DASA - Dignity for All Students
New York State Dignity for All Students Act
The goal of the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA), which took effect July 1, 2012, is to provide students with a school environment free of discrimination and harassment by peers and by school personnel. It applies to behaviors on school property, in school buildings, on a school bus, as well as at school-sponsored events or activities. Incidents of harassment and discrimination may include, but are not limited to, threats, intimidation or abuse based on a person’s actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity or expression), and sex. These eleven categories are referred to as protected classes.
In addition, amendments to the regulation (effective July 1, 2013) have added explicit references prohibiting bullying and cyber bullying.
DASA includes provisions that alter reporting, codes of conduct, professional development, and classroom instruction. At least one highly-trained employee will be designated as a DASA coordinator in each school and will be responsible for receiving and reporting incidents. In addition, training is to be provided to staff and students in order to raise awareness, provide strategies for prevention, and offer methods of responding to acts of discrimination and/or harassment. Finally, schools will be required to collect and report data related to “material incidents” of discrimination and harassment.
DASA Incident Reporting Form (PDF)
2020-21 DASA Building Coordinators
NAME NUMBER TITLE E-MAIL
DODGE ELEMENTARY
Charles Smilinich 626-9821 Principal csmilinich@williamsvillek12.org
TBD
FOREST ELEMENTARY
Katherine Wendling 626-9807 Assistant Principal kwendling@williamsvillek12.org
Doreen Zak 626-9802 Social Worker dzak@williamsvillek12.org
HEIM ELEMENTARY
Bonnie Stafford 626-8697 Principal bstafford@williamsvillek12.org
Nancy Fultz 626-8676 Social Worker nfultz@williamsvillek12.org
MAPLE EAST ELEMENTARY
Karrie Dominique 626-8813 Social Worker kdominique@williamsvillek12.org
Kristy Giardina 626-8806 Assistant Principal kgiardina@williamsvillek12.org
MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY
Jason Smith 626-8843 Principal jsmith@williamsvillek12.org
Lindsey Kubera 626-8841 Assistant Principal lkubera@williamsvillek12.org
CASEY MIDDLE
Ryan Harding 626-8586 Assistant Principal rharding@williamsvillek12.org
Carole Ann Collard 626-8518 Social Worker ccollard@williamsvillek12.org
HEIM MIDDLE
Heidie Buffomante 626-8628 Assistant Principal hbuffomante@williamsvillek12.org
Sam Endich 626-8614 School Counselor sendich@williamsvillek12.org
MILL MIDDLE
Hillary Weir 626-8303 Assistant Principal hweir@williamsvillek12.org
Karen Stelley 626-8336 School Counselor kstelley@williamsvillek12.org
TRANSIT MIDDLE
Patrick Quast 626-8702 Assistant Principal pquast@williamsvillek12.org
Whitney Abbott 626-8732 School Counselor wabbott@williamsvillek12.org
EAST HIGH SCHOOL
Tricia DeSantis 626-8405 Assistant Principal tdesantis@williamsvillek12.org
Beth Gentile 626-8414 School Counselor egentile@williamsvillek12.org
NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
Christi Carroll 626-8513 Assistant Principal ccaroll@williamsvillek12.org
Kristen Rizzo 626-8504 Assistant Principal krizzo@williamsvillek12.org
SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
Chris McDuffie 626-8205 Assistant Principal cmcduffie@williamsvillek12.org
Salvatore Curella 626-8204 Assistant Principal scurella@williamsvillek12.org