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Acknowledgments

CUSTOMIZATION WORKING GROUP

Board of Education of the City of New York

English Language Arts
Robert A. Alessandro, Administrator, Division of Instructional Support
Dr. Toni Ann Bernard, SETRC Staff Development Specialist
Dianne M. Hayden, SETRC Staff Development Specialist
Greta S. Margolis, Administrator, Division of Instructional Support
Pat Woerner, Instructional Specialist, Division of Instructional Support

English as a Second Language
Virginia Jama, ESL Resource Specialist, Office of Bilingual Education
Janet Reda, Staff Development Specialist, Office of Bilingual Education
Phyllis T. Ziegler, Director, Bilingual/ESL Program Development, Office of Bilingual Education

Spanish Language Arts
Anthony J. Armada, Title VII Project Director, Office of Bilingual Education
Noemi Carrera Herendeen, Director, Bilingual Curriculum and Instructional Services, Office of Bilingual Education
Astrid Jacobo, Staff Development Specialist, Office of Bilingual Education
Hilda Medina, Field Instructional Specialist, Office of Bilingual Education

Community School District 1

Josie Suarez, Bilingual Special Education Professional Development Trainer

Community School District 2

Jamie Grinberg, Public School 41
Rosanne Kurstedt, Lower Laboratory for Gifted Education

Community School District 3

Doris Colomba, Teacher Facilitator,
Public School 84

Community School District 4

Vivian Wallace, Teacher Consultant

Community School District 5
Dr. Harriet Pitts, Communication Arts Staff Developer/Early Childhood Specialist

Community School District 6

Celina Gutierrez, Staff Developer, Public School 4

Community School District 7

Deborah Simmons, Grade Coordinator/Math Teacher

Community School District 8

Dr. Marilyn Funes, Director of Communication Arts

Community School District 9

Veena Burry, Staff Developer

Community School District 10

Stephanie Krusa, Director of Magnet Programs

Community School District 11

Fanny Sandberg, Staff Developer

Community School District 12

Yolanda Santiago, Dual Language Coordinator

Community School District 13

Randy Seabrook, Resource Specialist Enrichment

Community School District 14

John Caffrey, Junior High School 126

Community School District 15

Aida Montero, Principal,
Public School 124
Beth Peller, English Language Arts Coordinator

Community School District 16

Betty Davis, Assistant Principal,
Public School 262

Community School District 17

Richard Giaquinto, Administrative Assistant, Middle School 2

Community School District 18

Judy Karlinsky, UFT/NYC Teacher Centers Consortium

Community School District 19

Joan Mahon, Principal, Intermediate School 292
Joseph A. Porzio, Director of Math, Schoolwide Programs and Parent Involvement

Community School District 20

Beverly Lynch, Director of Communication Arts

Community School District 21

Anita Skop, Staff Developer, Public School 288/Public School 199

Community School District 22

Joan McManus, Staff Developer

Community School District 23

Cynthia Grayman Pond, Coordinator of Communication Arts

Community School District 24

Diane Foley, Assistant Principal, Intermediate School 119

Community School District 25

Joan Ratner, Supervisor of Communication Arts

Community School District 26

Florence Zaccaria, Language Arts Coordinator
Dena Poulos, ELA Coordinator

Community School District 27

Denise Sontag, Director of Reading

Community School District 28

Esther Kohn, Reading Teacher Trainer/Staff Developer

Community School District 29

Lezli Perryman, Instructional Specialist

Community School District 30

Barbara A. Mylite, UFT/NYC Teacher Centers Consortium

Community School District 31

Anita Verdiglione, Communication Arts Coordinator

Community School District 32

Mabel Muniz-Sarduy, Parent Liason

Community School District 75

Roberta S. Shapiro, Assistant Principal and Literary Coordinator

Community School District 85

Iris Cabral, NYC Teacher Centers Consortium Specialist

BASIS
Michael Greenberg, Assistant Principal of English, Brooklyn Technical High School

Brooklyn

Dr. Randall Coleman, Assistant Principal of English, FDR High School

Bronx

Dr. Carol Gladstone, Assistant Principal of Supervision, James Monroe High School

Manhattan
Dr. Sheilah Bobo, Assistant Principal of English, High School of Fashion Industries

Queens

Jonathan Molofsky, UFT/NYC Teacher Centers Consortium
Cheryll Jones, Assistant Principal of English/Communications Department, August Martin High School

Alternative High School

Stephanie Weaver, Transition Linkage Teacher/Staff Developer

English as a Second Language
Rosita Costas, PS 1, Community School District 7
Evelyn Espino, Community School
District 24
Elizabeth Fader, PS 7, Community School District 4
Lillian Garcia, PS 1, Community School District 7
Jack Gursky, Community School
District 20
Samantha Jory, PS 145, Community School District 3
Louis Nazario, Newton H. S.
Gloria Ortiz, Coordinator of ESL/ Bilingual, Community School District 23
Catherine Rodd, Magnetech JHS 231, Community School District 29
Ted Scheffler, IS 62, Community School District 20
Josie Suarez, Community School District 1
Dorothy Werner, ESL Coordinator
Elizabeth Yarbrough, Walton H. S.

Spanish Language Arts
Wilfredo Alvelo, John Bowne H. S.
Madeline Castañeda, IS 62, District 20
Marcia Pearson, IS 291, District 32
Yokasta Peña, CS 134, District 12
María Pepén, Washington Irving H. S.
Luisa Rodríguez, IS 164, District 6
Madeline Rodríguez, PS 377, District 32
Yolanda Santiago, Distict 12
Ramonita Trinidad, PS 166, District 3
Iris Ureña, IS 320, District 17

New Standards

Ann Borthwick, Learning Research and Development Center, University of Pittsburgh
Gary Eggan, Learning Research and Development Center, University of Pittsburgh
JoAnne Eresh, Learning Research and Development Center, University of Pittsburgh
Sally Hampton, Fort Worth Independent School District
Linda Lewis, Fort Worth Independent School District
Susan Radley, Consultant
Annette Seitz, Learning Research and Development Center, University of Pittsburgh