PS 116
The Mary Lindley Murray School
Team 116
Maggie Moon
Principal
Naomi Berkowitz
Assistant Principal
3K
Sarah Ng
Enid Jones
Pre-K
Jolie Sanchez
Janine Clancy
Clare Lee
Kindergarten
Anna Sabo
Amanda DeGroat & Lauren Powell
Kyle Jackson
Jon Kristjanson
1st Grade
Allison Chomicki & Ann Morque
Alana Lake
Caroline Singer
2nd Grade
Hayley Eisenhardt & Shu Ling Huang
Julie Kim
Amy Martin
3rd Grade
Samantha Falson & Margot Sosa
Eliza Feinberg
Jonathan Lee
4th Grade
Erin Sullivan & Doris Cheng
Kyrie Gilmore
Angel Cynova
5th Grade
Tracey Zaremba & Emily Mauney
Tamara Kromholz
Katie Griffin
Specialty Teachers
Academic Support
Melissa Seigel (Physical Education)
Martha Guenther (Performing Arts)
Elliot Iocco (Music)
Bernadette Napoleon (Science)
Kendal O'Leary (Art)
Kiernan Leek (ENL K-2)
Rory Sixberry (ENL 3-5)
Danny Wagner (Literacy Coach)
Victoria Berger-Saide (SETSS)
Main Office Team
Jasmine Jackson (Secretary)
Veanne Robinson (Parent Coordinator)
Penelope Walthall (Community Assistant)
Equity Team at PS 116
Mission Statement
The purpose of the Equity Team is to help provide guidance and support that drives forward the vision of P.S. 116. This includes acknowledging and confronting racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, antisemitism, Islamophobia, anti-immigrant sentiment, ageism, ableism, and any other forms of marginalization and oppression. The Equity Team leads the charge in looking intentionally at all aspects of schooling such as curriculum, classroom management, professional development, school structures, goal setting, caregiver-community relationships and interactions, and more. Above all, we are committed to working towards creating a liberatory schooling experience for P.S. 116 students.
Agreements Around Courageous Conversations at PS 116
To help us to have the type of courageous conversations that enable us to realize our mission statement, P.S. 116 embraces the following Community Agreements developed by Glenn E. Singleton, et. al.
1. Stay engaged
2. Experience discomfort
3. Speak your truth
4. Expect and accept nonclosure
School Leadership Team
Each New York City Public School is required to have a School Leadership Team (SLT) that is composed of a balanced number of school administration, teachers, and parents as per Chancellor's Regulation A-655. The P.S. 116 SLT includes the Principal, 6 members of the teaching staff, the PTA Co-Presidents, and 6 parents (1 representing each grade).
The mission of the P.S. 116 School Leadership Team is to support the improvement of the teaching and learning of the current curriculum, examine the needs of the student population, and devise ways to help all students meet and exceed the standards. Further, the SLT is responsible for developing the school’s Comprehensive Education Plan (CEP) and ensuring that it is aligned with the school-based budget.
The Team meets at least once a month for about 1 hour. Members may also spend time outside of meetings on projects or other SLT work. Members are expected to attend every meeting and are required to contribute at least 30 hours per year to the work of the Team. Team members serve 2-year terms.