136 Blackburn Road, Summit, NJ

Franklin Elementary PTO

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2023-2024 Teachers & Staff

First Grade Instructional Team:

  • Ms. Aimee Mallory
  • Ms. Ashely McMahon
  • Ms. Kaitlyn Ng
  • Mrs. Jennifer Schwarzenbek

Second Grade Instructional Team:

  • Ms. Alana Albanese
  • Ms. Maria Garavente 
  • Ms. Catherine Harter

Third Grade Instructional Team:

  • Mrs. Lori Alfone
  • Mrs. Megan McCue
  • Mr. Andrew Sefransky
  • Mrs. Eleanor Wang

Fourth Grade Instructional Team:

  • Mrs. Andrea Baykir
  • Mrs. Kirsten Douglas
  • Ms. Emma Stark
  • Mrs. Victoria Stevens (Evans)

Fifth Grade Instructional Team:

  • Ms. Catherine Alberico
  • Mrs. Michelle DeCastro
  • Mrs. Rachel Kane

Multi-Grade Team:

  • Ms. Julieigh Ciccarelli
  • Ms. Ashley Karpinski

Resource Room:

  • Mrs. Geneva LoConte
  • Ms. Heather Hans
  • Mrs. Keri Luther

Learning Workshop/IDEAS

  • Ms. Samantha Barrows (Leave)/ Justyna Fisler (Sub), (Learning Workshop)
  • Ms. Brittany Schwartz (IDEAS)
  • Mrs. Myung Shin (Learning Workshop)

S.T.E.A.M:

  • Mrs. Jacqueline DellaPietro

Art:

  • Ms. Jessica Breznak
  • Ms. Allison White

Vocal Music:

  • Mrs. Rachel Lapinski 
  • Mrs. Diane Silvester 

Instrumental Music:

  • Ms. Jessica Morley (Band)
  • Mr. Robert Anderson (Orchestra)

Library/FLIC:

  • Ms. Jill Mills, School Librarian
  • Ms. Beth Bagley, Library Aide

Physical Education:

  • Mrs. Laura Burr

World Language:

  • Ms. Celine Benet
  • Mrs. Karin Dorieux

ESL

  • Ms. Kim Rusert

Franklin Special Services Department:

  • School Psychologist – Ms. Crystal Williams
  • Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant – Mrs. Danielle Mack
  • Social Worker – Ms. Allison Brown
  • School Guidance Counselor – Ms. Lea Audino
  • Behaviorist – Mrs. Rachel Scanlon
  • Speech/Language – Mrs. Jennifer Curcio
  • Occupational/Physical Therapists –  Mrs. Jana Angelou, Mr. Benjamin Lipman
  • Literacy Coach – Ms. Abigail Emerson
  • Math, Science & SS Coach – Ms. Dena Leslie
  • Language Learning Disability – Ms. Ashley Karpinski

Instructional & Recess Paraprofessional Staff:

  • Mrs. Nicole Castronuovo
  • Mrs. Robin Cornelison
  • Mrs. Angeline Fletcher
  • Mrs. Elizabeth Gallager
  • Mrs. Fanny Gonzalez
  • Ms. Karen Harper
  • Mrs. Beatriz LeBron
  • Mrs. Deborah Marks
  • Mrs. Holly Monguso
  • Mrs. Jennifer Nagar
  • Mrs. Lesley Padilla
  • Ms. Ashley Purdue
  • Mrs. Luiszeda Rascon
  • Ms. Kim Sheridan
  • Mrs. Greta Teixeira
  • Mr. David Story

Custodial Staff:

  • Mrs. Iris Amaya, Head Custodian
  • Mr. Adrian Phillips
  • Mrs. Rosmira Parra

Main Office Staff:

  • Mrs. Esther Loor, Principal
  • Mrs. Marta Napoles, Secretary
  • Mrs. Ann Zanelli, Nurse & District Nursing Supervisor  
  • Mrs. Beatriz (Betty) LeBron, Secretarial Lunch Coverage

To contact staff members by email, use first initial and last name followed by @summit.k12.nj.us
For example,  Ann Zanelli’s email address is azanelli@summit.k12.nj.us