Dear Whitmore Families,
We hope you’re enjoying a wonderful, relaxing summer! Summer break is flying by, and has been filled with preparations for the coming school year. Those preparations have included the addition of many new staff members, and changing assignments for several other staff members.
New-to-Whitmore staff members include:
Jaclyn Scott – 1st Grade Teacher
Viki Pung – 2nd Grade Teacher
Danielle Travis – 3rd Grade Teacher
Andrea Woolley – 3rd Grade Teacher
Roseann Bennett – 5th Grade Teacher
Elizabeth Shaw – Teacher of Early Childhood Special Education
Lyndsay Glover – Instructional Coach
Suzanne Mardini – Early Childhood Specialist (part-time)
Abeir Aleidaroos – Reading Interventionist (part-time)
Staff members with changed district duties for SY17/18 include:
Jeannine Oynoian – Language & Literacy Coach for Dearborn High School Feeder Track Schools
Dan May – Nowlin Teacher
Katie Borrello – William Ford Teacher
Monica Hankins – Media Specialist (part-time here at Whitmore-Bolles)
Teaching Assignments for the SY17/18 include:
Young 5s – Amy Croft
Kindergarten – Val Coleman and Kim Stawara
1st Grade – Mandi Dmitruchina and Jaclyn Scott
2nd Grade – Jennifer Malone and Viki Pung
3rd Grade – Danielle Travis and Andrea Woolley
4th Grade – Robin Philpott and Adrianne Tatta
5th Grade – Roseann Bennett and Michelle McCuaig
Students with Emotional Impairments – Jerry Driscoll
Students with Autism – Jennifer Chapman, Michele Walters, and TBD
Early Childhood Special Education – Phoebe Diaz, Dawn Schuit, and Elizabeth Shaw
GSRP Preschool – Bruce Liepe and Monica Ronchetto
Although we do not accept individual teacher requests, please know that last year’s teachers advocated for and worked together for the best placement of each child. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in refraining from asking for a specific teacher.
At this point, we will not be having any split classrooms! Families will receive classroom assignments in the mail by Friday, September 1st. Parents are again welcome to meet the teacher and see their student’s classroom on the first day of school, so please mark your calendars so you can attend.
We look forward to seeing you soon!