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13A Dickinson Avenue |
Nyack, NY 10960
(in the Administration Building) Hours:
Monday-Friday 8:30 am-2:30 pm
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| nStaff
& Policy Board Members |
STAFF:
- Director: Joanne Niebanck
- Course Coordinator - Stella Blasenheim
- Community Liaison: Edi Weingarten
- Secretary:
Flaimy Abraham
POLICY BOARD MEMBERS:
- Shelley Karlen, Teacher/Co-Chairperson
- Rosemary King, Retired Teacher/Co-Chairperson
- Adrienne Holmes, Teacher/Vice Chairperson
- David Sheehan, Teacher/Secretary
- Pat Jacobson, Teacher/Treasurer
- Laura Ariza, Teacher
- Beth Barletta, Parent
- Janette Brooks, Teacher
- Gina Cappiello, Central Administration
- Robin Cohen, Teacher
- Shari Colucci, Teacher
- Orande Daring, Teacher
- Monika Hankinson, Teacher
- Mary Mark, Teacher
- Michael Mark, Board of Education
- Kathleen MacNaughton, Rockland BOCES
- Brigid McKernan, Teacher
- Ellen Rix, Teaching Assistant
- Dr. Anne Roberts, Principal
- Dr. Ben Schepens, Higher Education
- Bernadette Vicki, Teacher
- Mel Weisblatt, Business
| nCenter
Overview & Mission Statement |
OVERVIEW
The Nyack Teacher Center is one
of a growing number of teacher centers across the nation that
offers teachers the opportunity to have a voice in their own
professional development. Teacher Centers provide a place where
teachers can share their expertise, upgrade their skills, and
develop local support systems that will enable them to increase
their effectiveness in the classroom.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Nyack Teacher Center was
founded on the following premises:
- the quality of teachers and
teaching is paramount to the quality of education;
- professional growth is enhanced
positively and constructively by an atmosphere in which the integrity
of each teacher as an individual is valued;
- teachers wish to assume a larger
responsibility for their own professional growth; and
- a carefully developed staff
development program can play a positive role in bringing about
and maintaining excellence in teaching, and can maximize student
learning.
The NTC is dedicated to responding
to the professional and personal needs of it's members. Understanding
that adults have a wide range of individual needs, the Center
offers resources and services across a wide spectrum, based on
the needs expressed by staff. The Center also acts as a clearinghouse
for disseminating information on educational research and pedagogy
to staff members.
The NTC encourages and supports
cooperative and collaborative efforts which enable teachers to
assess their teaching role in relation to the changing society.
It encourages tapping the rich supply of resources available
in Rockland County to improve the quality of education for the
students of the district.
The NTC endeavors to encourage
an atmosphere of intellectual excitement and to stimulate the
staff to continuous learning by providing a place where growth
and development can flourish in a non-judgmental atmosphere,
through collegial interchange of ideas. Programs are designed
to emphasize an active approach to learning with special attention
to maintaining an informal atmosphere and encouraging interaction
among participants, in order to build self-confidence as well
as knowledge.
The NTC is governed by a Policy
Board that is representative of the entire school community:
teachers, teaching assistants, administrators, the School Board,
parents, community members, non-public schools, local businesses,
institutions of higher education and Rockland BOCES.
The responsibilities of the Policy
Board include:
- Formulating policy
- Employing staff and consultants
- Appropriating and expending
funds
- Supervising the activities and
services of the Center
The NTC provides a broad range
of services, including:
- courses
- study groups
- workshops
- teacher networks
- seminars
- parenting programs
- MiniGrants
- student programs
- peer coaching & classroom-based
support
- curriculum library resources
Nyack Teacher Center services
are designed by and for members of the Nyack School District
staff, but many programs are open to the entire school community
as well. Parents, students, preschool providers, private and
parochial school staff, preservice teachers, college faculty,
and other community members can avail themselves of Center services.
- Download Grant Application Forms here!
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- Standards and Assessment Grant (MaxiGrant): Supporting Best Practices -
information and
forms
(Get Acrobat
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| nNTC
Professional Development Brochures |
- The Teachers' Center Brochure is available in .pdf format.
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| nLinks
to Professional Organizations |
| nOther
Resources on the Internet |
| nLinks
to NYSED Information |
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