Who's new among public school teachers, staff?
Who are the new faces in the Arlington public schools this year?
Here is a list of 42 staff members, current as of Friday, Aug. 28, provided by Robert Spiegel, human-resources administrator for the public schools:
| Teacher | Position | School/ Department | School/Degree |
| Aftuck, Lynne | Grade 1 Teacher | Bishop | B.S. Biology and Classics, Tufts University; Master of Education, Lesley University |
| Barker, Sarah | School Nurse | Nursing/Ottoson and AHS | B.S., Nursing, University of Connecticut |
| Bassham, Claire | ELL Teacher | Thompson/ELL | B.A., Art History, Kent State University; M.A. Interior Design, Suffolk University; Master of Education, Lesley University |
| Berry, Eleonor | Speech & Language Pathologist | Special Ed./Peirce and Brackett | B.A. Psychology, McGill University; Master of Arts in Education, McGill University; M.S. Communication Sciences and Disorders, MGH Institute of Health Professions |
| Bistran, Amanda Johnson | Guidance Counselor (.5 FTE) | Ottoson | B.A. Psychology, Assumption College; MA School Counseling, Assumption College |
| Breneisen, Jennifer | Social Worker | Special Education/Stratton | B.A. History, Drake University; Master of Social Work, Boston College |
| Brown, Wendy | Reading Teacher (.6 FTE) | Ottoson | B.A. English/Education, CUNY Brooklyn College; CAS in Reading, MGH Institute of Health Professions |
| Bus, Amber | Grade 5 Teacher | Stratton | B.A. Elementary Education, Boston College; Master of Education, Lesley University |
| Catizone, Eileen | Reading Teacher | Stratton/Literacy | B.S. Elementary Ed., Northeastern; Master of Education/Reading Specialist, Gordon College |
| Coveno, Gayle | Grade 1 Teacher | Thompson | B.S. Early Childhood Education, Westfield State College; Master of Education, American International College |
| Deasy, Kimberly | Teacher of the Visually Impaired/Orientation & Mobility | District/Special Ed. | B.A., Sociology, San Francisco State; Master of Arts in Special Ed., San Francisco State; Certification in Orientation & Mobility |
| Dimmock, Graham | Chemistry Teacher | AHS/Science | B.S., Biochemistry, Binghamton University; M.Ed, UMASS Boston |
| Disanza, William | Social Studies Teacher (.2 FTE) | AHS | B.A. History, William Paterson University of New Jersey; B.A. Audio/Radio, Emerson College |
| Drumma, Allison | Grade 5 Teacher (job share .5 FTE) | Stratton | B.A., Communications, UMASS Amherst; Master of Elementary Education, UMASS Boston; Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Education, Lesley University |
| Ehrlich-Walsh, Serena | Special Ed. Teacher | Ottoson/Special Ed. | Bachelor of Education, Bridgewater State University |
| Fassel, Courtnei | Grade 3 Teacher | Thomson | B.S. Elementary Education, SUNY Oswego |
| French, Jennie | Grade 1 Teacher | Hardy | B.A. Sociology, Gettysburg College; Master of Education, Lesley University |
| Givens, Theodora | Grade 1 Teacher | Thompson | B.A., Political Science and Spanish, UMASS Boston; Master of Ed in Elementary Education, Lesley University |
| Hill, Victoria | Elementary P.E. Teacher (.6 FTE) | Peirce/Stratton/Thompson | B.S. Physical Education, Westfield State University |
| Jones, Clayton | Mathematics Teacher | AHS/Mathematics | B.A., Music, UMASS Boston; Master of Education, Lesley University |
| Kalantari, Taline | Early Childhood Teacher | Menotomy Preschool | B.S. Early Childhood Education and Psychology, Salem State College; M.Ed. Early Childhood Ed., Salem State College |
| Kasle, Samantha | Elementary Art Teacher (.6 FTE) | Art - Bishop and Peirce | B.A. Illustration, Mass College of Art; Master of Art Education, Mass College of Art |
| Kitchen, Madalyn | Music Teacher (Chorus) | Arlington High School | Bachelor of Music, Brigham Young University |
| Lamm, Linda | Special Ed. Teacher | Ottoson/Special Ed. | Bachelor of Education, SUNY Plattsburgh; Master of Education, Northeastern University |
| Larrabee, Matthew | Digital Media Literacy Teacher (.6 FTE) | Ottoson/Math/Tech | B.S. Psychology, UMASS Boston |
| Mangie, Racquel | Grade 4 Teacher | Brackett | B.S. Psychology, Western New England College; Master of Education, Framingham State University |
| Marten, Tim | English Teacher | AHS/English | B.A. English, Suffolk University; M.A. in Teaching, Brandeis University |
| Masison, Twila | Long Term Substitute Learning Specialist | Bishop/Special Ed. | B.A. Psychology, Vanderbilt University; Master of Education, University of Hawaii at Manoa; J.D., William Richardson School of Law, Honolulu; Master of Law (LLM), University of Miami; Master of Education, Lesley University |
| McBride, Tammy | Literacy Coach | District/Literacy | B.A., Ed., Stonehill College; M.Ed., Cambridge College |
| McKenna, Kayla | Art Teacher | Ottoson/Visual Art | BFA, Art Education, Massachusetts College of Art & Design |
| Merkle, James | Technology Engineering Teacher | Ottoson/Science | B.S., Technology Education, Northern Arizona University; Master of Education, Simmons College |
| Mitrano, Alexa | Grade 3 Teacher | Hardy | B.S., Communication Science and Disorders, University of New Hampshire; Master of Education, Lesley University, Specialist Teacher in Reading, Lesley University |
| Moore, Lisa | Family and Consumer Science Teacher (.4 FTE) | AHS | B.S. Human Nutrition, UMASS Amherst; M.S. Nutrition and Health, Simmons College; Master of Education, Fitchburg State College |
| Peterson, Carolyn | Special Education Teacher | Ottoson/Special Ed. | B.A. English, Wittenberg University; Master of Arts in Teaching, Simmons College; Master of Science, Child Life, University of La Verne, La Verne California; M.S. Education, Moderate Disabilities |
| Pratt, Allison | Social Worker | Hardy/Special Ed. | B.A. Psychology, St. Michael's College; Master of Social Work, Boston University |
| Reynolds, Nicole | Family and Consumer Science Teacher (.8 FTE) | Ottoson/FACS | B.S. Health Education, UMASS Lowell |
| Thomas, Melody Wolfe | Art Teacher (.3 FTE) | Art - Stratton & Thompson | B.S., Human Nutrition, Foods & Exercise, Virginia Tech University; Master of Science, Art, Radford University |
| True, Emma | Long Term Substitute Grade 2 Teacher | Hardy | Bachelors in Early Childhood Education, Lesley University |
| Weiss, Matthew | Physics Teacher | AHS/Science | B.S., Physics, Worcester Polytech; M.S., Applied Math, Worcester Polytech |
| Administrator Name | Position | School/ Department | Schools/Degrees |
| Schlenger, Joyce | Early Childhood Coordinator | Menotomy Preschool/Special Ed. | B.A., Psychology, Cal. State Northridge; M.A. Education, UMASS Boston; Certificate of Advance Graduate Study, UMASS Boston |
| Conklin, Denton (Denny) | Interim Social Studies Director | Social Studies | B.A., Secondary Education, History, Boston College; Master of Education, Boston College |
| Bennett, Lynne | Secondary Special Education Coordinator | Special Ed./AHS | B.S. Psychology, Bridgewater State; Master of Social Work, Simmons College; Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Educational Leadership, Cambridge College |
This list was published at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, 2015.
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