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Eastern Upstate Region

The Eastern Upstate Region encompasses 23 counties. Our goals are to triple the number of teachers pursuing the new National Board Certification process and to double the number of NBCTs in formal teacher leader roles. We collaborate with NYSUT, NYSED, Teacher Centers, BOCES, and districts to continue to spread the benefits of National Board Certification.  We offer many cohort groups facilitated by trained Professional Learning Facilitators.  If anyone is still interested, we invite new candidates to contact us.  


 

Contacts

Regional Coordinators:

 

Regina Anderson, NBCT

andersonr.crcs23@gmail.com

 

Annette Romano, NBCT

aromano12@gmail.com

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Co-Regional Coordinators
 

Regina Anderson achieved National Board Certification in Literacy:Reading-Language Arts in 2013. She brings over 27 years of teaching and instructional coaching experience to the NBCNY team. She currently teaches reading for grades 3-5 and provides district professional development and coaching K-12 at Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School in Cobleskill, NY. Born and raised in Upstate New York. She received her Elementary, Special Education and Literacy degrees from The College of Saint Rose and Sage Colleges. Regina facilitates cohort groups, writing institutes, Jump Start academies and teachers seeking National Board certification. Regina is passionate about ensuring that teachers are supported through coaching, reflection and collaboration.

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Annette Romano is the Co-Chair of NBNY and Co-Regional Coordinator of Eastern Upstate. She collaborates with Teacher Centers, school districts, higher education, New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), and the State Education Department to increase awareness about National Board Certification, provide candidate support, and promote NBC as part of the teacher-leader continuum.  She recently retired from the  the Niskayuna CSD, where she has taught for over 30 years.  Annette continues to be a professional development specialist in Nisky and the NBCNY.  She became a Nationally Board Certified Teacher in 2001 and established NBCNY in 2007. She has expertise in National Board Certification, NYSED Student Standards, Teacher Leadership, edTPA, and Teacher Evaluation. In 2010, she received the Bertha Brimmer Medal from the University at Albany Alumni Association and in 2013, she receive an Excellence in Education Award from NYSUT.  Annette has served as a member of the NYSED PSPB, NBPTS Faculty, Teacher Leader Network, and continues as a board member of Nick's Fight to be Healed supporting families affected by pediatric cancer and University at Albany School of Education's Dean's Leadership Council.

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Name of Cohort                               NBCT Facilitator             Email                                  TC/IHE/BOCES/District 

                                                                  Amanda Zullo          zulloamanda@gmail.com                 

                                                                                                                                                             

Albany CSD Cohort                                Jessica Short             jshort@albany.k12.ny.us                  Albany CSD

                                                             

 

Catskill Regional NBC Cohort              Regina Anderson    andersonr.crcs23@gmail.com          Catskill Regional TC
 

Central NY                                              Maria Fenton           fentonmaria55@gmail.com             OCM BOCES

                                                                 Trish Barboni           tbarboni@solvayschools.org

 

Clarkson NBC Cohort                           Becky Remis            rremis@clarkson.edu                        Clarkson University -Schdy 

 

Greater Capital Region TC                   Geoff Bizan             geoff@teachers-center.org               Greater Capital Region TC

                                                                 Liz Daley                  liz@teachers-center.org

Niskayuna CSD NBC Cohort               Annette Romano    aromano@nbcny.org                           Niskayuna CSD
                         

Schenectady CSD NBC Cohort           Michael Sheridan    sheridanmi@schenectadyschools.org       Schenectady TC 

                                                                 

Stillwater CSD NBC Cohort                  Liz Retell                    lizretell@scsd.org                             Stillwater CSD
                                                                           

Syracuse CSD Teacher Center             Kathleen Kurgan     kkurga51@scsd.us                            Syracuse TC

                                                                 Laurie Holtsbery      LHoltsbery@scsd.us

                                                                 Teresa Saurota         sauro@yahoo.com

West Genesee NBC Cohort                 Kimberly  Smith       knsmith@westgenesee.org             West Genesee/                                                                                                                                                                                             Syracuse U. Teaching Center

Check with facilitators to see if they provide graduate credit as part of a collaboration w/ NYSUT's ELT/Empire State College.

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