Ms. Johanna Duncan-Poitier This is Me

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1. 1. SHEEO Agencies

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   Published on: 7/13/2008   Last Visited: 7/13/2008

   Johanna Duncan-Poitier, Deputy Commissioner for Higher EducationNew York State Education Department (C)2nd Floor Mezzanine West EB89 Washington AvenueAlbany, New York 12234Telephone: 518-474-3862Fax: 518-486-2175

2. 2. www.nysut.org

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   Published on: 10/24/2007   Last Visited: 12/9/2007

   Eliot Spitzer's deputy education secretary; United Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten; Johanna Duncan-Poitier, senior deputy commissioner of the New York State Education Department; David Shaffer of the Business Council of New York State; and Harvard Professor Ronald Ferguson.
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   Johanna Duncan-Poitier, New York State Education Department

3. 3. Audubon New York

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   Published on: 2/13/2007   Last Visited: 2/21/2008

   Johanna Duncan-Poitier as Senior Deputy Commissioner of Education - P-16,
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   Johanna Duncan-Poitier will lead the combined offices of Elementary, Middle, and Secondary Education and Higher Education as part of the Board of Regents campaign for reform throughout the pre-kindergarten through college continuum (P-16).She replaces James A. Kadamus, formerly Deputy for EMSC who retired last year.
   
   Ms. Duncan-Poitier has been recognized across the State and nation for providing results-driven educational leadership, steering organizational change, directing innovative public programs, and creating cultures of collaboration to drive performance.She has provided over 20 years of leadership in the State Education Department in the Offices of Higher Education, the Professions, Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID), and Elementary, Middle, Secondary and Continuing Education (EMSC), most recently serving concurrently as Deputy Commissioner for the Office of Higher Education and Office of the Professions.
   
   In her current role as Deputy Commissioner, Ms. Duncan-Poitier led the development of the most comprehensive Regents Statewide Plan for Higher Education in New York's history.In developing the plan, she engaged leaders from across the higher education community, K-12 schools, community-based organizations, government, professional associations, unions, and others.The plan will drive higher education policy in New York and shape proposals for regulation, legislation, and State funding for higher education through 2012.Ms. Duncan-Poitier has also provided ten years of transformative leadership as Deputy Commissioner in the Office of the Professions.Under her direction, the Office has upheld the Board of Regents long-standing commitment to public protection and the integrity of the licensed professions.
   
   Ms. Duncan-Poitier brings to the role of Senior Deputy Commissioner for P-16 an unparalleled commitment to collaborating with teachers, students, school leaders, parents, college and university administrators, union leaders, government representatives, community leaders, and many other partners to support student performance and success by ensuring that all students are taught by qualified teachers and provided a quality education; working to raise graduation rates in high schools and colleges; infusing new standards of accountability in schools across the State; and strengthening the pre-Kindergarten through higher education continuum.