Current Role: Superintendent, Central Falls School District (Central Falls, RI)
Fellowship Role: Chief Academic Officer, Central Falls School District (Central Falls, RI)
Stephanie Downey Toledo currently serves as the Superintendent of Central Falls School District.
During the Fellowship, Stephanie continued in her role as the Deputy Chief Operating Officer for the Division of Students with Disabilities & English Language Leaders at the New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE). In this role, Stephanie was responsible for the implementation of New York City’s reform to special education across all 1,700 city schools. Stephanie teaches graduate courses on serving school-age students with disabilities with a focus on bilingual issues at Columbia University. Stephanie was selected as a Chancellor’s Fellow in 2012 and was a Sue Lehman Regional Finalist as a corps member.
Stephanie holds a B.A. in Psychology from George Washington University, an M.Ed. in Special Education from Loyola Marymount, and an M.Ed. in Speech Language Pathology from Teacher’s College at Columbia University.