Winter, 2015
NEW YORK ACADEMY OF PUBLIC EDUCATION
Newsletter
Incorporated in 1912
Louis Pavone
President
Message from the President
At our March 2, 2015 dinner we are honored
that we will have the President of Medgar Evers
College and former Chancellor, Rudolph F.
“Rudy” Crew address our membership and their
guests.
This will be a great opportunity for our
organization to hear from a former Chancellor
of our great city. He can speak to some of the
reforms that our educational system has
undergone since he left.
Louis Pavone, President
January 29, 2015
I want to thank our Board of Directors and all of
our members for making our October dinner a
great success. It was wonderful to see so many of
our colleagues sharing their experiences with each
other and having the opportunity to listen to our
Chancellor, Carmen Fariña speak. Our Chancellor
spoke about her vision and about some of the
changes we would be experiencing as we moved
forward this year and years to come.
This past month, the Chancellor announced a
reorganization of our system for supporting
schools: Strong Schools, Strong Communities. She
explained how these changes would provide
clearer lines of accountability and would enable
our system to deliver supports that are better
aligned to our Framework for Great Schools. She
stated that “The goals of this reorganization are to
streamline decision-making and increase
communication across our system, from central
administration to school communities.”
Networks (school support providers) as we have
come to know over the past few years, will be
changed. We will now have seven geographicallybased Borough Field Support Centers that will
provide school support and Superintendents acting
as both our advocate and primary line of support.
As I stated in our Fall Newsletter, Public
Education today is a product of more than a
century of reform and revision. In each era,
visionary individuals have taken the lead and
transformed the system. Our Chancellor has
always been that transformational leader.
As Chancellor of New York City Public
Schools, Dr. Crew led a number of reforms,
including adoption of curriculum standards for
all schools, the creation of new mechanisms for
school governance, and the introduction of
school-based budgeting. Dr. Crew has served
in leadership roles in Miami-Dade, New York,
Boston, Sacramento and Tacoma,
Washington. He is a well-respected educator
and author.
Our Forum Committee will shortly be
announcing a date for our next Educational
Forum.
Look soon for our Professional Journal and our
new website. Our website is updated and will
have a new look shortly. Visit our website at
www.nyape.org.
I again want to thank everyone for their support
and contributions to our organization. The New
York Academy of Public Education continues
to promote the interests of urban education of
public schools, private schools, and colleges
and universities.
Respectfully,
Louis Pavone
President
New York Academy of Public Education
PRESIDENT
Louis Pavone
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PRESIDENT-ELECT
Marisa Bolognino
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Giovanna Delucchi, Ph.D.
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TREASURER
Madeleine D. Brennan
RECORDING SECRETARY
Patrick F. Dunleavy
HISTORIAN
Carol Russo
Philip A. Composto, Ed.D.
PARLIAMENTARIAN
Michael F. Capobianco, Ph.D.
John C. Jangl, Ed.D.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Brian O'Connell
DIRECTORS (2014-2017)
Randy Asher
Pasquale Baratta
Robert Ciulla
DIRECTORS (2013-2016)
John Mancini
Loretta Witek
Susan Barnes
DIRECTORS (2012-2015)
Dale Kelly
Kathleen Lavin, Ed.D.
Christopher Ogno
Guest Speaker
March 2,
2, 2015
Dr. Rudolph F. “Rudy” Crew
President Medgar Evers College
Former Chief Education Officer of the State of Oregon
Former Chancellor New York City Department of Education
The Academy in History
Although retired in 2013, Anita continues her work with
CSA and the many professional associations which have
benefited from her participation and leadership. She is currently
a member of the Board of Governors of St. John’s University.
Executive Board member of the Labor Council for Latin
American Advancement (LCLAA); Board Member and Past
Anita Gomez-Palacio
Anita Gomez-Palacio, President Emerita
President of the New York Academy of Public Education
(NYAPE); Board Member and Past President of the St. John’s
“par excellence” of the academy is a visionary
University Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa (PDK); former member
individual with many years in public education and
of the Executive Board of the Middle School Principal
continues to promote the interests of urban education
Association of NYC and many more.
Anita, a child of immigrant parents, is a role model and
of public schools, colleges, and universities.
Anita began her teaching career as a French
inspiration for many students in her many accomplishments as
and Spanish teacher in the N.Y.C. high schools for
educator in the NYC Public School and at the university level.
six years followed by a ten year career in Europe.
Anita believes that the quality of education, that stresses both
Upon her return from Europe, Anita was awarded
academic and ethical standards of the highest degree, has served
three consecutive Title VII scholarships and able to
her well and credits St. John’s with much of the success she has
attend Teacher’s College, Columbia University
had in her career.
In her personal life, Anita is a very proud parent and
receiving both an MA in Bilingual Education and
TESOL, an ED.M in Instructional Technology,
grandparent, inspired by her son, Armando and her daughter,
followed by a PD in administration and supervision
Ariana.
from St. John’s University. After teaching and A.P.
How very proud, honored and grateful NYAPE
experience in District 25, she was appointed to the
members can be in applauding the meritorious contributions to
position of Principal of Marie Curie Middle School
education of Anita Gomez-Palacio.
in District 26, Queens.
In 2001 Anita moved from her position as
Principal to that of Executive Director of Operations
at the Council of School Supervisors and
Administrations (CSA). She is particularly proud
that at CSA she served the supervisors and
administrators who in turn continue to positively
affect the lives of so many children.
By Carol Russo
News
SPOTLIGHTS
Upcoming Events
Board of Directors’ Meetings
April 1, 2015
Lenny’s
1:00pm
Dinner Meeting Dates
March 2. 2015
Princeton Club
5:30pm
May 5, 2015
Princeton Club
5:30pm
Brian O’Connell, Principal of Scholars’ Academy, will be honored by
the Queens County St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Cultural Committee
as a Deputy Grand Marshal on March 7th, 2015 at the St. Patrick’s
Day Parade in Rockaway.
Shawn Rux, Principal M.S. 53Q, will be celebrated at the “2015
Principal Soiree” as a Principal Honoree by the CSA, Entertainers 4
Education Alliance, and the I Will Graduate Program at Hudson
Terrace on March 2, 2015.
Dinner Meetings are held at the
Princeton Club
15 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW INDUCTEES
Inductee
Position
Member Sponsor
Rafael Campos-Gatjens
Principal – P.S. 112 Queens
Louis Pavone
Gilberto Garcia
Director of High School Programs
Denise Schira
NYC Dept. of Education
Steven Rappaport
Executive Director
Randy Asher
Kevin Moran
Division of Operations NYC Dept. of Education
David Newman
AP of Social Studies and Environmental Science
Randy Asher
Brooklyn Technical High School
Elizabeth Sciabarra
Executive Director
Randy Asher
Brooklyn Tech Alumni Foundation
Andrea Spencer, PhD
Dean – School of Education
Dr. John Jangl
Pace University, NY
Robin Walker
Program Coordinator of the Cahn Fellows
Louis Pavone
The Mission
The mission of the Academy is to promote the interests of urban education in both
public and private schools and universities in the New York Metropolitan Area.