Alumni Success Craig Gielarowski
Gielarowski named assistant principal at West Islip High School Craig Gielarowski has been named the new assistant principal at West Islip High School. Prior to coming to West Islip, Gielarowski worked for 12 years in New York City Department of Education as dean of students, curriculum coordinator and science teacher, winning numerous educational awards. While […]
Instructional Specialist – Alumni Success – Tagrid Sihly
Meet another trail-blazing CITE alumna doing great work, Ms.Tagrid Sihly. She is an Instructional Specialist for Primary Grades, through the “Chancellor’s and Mayor’s Universal Literacy Initiative,” now in its second year, which is geared to improving teacher quality in NYC schools. Ms. Sihly graduated from both the College of St. Rose School Building Leader and School […]
Peter Cardone – Alumni Success Story
We recently caught up with Peter Cardone, from cohort 49 in the College of St. Rose’s School Building Leader program. CITE is proud to partner with The College of St. Rose, a fully accredited institution in upstate NY, with nearly 100 years of success and innovation to its credit. 1. What is your name and […]
Alexis Marrero – Doctoral Program Graduate
Dr. Alex Marrero completed his doctorate in cohort 1 of the Sage Colleges Doctoral Program, in partnership with CITE. He’s about to enter his fourth year as Principal at school 10×254, or as he calls it, Team 254, in the Bronx. Alex is a tremendous person who’s affected great change in a short time, so […]
Edward Hou Earned Special Ed Certification with CITE Courses
Edward Hou became a teacher after a career as an Industrial Engineer. Below, he shares his experience earning Special Ed certification through the individual pathway, by taking courses through CITE / The College of St. Rose. 1. What is your name and where do you teach? Edward Hou – 9th grade Mathematics (Algebra I) 2. What […]
School Building Leader Alumni Success – Joe Williams
We’re always proud to showcase alumni success! We spoke with Joseph Williams, the new Assistant Principal of Pupil Personnel Services at Edward R. Murrow High School. Joseph graduated from the College of St. Rose / CITE School Building Leader program. What is your name and your new position? Joseph J. Williams, Assistant Principal, Pupil Personnel Services- Edward […]
Alumni Success – Director of Early Childhood, District 11
Deborah L. Alford is the District 11 Director of Early Childhood Education. Before that, she worked at The James Mc Cune Smith Community School 200, in Harlem, as a Testing Coordinator, Pre-K Supervisor, AIS Liaison, Saturday Academy Instructor for the English Language Learners (ELLS), and Early Childhood Specialist. Deborah graduated in 2008 from Cohort 18 in our […]
SBL Graduate Success Spotlight – C Davis
We’re happy to celebrate SBL graduate success! Crystal Davis is the Assistant Principal / Co-Director at the Institute for Health Professions at Cambria Heights, and a graduate of Cohort 44 of the College of St. Rose SBL (School Building Leader) Program. We recently got the opportunity to catch up with Crystal about her training, and […]