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LFDCS met the 100% highly-qualified teacher mandate required by the federal No Child Left Behind act for our school and district including teacher qualifications in December of 2006. Subsequent staff turnover and deletion of the HOUSSE rules for meeting highly-qualified teacher status have resulted in 2 teachers awaiting DOE testing dates to meet the requirement. The following staff directory highlights teacher qualifications at LFDCS.

Administration  
Director/Superintendent
Ralph Carrero

  • Certified:  Superintendent/Assistant Superintendant, All Levels, Principal/Assistant Principal, 9-12,
  • Bachelor's degree:  Y
  • Master's degree:  Y
  • Years in education: 22
  • Years at LFDCS:  3
Principal
Susan Burgett

  • Certified: Principal/Assistant Principal (5-8); Principal/Assistant Principal (Pre-K-6)
  • Certified: Elementary K-8, Elementary K-6, Middle School 5-9, Special Needs, 5-12; Special Needs, Pre-K-9; Special Ed. Administrator, all levels
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years in education: 18
  • Years at LFDCS:  12
Special Education Coordinator/ K-1 Program
Lisa Conran


  • Certified: Mod. Disab K-8
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years in education: 21
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 7
Head of the Upper School / Title 1 Coordinator
Stephanie Cole

  • Certified:  Elementary 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree:  Y
  • Master's degree:  Y
  • Years in education: 5
  • Years at LFDCS: 4
Head of the Lower School / Reading Director
Katherine Allen

  • Certified:  Elem. 1-6, Reading K-12
  • Bachelors degree:  Y
  • Masters degree:  Y
  • Years in education: 6
  • Years at LFDCS: 4
Director of Student Support Services
Shari Dennis-Belding

  • Certified:  K-3
  • Bachelors degree:  Y
  • Masters degree:  Y
  • Years in education: 2
  • Years at LFDCS: 2
Technology  Manager Chris Bartlett
Comptroller Roy Nelson
Director of Development Peter Kamberelis
Maintenance Supervisor Luis Nigaglioni
Mentor-Teacher Coordinator Patricia Karl
 Administrative Support  
Admin. Assistant (Director/Superintendent) Susan Lyons
Admin. Assistant (Principal) Jamie Wu
Parent Liaison Zori Davidovich
Assistant Comptroller Tracy Hsu
Business Manager Mary Durkin
Receptionist/Secretary  
        Upper School  Francheska Montas
        Lower School  Glennys Suero
Specialists  
Art Teacher
Shelley Fabrizio

  • Certified: Visual Art (PreK-8)
  • Bachelor's degree:  Y
  • Years teaching:  2
  • Years teaching at LFDCS:  1
  • Highly qualified:  Y
Placement Counselor
Delia Duran-Clark

  • Master's degree:  Y
  • Bachelor's degree:  Y
  • Years at LFDCS: 1
Computer Instructor
Mary Ann Seavey
  • Certified:Instructional Technology/Business K-12/Social Studies 7-12
  • Bachelor's degree:  Y
  • Master's degree:  Y
  • Years teaching:  9
  • Years teaching at LFDCS:  2
  • Highly qualified:  Y
Student Interventionist
Miryam Hernandez
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years at LFDCS: 8
Librarian
Judy Durant
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years at LFDCS:  5
     Library Paraprofessional
Kim Colman
ESL Teacher
Sonia Miller
  • Certified: SL K-6, 5-12
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 7
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 7
  • Highly qualified: Y
ESL Teacher
Christine Brito

  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree:  Y
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
Title 1  
Math  
Grades 3-4
Anupama Chandrasekhar
  • Certified:  1-6
  • Bachelor's degree: 1
  • Years teaching:  3
  • Years teaching at LFDCS:  2
  • HIghly qualified: Y
Grades 5-6
Donna Carbone
  • Certified: K-8
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 11
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 9
  • Highly qualified: Y
Reading/Writing  
Grades 3-4
Cecelia Vosland
  • Certified: 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 4
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grades 5-6
Shannon Michalczyk
  • Certified: 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 3
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
Special Education  
Lower School
Susan Catalogna
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 9
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Lower School
Megan Kulisz

  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
Upper School
Janis Brodeur
  • Certified: Mod. Disab. K-8
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 8
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 8
  • Highly qualified: Y
 Paraprofessional
Steve Maldonado
Physical Education  
     Paraprofessional
Amy Konikoff
     Paraprofessional
Maggy Miller
     Paraprofessional
Douglas Jimenez
School Nurse  
Registered Nurse
Patsy Gaj

  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years as a Nurse:  10
  • Years at LFDCS: 7
Registered Nurse
Maria DeJesus
  • Bachelor's degree:   Y
  • Years as a Nurse:  10
  • Years at LFDCS: 1
Lunch Staff  
Lunch Supervisor Fior Daliza Cruz
     Lunch Aide Dominga Morel Perez
     Lunch Aide Jose Henriquez
     Lunch Aide Ana Fabian
K-1 Program  
K-1 Teacher
Melissa O'Neill
  • Certified:  1-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years teaching at LFDCS:  1
  • Highly qualified: Y
K-1 Teacher
Kathyrn Colon
  • Certified: 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 7
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
K-1 Teacher
Colleen Taylor
  • Certified: ECE
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
K-1 Teacher
Erica Crescenzo
  • Certified: ECE
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 5
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 5
  • Highly qualified: Y
     Paraprofessional
Jessica Sullivan
     Paraprofessional
Belkys Sosa
     Paraprofessional
Trevia Tate
     Paraprofessional
Stephanie Jimenez
K-2 Program  
K-2 Teacher
Shannon Murray
  • Certified: ECE
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 5
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 5
  • Highly qualified: Y
K-2 Teacher
Laurie Boutin
 
  • Certified:  1-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 2
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
K-2 Teacher
Xednee Tavares
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 3
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
     Paraprofessional
Tina Pelletier
     Paraprofessional
Sirlhy Medina
     Paraprofessional
Patricia Abbott
Lower School  
Grade 1 Teacher
Jacqueline McCord
  • Certified: ECE
  • Bachelor's Degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 5
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Yes
     Grade 1 Teaching Fellow
Brittany Decosteaux
Grade 1 Teacher
Kim Thorburn
  • Certified: ECE
  • Bachelor's Degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 4
  • Highly qualified: Yes
Grade 1 Teacher
Elaine Fuller
  • Certified: 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 5
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 5
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 2 Teacher
Lisana Dore
 
  • Certified: 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 8
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 8
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 2 Teacher
Erin Rourke
  • Certified: 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 5
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 5
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 2 Teacher
April Hartling
  • Certified: 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 4
  • Highly qualified: Y
     Grade 2 Teaching Fellow
Kara Smith
Grade 3 Teacher
Kristine Ennis
  • 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
Karen DeLaPlante

  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 3
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
     Grade 3 Teaching Fellow
Megan Donahue
Grade 3 Teacher
Alicia Potter
  • Certified: Elem. 1-6; Moderate Disabilities PreK-8
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 4 Teacher
Allyson Witt

  • Bachelor's degree:  Y
  • Master's degree:  Y
  • Years teaching: 3
  • Yeats teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 4 Teacher
Elaine D'Alessandro
  • 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
Jennifer Barnhill
  • Certified: 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree:  Y 
  • Years teaching:  2
  • Years teaching at LFDCS:  2
  • Highly qualified:  Y
     Paraprofessional (Floating)
Izzy Franco
     Paraprofessional (Floating)
Stephanie De Los Angeles
Spanish  
Grades 1 & 2
Sulysanet Garcia
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years teaching at LFDCS:  1
  • Highly qualified: Y
     Paraprofessional
Marta Rentas
Grades 3-4
Maria Figuereo
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 9
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 9
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grades 5-6
America Pinales
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 7
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 2
  • Highly qualified: Y
Upper School  
Grade 5
Courtney Brander
  • Certified: English 5-8, English 8-12
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 1
  • Years teaching at LFDCS:   1
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 5
Kate Conlon
  • Certified: Mod. Disab. K-8
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 6
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 6
  • Highly qualified: Y
     Grade 5 Teaching Fellow
Ashleigh Cardarelli
Grade 5
Kimberly Santagati
  • Certified: 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 6
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 6
  • Highly qualified: Y
     Grade 5 Teaching Fellow
Lauren Desmond
Grade 6
Laurie Medreck
  • Certified: 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 11
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 3
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 6
Dorothy Pirrello

  • Certifed: 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 21
  • Years teaching at LFDCS:  2
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 6
Meghan Doyle
  • Certified: 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree:  Y
  • Years teaching:  4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS:  3
  • Highly qualified:  Y
Grade 5-6 Science
Stephanie Cross
  • Certified: 1-6
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 8
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 6
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 7 ELA
Noel Smyth
  • Certified: English 5-8
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 5
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 5
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 7 Math
Sudha Dharmaraj
  • Certified: Math 5-8
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 8
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 8
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 7 Science
Jay Kelly
  • Certifed: Science 5-8
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 4
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 8 ELA
Margaret Anderson
  • Certified:  English 5-8
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching:  7
  • Years teaching at LFDCS:  7
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 8 Math
Jen Sylvester
  • Certified: Mathematics 5-8
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 14
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 5
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 8 Science
Han Cho
  • Certified:  Science, 5-8
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching:  4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS:  3
  • HIghly qualified: Y
Grade 7-8 Social Studies
Niki Briani-Karipis
  • Certified: History 5-8, 9-12
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Master's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 4
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 4
  • Highly qualified: Y
Spanish  
Grade 7
Tomasa Cruz
  • Master's degree:  Y
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 11
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 9
  • Highly qualified: Y
Grade 8
Rudy Jaime
  • Certified: Spanish, 5-12
  • Bachelor's degree: Y
  • Years teaching: 10
  • Years teaching at LFDCS: 10
  • Highly qualified: Y






 
 

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