Office of Accountability

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Phone, Fax or email us:

Office of Accountability - Ira Schwartz, Assistant Commissioner
New York State Education Department

55 Hanson Place
Room 400
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Tel.: (718) 722-2796
Fax: (718) 722-2500

89 Washington Avenue
Room 365 EBA
Albany, NY 12234
Tel.: (518) 474-7928
Fax: (518) 486-1601

Accountability, Policy and Administration – Dr. Lisa Long, Supervisor
55 Hanson Place, Room 445C
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Tel.: (718) 722-4553
Fax: (718) 722-2215

Office of Bilingual Education & Foreign Language Studies – Dr. Pedro Ruiz, Coordinator

Office in Albany
89 Washington Avenue
Room 367 EBA
Albany, NY 12234
Tel: (518) 474-8775
Fax: (518) 473-4678

Office in New York City
55 Hanson Place  
Room 484-B
Brooklyn, NY 11217 
Tel: 718-722-2445 
Fax: 718-722-2459

Intervention, Evaluation and Best Practices – Dr. Sandra Herndon, Coordinator
55 Hanson Place, Room 482A
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Tel.: (718) 722-2784
Fax: (718) 722-7884

  • Email: sherndon@mail.nysed.gov regarding:
    • Differentiated Accountability Distinguished Educators Program
    • Best Practices
    • Commissioner’s Schools
    • Evaluation of NYS Differentiated Accountability System

School Improvement – Assistant Commissioner Ira Schwartz
55 Hanson Place, Room 584A
Brooklyn, NY 11217

  • Phone, fax or email regarding School Quality Reviews (SQR), External School Curriclum Audits (ESCA), Joint Intervention Team (JIT) Reviews, Comprehensive Educational Plans (CEP), and Title I School Improvement Section 1003(a) Grants:
    • Upstate & Long Island - Doris Hill-Wyley, Supervisor
      89 Washington Avenue, 385 EBA
      Albany, NY 12234
      Tel.: (518) 474-5923
      Fax: (518) 474-7948
      Email Albanysit@mail.nysed.gov
    • New York City - Nancy Reinhardt and Sisteria Spann, Supervisors
      55 Hanson Place, Room 584A
      Brooklyn, NY 11217
      Tel.:(718) 722-2647
      Fax: (718) 722-4721
      Email siteam@mail.nysed.gov

Regional Liaisons:

East - Mary Sapp
Hudson Valley – Linval Foster
Long Island - Maxine Morgenbesser
Mid-State - Jeanne Post
Mid-West - Casey Jakubowski
West – Lee York
New York City:
Linda Donnelley
Tanya England
Cynthia Gargano
Sandra Lesibu
Nydia Mennuti
Diane Park
Bheam Persaud
Veta Sheppard-Hayes

Title I School and Community Services - Mr. Roberto Reyes, Director
89 Washington Avenue, Room 365 EBA
Albany, NY 12234
Tel.: (518) 473-0295
Fax: (518) 486-1762

Complaints Complaints may be filed with the New York State Education Department (NYSED).  In order to ensure that your complaint/grievance is thoroughly and quickly reviewed, please follow the appropriate complaint procedures.

Feedback All general inquiries, feedback on this site or any changes you would like to see, should be sent to accountinfo@mail.nysed.gov unless another email is listed above. 

Last Updated: April 2, 2012