Research and Grants

Grant: Petrides Center
To restructure an existing facility into a seamless K-12 school for the New York City Board of Education. 1998-2002

Grant: Chancellor’s Cohort
Special doctoral program funded by the New York City Board of Education to prepare 20 administrators for key leadership positions in the City’s schools. This program was initially funded for 3 years and a second cohort of an additional 30 administrators was funded beginning Fall 2000. 1997-2003

Grant: Middle School Initiative - Cohort IV - Community School District 28
Designed to investigate successful modern middle school practices. 2000

Grant: Middle School Initiative – Cohort IV – Community School District 29
Designed to investigate successful modern middle school practices. 2000

Grant: Magnet Schools
Community School District 30. To train teachers in Magnet Schools to help facilitate and improve integration of urban schools. 1998-2000

Grant: I.S. 296-Teacher Training
To customize a reading improvement program and to enhance the reading and writing initiative. 1997

Grant: Middle School Initiative – Cohort III – Community School District 32
Middle School Reform. 1997

Grant: Superintendent’s Initiative – Community School District 32 - Institute for Administrators
1997

Grant: Middle School Initiative – Cohort II – Community School District 30
Designed to investigate successful modern middle school practices. 1997

Grant: Principals’ Training Institute/SURR Intervention
Designed to train members in effective school management. 1996-97

Grant: Learning Styles
To provide specialized service to  a SURR school, IS 111, in Community School District #32.

Grant: Mapping Through Technology
Enables students to use semantic maps to organize ideas for the purpose of writing discourse. 1996. Developed the instructional design & beta testing of Thinking Network software. Assisted in the design of the 1987-88 Directory of Public High Schools, NY Board of Education, and acted as Coordinator for the Cluster Design Program.