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District Administration
District Office
1430 Balltown Road
Niskayuna, NY 12309
(518) 377-4666
Fax: (518) 377-4074
Board of Education
Visit the Board of Education webpage
District Clerk Cynthia Gagnon
(518) 377-4666, ext. 50706
cgagnon@niskyschools.org
Superintendent of Schools
Carl J. Mummenthey
(518) 377-4666, ext. 50706
cmummenthey@niskyschools.org
Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction
Jessica Moore
(518) 377-4666, ext. 50703
jmoore@niskyschools.org
Assistant Superintendent of Student Support Services
Timothy C. Fowler
(518) 377-4666, ext. 50737
tfowler@niskyschools.org
Assistant Superintendent of Business & Operations
Matt Leon
(518) 377-4666, ext. 50712
mleon@niskyschools.org
Chief Equity Officer
Latisha Barnett
(518) 377-4666, ext. 50741
lbarnett@niskyschools.org
Director of Student Growth & Instructional Support
Laurel Jones
(518) 377-4666, ext. 50723
ljones@niskyschools.org
Director of Student Support Services (K-6)
Julie Bouyea
(518) 382-2525, ext. 21736
jbouyea@niskyschools.org
Director of Student Support Services (7-12)
Andrea Marques-Clarke
(518) 382-2525, ext. 50735
amarquesclarke@niskyschools.org
Assistant Director of Student Support Services
Brianna Meikle
(518) 382-2525, ext. 50771
bmeikle@niskyschools.org
Counseling and English as a New Language (ENL)
Director Michael Brannigan
(518) 377-4666, ext. 50755
mbrannigan@niskyschools.org
Contact our Schools
Birchwood Elementary School
897 Birchwood Lane, Niskayuna NY 12309
Phone: (518) 344-2910
Fax: (518) 344-5610
Principal Rebecca Grabicki, rbauergrabicki@niskyschools.org
Craig Elementary School
2566 Balltown Road, Niskayuna, NY 12309
Phone: (518) 377-0156
Fax: (518) 377-1075
Principal William Anders, wanders@niskyschools.org
Glencliff Elementary School
961 Riverview Road, Rexford, NY 12148
Phone: (518) 399-2323
Fax: (518) 399-4072
Principal David Zadoorian, dzadoorian@niskyschools.org
Hillside Elementary School
1100 Cornelius Ave., Niskayuna, NY 12309
Phone: (518) 377-1856
Fax: (518) 377-1099
Principal Shireen Fasciglione, sfasciglione@niskyschools.org
Rosendale Elementary School
2445 Rosendale Road, Niskayuna, NY 12309
Phone: (518) 377-3123
Fax: (518) 377-1098
Principal Luke Rakoczy, lrakoczy@niskyschools.org
Van Antwerp Middle School
2253 Story Ave., Niskayuna, NY 12309
Phone: (518) 370-1243
Fax: (518) 370-4610
Principal John Moskov, jmoskov@niskyschools.org
Assistant Principal Stacy Muscato, smuscato@niskyschools.org
Iroquois Middle School
2495 Rosendale Road, Niskayuna, NY 12309
Phone: (518) 377-2233
Fax: (518) 377-0655
Principal Tom Fyvie, tfyvie@niskyschools.org
Assistant Principal Christopher Adamek, cadamek@niskyschools.org
Niskayuna High School
1626 Balltown Road, Niskayuna NY 12309
Phone: (518) 382-2511
Fax: (518) 382-2539
Principal John Rickert, jrickert@niskyschools.org
Assistant Principal Joseph Coleman, jcoleman@niskyschools.org
Assistant Principal Anthony Malizia, amalizia@niskyschools.org
Academic Departments
Art & Design
Director Sara Bussert
(518) 382-2511, ext. 21738
sbussert@niskyschools.org
English and Library Media
Director Megan Collins
(518) 377-4666, ext. 50751
mcollins2@niskyschools.org
Mathematics, Computer Science and Business
Director Ashley Rickert
(518) 377-4666, ext. 50752
arickert@niskyschools.org
Music
Director Eric Hughes
(518) 382-2511, ext. 21711
ehughes@niskyschools.org
Physical Education, Health & Athletics
Director Larry Gillooley
(518) 382-2511, ext. 21760
lgillooley@niskyschools.org
Science and Technology & Engineering
Interim Director Bill Wales
(518) 377-4666, ext. 50753
wwales@niskyschools.org
World Languages and Social Studies
Director Michael Palanza
(518) 377-4666, ext. 50755
mpalanza@niskyschools.org
District Service Departments
Communications
Public Information Specialist Monica Lester, APR
(518) 377-4666, ext. 50707
communications@niskyschools.org
Digital Content Specialist Lindsay Quackenbush
(518) 377-4666, ext. 50704
lquackenbush@niskyschools.org
Food and Nutrition
Director Ross Tuskey
(518) 377-4666, ext. 50730
rtuskey@niskyschools.org
Operations & Maintenance
Director Anthony Lento
(518) 344-2934
alento@niskyschools.org
Technology Services
Director Gus Geidel
(518) 377-4666, ext. 21741
hgeidel@niskyschools.org
District Data Manager
Edward Alston III
(518) 377-4666, ext. 21748
ealston3@niskyschools.org
Transportation
Director Richard Kirk
(518) 370-0160
rkirk@niskyschools.org