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June 14 EBOE meeting at Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26 @ 31

The June 14 Elizabeth Board of Education meeting at Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26 @ 31 opened with a moment of silence for the passing of Welcome Center Pool Maintenance and Utility Person Fernando Fajardo and retired Thomas A. Edison Career & Technical Academy Custodian Isabel Rodriguez.

Prior to the official start of the meeting, a dinner was held in honor of the 2022-2023 Governor’s Educators of the Year Program awards recipients from Elizabeth Public Schools.  The Board recognized the Teacher of the Year and Educational Services Professional of the Year from each of Elizabeth’s 37 district schools for their outstanding dedication and commitment to excellence. A principal or vice principal from each of the schools was also in attendance to celebrate and honor their buildings honorees. The Board also presented resolutions to each of the seven Student Representatives to the Board during the 2022-2023 school year. A senior representative from each of the district’s high schools with a senior class served as a non-voting member of the Board during the school year. They were able to participate in all deliberations, including updating the Board on school activities and student concerns.

Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26 @ 31 Jazz Band members Rachael Adzakro, Khloe Bailey, Brandon Fiusa, Eileen Gutierrez, Jannah Mabry, Alejandro Mena, Alexandra Pena, Bayron Reyes, and Bianca Souza provided musical accompaniment to the evening’s festivities.

The following Elizabeth Public Schools students and team members were honored at the meeting:

Elizabeth Public Schools 2022-2023 Governor's Teachers of the Year

Story Shawneequa Thompson                  5th Grade ELA                                              George Washington Academy School No. 1

Maria E. Moench                                         ESL In-Class Support                                   Winfield Scott School No. 2

Michelle Elizabeth Roumeliotis                7th & 8th Grade Social Studies                 Nicholas S. LaCorte – Peterstown School No. 3

Nicole Marie Greenwood                          Physical Education & Health                     Joseph Battin School No. 4

Christie Ellen Yoder                                     Resource Center                                          Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5

Josephine P. Rodriguez                              3rd Grade                                                     Toussaint L'Ouverture – Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6

Tanya Elaine Tenturier Brinkley                4th Grade                                                     Terence C. Reilly School No. 7

Sigal Yafit Hasson                                        Resource Center                                          iPrep Academy School No. 8

Cristina DaSilva Cia                                      6th Grade ABL                                              Jerome Dunn Academy School No. 9

Dawn R. Sandholm                                     7th Grade ELA                                              Elmora School No. 12

Lakeya Simone Hix-Thompson                  8th Grade Math                                           Benjamin Franklin School No. 13

Michelle Renee Buska                                Kindergarten                                                Abraham Lincoln School No. 14

Martha M. Cedeno                                     5th Grade ABL                                              Christopher Columbus School No. 15

Kathryn Lynn Retsinas                                4th Grade                                                     Madison-Monroe School No. 16

Angela D. Pereira                                         Bilingual In-Class Support                          Robert Morris School No. 18

Jacqueline Delia Gaston                             5th Grade                                                     Woodrow Wilson School No. 19

Maria R. Avella                                             Kindergarten                                                John Marshall School No. 20

Alysia Michele Boyd                                    LLD                                                                 Victor Mravlag School No. 21

Jessica Lyn Leroux                                       6th Grade Math                                           William F. Halloran School No. 22

Marc D. Riemann                                        6th Grade Math                                          Nicholas Murray Butler School No. 23

Alba Botnick                                                 ESL In-Class Support                                   Charles J. Hudson School No. 25

Saturia Figueroa                                          World Language                                          Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26 @ 31

Victor Ariel Felipe                                        Bilingual In-Class Support                          Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27

Marina A. Moriello                                      Kindergarten                                                Juan Pablo Duarte – Jose Julian Marti School No. 28

Zainab Salaam                                              Resource Center                                          Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29

Lauren Beth Herrman                                 8th Grade ELA                                              Chessie Dentley Roberts Academy School No. 30

Maria Teresa Greco                                    Pre-K Spanish                                               Frances C. Smith ECC School No. 50

Milagrosa Sader                                          Pre-K English                                                Donald Stewart ECC School No. 51

Amanda Marie Livres-Haustein                Pre School Disabilities                                Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ECC School No. 52

Neil M. Day                                                   Social Studies                                               Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy

Kelly Ann Kielbasa                                       Physical Education & Health                     John E. Dwyer Technology Academy

Uri Lener Perez                                            Bilingual Math                                              Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy

Christine Ann Irwin                                     Resource Center                                          Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy

Linda Gwizdz                                                Physical Education & Health                     Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy

Lovely Pappachen                                       Physics                                                           Elizabeth High School – Frank J. Cicarell Academy

Brittany A. Palubniak                                  Resource Center                                          J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy

Vincent M. Caldarulo                                 Social Studies                                               Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson STEM Academy

 

Elizabeth Public Schools 2022-2023 Governor's Educational Services Professional of the Year

Karen F. Boone                                            Pre-K CDA                                                     George Washington Academy School No. 1

Jennifer Berkin                                             LDT-C                                                             Winfield Scott School No. 2

Mildred Cruz                                                Special Ed. Classroom Assistant               Nicholas S. LaCorte – Peterstown School No. 3

Lizet Linero Suarez                                      Kindergarten Assistant                               Joseph Battin School No. 4

Laura A. Kratzer                                           Special Ed. Assistant                                   Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5

Lyubov Roman                                             Special Ed. Personal Assistant                   Toussaint L'Ouverture – Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6

Janet De LaCruz                                           Special Ed. Classroom Assistant               Terence C. Reilly School No. 7

Berta Romelus                                             Special Ed. Assistant                                   iPrep Academy School No. 8

Tiffany N. Sturgis                                         Personal Assistant                                       Dunn Academy School No. 9

Vanessa Rodriguez                                      Speech & Language Specialist                   Elmora School No. 12

Cindy L. Goncalves                                      School Counselor                                        Benjamin Franklin School No. 13

Veronica M. Salazar De Coba                    Bilingual Kindergarten Assistant               Abraham Lincoln School No. 14

Devann Lynn Stisi                                        School Nurse                                                Christopher Columbus School No. 15

Melvin Luciano                                            Social Worker                                               Madison-Monroe School No. 16

Dr. Stacy E. Perez                                         Speech Therapist                                         Robert Morris School No. 18

Juana Esther Zuloaga                                  Kindergarten Assistant                               Woodrow Wilson School No. 19

Stella Murillo                                                Kindergarten Classroom Assistant              John Marshall School No. 20

Tameka Lee Walton                                    Personal Assistant                                       Victor Mravlag School No. 21

Daniela Grinienko                                       Social Worker                                               William F. Halloran School No. 22

Consuelo Torres                                          Kindergarten Assistant                               Nicholas Murray Butler School No. 23

Jason Modesto Colcol                               School Counselor                                        Charles J. Hudson School No. 25

Carmen Peraza                                            CDA                                                                Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26 @ 31

Elsa Mederos                                               Personal Assistant                                       Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27

Johanna Ojeda                                            School Counselor                                        Juan Pablo Duarte – Jose Julian Marti School No. 28

Erin Elizabeth Reed                                     Speech & Language Specialist                   Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29

Utikca Vernell Chaney-Wilson                  LDT-C                                                             Chessie Dentley Roberts Academy School No. 30

Maria P. Dopazo                                          CDA                                                                Frances C. Smith ECC School No. 50

Melissa Sue Llano                                        CDA                                                                Donald Stewart ECC School No. 51`

Ann M. Green                                              School Nurse                                                Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ECC School No. 52

Briana M. Kane                                            School Counselor                                        Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy

Monica Caicedo Sarmiento                       School Counselor                                        John E. Dwyer Technology Academy

Dr. Nalin Lee Beaumont                              School  Psychologist                                   Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy

Dayana Gil                                                    School Counselor                                        Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy

Stefanie Vargas                                            Personal Assistant                                       Thomas A. Edison Career & Technical Academy

Erica Forbes Lewis                                     School Counselor                                         Elizabeth High School – Frank J. Cicarell Academy

Ana A. Arias                                                  Personal Assistant                                       Academy of Finance J. Christian Bollwage

Karen Louise Strahan                                  School Nurse                                                Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson STEM Academy           

 

2022-2023 Elizabeth Public High Schools Student Representatives to the Board

Monika Flores, 12th Grade Student, Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy

Orlando David Avila Corea, 12th Grade Student, John E. Dwyer Technology Academy

Maria Alejandra Garcia Cabana, 12th Grade Student, Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy

Camila Conza, 12th Grade Student, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy

Jahziyah Staraj Denene Carter, 12th Grade Student, Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy

Jessica K. Verma, 12th Grade Student, Elizabeth High School – Frank J. Cicarell Academy

Bryant Garcia, 12th Grade Student, J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy