Changing Suburbs Institute® Professional Development Schools

A PDS is a school that partners with a college to prepare teacher candidates, provide faculty development, improve instructional practices, and enhance student learning. The Changing Suburbs Institute® (CSI) currently has 17 schools with which it partners in eight school districts.

Current CSI Professional Development Schools and Liaisons:

Bedford Hills Elementary School, Bedford
Principal: C. Zbynek Gold
PDS Liaison: Mary Coakley-Fields

Bedford Village Elementary School, Bedford
Principal: Regina Smith
PDS Liaison: Amy Stern

Fox Lane Middle School, Bedford
Principal: Susan Ostrofsky
PDS Liaison: John Shekitka

Mount Kisco Elementary School, Bedford
Principal: Inas Morsi-Hogans
PDS Liaison: Amy Stern

Pound Ridge Elementary School, Bedford
Principal: Amy Fishkin
PDS Liaison: Mary Coakley-Fields

West Patent Elementary School, Bedford
Principal: Judy Brewster
PDS Liaison: Mary Coakley-Fields

Alexander Hamilton High School, Elmsford
Principal: Joseph D. Engelhardt
PDS Liaison: Nikki Josephs

Alice E. Grady Elementary School, Elmsford
Principal: Andrea C. Hamilton
PDS Liaison: Nikki Josephs

R.J. Bailey School, Greenburgh Central
Principal: Shqype Rraci
PDS Liaison:  Kenneth Levy

Jefferson Elementary School, New Rochelle
Principal: Kimmerly Nieves
PDS Liaison: Barbara Allen-Lyall

Claremont Elementary School, Ossining
Principal: Ferzeen M. Shamsi
PDS Liaison: Felix Flores

Woodside Elementary School, Peekskill
Principal: Rebecca Aviles-Rodriguez
PDS Liaison: Felix Flores

Thomas A. Edison Elementary School, Port Chester
Principal: Ivan Tolentino
PDS Liaison: Alice Benash

John F. Kennedy Elementary School, Port Chester
Principal: Judy Diaz
PDS Liaison: Alice Benash

King Street School, Port Chester
Principal: Samuel Ortiz
PDS Liaison: Alice Benash

Park Avenue School, Port Chester
Principal: Rosa Taylor
PDS Liaison: Alice Benash

George Washington Elementary School, White Plains
Principal: Laura Mungin
PDS Liaison: Valerie Palacio

For the 2020-2021 academic year, in-person field experience hours are not available at most of our Professional Development Schools. Please discuss field experience options with your professor(s).

Please use this Request for Field Hours Form to submit a request to a PDS liaison for field hours. Please do not contact the PDS principal for field hours.