Schools

BOE Announces New Staff Hires

Additions announced at Monday's Board of Education meeting.

The Board of Education announced a slew of new staffers within the Cranford public school district. Here is a list of the new hires:

  • Christine Petrilli: Part-time art teacher at Hillside Avenue School. She earned an MA from Kean University and a BFA from Marywood University.
  • Eliza Kelton: Part-time social studies teacher at Orange Avenue School. She earned a BA from Ramapo College.
  • Alexandra Skuthan: Social studies teacher at Hillside Avenue School. She earned a BA from Manhattan College.
  • Lynn Curtiss: Second grade teacher at Hillside Avenu School. She earned a BA from Caldwell College.
  • Jennifer Ferris: Student mentor at Cranford High School.
  • Melissa Patetta: Part-time kindergarten/basic skills teacher at Bloomingdale Avenue School. She earned a BA from Kean University.
  • Caitlin Thomas: Fifth grade leave replacement teacher at Hillside Avenue School. She earned a BA from Montclair State University.
  • Megan Coffey: Guidance counselor at Hillside Avenue and Orange Avenue schools. She earned an MA from Rider University and a BA from Quinnipac University.
  • Michelle Dynda: Lunchroom assistant at Livingston Avenue School.
  • Gloria Lepore: Lunchroom assistant at Livingston Avenue School.
  • Suzanne Bakie: Lunchroom assistant at Brookside Place School.
  • Brenda Bishop: Lunchroom assistant at Brookside Place School.
  • Victoria Trocciola: Lunchroom assistant at Hillside Avenue School.
  • Lynda Bush: Lunchroom assistant at Livingston Avenue School.
  • Kristyn Forrester: Classroom assistant at Livingston Avenue School.
  • Kaitlyn Meredith: Classroom assistant at Hillside Avenue School.
  • Ethel Smith: Lunchroom assistant at Orange Avenue School.
  • Marybeth Cook: Classroom assistant at Brookside Place School.

Teacher and staff reassignments:

  • Karen Sues: Reassigned from part-time kindergarten/basic skills teacher to first grade teacher at Bloomingdale Avenue School.
  • Diane Sideris: Reassigned from art teacher at Walnut Avenue, Livingston Avenue and Orange Avenue schools to art teacher at Hillside Avenue School.
  • Mary Purcell: Reassigned from art teacher at Hillside Avenue School to art teacher at Walnut Avenue, Livingston Avenue and Orange Avenue schools

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