The District celebrated the dedication of 54 faculty and staff who have worked for 25 or more years for the district. During Superintendent’s Conference Day, held on Sept. 3, Superintendent of Schools Joseph A. Steimel and Assistant Superintendent for Personnel and Student Services Linda A. Weiss introduced each veteran and provided them with a pi to commemorate their tenure.

The following individuals were honored:

Dawn LaGreca – custodial worker III – 36 years
Helen Labbe – teacher aide – 35 years
Deborah Morrison – speech teacher – 34 years

Melissa Bobal – elementary teacher – 31 years
Eileen Irmscher – teacher aide – 31 years
Sharon Murray – principal office assistant – 31 years
Linda Wygonik – special education teacher – 31 years

Elise Allen – elementary teacher – 30 years
Michelle Beardsley – principal office assistant – 30 years
Susan Ferrito – special education teacher and CSE Chairperson – 30 years
Alissa Murphy – English teacher – 30 years
Cindy Norman – library media specialist – 30 years

Rita Navarra – teacher aide – 29 years
James Ostensen – science teacher – 29 years
Kathleen Sutton – school counselor – 29 years
Joseph Zaffuto – elementary teacher – 29 years

Marissa Campbell – special education teacher – 28 years
Heather Joy-Basirico – school psychologist – 28 years
Nancy Koltzan – special education teacher – 28 years

Robert Bolen – science teacher – 27 years
Heather Cowden – special education teacher – 27 years
Barbara Fernandez – teacher aide – 27 years
Courtney Monaghan – special education teacher – 27 years
Aaron Weiss – elementary teacher – 27 years

Jennifer Ackerman – physical education teacher – 26 years
Christopher Carlson – special education teacher – 26 years
Michelle Gren-Raynor – foreign language teacher – 26 years
Patricia Grieco – special education teacher – 26 years
Christine Haas – elementary teacher – 26 years
Scott Heptig – physical education teacher – 26 years
Meredith Kramer – elementary teacher (technology integration specialist) – 26 years
Anastasia Lentini – school social worker – 26 years
Michelle Macedonio – elementary teacher – 26 years
George Marino – elementary teacher – 26 years
Brendan Ottati – elementary teacher – 26 years
Carol-Jo Riley – elementary teacher – 26 years
Joseph Rosado – elementary teacher – 26 years
Nicole Schindler – special education teacher – 26 years
Frances Schwartz – teacher aide – 26 years
Berkley Skorobohaty – speech and language teacher – 26 years
Gary Stein – school psychologist – 26 years

Helen Breheny – elementary teacher – 25 years
Joseph Bridgwood – art teacher – 25 years
Catherine Bromberg – English teacher – 25 years
Jessica Carrabus – elementary teacher – 25 years
Thomas DiGennaro – special education teacher – 25 years
Lori Franchi – school social worker – 25 years
Daniel Graf – music teacher – 25 years
Susan Hintze – teacher aide – 25 years
Morrow Kerins – elementary teacher – 25 years
Kelly McMahon – special education teacher 25 years
Kathleen Minetti – security monitor – 25 years
Georgia Tafone – foreign language teacher – 25 years
Joan Wicks – Math teacher – 25 years

 

Date Added: 9/9/2024

The District welcomed new teachers during a summer orientation, held at central office on Aug. 29.After a welcome from Superintendent of Schools Joseph A. Steimel, district administrators discussed elementary and secondary curriculum and instruction, positive behavior interventions and supports, and took time to set up their classrooms. The orientation culminated with a school bus tour of the district.

The district welcomes:

Haka Asllani – English as a New Language – Eastport Elementary School
Christopher Battista – FLES – Dayton Avenue School
Amity Baum-Tuccillo – physics – Jr.-Sr. High School
Katherine Dodenhoff – special education social studies – Jr.-Sr. High School
Holly Fazio – music/orchestra – Eastport Elementary School
Taylor Groeger – special education elementary – Tuttle Avenue School
Erich Grosse – social studies – Jr.-Sr. High School
Tina King – elementary – South Street School
Jennifer Kuchenbrod – social studies – Jr.-Sr. High School
Kerri Lacey - English as a New Language – Dayton Avenue School
Jill Micheels – English as a New Language – Dayton Avenue School
Victoria Reid – elementary teacher/leave replacement – Tuttle Avenue School
Ryan Richer – physical education leave replacement – Jr.-Sr. High School
Emily Siegel – English Language Arts – Jr.-Sr. High School
Lauren Wozny – elementary – Eastport Elementary School
Julia Wynne – special education leave replacement – Dayton Avenue School

District students, with backpacks and extra supplies in tow, disembarked from their buses and cars on Sept. 4 ready to start the 2024-2025 school year. Excitement resonated at the school entranceways and hallways as students reconnected with peers, found their classrooms and met their teachers.

Superintendent of Schools Joseph A. Steimel reported a smooth opening. “I am very confident that the 2024-2025 school year will be a positive and productive year for the ESM school community. I am also excited about the new programs the district has implemented and the construction projects that have been completed, which will positively benefit and strengthen our programs.”

Click here to view the District students are Poised for a Successful School Year slideshow.

Date Added: 9/4/2024

Click here to view the Superintendents Conference Day slideshow.

 

 

Equipped with rollers, paint brushes, stencils and paint cans, Jr.-Sr. High School seniors arrived in the early morning hours to start painting their assigned parking spaces during the school’s annual Paint Day, held on Aug. 29. Some of the students were accompanied by peers, while others made the activity a family affair.

After submitting a design for approval by Principal Salvatore Alaimo, the students painted their designs for a fee, which provided a colorful tableau for the student parking lot during the 2024-2025 school year. Monies collected will be used to paint over the parking spaces for the Class of 2026.

Click here to view the Seniors Mark Their Spots slideshow.

Date Added: 8/29/2024