School Leadership team

The School Leadership Team (SLT) is a group of people who develop educational policies for their school. They also make sure there are resources to support those policies.
SLTs:

  • Provide ongoing evaluations of a school’s educational programs and their impact on student achievement.
  • Play an important role in school-based decision-making
  • Help to make school cultures more collaborative.
SLT Meeting dates
School Leadership Team (SLT) — Young Explorers Academy

SLT

  • Provide ongoing evaluations of a school’s educational programs and their impact on student achievement.
  • Play an important role in school-based decision-making.
  • Help to make school cultures more collaborative.

2025–2026 SLT Meeting Dates

Upcoming SLT Meetings

  • February 2, 2026
  • March 2, 2026
  • April 13, 2026
  • May 4, 2026
  • June 1, 2026

Join via Zoom

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 998 5457 9540

Passcode: 576278

Dial-in

+1 646 558 8656 (NY)

+1 646 931 3860

SLT Resources

Sunnyside Middle School

47-10 Barnett Avenue, Queens, NY 11104

(718) 957-0295

Marisa Castello – Principal I.A.

Sunnyside Middle School

47-10 Barnett Avenue, Queens, New York, 11104

(718) 957-0295

Marisa Castello – Principal I.A.

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SLT Members

Marisa Castello
Principal
Lennox- Ann Bailey
UFT Chapter Leader
Vaniqua Hudson-Figueroa
PTA President
Sameer Javaid
UFT Teacher/Co-Chairperson
Naomi O’Reilly
UFT Teacher
Renae John
UFT School Secretary
Melissa Baumann
UFT Teacher
Leticia Vasquez
Parent/Co-chairperson
Karen McGowan
Parent
Lena Ghaleb–Haar
Parent
Jenny Auerbach
Parent
Alberta Maineri-Burke
Parent
SLT – Sunnyside Middle School

School Leadership Team (SLT)

The School Leadership Team develops school policies and ensures resources support student success.

What the SLT Does

  • Evaluates educational programs and student achievement.
  • Supports school-based decision making.
  • Builds collaborative school culture.

2025–2026 SLT Meeting Dates

Upcoming SLT Meetings

  • February 2, 2026
  • March 2, 2026
  • April 13, 2026
  • May 4, 2026
  • June 1, 2026

Join via Zoom

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 998 5457 9540

Passcode: 576278

Dial-in

+1 646 558 8656 (NY)

+1 646 931 3860

SLT Resources

Sunnyside Middle School

47-10 Barnett Avenue, Queens, NY 11104

(718) 957-0295

Marisa Castello – Principal I.A.

SLT Members

Marisa Castello
Principal
Lennox-Ann Bailey
UFT Chapter Leader
Vaniqua Hudson-Figueroa
PTA President
Sameer Javaid
UFT Teacher / Co-Chair
Naomi O’Reilly
UFT Teacher
Renae John
UFT School Secretary
Melissa Baumann
UFT Teacher
Leticia Vasquez
Parent / Co-Chair
Karen McGowan
Parent
Lena Ghaleb-Haar
Parent
Jenny Auerbach
Parent
Alberta Maineri-Burke
Parent
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