Abby Cook-Mack, former SLT (School Leadership Team) elected parent

“BNS is such a unique school but we have to do the work to ensure that it can continue pursuing the inquiry-based learning that we love. The SLT is a great way to be a part of that process.”

The School Leadership Team (SLT) brings families, teachers and administrators together to collaborate in shaping our children’s education. The SLT encourages all community members to attend meetings and learn about key topics and raise new themes of discussion.

SLT Meetings | Family Involvement

The SLT is a place for parents and guardians to come and have their voices heard by the school community and administration. SLT meetings are held on Tuesdays @ 3:15 - 4:45pm in BNS/BCS Library, room 401 and open to all.  Meeting agendas are written by a joint parent and staff committee and anyone can submit an agenda topic by emailing parent representative parent Kim Wanliss (kimwanliss@gmail.com.) or school leader Diane Castelucci (diane@bns146.org).

Upcoming meeting agendas and past meeting minutes.

MEMBERS:

  • Principal- Diane Castelucci

 Teachers:

  • Greta Schwerner 

  • Jennifer Pignato Hernandez

  • Lindsay Allanbrook 

  • Tammy Dong 

  • Valerie Moses

  • DC37- Shelley Bissesser

Parents:

  • PTA Co-President- Michaela Daniel

  • Kim Wanliss

  • Cate Hagarty 

  • Hayley Hernandez 

  • Andrea Morrell 

  • Andrew Koncz 

  • Hillary Crosley-Coker 

  • Aarti Sawhney

2025-2026 Meeting Dates

Tuesdays @ 3:15 - 4:45pm in BNS/BCS Library, room 401

  • October 28th, 2025

  • November 18th, 2025

  • December 16th, 2025

  • January 27th, 2026

  • February 24th, 2026

  • March 24th, 2026

  • April 21st, 2026

  • May 19th, 2026

  • June 9th, 2026

Department of Education (DOE) Guidelines

Every NYC public school is required to have an SLT that includes a balanced number of parents and teachers. CEPs are public documents, and the 2024 BNS CEP will be available when the DOE publishes it.

From the DOE website, Chancellor’s Regs: There must be an SLT in every New York City Public School. SLTs play a significant role in creating a structure for school-based decision making and shaping the path to a collaborative school culture. SLTs are a vehicle for developing school-based educational policies and ensuring that resources are aligned to implement those policies. Functioning in a collaborative manner, SLTs assist in the evaluation and assessment of a school’s educational programs and their affect on student achievement.

For more information, please contact slt2025@bns146.org.