255 Plainfield Street | Springfield MA. | 01107
Home of the Blue Jays
Danielle Delgado - Principal
Desiree Spencer - Assistant Principal
Meet our Team
Leadership Team:
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Danielle Delgado, Principal​
Desiree Spencer, Assistant Principal
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Jessie Lozada, Principal Clerk
Zoemy Diaz, Parent Facilitator
Jasmine Reyes, Senior Clerk
Jessica Podmore, School Nurse
Mitch Ortiz, Senior Custodian
Gregory Metzidakis, Custodian
Alex Gaudet, ELA Instructional Leadership Specialist
Nadia Garvey, Math Instructional Leadership Specialist
Darren Walsh, Math CPDT
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Pre-Kindergarten Team:
Ashley Day, Pre-Kindergarten Teacher
Keiren Cameron, Pre-Kindergarten Paraprofessional
Suzanna Frati, Pre-Kindergarten Teacher
Paris Karina, Pre-Kindergarten Paraprofessional
Ariana Williams, Pre-Kindergarten Teacher
Tiffany Medina, Pre-Kindergarten Paraprofessional
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Kindergarten Team:
Eric Oskin, Kindergarten Teacher
Olga Garcia, Kindergarten Paraprofessional
Diana Rosado, Kindergarten Teacher
Leslie Santiago, Kindergarten Paraprofessional
Kaitlyn Fitzpatrick, Kindergarten Teacher
Jackie DeMarco, Kindergarten Paraprofessional
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LINKS Team:
Ashleen Lopez, Special Education Teacher - LINKS
Sadie Wood, Special Education Paraprofessional
Rhaiza Vazquez, Special Education Paraprofessional
Ryan Alleberry, Special Education Teacher - LINKS
Brianna Perry, Special Education Paraprofessional
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First Grade Team:
Lisa Elkhay, Grade 1 Teacher
Robin Granado-Cross, Grade 1 Teacher
Brianna Legere, Grade 1 Teacher
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Second Grade Team:
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Isabella Grimes, Grade 2 Teacher
Jillyian Latham, Grade 2 Teacher
Janine Anderson, Grade 2 Teacher
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Third Grade Team:
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Jillian Paterwic, Grade 3 Teacher
Allysha Miolla, Grade 3 Teacher
Halie Yon, Grade 3 Teacher
Gale Flood, Special Education Teacher
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Fourth Grade Team:
Tanisha Moreno, Grade 4 Teacher
Jessica Torres, Grade 4 Teacher
Destiny Hernandez, Grade 4 Teacher
Allie Fedak, Special Education Teacher
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Fifth Grade Team:
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Katelyn Loughlin, Grade 5 Teacher
Kyla LaRusso, Grade 5 Teacher
Abyanca Curtis, Grade 5 Teacher
Janae Jones, Special Education Teacher
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Academic Support Team:
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Emma Vento, Academic Interventionist
Tracy Demarco, Academic Interventionist
James Carrie, Behavior Interventionist & Technology Coordinator
Denise Joseph, ESOL Teacher
Brenda Eliza-Rodriguez, ESOL Teacher
Irene Madden, Librarian
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Encore Team:
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Nicholas Parker, Interim Physical Education Teacher
Otis Rogers, Music Teacher
Ani Jermakian, Visual Art Teacher
Howard Cherry, Science Teacher
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Student Services Team:
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Paige Emerson, Adjustment Counselor
Nicole Reyes-Torres, Adjustment Counselor
Jessica Gagne, City Connects Site Coordinator
Ariel Villegas, Behavior Interventionist
Lisa Lord, Special Education - Evaluation Team Leader
Amanda Walker, Speech-Language Pathologist
Dena Faccini, School Psychologist