ABOUT

In more than forty years in education, John McGuire has served urban, suburban and rural school districts in the roles of special education teacher, director of special programs, chief operations officer, director of instruction, assistant superintendent and superintendent of schools. Mr. McGuire’s role-related areas of responsibility have included extensive experience in program development and implementation, supervision and mentoring of staff in diverse professional disciplines and program accountability. He has served as a faculty member with the New York State Superintendent Development Program, and as an assistant professor with the State University of New York’s graduate program in Educational Leadership and Administration at Oswego. Mr. McGuire is a life member of the New York State Council of School Superintendents.

Dr. Michael Neiman is the chief author of over 150 Clinical and Educational Services Analyses for an array of school programs serving urban, suburban, and rural school populations including 35 in the state of New York. Dr. Neiman has also led multiple professional development teams to help districts enact logistical, procedural, and process changes to their delivery systems. Dr. Neiman has an extensive background in teaching, educational consulting and leadership, and more than 30 years’ experience as a speech and language pathologist. Dr. Neiman is currently an adjunct faculty member at Springfield College in Springfield, MA.

Mr. LaBrie has more than thirty-five years in special education leadership with particular expertise in transportation-related and Medicaid. Mr. LaBrie was an executive director for a Massachusetts based collaborative and has consulted extensively with school districts nation-wide in improving special education transportation delivery and efficiencies and Medicaid recoupment. Mr. LaBrie has provided financial analyses for over 15 districts in New York, providing support in the areas of Medicaid and Transportation.