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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: 31
  • Years at LFDCS:  13
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: 35
  • Years at LFDCS:  7
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: 24
  • Years at LFDCS: 5
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: 11
  • Years at LFDCS: 11
Head of Lower School/ELL Cordinator
Hali Castleman
  • Certified: Principal/Asst. Principal PreK-6; Supervisor/Director Non-Core, K-6; ESL PreK-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years in education: 9
  • Years at LFDCS: 9
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: 14
  • Years at LFDCS: 14
Special Education Director

Anita McDowell

  • Certified: Special Education Administrator (all levels); ESL PreK-12; English 5-12; Moderate Disabiiteis  (PreK-12); SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years in Education: 33
  • Years at LFDCS: 1
RTI & Assessment Coordinator
Nicole Arpin
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years in education: 9
  • Years at LFDCS: 9
Teacher Coach
Nicole Romano
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years in education: 8
  • Years LFDCS: 1
STEM Coordinator
George Masterson
  • Certified: Physics 8-12; General Science 5-8; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years in education: 19
  • Years at LFDCS: 5
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
Part Time Payroll Accountant (LFD, Inc.) Elizabeth Guilbeault
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:  3
  • Years teaching at LFDCS:   2
  • Highly qualified: Y
Art Teacher
Michelle Barrett
  • Certified: Visual Art PreK-8; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 3
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
Secondary School Coordinator Shawna Cruz
Secondary School Coordinator Christine Easton
Computer Literacy Specia

Rosemary McCullough-Ghali

  • Certified: SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years at LFDCS: 3
Paraprofessional (2-4) Tina Pelletier
Paraprofessional (5-8) Lourdes Melendez
Paraprofessional (5-8) Trevia Tate
ESL  
ESL Teacher
Elaine Fuller
  • Certified: ESL PreK-6; 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 14
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 14
  • Highly qualified: Y
ESL Teacher
Bonnie Michal
  • Certified: ESL PreK-3; ECE PreK-3; Music Vocal/Instrumental
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 10+
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
ESL Teacher
Stephanie Jimenez
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: N
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 71
  • Highly qualified: Y
ESL Teacher
Kristen Quinney
  • Certified: ESL PreK-6; ECE PreK-2; Mod. Dis. PreK-8; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelors degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 9
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 6
  • Highly qualifed: Y
ESL Teacher
Dorothy Gorrie
  • Certified: ESL PreK-6; 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 6
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 6
  • Highly qualified: Y
Title 1  
Math   
Teacher

 

Gopika Luthra

  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
ELL/ELA  
Teacher
Elizabeth Lupa
  • Certified: Reading; 1-6; 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 Ryan
  • Certified: Moderate Disabilities PreK-8; 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
Teacher
Emma Adams
  • Certified: Moderate Disabilities PreK-8; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 2
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Teacher

Kristen Fletcher

  • Certified: Moderate Disabiliteis PreK-8; 1-6; Principal/Assistant Principal PreK-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree:  Y
  • Master's degree:  Y
  • Years teaching:  13
  • Years teaching at LFDCS:  9
  • Highly qualified: Y
Teacher

Philip Baun

  • Certified: Moderate Disabilities PreK-8; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelors degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 10+
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Teacher
Meaghan Sisson
  • Certified: Moderate Disabilities PreK-8; 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 4
  • Years at LFDCS: 9
  • Highly qualified: Y
     Paraprofessional

Michelle Martignetti
     Paraprofessional Alexa EmmaMC
Physical Education  
Teacher
Kelly Simard
  • Certified: Physical Education PreK-12; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 4
  • Highly qualified: Y
Teacher
Dave Merry
  • Certified: Physical Education PreK-12; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 14
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
     Paraprofessional  Elizabeth Lanaville
     Paraprofessional  Jhansel Mejia
School Nurses  
School Nurse (Upper School)
Janetsy Rodriguez, RN
  • Certified: RN
  • Associates degree: Y
  • Years as a Nurse: 4
  • Years at LFDCS: 3
School Nurse (Academy)
Flabia Araujo, RN
  • Certified: RN
  • Associates degree: Y
  • Years as a Nurse: 7
  • Years at LFDCS: 3
School Nurse (Lower School)
Elizabeth Ramos, CMA
  • Certified: CMA
  • Years as a Medical Assistant: 3
  • Years at LFDCS: 2
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  
Brooke Reeve
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 3
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
K-1 Teacher
Alyssa Duffy
  • 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
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-1 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-1 Teacher
Stephanie Torigian
  • 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 (Lawrence Family 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 Sara GibbonsMC
     Paraprofessional Taylor McNeilMC
     Paraprofessional Jessica Molina
     Paraprofessional Sarah LaporteMC
K-2 Program  
K-2 Teacher

Allison Blount

  • Certified: ECE PreK-3; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's' degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 10
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 5
  • Highly qualified: Y
K-2 Teacher

 

Randa GriffinMC

  • Certified: ECE PreK-2, SEI endoresed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
K-2 Teacher

[slide=Meaghan St. JeanMC|

  • 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
K-2 Teacher

Colleen Saia

  • Certfied: ECE PreK-2; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
K-2 Teacher (Lawrence Family Public Academy)
Jacqueline McCord
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 15
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 11
  • Highly qualified: Y
     Paraprofessional  
Grade 1 Teacher
Michelle Goldberg
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 7
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 1 Teacher
Amanda Allard
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years at LFDCS: 1
  • 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. JeanMC
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2; 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 3
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
     Paraprofessional Priya Shrivastava
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 CroesMC
  • Certified: ECE PreK-2; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 4
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 2 Teacher
Christine Sullivan
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: 
Grade 2 Teacher
Erika Witham
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 6
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 3 Teacher
Chloe Kealey
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 5
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 5
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 3 Teacher

Kimberly Stearns

  • Certified: 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 3 Teacher
Nicole MailletMC
  • Certified: 1-6; ECE PreK-2; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 2
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 3 Teacher
Michelle Pickles
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 10
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 4 Teacher
Chelsea King
  • 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

 {slide=Shannon Regan}

  • Certified: 1-6; Reading (All levels); SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 6
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 6
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 4 Teacher
Maura Merrill
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 2
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y

Grade 4 Teacher

Kathryn Dunlevy

  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 2
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
     Paraprofessional (Floating) Brianna Ryan
     Paraprofessional (Floating) Kiara Perez
 Spanish  
K-1 (Long Term Substitute) Belkys Sosa*
K-2/Grade 1
Miryam Hernandez-Cote
  • Certified: Spanish Pre-K-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 13
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 13
  • 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: 16
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 6
  • Highly qualified: Y
Upper School  
Grade 5 Teacher
Courtney Brander
  • Certified: English 5-12; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 11
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 10
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 5 Teacher  
Victoria Rapsis
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching 5
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 5
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 5 Teacher {slide-Heather Hastbacka}
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 4
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 5 Teacher

Andrea LaPointe

  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching:
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 6 Teacher
Nicole Bradley
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 6 Teacher
Kaitlyn Foss
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 8
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 8
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 6 Teacher
Laurie Medrek
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 20
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 11
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 6 Teacher
Megan MedinaMC
  • Certified: 1-6, Moderate Disabilities PreK-8; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 8
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 8
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 5/6 Science
Kimberly Santagati
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 16
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 15
  • Highly qualified: Y
 Grade 7 ELA

Michael Mruk

  • Certified: English 5-12, SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching:2
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
 Grade 7 Math  
Jill Moorman
  • Certified: Mathematics 5-8; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 6
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualfiied: Y
 Grade 7 Science
Danielle Johnson
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching:  2
  • Years teaching at LFDCS:  2
  • Highly qualified: Y
 Grade 7 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
Grade 8 ELA
Amy Zimmerman
  • Certified: English 5-12; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 8 Math
Sudha Dharmaraj
  • Certified: Math 5-8; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 18
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 18
  • Highly qualified: 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: 7
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 8 Social Studies

Conor Morey-Barrett

  • Certified: History 5-12; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Spanish  
Grade 5/6 (Long Term Substitute)

Belkys Sosa*
Grade 7
Maytee Rivera
  • Certified: Spanish 5-12; SEI endorsed
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 5
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 5
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 8
Tomasa Cruz
  • Certified: Spanish 5-12; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree:  Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 10
  • Years at LFDCS: 21
  • Highly qualified: Y 
 

* = maternity leave, FMLA or vacancy until filled - LFDCS pays its paraprofessionals an honorarium to serve as long-term substitute for teacher positions who are on maternity leave, FMLA or for a vacancy until filled. This honorarium recognizes services such as lesson planning which are outside of a paraprofessional's duties.

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