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Niurka Jimenez-Jailall

Student Services Advisor (SSA)

Niurka Jimenez-Jailall is a Student Services Advisor at Bank Street Graduate School of Education. She received her BA from Fordham University and her MSEd in Higher Education Administration from Bernard M. Baruch College. With a background in marketing, continuing education, and registrar work, she has been working at Bank Street College for seven years. As a self-described life learner and in her current position, Niurka delights in engaging with adults looking to expand their own growth or pivot in their life direction. She believes in a holistic approach to supporting her students that mirrors Bank Street College’s progressive philosophy.   

Niurka supports students in the following programs:

  • Early Childhood Special and General Education Dual Certification
  • Early Childhood Special Education
  • Early Childhood Special Education Advanced Certificate (Non-Degree)
  • Early Childhood Special and General Education Dual Certification/Dual Degree with Columbia University School of Social Work
  • Early Childhood Special Education/Dual Degree with Columbia University School of Social Work
  • Infant and Family Development and Early Intervention (Non-Certification)
  • Infant and Family Development and Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special and General Education Dual Certification
  • Infant and Family Development and Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education
  • Infant and Family Development and Early Intervention/Dual Degree with Hunter College School of Social Work
  • Teaching Literacy and Childhood General Education Dual Certification
  • Teaching Literacy (birth through grade 6): Focus on Classroom Teaching in Early Childhood or Childhood
  • Teaching Literacy (birth through grade 6): Focus on Clinical Teaching in Early Childhood or Childhood
  • Advanced Literacy Specialization
  • Reading and Literacy: Clinical Practice (Non-Certification)
  • Leadership in Mathematics Education

Qualifications
MSEd