EARLY CHILDHOOD DEPARTMENT

 
 

  ADMINISTRATION

 
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Dr. Colleen La Rocca Malleo
Supervisor

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Barbara Diaz
Assistant Supervisor

 
 

 

  PERSONNEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dennis P. Butkiewicz
Fiscal Specialist

 

Bernadette Velez
Parent/Community
Involvement Specialist
 

 
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  Marlene Valdes
Administrative Secretary
 

Clara Mion   Secretary

 
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Vidya Chintamaneni Registration Secretary

   Joanne  Morgan Registration Nurse 

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   Manuel Valenzuela
Van Driver
  Germaine Gibson 

  

MASTER TEACHERS

 

Masters Teachers provide and maintain high quality education as the help   and support preschool teachers.  They visit classrooms and coach  teachers using reflective practice to improve instruction.   

     

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Master Teacher

  Schools

Sharon Gerald

 School No. 17

Colleen Ortega

 School No. 16 

Lenny Kostick

 School No. 19 & Children's Day Nursery 

Geri Gil

 School No. 3

Marisol Vazquez

 School No. 17 

Irene Alawi

 Head Start No.1 & 2

Barbara Sack

 School No. 1 & Urban Crisis Center 

 Mary DeBlasio

School No. 6

Rachelle Camhi-Danto 

 School No. 7 & Collegiate New Beginnings

 


 

 

SOCIAL WORKERS

 
 

 The School Based Social Workers work with the classroom Teachers, Master Teachers and other staff to support students and their parents.  They reach out to families, determine their needs, provide assistance and/or refer for community services. The School Social Workers also provide parent education or training through workshops.   

   

 

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 Social Workers

Schools

Ana Yanez 

School No. 3

Chante Kubs

School No. 17 

Maria Setti

School No. 16 

Julieta Tapia

School No. 6 & No.1

Maria Leyva

School No. 7

Bernadette Velz

School No. 19








 

 

PRESCHOOL INTERVENTION REFERRAL TEAM SPECIALISTS

 
 

 P.I.R.T.S are education professional such as school psychologists, teachers, social workers, LDT-Cs who are assigned to work with   classroom staff.  They provide strategies to the teachers and para professionals in order for them to help students   succeed in the classroom environment. 

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P.I.R.T.S.

Schools

   Karen Calise

Children's Day Nursery and School No. 3

Martha Paradela

Urban Crisis Center

  Myrna Gonzalez

 Head Start #1 and #2 

  Colleen Finkelstein

  School No. 1 & No. 16  

  Mona Nelson

School No. 17

Maria Ela Leyva

  School No. 6 & No. 7

 Deepa Sadhwani

School No. 19 

  Judy Golzio

School No. 16 & Collegiate New Beginnings

 Kenia Peralta

All Schools (Speech) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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