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District Welcomes New Employees

MR. ASHLEY BOYERS MRS. KIMBERLY CHARNEY MR. ANDREW PETYAK MRS. JILL WELCH
MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT TRANSPORTATION & FACILITIES SECURITY & SAFETY HR DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR
PRINCIPAL COORDINATOR COORDINATOR

PINE-RICHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT Muzzonigro, Para Educator Toroe Fields and District Honors Retirees
Pine-Richland School District welcomed new Assistant Principal Ashley Boyers.
members to the team during the 2015-2016 The district recognized employees
school year at the district level and included: EDEN HALL UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL who retired this past year. Combined,
Human Resources Database Administrator At Eden Hall Upper Elementary, the district welcomed these retirees logged more than
Jill Welch, Safety & Security Coordinator Business Education Teacher Eli Baird, Guidance 135 years at Pine-Richland:
Andrew Petyak and Transportation & Facilities Counselor Lauren Hawrylak, Music Teacher Michael
Coordinator Kimberly Charney. Timcheck, Orchestra Teacher Kathleen Korff, Para Pine-Richland High School
Educator Melissa Pindroh and Sixth Grade Teacher Teacher Gary Torso
PINE-RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL Eric Farmer.
At the Pine-Richland High School, the district Eden Hall Upper Elementary
welcomed custodians Edward Kratochvila and HANCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL School
Brittney Undercuffler, Guidance Secretary Noel At Hance Elementary School, first grade teachers Teacher Debbie Grant
Goldberg, Learning Support Teacher Maria Erin Pritchard and Crystal Spence and Personal Teacher Betsy Hague
Pitonyak, Math/Science Teacher Ann Gollapudi, Care Assistant Melissa Pindroh joined the team. Teacher Cheryl Villegas
math teachers Stephanie Lang and Lucas Gray, At Richland Elementary, new faces included Autism
and Para Educator Andrew Pffennigwerth. Teacher Lindsay Brandon, First Grade Teacher Tracy Elementary Schools
Hanna and Third Grade Teacher Brittany Boss. Richland Custodian Terry Colonello
PINE-RICHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL Hance & Richland Elementary
New to Pine-Richland Middle School are WEXFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Music Teacher Jill Linsz
custodians Deborah Baker-Schroat and Kevin Wexford Elementary School welcomed Librarian
Spring, Learning Support Teacher Cassandra Maria McCormick, Guidance Counselor Brittany
Papas and Second Grade teacher Margo Kohler.

Employees Recognized for Expertise

• Hance Elementary School Reading Teacher Carin Hutzler-Liberati be successful readers.
is sharing her enthusiasm for rhyming and reading with the world
through a tale about a young boy and a puppy. Mrs. Liberati pub- • Eden Hall Upper Elementary Fifth Grade Learning Support
lished the book “Flergin McGergin” with Dorrance Publishing on Teacher Maria Paluselli presented at a conference sponsored by
Jan. 26, 2016. So why a rhyming book? Mrs. Liberati says rhyming the Pittsburgh Branch of the International Dyslexia Association.
is an early emergent skill associated with phonemic awareness, She led a session entitled Dyslexia in the Classroom: Specially
which is the ability to hear and manipulate sounds without seeing Designed Instruction and Classroom Accommodations on April 9,
letters in print. This skill is an important one because it’s a precur- 2016. The session included an overview of various accommoda-
sor to phonics. Students who are phonetically proficient tend to tions and adaptations within the classroom that can be imple-
mented to ensure success for all students.
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