District Personnel Changes For New School Year

The following is an up-to-date list of personnel changes for the upcoming school year, compiled from board of education minutes from April through August 2012.

Resignations: 

• Antoinette Haines, elementary school, retirement 
• William Roca, curriculum supervisor, retirement
• Wendy Wyman, financial literacy teacher, retirement
• Gary Widdoss, physical education teacher, football coach, retirement
• Colin Wells, social studies teacher
• Leah Moylen, maternity leave replacement teacher of students with disabilities.
• Phil Descarfino, custodial/maintenance, retirement.
• Timothy Steinhauser, custodian, retirement
• John Demeo, custodian
• Heather Hellmich, aide 
• Kathleen Connolly, aide 
• Candace Terantino, aide
• Linda Dill, aide
• Rebecca Walsh, aide
• Joseph Brezowski, bus driver
• Ann Schall, bus aide
• Annemarie Polster, bus aide

Hires:

• Noreen Lazariuk, principal of Hopatcong High School
• Linda Tappen, secretary to vice principal of the middle school
• Laura Antonello, maternity leave replacement teacher of students with disabilities
• Lauren Helwig, special education teacher
• Mary Nee, half-time kindergarten teacher
• Gloria Silva, half-time kindergarten teacher
• Craig Vallaro, social studies teacher
• Michael Landshof, mathematics teacher
• Brook Ganguzza, physical education teacher
• Lillian MacRae, school nurse
• Danette Swanson, long-term substitute leave replacement health and physical education teacher
• Detrone Edwards, high school in-school suspension monitor
• Nancy Marinaro, middle school in-school suspension monitor
• Tracey Grochulski, personal aide
• Danielle Donnelly, aide
• Melissa Forrester
• Elizabeth Juliano, secretary
• Michael Smith, part-time custodian

Transfers:

• Judith Mancuso, secretary to the facilities supervisor to high school attendance officer/secretary to the athletic director
• Linda Minervini, middle school ICS to Durban Avenue,
• Kimberly Boucher, middle school MD Program to middle school ICS,
• Linda Aviles, middle school self-contained LLD to high school multiply disabled student personal teacher
• Barbara Sanders, high school personal teacher to middle school self-contained LLD program
• Melissa Kennedy, Hudson Maxim kindergarten possible move to first grade 

Administrative Reorganization:

• Emil Binotto, high school principal to middle school principal,
• Lewis Benfatti, middle school principal to Durban Avenue principal,
• Brian Byrne, Durban Avenue principal to Tulsa Trail principal
• Joanne Mullane, Tulsa Trail principal to curriculum supervisor

Maternity Leave:

• Cheryl Gramp, French teacher
• Ruth DeSalvia
• Amanda Stypul, science teacher personal leave of absence

Other:

• Joan McCormack, school librarian, passed away