Contacting District Staff
Staff emails are the person’s first initial and up to seven letters of their last name. For example, Principal Dan Martinelli can be reached at dmartine@cohoes.org.
Cohoes City School District Offices
Peggy O’Shea, Superintendent
poshea@cohoes.org
Mary Rumsey, Secretary
mrumsey@cohoes.org
Stacy Mackey, School Business Official
smackey@cohoes.org
Jim Stapleton, Director of Facilities
jstaplet@cohoes.org
Sylvi Joseph, Director of Technology Operations
sjoseph@cohoes.org
Aaron Cagwin, Communications Specialist
acagwin@cohoes.org
Tara Dessingue, Human Resources
tdessing@cohoes.org
21 Page Avenue
Cohoes, NY 12047
(518) 237-0100
Fax: (518) 237-2912
Cohoes District Offices Google Maps Directions
Superintendent’s office
(518) 237-0100, Ext. 5
Fax: (518) 233-1878
Business office
(518) 237-0100, Ext. 3
Fax: (518) 237-2912
Abram Lansing Elementary School
Clifford Bird, Principal
cbird@cohoes.org
Colleen McDonald, Secretary
cmcdonal@cohoes.org
26 James Street
Cohoes, NY 12047
(518) 237-5044
Fax (518) 237-1879
Abram Lansing Google Maps Directions
Harmony Hill School
Mark Perry, Principal
mperry@cohoes.org
Michelle Charbonneau, Secretary
mcharbon@cohoes.org
Madelon Hickey Way
Cohoes, NY 12047
(518) 233-1900
Fax: (518) 237-1964
Harmony Hill Google Maps Directions
Van Schaick Grade School
Jacqueline DeChiaro, Principal
jdechiar@cohoes.org
Carla Rogers, Secretary
crogers@cohoes.org
150 Continental Avenue
Cohoes, NY 12047
(518) 237-2828
Fax: (518) 237-3597
Van Schaick Google Maps Directions
Cohoes Middle School
Daniel Martinelli, Principal
dmartine@cohoes.org
Deanna Kelly, Assistant Principal
dkelly@cohoes.org
Sara Burwell, Secretary
sburwell@cohoes.org
7 Bevan Street
Cohoes, NY 12047
(518) 237-4131
Fax: (518) 237-2253
Middle School Google Maps Directions
Cohoes High School
Laura Tarlo, Principal
ltarlo@cohoes.org
Thomas Kostrzebski, Assistant Principal
tkostrze@cohoes.org
Jeff Huneau, Athletic Director
jhuneau@cohoes.org
Teri Curtin, Secretary
tcurtin@cohoes.org
Patricia Whiting, Secretary
pwhiting@cohoes.org
1 Tiger Circle
Cohoes, NY 12047
(518) 237-9100
Fax: (518) 238-0169
High School Google Maps Directions
Office of Special Programs
Erin Hill, Director of Special Programs
ehill@cohoes.org
Karen Ronesi, Assistant Director of Special Programs
kronesi@cohoes.org
Heidi Clementi, Secretary
hclement@cohoes.org
Dina Dupuis, Secretary
ddupuis@cohoes.org
21 Page Avenue
Cohoes, NY 12047
(518) 237-0990
Fax: (518) 237-2532
Office of Special Programs Google Maps Directions
Public Access to District Records
Under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), the public is entitled to inspect certain school district records. The Committee on Open Government is responsible for overseeing and advising with regard to the Freedom of Information, Open Meetings and Personal Privacy Protection Laws.
The district’s Records Officer is Johanna Maloney.