Schools

School Committee Approves 20 New District Appointments

Multiple teachers and school employees were appointed for the 2013-2014 school year during Tuesday's Committee meeting.

During the Aug. 27 meeting of the Coventry School Committee, 20 teachers and school-related employees were appointed to positions within the Coventry school district.

Administrative Appointment

  • Christopher D'Ambrosio, Jr. was appointed to the position of Assistant Principal at Coventry High School for the 2013-2014 school year. He will be replacing Susan Chandler who resigned from the position at the beginning of the month.

Superintendent Michael Almeida explained that D'Ambrosio will be coming to the district from the Cranston school department. "The high school administrative team and committee members are excited to welcome Chris on board," he said. "I recommend his appointment tonight and welcome him to our school community."

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"I'm really looking forward to this, I can't tell you how much." said D'Ambrosio. "It's a top notch school with great teachers and I'm very thankful for this opportunity."

Certified Appointments

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  • Stephanie Anderson-Tonet was appointed to the position of 1.0 Regular Self-Contained Therapeutic Teacher at Hopkins Hill Elementary School.
  • Laura Daley was appointed to the position of .5 Regular Resource Teacher at Western Coventry Elementary School.
  • Leslie Hahn was appointed to the position of .5 Regular Library/Media Specialist for the District.
  • Lisa Clift was appointed to the position of .6 Regular Cosmetology Teacher at Coventry High School.
  • Caitlin Benson was appointed to the position of 1.0 one-year-only Grade 3 Teacher at Western Coventry Elementary School.
Classified Appointments
  • Thomas Bobek was appointed to the position of 4-hour Self-Contained Teacher Assistant at Washington Oak Elementary School.
  • Carla Senus was appointed to the position of 3-hour Pre-K Teacher Assistant (a.m.) at Washington Oak Elementary School.
  • Dawn Lima was appointed to the position of 4-hour Self-Contained Teacher Assistant at Tiogue Elementary School.
  • Heather Aguilar was appointed to the position of 4-hour Self-Contained Teacher Assistant at Tiogue Elementary School.
  • Joseph Manna was appointed to the position of 4-hour 1st Shift Custodian at Blackrock Elementary School.
  • Andrea O'Connell was appointed to the position of 4-hour Resource Teacher Assistant at Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School.
  • Stacy Gebler was appointed to the position of 3-hour Pre-K Teacher Assistant (p.m.) at Washington Oak Elementary School.
  • Dawn McNamara was appointed to the position of 4-hour Supervisory Yard Aide at Washington Oak Elementary School.
  • Dawn Fernandes was appointed to the position of 4-hour Supervisory Yard Aide at Washington Oak Elementary School.
  • Kelly Herlihy was appointed to the position of 4-hour Supervisory Yard Aide at Washington Oak Elementary School.
  • Carol Cole was appointed to the position of 4-hour Supervisory Yard Aide at Washington Oak Elementary School.
  • Jesse Walsh was appointed to the position of 7-hour one-on-one Teacher Assistant at Rhode Island School for the Deaf (ASFMS).
Coaching Appointments
  • Andrew Bean was appointed to the position of Assistant Football Coach at Coventry High School.
  • Donna Beaudoin was appointed to the position of Assistant Girls' Soccer Coach at Coventry High School.


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