Mickisha McKoy, Ph.D.

Earlier this month, D23 hosted the Superintendents Meeting for NYCPS. Here we welcomed and celebrated our new Supervising Superintendent Maribel Torres-Hulla and our new First Deputy Chancellor Danielle Giunta. Truly strong education leadership in action!

Principal Keva Pitts-Girard opened the first UFT Teacher Center in District 23 after years of not having one. We look forward to the wonderful work Coach Jacqueline Reid will do for the school and for teachers across District 23 !!

As part of our ongoing commitment to structured literacy and family partnership, we’re excited to launch this week’s Parent Tip of the Week, explicitly designed to strengthen oral language and phonemic awareness at home for our early childhood and elementary scholars.

Principals across District 23 engaged in Professional Learning Communities (PLC). These PLCs have helped to develop principal practices across the district throughout the years!

D23 Leadership with Relay & NYC Reads. “Coaching Teachers for High Quality Instruction” - District 23 Leaders participated in a thought provoking, capacity building workshop on “Developing Effective Coaching Practices”. This was a joint collaboration between Relay and NYC Reads.

District 23 hosted its 3rd Annual State of the District Town Hall at Victory Music and Dance. Community leaders, Parents, 73rd Precinct, Principals, Teachers, Parent Coordinators, and Students were present. Triad Consulting held workshops that engaged parents in many topics!

Leaders in their development phase need supportive coaching and risk taking opportunities. Leaders who lead leaders need to be reflective and keen to build trust. We made sure to use books to guide our conversations. I’m super proud of all of the work they do for Brownsville!!

Victory Music and Dance Company engaged the Brownsville Community in a Summer Dance Recital. Additional shows today at 2pm and 6pm. You will be blessed! #D23Rising #BrownsvilleBrilliance

The greatness continues with Dr. Arabelle Pembroke, Proud Principal of RAMS. Participants experienced great trauma informed practices to use with their schools.

Super Proud of our very own D23 Principal, Tawana Vasquez for delivering the Keynote Address at NYC Citywide Principal Conference! Words of inspiration and encouragement were very well received!!

A heartfelt thank you to our dedicated principals, teachers, support staff, and community partners who are making Summer Rising possible.

Today marks the start of another exciting Summer Rising season! Our schools are buzzing with energy as students dive into learning, exploration, and fun-filled adventures.

D23 celebrates Juneteenth together with a huge display of performances from across the district. #juneteenth2025

D23’s first Town Hall of the school year welcomed CEC leaders, school & district leaders, parents, and community leaders to a night of reflection and goal setting. Pt 2

D23’s first Town Hall of the school year welcomed CEC leaders, school & district leaders, parents, and community leaders to a night of reflection and goal setting.

We are the exceptional Deputy Superintendents of @NYCSchools We work in collaboration with our Superintendents to ensure every student in @NYCSchools has a bright future in our great city! #championsforchildren #dedicatedleaders

@DOEChancellor @NYCSchools Congratulations Dr. Rux!

Dr. Danika Rux has been a dynamic leader in our schools for nearly 30 years—in roles ranging from Chief of School Support to Principal. 
I am so pleased to be able to announce that she is now the Deputy Chancellor of School Leadership for @NYCSchools. 
Congratulations Danika!

You can’t choose your relatives, but you can choose your family. When my PS 165 family asked me to help surprise our colleague for her 75th birthday I said “Bet!” Happy Birthday Gem! Surprise!!💕💕💕

@CSD17NYC @SheneanL Congratulations Dr. Staley!💕💕

Congratulations to Dr. Latoya Staley on her appointment as Principal of P.S. 399 - The Stanley Eugene Clark School. We had a great day welcoming Dr. Staley to CSD 17! #Werisetogether #GreatthingsCSD17

Assistant Principals deserve this praise and more! We appreciate you and all you do. #NationalAssistantPrincipalsWeek