Concord Special Education Parent Advisory Committee

(Concord SPED PAC)

Who's Who in Our Schools

Page Index:
SPED Administration
Preschool Assessment TEAM
Alcott Elementary School
Thoreau Elementary School
Willard Elementary School
Middle School (CMS), Peabody
Middle School (CMS), Sanborn
Concord Carlisle High School (CCHS)

Concord Public School Organizational chart (2004)

Article about Teacher Qualifications posted on Wrightslaw website (includes link to sample letters):

Parents' Right to Know Qualifications of Child's Teachers

Special Educational Director, (PreK- 12)

Jessica Murphy
Ripley Building
120 Meriam Road 
Concord, MA  01742
978-341-2490, x8142
978-202-1142 - direct line  
Jmurphy@colonial.net

Mary O'Callaghan, Secretary
978-341-2490,  x8106
978-202-1106 - direct line
 MOcallaghan@colonial.net

Ellen Schoellkopf,  Secretary
978-341-2490,  x8105
978-202-1105 - directline
 ESchoellkopf@colonial.net


Superintendent of Schools
Role in Program or Service: Name: Type of Certifications: Degree:
Superintendent

Diana Frost Rigby 

Superintendent,
Assist Superintendent, Director,
Special Educational Director

 MS/Speech & Language
MA/Special Education
Special Educational Director 
(PreK-12)
Jessica Murphy Elementary Teacher 1-6,
Teacher of Students with Special Needs PreK-9,
Principal/Assistant Principal PreK-6,
Special Education Adminstrator, all levels
 MS/Elementary.Education
MA/Special Education
CAGS/Educational.Administration

Out-of-District Team Chairs 
 
Role in Program or Service: Name: Type of Certifications: Degree:

Team Chair for PreK-8 (CPS) Out-of-district andGrades 9-12+ (Regional) Out-Of-District

 Marielle Wintersteen  

Preschool Assessment TEAM    
Role in Program or Service: Name: Type of Certifications: Degree:
School Psychologist, Team Chair Preschool
(Mrs. Mates Mencow is chair to both:
PreK-8 Out-Of-District and Preschool Team)
 		Amy Mates Mencow School Psychologist All Levels
Elementary K-8, Special Needs K-8,
Comm of MA Allied Mental Health Educational Psychologist  		MA/Psychology
Occupational Therapy Donna Balmuth Licensed Occupational Therapist (OTR)
 		MA/Occupational Therapy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Integrated Preschool  
Role in Program or Service: Name: Type of Certification: Degree: Professional
Training
Head teacher
 		Jennifer DeFrancesco
 		Early Childhood Education K-3,
Elementary Education 1-6,
Moderate Special Needs PreK-9
 		? ABA, LindaMoodBell:  LIPS, Visualizing/Verbalizing
Classroom Aide (1:1) Paula Harris
 		?
 		?
Classroom Aide (at large) TBD
 		-
 		-

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Alcott Elementary School, 91 Laurel Street, Concord, MA 01742 - Sharon Young, Principal

email addresses and phone extensions
Role in Program or Service: Name: Type of Certification: Degree: Professional
Training
School Psychologist & TEAM chair Laura Driscoll School Psychologist All Levels M.Ed and CAGS/Psychology (Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies) 
Speech & Language (S&L)
 		Dorothy Amorosino  Teacher of  Students with Speech, Language & Hearing Disorders,
All Levels
Licensed Speech & Lang. Pathologist (CCC/SLP) 		MS/Speech&Language? Lindamood Bell: LIPS, Visualizing/Verbalizing,
EmPOWER(training), Project Read: Phonology, Telian
Speech & Language (day/week) Allan Wilson Licensed Speech & Language Pathologist (CCC/SLP)? MS/Speech&Language?
Occupational Therapy (OT) Stacey Torres Registered Occupational Therapist

Physical Therapist (PT)
(3 schools, contracted service)
 		Linda Crandell Registered Physical Therapist  (RPT) ?
Social Worker (S/W)
 		Sherree Lenkarski School Psychologist All Levels
 		Ph.D./Psychology in school psychology
Hearing Impaired Teacher (HI)
(3 schools, K-8, Early Intervention & CASE Classroom) 		Carol Hauser
 		Teacher of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students
(New York state)
 		?
CASE Teacher
 		Maureen Silven


CASE Speech & Language Robin Scott


School Nurse Anne McCormack School Nurse All Levels
 		MS/Nursing
School Nurse-Traveling (3 schools) RN Kristin Allison Registered Nurse
School Nurse All Levels
 		?
Tutorial ESL (2 schools) Marcia Puryear


Academic/Instructional Support Rachel Silver Teacher of Students with Special Needs PreK-9,
Teacher of Students with Intensive Special Needs All Levels,
 Elementary Teacher 1-6 		? EmPOWER (certified, June 2006)
Special Needs Language Based Class (Grade 1-2) Nancy  Brown Elementary Teacher 1-6,
Teacher of Students with Special Needs PreK-9 		BS/Health Dynamics Wilson, Project Read (all 5),
Open Circle - graduate course, EmPOWER (not certified), Telian
The Lindamood Bell: LiPS (trained in 2002), Visualizing & Verbalizing,
Academic/Instructional Support
(Grade K-2) 		MaryAnn Durant Elementary Teacher K-8 & Teacher of Students with Special Needs K-8

Academic/Instructional Support Justine Hebert Elementary Teacher 1-6,
Teacher of Students with Special Needs PreK-9, & Severe Special Needs Teacher PreK-9
 MA/Special Education Lindamood Bell: Visualizing/Verbalizing, LiPS, Telian,Wilson (not certified), Project Read: Phonology, Framing Your Thougts, Story Form, Comprehension, & Report Form.
Wilson and EmPOWER (certified, June 2006).
Academic/Instructional Support Rachel Wiesen
(was Rosselli)		 Early Childhood teacher K-3, Elementary Teacher 1-6,
Teacher with Special Needs PreK-9		 MA/Special Education Lindamood Bell: Visualizing/Verbalizing, LiPS, Wilson and EmPOWER (certified, June 2006)
Project Read: Phonology, Story Form.

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Thoreau Elementary School, 29 Prairie Street, Concord, MA 01742 - Kelly Clough, Principal

List of teachers names and webpages  

Role in Program or Service: Name: Type of Certification: Degree: Professional
Training
School Psychologist Dr. Mary Schaefer School Psychologist All Levels
 Ph.D./Psychology in school psychology
Speech & Language (S&L)
(2 schools)
 Tara Cojerian
 
Teacher of  Students with Speech,
Language & Hearing Disorders All Levels
Licensed Speech & Lang. Pathologist
(CCC/SLP)certified Speech and Language
Teacher of Reading All Levels

 BS/Communication Sciences & Disorders
Boston University,
MS/Speech-Language Pathology
Mass. General Hospital Institute of Health Professionals 
Speech & Language (2 schools)
 Deborah Cunha
 Teacher of Students with Speech, Language & Hearing Disorders All Levels
Licensed? Speech & Language Pathologist		 ?
Occupational Therapy (OT) Shannon.Granger
 Registered Occupational Therapist
(Working towards getting SI certified.)

Occupational Therapy (OT)
(2 schools, mostly at Willard)
 Nancy Barrett Registered Occupational Therapist ?
 SIPT
Physical Therapist (PT)
(3 schools, contracted service)
 Linda Crandell Registered Physical Therapist  (RPT) ?
Social Worker  Ellen Waters School (Adjustment) Guidance Counselor (all),
Elementary K-8, Licensed Social Worker		 ?
School Nurse Nicki Richards School Nurse All Levels
 ?
Adaptive P.E. teacher Kevin Capone ?
 ?
Hearing Impaired Teacher (HI)
(3 schools, K-8, Early Intervention & CASE Classroom)		 Carol Hauser
 Teacher of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students
(New York state)
 ?
English Language Leaner (ELL) Teacher (was English as a Second Language (ESL) )
 Marcia Puryear Teacher of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students
MS/Education & Deaf Ed
BS/Speech & Langange Pathology
Substitute teacher Mary Silverstein
Elementary Teacher 1-6,
Special Needs Young Children (age 3-7) Teacher
 ?
Academic/Instructional Support
 (grades 4-5)		 Beth Kalikstein
 Elementary Teacher 1-6,
Special Education Teacher PreK-9
 MA/Special Education
MA/Elementary Education
 LindaMood Bell: LiPS, Viualizing/Verbalizing,
Project Read: Phonology Strand, Story Form,  SOAR to Success,
Wilson (training)
Academic/Instructional Support
(Grade.2/3.IDEEA.classroom)		 Anne Egan
 Teacher of Students with Special Needs PreK-9,
Elementary Teacher 1-6,
Middle School Teacher 5-9
 BA/Elementry Education
Learning Disabilities		 LindaMood Bell: LiPS,  Visualizing/Verbalizing, Telian
Project Read: Phonology,
EmPOWER (certified, June 2006) and Wilson (training), SOAR to Success, Mentor & Open Circle
Academic/Instructional Support
(Grade K-3)
Lynn Brody
Early Childhood Teacher PreK-3,
Teacher of Students with Special Needs PreK-9 		 MA/Education
Tufts University
Academic/Instructional Support
(Kindergarten/Grade 1,
Kindergarten Extended Day)		 Michelle Ferranti
 Teacher of Students with Intensive Special Needs All Levels,

 MA/Intensive Special Education
Lesley College  		Orton-Gillingham (OG), Telian, Lindamood Bell: LiPS

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Willard Elementary School, 185 Powder Mill Road, Concord, MA 01742 - Pat Fernandes, Principal

Staff Directory 

Role in Program or Service:  Name: Type of Certification: Degree: Professional
Training
School Psychologist Miriam Kornitizer
 School Psychologist All Levels M.Ed and CAGS/Psychology (Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies) UMASS
Speech & Language (S&L)
 Kathleen Lanz
(Furey)
 Teacher of Students
 with Speech,Language & Hearing Disorders All Levels		 ? EmPOWER (certified, June 2006)
Speech & Language (S&L)
(2 schools)
 Tara Cojerian
 Teacher of  Students
with Speech, Language & Hearing Disorders All Levels
Licensed Speech & Lang. Pathologist
(CCC/SLP)certified Speech & Language
Teacher of Reading All Levels
 BS/Communication Sciences and Disorders, Boston University,
MS/Speech-Language Pathology
Mass. General Hospital Institute of Health Professionals  		LindaMood Bell: LiPS, Verbalizing/Visualizing, Telian, Orton-Gillingham, Solving Language Difficulties program
Speech & Language (2 schools)
 Deborah Cunha
 Speech & Language Pathologist ? LindaMood Bell: LiPS, Verbalizing/Visualizing, EmPOWER(training). 
Oral-Motor Analysis & Remediation Techniques.
Diagnosing Dyslexia at MGH. 
Occupational Therapy  (OT)
(2 schools, mostly at Willard)
 Nancy Barrett
 Registered Occupational Therapist ?
Physical Therapist (PT)
(3 schools, contracted service)
 Linda Crandell Registered Physical Therapist  (RPT) ?
Social Worker (S/W)
 Carl Torrice Elementary Teacher K-8,
School Guidenace (Adjustment) Counselor K-12
 Human Services
School Nurse Janine Gaudreau
 School Nurse All Levels ?
Tutorial ESL 
(2 schools)		 TBD
 -
 -
Hearing Impaired Teacher (HI)
(3 schools, K-8, Early Intervention & CASE Classroom)		 Carol Hauser
 Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
(New York state)
 ?
Special Needs Language Based Class (Grade 1) Joanne Pretti
 Elementary Teacher K-8,
Teacher of Reading All Levels,
Teacher of Middle School 5-9,
Early Childhood Teacher PreK-3,
Teacher of Students with Special Needs PreK-9
 ?
 LindaMood Bell: LiPS (trained in Nov. 2003)
Special Needs Co-Teaching (Grade.3) Shana Goldwyn
Teacher of Students
 with Special Needs PreK-9,
Elementary Teacher 1-6 		?
Academic/Instructional Support
 (Grade.5)		 Sharon Hehn
 Elementary Teacher K-8,
Teacher of Students
 with Special Needs PreK-9?
 ? Wilson Level 1 & 2, Fundations, EmPOWER (trained)
Special Needs Co-Teaching (Grade.2) Christine Rhoades Brown
 Teacher of Studetns
 with Special Needs PreK-9,
Elementary Teacher 1-6		 ?
Academic/Instructional Support
 (Grades. K-2)		 Jane Downes-Costello Early Childhood Teacher K-3,
Teacher of Students
 with Special Needs PreK-9		 ? Project Read: Phonology & Written Expression, LindaMood Bell: LiPS, Telian

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 Middle School, Peabody, 1235 Old Marlboro Road, Concord, MA  01742 - Lynne Beatie, Principal and James Lin, Assistant Principal

Teachers email addresses and webpages

Role in Program or Service: Name: Type of Certification: Degree: Professional
Training
School Psychologist Kate Jesman
 Certified School Psychologist  ?
Speech & Language (S&L)
 Marla Wagman Maisel
 Teacher of Students
with Speech, Language & Hearing Disorders All Levels, Licensed Speech & Lang. Pathologist (CCC/SLP)		 ?
Occupational Therapy (OT)
(4 schools)		 Donna Balmuth Registered Occupational Therapist ?
Guidance/School Counselors  Mathew.(Matt).Cadigan School Psychologist All Levels
Certified School Psychologist		 MA/Psychology
Guidance/School Counselors Elissa Noonan ?
 ?
Hearing Impaired Teacher (HI)
(3 schools, K-8, Early Intervention & CASE Classroom)		 Carol Hauser
 Teacher of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students
(New York state)
 ?
School Nurse Mary Jenkinson
 Registered Nurse ?
Tutorial ESL 
(2 Blds)?		 -
 -
 -
METCO
 David Corbie


Special Needs Language Based Support
(Grade 6-8?)		 Toni-Ferarra-Reinstein
 Teacher of Students
 with Special Needs 5-12,
Elementary Teacher K-8,
Middle School Teacher 5-9
 ?
 Orton-Gillingham (OG) Ceriftied (Basic & Advanced), Project Read: Written Expression, EmPOWER (trained)
Academic/Instructional Support & Case Manager (Grade 8) Caroline Stevens (Moss) Teacher of Students
 with Special Needs 5-12		 MS/Science
BA/French		 Project Read:Report Form & Framing Your Thoughts,
LindaMood Bell: LiPS
Academic/Instructional Support & Case Manager (Grade 6) Charlene Wiebe
 ?
(new teacher for 2006-2007)
 ?
?
Academic/Instructional Support & Case Manager  (Grade 7) Peter Baldrachi Teacher of Students
 with Special Needs PreK-9,
Teacher of Students
 with Special Needs 5-12
Teacher of Social Studies 5-9		 ? LindaMood Bell: LiPS, Landmark Writing, EmPOWER (certified, June 2007)
Tutorial Support (Gr. 7)  Lois McWalter
 ? ?
 .
Tutorial Support (Gr 6) Dyan (Wolnik) Pollack
 ? BS/Theater Education
Tutorial Support (Gr. 8) Maureen Murphy Baker 
MS/Early Childhood Education & BS/Business Admin. AS/MIS Orton-Gillingham (OG) Certified ?
Tutorial Support Jodie Peterson ?
 ?

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Middle School, Sanborn, 835 Old Marlboro Road, Concord, MA 01742 - Lynne Beatie, Principal and James Lin, Assistant Principal

Teachers email addresses and webpages

Role in Program or Service: Name: Type of Certification: Degree: Professional Training
School Psychologist Kate Jesman
 Certified School Psychologist  ?
Speech & Language (S/W)
 Louanne.Mackenzie Teacher of Students with Speech,Language & Hearing Disorders All Levels
Licensed Speech & Lang. Pathologist (CCC/SLP)		 B.S. Communication Disorders
M.S. Speech Language Pathology		 LindaMood Bell: LiPS, Visualization/Verbalizing, EmPOWER (trained)
Occupational Therapy OT (4 schools) Donna Balmuth Registered Occupational Therapist ?
Guidance/School Counselors
Kim Cyr School Guidance Counselor PreK-9, 5-12
 ?
Guidance/School Counselors
Christine Cunningham
 School Guidance Counselor (5-12)
 ?
Hearing Impaired Teacher (HI)
(3 schools, K-8, Early Intervention & CASE Classroom)		 Carol Hauser
 Teacher of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students
(New York state)
 ?
School Nurse & chair nurse Katherine Bell Registered Nurse ?
Tutorial ESL 
(2 Blds)?		 Kim Soyoung
Speech/Language/Hearing Disorders ?
METCO Tutor
 Jiovannie Chavez
 ?
 ?
METCO Counselor
 Sheria Morrison
 ?
 ?
Academic/Instructional Support & Case Manager.(Grade 8) Marcia Smith Teacher of Students
 with Special Needs (5-12),
Teacher of Social Science (5-12),
Teacher of History Teacher (5-12)
? Landmark Study Skills and Expressive Language, Wilson (not ceriftied), EmPOWER (certified, June 2007)
Academic/Instructional Support & Case Manager  (Grade.6) Vanessa Brown

 Teacher of Students
 with Special Needs 5-12
Teacher of Art All Levels
Teacher of Home Ecominics All Levels 		 ?
Academic/Instructional Support & Case Manager.(Grade 7) Marcia Smith
 ?
 ?
?
Academic/Instructional Support & Case Manager.(Grade 6) Kara Kivi
 Teacher of Students with Special Needs 5-12,
Elementary Teacher (1-6) 		BA/Fine Art
MA/Special.Education
Post.Baccalaureate/Elementary.Ed. 		Wilson (not ceriftied)
Academic/Instructional Support (Grade 8)  Sue Kinniburgh Teacher of Students with Special Needs PreK-9,
Elementary Teacher (K-8)
 ?
CASE
 Gwen Bertrand


CASE
 Christine DeMarco


CASE
 Rhea Reed



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Concord Carlisle High School (CCHS), 500 Walden Street, Concord, MA  01742 - Peter Badalament, Principal 
Brian Miller, Assistant Principal and Colleen Meaney, Assistant Principal
S. Plummer, Senior Administrative Secretary;  Martha Hammer,  Front Office Secretary/Receptionist
Kathleen Merry, Attendance Secretary; Mary Tessari, Registrar

Photos and email addresses of Special Educaton staff and

Programs and staff

Role in Program or Service: Name: Type of Certification: Degree: Professional
Training
School Psychologist Denise Carver Certified in School Psychologist(all),
School Adjustment Counselor (5-12), English (7-12)
(hired March 1, 1989)
 M.A. Educational Psychology,
 University of Washington,
additional course work:
Fitchburg State College, Salem State College and Tuffs University
Speech & Language (S/L)
 Katherine (Kate) McGowan Licensed Speech & Lang. Pathologist (CCC/SLP) BA/Biology
MS/Speech & Language		 EmPower (certified, June 2006)
Occupational Therapy (OT)
(contracted service)
 Karen Clark ? ?
Physical Therapist (PT)
(contracted service)
 Marion Beardsley


Assistive Technology Specialist
(contracted service)
 Hestor Brooks


School Nurse Christine DeBruzzi
 School Nurse All Levels
 MS/Nursing, NCSN, RN
Tutorial ESL  ? ? ?
Title 1 tutor (STEP Program)
 Patricia Briton


Guidance & Chair
 Brad McGrath


Guidance Rachele Brown


Guidance
Lois D'Allessandro


Guidance (temporary, retired)
 Lillie Davis


Guidance
Tamara Dicesare


Guidance
Allison Furey


Guidance
Caryn Haskins


Guidance
Norah Lasorsa


Guidance
Tom O'Connor


Guidance Late Reidy


Guidance
Julee Vitello


Adjustment Counselor
 Kelli Kirshstein
 Licensed Social Worker ?
Adjustment Counselor Dan Simone
 Licensed Social Worker
 ?
Social Worker Rachel Siff School Social Worker
School Adjustment Counselor
(hired October 30. 2000)		 MS/Social Worker, Boston University
Behavior Specialist Sheila Murray-Gewertz   MS/Social Work
BA/English
Career Counselor Jill Curray
 Certified Rehabilitation Counselor Graduated from BU





Team Chair Carol Goldstein
?
Challenge program, Head Teacher and
Academic/Instructional Support 		Joseph Hehn Teacher of Students
 with Special Needs 5-12,
Elementary Teacher (K-8)
(hired Sept. 1, 1999) 		MA/Marketing
BS/Special Education, Lesley College		 EmPower (certified, June 2006)
Out of District Coordinator and
Team Chair 		Barbara Goodman Teacher of Students with.Special.Needs.PreK-12
Teacher of Social Studies 9-12
SPED Admin., Principal all Levels
 ?
Special Education Department Head Teacher and
Pathways Lead Teacher 		Thomas Keene Teacher of Students
 with Special Needs 5-12
 (hired Sept. 1, 1999) 		MS/Rehabilitation Counseling, Boston University
BA/History (course work towards Ph.D)
Tutorial Support Supervisor Harriet Stevens Teacher of Students with.Special.Needs.PreK-12
Teacher of Social Studies 9-12		 ? Language!, Landmark Writing,
LindaMood.Bell:Visualizing/Verbalizing,
Project Read: Phonology,
Wilson (not certified)
Alternative program Head Teacher
 Kathleene Pendergast Teacher of Students
 with Special Needs PreK-12
Early Childhood Teacher PreK-3
Elementary Teacher 1-6		 ?
Academic/Instructional Support
(Integrated English)
 Sara Wondolwski (Moore) Teacher of Students
 with Special Needs PreK-9,
Teacher of Students
 with Special Needs 5-12
(hired Sept. 1, 2000)		 MA/Special Education, Lesley College Wilson Level 1 & 2,
LindaMoodBell: LiPS,  Visualizing/Verbalizing,
Project Read: Linguistics,
Framing your Thoughts,
EmPower (certified, June 2006)
Academic/Instructional Support (Integrated English) Amanda Payne Teacher of Students
 with Special Needs PreK-9,
Teacher of Students
 with Special Needs 5-12, 		?
 EmPower (certified, June 2006)
Tutorial Support Aaron Boornazian


Tutorial Support Melissa Carroll


Tutorial Support Rita Clotherty Teacher of Students
 with Special Needs (5-12)
(hired Sept. 3, 1999)		 MA/Political Science, Northeastern
Tutorial Support
 Greg Connor


Tutorial Support
 Sheri Flanagan


Tutorial Support
(Math) MARC
 Michael Goodwin


Tutorial Support
 Lisa Klockner


Tutorial Support
 Ann Little


Tutorial Support
 Don McCutcheon


Tutorial Support
(World Culture & US History)
 Scott McCutcheon
 Teacher certification for
Communication and Literacy Skills
and Foundations of Reading
(possibly from CA) 		AB/Political science,
 Boston University
(course work in Behavioral Sciences and Constitutional Law)
Tutorial Support
 Janice Moore


Tutorial Support Jason Morley


Tutorial Support Erica Palmer


Tutorial Support
(Social Studies, English, and Study Skills/Strategies)		 Kerry Patenaude
Teacher of Social Studies 5-12
(Working toward this cerfication)
BA/Psychology
MS/Technology Management
(working toward M.Ed in Special Education)
Tutorial Support
(Math)
 Joan Rosazza


Tutorial Support Anne Sapp


Tutorial Support Kathy Snook


Tutorial Support Mary Spadoni


Tutorial Support Mary Ann Strang
BS/Special Education
Tutorial Support Pamela Wight


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