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Administration  
Director/Superintendent
Ralph Carrero
  • Certified:  Superintendent/Assistant Superintendant, All Levels, SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree:  Y
  • Master's degree:  Y
  • Years in education: 29
  • Years at LFDCS:  11
Assistant Superintendent
Judith Marley
  • Certified:  Superintendent/Assistant Superintendant, All Levels, SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree:  Y
  • Master's degree:  Y
  • Doctorate degree: Y
  • Years in education: 33
  • Years at LFDCS:  5
Principal
Susan Earabino
  
  • Certified: Principal/Assistant Principal All Levels, SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Doctorate degree: Y
  • Years in education: 23
  • Years at LFDCS: 4
Head of the Upper School/Title 1 Coordinator
Stephanie Cole
  • Certified: 1-6, Principal/Assistant Principal PreK-8; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree:  Y
  • Master's degree:  Y
  • Years in education: 13
  • Years at LFDCS: 12
Head of Lower School
Jennifer Barnhill
  • Certified: 1-6, Principal/Assistant Principal PreK-8, SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years in education: 9
  • Years at LFDCS: 8
Head of Academy for Early Academic Preparation
Erica Crescenzo
  • Certified: EEC PreK-3; ESL PreK-6; Principal/Assistant Principal (PreK-6); SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree:  Y
  • Master's degree:  Y
  • Years in education: 10
  • Years at LFDCS: 12
Special Education Director
Janis Brodeur
  • Certified: Mod. Disab. K-8; Special Education Administrator All levels; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree:Y
  • Years in education: 15
  • Years at LFDCS: 15
ELL/RTI Coordinator
Hali Castleman
  • Certified: Principal/Asst. Principal PreK-6; ESL PreK-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years in education: 7
  • Years at LFDCS: 7
STEM Coordinator
George Masterson
  • Certified: General Science, 5-8; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years in education: 17
  • Years at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
Enrichment Coordinator Sacha Lu
Director of Nutritional Services Justin Hodgkins
Director of Program Development Paul Heithaus
Technology Coordinator Tony Schumann
Director of Finance Susan Perry
Maintenance Supervisor Luis Nigaglioni
Digital Instructor Anna Yuen
 Admin. Support  
Admin. Assistant (Director/Superintendent) Susan Lyons
School Data/Operations Manager  
Parent Liaison Yulissa Rodriguez

Staff Accountant

 George Oganuh
Human Resources Manager Elizabeth Suriel-Marra
AP & Procurement Officer Kathleen Moriconi
Receptionist/Secretary  
        Academy (K-1, K-2, Gr. 1) Adiaris Aponte
        Upper School (Grds 5-8) Sandra Gonzalez
        Lower School (Grds 2-4) Yesenia Suazo
Specialists  
Music Teacher
Ryan O'Connell
  • Certified: Music Vocal/Insturmental General, All levels
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 3
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
Art Teacher
Edy McAndrews
  • Certified: Visual Arts (PreK-8)
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 14
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Secondary School Coordinator Shawna Ortega
Secondary School Coordinator Christine Easton
Technology Instructor
John French
  • Certified: Technology/Engineering 5-12
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 10
  • Years at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Media Specialist Rosemary McCullough-Ghali
Paraprofessional (5-8) Lourdes Melendez
Paraprofessional (2-4) Stephanie Jimenez
ESL  
ESL Teacher  
ESL Teacher
Bonnie Michal
  • Certified: ECE PreK-3; ESL PreK-3
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 10+
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
ESL Teacher
Cynthia Carey
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2; ESL PreK-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 6
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 6
  • Highly qualified: Y

 
ESL Teacher
Hannah Farrell
  • Certified: ESL PreK-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 3
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
ESL Teacher
Dorothy Gorrie
  • Certified: 1-6; ESL PreK-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
Title 1  
Math   
Teacher  
Teacher
Karen Irving
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 17
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 4
  • Highly qualified: Y
ELL/ELA  
Teacher (part time)
Lisa Jones
  • Certified: 1-6; Reading; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 10
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
Special Education  
Teacher
Diane Hagopian
  • Certified: Moderate Disabilities PreK-12; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Teacher
Don Leclerc
  • Certified: Special Needs 5-12
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 9
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Teacher
David Penn
  • Certified: Moderate Disabilities PreK-8; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 11
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
Teacher
Meaghan Sisson
  • Certified: 1-6; Moderate Disabilities PreK-8
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 2
  • Years at LFDCS: 7
  • Highly qualified: Y
Teacher
Kathleen Strutt
  • Certified: 1-6; Special Needs PreK-9; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 22
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
Physical Education  
Teacher
Kelly Simard
  • Certified: Physical Education PreK-12)
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 2
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
     Paraprofessional  Trevia Tate
     Paraprofessional  Elizabeth Lanaville
School Nurses  
School Nurse
Janetsy Rivera, RN
  • Certified: RN
  • Associates degree: Y
  • Years as a Nurse: 2
  • Years at LFDCS: 1
 School Nurse
Flabia Araujo, RN
  • Certified: RN
  • Associates degree: Y
  • Years as a Nurse: 5
  • Years at LFDCS: 1
School Nurse
Rudy Jaime, LPN
  • Certified: LPN
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years as a Nurse: 2
  • Years at LFDCS: 16
Lunch Staff  
     Nutritional Aide Fiordaliza Cruz
     Nutritional Aide Dominga Morel Perez
     Nutritional Aide Sixta Villa
     Nutritional Aide Jessica Ortiz
     Nutrtional Aide Julian Paulino
K-1 Program  
K-1 Teacher
Jessica Sullivan
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2, SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 10
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 10
  • Highly qualified:  Y
K-1 Teacher
Colleen Saia
  • Certfied: ECE PreK-2; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's Degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 2
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
K-1 Teacher
Alyssa Duffy
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 3
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
K-1 Teacher
Stephanie Torigian
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
K-1 Teacher
Debbie Orlando
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 5
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 5
  • Highly qualified: Y
K-1 Teacher (Lawrence Public Academy)
Jacqueline McCord
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 14
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 11
  • Highly qualified: Y
     Paraprofessional Marta Rentas
     Paraprofessional Nicole Millett
     Paraprofessional Tina Pelletier
     Paraprofessional Bridget Nolan
     Paraprofessional Priya Shrivastava
K-2 Program  
K-2 Teacher
Kristen Quinney
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2; Mod. Dis. PreK-8; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelors degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 7
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 5
  • Highly qualifed: Y
K-2 Teacher
Allison Blount
  • Certified: ECE PreK-3; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 8
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 4
  • Highly qualified: Y
K-2 Teacher
Meaghan St. Jean
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 2
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
K-2 Teacher
Elizabeth Lupa
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 10
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
K-2 Teacher (Lawrence Family Public Academy)
Lisana Alexander
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 15
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 15
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 1 Teacher
Andrea Early
  • Certified: 1-6, SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 3
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 1 Teacher
Kelly Rooney
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 6
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 6
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 1 Teacher
Erin Wholley
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 4
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 1 Teacher
Erin St. Jean
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2, 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
     Paraprofessional Yesenia Feliciano
     Paraprofessional Michelle Martignetti
Lower School  
Grade 2 Teacher
Elaine Fuller
  • Certified: 1-6; ESL PreK-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 12
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 12
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 2 Teacher
Andreina Croes
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 2
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 2 Teacher
Jessica Scott
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 2
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 2 Teacher
Erika Witham
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 3 Teacher
Carly Schneider
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 8
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 3 Teacher
Emily Banta
  • Certified: ELL PreK-6; Principal/Assistant Principal PreK-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 7
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 7
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 3 Teacher
Chloe Kealey
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 4
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 3 Teacher
Jamie Daniels
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 4 Teacher
Kristen Fletcher
  • Certified: 1-6; Principal/Assistant Principal PreK-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree:  Y
  • Master's degree:  Y
  • Years teaching:  11
  • Years teaching at LFDCS:  7
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 4 Teacher
Nicole Arpin
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 7
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 7
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 4 Teacher
Shannon Fahy
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 4
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 4 Teacher
Michelle Pickles
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 8
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
     Paraprofessional (Floating) Melissa Feliciano
     Paraprofessional (Floating) Brianna Ryan
     Paraprofessional (Temp.) Alexandra Logar
 Spanish  
K-1 Belkys Sosa (LTS)
K-2/Grade 1
Miryam Hernandez-Cote
  • Certified: Spanish Pre-K-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 11
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 11
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grades 2,3 & 4
Haydee Cuadrado
  • Certified: 1-6; ESL (PreK-6); Foreign Language (Spanish) (PreK-6), TBE; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 14
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 5
  • Highly qualified: Y
Upper School  
Grade 5 Teacher
Nicole Bradley
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 2
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 5 Teacher
Kaitlyn Foss
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 6
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 6
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 5 Teacher
Laurie Medrek
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 18
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 10
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 5 Teacher
Megan Medina
  • Certified: 1-6, Moderate Disabilities PreK-8; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 7
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 7
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 6 Teacher
Courtney Brander
  • Certified: English 5-12; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 9
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 8
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 6 Teacher
Victoria Rapsis
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching 4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 6 Teacher
Heather Hastbacka
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 2
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 5/6 Science
Kimberly Santagati
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 14
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 14
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 7 ELA
Emily Whipple
  • Certified: English 5-8; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualfiied: Y
Grade 7 Math
Jill Moorman
  • Certified: Mathematics 5-8; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 3
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualfiied: Y
Grade 7 Science
Nathan McWayne
  • Certified: General Science 5-8; Earth Science 5-8; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 8 ELA
Amy Zimmerman
  • Certified: English 5-12; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 2
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 8 Math
Sudha Dharmaraj
  • Certified: Math 5-8; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 16
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 16
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 8 Science
Laura Fandino
  • Certified: Biology 5-8; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 4
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 7-8 Social Studies
Niki Briani-Karipis
  • Certified: History 5-12; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 11
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 11
  • Highly qualified: Y
Spanish  
Grade 5/6
Maytee Rivera
  • Certified: Spanish 5-12
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 3
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 7
Maria Figuereo
  • Certified: Spanish 5-12
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 16
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 16
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 8
Tomasa Cruz
  • Certified: Spanish 5-12
  • Bachelor's degree:  Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 8
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 8
  • Highly qualified: Y 






 
 

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