2009-2010 Courses and Registration

Kelli Pollock has been a National Facilitator of Schools Attuned® since 1997, where she has developed curriculum for the Schools Attuned® course and led workshops on neurodevelopment. She received her master's degree in special education from Bank Street College of Education and has taught at The Churchill School in New York City. She served as a middle school inclusion teacher prior to moving into mainstream classrooms, where she taught from third through sixth grades. Ms. Pollock served as an adjunct professor at Bank Street College and is a private tutor for students with learning disabilities.

Judah Weller, Ed.D. Educational Director for PTACH, is also an Associate Professor at Touro College in the Graduate Program in Speech and Language Pathology. Dr. Weller has trained over 600 Jewish educators as a Jewish day Schools Attuned® facilitator. He is credited with having established the first Jewish Studies Resource Room (in 1977) at HAFTR. Dr. Weller holds a doctorate in education from Azrieli Graduate School of Education of Yeshiva University and a master’s in speech and language from Adelphi University.

Andrea Rousso has taught in the New York City public schools for 33 years and is currently a special education teacher in a kindergarten collaborative team classroom and a certified facilitator for the Schools Attuned® Initiative. Previously, she served as a special needs teacher for children in grades K-6 in a day treatment center and mentor to teachers in self-contained special education classes and collaborative teams in inclusive classrooms. Ms. Rousso has also led workshops for teachers, taught classes at the graduate level, and tutored children with learning disabilities.

Dr. Rona Novick is Director of the Fanya Gottesfeld Heller doctoral program at the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration at Yeshiva University and an Associate Professor of Psychology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She served for many years as the Coordinator of Child Psychology in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Schneider Children’s Hospital and as the Clinical Director of the Alliance for School Mental Health, providing outreach services, treatment and training to schools, families and communities. Dr. Novick is also one of two Educational Directors for Hidden Sparks, providing training, supervision and ongoing mentoring to the Hidden Sparks teams of coaches, principals and Internal Coaches in twenty-one yeshivot.

Dr. Rona Novick is Director of the Fanya Gottesfeld Heller doctoral program at the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration at Yeshiva University and an Associate Professor of Psychology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She served for many years as the Coordinator of Child Psychology in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Schneider Children’s Hospital and as the Clinical Director of the Alliance for School Mental Health, providing outreach services, treatment and training to schools, families and communities. Dr. Novick is also one of two Educational Directors for Hidden Sparks, providing training, supervision and ongoing mentoring to the Hidden Sparks teams of coaches, principals and Internal Coaches in twenty-one yeshivot.

Judah Weller, Ed.D., Educational Director for PTACH, is also an Associate Professor at Touro College in the Graduate Program in Speech and Language Pathology. Dr. Weller has trained over 600 Jewish educators as a Jewish day Schools Attuned® facilitator. He is credited with having established the first Jewish Studies Resource Room (in 1977) at HAFTR. Dr. Weller holds a doctorate in education from Azrieli Graduate School of Education of Yeshiva University and a master’s in speech and language from Adelphi University.

Kelli Pollock has been a National Facilitator of Schools Attuned® since 1997, where she has developed curriculum for the Schools Attuned® course and led workshops on neurodevelopment. She received her master's degree in special education from Bank Street College of Education and has taught at The Churchill School in New York City. She served as a middle school inclusion teacher prior to moving into mainstream classrooms, where she taught from third through sixth grades. Ms. Pollock served as an adjunct professor at Bank Street College and is a private tutor for students with learning disabilities.

Jane Gertler, Ph.D., is the Director of The Churchill Center, the Professional Development Center of the Churchill School, a K - 12 school for students with learning disabilities in New York City. Dr. Gertler spent more than 20 years as a school administrator in Westchester, serving as Director of Special Education in Irvington, prior to becoming the Director of Curriculum, Assessment and Professional Development in Edgemont. She is a member of the Board of Education for the Mount Pleasant Cottage School, a residential and day school for special needs students in Pleasantville. She holds a B.S. from Cornell University, a master's in education from New York University, and a doctorate in school administration from Fordham University.

Harriet Lenk, Ph.D., a former middle school teacher and assistant principal, holds a doctorate in curriculum and teaching from Teachers College, Columbia University and a master's degree in supervision and administration from Bank Street College of Education. Dr. Lenk is a member of the Graduate Faculty of Bank Street College of Education in New York City. Her expertise in teacher education includes induction support for beginning teachers, early adolescent development, curriculum development, cooperative learning, and experiential group process.