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Avon Public Schools New Hires, Retirements and Resignations

The Avon Board of Education approved the new hires and accepted resignations at its regular Tuesday night meeting.

There were few staff resignations and retirements in Avon Public Schools in comparison to several new hires.

The Board of Education accepted the following resignations and approved the following new hires at its regular meeting at Avon High School on Tuesday night.

Resignations

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  • Gail Balavender: English teacher
  • Stephen Beale: technology education teacher
  • Thomas Bogue: Avon High School physics teacher
  • Christopher Esposito: Avon High School world language teacher
  • Jill Harris: Avon High School English teacher
  • Denis Lasker: reading specialist
  • Donna Wittmer: Thompson Brook School paraprofessional
  • Beverly Yirigian: Avon High School .15 social worker
  • Elizabeth Devanney: building substitute
  • Heidi Hjelle: Pine Grove School .37 paraprofessional
  • Barbara Jablonski: Pine Grove School intervention tutor
  • Kelly Callahan: Thompson Brook School writing tutor

Retirements

  • June Barta: Avon Middle School counselor
  • Joan Bigelow: Avon Middle School social studies teacher
  • Doreen Cohn: Avon High School/district .6 drama teacher/.4 tech integration
  • Judith Corbett: Pine Grove School and Roaring Brook School art teacher
  • Jane Cowdry: Pine Grove School music teacher
  • Susan Ledder: Avon Middle School special education teacher
  • Elaine Primeau: Avon Middle School art teacher
  • Betty Wolfe: Avon Middle School library media specialist
  • Elizabeth Zalaski: Roaring Brook School speech and language pathologist

New Certified Staff (effective through Sept. 14)

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  • Cynthia Armstrong: Avon Middle School library media specialist
  • Lindsay Auclair: Pine Grove School pre-kindergarten
  • Patrick Barry: Avon High School .6 drama teacher
  • James Buys: Avon High School technology education
  • Suzanne DelGallo: Roaring Brook School and Pine Grove School .7 art teacher
  • Renee Dumas-Rodriguez: Avon High School Spanish teacher
  • Gregory Dunford: Avon High School physics
  • Carrie Dybinski: Pine Grove School first grade teacher
  • Andrew Ellrod: Avon High School school counselor
  • Christopher Franco: Avon Middle School counselor
  • Lori Gibb: Pine Grove School fourth grade teacher (one-year contract)
  • Harriet Gowanlock: Avon High School .8 English
  • Elaine Hornby: Avon Middle School art teacher
  • Refik Ismail: Avon High School music teacher
  • Jennifer Mason: Roaring Brook School .55 kindergarten teacher
  • Kelly McCarthy: Pine Grove School first grade teacher
  • Chrisopher Meehan: Avon Middle School special education
  • Dena Neseralla: Roaring Brook School peech and language pathologist
  • Lauren Torres: Pine Grove School music teacher
  • Amy Werner: Roaring Brook School .55 school psychologist
  • Lindsey Winn: Pine Grove School: second-grade teacher (one-year contract)
  • Michelle Zajac: Avon High School .4 social studies teacher
  • Susan Steers: Avon High School .2 American Sign Language teacher
  • Amy Perez: Avon High School .6 mathematics teacher
  • Jennifer Dion: Avon High School .5517 library media specialist

Recalled Certified Staff (through Sept. 14)

  • Erin Dolch: Pine Grove School third-grade teacher
  • Kendra Kletter: Thompson Brook School .5 fifth-grade teacher
  • Kimberly Sokale: Pine Grove School .55 special education teacher
  • Jenessa Carey: Pine Grove School fourth grade teacher

Transferred Certified Staff to Administration

  • : Pine Grove School assistant principal

New Non-Certified Staff

  • Newell Porch: Avon High School athletic coordinator
  • Lisa Farrell: Pine Grove School paraprofessional
  • Lisa Schadler-Alessio: Avon Middle School paraprofessional
  • Meghan Lorch: Pine Grove School building substitute
  • Kelli-Ann Varano: Pine Grove School tutor
  • Colleen Clark: Pine Grove School paraprofessional
  • Martin deLivron: Avon High School assistant athletic coordinator
  • Linda Gerosa: .2 paraprofessional Thompson Brook School


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