PUBLICATIONS
“Idle Threats Fuel Opt Out” Op-Ed The Journal News April 23, 2015
“An Empirical Analysis of New York’s Teacher Evaluation System: Flaws in the Design” AASA Journal of Scholarship and Practice Spring 2015, Vol. 12, No. 1
“Let’s Avoid a Legal Collision Course on APPR On Board (2015, January 26) 16(2)
“Federal Mandates on Local Education – Costs and Consequences (Yes, it’s a ‘Race,’ But is it in the Right Direction?)” State University of New York at New Paltz Center for Research, Regional Education, and Outreach, Discussion Brief #8, Fall 2012
“Something’s Amiss in the International Race and Rankings” The School Administrator October, 2011
“Taking Teacher Evaluation to Extremes” Education Week December 17, 2010
"Evidence for the Middle" - In Transition Winter 1996, Spring 1996, Fall 1996, Winter 1997, Spring 1997, Fall 1997, Winter 1998, Spring 1998, Fall 1998, Winter 1999, Spring 1999, Fall 1999, Winter 2000, Spring 2000, Winter 2001, Spring 2001, and Winter 2002 .
"Interdisciplinary Team Teaching" Issues in Middle Level Education – New York State Middle School Association 1994-95 (Series I, Issue 4)
"Team Effectiveness Survey" In Transition Fall 1994
"Students on Teaming” In Transition Fall 1992
"Confronting At-Risk Students and Their Parents" In Transition Spring 1992
"Student Awards Lottery: A Program to Promote Student Citizenship" In Transition Winter 1991
"Professional Study Groups: Collegiality for the Improvement of Instruction" Conference for Secondary English Department Chairpersons Quarterly February, 1989 (Honorable Mention - NCTE "Article of the Year")
"The Write Way to Learn" Writing TeacherFebruary/March 1988
"Group Editing"Writing TeacherAugust /September 1987
"Writing Essays Every Day: A Guide for the Overburdened English Teacher" English Journal February 1986
PRESENTATIONS
“Prepared: Crisis Communications” Panel Discussion and Workshop
Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES
April 22, 2015
“Race to the Top – Costs and Consequences”
New York State Council of School Superintendents/Multiple Presentations – New York State Spring, Fall and Winter 2013-15
“Schools and Student Data Privacy” - Panelist
Center for Information Technology Policy
Princeton University
February 2014
“Pursuing Responsible Reform in a Common Core World”
Multiple Presentations – New York State Spring, Fall and Winter 2013-14
“Lessons in Strategic Leadership for Educational Policymakers”
Washington, D.C. Policy Seminar April 2011
“Establishing Roles and Partnerships to Advance the Learning Needs of Gifted Students”
AGATE (Conference on Gifted Education) Fall 2010
“The Courage of the Superintendency” New York State Council of School Superintendents Fall 2010 (Invited Panelist)
“Data-driven Strategic Planning” (PLC) Co-presenter New York State School Boards Association Fall 2009
“School-based Strategic Planning for School Administrators” Chappaqua Leadership Academy
Winter 2005
“Essential Elements of Middle-level Instruction” State Education Department and BOCES Consortium Central Valley Country Club, Orange County, New York April 2003
“History and Research of the Middle School” The Westchester Middle-level Principal’s Institute
Northern Westchester BOCES – 2002-2004
“Research Study – Essential Elements of Middle-level Instruction” (Panel Discussion) NYSMSA Conference, Rochester, New York, October 2000
“Research in Middle Level Education – Current Issues” (Panel Discussion) NYSMSA Conference, Rochester, New York, October 2000
“Developing the Model Middle School” Dutchess BOCES, December 1999
“What Works in Middle-Level Education” (Panel Discussion) NYSMSA Conference, Lake Placid, New York, October 1999
“The Development of the Young Adolescent” Middle-Level Academy Newburgh August 1999
“Research in Middle-Level Education” NYSMSA Conference, Albany, New York, November 1997
“What's Right with American Education?” NYSUT/Mid-Hudson Teacher's Center Regional Conference: IBM, Poughkeepsie, October 1994
"Building the Middle School Schedule" Kingston City Schools, 1996; S.U.N.Y. at New Paltz, 1995; NYSMSA Conferences: Rochester, October 1994 and Syracuse, November 1993; and Ulster BOCES, January 1992
"Becoming a Middle School" Presentations to various school districts
"What Have We Learned from the Middle School?" Leadership Academy at Ulster BOCES August 1992 & ASCD Conference November 1992
"Improving School Climate through Shared Decision-Making"
NYSMSA Conference - Niagara FallsOctober 1991
"Understanding Early Adolescence and Living with Your Ten-to-Fifteen Year Old" Parents and Schools Partnership Series 1991 - Present
"Management of the Writing Program"
Orange BOCES Teacher Conference 1990
Westchester Council of English Teachers1989
Superintendent's Conference (Nyack and Yonkers)1989
New York State English Council (Syracuse) 1986
National Council of Teachers of English (Houston)1985
"Seminar in the Teaching of Writing" (Nyack T. C.) 1987-88
"The Writing Process" (NYSED, Albany) 1986/89
"The Principal's Role in the Supervision of Language Arts" 1986
HONORS
“Conrad Toepfer Leadership Award” NYSMSA2014
President’s Award - Rockland County School Boards Association2014
“LHCSS - Superintendents - Distinguished Service Award”2013
“NYS Senate Liberty Award”2009
“Rockland County Executive’s “Award of Excellence”2009
Rockland County Legislature’s “Distinguished Service Award”2009
New York State Lions - “Uplinger Distinguished Service Award”2009
“Friend of Children Award” NYS School Psychologists Association 2009
“Administrator Award” - School Library-Media Specialists of SNY2007
“New York State Middle School Association Achievement Award”2000 & 2003
“New York State Home and Consumer Sciences - Educator of the Year”2000
“Student Achievement Award” Fordham University 1998
“Alumni Association Dissertation Award” Fordham University 1998
“Service Award - Middle Level Education” - NYSMSA1997
“National Graduate Student Research Seminar in Educational
Administration” University Council for Educational Administration1997