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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 (PrK-6 and 5-8), 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-6), 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
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years in education: 17
  • Years at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
Enrichment Coordinator Sasha Lu
Food Services Director Justin Hodgkins
Director of Program Development Paul Heithaus
Technology Coordinator Tony Schumann
Director of Finance Susan Perry
Maintenance Supervisor Luis Nigaglioni
Digital Instructor  
 Admin. Support  
Admin. Assistant (Director/Superintendent) Susan Lyons
School Data/Operations Manager  
Parent Liaison Yulissa Gonzalez
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
Art Teacher Edy McAndrews
Secondary School Coordinator Shawna Ortega
Secondary School Coordinator Christine Easton
Technology Instructor  
Media Specialist Rosemary McCullough-Ghali
Library Paraprofessional (5-8) Lourdes Melendez
Librarian (2-4) Kim Colman
ESL  
ESL Teacher  
ESL Teacher

 

Teresa McDermott

  • Certified:
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching:
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualfiied: Y
ESL Teacher

 

Cynthia Carey

  • 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

 
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; 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
  • 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
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 10
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
Special Education  
Teacher

 
Teacher

 
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
  • 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

{Jessica Lemieux, RN}

  • Certified: RN
  • Bachelor's degree:  Y
  • Years as a Nurse:
  • Years at LFDCS: 1
School Nurse
Rudy Jaime, LPN
  • Certified: LPN
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years as a Nurse: 3
  • Years at LFDCS: 16
Lunch Staff  
     Lunch Aide Fior Daliza Cruz
     Lunch Aide Dominga Morel Perez
     Lunch Aide Sixta Villa
     Lunch Aide Jessica Ortiz
     Lunch 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  
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

  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified:
K-1 Teacher
Debbie Orlando
  • Certified: ECE with or with disabilities, 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 Beklys Sosa
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: 1-6; 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
Cameron Lesperance
  • Certified: 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • 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 with and without Disabilities 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 St. Pierre Wholley
  • ECE students with and without disabilities PreK-2; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 4
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 1 Teacher

Erin St. Jean

  • Certiied: ECE PreK-2
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
     Paraprofessional Stephanie Jimenez
     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
  • ECE Students with and without disabilities PreK-2; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 2
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y

 
Grade 2 Teacher

Melissa Feliciano

  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 2 Teacher
Theresa Walsh
  • Certified: 1-6; ESL; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 3
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • 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), 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
Victoria Polwin
  • 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 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 Rapsis

  • 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
  • Years teaching:
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
     Paraprofessional (Floating)  
     Paraprofessional (Floating) Brianna Ryan
Spanish  
K-1  
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: 15
  • 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: Elementary 1-6; SEI endorsed
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching:
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 5 Teacher
Kaitlyn Foss
  • Certified: Elementary 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 Donahue 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 5-8, English 8-12; 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: 15
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 15
  • 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

Michelle Pflaum

  • Certified:
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching:
  • 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 degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching:
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y

 
Grade 8 ELA

Amy Zimmerman

  • Certified:
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching:
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 
  • 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 5-8, 8-12; 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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