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 16 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
R.J. Bailey School, Greenburgh Central
Principal: Shqype Rraci
PDS Liaison: Nikki Josephs
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
John F. Kennedy Elementary School, Port Chester
Principal: Judy Diaz
PDS Liaison: Stephanie Rein
King Street Elementary School, Port Chester
Principal: Samuel Ortiz
PDS Liaison: Stephanie Rein
Park Avenue School, Port Chester
Principal: Rosa Taylor
PDS Liaison: Stephanie Rein
Thomas A. Edison School, Port Chester
Principal: Ivan Tolentino
PDS Liaison: Stephanie Rein
George Washington Elementary School, White Plains
Principal: Laura Mungin
PDS Liaison: Joan Goldsmith
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.