New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Commission on Public Secondary Schools (CPSS)

Commission Staff

PROFESSIONAL STAFF

Pamela Gray-Bennett, Ed.D.
Director of the Commission
pgraybennett@neasc.org
781 541-5425
 
Pam has worked with CPSS for more than twenty years and has served as director for the past 17 years.  Previous to her work with the Commission, Pam was a public school teacher and administrator working in urban and suburban schools in Massachusetts, Maryland, and New Jersey.  Pam has also been a professional writer for General Learning Corporation and an educational consultant on general educational school accreditation and on effective instructional practices and teacher evaluation. She earned her doctorate from Boston University, her MA from Rutgers and her BA from Simmons College.
 
 
Janet Allison
Deputy Director of the Commission
jallison@neasc.org
781 541-5418
 
Janet has worked with CPSS for more than twenty years, and she served on the Commission prior to that time. Previous to her work with the Commission Janet was a Social Studies teacher and an assistant principal in New Hampshire and Georgia public high schools. She earned her Masters of Education in Administration from Northeastern University and her BA from the University of New Hampshire.
 
 
Ann Ashworth
Associate Director of the Commission
aashworth@neasc.org
781 541-5441
 
Ann has worked with CPSS for the past four years. Prior to that time she served as an English teacher at the high school and college level, a dean of instruction, an assistant principal and a high school principal in California, New Jersey, and Massachusetts public schools for 34 years. She earned her MS in Educational Administration from the California State University, Fullerton, and her BA from Miami University.
 
 
Charles McCarthy, Jr.
Associate Director of the Commission
cmccarthy@neasc.org
781 541-5417
 
Charlie has worked with CPSS for the past five years, and he served on the Commission prior to that time. Previous to his work with the Commission, Charlie was an English teacher, an assistant principal, a housemaster, an assistant to the superintendent, and a junior high and high school principal for 35 years in Massachusetts high schools. He earned his MAT and BA from Boston College.
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SUPPORT STAFF

Donna Spencer-Wilson
Executive Assistant to the Commission Director
dspencerwilson@neasc.org
781 541-5419
 
Linda Angiolillo
Administrative Assistant
langiolillo@neasc.org
781 541-5442
 
Melissa Spinosa
Administrative Assistant
mspinsosa@neasc.org
781 541-5429
 
Phyllis Tumsaroch
Administrative Assistant
ptumsaroch@neasc.org
781 541-5457
 
Rose Turton
Administrative Assistant
781 541-5432
 
Margaret Valentine
Administrative Assistant
mvalentine@neasc.org
781 541-5433
 
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News & Events

  • 2008 Showcase of Model School Programs

    Mark your calendars now for October 15, 2008, for the second annual Showcase of Model School Programs  to be held again at The Conference Center at Bentley College .  Teams are encouraged to attend with registration for a team of four or more at $200 per person, and individual registration at $250.   > Details

  • Contact Ann Ashworth at 781.541.5441 for more information or to register in person. 

  • ANNUAL MEETING and CONFERENCE, December 3 - 5, 2008

    The New England Association of Schools & Colleges 123rd Annual Meeting and Conference will be held at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts on December 3-5, 2008.  Registration for the Annual Meeting and Conference and hotel accommodations (availability and registration) are now available on-line
     

  • Assessment Conference  

    Mark your calendars now for November 3 and 4, 2008, two one-day conferences designed for CPSS member schools. The Nov. 3 session will focus on the School-Wide Academic Expectations: Development and Use of Analytic Rubrics for Classroom Instruction and the Nov. 4 session will focus on Developing School-wide Assessment and Reporting Systems to measure individual and school-wide attainment of the academic expectations.

    These assessment conferences are provided by Teaching & Learning Solutions in conjunction with NEASC/CPSS and will be held in the Burlington/Waltham, MA area

    Please see the following link for more information:  
    www.teachinglearningsolutions.com