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Meet the Staff of Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School

Principal and Student Services Coordinators:

Ms. Pechnik, Mrs. Betzold, Mrs. Lowery

Administrative Assistants:  

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Ms. Martin and Ms. Fink

Registered Nurse and Certified Nurse:  

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Mrs. Mathern and Mrs. Dichoso   

LMC Director and LMC Assistant:  

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Mrs. Cooley and Mrs. Gough 

Kindergarten Teachers:   

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Mrs. Phillips-Toms, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Vaghy

1st Grade Teachers:  

Mrs. Ji, Ms. Murphy, Mrs. Sullivan

2nd Grade Teachers:  

Mrs. Ose, Ms. Dunning, Mrs. Stanley,  Mrs. Shreve 

3rd Grade Teachers:  

Mr. Klemm, Ms. Hilgemann, Ms. Damhorst, Mrs. South 

4th Grade Teachers:  

Mrs. Retzler, Mrs. Rodriguez, Mr. Miller, Mrs. Kroll, Ms. Chapple

5th Grade Teachers:  

Ms. Miller, Mrs. Stocker, Mr. DiJohn, Mr. Whyte, Mrs. Avery-Scott  

Specials Teachers:  

Mr. Persson (PE),  Mrs. Yi (Music), Mrs. Bushman (Art), Mr. Cooper (Part-time PE)

Ms. Diaz (part-time Art)

Adapted P.E. Teacher:  

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Mr. Zuber

Student Support Team

Bilingual Specialist and ELL Teacher:  

Mr. Gonzalez Franco, Mrs. Howard and Mrs. Venegas (not pictured)

Project Arrow Teacher:  

Mr. Ferrell, Mrs. Kerner

Reading Specialists and Interventionist:  

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Mrs. Opelt, Mrs. Stanik, Mrs. Polk

Supported Education Teachers:  

Mrs. Bozue, Mrs. Lucas, Ms. Fosco, Mrs. Anderson

Related Service Providers:

Social Worker and School Psychologist:

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Ms. Phelps (SW), Ms. Cammiso (SP) 

Speech/Language Pathologist:

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Ms. Svitak, Ms. Smiley

Occupational/Physical Therapists:

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Mrs. Herner (OT), Ms. Dobbertin (PT), Ms. Gruber (OT)

Teaching Assistants:  

Front Row: Mrs. Newlay, Ms. Uma, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Calvert, Mrs. Mathupala, Mrs. Sharma, Ms. Thacker

2nd Row: Mrs. Basu, Mr. Sarno, Mrs. Tegethoff, Mrs. Vinay, Mrs. Archey, Mrs. Stange

Head Custodian:  

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Mr. Victor 

Lunch Supervisors:  

Ms. Subramanian, Ms. Akula, Ms. Tran, Ms. Vijayaraghavan, Ms. Kumarakalva, Ms. Banu

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Itinerants:

Ms. Moellendorf (vision), Ms. Sticken (vision), Ms. Tisor-Leab (hearing)

Crossing Guards:

Ms. Tran, Ms. Mounus