Abby Cook-Mack, former SLT (School Leadership Team) elected parent
“BNS is such a unique school but we have to do the work to ensure that it can continue pursuing the inquiry-based learning that we love. The SLT is a great way to be a part of that process.”
Meet some of us:
The School Leadership Team (SLT) brings families, teachers and administrators together to collaborate in shaping our children’s education. The SLT encourages all community members to attend meetings and learn about key topics and raise new themes of discussion.
SLT Meetings | Family Involvement
The SLT is a place for parents and guardians to come and have their voices heard by the school community and administration. SLT meetings are held on Mondays at 3:30 PM in the library, room 401and open to all. Meeting agendas are written by a joint parent and staff committee and anyone can submit an agenda topic by emailing parent representative parent Kim Wanliss (kimwanliss@gmail.com.) or school leader Diane Castelucci (diane@bns146.org).
Upcoming meeting agendas and past meeting minutes.
MEMBERS:
Principal- Diane Castelucci
Teachers:
Greta Schwerner
Jennifer Pignato Hernandez
Lindsay Allanbrook
Tammy Dong
Valerie Moses
DC37- Shelley Bissesser
Parents:
PTA Co-President- Michaela Daniel
Kim Wanliss
Cate Hagarty
Hayley Hernandez
Andrea Morrell
Andrew Koncz
Hillary Crosley-Coker
Aarti Sawhney
2024-2025 Meeting Dates
All Tuesdays @ 3:30pm in Library, room 401.
October 15th, 2024
November 19th, 2024
December 17th, 2024
January 21st, 2025
February 25th, 2025
March 18th, 2025
April 22nd, 2025
May 20th, 2025
June 3rd, 2025
Department of Education (DOE) Guidelines
Every NYC public school is required to have an SLT that includes a balanced number of parents and teachers. CEPs are public documents, and the 2024 BNS CEP will be available when the DOE publishes it.
From the DOE website, Chancellor’s Regs: There must be an SLT in every New York City Public School. SLTs play a significant role in creating a structure for school-based decision making and shaping the path to a collaborative school culture. SLTs are a vehicle for developing school-based educational policies and ensuring that resources are aligned to implement those policies. Functioning in a collaborative manner, SLTs assist in the evaluation and assessment of a school’s educational programs and their affect on student achievement.
For more information, please contact slt2024@bns146.org.