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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: 30
  • Years at LFDCS:  12
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: 34
  • Years at LFDCS:  6
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
Jennifer Barnhill
  • Certified: 1-6, Principal/Assistant Principal PreK-8, SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years in education: 10
  • Years at LFDCS: 9
Head of Lower School
Hali Castleman
  • Certified: Principal/Asst. Principal PreK-6; ESL PreK-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years in education: 8
  • 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: 13
  • Years at LFDCS: 13
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: 16
  • Years at LFDCS: 16
Teacher Coach
Nicole Arpin
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 8
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 8
STEM Coordinator
George Masterson
  • SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years in education: 18
  • Years at LFDCS: 4
Enrichment Coordinator Sacha Lu
Director of Nutritional Services Justin Hodgkins
Director of Program Development (LFD, Inc.) Paul Heithaus

Technology Coordinator (LFD, Inc.)

 Tony Schumann
Director of Finance (LFD, Inc.) Susan Perry
Human Resources Director (LFD, Inc.) Scott Flagg
Maintenance Supervisor (LFD, Inc.) Luis Nigaglioni
Digital Instructor Anna Yuen
 Admin. Support  
Admin. Assistant (Director/Superintendent) (LFD, Inc.) Susan Lyons
School Data/Operations Manager Debra Horwath
Parent Liaison Yulissa Rodriguez
Staff Accountant (LFD, Inc.) George Ogenah
AP & Procurement Officer (LFD, Inc.) Kathleen Moriconi
Receptionists  
     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
Jeff Bianchine
  • Certified: Music Vocal/Instrumental/General (All levels); SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching:  2
  • Years teaching at LFDCS:   1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Art Teacher
Michelle Barrett
  • Certified: Visual Art PreK-8
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 2
  • 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; SEI endorsed
  • 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) Tina Pelletier
ESL  
ESL Teacher
Elaine Fuller
  • Certified: 1-6; ESL PreK-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 13
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 13
  • Highly qualified: Y
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: 2
  • 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: 7
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 7
  • Highly qualified: Y

 
ESL Teacher
Kristen Quinney
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2; Mod. Dis. PreK-8; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelors degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 8
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 6
  • Highly qualifed: Y
ESL Teacher
Dorothy Gorrie
  • Certified: 1-6; ESL PreK-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 5
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 4
  • Highly qualified: Y
Title 1  
Math   
Teacher
Karen Irving
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 18
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 5
  • 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: 11
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 4
  • Highly qualified: Y
Special Education  
Teacher
Victoria Lorden
  • Certified: 1-6; Moderate Disabilities PreK-8; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 3
  • 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: 10
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
Teacher
David Penn
  • Certified: Moderate Disabilities PreK-8; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 12
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
Teacher
Meaghan Sisson
  • Certified: 1-6; Moderate Disabilities PreK-8
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 3
  • Years at LFDCS: 8
  • 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: 23
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
     Paraprofessional Alexa Emma
Physical Education  
Teacher
Kelly Simard
  • Certified: Physical Education PreK-12; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 3
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
Teacher
Dave Merry
  • Certified: Physical Education PreK-12
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 13
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
     Paraprofessional  Elizabeth Lanaville
     Paraprofessional  Yesenia Feliciano
School Nurses  
School Nurse (Upper School)
Janetsy Rodriguez, RN
  • Certified: RN
  • Associates degree: Y
  • Years as a Nurse: 3
  • Years at LFDCS: 2
School Nurse (Academy)
Flabia Araujo, RN
  • Certified: RN
  • Associates degree: Y
  • Years as a Nurse: 6
  • Years at LFDCS: 2
School Nurse (Lower School)
Elizabeth Ramos, CMA
  • Certified: CMA
  • Years as a Medical Assistant: 2
  • Years at LFDCS: 1
Lunch Staff  
     Nutritional Aide Fiordaliza Cruz
     Nutritional Aide Dominga Morel Perez
     Nutritional Aide Sixta Villa
     Nutritional Aide Felix Ortiz
     Nutritional Aide Ana Fabian
     Nutritional Aide Rosanna Mejia
     Nutrtional Aide Julian Paulino
K-1 Program  
K-1 Teacher
Allison Blount
  • Certified: ECE PreK-3; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 9
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 5
  • Highly qualified: Y
K-1 Teacher
Elizabeth Lupa
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 11
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
K-1 Teacher
Colleen Saia
  • Certfied: ECE PreK-2; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's Degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 3
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
K-1 Teacher
Meaghan St. Jean
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 3
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
K-1 Teacher
Brooke Reeve
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 2
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
K-1 Teacher (Lawrence Public Academy)
Lisana Alexander
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 16
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 16
  • Highly qualified: Y
     Paraprofessional Marta Rentas
     Paraprofessional Carley Sakellarias
     Paraprofessional Danielle Casey
     Paraprofessional Michelle Martignetti
     Paraprofessional Nathalie Leonard (Temporary)
     Paraprofessional Randa Griffin
     Paraprofessional Stephanie Jimenez
K-2 Program  
K-2 Teacher
Jessica Sullivan
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2, SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 11
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 11
  • Highly qualified:  Y

 
K-2 Teacher
Alyssa Duffy
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 4
  • Highly qualified: Y
K-2 Teacher
Stephanie Torigian
  • 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
Debbie Orlando
  • 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

 
K-2 Teacher (Lawrence Family Public Academy)
Jacqueline McCord
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 14
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 11
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 1 Teacher
Michelle Goldberg
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 6
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 1 Teacher
Kelly Rooney
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 7
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 7
  • 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: 2
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
     Paraprofessional Trevia Tate
     Paraprofessional Brianna Ryan
Lower School  
Grade 2 Teacher
Kristen Caramanica
  • Certified:  1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 2 Teacher
Andreina Croes
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 3
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 2 Teacher
Ahna Clements
  • Certified: English, 5-12
  • 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: 5
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 3 Teacher
Kathryn Dunlevy
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 3 Teacher
Shannon Fahy
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 5
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 5
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 3 Teacher
Kristen Fletcher
  • Certified: 1-6; Principal/Assistant Principal PreK-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree:  Y
  • Master's degree:  Y
  • Years teaching:  12
  • Years teaching at LFDCS:  8
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 3 Teacher
Jamie Daniels
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 2
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 4 Teacher
Chloe Kealey
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 5
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 5
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 4 Teacher
Nicole Maillet
  • Certified: 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 4 Teacher
Maura Merrill
  • Certified: 1-6, SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 4 Teacher
Michelle Pickles
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 9
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
     Paraprofessional (Floating) Priya Shrivastava
     Paraprofessional (Temp.) Karen Morales
 Spanish  
K-1 Belkys Sosa (LTS)
K-2/Grade 1
Miryam Hernandez-Cote
  • Certified: Spanish Pre-K-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 12
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 12
  • 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: 15
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 6
  • Highly qualified: Y
Upper School  
Grade 5 Teacher
Nicole Bradley
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 3
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 5 Teacher
Kaitlyn Foss
  • 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 5 Teacher
Laurie Medrek
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 19
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 11
  • 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: 10
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 9
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 6 Teacher
Victoria Rapsis
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching 4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 4
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 6 Teacher
Heather Hastbacka
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 3
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 5/6 Science
Kimberly Santagati
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 17
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 15
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 7 ELA
Amy Zimmerman
  • Certified: English 5-12; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 3
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 7 Math
Sudha Dharmaraj
  • Certified: Math 5-8; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 17
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 17
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 7 Science
Danielle Johnson
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching:  1
  • Years teaching at LFDCS:  1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 8 ELA
William Pretzer
  • Certified: English 5-8
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 8 Math
Jill Moorman
  • Certified: Mathematics 5-8; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 5
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualfiied: Y
Grade 8 Science
Nathan McWayne
  • Certified: General Science 5-8; Earth Science 5-8; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 6
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: 2
Grade 7-8 Social Studies
Niki Briani-Karipis
  • Certified: History 5-12; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 12
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 12
  • Highly qualified: Y
Spanish  
Grade 5/6

Maria Vazquez

  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
Grade 7
Maytee Rivera
  • Certified: Spanish 5-12; SEI endorsed
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 4
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 8
Tomasa Cruz
  • Certified: Spanish 5-12; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree:  Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 9
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 8
  • Highly qualified: Y 






 

 
 

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