Our Teachers
Assistant Principal
Stacie Lorraine
Ms. Stacie joined the YCS community in 2017 as the Assistant Principal. Before that, she spent 17 years as an elementary school classroom teacher while leading professional development for teachers in literacy and aesthetic education. Ms. Stacie was born in Rochester, NY , where she still enjoys spending time with her family. Her educational background is in Music Education and Music Performance as a French horn player. As an educator, Ms. Stacie hopes to provide children with multiple opportunities to find joy in learning- whether it is learning to read for the first time, solving a complex word problem, celebrating a successful live performance or sharing a good joke.
Teacher Communication
It is our goal that teachers use their instructional and daily planning time to work with students and design lesson plans. We do not want our teachers consumed with emails and discourage this form of communication during school hours and/or after hours. If you have a question regarding school work, homework, your child’s development, etc., please write a note to your child’s teacher and put it in their Home/School Folder. In a case of an emergency, please call the main office and leave a message for the teacher and they will contact you.
*Every Tuesday, from 8:00-8:40am, teachers will be available to meet, (scheduled meeting required), as well as additional times, as per agreement with the teacher.
Pre-K | |
Alix Gebhardt | Pre-K-201 |
Sarah Layden | Pre-K-202 |
Olivia McAndrew | Pre-K-205 |
Mariel Posner | Pre-K-206 |
Kindergarten Teachers | |
Christina Collaboletta | K-203 |
Rachel Wolfson | K-204 |
Erin Chong/ICT | K-210 |
Carolyn Cusner | K-Special |
First Grade Teachers | |
Andrea Petrera | 1-307 |
Rachel Heimler & Leigh Brown/ICT | 1-308 |
Dawn Demarco | 1-310 |
Second Grade Teachers | |
Olivia Germain | 2-403 |
Melissa Seltzer & Dana Perlstein/ICT | 2-404 |
Mariel Sirota & Alexandra Denkberg/ICT | 2-410 |
Third Grade Teachers | |
Laura Cogan & Nuria Figueroa | 3-406 |
Sindy Weisinger | 3-409 |
Fourth Grade Teachers | |
Katie Bellissimo & Marissa Rabinowitz | 4-508 |
Jennifer Dionisio | 4-506 |
Fifth Grade Teachers | |
Camaron BarLev | 5-507 |
Aaron Schulman | 5-510 |
Nickie Colman & Jessica Speisman | 5-509 |
Specialist Teachers | |
ESL - Amy Zelik-Dyker | 405 |
Phys. Ed – Jonathan Ascher | 300B |
Art - Jessica Suarez | 401 |
Dance – Jason Sosnowski | 306 |
Para Professionals/ Teaching Aides | |
Tiffany Baker | |
Bryan Anger | |
Claude Kasemichael | |
Miranda Cromartie | |
Maria Mercedes | |
Marielisa Seda | |
Ana Castro | |
Cecil Wilder | |
Josephine Otero | |
Ashley Plata | |
School Based Support | |
Kathryn Gallo | Guidance Counselor |
Kimberly Givner | Guidance Counselor |
Margaret Sinkevitch | School Psychologist |
Naomi Ovadia | Social Worker |
Samantha Winitsky | Speech & Language |
Kerry Haugh | Speech & Language |
Beverly Vachher | Physical Therapy |
Tracie Mandel | Occupational Therapy |
Felix Romero Castillo | Clerical Support |
Christina Gentile | SETSS |
Michelle Park | SETSS |
Stephen Drighes | School Nurse |
Custodial/ Office Staff | |
Samuel Rodriguez | |
Mahamad Saleh | |
Annette Ortiz | School Secretary |
Christie Falciani | Parent Coordinator |
Angela Roina | School Aide |