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RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION (RTI) Register at www.pnwboces.org/catalog On-Site Consultants: Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES <strong>2013</strong>/2014 Jody Hoffman is a positive behavior support consultant to several school districts. She provides staff development and facilitation for the development of school-wide positive behavior supports as well as behavior assessment and support planning for students who have challenging behavior. Ms. Hoffman has worked with several schools that have implemented and sustained PBIS. She has assisted districts with improving the process of behavior assessment and support planning. Ms. Hoffman is available to provide professional development and support in the areas of • PBIS • functional behavioral assessments. Jean Papandrea has, since 1996, provided leadership to school districts in systems analysis, alignment, and improvement particularly in the areas of K-12 Literacy, Instructional Support, behavior systems and leadership. Dr. Papandrea led 34 school districts through the development and long- term implementation of a regionwide deep systems-change initiative through job-embedded professional development, regional and local networking of effective practices, data- informed decision-making, and collaborative problem-solving. Dr. Papandrea is an adjunct professor in the Leadership Doctoral Program at Andrews University, has been a guest speaker on the topic of systems in leadership courses offered by the College of St. Rose, and a presenter at state and national conferences. In 2005, Dr. Papandrea joined the Mahopac Central School District where she led their implementation of Response to Intervention within the broader Instructional Support System. Dr. Papandrea is available to provide professional development and onsite support in the areas of • systems-improvement leadership in literacy, instructional and behavioral support. Jim Wright is a national trainer and consultant to schools and organizations on issues relating to Response to Intervention, the Common Core State Standards, and academic and behavioral interventions for struggling students. Jim has over 17 years of experience working in public schools and is a certified school psychologist and school administrator in central New York State. Jim is also the creator of Intervention Central (www.interventioncentral.org), a popular website with free intervention and assessment resources for educators in grades K-12. LEADERSHIP Abby B. Bergman has been involved in the field of education for over 40 years serving as a teacher, administrator, and most recently in the role of Regional Science Coordinator at Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES. In this capacity, Dr. Bergman has made presentations in the areas of site-based management, curriculum mapping, inquiry science, and administering school science programs. Having earned an A.B. degree in the Biological Sciences from Hunter College (CUNY), he went on to acquire two master’s degrees and a doctorate in science education from Teachers College, Columbia University. Dr. Bergman served as principal for 30 years and has also conducted graduate level courses. He has authored, or co-authored, several books for teachers and administrators. He has been an ASCD facilitator in the area of school-based decision making. He was a recipient of the Administrative Excellence Award from the Bergen County Elementary and Middle School Administrators’ Association. Dr. Bergman is available to provide professional development and onsite support in the areas of • leadership • science curriculum, instruction, and assessment. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics 105
Register at www.pnwboces.org/catalog Improving Results for Every Student Judy Barbera recently retired as an administrator after a 40 year career in education. She has served in various roles where she gained a systemic instructional perspective as a high school mathematics teacher, an elementary school principal and the Assistant Superintendent for Instruction. Ms. Barbera has expertise in the supervision and evaluation of teachers and administrators. She has extensive training and experience with Charlotte Danielson’s Components of Professional Practice and the Learner-Centered Initiative Multidimensional Principal Performance Rubric and can facilitate work related to Professional Goal Setting, Instructional Rounds, classroom observations and summative evaluation with teachers and administrators. In the area of curriculum and assessment design, Ms. Barbera promotes the Wiggins and McTigue Understanding by Design curriculum development model and Heidi Hayes-Jacob’s approach to curriculum mapping. She is proficient in the use of Rubicon Atlas, a digital curriculum mapping platform. She embraces a “balanced assessment plan” model and is interested in supporting the refinement of mandated Student Learning Objectives. Judy Barbera is affiliated Bill Daggett’s International Center for Educational Leadership and the AVID Center (Advancement via Individual Determination). She is available for on-site support for building and district administrators and teachers in the following areas • Leadership • Administrative Mentoring and Coaching • Supervision and Evaluation • Post-Workshop Extensions. • Curriculum and Assessment Karen Bronson is a former principal and secondary teacher of English. She does extensive PD work with teams of teachers and administrators both upstate and downstate on all aspects of Instructional Leadership and RTTT implementation including APPR, Common Core, SLOs and Lead Evaluator Training. She is also an adjunct instructor for SUNY Oneonta and a member of the NYS Educator Leader Cadre for the PARCC Assessments and a member of the P/NW BOCES Network Team. Ms. Bronson is available to provide professional development and onsite support in the areas of • leadership • APPR requirements, including evidence-based • differentiated instruction observation and student learning objectives • academic support • Data-informed teaching and decision-making. • literacy Barbara Gill has been a public-school educator for thirty-eight years. She retired from the Hendrick Hudson School District in Westchester, N.Y. where she served as an elementary building principal and reading teacher specializing in Early Intervention. Prior to that, Barbara was an elementary principal in Pawling, an assistant principal in Carmel, and a reading coordinator. Her teaching career spanned grades kindergarten through grade twelve. She has extensive experience with implementing new reading assessments and instructional programs. In addition, Ms. Gill has had a special interest in the implementation of new state and federal programs over the last three decades. Her education includes a Certificate of Advanced Study from SUNY New Paltz in School District Administration, an M.S. in Reading from Western Connecticut State College, and a B.A. in English from Marist College. She holds certification in building and district administration, reading K-12, elementary N-12, and English 7-12. Ms. Gill is currently doing training in areas related to Race to the Top and Literacy. Ms. Gill is available to provide onsite support in the areas of • Response to Intervention • data inquiry • Race to the Top • literacy curriculum design and implementation • reading assessment • school improvement. 106
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