255 Plainfield Street | Springfield MA. | 01107
Home of the Blue Jays
Danielle Delgado - Principal
Jacqueline Hernandez - Assistant Principal
Meet our Team
Leadership Team:
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Danielle Delgado, Principal​
Jacqueline Hernandez, Assistant Principal
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Jessie Lozada, Principal Clerk
Zoemy Diaz, Parent Facilitator
Jasmine Reyes, Senior Clerk
Jonathan Correa, School Nurse
Mitch Ortiz, Senior Custodian
Gregory Metzidakis, Custodian
Alex Gaudet, ELA Instructional Leadership Specialist
Nadia Garvey, Math Instructional Leadership Specialist
Amanda Roda, Math Instructional Leadership Specialist
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Pre-Kindergarten Team:
Keiren Cameron, Pre-Kindergarten Paraprofessional
Suzanna Frati, Pre-Kindergarten Teacher
Ariana Williams, Pre-Kindergarten Teacher
Maura Joseph, 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
Allie Fedak, Special Education Teacher - LINKS
Brianna Perry, Special Education Paraprofessional
Trinity Nunez, Special Education Paraprofessional
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First Grade Team:
Lisa Elkhay, Grade 1 Teacher
Jessie Bachand, Grade 1 Teacher
Paris Karina, Grade 1 Teacher
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Second Grade Team:
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Isabella Grimes, Grade 2 Teacher
Jillyian Latham, Grade 2 Teacher
Jillian Paterwic, Grade 2 Teacher
Ashley Day, K-2 Special Education Teacher
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Third Grade Team:
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, Grade 3 Teacher
Joshua Vazquez, Grade 3 Teacher
Halie Yon, Grade 3 Teacher
Sadie Wood, 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
Mary Kate Meunier, 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
Jose Camacho, SPED paraprofessional
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Academic Support Team:
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Darren Walsh, Academic Interventionist
Tracy Demarco, Academic Interventionist
Kathryn Adams, Academic Interventionist
Angela Boulay, Academic Interventionist
James Carrie, Behavior Interventionist & Technology Coordinator
Denise Joseph, ESOL Teacher
Brenda Eliza-Rodriguez, ESOL Teacher
Irene Madden, Librarian
Kian McQueen, Building Substitute
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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
Colleen Peterson, Speech-Language Pathologist
Dena Faccini, School Psychologist