Brion Ontario Victor CSD Teacher Carla Clark Ontario Victor CSD Teacher Shelly Collins Ontario Victor CSD Teacher Darlene Cowles Ontario Victor CSD Teacher Denise Dillman Ontario Victor CSD Teacher Joshua Doyle Ontario Victor CSD Teacher Lori Isham Ontario Victor CSD Parent Dawn Landes Ontario Victor CSD Teacher Amy Magierski Ontario Victor CSD Parent Michael Modleski Ontario Victor CSD Teacher April Pettee Ontario Victor CSD Parent Amy Smith-‐Faczan Ontario Victor CSD Teacher Bethanie Swartz Ontario Victor CSD Parent Elle Key Orange Chester UFSD Parent Ernest VanderKruik Orange Florida UFSD Teacher Tim Healy Orange Goshen CSD Parent Suzanne W. Skeels Orange Goshen CSD Parent Leigh Ann Tully Orange Goshen CSD Teacher Holly Weldon Orange Greenwood Lake Parent Adrianne Cordova Orange Middletown City SD Parent Gregory Farina Orange Middletown CSD Teacher Jennifer McElroy Orange Middletown CSD Parent Wendy Fisher Orange Minisink Valley CSD Parent Edward Garcia Orange Minisink Valley CSD Parent Marc Turof Orange Monroe Woodbury CSD Teacher
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Name NYS County School District Position Justin Brown Orange Newburgh Enlarged City SD Teacher Christina Brozycki Orange Newburgh Enlarged City SD Parent Deb Flynn Orange Newburgh Enlarged City SD Parent Robbyn McCauley Orange Newburgh Enlarged City SD Parent Colleen Naclerio Orange Pine Bush CSD Parent cynthia Benedict Orange Port Jervis City SD Assistant Superintendent Donna Muro Orange Port Jervis City SD Director Curric./Data Matthew Wentworth Orange Port Jervis City SD Assistant Principal Cristina Autry Orange Valley CSD Parent Patricia Behr Orange Valley CSD Teacher Maria Circosta Orange Valley CSD Teacher Joe DiMaio Orange Valley CSD Assistant Principal Casey Doty Orange Valley CSD Teacher Linda Doty Orange Valley CSD Teacher Adrienne Lindine Orange Valley CSD Parent Karen Schaper Orange Valley CSD Parent Allison Corbalis Orange Warwick Valley CSD Parent Kathy Brown Orange Washingtonville CSD Teacher Laurie Bunning Orange Washingtonville CSD Parent Karen Edwards Orange Washingtonville CSD Parent Karen Edwards Orange Washingtonville CSD Parent Karen Edwards Orange Washingtonville CSD Parent Jennifer Lombardo Orange Washingtonville CSD Parent Mark Rosengarten Orange Washingtonville CSD Teacher Susan Smith Orleans Albion CSD Parent Kellie Burke Orleans Brockport CSD Teacher Heather Colella Orleans Holley CSD Parent Chrystal Gantman Orleans Holley CSD Parent Debbie Patt Orleans Holley CSD Parent Elaine Ryan Orleans Holley CSD Parent Robin Shea Orleans Medina CSD Teacher Denise O'Brien Ostego Oneonta City SD Retired tchr, grandma Renee Ames Oswego Central Square CSD Parent Cherie Harrington Oswego Central Square CSD Parent Sarah Taylor Oswego Central Square CSD Parent Traci Thompson Oswego Fulton City SD Pre-‐service teacher and parent Donna Loveland Oswego Hannibal CSD Parent Kristie Derby Oswego Mexico Academy CSD Parent Amy Jones Oswego Mexico Academy CSD Teacher John Sheffield Oswego Oswego City SD Parent Tina Dowlearn Oswego Sandy Creek CSD Parent Sandra Bliss Otsego Cooperstown CSD Community Member Danielle Boudet Otsego Morris CSD Parent Kim Baskin Otsego Oneonta City SD Teacher Sara Gyukeri Otsego Oneonta City SD Parent Joanne Lentner Otsego Oneonta City SD Parent Jessica Phillips Otsego Oneonta City SD Parent Linda Collins Otsego Richfield Springs CSD Parent William Collins Otsego Richfield Springs CSD Parent Penny Harrington Otsego Richfield Springs CSD Principal (Ret.) Deanna Simpson Otsego Richfield Springs CSD Teacher
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Name NYS County School District Position Stacey Serdy Otsego Worcester CSD Parent Debbie Balestra Outside of NY Brevard Teacher Renee Nelson Outside of NY California Parent Denise Postle Outside of NY California Teacher Cooper Zale Outside of NY California Parent Rick Ellis Outside of NY College/University Professor
Dan Greaney Outside of NY College/University Former teacher, principal, now University outreach
Jocelyn Weeda Outside of NY College/University Professor Adam Silver Outside of NY Connecticut Special Ed Teacher Mary Bunk Outside of NY Florida Teacher Linda Evans Outside of NY Florida Teacher (Ret.) Leslie Frantz Outside of NY Florida Parent Michelle Hamlyn Outside of NY Florida Teacher Patricia Henriquez Outside of NY Florida Caring person Julie Rowley Outside of NY Florida Teacher Sandy Stenoff Outside of NY Florida Parent Leslie Shaw Outside of NY Indiana Parent Kathleen Callaghan Outside of NY Maryland Teacher Adell Cothorne Outside of NY Maryland Education Consultant Beth Herman Outside of NY Maryland Teacher Christopher Buttimer Outside of NY Massachusetts Graduate student/former teacher Linda Murdock Outside of NY Massachusetts Principal Jennifer Kangas Outside of NY Michigan Parent Terri McCormick Outside of NY Michigan Teacher Andrea McCoy Outside of NY Michigan Teacher Robin Randall Outside of NY Michigan Parent Octavia Pitts Outside of NY Missouri Parent Thomas Marshall Outside of NY New Jersey Principal Amanda Burns Outside of NY New Mexico Principal Rachel Gordon Outside of NY New York City Teacher Matthew Ray Outside of NY North Carolina Parent Cynthia Reilly Outside of NY North Carolina Parent Pam Fink Outside of NY Ohio Parent Kent Minor Outside of NY Ohio Retired Franki Dennison Outside of NY Oregon Teacher Kimberly Finn Outside of NY Oregon Parent Shannon Smith Outside of NY Oregon Teacher Pamela Harbin Outside of NY Pennsylvania Parent Tracey Lambe Outside of NY Pennsylvania Parent Joy Robison Outside of NY Pennsylvania Parent Elaine Rybski Outside of NY Pennsylvania Parent
Kirsten Hill Outside of NY Philadelphia Ph.D. student and school volunteer
Marliece Newman Outside of NY Temecula Valley Unified SD Teacher Holly Copado Outside of NY Vanlue School Parent Susan Ohanian Outside of NY Vermont concerned citizen Jim Ghormley Outside of NY Washington Parent Dana Persson-‐Zora Outside of NY Washington Teacher Amanda Martin Outside of NY West Virginia Teacher Amy Mizialko Outside of NY Wisconsin Teacher
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Name NYS County School District Position Andrea Stanek Outside of NY Wisconsin Teacher Michelle Hamlyn Outside of NYS Florida Teacher Elizabeth Wilkes Outside of NYS Fulton County Schools Concerned Student Polly Hughes Outside of NYS Wisconsin Teacher (Ret.) Daniel Gaffney Putnam Brewster CSD Teacher Sara Goetschkes Putnam Brewster CSD Teacher Deb Healy Putnam Brewster CSD Parent Debra Ann Hvolbeck Putnam Brewster CSD Teacher Michelle Maselli Putnam Brewster CSD Teacher Christine Zirkelbach Putnam Brewster CSD Parent Jaclyn Andersen Putnam Carmel CSD Future parent Ann Flynn Putnam Carmel CSD Teacher MaryAnn Gaizo Putnam Carmel CSD Parent Rosemary Gebhardt Putnam Carmel CSD Retired teacher Jack Gestri Putnam Carmel CSD Retired teacher Susan Gin Putnam Carmel CSD Parent Jennifer Lichwick Putnam Carmel CSD Teacher Salvatore Paci Putnam Carmel CSD Parent Suzanne Rettus Putnam Carmel CSD Parent Cathleen Rossetti Putnam Carmel CSD Teacher Ava Sanel Putnam Carmel CSD Parent Joan Santoriello Putnam Carmel CSD Social Worker Kimberly Schauffler Putnam Garrison UFSD Parent Paul Hafemann Putnam Mahopac CSD Teacher David Krebs Putnam Mahopac CSD Parent David Krebs Putnam Mahopac CSD Parent Amy Morrison Putnam Mahopac CSD Teacher Karen Cestaro Putnam Putnam Valley CSD Teacher Jamie Martino Putnam Putnam Valley CSD Teacher Helene Solinga Putnam Putnam Valley CSD Concerned citizen Helene Solinga Putnam Putnam Valley CSD Concerned citizen Helene Solinga Putnam Putnam Valley CSD Concerned citizen Debra Sperling Putnam Putnam Valley CSD Teacher Fay Casatuta Putnam Wappingers CSD Parent Neil Connolly Queens College/University Professor Neil Connolly Queens College/University Professor Cynthia Roma Queens Independent Teacher Christine Anglim Queens New York City Teacher Anastasia Athanasiou Queens New York City Parent Diane Baptiste Queens New York City Parent Lisa Bottitta Queens New York City Teacher Lisa Bottitta Queens New York City Teacher Tracy Cohen Queens New York City Parent Cynrhia Cohen Queens New York City Parent Susan Coronel Queens New York City Parent Thalia Douglas Queens New York City Parent Don Doyle Queens New York City Teacher Michele Feuerstien Queens New York City Assistant Principal Francine Field Queens New York City Parent Debbie Fine Queens New York City Assistant Principal Jennifer Franz Queens New York City Teacher
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Name NYS County School District Position M Friedman Queens New York City Teacher Barbara Garcia Queens New York City Parent Pauline Georgiadis Queens New York City Parent Liel Golan Queens New York City Parent Arthur Goldstein Queens New York City Teacher Beth Haft Queens New York City Teacher Suzanna Kakivelis Queens New York City Parent Emily Kraft Queens New York City Teacher Penny Laforest Queens New York City Teacher Kara Leone Queens New York City Parent Daniel Lim Queens New York City Parent Daniel Lim Queens New York City Parent Laura Marks Queens New York City Parent Kathrine Mueller Queens New York City Grandparent Nancy Nisselbaum Queens New York City Parent Rachel Paster Queens New York City Board Member Marie Pollicino Queens New York City Parent Cassandra Restivo Queens New York City Parent Aaron Samuelson Queens New York City Parent Dawn Schiavone Queens New York City Parent Karen Schumacher Queens New York City Parent Sergio Silveira Queens New York City Parent Jacquelene Toma Queens New York City Parent Joanne Villar Queens New York City Parent David Wees Queens New York City Parent Dora Workman Queens New York City Parent Maria Walker Rensselaer Albany City SD Parent Lori Antilock Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Parent Kelly Bergmann Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Parent James Colton Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Parent Sarah Colwill Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Parent Serafina Deo Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Parent Sarah Diamond Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Parent Nicole Eddy Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Parent Julie Ernest Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Parent Kelly Foster Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Parent Veronica Gaboury Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Teacher Sara Gazoorian Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Parent Christopher Hammond Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Resident Stefanie Harrington Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Parent Tara Higgins-‐Pascucci Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Parent Elizabeth Hough Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Parent Lisa Jeschke Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Parent Karen Juneau Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Parent Gordon Kaedy Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Teacher Susan Konieczny Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Teacher Merry Kraft Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Teacher Michelle Laferriere Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Parent Jeff McLane Rensselaer Averill Park CSD School Psychologist Valerie McMahon Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Parent Elisa McNeil Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Trish Miller Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Parent Stephanie O'Connell Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Parent Patricia Oliver Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Parent Karen Opalka Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Parent Amy Perala Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Parent Shannon Premo Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Parent Colleen Reilly Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Teacher Carly Rogers Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Parent Kerri Sage Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Parent Doriann Salisbury Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Board Member Susan Schaefer Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Parent Michelle Smead Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Teacher Julianne Strano Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Teacher Claudia Tamayo Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Parent Jessica Tobey Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Parent Johanna Trahan Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Parent Jennifer Votra-‐Brown Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Teacher Dennis Weatherwax Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Parent Melissa Weatherwax Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Teacher Vicki Weaver Rensselaer Averill Park CSD Teacher Eileen Alston Rensselaer Brunswick (Brittonkill) CSD Teacher Matthew Cipperly Rensselaer Brunswick (Brittonkill) CSD Teacher MaryMargaret Corcoran Rensselaer Brunswick (Brittonkill) CSD Parent MaryMargaret Corcoran Rensselaer Brunswick (Brittonkill) CSD Teacher Kelly Hindes Rensselaer Brunswick (Brittonkill) CSD Teacher Mary McNeice Rensselaer Brunswick (Brittonkill) CSD Teacher Eric Olson Rensselaer Brunswick (Brittonkill) CSD Teacher Ryanne Phillips Rensselaer Brunswick (Brittonkill) CSD Teacher Barbara Place (Fallon Rensselaer Brunswick (Brittonkill) CSD Teacher Linda Riley Rensselaer Brunswick (Brittonkill) CSD Teacher Angelica Roddy Rensselaer Brunswick (Brittonkill) CSD Teacher Nancy Cassidy Rensselaer East Greenbush CSD Parent Lisa Dimenno Rensselaer East Greenbush CSD Parent James Leyhane Rensselaer East Greenbush CSD former Board Member Jessica Slawson Rensselaer East Greenbush CSD Parent Sandra VanAuken Rensselaer East Greenbush CSD Parent Jill Casey Rensselaer Lansingburgh CSD Parent Kathleen Eaton Rensselaer Lansingburgh CSD Parent Linda Townsend Rensselaer Lansingburgh CSD Teacher Jennifer McIntosh Rensselaer Schodack CSD Parent Laurie Anderson Rensselaer Troy CSD Parent Tommy Carroll Rensselaer Troy CSD Teacher Margaret Doyle Rensselaer Wynantskill UFSD Future Mother and Aunt Meredith Gavin Rensselaer Wynantskill UFSD Parent Michelle Marte Rensselaer Wynantskill UFSD Parent Mervete Ardolic Richmond New York City Parent Rakela Catalfumo Richmond New York City Parent Cristina Diaz Richmond New York City Parent Kerri Ettinger Richmond New York City Teacher Marie Friedman Richmond New York City Aunt Pam Salem Richmond New York City Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Tammy Amiel Rockland Clarkstown CSD Parent Michele Berzon Rockland Clarkstown CSD Parent Sheila Corcoran Rockland Clarkstown CSD Parent Suzanne Coyle Rockland Clarkstown CSD Parent Vincent DeFalco Rockland Clarkstown CSD Parent janice DeFalco Rockland Clarkstown CSD Parent Arnold Fucci Rockland Clarkstown CSD District Chair / Supervisor Kevin Horan Rockland Clarkstown CSD Teacher Lisa Licht Rockland Clarkstown CSD Parent Greg Licht Rockland Clarkstown CSD Parent Laurie McDermott Rockland Clarkstown CSD Parent Shari McDonald Rockland Clarkstown CSD Parent Lisa Mercurio Rockland Clarkstown CSD Parent Wanda Octaviano Rockland Clarkstown CSD Parent Richard Poulin Rockland Clarkstown CSD Parent Rachel Shinder Rockland Clarkstown CSD Parent Maureen Tighe Rockland Clarkstown CSD Parent Kristin Ventry Rockland Clarkstown CSD Parent Denise Waletzky Rockland Clarkstown CSD Parent Diane M Bronico Rockland Haverstraw-‐Stony Point CSD retired teacher Lauren Schimko Rockland Haverstraw-‐Stony Point CSD Teacher Christopher Campanella Rockland Nanuet UFSD Teacher Jeannine Guerci Rockland Nanuet UFSD Parent Elisa Marsico Rockland Nanuet UFSD Parent Keith McGarry Rockland Nanuet UFSD Parent Patricia McGarry Rockland Nanuet UFSD Parent Kathleen Triana Rockland Nanuet UFSD Teacher Jansen Barron Rockland North Rockland CSD Teacher Margret Evangelista Rockland North Rockland CSD Parent Edward Garcia Rockland North Rockland CSD Assistant Principal Edward Garcia Rockland North Rockland CSD Assistant Principal Joseph Lloyd Rockland North Rockland CSD Assistant Principal Jennifer Luongo Rockland North Rockland CSD Assistant Principal Judith Matarazzo Rockland North Rockland CSD retired teacher Heather Cornell Rockland Nyack UFSD Parent Shari Davis Rockland Nyack UFSD Parent James Ross Rockland Nyack UFSD Parent Debbra Stolarik Rockland Nyack UFSD Taxpayer Geri Sumprer Rockland Pearl River UFSD Grandparent Joline Jozokos-‐Bookman Rockland Ramapo Central Parent Laura Goldhamer Rockland Ramapo CSD tax payer Kathleen Ryan-‐Triola Rockland Rockland BOCES Assistant Principal Gene Thompson-‐Grove Rockland SOCSD Prof development Ivanya Alpert Rockland South Orangetown CSD Parent Margaret Cavanaugh Rockland South Orangetown CSD Teacher Jessica Kesselman Bertoli Rockland South Orangetown CSD Parent Dimitri Laddis Rockland South Orangetown CSD Parent Ken Mitchell Rockland South Orangetown CSD Superintendent Na Navedo Rockland South Orangetown CSD parent Glenn Spiegelman Rockland South Orangetown CSD Teacher Amanda Bywater Saratoga Ballston Spa CSD Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Judi Krause Saratoga Ballston Spa CSD Parent Jeralee Mornhinweg Saratoga Ballston Spa CSD Parent Katie Caccamo Saratoga Burnt Hills-‐Ballston Lake CSD Parent Tricia Farmer Saratoga Burnt Hills-‐Ballston Lake CSD Parent Bernadette Hagadorn Saratoga Burnt Hills-‐Ballston Lake CSD Parent Victoria Lizor Saratoga Burnt Hills-‐Ballston Lake CSD Parent Victoria Lizor Saratoga Burnt Hills-‐Ballston Lake CSD Parent Kristin Trapini Saratoga Burnt Hills-‐Ballston Lake CSD Teacher Statia Darrah Saratoga Corinth CSD Parent Maureen Kuntz Saratoga Corinth CSD Teacher Melissa Sandwick Saratoga Corinth CSD Parent Melissa Sandwick Saratoga Corinth CSD Parent Alan Spieldenner Saratoga Corinth CSD Parent Alan Spieldenner Saratoga Corinth CSD Teacher Matthew Welch Saratoga Corinth CSD Parent Lisa Wells Saratoga Corinth CSD Parent LeAndra Bruno Saratoga Mechanicville City SD Parent Jesika Christiansen Saratoga Mechanicville City SD Parent Christina Morrison Saratoga Mechanicville City SD Parent
Agnes Gavin Saratoga Saratoga Springs City SD Licensed Speech/Language Pathologist
Christine Gravina Saratoga Saratoga Springs City SD Parent Heather Hoke Saratoga Saratoga Springs City SD Parent Karalee Nix Saratoga Saratoga Springs City SD Parent Christine Paige Saratoga Saratoga Springs City SD Both Parent and Professor Judy Soukup Saratoga Saratoga Springs City SD Parent Jamie Burleigh Saratoga Schuylerville CSD Teacher Hannah Christopher Saratoga Shenendehowa CSD Parent Joseph Christopher Saratoga Shenendehowa CSD Parent andrea doiron Saratoga Shenendehowa CSD Parent Jennifer Forrester Saratoga Shenendehowa CSD Parent Leslie Javarone Saratoga Shenendehowa CSD Teacher Melissa Smith Saratoga Shenendehowa CSD Parent Sue Pantea Saratoga Waterford-‐Halfmoon elem Teacher Barbara Amirault Schenectady Burnt Hills-‐Ballston Lake CSD Parent Jeremy Kergel Schenectady Burnt Hills-‐Ballston Lake CSD Parent Adam Hoffman Schenectady Niskayuna CSD Parent Christine Murphy Schenectady Niskayuna CSD Parent Kimberly Rickard Schenectady Rotterdam-‐Mohonasen CSD Parent Ronald Cadieux Schenectady Schenectady City SD Teacher Tracy Cimino Schenectady Schenectady City SD Parent Julie Foster Schenectady Schenectady City SD Teacher Leah Lembo Schenectady Schenectady City SD Union Noelle Falvo Schenectady Scotia-‐Glenville CSD Parent Angeline Morris Schenectady Scotia-‐Glenville CSD Parent Michelle Schips Schenectady Scotia-‐Glenville CSD Parent Colleen Condolora Schenectady South Colonie CSD Parent Jodi Barnes Schoharie Middleburgh CSD Parent Carmella Smith Schoharie Middleburgh CSD Parent Martin Messner Schoharie Schoharie CSD Teacher Martin Messner Schoharie Schoharie CSD Teacher
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Name NYS County School District Position Krista Easton St. Lawrence Brasher Falls CSD Teacher Gena Ladouceur St. Lawrence Canton CSD Teacher Kathleen Buell St. Lawrence Gouverneur CSD Teacher Pamela Mahay St. Lawrence Gouverneur CSD Teacher Kathy Palmer St. Lawrence Gouverneur CSD Teacher Connie Tubbs St. Lawrence Gouverneur CSD Teacher Patricia Williams St. Lawrence Gouverneur CSD Teacher Tammy Manley St. Lawrence Massena CSD Teacher Michelle Brockway St. Lawrence Norwood-‐Norfolk CSD Teacher Martha Greene St. Lawrence Norwood-‐Norfolk CSD Teacher Wendy Rufa St. Lawrence Ogdensburg City SD Teacher Samantha Wedd Steuben Addison CSD Parent Julianne Merry Steuben Arkport CSD Parent Michelle Decker Steuben Bath CSD Parent Bret Ryan Steuben Bath CSD Teacher Saunseray Benjamin Steuben Burnt Hills-‐Ballston Lake CSD Parent Marilyn Adusei-‐Poku Steuben Corning-‐Painted Post Area SD Parent Sharon Campbell Steuben Corning-‐Painted Post Area SD Teacher Vicki Clark Steuben Corning-‐Painted Post Area SD Parent Stephanie Doughty Steuben Corning-‐Painted Post Area SD Parent Tim Doughty Steuben Corning-‐Painted Post Area SD Parent Denise Duell Steuben Corning-‐Painted Post Area SD Teachers Assistant Candice Hill Steuben Corning-‐Painted Post Area SD Parent Tammy Huff Steuben Corning-‐Painted Post Area SD Parent Julie Judd Steuben Corning-‐Painted Post Area SD Parent Kristen Klemenz Steuben Corning-‐Painted Post Area SD Parent Jodi Kohli Steuben Corning-‐Painted Post Area SD Parent Lynn Leonard Steuben Corning-‐Painted Post Area SD Parent Stephen Leonard Steuben Corning-‐Painted Post Area SD Parent Donna Seyler Steuben Corning-‐Painted Post Area SD Parent Mary Ann Tozer Steuben Corning-‐Painted Post Area SD Parent Jodi Walker Steuben Corning-‐Painted Post Area SD Parent Mary Mauro Steuben Hornell City SD Teacher Charles Martine Suffolk Amityville UFSD Teacher Michelle DeMauro-‐Scharff Suffolk Babylon UFSD District Chair / Supervisor Elaine DiGiacomo Suffolk Babylon UFSD School Social Worker Lisa Drance Suffolk Babylon UFSD District Chair / Supervisor Elizabeth Foster Suffolk Babylon UFSD Teacher Charles Leech Suffolk Babylon UFSD Teacher John Michele Suffolk Babylon UFSD District Chair / Supervisor Claire Reilly Suffolk Babylon UFSD District Chair / Supervisor Christopher Ryan Suffolk Babylon UFSD District Chair / Supervisor Michael Santaly Suffolk Babylon UFSD Parent Monica Santaly Suffolk Babylon UFSD Teacher Angela Turk Suffolk Babylon UFSD District Chair / Supervisor Robert Bieringer Suffolk Bay Shore UFSD Mathematics Consultant Robert C Bieringer Suffolk Bay Shore UFSD Retired Math Director K-‐12 Carol Dworkin Suffolk Bay Shore UFSD Assistant Principal Kelly Molloy Suffolk Bay Shore UFSD Teacher Linda Tomasino Suffolk Bay Shore UFSD Teacher Tricia Abruzzo Suffolk Bayport-‐Blue Point UFSD Parent of graduate/ speech path
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Name NYS County School District Position for school-‐aged students
Denise Connolly Suffolk Bayport-‐Blue Point UFSD Parent James Cottone Suffolk Bayport-‐Blue Point UFSD Teacher Kristine Curran Suffolk Bayport-‐Blue Point UFSD Parent David Heins Suffolk Bayport-‐Blue Point UFSD Parent Kathleen Murphy Suffolk Bayport-‐Blue Point UFSD Parent Rosemary Pearce Suffolk Bayport-‐Blue Point UFSD Teacher Rosemary Pearce Suffolk Bayport-‐Blue Point UFSD Teacher Nicole Teufel Suffolk Bayport-‐Blue Point UFSD Parent Thomas Teufel Suffolk Bayport-‐Blue Point UFSD Parent Vincent Autera Suffolk Brentwood UFSD Assistant Principal Denise Braun Suffolk Brentwood UFSD Teacher Jody Bruno Suffolk Brentwood UFSD Teacher Toni Chu Suffolk Brentwood UFSD Teacher Nicole Conti Suffolk Brentwood UFSD Parent Margaret Gregory Suffolk Brentwood UFSD Teacher Eileen Haggerty Suffolk Brentwood UFSD Staff Eileen Haggerty Suffolk Brentwood UFSD Teacher Assistant Pamela Heim Suffolk Brentwood UFSD Teacher Tammy Jaggi Suffolk Brentwood UFSD Parent Stephanie Lynch-‐Loscalzo Suffolk Brentwood UFSD Teacher Kristen Masotto Suffolk Brentwood UFSD Teacher Jean McIver Suffolk Brentwood UFSD Teacher Nancy Petschauer Suffolk Brentwood UFSD Teacher Lisa Reitan Suffolk Brentwood UFSD Teacher
Ismaru Reyes Suffolk Brentwood UFSD Elementary Library Clerk and Parent
Donna Rohrbacker Suffolk Brentwood UFSD Teacher Denise Spagnuolo Suffolk Brentwood UFSD slp Eileen Welch Suffolk Brentwood UFSD District Chair / Supervisor Craig Charvat Suffolk Center Moriches UFSD Teacher Taryn Glynn Suffolk Center Moriches UFSD Teacher Monika Moses Suffolk Center Moriches UFSD Parent Mary Pettit Suffolk Center Moriches UFSD Parent Sherry Turpin Suffolk Center Moriches UFSD Teacher David Ehrhardt Suffolk Central Islip UFSD Teacher Dali Rastello Suffolk Central Islip UFSD Assistant Principal Michael Roethgen Suffolk Central Islip UFSD Teacher Dina Chase Suffolk Cold Spring Harbor CSD Parent Genevieve Cimino Suffolk Cold Spring Harbor CSD Parent Helen Daly Suffolk Cold Spring Harbor CSD President, Central Parents Council Wendi DeSchutter Suffolk Cold Spring Harbor CSD Parent Nichole DiNoto Suffolk Cold Spring Harbor CSD Parent Stephanie DiNozzi Suffolk Cold Spring Harbor CSD Parent Jacqueline Eckstein Suffolk Cold Spring Harbor CSD Parent Beth Fagin Suffolk Cold Spring Harbor CSD Parent Lori Farkash Suffolk Cold Spring Harbor CSD Parent Janice Farynick Suffolk Cold Spring Harbor CSD Parent Jennifer Ganz Suffolk Cold Spring Harbor CSD Parent Ruth Guirguis Suffolk Cold Spring Harbor CSD Parent Deborah Hauser Suffolk Cold Spring Harbor CSD Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Tina McGowan Suffolk Cold Spring Harbor CSD Parent Kieran McGowan Suffolk Cold Spring Harbor CSD Parent Terry Sajewski Suffolk Cold Spring Harbor CSD Parent Stacey Sica Suffolk Cold Spring Harbor CSD Parent Despina Tenedorio Suffolk Cold Spring Harbor CSD Parent Michael Tenedorio Suffolk Cold Spring Harbor CSD Parent Eileen Varacchi Suffolk Cold Spring Harbor CSD Parent Kimberly Williams Suffolk Cold Spring Harbor CSD Teacher Maryann Hamilton Suffolk College/University Professor Frank Agovino Suffolk Commack UFSD Assistant Principal Amy Biblow Suffolk Commack UFSD Teacher Justine Buonovolonta Suffolk Commack UFSD Teacher Evelyn Cardenas Smith Suffolk Commack UFSD Assistant Principal Jill Cella Suffolk Commack UFSD Teacher Anne Chimelis Suffolk Commack UFSD Teacher Anne Chimelis Suffolk Commack UFSD Teacher Stephanie Composto Suffolk Commack UFSD Teacher Carolyn Correll Suffolk Commack UFSD Teacher Laura Cosentino Suffolk Commack UFSD Teacher Harry Cuff Suffolk Commack UFSD Teacher Sari Farber Suffolk Commack UFSD Teacher Corey Fein Suffolk Commack UFSD School Psychologist Ann Marie Ferreri Suffolk Commack UFSD Lead Teacher Debra Finkel Suffolk Commack UFSD Teacher Tina Florentino Suffolk Commack UFSD Parent Emily Greco Suffolk Commack UFSD Teacher Diane Hancock Suffolk Commack UFSD Parent Paul Infante Suffolk Commack UFSD District Chair / Supervisor Kristen Kornweiss Suffolk Commack UFSD Teacher Renee Landsman Suffolk Commack UFSD Teacher Rochelle Levenson Suffolk Commack UFSD Teacher Carmela Lombardi Suffolk Commack UFSD teacher assistant Jon Macaluso Suffolk Commack UFSD Director Amy Martin Suffolk Commack UFSD Teacher Barbara McFadden Suffolk Commack UFSD Teacher Connie Nonnenmacher Suffolk Commack UFSD Parent Nicholas Nonnenmacher Suffolk Commack UFSD Parent Rachel O'Boyle Suffolk Commack UFSD Teacher Alison Offerman-‐Celentano Suffolk Commack UFSD District Chair / Supervisor Carla Powers Suffolk Commack UFSD Teacher Susan Robinson Suffolk Commack UFSD Teacher Paul Rosengarten Suffolk Commack UFSD Parent Paul Schmelter Suffolk Commack UFSD Assistant Principal Linda St.Pierre Suffolk Commack UFSD Speech-‐Language Pathologist Julie Staskowski Suffolk Commack UFSD Parent Orna Szenczy Suffolk Commack UFSD Teacher Kathleen Terrell Suffolk Commack UFSD Teacher Pamela Verity Suffolk Commack UFSD Parent Kerry Vitola Suffolk Commack UFSD District Chair / Supervisor Erica Walerstein Suffolk Commack UFSD Teacher LauraAnne Weiss Suffolk Commack UFSD District Chair / Supervisor
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Name NYS County School District Position Theresa Etts Suffolk Comsewogue UFSD Assistant Principal Debbie Foster Suffolk Comsewogue UFSD Teacher Ali Gordon Suffolk Comsewogue UFSD Board Member Emily Leary Suffolk Comsewogue UFSD Teacher Audrey Nilsen Suffolk Comsewogue UFSD District Administrator for PPS Robert Pearl Suffolk Comsewogue UFSD Parent Gail Ports Suffolk Comsewogue UFSD Teacher Joseph Rella Suffolk Comsewogue UFSD Superintendent Sophia Rennard Suffolk Comsewogue UFSD Grandparent Richard Rennard Suffolk Comsewogue UFSD Grandparent Rick Rennard Suffolk Comsewogue UFSD Parent Justin Seifert Suffolk Comsewogue UFSD Teacher Kendra Fairless Suffolk Connetquot CSD Parent Nicholas Ferraioli Suffolk Connetquot CSD Parent Claudette Gerdjunis Suffolk Connetquot CSD Parent Claudette Gerdjunis Suffolk Connetquot CSD Parent Claudette Gerdjunis Suffolk Connetquot CSD Parent Krista Heaney Suffolk Connetquot CSD Parent Robert Heizman Suffolk Connetquot CSD Parent Lisa Kennedy Suffolk Connetquot CSD Parent Lisa Kennedy Suffolk Connetquot CSD Parent Jon Kessel Suffolk Connetquot CSD retired teacher Steven Lubrino Suffolk Connetquot CSD Parent Michael Lulo Suffolk Connetquot CSD Parent Eileen Panico Suffolk Connetquot CSD Parent Eileen Panico Suffolk Connetquot CSD Parent Jill Pellegrino Suffolk Connetquot CSD Parent Linda Pennington Suffolk Connetquot CSD Teacher Linda Pennington Suffolk Connetquot CSD Teacher Jo Ann Piccininni Suffolk Connetquot CSD Parent JoAnna Rewkowski Suffolk Connetquot CSD Parent Cynthia Roesler Suffolk Connetquot CSD Parent Pamela Talbot Suffolk Connetquot CSD Parent Adriana Wetzel Suffolk Connetquot CSD Parent Todd Andrews Suffolk Copiague UFSD Assistant Superintendent Deborah Balunas Suffolk Copiague UFSD Teacher Lori Beloff Suffolk Copiague UFSD Teacher Teressa Brown Suffolk Copiague UFSD Teacher Monica Csorny Suffolk Copiague UFSD Teacher Jeanne Beth Demott Suffolk Copiague UFSD Teacher Jacquelin Espinal Suffolk Copiague UFSD Teacher Marie Fodera Suffolk Copiague UFSD Teacher Susan Franzone Suffolk Copiague UFSD Teacher Tim Gavin Suffolk Copiague UFSD Teacher Wendy Hrzich Suffolk Copiague UFSD Teacher Jennifer Kinney Suffolk Copiague UFSD Staff Developer Paul Kounadis Suffolk Copiague UFSD Teacher Carly Lamson Suffolk Copiague UFSD Teacher Lisa Miller Suffolk Copiague UFSD Teacher P Newman Suffolk Copiague UFSD Teacher K Ostrofsky Suffolk Copiague UFSD Teacher
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Name NYS County School District Position Kirsten Ostrofsky Suffolk Copiague UFSD Teacher Theresa Pisano Suffolk Copiague UFSD Teacher Ashley Price Suffolk Copiague UFSD Teacher Sarah Rowan Suffolk Copiague UFSD Teacher Neil Schweitzer Suffolk Copiague UFSD Teacher Christine Sklar Suffolk Copiague UFSD Teacher Effie Sofos Suffolk Copiague UFSD Teacher Kristina Sudano Suffolk Copiague UFSD Teacher Karen Swenson Suffolk Copiague UFSD Teacher Julia Tedeschi Suffolk Copiague UFSD Retired Teacher Linda Walsh Suffolk Copiague UFSD Teacher Larry Wurtzel Suffolk Copiague UFSD Teacher (Ret.) Keri Delargy Suffolk Deer Park UFSD Parent Paul Eising Suffolk Deer Park UFSD Parent Debbie Leon Suffolk Deer Park UFSD Parent Debbie Leon Suffolk Deer Park UFSD Parent Vera Papa Suffolk Deer Park UFSD Parent Kerry Saviano Suffolk Deer Park UFSD Teacher Anne Mittendorf Suffolk East Hampton UFSD Teacher Stefanie Baranek Suffolk East Islip UFSD Parent Eileen Egbert Suffolk East Islip UFSD Teacher Judith Fischer Suffolk East Islip UFSD Teacher GiGi Guiliano Suffolk East Islip UFSD Parent John Guiliano Suffolk East Islip UFSD Parent Kat Lichter Suffolk East Islip UFSD Parent Rachel O'Boyle Suffolk East Islip UFSD Parent Karen Cerino Suffolk East Moriches UFSD Parent Iris Agudelo Suffolk East Quogue UFSD Parent Christine Buono Suffolk East Quogue UFSD Parent Cathy Cornell Wagner Suffolk East Quogue UFSD Parent Brian Danowski Suffolk East Quogue UFSD Parent Laura Devito Suffolk East Quogue UFSD Parent D Dorn Suffolk East Quogue UFSD Parent Liana Forseth Suffolk East Quogue UFSD Parent Kimberly Galway Suffolk East Quogue UFSD Parent Kevin Gilvary Suffolk East Quogue UFSD Parent Jeanne Gordon Suffolk East Quogue UFSD Parent Brian Gordon Suffolk East Quogue UFSD Parent Bianca Hebberd Suffolk East Quogue UFSD Parent Sara Marino Suffolk East Quogue UFSD Parent Linda Mautone Suffolk East Quogue UFSD Parent Cynthia McNamara Suffolk East Quogue UFSD Parent Colleen Nill Suffolk East Quogue UFSD Parent Gina Presutti Suffolk East Quogue UFSD Parent Carolyn Terry Suffolk East Quogue UFSD Parent Kelly Tureski Suffolk East Quogue UFSD Parent Shari Vetter Suffolk East Quogue UFSD Parent Karolina Vuik Suffolk East Quogue UFSD Parent Sheila Ducos Suffolk Eastport-‐South Manor CSD Parent Teri Harling Suffolk Eastport-‐South Manor CSD Parent Sharon Klune Suffolk Eastport-‐South Manor CSD Teacher
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Name NYS County School District Position Karen Koliadko Suffolk Eastport-‐South Manor CSD Assistant Principal Stephanie Lengyel Suffolk Eastport-‐South Manor CSD Parent Christine Rubin Suffolk Eastport-‐South Manor CSD Parent Nicole knorr Suffolk Elwood UFSD Parent Karen Wenzel Suffolk Farmingdale UFSD Parent Philip Tamberino Suffolk Fire Island UFSD Teacher Jeffrey Ryvicker Suffolk Great Neck UFSD Assistant Principal Linda Wallace Suffolk Greenport UFSD Parent Melissa Otero Suffolk Half Hollow Hills Parent Virginia Barry Suffolk Half Hollow Hills CSD Parent Nancy Byrne Suffolk Half Hollow Hills CSD Parent Gerald Byrne Suffolk Half Hollow Hills CSD Parent Kathleen DeBenedittis Suffolk Half Hollow Hills CSD Parent Kathleen DeBenedittis Suffolk Half Hollow Hills CSD Parent Kathleen DeBenedittis Suffolk Half Hollow Hills CSD Parent Jean Dougherty Suffolk Half Hollow Hills CSD Teacher Ian Dunst Suffolk Half Hollow Hills CSD District Chair / Supervisor Caryn Kelhoffer Suffolk Half Hollow Hills CSD Parent Karen Kenny Suffolk Half Hollow Hills CSD Parent Erica LaChant Suffolk Half Hollow Hills CSD Parent Barbara Lazcano Suffolk Half Hollow Hills CSD Parent Robet Newton Suffolk Half Hollow Hills CSD Assistant Principal Melissa Otero Suffolk Half Hollow Hills CSD Parent Leslie Pilgrim Suffolk Half Hollow Hills CSD Teacher Lisa Rossi Suffolk Half Hollow Hills CSD Parent Jill Savini Suffolk Half Hollow Hills CSD Teacher Yu-‐chi von Bartesch Suffolk Half Hollow Hills CSD Parent Lori Walsh Suffolk Half Hollow Hills CSD Parent Cliff Walsh Suffolk Half Hollow Hills CSD Parent Lori Walsh Suffolk Half Hollow Hills CSD Parent Cliff Walsh Suffolk Half Hollow Hills CSD Parent Allison Zusmer Suffolk Half Hollow Hills CSD Teacher Julie Lofstad Suffolk Hampton Bays UFSD Parent Sharon Wheeler Suffolk Hampton Bays UFSD Parent Denise Flowers Suffolk Harborfields CSD Parent Rob Gadamowitz Suffolk Harborfields CSD Parent Thomas Gellert Suffolk Harborfields CSD District Chair / Supervisor Jennifer Gioe Peper Suffolk Harborfields CSD Parent Soosan Happel Suffolk Harborfields CSD Parent Theresa Walter Suffolk Harborfields CSD Parent Elisabeth Anziano Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Teacher Courtney Autino Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Parent Karen Baumann Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Parent Christine Blankenship Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Parent Michele Byrne Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Parent Holli Cirone Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Parent Paul Cirone Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Parent Kimberly Crawford-‐Arbocus Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Teacher and Parent Karen DeMaio Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Teacher Christa Fabian Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Teacher Danielle Faggioni Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Amy Faicco Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Teacher Brian Gillen Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Teacher Dorothy Graf Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Parent Joanne Jacobsen Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Parent Gina Koch Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Parent Lauren Kurrass Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Teacher Beth LaManna Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Parent Olive Makris Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Teacher Linda Mallalieu Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Parent Linda Mallalieu Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Parent Eileen Mass Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Board Member Christopher Michael Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD District Chair / Supervisor Rose Morales Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Parent Laura Mulligan Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Teacher Kathryn Nonnenmacher Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Teacher Dawn Ann Raccuglia Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Parent Kirsten Reisfield Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Parent Carina Riat-‐Ventola Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Teacher Carol Russo Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Teacher Cara Russo Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Teacher Jessica Sellitto Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Parent Nicole Smith Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Parent Melissa Solomon Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Parent Debra Steinman Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Parent Mary Beth Tiedemann Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Teacher Robert Vitulano Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Teacher Amy Vivinetto Suffolk Hauppauge UFSD Parent Thomas Finn Suffolk Hewlett-‐Woodmere UFSD Teacher Paul Brendel Suffolk Huntington UFSD Parent Lisa Hanna Suffolk Huntington UFSD Parent Greg Wagner Suffolk Huntington UFSD Parent Denis DaPuzzo Suffolk Independent Teacher Angela Alfred Suffolk Islip UFSD Parent Christine Barbara Suffolk Islip UFSD Parent Russ Barbara Suffolk Islip UFSD Parent Ursula Camenzuli Suffolk Islip UFSD Parent Danielle Flora Suffolk Islip UFSD Parent Philip Flora Suffolk Islip UFSD Parent Dillon Tamke Suffolk Islip UFSD student Shane Tamke Suffolk Islip UFSD student James Brannigan Suffolk Kings Park CSD Parent Patricia Conte Suffolk Kings Park CSD Teacher Thomas Edge Suffolk Kings Park CSD Parent Michelle Eskin Suffolk Kings Park CSD Parent Beth LaFantano Suffolk Kings Park CSD Teacher Catherine Moonis Suffolk Kings Park CSD Parent Debra Morsello Suffolk Kings Park CSD Parent Thomas Nally Suffolk Kings Park CSD Teacher Jessica Osnato Suffolk Kings Park CSD Teacher M Reyling Suffolk Kings Park CSD Parent Janice Tabone Suffolk Kings Park CSD Teacher
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Name NYS County School District Position Ann Weir Suffolk Kings Park CSD Parent Scott Beloff Suffolk Lindenhurst UFSD Parent Barbrina Ertle Suffolk Lindenhurst UFSD Professor Bruce Hoffman Suffolk Lindenhurst UFSD Assistant Principal Krista Jones-‐Danseglio Suffolk Lindenhurst UFSD Parent Krista Jones-‐Danseglio Suffolk Lindenhurst UFSD Parent Tracey Miller Suffolk Lindenhurst UFSD Teacher Karen Shanley Suffolk Lindenhurst UFSD Parent Penelope Blizzard-‐McGrath Suffolk Longwood CSD Parent Christina Brown Suffolk Longwood CSD Parent Christina Brown Suffolk Longwood CSD Parent Tara Fodrowski Suffolk Longwood CSD Parent Tara Fodrowski Suffolk Longwood CSD Parent Robert Frole Suffolk Longwood CSD Parent Kathleen Herron Suffolk Longwood CSD Parent Jennifer Ifferte Suffolk Longwood CSD Parent Noelle Kouris Suffolk Longwood CSD Teacher Alison Krieb Suffolk Longwood CSD Parent Michelle Leggio Suffolk Longwood CSD Parent Kerri Licciardi Suffolk Longwood CSD Parent Joseph Licciardi Suffolk Longwood CSD Parent Timothy Macdowall Suffolk Longwood CSD Parent Lori Nowosielski Suffolk Longwood CSD Parent Florence Olson Suffolk Longwood CSD Grandparent Pat Perkins Suffolk Longwood CSD Grandmother Debbie Ryan Suffolk Longwood CSD Parent Valerie Sappelsa Suffolk Longwood CSD Parent Kenneth Spegele Suffolk Longwood CSD Teacher Maria Toth Suffolk Longwood CSD Parent Ron Basirico Suffolk Massapequa UFSD Teacher Tammie Hildesheim Suffolk Mattituck-‐Cutchogue CSD Parent Jill Tapper Suffolk Mattituck-‐Cutchogue CSD Teacher Donna Palma Suffolk MCCSD Middle Country Parent Regina Azzara Suffolk Middle Country CSD Parent Theresa Budd Suffolk Middle Country CSD Parent Valerie Capriotti Suffolk Middle Country CSD Teacher Debra Commesso Suffolk Middle Country CSD Parent Jennifer Connolly Suffolk Middle Country CSD Parent Brenda Delvalle Suffolk Middle Country CSD Parent Laura Farina Suffolk Middle Country CSD Teacher Roberta Gerold Suffolk Middle Country CSD Superintendent Bettina Giannino Suffolk Middle Country CSD Parent Maggie Gryciuk Suffolk Middle Country CSD Parent Marie Harned Suffolk Middle Country CSD Parent Radoika Jorge-‐ Blake Suffolk Middle Country CSD Parent Ann Kessel Suffolk Middle Country CSD retired teacher Michele Leekin Suffolk Middle Country CSD Parent Michele Leekin Suffolk Middle Country CSD Parent Joel Leekin Suffolk Middle Country CSD Parent Joel Leekin Suffolk Middle Country CSD Parent Christina Marin Suffolk Middle Country CSD Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Doris Marrero Suffolk Middle Country CSD Parent Doris Marrero Suffolk Middle Country CSD Parent Laura Martin Suffolk Middle Country CSD Teacher Angela Marzocca Suffolk Middle Country CSD Parent Robert Marzocca Suffolk Middle Country CSD Parent Linda Murdock Suffolk Middle Country CSD Parent Katie Noonan Suffolk Middle Country CSD Teacher Donna Palma Suffolk Middle Country CSD Parent Joanne Pisciotti Suffolk Middle Country CSD Parent Keith Rennard Suffolk Middle Country CSD Parent Carol Serapiglia Suffolk Middle Country CSD Parent Danielle Sirico Suffolk Middle Country CSD Parent Jennifer Strong Suffolk Middle Country CSD Parent Tina Trezzo Suffolk Middle Country CSD Parent Dina Phillips Suffolk middle country school district Parent Jessica Phelps Suffolk Middle Country SD Parent Vivian Tilford Suffolk Middle County Parent Jane Adamo Suffolk Miller Place UFSD Teacher J Brischler Suffolk Miller Place UFSD Teacher Lynn Contursi Suffolk Miller Place UFSD Parent and Teacher Lisa Gonyea Suffolk Miller Place UFSD Parent kathy herron Suffolk Miller Place UFSD Teacher Kathleen Herron Suffolk Miller Place UFSD Teacher Patricia Isenberg Suffolk Miller Place UFSD Teacher Tami Lapp Suffolk Miller Place UFSD Parent JoAnn Luisa Suffolk Miller Place UFSD Parent Karla Maroney Suffolk Miller Place UFSD Parent Maria Elena Mazza Suffolk Miller Place UFSD Parent Maria Elena Mazza Suffolk Miller Place UFSD Parent Johanna Testa Suffolk Miller Place UFSD Parent Elizabeth Travers Suffolk Miller Place UFSD Parent Denise Ventiquattro Suffolk Miller Place UFSD Parent Michael Martinsen Suffolk Montauk UFSD Parent J Philip Perna Suffolk Montauk UFSD Superintendent Gail Simons Suffolk Montauk UFSD Parent Virginia Veltri Suffolk Montauk UFSD Teacher Ursula Costanzo Suffolk Mount Sinai CSD Parent Ursula Costanzo Suffolk Mount Sinai CSD Parent Danielle Cumings Suffolk Mount Sinai CSD Parent Candace Donin Suffolk Mount Sinai CSD Parent Deborah Lang Suffolk Mount Sinai CSD Parent Amy Larusso Suffolk Mount Sinai CSD Parent Donna Mikolanda Suffolk Mount Sinai CSD Parent Cynthia Nardiello Suffolk Mount Sinai CSD Parent Heather Anderson Suffolk North Babylon UFSD Parent Michael Anderson Suffolk North Babylon UFSD Parent Michael Biesiadecki Suffolk North Babylon UFSD Teacher Carol Cianti Suffolk North Babylon UFSD Speech/language Therapist Diana Decker Suffolk North Babylon UFSD Parent Felisa Di Nunzio Suffolk North Babylon UFSD Parent Joseph DiTroia Suffolk North Babylon UFSD Assistant Principal
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Name NYS County School District Position Selina Durio Suffolk North Babylon UFSD Teacher Ellen Kresic Suffolk North Babylon UFSD Teacher John Lazarek Suffolk North Babylon UFSD Teacher John Lazarek Suffolk North Babylon UFSD Teacher Barbara Lombardi Suffolk North Babylon UFSD grandparent Kim Lowenborg-‐Coyne Suffolk North Babylon UFSD District Chair / Supervisor Kenneth Luna Suffolk North Babylon UFSD Teacher Kristy Middleton Suffolk North Babylon UFSD District Chair / Supervisor Mary NOLL Suffolk North Babylon UFSD Teacher gerri piazzolla Suffolk North Babylon UFSD Parent Gerri Piazzolla Suffolk North Babylon UFSD Parent Jodi Rosengarten Suffolk North Babylon UFSD Teacher Deborah Serino Suffolk North Babylon UFSD Teacher John Sofos Suffolk North Babylon UFSD Teacher Pamela Sylvester Suffolk North Babylon UFSD Teacher Caryn Fusaro Suffolk Northport-‐East Northport UFSD Parent Emily LaGiglia Suffolk Northport-‐East Northport UFSD Teacher Joanne Loring Suffolk Northport-‐East Northport UFSD Parent Eric Loring Suffolk Northport-‐East Northport UFSD Parent Peter Magnuson Suffolk Northport-‐East Northport UFSD Parent Allison Noonan Suffolk Northport-‐East Northport UFSD Parent Wenla Petry Suffolk Northport-‐East Northport UFSD Teacher Michelle Schatz Suffolk Northport-‐East Northport UFSD Parent Deborah Sherman Suffolk Northport-‐East Northport UFSD Parent Diana Andrade Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD Parent Diana Andrade Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD Parent Teresa Baldinucci-‐Greenberg Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD Parent Thomas Cataldo Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD Parent Tara Cataldo Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD Parent Marie Cataldo Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD student Danielle Gabriellini Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD Parent Anthony Gabriellini Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD Parent Danielle Gabriellini Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD Parent Tina Gruber Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD Parent Tina Gruber Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD Parent Rose Halliday Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD Parent Loraine Halliday Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD Parent Stephanie Ida Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD Parent Stephanie Ida Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD Teacher Suzanne Logiudice Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD Parent James Lyston Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD Parent Patty Mccaffrey Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD Parent Rhona Meier Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD Parent Karen O'Sullivan Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD Professor Karen O'Sullivan Seifert Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD Parent Mitchell Papele Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD Parent Rahana Schmalacker Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD Parent Mary Shwonik Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD Parent Thomas Stock Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD Parent Dawn Wassmer Suffolk Patchogue-‐Medford UFSD Parent Lisa Greenblatt Suffolk Plainview-‐Old Bethpage CSD Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Pamela Kern Suffolk Remsenburg-‐Speonk UFSD Parent Steve Corso Suffolk Retired Teacher (Ret.) Jacqueline Adla Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Athena Angerhauser Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher John Barona Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Michelle Baumann Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Joan Becht Suffolk Riverhead CSD School Nurse Claire Belmonte Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Mindy Benze Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Danielle Bergin Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Kimberly Birong Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Allyson Brodsky-‐Matwey Suffolk Riverhead CSD Parent Christopher Butterfield Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Theresa Carr Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Emily Chizever Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Brian Cunningham Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Theresa Curry Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Cynthia Dacunto Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Kerry Deschamps Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Kathleen Devlin Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Rosaleen Dorsogna Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Darren Dunn Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Darren Dunn Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Tinaann Ehrhart Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Bob Fallot Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Laura Feuerman Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Lindsey Fuhs Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Danielle Good Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Lisa Goulding Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Nadine Greenberg Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Deborah Hermann Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Kathleen Horn Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Lonnie Hughes Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Karen Ivins Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Karen Ivins Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Jennie Jaeger Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Anselma Jimenez Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Michael Kanter Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Ellen Knieriemen Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Nina Laight Suffolk Riverhead CSD Parent Juliet Lake-‐Carlson Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Robert Maccone Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Barbara Marsicano Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Janine Mastropaolo Suffolk Riverhead CSD Social Worker Theresa Messina Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Susan Monahan Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Matthew Moorman Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Cheryl Mustacchio Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Jane Nentwich Suffolk Riverhead CSD Parent John Nobile Suffolk Riverhead CSD School Psychologist Patricia Passanante Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher
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Name NYS County School District Position Michelle Paterno Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Ann Priapi Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Emily Puccio Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Melissa Ries Suffolk Riverhead CSD Parent Judith Rosica Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Marica Sidik Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher David Spinella Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Debra Spinelli Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Shelley Sprung Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Colleen Stalter Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Jeanne Stearns Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Keri Stromski Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Lisa Talmage Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Yolanda Thompson Suffolk Riverhead CSD Parent Stacy Tuohy Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Kimann Ulmet Suffolk Riverhead CSD Parent Kimann Ulmet Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Donna Verbeck Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Janine Weber Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher John Wevers Suffolk Riverhead CSD Parent Sandra Wicklund Suffolk Riverhead CSD Parent Donna Wilson Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Claire Yannacone Suffolk Riverhead CSD Teacher Michael Casamassima Suffolk Rockville Centre UFSD Teacher Vincent Gazzo Suffolk Rockville Centre UFSD Teacher Nancy Hunter Suffolk Rocky Point Teacher Dawn Callahan Suffolk Rocky Point UFSD Teacher Dawn Callahan Suffolk Rocky Point UFSD Teacher Kathi Heggers Suffolk Rocky Point UFSD Parent Jessica Sternkopf Suffolk Rocky Point UFSD Parent Katie Trentowski Suffolk Rocky Point UFSD Parent Bruce Wolper Suffolk Rocky Point UFSD Parent Elizabeth Benimoff Suffolk Sachem CSD Parent Mary Calamia Suffolk Sachem CSD Social Worker Elizabeth Comito Suffolk Sachem CSD Parent Janet Daniello Suffolk Sachem CSD Parent Paula DeFilippo Suffolk Sachem CSD Teacher Bonnie Faust Suffolk Sachem CSD Parent Margot Fezza Suffolk Sachem CSD Parent Richard Hermann Suffolk Sachem CSD Parent Donna Hudson Suffolk Sachem CSD Parent Thomas Lipani Suffolk Sachem CSD Teacher Irene Malfa Suffolk Sachem CSD Parent Donna Midwick Hiltz Suffolk Sachem CSD Teacher Kimberly Rubinstein Suffolk Sachem CSD Parent Kevin Tougher Suffolk Sachem CSD Teacher Celeste Vasquez Suffolk Sachem CSD Parent Lisa Wandling Suffolk Sachem CSD Parent Brian Wasson Suffolk Sachem CSD Parent Jonathan Weston Suffolk Sachem CSD Teacher Janice D'Angelo Suffolk Sag Harbor UFSD Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Gregory D'Angleo Suffolk Sag Harbor UFSD Parent Victoria Kuss Suffolk Sag Harbor UFSD Parent Kelly Cummings Suffolk Sayville UFSD Teacher Patricia Di Brico Suffolk Sayville UFSD Teacher Mary Beth Dieterle Suffolk Sayville UFSD Teacher Sharon Donnelly Suffolk Sayville UFSD Teacher Kim Franzese Suffolk Sayville UFSD Parent Kathleen Frontino Suffolk Sayville UFSD Parent Emily Geiger Suffolk Sayville UFSD Parent Barbara Hall Suffolk Sayville UFSD District Chair / Supervisor Brigid Marino Suffolk Sayville UFSD Parent Patricia Mclary Suffolk Sayville UFSD SLP Susan Metzler Suffolk Sayville UFSD Teacher Donna Morisie Suffolk Sayville UFSD Teacher Mayra Robayo Suffolk Sayville UFSD Parent Walter Schartner Suffolk Sayville UFSD Superintendent Tim Southerton Suffolk Sayville UFSD Teacher Nicole Teufel Suffolk Sayville UFSD Teacher Kateri Volpe Suffolk Sayville UFSD Teacher Melony White Suffolk Sayville UFSD Parent Kristi Woerner Suffolk Sayville UFSD Teacher Kimberly Costello Suffolk Shoreham-‐Wading River CSD Parent Marie Darcey Suffolk Shoreham-‐Wading River CSD tax payer Terry Kalb Suffolk Shoreham-‐Wading River CSD retired sp ed teacher Heather Leo Suffolk Shoreham-‐Wading River CSD Parent Stephanie Lynch-‐Loscalzo Suffolk Shoreham-‐Wading River CSD Parent Tammi Michaelson Suffolk Shoreham-‐Wading River CSD Parent Anthony Nobre Suffolk Shoreham-‐Wading River CSD Parent Florence Olson Suffolk Shoreham-‐Wading River CSD Grandparent Alicia Zilinskis Suffolk Shoreham-‐Wading River CSD Parent Colleen Albano Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Tony Albano Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Colleen Albano Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Chris Ann Ambery Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Glenn Bermam Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Stacy Berman Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Glenn Berman Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Michelle Beutel Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent James Brannigan Suffolk Smithtown CSD Teacher Jennifer Camilleri Suffolk Smithtown CSD PTA PRESIDENT/PARENT Kate Carey Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Joseph Cosentino Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Patricia Cosgrove Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Julie Costello Suffolk Smithtown CSD Teacher Dawn Dillon Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Kris Drago Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Matthew Drago Suffolk Smithtown CSD Teacher Christine Esposito Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent maria Falcone Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Michelle Farrell Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Charlie Farrell Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Michelle Farrell Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Charlie Farrell Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Michelle Farrell Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Dawn Georgiadis Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Amy Hennig Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Lynda LaCour Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Anthony Laurino Suffolk Smithtown CSD President-‐-‐CAS Daniel McCabe Suffolk Smithtown CSD Assistant Principal Stacey McKee Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Sean McKeon Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Christine Merlino Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Melissa Michel Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Suzanne Murnane Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent suzanne murnane Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent cari negri Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Allison Nucci Suffolk Smithtown CSD Teacher Suzanne O'malley Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Lauren Perrone Suffolk Smithtown CSD Teacher Steve Pfeufer Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Katherine Podair Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Tiffany Reeder Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent JoAnne Romanelli Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Jacqueline Rooney Suffolk Smithtown CSD Teacher Deborah Sarube Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Deborah Sarube Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Deborah Sarube Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Deborah Sarube Suffolk Smithtown CSD PTA President Daniel Sarube Suffolk Smithtown CSD student Samantha Sarube Suffolk Smithtown CSD student Samantha Sarube Suffolk Smithtown CSD student Elise Setteducati Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Stacey Siegelson Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Suzanne Smith Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Roger P Smith Suffolk Smithtown CSD Teacher Laura Spencer Suffolk Smithtown CSD Teacher John Staudt Suffolk Smithtown CSD Professor Max Strieb Suffolk Smithtown CSD Teacher Stacy Trebing Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Steve Trebing Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Lorie Van Riel Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Debra Vernice Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Danielle Volpicella Suffolk Smithtown CSD Teacher sharon weissman Suffolk Smithtown CSD Teacher Amy Whalen Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Christy Youllar Suffolk Smithtown CSD Parent Danielle Aiello Suffolk South Country CSD Teacher Nicole Albrecht Suffolk South Country CSD Teacher Christine Belford Suffolk South Country CSD Teacher Claudine Burkhardt Suffolk South Country CSD Parent Tara Cataldo Suffolk South Country CSD Assistant Principal Kristin Christie Suffolk South Country CSD Teacher
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Name NYS County School District Position MIchelle Drucker Suffolk South Country CSD Teacher Diane Etzel Suffolk South Country CSD Teacher Linda Freiband Suffolk South Country CSD Teacher Kevin Glynn Suffolk South Country CSD Teacher Anthony Griffin Suffolk South Country CSD Parent Jolene Leonardi Suffolk South Country CSD Teacher Jeni McCarthy Suffolk South Country CSD Teacher Marnie Papele Suffolk South Country CSD Parent David Perkins Suffolk South Country CSD Teacher Lisa Rant Suffolk South Country CSD Teacher Tara Reustle Suffolk South Country CSD Teacher Jennifer Rupolo Suffolk South Country CSD Parent Theresa Tietjen Suffolk South Country CSD Teacher Terry Vatalaro Suffolk South Country CSD Teacher Aimee Volk Suffolk South Country CSD Teacher Melony White Suffolk South Country CSD Teacher S. Winslow Suffolk South Country CSD Teacher Laurie Condon Suffolk South Huntington UFSD Parent Tania Johnson Suffolk South Huntington UFSD Parent Jacqueline Kurtzberg Suffolk South Huntington UFSD Parent Jennifer Parlante Suffolk South Huntington UFSD Parent Todd Winch Suffolk South Huntington UFSD Parent Karen Braune Suffolk Southampton UFSD Teacher Susan Wright Suffolk Southampton UFSD Assistant Principal Malynda Boyle Suffolk Southold UFSD Parent David Gamberg Suffolk Southold UFSD Superintendent Samantha Heidtmann Suffolk Southold UFSD Parent Rene Suprina Suffolk Southold UFSD District Chair / Supervisor Rene Suprina Suffolk Southold UFSD Teacher Darlene Gaffney Suffolk Suffolk County Teacher Colleen Ammann Suffolk Three Village CSD Parent Jennifer Anderson Suffolk Three Village CSD Parent Michelle Casteleiro Suffolk Three Village CSD Parent Mary Coonerty Suffolk Three Village CSD Teacher Sean Dowling Suffolk Three Village CSD Teacher jonathan ferrante Suffolk Three Village CSD Parent Barbara Forbes Suffolk Three Village CSD Grandparent Barbara Forbes Suffolk Three Village CSD grandparent Jennifer Frole Suffolk Three Village CSD Teacher Amy Gironda Suffolk Three Village CSD Parent Amy Gironda Suffolk Three Village CSD Parent Sarajane Ilamathi Suffolk Three Village CSD Teacher Sarajane Ilamathi Suffolk Three Village CSD Teacher Laurie Jarrett Suffolk Three Village CSD Teacher Ellen Krakow Suffolk Three Village CSD Parent Steven Meyer Suffolk Three Village CSD Parent Thomas Resnick Suffolk Three Village CSD Student Dominick Volpicella Suffolk Three Village CSD Parent Kerrin Welch Suffolk Three Village CSD District Chair / Supervisor Robert Wilder Suffolk Three Village CSD Parent Donna Wilder Suffolk Three Village CSD Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Rachel Mahler Suffolk Valley Stream CHS District Teacher David Cunningham Suffolk West Babylon UFSD Teacher Giovanni DiStefano Suffolk West Babylon UFSD Teacher Kelly Durkin Suffolk West Babylon UFSD Teacher Anna Elias-‐Bonet Suffolk West Babylon UFSD Parent Autumn Matthews Suffolk West Babylon UFSD Teacher Deborah Morris Suffolk West Babylon UFSD Librarian Nicole Narducci-‐Farr Suffolk West Babylon UFSD Parent Kristen Finnegan Suffolk West Islip UFSD Teacher Maureen Lenowicz Suffolk West Islip UFSD Teacher Tara O'connor Suffolk West Islip UFSD Parent Thomas Parson Suffolk West Islip UFSD Parent Thomas Parson Suffolk West Islip UFSD Parent Corinne Arrasate Suffolk Westhampton Beach UFSD Parent Bryan Bookamer Suffolk Westhampton Beach UFSD Assistant Principal Patricia Capon Suffolk Westhampton Beach UFSD Teacher Carmella DeFichy Suffolk Westhampton Beach UFSD Teacher Betsy Doyle Suffolk Westhampton Beach UFSD Teacher Susan Geraci Suffolk Westhampton Beach UFSD Parent William Hempfling Suffolk Westhampton Beach UFSD Teacher Doria Hughes Suffolk Westhampton Beach UFSD parent Francine Iannone Suffolk Westhampton Beach UFSD Parent Susan Kearns Suffolk Westhampton Beach UFSD Teacher Mary Alyce Rogers Suffolk Westhampton Beach UFSD Parent Mary Weeks Suffolk Westhampton Beach UFSD Parent Valerie Berini Suffolk William Floyd UFSD Parent Caroline Ceglio Suffolk William Floyd UFSD Teacher Crystal DeMeo Suffolk William Floyd UFSD Parent Rose Marie Joskow Suffolk William Floyd UFSD Resident Kelly Lehane Suffolk William Floyd UFSD Parent Kathleen Pantaleo Suffolk William Floyd UFSD Teacher Darla Ramos Suffolk William Floyd UFSD Parent Melissa Tiedemann Suffolk William Floyd UFSD Parent Thomas Hill Suffolk Wyandanch UFSD Teacher Lisa Davies Sullivan Liberty CSD Teacher Shawn Davis Sullivan Liberty CSD Dean of Students Sandra Deckelman-‐Davis Sullivan Liberty CSD Parent Ernie Feasel Sullivan Liberty CSD Teacher Stacy Feasel Sullivan Liberty CSD Teacher Daniel McConnell Sullivan Liberty CSD Teacher Richard Schacher Sullivan Liberty CSD Assistant Principal Colleen Tenbus Sullivan Liberty CSD Teacher Claire Coleman Sullivan Livingston Manor CSD Parent Patrick McCarthy Sullivan Sullivan BOCES Teacher John Ogozalek Sullivan Sullivan West CSD Teacher Sarah Brooks Tioga Newark Valley CSD Parent Judith Hawkins Tioga Owego-‐Apalachin CSD Teacher Patricia Berry Tompkins Groton CSD Teacher Teresa Dovi Tompkins Groton CSD Teacher Stephanie Hume Tompkins Groton CSD Teacher Stephanie Hume Tompkins Groton CSD Teacher
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Name NYS County School District Position Scott Weeks Tompkins Groton CSD Teacher Amy Cronin Tompkins Ithaca City SD Parent Ife Scott Tompkins Ithaca City SD Parent Christine Landon Tompkins Newfield CSD Parent Douglas Leonard Ulster College/University Professor Lynn Peck Ulster Ellenville CSD Teacher Kristine Lee Ulster Highland CSD Parent Dora Navarro Ulster Highland CSD grandparent Linda Nelson Ulster Highland CSD Parent Bridget Ferrer Ulster Kingston City SD Parent Cheryl Finnegan Ulster Kingston City SD Teacher Lucas Fox Ulster Kingston City SD Teacher Allison Garelick Ulster Kingston City SD Parent Rebecca Lanier Ulster Kingston City SD Parent Rebecca Lanier Ulster Kingston City SD Parent Terri Lemister-‐Snyder Ulster Kingston City SD Teaching Asst. Maria Maritsas Ulster Kingston City SD Parent Mary McClellan Ulster Kingston City SD School Counselor Erin Newcomb Ulster Kingston City SD Parent Crystal Parese Ulster Kingston City SD Teacher Natalie Pelella Ulster Kingston City SD Parent Nicole Rogers Ulster Kingston City SD Parent Thomas Stalter Ulster Kingston City SD Parent Kathy Werner Ulster Kingston City SD Literacy Coach Essi Zahedi Ulster Kingston City SD Parent matthew gallagher Ulster Marlboro CSD Teacher Anne Loupe Ulster Marlboro CSD Parent Jamie Moran Ulster Marlboro CSD Teacher Lucinda Retcho Ulster Marlboro CSD Teacher Melissa Slimak Ulster Marlboro CSD Parent Susan Steinberg Smith Ulster Marlboro CSD Parent Andrea Viviani-‐Moujib Ulster Marlboro CSD Teacher John Burdick Ulster New Paltz CSD community member/taxpayer Justin Finnegan Ulster New Paltz CSD Teacher Eileen McElroy Ulster New Paltz CSD Parent Jon Stern Ulster New Paltz CSD Teacher Bianca Tanis Ulster New Paltz CSD Parent Katie Love Ulster Onteora CSD Concerned Parent Bobbi Schnell Ulster Onteora CSD Principal (Ret.) Nancy Ebel Ulster Rhinebeck CSD Teacher Laurie Giardino Ulster Rondout Valley CSD Teacher Gregory Peck Ulster Rondout Valley CSD Parent Melissa Gallagher Ulster Saugerties CSD Parent Jacqueline Hayes Ulster Saugerties CSD Teacher Jessica McCaig Ulster Saugerties CSD Teacher Amy Michaels Ulster Saugerties CSD Teacher Luz Mooney Ulster Saugerties CSD Parent Lisa Bender Ulster Wallkill CSD Speech-‐Language Pathologist Lisa Boggs Ulster Wallkill CSD Parent Jodi Davis Ulster Wallkill CSD Parent Kathy Morales Ulster Wallkill CSD Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Derek Java Warren Glens Falls City SD Parent Shelley Morrissey Warren Glens Falls City SD Parent Raquel Speers Warren Glens Falls City SD Parent Frann Flatley Warren Lake George CSD Parent Jennifer Metivier Warren Lake George CSD Parent Lisa Bruzual Warren Queensbury UFSD former teacher Mary Charles Warren Queensbury UFSD Parent Lisa Fedele Warren Queensbury UFSD Parent Joanne McDonough Warren Queensbury UFSD Parent Edward Miller Warren Queensbury UFSD Parent Heather Taylor Warren Queensbury UFSD Parent Victoria Vanier Warren Queensbury UFSD Parent Andrea Whalen Warren Queensbury UFSD Parent Susan Pidgeon Washington Argyle CSD Teacher Layla Carnahan Washington Greenwich CSD Parent Dorothea Casey Washington Greenwich CSD Parent Susan Pruiksma Washington Greenwich CSD Parent Victoria Vanier Washington Hartford CSD Teacher Sharon Farrell Washington Hudson Falls CSD Teacher Laura Caler Washington Odessa CSD Teacher Susan Lane Wayne Clyde-‐Savannah CSD Teacher Elliott Butt Wayne Gananda CSD Teacher Christopher Potter Wayne Gananda CSD Teacher Barbara Smith Wayne Gananda CSD Parent Paul Wallach Wayne North Rose-‐Wolcott CSD Teacher Charles Cook Wayne Red Creek CSD Teacher Mike Herlan Wayne Sodus CSD Teacher Christine Marx Westchester Ardsley UFSD Parent theresa vita Westchester Bedford Central Parent Jennifer Kothari Westchester Bedford CSD Parent Susan Polos Westchester Bedford CSD Teacher Tom Vita Westchester Bedford CSD Parent Michael Diamente Westchester Briarcliff Manor UFSD Teacher Stacy Halper Westchester Briarcliff Manor UFSD Parent of former students Joanne Milch Westchester Chappaqua CSD Parent Joseph Montuori Westchester Chappaqua CSD Teacher Patricia Zamperlin Westchester Croton Harmon UFSD Teacher Lisa Cohen Westchester Croton-‐Harmon UFSD Parent Kira Herbert Westchester Croton-‐Harmon UFSD Teacher Joseph Merriam Westchester Croton-‐Harmon UFSD Teacher Michelle Antenucci Westchester Eastchester UFSD Parent Christopher Antenucci Westchester Eastchester UFSD Parent merrie daitch Westchester Eastchester UFSD Teacher Colette Donato Westchester Eastchester UFSD School Psychologist Cindy Tolomeo Westchester Eastchester UFSD Teacher Angela White Westchester Elmsford UFSD Parent Alyssa Constant Westchester Greenburgh CSD Parent Shelley Crossen Westchester Greenburgh CSD Parent Renee Pritchard Westchester Greenburgh CSD Parent Claudia Milne Westchester Harrison CSD Teacher Colleen Hamburger Westchester Hastings-‐on-‐Hudson UFSD Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Nate Morgan Westchester Hastings-‐on-‐Hudson UFSD Teacher Marcia Bailey Westchester Hendrick Hudson CSD Teacher Gabriel Beinart-‐St. John Westchester Hendrick Hudson CSD Teacher Nancy Tucci Westchester Hendrick Hudson CSD Parent David DiMeo Westchester Lakeland CSD Teacher Dana Doyle Westchester Lakeland CSD Child Development Specialist Vicki Fox Westchester Lakeland CSD Teacher Jenn Kender Westchester Lakeland CSD Teacher Elizabeth Merriam Westchester Lakeland CSD Parent Christina Recine Westchester Lakeland CSD Parent Frank Yanoti Westchester Lakeland CSD Assistant Principal Gale Zadoff Westchester Lakeland CSD Counselor Rachel Piven Westchester Mamaroneck UFSD Parent Mary Andrews Westchester Mt. Pleasant CSD Parent Patti Costanza Westchester Mt. Pleasant CSD Parent Marie Wayne Westchester Mt. Pleasant CSD Parent Martin Daly Westchester New Rochelle City SD Teacher Anne De Nigris Westchester New Rochelle City SD Parent Tania Syriaque Westchester New Rochelle City SD Teacher Scott Lenhart Westchester North Salem CSD Teacher Sarah Speers Westchester North Salem CSD Parent Rene Artale Westchester Ossining UFSD Parent F Schnecker Westchester Ossining UFSD Board Member Mary Boyle Westchester Peekskill CSD Teacher Dawn Hoagland Westchester Peekskill CSD Teacher Isabel Pipolo Westchester Peekskill CSD Parent Terry Hongell Westchester Pocantico Hills CSD Teacher Jennifer Vizcaino Westchester Pocantico Hills CSD Parent Virginia Ellis Westchester Port Chester-‐Rye UFSD Teacher Edward Kliszus Westchester Port Chester-‐Rye UFSD Superintendent Jennifer Fall Westchester Rye City SD Teacher Lisa Inguanti Westchester Rye City SD Teacher Cadence Barbery Westchester Rye Neck UFSD Teacher Jennifer Fall Westchester Rye Neck UFSD Parent John Fall Westchester Rye Neck UFSD Parent Carl Fazio Westchester Rye Neck UFSD Teacher Valerie Feit Westchester Rye Neck UFSD District Chair / Supervisor Kris Karam Westchester Rye Neck UFSD Teacher Francescsa Kayan Westchester Rye Neck UFSD Teacher Linda Kurtz Westchester Rye Neck UFSD Teacher Suzanne Losito Westchester Rye Neck UFSD Teacher Anne Palombo Westchester Rye Neck UFSD Teacher Allison Reynolds Westchester Rye Neck UFSD Teacher Janine Rocchio Westchester Rye Neck UFSD Teacher Lawrence Chatzinoff Westchester Scarsdale UFSD Assistant Principal Mary Beth Evans Westchester Scarsdale UFSD Parent Mary Beth Evans Westchester Scarsdale UFSD Parent Dorothy Golden Westchester Scarsdale UFSD Teacher Diane Greenwald Westchester Scarsdale UFSD Parent Rochelle Hauge Westchester Scarsdale UFSD Assistant Principal Tracy McCarthy Westchester Scarsdale UFSD Parent
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Name NYS County School District Position Amy Nadasdi Westchester Scarsdale UFSD Parent Sue Peppers Westchester Scarsdale UFSD Assistant Principal Christopher Renino Westchester Scarsdale UFSD Assistant Principal John Griffiths Westchester Somers CSD Parent Kelly Krug Westchester Somers CSD Parent Brenda OShea Westchester Somers CSD Teacher Christine Clayton Westchester UFSD-‐Tarrytowns Parent & Professor Barbara Fischer Westchester UFSD-‐Tarrytowns Parent Rachelle Gebler Westchester UFSD-‐Tarrytowns Parent Heather Hewett Westchester UFSD-‐Tarrytowns Parent Kathryn Kitt Westchester UFSD-‐Tarrytowns Parent Tanya Monier Westchester UFSD-‐Tarrytowns Parent Ann Neilsen Westchester UFSD-‐Tarrytowns Parent Deborah Torres Westchester Valhalla UFSD Parent Caroline Furry Westchester White Plains City SD Parent Shannon Nella Westchester White Plains City SD Parent Kendra Raffington Westchester White Plains City SD Parent Laura Reidy Westchester White Plains City SD Parent Erica Adamson-‐Carroll Westchester Yonkers City SD Teacher Ava Brown Westchester Yonkers City SD Teacher Kerrie Butler Westchester Yonkers City SD Parent Christine Callace Westchester Yonkers City SD Teacher Elaine Cristello Westchester Yonkers City SD Teacher Diane DeFeo Westchester Yonkers City SD parent and teacher Barb Dempsey Westchester Yonkers City SD Teacher Laura Malone Westchester Yonkers City SD Teacher Jane McGonnigle Westchester Yonkers City SD Parent Michele Morello Westchester Yonkers City SD Teacher Jennifer Samaniego Westchester Yonkers City SD Teacher Nancy Vigliotti Westchester Yonkers City SD Teacher Tiffany Woodberry Westchester Yonkers City SD Teacher Janine Gibney Westchester Yorktown CSD Teacher Lori Embt Wyoming Attica CSD Parent Linda Smith Wyoming Attica CSD Parent Andrew Beigel Yates College/University Professor Denise Love Yates College/University Professor
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