Tatianna Louisidis
Gardiner,New York
Summary
Dedicated educational leader with proven success in designing, aligning, and advancing inclusive special services systems. Committed to preparing all students for success as responsible, productive citizens and lifelong learners by strengthening high-quality, equitable access to education for students with disabilities. Experience in compliance, cross-departmental collaboration, capacity building, and systems improvement to ensure responsive and coherent services that support every learner’s growth. Ready to guide the department of Special Services with strategic vision, collaborative leadership, and a strong focus on equity, innovation, and student-centered outcomes. Committed to the core values of: accountability, honesty, respect, and equitable decision making.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Supervisor for Elementary Special Services
Suffern Central School District
Suffern, New York
09.2024 - Current
- Provide district-level leadership for elementary special education programs across four schools, out-of-district placements (BOCES, Kiryas Joel CSD, Rockland Institute for Special Education), and all non-public school placements.
- Serve as Chairperson for K–5 CSE and Section 504 meetings, ensuring compliance, consistency, and high-quality educational decision-making.
- Lead cross-district collaboration with fellow 504 chairpersons to align practices, standardize procedures, and deliver family-facing presentations on Section 504 supports and processes.
- Active participant in various human resources aspects such as hiring, interviewing, and mentoring for special education aides, related service providers, teacher assistants, and special education teachers.
- Dedicated instructional leader and evaluator of teachers, teacher assistants and related service providers.
- Design and implement professional learning for special education teachers and related service providers to improve instructional practices and build sustainable departmental capacity.
- Partner with PPS leadership and building administrators to strengthen communication, align service delivery, and drive continuous improvement across elementary programs.
- Lead systems-level initiatives to standardize special education forms, workflows, and practices K–12, strengthening coherence and compliance across the district.
- Support and execute district-wide PPS initiatives, including oversight of PPS website improvements, development of departmental handbooks, and production of the monthly PPS newsletter.
Educational Leadership Intern
Pine Bush Central School District
01.2023 - 06.2024
- District level experience with the Director of Special Programs and building level experience with Principal and Assistant Principal of E.J. Russell Elementary School.
- Collaboration with Director of Special Programs to strengthen post-secondary transitioning procedures for students with disabilities.
- Preliminary understanding of special education budgetary processes.
- Organization and facilitation of family engagement events for incoming kindergarten families on the topic of “Preparing Your Child for Kindergarten”.
- Facilitation of monthly school building leadership team meetings to strengthen school family partnerships via the development of a formalized Volunteer Training Program.
- Facilitation and chairing of CPSE meetings.
- Creation of CSE forms/documents to assist general education teachers during meetings.
- Collaboration with building level leaders for faculty meetings.
- Teacher observations and evaluation experience using Danielson's Educational Framework.
- Shadowing and interviewing all district administrators.
Speech-Language Pathologist
Communicate to Connect
01.2018 - 01.2024
- Provided home-based speech-language therapy services to preschools with speech and/or language disorders/delays (CPSE).
- Provided ongoing support and education to family members on articulation, expressive, and receptive disorders.
- Ensured carryover of taught skills by educating parents on practice techniques.
Speech-Language Pathologist
Arlington Central School District
01.2018 - 01.2023
- SLP for district and non-public K-8 schools.
- Worked in various buildings including: Vail Farm Elementary, Beekman Elementary, Joseph D'Aquanni West Road Intermediate School, Traver Road Primary School, Saint Martin de Torres, Hawk Meadow Montessori School.
- Collaborated with Assistant Superintendent for Pupil Personnel Services and various administrators on a Special Education Symposium to increase school-family engagement during the 2022-2023 school year.
- Assisted yearly with the 611 grant for the speech department.
- Facilitated and created agendas for most speech department PLC meetings while seeking to continually improve processes within the department.
Speech-Language Pathologist
The Center for Discovery
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Speech-language pathologist who worked with both children and adults to develop communication systems and feeding/swallowing therapeutic programs for individuals with multiple disabilities.
- Expertise in therapeutic use and evaluation using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), both low and high tech.
- Collaboration with multidisciplinary team to design personalized therapeutic plans to improve overall communication abilities.
Education
Post-Masters Certification - Educational Leadership
Stony Brook University
01.2024
Masters - Speech-Language Pathology
SUNY New Paltz
01.2017
Skills
- District-level leadership & program oversight
- Leadership of special education programs across multiple schools, placements, and service delivery models
- Special education compliance
- Expertise in IDEA, Section 504, CSE leadership, and regulatory compliance
- Systems design & continuous special education department improvements (ie standardizing processes, forms, and practices to ensure consistency and quality K–12)
- Strategic collaboration & cross-departmental leadership
- K-12 Coordinator for behavior consultations with the districtwide BCBA
- Partnering with PPS leaders, departments and district level administrators to improve equitable access to education for English Language Learners (ELLs) and students with disabilities (SWD)
- Professional learning & capacity building
- Designing and facilitating adult learning to improve instructional practice and sustainability on the topics of SMART goals, Collaboration Portal on IEP Direct and future plans for progress monitoring training
- Coordinating Crisis Prevention training (CPI) for PPS staff to improve behavior management systems
- Family engagement: active participant and presenter at SEPTA meetings with families and community members
- Supervision of diverse program service models such as ICT, resource room, Therapeutic Support Class and Foundational Learning programs
- Oversight of in-district, out-of-district, and non-public school programs
Accomplishments
- Partnered with the Director of Pupil Personnel Services to advocate for districtwide adoption of full-day Integrated Co-Teaching (ICT) through data-based analysis and program evaluation; successfully implemented full-day ICT for grades 3-12 and continue to lead advocacy efforts for K-2 expansion.
- Partnered with the Director of PPS to lead significant improvements to the PPS website through collaboration with the Director of Communications, strengthening accessibility, clarity, and family engagement.
- Developed and implemented Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) evaluation practices, while building K-12 capacity among speech-language pathologists to support non-verbal and minimally verbal students.
- Strengthened parent engagement and outreach by presenting at multiple SEPTA meetings on executive functioning, Section 504 plans, and special education supports, increasing family understanding and trust as directed by the Director of PPS.
- Collaborated closely with the Director of PPS to brand district special education programs and create special education systems and processes
- Supported efforts to generate additional district revenue by expanding shared student placements with neighboring districts within district special education programs.
LANGUAGES
English - Native or Bilingual
French - Full Professional
Spanish - Limited Working
Recently Attended Conferences & Trainings
- Comprehensive OG+ Refresher 10/2024
- State Performance Plan (SPP) Indicator 13: Secondary Transition: 10/2024
- Tech Expo: 5/2025
- Distinguishing Language Acquisition from Learning Disabilities in English Language Learners 5/2025
- Co-Teaching: A Comprehensive Approach & Planning for Instruction: 6/2025
- ASCD Annual Conference: Leading Without Limits: 7/2025
- Developing Measurable Annual Goals: 8/2025
- Best Practices in Academic Progress Monitoring: 8/2025
- Law Updates for Administrators: 8/2025
- Lead Evaluator Recertification Training: 8/2025
- American Speech-Language Association (ASHA) Convention: 11/2025
- Testing Accommodations for Students with Disabilities: 12/2025
- NYS Portrait of a Graduate & Inquiry-Based Learning in Pre-K to Grade 5: 1/2026
Certification
- School Building Leader (SBL)
- School District Leader (SDL)
- NYS Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist (M.S., CCC-SLP, TSSLD)
- Professional Teaching Certification (NYS)
Timeline
Supervisor for Elementary Special Services
Suffern Central School District
09.2024 - Current
Educational Leadership Intern
Pine Bush Central School District
01.2023 - 06.2024
Speech-Language Pathologist
Communicate to Connect
01.2018 - 01.2024
Speech-Language Pathologist
Arlington Central School District
01.2018 - 01.2023
Speech-Language Pathologist
The Center for Discovery
01.2017 - 01.2018
Masters - Speech-Language Pathology
SUNY New Paltz
Post-Masters Certification - Educational Leadership
Stony Brook University