The PS169 Team

Meet the Administration

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Emily Hurst, Principal

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Jamie Fidler, Assistant Principal Grades K-2

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Pei Yu Chang, Assistant Principal Grades 3-5

Meet the Staff

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  • K-111/ENL: B. Kajtsa

    K-221/ICT: K. Telfort & K. Omair

    K-122/DL CH ICT: L. Scott-Lu & L. Yeping

    K-121/DL CH: Q. Gao

    K-120/DL SP: A. Espinal

    K-243A/DL SP: A. Villacis

    K-243A/12to1+1: A. Race

  • 1- 223/ ICT: A. Ngo & S. Brooks

    1-209/ICT: R. Oliva & J. Salazar

    1-342/DL CH ICT: M. Lee & Z. Chen

    1-344 /DL CH: M. Jiang

    1- 317/DL SP: M. Dejesus

  • 2- 229/ICT: D. Carlisle & D. Elazeh

    2-301/ICT MIXED CH: B. Tarullo & J. Lin

    2-312/DL CH: A. Stiga

    2-344/DL CH: F. Jin

    2-321/DL SP: V. Munoz

    2-329/ENL: C. Colon Santiago

    2-311/12to1+1: J. Trilli

  • 3-423/ICT: C. Dorazio & D. Dreizen

    3-420/ICT: L. Rodriguez & T. Parker

    3-323/ICT: A. Surgan & M. Gora

    3-421/DL CH: A. Cheung

    3-416/DL CH: Q. Chen

    3-417/DL SP: L. Fawcett

    3-320/ENL: B. Nath

    3-446/12to1+1: T. Lirman

  • 4-401/ICT: T. Kelly & J. Lu

    4-501/ICT ENL: P. Zhang & K. Quezada

    4-309/ICT: M.LOPEZ & M. MILLIKEN

    4-441/DL CH: M. Jahan

    4-442/DL CH: N. Lai

    4-529/DL SP: K. Perez

    3/4/5-542/12to1+1: D. Hart

  • 5-520/ MONO: R. Nunez

    5-401/ICT: B. Catania & J. Langone

    5-509/ICT: J. Paek & B. Chen

    5-511/ICT: R. Polito & A. Rodriguez

    5-442/DL CH: C. Xu

    5-445/DL CH: C. Signoriello

    5-444/DL CH: Y. Chen

    5-529/DL SP: B. Morales

    5-516/12to1+1: K. Pinedo

Teachers

  • C. Diaz

  • B. Ye

    P. Srour

  • J. Maida

    D. Hornstein

    B. Pepic

    S. Ortiz

  • R. Vargas

  • K-2: C. Perkins

    3-5: C. Acevedo

  • H. Mcmahon

Specialty Teachers

Support Specialists

  • A. Carrion

    A. Seto

    E. Garriga

    K. Leung

  • T. Tom

    M. Abuasi

    C. Cona

  • J. Ditomasso

  • Y. Rodriguez

    J. Slomovic

  • F. Konstantis

  • J. Chaparro

  • M. Sacco

  • C. Leung

  • N. Silbert

    Y. Peng

    K. Keung-Chan

    S. LaCova

    A. Philips

  • P. King-Foushee

  • G. Lau

  • J. Bernstein

  • T. So

    L. Velasquez

  • A. Task

  • A. Lee

PARAPROFESSIONALS

  • C. Acosta

    G. Almonte Velez

    C. Braxton

    C. Echeverri

    P. Gargiulo

    C. Huang

    A. Julien

    Lei, Suzhen

    Lei, Ting

    Lopez, Gisela

    K. Mai

    M. Manfredo

    R. Quiles

    J. Reyes

    B. Rodriguez

    C. Rodriguez

    B. Suriel

SCHOOL AIDES

  • R. ROSARIO-HOOD (Supervisor)

    M. CANTWELL

    G. ESPINAL

    M. GUILBES

    Y. LIN

    A. MORALES

    J. NHIEU

    A. SANDERS

    Y. VAZQUEZ

    L. ZEZULA

Support Staff

  • J. Guevara

    R. Peng

    C. Wong

  • J. Bjorken

  • L. Camacho

    L. Peng

    M. Perpinan

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School Leadership Team

The SLT is a committee that meets monthly to discuss school-wide educational policies and ensure that school resources are aligned to meet these policies. Through a collaborative decision-making process, it develops and monitors the implementation of the school’s Comprehensive Education Plan (CEP). The SLT is made up of the principal, the UFT chapter leader, the PTA president, and elected parents, teachers, and other staff members.

SLT Members

  • Emily Hurst

  • Yaritsa Rodriguez

  • Xiaotang Lin

  • Thomas Kelly

    Luciana Gonzalez

    Pnina Srour

  • Miriam Ramos

  • Celia Chen

    Qiu Yu Chen

    Elia Perez

    Herica de Santiago

    Qiumei Zou

Meeting Dates, Agendas, and Minutes 2025-2026

All meeting are held in person from 2:45-4:15 on the following dates below.

To access agendas and minutes, click on the date for each meeting.

Meeting Date and Agenda Minutes

September 10, 2025

October 15, 2025

November 12, 2025

December 10, 2025

January 14, 2026

February 11, 2026

March 11, 2026

April 15, 2026

May 13, 2026

June 10, 2026