Staff

Administration and Main Office Personnel

Fiscal & Program Support Specialist / Main Office

Kimberly McKenna

Administrative Assistant / Main Office

Jennifer Fusco

Director of Early Childhood Education and Grants

Carla Pérez

Supervisor of Preschool Instruction and Program Quality

Katarzyna (Kasia) Ferrone

School Nurse

Melissa Groffman


Classroom Teachers

 

General Education Classes

Classroom Teacher (Room 202)

Classroom Teacher (Room 217)

Rebecca Carrone

Classroom Teacher (Room G10)

Deana DiNapoli

Classroom Teacher (Room 216)

Laura Keller

Classroom Teacher (Room 213)

Grace Mariani

Classroom Teacher (Room 206)

Jazmine Martin

Classroom Teacher (Room 111)

Jaron Mino

Classroom Teacher (Room 203)

Gary Venner, Jr.

Classroom Teacher (Room G17)

Dayana Vega

Classroom Teacher (Room G16)

Ria Wolff

Classroom Teacher (Room 118)

Joanna Zschack

PSD Classes

Classroom Teacher (Room 120A)

Otilia Castillo

Classroom Teacher (Room 110)

Holly Gomes


Coaching Team

Preschool Instructional Coach (PIC) / Preschool Intervention and Referral Specialist (PIRS)

Carissa Olivi

Preschool Intervention and Referral Specialist (PIRS)

Marli Sheji

Preschool Instructional Coach (PIC)

Melissa Kerzelis

Community Parent Involvement Specialist (CPIS)/Social Worker

Nandi Wesley


Child Study Team

School Psychologist

 

Lisa Kleitsch

Licensed Social Worker (LSW)

 

Kristen Niemczyk-Kistner

Learning Disabilities Teacher-Consultant (LDT-C)

 

Jenna Tahbaz


Related Service Providers

Occupational Therapist (OT)

(retiring October 1st)

Lori Franklin

Occupational Therapist (OT)

(starting October 1st)

TBD

Occupational Therapist (OT)

 

Christa Rossi

Occupational Therapist (OT)

Alyssa Tripp

Physical Therapist (PT)

Jolene Jurkovic

Speech Therapist

 

Camellia Bekemeyer

Speech Therapist

 

Lauren Dennis

Speech Therapist

Jaynie Tumminio


Support Staff


Special Education Consultation Teacher

 

Vanessa Ricciardelli

Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

Sharon Balsamo

Relief Teacher

Rosandra Alba

Gross Motor Relief Teacher

Samantha Buttita




All Teachers, Child Study Team Members, and Related Service Providers can be contacted via telephone by calling the Main Office at 973-509-4208


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