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Special Programs
 
Director:
Rachel Breslin
 
PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
219 Central Office
725 Harrison Street
Syracuse, NY 13210

 
MAILING ADDRESS:
ATTN: Office of Special Programs
1025 Erie Blvd. West
Syracuse, NY 13204
     CONTACT INFO:
     (315) 435-4140
       
 

Mission 

To support increased student achievement by researching, procuring, monitoring, and managing supplemental funds used to develop, enhance, and support research-based programs and services that address a broad range of needs identified at the classroom, school, district, and community level.

Goal

To support improved achievement among all students in the District and assist in closing the achievement gaps among our students. The Office of Special Programs seeks to pursue high quality, effective programs for all students and staff.

What We Do 

Our office supports all departments and schools in navigating procedural requirements, while ensuring all special aid and grants received are spent in compliance with regulations. Special Programs researches and identifies potential sources of funding, develops and submits grant proposals, and oversees how these grants are distributed to programs. The department monitors the grant's budget, activities, and expenditures, and oversees the implementation of the programs as a whole.

Department Staff

Rachel Breslin

Director of Special Programs

 Any and All

315-435-4140

Stacey Stassi

Assistant Director of Special Programs

 Any and All

 315-435-4289

Kate Jarrard

Coordinator of Special Programs

 Any and All

 315-435-4026

Ed Anderson

Grants Procurement Specialist
  • Statewide & Universal Pre-K

  • MBK Challenge

  • Native American  Education Program

  • SEIT

  • SCIS

 315-435-4849

Kate Bidwell

Grants Procurement Specialist
  • Non-Public Schools

  • School Library Funds

  • Title I School Improvement Basic, Planning, Targeted & Supplemental

  • Title IV Student Support & Academic Enrichement

 315-435-6322

 

Mary Fontaine

Grants Procurement Specialist
  • Refugee School Impact

  • Refugee/Immigrant School Welcome Program

  • RECOVS for Mental Health

  • Title III ELL & Immigrant

  • Students Supports for Mental Health

 315-435-4295

Tracy Murphy

Grants Procurement Specialist
  • Lockheed Martin, M/WBE

  • PDS Partnerships, School Climate Transformation, Smart Start

  • Teacher Residency Program

 315-435-4642

Matthew Richard

Grants Procurement Specialist
  • MTIP

  • Syracuse Teacher Center

  • Teachers of Tomorrow

  • Title IIA Professional Development

 315-435-4293

Liza Theiner

Grants Procurement Specialist
  • Americanization League

  • NYGEAR UP

  • Perkins

  • P-TECH

  • Smart Scholars

 315-435-4850

Erin Unz

Grants Procurement Specialist
  • RECOVS Learning Loss

  • Smart Scholars

 315-435-6300

Brandi Williams

NYGEAR UP Facilitator
  •  NYGEAR UP

 315-435-6231

Lisa Tokarz

Office Assistant II
  • General Information

  • Pay Tickets

  • Pre-authorizations

  • Timecards

 315-435-4280

Aneisha Pitts

Assistant to the Director

 

  • General Information

  • Pay Tickets

  • Pre-authorizations

  • Timecards

 315-435-4140

Howard Jackson

Program Supervisor
  • Elmcrest

  • IDEA Special Education

  • McKinney-Vento Homeless

  • MBK Fellows

  • MBK Family/Community Engagement

  • Refugee Social Services

  • Title I Neglected & Delinquent

 315-435-4274

Katie Lannon

Program Supervisor
  • After-school Programs

  • Extended Learning Time

 315-435-4169

Dan Porter

Program Supervisor
  • Adult Ed EPE & WIOA

  • After-school Programs

  • Extended Learning Time

 315-435-6333

Tiona Rockett

Program Supervisor
  • 21st Century CCLC

  • After-school Programs

  • Title I Field Trips

  • Title I Parent Involvement

 315-435-4509

Katie Rush

Program Supervisor
  • After-school Programs

  • BJA STOP School Violence

  • LEAPS

  • NYGEAR UP

 315-435-5846



 
 
Anthony Q. Davis, Sr., Superintendent
725 Harrison Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
315.435.4499
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