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LFDCS met the 100% highly-qualified teacher mandate required by the federal No Child Left Behind act for our school and district including teacher qualifications in December of 2006. Subsequent staff turnover and deletion of the HOUSSE rules for meeting highly-qualified teacher status have resulted in 2 teachers awaiting DOE testing dates to meet the requirement. The following staff directory highlights teacher qualifications at LFDCS.

Administration  
Director/Superintendent
Ralph Carrero
  • Certified:  Superintendent/Assistant Superintendant, All Levels, Principal/Assistant Principal, 9-12,
  • Bachelor's degree:  Y
  • Master's degree:  Y
  • Years in education: 24
  • Years at LFDCS:  6
Principal (Interim)
Patricia Karl
  
  • Certified: Elementary K-8
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years in education:
  • Years at LFDCS:
Head of the Upper School / Title 1 Coordinator
Stephanie Cole
  • Certified:  Elementary 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree:  Y
  • Master's degree:  Y
  • Years in education: 9
  • Years at LFDCS: 7
Head of the Lower School / Literacy Director
Katherine Allen
  • Certified:  Elem. 1-6, Reading K-12
  • Bachelors degree:  Y
  • Masters degree:  Y
  • Years in education: 14
  • Years at LFDCS: 8
After-School Coordinator David Hildt
Food Services Director Mary Claire Kennedy
Technology  Coordinator Tony Schumann
Comptroller Roy Nelson
Director of Development Peter Kamberelis
Maintenance Supervisor Luis Nigaglioni
 Admin. Support  
Admin. Assistant (Director/Superintendent) Susan Lyons
Admin. Assistant (Principal) Jamie Wu
Parent Liaison Zori Davidovich
Assistant Comptroller Tracy Hsu
Business Manager Mary Durkin
Receptionist/Secretary  
        Academy for Early Academic Prep Sandra Gonzalez
        Upper School Ana Santos
        Lower School Glennys Suero
Specialists  
Music Teacher
Lorraine Bohleen
  • Certified: 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 7
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Art Teacher
Shelley Fabrizio
  • Certified: Visual Art (PreK-8)
  • Bachelor's degree:  Y
  • Years teaching:  4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS:  3
  • Highly qualified:  Y
Placement Counselor Carlos Cedeno
Alumni Coordinator Vianna Alcantara
Computer Instructor
Mary Ann Seavey
  • Certified:Instructional Technology/Business K-12
  • Bachelor's degree:  Y
  • Master's degree:  Y
  • Years teaching:  11
  • Years teaching at LFDCS:  4
  • Highly qualified:  Y
Library Paraprofessional (5-8) Marilyn Evans
Library Paraprofessional (2-4) Kim Colman
ELL  
ESL Teacher
Emily Banta
  • Certified: ELL (Pre-K-Grade 6)
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 2
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
ESL Teacher
Hali Castleman
  • Certifited: ELL (Pre-K-Grade 6)
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 2
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
Title 1  
Math   
Teacher
Donna Carbone
  • Certified: K-8
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 13
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 11
  • Highly qualified: Y
Teacher
Chaele Arkfeld
  • Certified: Mathematics 5-8 
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
ELL/ELA  
Teacher
Meredith Vining
  • Certified: ECE
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 8
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
Teacher
Dorothy Pirrello
           
  • Certifed: 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 23
  • Years teaching at LFDCS:  4
  • Highly qualified: Y
Special Education  
Special Education Coordinator
Elizabeth Sipsey
  • Certified:  K-8, Special Needs, Special Education Administrator, Principal/Assistant Princpal (N-6)
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years in education: 26
  • Years at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Team Chair/Academy for Early Academic Prep Supervisor
Lisa Conran
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years in education: 23
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 9
Teacher
Janis Brodeur
  • Certified: Mod. Disab. K-8
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 10
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 10
  • Highly qualified: Y
Teacher
Nicole Maker
  • Certified:  ECE/Mod. Disabilities, PreK-8 
  • Bachelor's degree:  Y
  • Years teaching: 11
  • Years teaching at LFDCS:  2
  • Highly qualified: Y
Teacher
Jennifer Silvestri
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
Teacher
Lori Swain
  • Certified:
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 2
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Physical Education  
Teacher
Danielle Lemay

  • Certified: Physical Education
  • Bachelor's degree:  Y
  • Master's degree Y
  • Years teaching:  3
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
     Paraprofessional Megan Kulesz
     Paraprofessional Maggy Miller
School Nurses  
Registered Nurse
Patsy Gaj, RN
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years as a Nurse:  12
  • Years at LFDCS: 9
Registered Nurse
Maria DeJesus,RN
  • Bachelor's degree:   Y
  • Years as a Nurse:  12
  • Years at LFDCS: 3
Lunch Staff  
Lunch Supervisor Fior Daliza Cruz
     Lunch Aide Dominga Morel Perez
     Lunch Aide Ana Fabian
     Lunch Aide Stephanie Rodriguez
     Lunch Aide Jessica Ortiz
     Lunch Aide Julian Paulino
K-1 Program  
K-1 Teacher
Erica Crescenzo
  • Certified: ECE
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 7
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 5
  • Highly qualified: Y
K-1 Teacher
Caroline Gilpin
  • Certified: ECE, PreK-2; ESL, PreK-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
K-1 Teacher
Deborah Tilton
  • Certified: ECE, PreK-2
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: 1
K-1 Teacher
Colleen Aiello
  • Certified: ECE
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 6
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 5
  • Highly qualified: Y
K-1 Teacher
Melissa O'Neill
  • Certified:  1-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 3
  • Years teaching at LFDCS:  3
  • Highly qualified: Y
     Paraprofessional Marta Rentas
     Paraprofessional Trevia Tate
     Paraprofessional Allysa Duffy
     Paraprofessional Erin St. Pierre
     Paraprofessional Valbona Lavdari
K-2 Program  
K-2 Teacher
Kelly Meehan
  • Certified: EEC with and without Disabilities PreK-2
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 3
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
K-2 Teacher
Jessica Sullivan
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 5
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 5
K-2 Teacher
Erin Rourke
  • Certified: ECA (PreK-2), ESL (PreK-6), Reading (All levels)
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 7
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 7
  • Highly qualified: Y
K-2 Teacher
Jaimie Stone
  • Certified: Elem. 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree:  Y
  • Master's degree:  Y
  • Years teaching: 3
  • Yeats teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
     Paraprofessional Tina Pelletier
     Paraprofessional Jessica Sullivan
Lower School  
Grade 1 Teacher
Kathryn Colon
  • Certified: 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 9
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 1 Teacher
Jacqueline McCord
  • Certified: 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 10
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 4
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 1 Teacher
Elaine Fuller
  • Certified: 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 7
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 7
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 2 Teacher
Cynthia Carey
  • Certified: ECE, PreK-2
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 2 Teacher
Lisana Dore
 
  • Certified: 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 10
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 10
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 2 Teacher
Kristen Fletcher
  • Bachelor's degree:  Y
  • Master's degree:  Y
  • Years teaching:  6
  • Years teaching at LFDCS:  2 
Grade 3 Teacher
Nicole Rapsis
  • Certified: 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 2
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 3 Teacher
Jaclyn Raymond
  • Certified: 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 3
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 3 Teacher
Alyssa Toner
  • Certified: 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree:  Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 3
  • Years at LFDCS:  2
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 4 Teacher
Kristine Ennis
  • Certified:  1-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 3
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 4 Teacher
Victoria Polwin
  • Certified: 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 4 Teacher
Alicia Slocum
  • Certified: Elem. 1-6; Moderate Disabilities PreK-8
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 3
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
     Paraprofessional (Floating) Meaghan Sisson
     Paraprofessional (Floating) Kathleen Carroll
Spanish  
K-1
Belkys Sosa
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years at LFDCS: 10
K-2/Grade 1
Myriam Hernandez
  • Certified: Spanish Pre-K-12
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 6
  • Years at LFDCS: 11
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grades 2,3 & 4  
Upper School  
Grade 5
Jennifer Barnhill
  • Certified: 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree:  Y 
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching:  4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS:  3
  • Highly qualified:  Y
Grade 5
Kaitlyn Russell
  • Certified: Elementary 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 5
Megan Donahue
  • Certified: 1-6, Moderate Disabilities (PreK-8)
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 2
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 6
Kimberly Santagati
  • Certified: 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 8
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 8
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 6
Laurie Medreck
  • Certified: 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 12
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 4
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 6
Courtney Brander
  • Certified: English 5-8, English 8-12
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 3
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 5/6 Science
Jay Kelly
  • Certifed: Science 5-8
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 6
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 6
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 7 ELA
Noel Smyth
  • Certified: English 5-8
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 7
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 6
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 7 Math
Sudha Dharmaraj
  • Certified: Math 5-8
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 10
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 10
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 7 Science
Christina Rosa Jusino
  • Certified: Chemistry 5-12
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 2
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 8 ELA
Margaret Anderson
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching:  10
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 9
Grade 8 Math
Walker Dunn
  • Certified: Mathematics 5-8
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 8 Science
Han Cho
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 6
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 5
Grade 7-8 Social Studies
Niki Briani-Karipis
  • Certified: History 5-8, 8-12
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 6
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 6
  • Highly qualified: Y
Department Head - Science
Stephanie Cross
  • Certified: 1-6, General Science 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 10
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 8
  • Highly qualified: Y
Spanish  
Grade 5/6
Rudy Jaime
  • Certified: Spanish, 5-12
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 12
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 12
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 7
Tomasa Cruz
  • Certified: Spanish (PreK-6)
  • Bachelor's degree:  Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 13
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 11
  • Highly qualified: Y 
Grade 8
Maria Figuereo
  • Certified: Spanish
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 13
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 11
  • Highly qualified: Y






 
 

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