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Meet Lower Merion School District's New Faculty And Staff
More than 50 new teachers, counselors, specialists, and more are ready for the 2018-2019 school year at Lower Merion School District.
ARDMORE, PA – Lower Merion School District has some new faces that will be in its classrooms in the 2018-2019 school year.
More than 50 new teachers, specialists, counselors, and more are ready for the upcoming year.
According to the district, Lower Merion is the fastest-growing district in Pennsylvania, with enrollment topping 8700 students for the upcoming year.
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Meet the new teachers below:
Belmont Hills Elementary
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- Tara Barrabee – 1st Grade
- Maria Bucciarelli – Speech and Language
- Sarah Iwanowski – Special Education
- Daire Ryan – Special Education
- Kathryn Steffy – 3rd Grade
Cynwyd Elementary
- Jennifer Evans – 2nd Grade
- David Fiebert – 2nd Grade
- Gina Gelsomini – Speech and Language
- Chantal Peou – French
- Jenniferlyn Pinson – Reading Specialist
Gladwyne Elementary
- Veronika Bazewicz – English Language Development (ELD) (also at Penn Valley)
- Teresa Dick – 4th Grade
- Caroline Gilroy – 3rd Grade
- Alexandra Kozak – Music (also at Merion, Penn Valley and Penn Wynne)
Merion Elementary
- Anna Sattler – Music
- Dulcimeire Donahue – ELD (also at Bala Cynwyd)
Penn Valley Elementary
- Kristen Di Marco – Intervention Specialist (IST)
- Sarah Joyce – 3rd Grade
- Lauren Meekins – Counselor/Gifted Screening
- Stephanie Mullen – 4th Grade
- Amanda Pfeil – 1st Grade
Penn Wynne Elementary
- Danielle Collins – 2nd Grade
- Alyssa Nyeholt – Kindergarten
- Melissa Padula – Student Services/Psychologist
- Brittany Piacentine – 1st Grade
- Heather Randall-Tookes – 3rd Grade
- Ashlee Scarborough – Kindergarten
- Ryan Wilson – 5th Grade
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Front Row (left to right) Amanda Pfeil (PV 1st Grade); Brittany Placentine (PW 1st Grade; Daire Ryan (BH Special Education); Alyssa Nyeholt ( PW Kindergarten; Danielle Collins (PW 2nd Grade); Chantal Peou (CY French); Veronika Bazewicz (GL/VPV ELD); Kristen DiMarco (PV IST). Back Row (left to right) Ryan Wilson (5th Grade); Ashlee Scarborough (PW Kindergarten); Stephanie Mullen (PV 4th Grade); Tara Barrabee (BH 1st Grade); Jenniferlyn Pinson (CY Reading Specialist); David Fiebert (CY 2nd Grade); Gina Gelsomini (CY Speech & Language); Maria Bucciarelli (GL Speech & Language); Kathryn Steffy (BH 3rd Grade); Teresa Dick (GL 4th Grade); Caroline Gilroy (GL 3rd Grade); Jennifer Evans (CY 2nd Grade); Dulcimeire Donahue (MR/BC ELD); Sarah Iwanowski (BH Special Education); Sarah Joyce (3rd Grade); Alexandra Kozak (GL/MR/PV/PW Music); Heather Randall-Tookes (PW 3rd Grade); Anna Sattler (MR Music).
Bala Cynwyd Middle School
- Robert Beck – New Options Work (NOW)
- Nina Binder – Science/Voices of Change (VOC)
- Jena Gardner – English Language Arts (ELA)
- Albert Homicz – Music
- Elizabeth James – Science
- Jennifer Nates – 6th Grade
- Dylan Turner – Health and Physical Education
- Nicole Wake – Special Education
- Meghan Yates – ELA
Welsh Valley Middle School
- Mary Beaman – Special Education
- Emily Elliott – Gifted Education
- David Gwyn – ELA
- Chelsea Kendall – Math
- Timothy Kerns – 6th Grade
- Julia Martell – Math
- Austin Rosen – Math
- Lauren Ruth – School Counselor
- Elizabeth Ryan – Special Education
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Front Row (left to right) Lauren Ruth (WV School Counselor); Albert Homicz (BC Music); Chelsea Kendall (WV Math); Elizabeth Ryan (WV Special Education); Nina Binder (BC Science/VOC); Elizabeth James (BC Science); Nicole Wake (BC Special Education); Jena Gardner (BC ELA). Back Row (left to right) Timothy Kerns (WV 6th Grade); Emily Elliott (WV Gifted); Austin Rosen (WV Math); David Gwyn (WV ELA); Meghan Yates (BC ELA); Dylan Turner (BC Health and Physical Education); Robert Beck (BC NOW); Jennifer Nates (BC 6th Grade); Dulcimeire Donahue (MR/BC EDL); Julia Martel (WV Math); Mary Beaman (WV Special Education).
Harriton High School
- Jennifer Brandabur – French
- Brenna Fallows – English
- Kelly Finn – Special Education
- Emilie Frechie – English
- Justin Mansor – Computer Science (also at Lower Merion)
- Danielle Roy – Special Education
- Peter Syoum -- English
Lower Merion High School
- Sara Campbell – Biology
- Dallas Alexander – Social Studies
Images via Lower Merion School District
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