Clinton Township Newsletter

SRS : Mrs. Jackie Carruthers will be joining SRS for the past fifteen years. During this time, she spending time with her family and friends. Besides writing grants and securing funds for playground our faculty as the Learning Disabilities Teacher has gained a tremendous amount of experience and having a passion for teaching, she also enjoys equipment, physical fitness equipment and techConsultant at SRS. For the past six years she has insight, and earned her PK-3 teaching certificate dance, especially ballet. Miss Calo is excited to nology equipment to support school community. worked with Child Study Teams in some of the from Rider University, and is currently enrolled return to RVS, and she is looking forward to becom- Mrs. Jacobsen has her MS's in Health and Physical smaller districts within HC, which provided her at Centenary College, pursuing coursework in the ing a part of the CT community.Mr. Kyle Kays is Ed from Purdue University and her BS in Physical with the opportunity to work with students from Teacher of Students with Disabilities program. She eager to begin his first year as 6th Grade Inclusion Education from Montclair State University. Her preschool through eighth grade. Mrs. Carruthers is extremely excited and is looking forward to shar- Teacher at RVS. He has worked as a Special Edu- two children, Michael and Jackie were educated has an undergraduate degree in Early Childhood ing her passion for teaching alongside the caring, cator in grades 5-8 for the Tewksbury and Chester in CT and she and her husband continue to reside and Elementary Education from Clarion University compassionate, and committed staff and students School Districts. Mr. Kays attended Centenary here. She is excited to be back and looks forward to of PA. She completed her Master's Degree in Spe- at SRS. Mrs. Udovich feels honored to have the College to obtain certifications in Elementary and a new experience at CTMS! Donna Joseph–Ford cial Education and her LDTC certification at Kean opportunity to work in a new position at SRS and Special Education, as well as Middle School Lan- will be joining us at CTMS as the Family–Consumer University in Union, NJ. Her teaching experience is very proud to be part of such a wonderful place! guage Arts and 
Social Studies. He also obtained a Science Teacher. Ms. Joseph-Ford received her B.A. in Criminal Justice and has years of experience Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction spans the elementary grades, fulfilling roles in both PMGS: Mrs. Melissa Hoffman joins the PMG with at-risk youth. Mr. Kays currently resides in from Concordia University in Portland, Oregon. regular and special education. Mrs. Carruthers is team as a part time Math Support Teacher. Mrs. Hackettstown. Ms. Janet Koehler is starting this Ms. Joseph-Ford is a master baker, and has previexcited to be joining the students and staff at SRS. Hoffman has extensive experience as a General school year as Secretary at RVS. She started her ously worked as a personal chef in New York City She feels that her heart belongs at the elementary and Special Education Teacher in the Greenwich career as a computer programmer, stayed home and as a cake decorator. Her previous educational level with the little minds that are put to work Township School District. While there, Mrs. Hoffto raise her children, and has held many volunteer experiences have been in high school and elementhere each day. She currently lives in HC with her man received the NJ Best Practice Award. Mrs. positions in the school district. She earned her tary school. Ms. Ford has lived an interesting life. husband and their two boys. Mrs. Laura Evans Hoffman earned her MAT from The College of is thrilled to join our faculty as the Art Teacher at Bachelor's Degree in Economics from Rutgers She has been fortunate to have traveled extensively, New Jersey. She believes that exemplary teachers SRS. She is a graduate of Montclair State University University. In her free time, Jan enjoys cooking, and has lived in a number of countries. She shared set high expectations for students and encourage where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts gardening and travel. Janet lives in CT with her that her experiences allow her to provide a firstthem to achieve through engaging lessons that Education. Mrs. Evans is the proud parent of three husband and three children. Mr. August (Gus) hand global perspective that will complement our foster critical thinking and independent discovery. Link will be teaching math and science to the sixth students' academic experiences. She is excited for elementary school children, who contribute to her Mrs. Hoffman is excited to use her experience to graders at RVS this year. He has a BA in elementary the opportunity to be part of the academic team of passion for teaching and learning. Prior to pursufully develop the Math Support position at PMG. education and over twenty years of experience in CT School District. Allison Lenig will be joining ing her degree in education, Mrs. Evans enjoyed Ms. Dawn Napoli has joined the Special Area formal and non-formal education, teaching grades CTMS as the Art Teacher. She is thrilled to join a decade-long career in graphic design. She has team, as PMG's new Physical Education Teacher. three through eight and working as an education the CTMS family. Ms. Lenig's previous teaching recently had the pleasure of teaching art in two Ms. Napoli has worked in the Morris School District specialist for non-profit organizations. Mr. Link experiences include serving as maternity leave reother districts for leave replacement positions. in the areas of Health, Physical Education and lives in HC with his wife, two daughters and a cat. placements at both North Hunterdon High School Mrs. Evans is excited to share her enthusiasm Special Education. Ms. Napoli earned her BS from Mrs. Lisa Siefert graduated with a Bachelor of and Polytech Career Technical School. She received for the visual arts and inspire the children at SRS East Stroudsburg University with a major in Health Science in Nursing from Texas Christian University. her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Alfred University with a wide variety of fun, creative art experiences! and PE and a minor in Psychology. In addition to Mrs. Linda McClurg will be joining our district She then worked for eight years at The Stamford in 2011 and remains an active artist. Ms. Lenig teaching, she enjoys coaching tennis. Ms. Napoli as a part-time nurse at both SRS and PMGS. She Hospital in Stamford, Connecticut in the newborn has presented twice at the National Art Education is looking forward to using strategies in class that has been a nurse since 1987, and has more than nursery and neonatal ICU (intensive care unit). Association annual conference on Teaching Art in meet the individual learning needs of her students 22 years of direct patient care in academic, home After that she worked in a pediatric office for two Inclusive Classrooms and TABS: Teaching Artistic in a positive, caring environment. Mrs. Ana Kirk, and hospital environments, as well as a diversified years. Lisa lives in CT with her husband and two Behaviors. Ms. Lenig is enthusiastic about helping who completed a year-long leave replacement in background in community health education. Mrs. daughters. Lisa has been working as a substitute student succeed and grow in the art classroom third grade last year returns to us in a permanent McClurg began her career in a medical/surgical school nurse in the CTSD for four years. She is and learn skills that can be applied to the rest of position. In addition to teaching in CT, Mrs. Kirk unit of a hospital and she then became a visiting excited for the opportunity to start working as a their academic careers. Mrs. Maria Morales is has taught in Newark. She has her BA and MA from nurse and eventually a nursing supervisor. When part time nurse at RVS and CTMS. We're looking delighted to be joining the faculty at CTMS as a Kean University. Mrs. Linda McClurg, will be forward to a great year! Special Education teacher. She earned her Bachher family moved to HC, she began working for PMG's new part time School Nurse. She will divide elor's Degree and teacher certification at Caldwell Home Health Services at the Hunterdon Medical her time between PMG and SRS. PMG will also CTMS : We're delighted to welcome the College. She is presently pursuing a graduate degree Center. Mrs. McClurg received her School Nurse welcome a new Special Education Teacher, following staff members to the CTMS famat Rowan University. Mrs. Morales comes to CT as certification at the College of New Jersey in 2002, Learning Disability Teacher Consultant and ily! Sonia Damanakis is thrilled to face the new an experienced educator. Previously she has taught and has been an active substitute school nurse in part time School Secretary, pending BOE ap- challenge as the 21st Century Writing teacher at English, Language Arts, and Special Education many local elementary schools in the area, and has proval. We know that our new staff members CTMS. Last year, Mrs. Damanakis was at RVS classes in suburban and urban settings. She loves been a regular substitute in the CT schools for the will be positive additions to the PMG family in sixth grade, as a maternity leave replacement a dynamic and multi-sensory learning environpast five years. She is very excited to be working of educators! position. Mrs. Damanakis shared that she is excited ment. Mrs. Morales is aware of CT's long tradition with the staff and children and becoming a member to have students focus on their writing utilizing of excellence and is committed to continuing that of the staff in CT! Mrs. Tracy Schauer is joining RVS: We're excited to introduce our newest different technologies and building upon the base our faculty as the World Language teacher at SRS. staff members to Team RVS! Ms. Kim Braun tradition. She is passionate about student achievewhich was founded with sixth graders last year. She is delighted to bring the Spanish language and is excited to join the RVS team this year as a Fifth ment and is dedicated to assuring that all students Mrs. Damanakis shared "I am super excited to Hispanic culture to our young learners because, for Grade Special Education Teacher. She brings over learn to their highest potential. Mrs. Morales is a see where the students will go in their writing this her, having a second language has provided many six years experience with her. Ms. Braun has been former graduate of North Hunterdon High School year!" Cindy Gugliandolo has recently joined our opportunities that tremendously enriched her life. substitute teaching in CT for the past year and a and the CT School District. She is pleased to be office staff at CTMS as the AM Part-time secretary. Ms. Schauer began learning the Spanish language half. Before coming to CT she taught first grade and returning to her alma mater. Lisa Siefert will She has her Bachelor Degree in Business Adminisjoin will be joining CTMS as apart-time nurse. in high school and then extended her learning in a kindergarten in Jersey City and Teaneck, New Jertration from Centenary College, which she obtained Mrs. Siefret graduated with a Bachelor of Science in yearlong American Field Service exchange program sey. She is working towards her Masters in Special while working full time in their Business Office. Nursing from Texas Christian University. She then in Venezuela. Since then, she has spent time living Education and holds a BA in Elementary Education With most of her experience being in the corporate worked for eight years at The Stamford Hospital in in Chile and Argentina. Ms. Schauer earned her with a Reading Concentration. As a product of the financial sector, she also has years of experience Stamford, Connecticut in the newborn nursery and Spanish content and teaching credentials through CT school system she is excited to be back teaching in the Health and Insurance fields. Since the CT neonatal ICU (intensive care unit). After that she Rider University and has taught kindergarten in her hometown. During her free time she enjoys School District has been a part of her life for 22 worked in a pediatric office for two years. Lisa lives through eighth grades throughout Northern HC. reading, cooking, going to the beach, and spending years, through her husband Patrick (Mr. G) the Art in CT with her husband and two daughters. Lisa She also holds a B.A. in the Social Sciences from quality time with her daughter, family, friends and Teacher at RVS School, she is looking forward to has been working as a substitute school nurse in the University of Michigan and has completed puppy. Miss Lara Calo is starting the school year working with all of us. Mrs. Jacobsen is so excited the CT School District for four years. She is excited Ph.D. exams in Sociology at the University of Con- as a 6th grade special education teacher at RVS. to be given the opportunity to teach in the CTSD for the opportunity to start working as a part time necticut. While at UCONN, Ms. Schauer enjoyed She has fulfilled two leave replacement positions again! After an amazing and educational living nurse at RVS and CTMSs. We're also pleased to teaching undergraduate students. Ms. Schauer is before returning to RVS. Miss Calo has worked as a opportunity in Munich, Germany, Mrs. Jacobsen welcome David Shideler, teacher assistant, very grateful and thrilled to provide the children 6th grade special education teacher at RVS, as well has returned enthusiastically to pick up from where and Colleen Caballero, Spanish teacher to at SRS with a fun, caring, and meaningful Spanish as a fourth grade teacher at Kingwood Township she left off to teach kids the value of being healthy CTMS. They come to us from RVS, and both learning experience. Mrs. DeeDee Udovich will School. She graduated from Bloomsburg University and physically fit! Mrs. Jacobsen taught health, be joining our faculty as a kindergarten Special of Pennsylvania in 2012 with a BA in elementary have been part of the CTSD Family for a character education and physical education at both Education Teacher at SRS. Mrs. Udovich is a Rut- education and special education. Miss Calo enjoys number of years. PMGS and RVS. At both schools she collaborated in gers graduate who has been a teacher assistant at KEY: CT = Clinton Township CTSD = Clinton Township School District SRS = Spruce Run School PMGS = Patrick Mcgaheran School RVS = Round Valley School CTMS = Clinton Township Middle School HC = Hunterdon County S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 3 11

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