Schools Welcome New Staff

The Madison Public Schools welcomed more than 45 new staff members when the doors opened for the 2009-2010 school year. There is a new principal at Kathleen Ryerson Elementary School, a new social studies teacher at Walter C. Polson Middle School, a new health aide at J. Milton Jeffrey Elementary School, and other new faces.

Districtwide, new staff includes Cynthia Twiss, director of special education, and Emelinda Sanacora, a part-time physical therapist. The school system has brought its special education programs in-house this year and will operate the Town Campus Learning Center. New staff at the learning center will be Stephanie Albino, part-time occupational therapist; Lynn Hada, special education teacher; Melissa Knowlton, speech language pathologist; Lisa Miceli, special education teacher; Angela Milone, special education teacher; and Lynn DeMarco, part-time paraprofessional.

At Daniel Hand High School, new staff includes Kimberly Dunn, special education teacher; Georgios Petrakopoulos, library media specialist; Marlene Fitzmaurice, special education teacher; Debra Gilbert, part-time library media paraprofessional; Kathleen Colter, part-time paraprofessional; and Rachel Spinks, part-time paraprofessional.

At Polson School, new staff includes Anne Guetti, theater arts teacher; Kristen Rossi, English teacher; Ben Pelletier, social studies teacher; Crystal Spera, English teacher; and Sara Hardy, Barbara Sanders, and Elizabeth Lord, all part-time paraprofessionals.

At Dr. Robert H. Brown School, new staff are Angela Fachini, a world language teacher, who will share her time with the students at Jeffrey School; Kathleen Perry, who will teach Spanish here and at Island Avenue School; and Keri Melino, Caitlin Campbell, and Angela Lacey, all part-time paraprofessionals.

At Jeffrey School, new staff includes Mitzi Giacometti, special education teacher; Tina Cunningham, part-time kindergarten music teacher; Patricia Drake, part-time health aide; and Jackie Heitchue, Tara Noonan, Kelly Lee, and Denise Dudas, all part-time paraprofessionals.

At Ryerson School, there is a new principal. She is Kelly Spooner, who was an elementary school principal in Stonington before being selected as principal at Ryerson to replace Dr. Paul Sinicrope, who retired. Other new staff includes Alicia Nuzzo, grade 1 teacher; and Andrea Creaser, Sharon Bellonio, Jennifer Carone, Kathleen Barbour, and Jessica Smith, all part-time paraprofessionals.

Island Avenue School will welcome Kristen Caramanica as a grade 2 teacher and will share Kathleen Perry, a Spanish teacher, with Brown School. New part-time paraprofessionals are Jill Meglin, Shelby Head, Julie French, Kimberly Fletcher, Jennifer McDaniel, and Amy Nairn.