Contact the Office of ESSA-Funded Programs
Who We Are
ESSA-Funded Programs is composed of approximately 25 members and is led by Assistant Commissioner Erica Meaker and the following managers:
- Erica Meaker
Assistant Commissioner - Lori Genito
Director - Alexandra Pressley
Supervisor - Raffaele Iorio
Supervisor - Jeri Chapman
Supervisor
What We Do
- The Office of ESSA-Funded Programs administers more than $1.4 billion in federal education funds (ESEA Funds) to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) across the State each year.
- ESEA funds are intended to create a set of interlocking strategies to promote educational equity by providing support to districts and schools as they work to ensure that every student succeeds.Ìý
- To further support this the office provides ongoingÌýtechnical assistanceÌýabout ESEA-Funded Programs to multiple stakeholder groups, including but not limited to: public school personnel, charter school personnel, nonpublic school personnel, interested third parties, and Commissioner’s Advisory Groups.
Contact Us
| Office of ESSA-Funded Programs - (518) 473-0295Ìý | ³¦´Ç²Ô²¹±è±è³Ù²¹°ª²Ô²â²õ±ð»å.²µ´Ç±¹Ìý |
| School Improvement Funding Questions | siga@nysed.gov |
| Neglected and Delinquent Program Questions | ND@nysed.gov |
For basic instructions on creating and entitling SEDDAS accounts for your staff or school administrators or for password reset instructions, go toÌýSEDDAS User Guide and Quick Guides.
Ìý

