Dr.

Kathy Weiss

39 Fieldstone Lane
Oyster Bay, NY 11771
516-802-3034 (home)
weisskathy@aol.com

EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION
Ph.D. New York University, 1988
Thesis: Evaluation of Elementary and Secondary School Principals'
Performance -- The Development, Implementation, and Evaluation
of a Performance Rating Scale and an Administrative Appraisal
Process
M.A. Courant Institute, New York University, 1974
Major: Mathematics
B.A. Syracuse University, 1971
Major: Mathematics

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
May 2014 present

Board of Trustees
Nassau Community College
Vice-Chair (as of September 2014)

January 2008 present

Adjunct Professor
Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus
Department of Educational Leadership and
Administration
Core I, Internship, School District Administration

July 2006 present

Special Compliance Officer for Sexual

Harassment, Ethnic Harassment, & Workplace
Discrimination
Various school districts in Nassau & Suffolk
Counties

July 2005 - present

Superintendent Search Consultant

School Leadership, LLC
New York, NY

January 1994 June 2005: Superintendent of Schools

Baldwin Union Free School District

Baldwin, New York
December 1993:

Deputy Superintendent
Baldwin Union Free School District
Baldwin, New York

July 1988 - November 1993: Assistant Superintendent

Curriculum and Instruction
Rockville Centre Public Schools
Rockville Centre, New York
January 1987 - June 1988: Assistant Superintendent
Garden City Public Schools
Garden City, New York
July 1983 - December 1986:

July 1979 - June 1983:

Principal
Malverne High School
Malverne, New York

Assistant Principal
Harborfields High School
Greenlawn, New York

November 1978 - June 1979: Assistant Principal

(Leave Replacement)
Roslyn High School
Roslyn, New York
February 1971 - October 1978: Administrative Assistant to the
Superintendent of Schools
Teacher of Gifted and Talented 5th and 6th grade
students
High School Mathematics Teacher
Long Beach City School District
Long Beach, New York
PROFESSIONAL HONORS
2004 2005:

President, Nassau County Council of School Superintendents

1997 2004
Executive
Council of School

Served as Secretary, Vice-President, President Elect, &

Committee Member, Executive Board, Nassau County
Superintendents

2003
Association on

Consulting writer to Nassau Suffolk School Boards

Position Paper on High Stakes Testing and Assessment

1996 - 2000:
of Education

Member, Deans Advisory Group, C. W Post College, School

1996
Author of section in Handbook of Tests and Measurement in
Education and
the Social Sciences, Paula E. Lester, Ph.D. & Lloyd K.
Bishop, Ph.D. (Eds.)
1996
1994 - 1995:
Enhancement,

Author of article in New York School Boards (May 13, 1996),

Baldwin District develops a Foundation for Education
Member, Steering Committee, Institute for Teacher
Nassau Community College

1994 - present: Member, Superintendents Board of Section VIII Athletics

1994 - 1995:
Member, Athletics Committee & Professional Certification
Committee,
New York State Council of School Superintendents
1984 - present: Member, Ethics Committee for Section VIII Athletic Council
1992 - 1993:

President, Nassau County District Curriculum Officials

1991 - 1992:

President-Elect, Nassau County District Curriculum Officials

1990 - 1991:

Secretary, Nassau County District Curriculum Officials

1990 - 1991:
Curriculum

Director, Long Island Association for Supervision and

Development

1989 - 1990:
Council

Chairperson, Constitution Committee for Section VIII Athletic

1989:
Research

American Association of School Administrators Outstanding

Award

1989:
Elementary

Author of article in School Administrator, Evaluation of

and Secondary School Principals"

1989:
School

Member of Blue Ribbon Task Force, American Association of

Administrators Convention

1987 - 1988:
Council

Co-chairperson, Nassau BOCES Arts in Education Advisory

1987 - 1988:
Exemplary

Member, Nassau County District Curriculum Officials

Practices Committee

1986 - 1988:
Island

Delegate, International Conference, Phi Delta Kappa, Long

Field Chapter

1986:
on Excellence

Appointed regional representative to National Commission

in Educational Administration

1984 - 1985:
Secondary

Member, Executive Board, Nassau County Association of

School Principals

1983 - 1984:
Island

President, Phi Delta Kappa Education Honor Society, Long

Chapter

1983:
Time to

Author of article in NASSP Bulletin, "In School Suspension Work, Not Socialize"

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Topics include Board of Education & Superintendent relationships,
Cooperative Learning,
Shared Decision Making, Peer
Coaching, Whole Language Assessment, Testing, Child
Abuse,
Evaluation of Principals, Using Data to Improve Instruction, School Safety,
Parents as Partners in Education, and School/Community
Communications
Presentations made to organizations and school districts on Long Island
and in New York
State and at local, state, and national conferences
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Association of School Administrators
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
National Staff Development Council
Cooperative Learning Network
Long Island Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Nassau County Association of District Curriculum Officials
Phi Delta Kappa - Education Honor Society
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Treasurer, Board of Directors of The Maurer Foundation for Breast Health
Education
Member, Long Island Blood Services Leadership Team 2004 2006