Monica was as a Senior Fellow of School Innovation for the New York State Education Department Regents Research Foundation working directly with NYSED Commissioner King.  In that role, Monica wrote, co-created and lead the implementation of various policies, tools, and strategies that improved evaluation and instruction. was the architect of State’s Diagnostic Tool for towards school excellence. Prior to becoming a senior fellow, she held a variety of positions at the New York City Department of Education, including Deputy Senior Supervising Superintendent, Deputy Chief Education Officer for Cluster Three, Senior Director of Policy and Strategic Planning for the Division of School Support, and Director of Curriculum for Empowerment Schools.  In these roles, she supported schools and was the Department’s point person for Principal Performance Review evaluations, providing professional development workshops to over 900 principals, superintendents, and network team members.

Monica serves as an advisory board member for Public Education Needs Civic Involvement in Learning (PENCIL), an organization that creates and fosters public school and private industry partnerships.  She has also participated as a Cahn Ally in the Cahn Fellows Program at Teachers College.  She created and was the executive producer for the popular Inside PS 153, a weekly cable show that featured events, students, staff members and initiatives in her school. Monica has presented for national and local conferences, such as the Association for School and Curriculum Development and the New York State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislative Caucus.

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