Facilitators

=About our Facilitators=

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JacquelynTaylorcurrentlyservesastheSuperintendentoftheByramHillsSchoolDistrict inArmonk,NewYork. Dr.Taylorhasspent14 yearsinByramHills also serving as DaeputySuperintendent for curriculum and instruction and personnel. Prior to Byram Hills, Dr. Taylor was employed by the Lakeland School District for 23 years as a special education teacher, Director of Pupil Personnel Services and the Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum. Dr.Taylor has oﬀered numerous workshops and seminars in the Westchester region on the development of professional learning communities,teacher evaluation systems, curriculum mapping,diﬀerentiated instruction, curriculum alignment, technology integration, and administrative succession planning. She hasalso served as an adjunct professor at Manhattanville College in the administrative leadership program. Dr.Taylor received a doctorate degree from Fordham University. ======

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Judy Powers began her.career teaching at the elementary level, having earned degrees at both Barnard College and Teachers College, Columbia University. As a teacher ,and a policy board chair of aNew York State Teacher Center, Mrs. Powers provided professional developmen tin the area of mathematics and classroom management. During her 16 years as an elementary school principal, Mrs. Powers continued to conduct district and building-wide training and led schools using a continuous improvement model. As a consultant to public and private educational organizations, she coordinates mentorship programs, coaches administrators and conducts staﬀ development in the areas of leadership and curriculum development. ======

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Abby B. Bergman has been involved in the field of education for over 40 years serving as a teacher,administrator, and most recently in the role of Regional Science Coordinator at Putnam/NorthernWestchester BOCES. In this capacity, he has made presentations in the areas of site-based management, curriculum mapping ,inquiry science, and administering school science programs. Having earned an A.B.degree in the Biological Sciences from Hunter College (C.U.N.Y.), he went on to acquire two master’s degrees and a doctorate in science education from Teachers College,Columbia University. Dr. Bergman served as principal for 30 years and has also conducted graduate level courses. He has authored, or co-authored, several books for teachers and administrators. He has been an A.S.C.D. facilitator in the area of school-based decision making. He was a recipient of the Administrative Excellence Award from the Bergen County School Administrators’ Association. ======