Committees on Special Education

Important Information for Families

If you have placed your child in a non-public school at your expense and want your child to continue receiving special education services at that school you please review and complete the parent intent form no later than June 1, 2020. If you have any questions regarding this form, please email your Committee on Special Education at the email address(es) located below.

To ensure continuity of support to students and families to the greatest extent possible, the CSEs are shifting to a remote practice. Remote practice in the CSEs will provide an opportunity for students and families to remain connected and engaged with their evaluation and IEP process while participating from locations outside of the physical CSE offices from March 20, 2020 through April 17, 2020 as of now, due to COVID-19.

While the Committees on Special Education are temporarily closed you can get direct support from a Committee on Special Education staff member by emailing:

CPSE/CSE 1 Districts: 7, 9, 10

Chairperson, Steven Birkeland – SBirkeland@schools.nyc.gov
SEEPPO, Shakira Stewart - SStewart15@schools.nyc.gov
Supervisor of Psychologists, Aminah Lucio - ALucio@schools.nyc.gov
Community Coordinator, Jamiqua Bennett – JBennett16@schools.nyc.gov
CPSE Community Coordinator, Lauren Cross – LCross3@schools.nyc.gov

CPSE/CSE 1 Fax number

CPSE 1: 718-326-8138
CSE 1: 718-472-6114

CPSE/CSE 2 Districts: 8, 11, 12

Chairperson, Tricia Devito – TDeVito@schools.nyc.gov
SEEPPO, William Carr - WCarr@schools.nyc.gov
Supervisor of Psychologists, Gregory McCullough - GMccullough2@schools.nyc.gov
CPSE Community Coordinator, Vern Hill – VHill5@schools.nyc.gov

CPSE/CSE 2 Fax number

CPSE 2: 718-472-6116
CSE 2: 718-472-6146

CSE/CPSE 3 Districts: 25, 26, 28, 29

Chairperson, Jennifer Lozano – JLozano@schools.nyc.gov
SEEPPO, Dinh Lu‐Berio - dlu@schools.nyc.gov
CPSE Community Coordinator, Denise Henderson (Linden) – DHenderson8@schools.nyc.gov
CPSE Community Coordinator, Deana Kalley (Sutphin) – DKalley@schools.nyc.gov

CPSE/CSE 3 Fax number

CPSE 3: 718-472-6118
CSE 3: 718-472-6149

CPSE/CSE 4 Districts: 24, 27, 30

Chairperson, Chris Cinicola – CCinicola@schools.nyc.gov
SEEPPO, Nathan Yakubov - NYakubov@schools.nyc.gov
Supervisor of Psychologists, Felicia Polikoff - FPoliko@schools.nyc.gov

CPSE/CSE 4 Fax number

CPSE 4: 718-472-6120
CSE 4: 718-472-6155

CPSE/CSE 5 Districts: 19, 23, 32

Chairperson, Geraldine Beauvil – GBeauvil@schools.nyc.gov
SEEPPO, Marisol Rosario - MRosario27@schools.nyc.gov
Supervisor of Psychologists, Aharon Laufer - ALaufer2@schools.nyc.gov
CPSE Community Coordinator, Chemene Ward – CWard11@schools.nyc.gov

CPSE/CSE 5 Fax number

CPSE 5: 718-472-6125
CSE 5: 718-472-6159

CPSE/CSE 6 Districts: 17, 18, 22

Chairperson, Helene Potash – HPotash@schools.nyc.gov
Supervisor of Psychologists, Kathleen Roblodowski – KRoblod@schools.nyc.gov
CPSE Community Coordinator, Dana Malacio – DMalacio2@schools.nyc.gov

CPSE/CSE 6 Fax number

CPSE 6: 718-472-6128
CSE 6: 718-472-6164

CPSE/CSE 7 Districts: 20, 21, 31

Chairperson, Dina Benanti – DBenanti@schools.nyc.gov
SEEPPO, Patricia Vitale - PVitale2@schools.nyc.gov
Administrator (Staten Island), Noel Kitchen - NKitchen@schools.nyc.gov
Supervisor of Psychologists, Jasmin Filpo - JFilpo@schools.nyc.gov
CPSE Community Coordinator, Nivedita Biswas (Brooklyn) – NBiswas2@schools.nyc.gov
CPSE Community Coordinator, Doel Santiago (Staten Island) – Dsantiago23@schools.nyc.gov

CPSE/CSE 7 Fax number

CPSE 7- Brooklyn: 718-472-6131
CSE 7- Brooklyn: 718-472-6168
CPSE 7- Staten Island: 718-472-6139
CSE 7- Staten Island: 718-472-6161

CPSE/CSE 8 Districts: 13, 14, 15, 16

Chairperson, Carolyn Danner – CDanner@schools.nyc.gov
SEEPPO, Alicia Holmes - AHolmes5@schools.nyc.gov
Supervisor of Psychologists, Chana Rabin – CRabin@schools.nyc.gov
CPSE Community Coordinator, Lisandra Andrade – LAndrade2@schools.nyc.gov
CPSE Community Coordinator, Dana Ynesa Reandelar – DReandelar@schools.nyc.gov

CPSE/CSE 8 Fax number

CPSE 8: 718-472-6133
CSE 8: 718-472-6179

CPSE/CSE 9 Districts: 1, 2, 4

Chairperson, Esther Morell – EMorell@schools.nyc.gov
SEEPPO, Derrick Townsend - DTownse3@schools.nyc.gov
Supervisor of Psychologists, Kathleen Ziegler – KZiegler@schools.nyc.gov CPSE Community Coordinator, Vincent Lane – Vlane@schools.nyc.gov

CPSE/CSE 9 Fax number

CPSE 9: 718-472-6136
CSE 9: 718-472-6181

CPSE/CSE 10 Districts: 3, 5, 6

Chairperson, Fabiana Czemerinski - FCzemerinski@schools.nyc.gov
SEEPPO, Maurice Collins - MCollin3@schools.nyc.gov
Supervisor of Psychologists, Rochelle Flemister - RFlemis@schools.nyc.gov
CPSE Community Coordinator, Tanya Tirado – TTirado2@schools.nyc.gov

CPSE/CSE 10 Fax number

CPSE 10: 718-472-6138
CSE 10: 718-472-6193

In your email, please let us know:

Your child's first name, last name, and date of birth
If you need support in another language
If you (the child's parent/guardian) are deaf or hard-of-hearing
The nature of your inquiry

There may be higher than usual volume, but we will make every effort to respond to your request within 48 hours.

Committee on Special Education Staff Can Support With the Following:

Coordinating the special education process for preschool children ages three to five. Students attending a private, parochial, charter, State Supported or State Approved Non-Public school
Students attending non-public schools outside New York City and New York State
Students who receive home or hospital instruction as their placement on their IEP (this does not include students on temporary home instruction, as these students are expected to return to their prior school)
Students who are being home-schooled
Students who are non-attending