Departments

Our 2021-22 Classroom Teachers.

Click on a teacher’s name to be taken to their class website.

Kindergarten

• Julie Benz
• Sue Blair

First Grade

• Meg Lenti
• Emily McKelvey

Second Grade

• Julie Brown
• Ricki Seno

Third Grade

• Amy LaChance

Third / Fourth Grade

• Deirdre Morris

Fourth Grade

• Joby Gallagher

Fifth Grade

• Julia Marchessault
• Kellie Smith

EL Staff

• Jen Lenihan
• Chaska Richardson

Click here to go to the EL Services webpage.

Students at SA expand their learning through art, music and physical education classes to be well-rounded students as they prepare for Middle School. Visit our class pages to learn more about student learning and projects.

• Music | Ms. Schwerin
• Art | Erika White
• Physical Education | Mr. Bissonnette
• Learning Center | Jessica Wisloski

In a room often described as a tree house overlooking our neighborhood in the Old North End, the Sustainability Academy library serves the entire school community.  The library offers classes to students in all grade levels and provides small group work spaces, comfortable couches for reading, a full computer lab with an interactive whiteboard, special shelves devoted to books about sustainability, and a collection of over 25,000 fiction, non-fiction books, graphic novels, picture books, and leveled books.  In addition, our Community Book Bag program provides sustainability and curriculum themed book bags available for check out by SA Community Members.

SA School Counselor Susan Dodd provides assistance to students who face social and emotional challenges. Susan can be contacted at sdodd@bsdvt.org or 864-8480 extension 11005 and is available to meet and speak with parents.

Click here to go to SA School Counselor webpage.

Student Support Services are available at SA to assist our students in a number of ways. Our staff of special educators, speech and language specialists, school psychologist and guidance counselor are here to be part of your child’s team to help them excel inside and outside the classroom.

Click here to visit the District Student Support Services page.

School Nurse, Justina Starr, RN is available full time Monday – Friday during school hours. She supports student success by providing health care through assessment, intervention and follow up for children within the school setting. The School Nurse works with students, families, staff, medical providers and other community resources to support the physical, mental, emotional and social health needs of all the children in their learning process.