The law requires that students living in temporary housing have:
- the same public education; and
- the same educational services
as students with permanent housing.
Get Help
We have an office that can help families who live in temporary housing. To get you to the right person, we’ll need to know what district you live in now.
Find your District
Call 311 and ask for a representative. Tell them:
- you are looking for the school district; and
- where you are currently living.
Or go to Find a School and:
- Type your current address
- Click Search
Connect with an Expert
Once you know your district, you can reach out to the person who works with it. Below is a list—by borough and district—of our staff.
Bronx
Districts
7, 9, 10
Stephanie Dyer
One Fordham Plaza
Room 816
Bronx, NY 10458
718-741-7783
Districts
8, 11, 12
Rebekha Askew
1230 Zerega Avenue, Room 6
Bronx, NY 10462
718-828-2644
Brooklyn
Districts 13, 14, 15, 16, 31
Wayne Harris
131 Livingston Street, Floor 4
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-935-3562
Districts 19, 23, 32
Iris Gersten
131 Livingston Street, Floor 4
Brooklyn, NY 11201
646-784-5802
Districts 17, 18, 20, 21, 22
Charlene Mitchell
1780 Ocean Avenue, Room 1B
Brooklyn, NY 11230
718-758-7722
Manhattan
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Cecilio (Bo) Diaz
333 Seventh Avenue, Floor 7
NY, NY 10001
917-339-1698
Queens
Districts 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
Linda Wilson
28-11 Queens Plaza North
LIC, NY 11101
718-391-6849
District 75, Special Education
Michelle Marcel
400 First Avenue, Room 114
NY, NY 10010
212-802-1579
Joan E. Boreland
400 First Avenue, Room 715
NY, NY 10010
917-256-3320 ext. 4365
District 79
Bronx
Linda Cervantes
Bronx Regional HS
1010 Rev. Polite Avenue
Bronx, NY 10459
718-518-3320 ext. 4365
Manhattan
Zully Tejada
Alternative Learning Complex
269 West 35 Street
NY, NY 10018
212 244-1274 ext. 112
Brooklyn
Millie Velasquez
Marcy Avenue Complex
832 Marcy Avenue
Brooklyn, 11216
718-636-5770 ext. 2047
Deborah Rosen
Center for High School Alternatives 69 Schermerhorn Brooklyn, 11217
718-935-9457 ext. 1040
Queens
Samara Mohamed
Jamaica Learning Center
162-02 Hillside Ave
Jamaica, NY 11432
718-739-2100 ext. 5006
Staten Island
Melissa Galli
St. George
450 St. Marks Place
Staten Island, NY 10301
718-273-3225 ext.120
Students in Temporary Housing Central Staff
Katherine Marshall-Polite, Executive Director
1230 Zerega Avenue, Room 6
Bronx, NY 10462
718-828-2208
Bak Harris, Senior Program Manager
One Fordham Plaza, Room 816
Bronx, NY 10458
646-416-0364
Winnie Tjioe, Senior Data Analyst
131 Livingston Street, Floor 4
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-935-4939
Marygrace Ponzio, Program Coordinator
28-11 Queens Plaza North
LIC, NY 11101
718-391-6845
Shaquieta Boyd, Queens Program Manager
28-11 Queens Plaza North
LIC, NY 11101
718-391-6843