"Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world"
- Maria Montessori
Hill View Montessori Charter Public School Reopening Plans for the 2021-2022 School Year. Hill View Montessori's first day of school is Monday, August 30, 2021. Students, in grades K - 8, will be back to a regular, in person school day, of 8:40 am to 3:40 pm.
Faculty + Staff
ADMINISTRATION
Phil Arnold
Executive Director
Ginger Whitson
Dean of Students
Kim D'Alleva
Executive Admin Assistant
Melissa Curry
Director of Development and Community Outreach
Tai Polanco
Administrative Assistant
Eva Rodriguez
Front Desk Admin Asst.
Jennifer Herald
School Nurse
Dennis Solano
Facilities Director
Wilberto Fernandez
Custodian
SPECIALISTS
Amy Broadhead
Fitness Teacher
Erin Warren
Art Teacher
Jessica Parsons
Music Teacher
KINDERGARTEN
Jamie McClelland
Lead Teacher - Ginkgo
Mallory Andujar
Classroom Assistant - Ginkgo
Erin Puranananda
Lead Teacher - Oak
Carol Sasso
Classroom Assistant - Oak
Cheryl McMahon
Kindergarten/Lower Elementary Montessori Coach
LOWER ELEMENTARY
Helen Murphy
Lead Teacher - Maple
Theresa Barbieri-Erwin
Lead Teacher - Walnut
Doina Claudatus
Classroom Assistant - Maple
Nancy Adams
Classroom Assistant - Walnut
Colleen Morrissey
Lead Teacher - Cypress
Amy Martell
Classroom Assistant - Cypress
Becca Paul
Lead Teacher - Juniper
Cheryl Hood
Classroom Assistant - Juniper
Paula Perez
Special Ed Paraprofessional - Juniper
Melissa Gagne
Lead Teacher - Birch
Sheri Breth
Classroom Assistant - Birch
Cheryl McMahon
Kindergarten/Lower Elementary Montessori Coach
UPPER ELEMENTARY
Leset Sales
Lead Teacher - Cedar
Mary Tardif
Classroom Assistant - Cedar
Elizabeth Lanaville
Lead Teacher - Olive
Erin Finn
Classroom Assistant - Olive
Rebecca O'Hearn
Lead Teacher - Sycamore
TBD
Classroom Assistant - Sycamore
Kary Moscardini
Classroom Assistant - Sequoia
Meg McCoy
Lead Teacher- Sequoia
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Mary Cosio
MS Math Teacher
Phil Brown
MS Humanities Teacher
Emily Costa
Student Teacher
Zoe Wettach
MS ELA Teacher
Lori Towle
Project-Based Learning Coordinator
Melanie Kutschke
MS Science Teacher
Chris Dellea
MS Support Teacher
STUDENT SERVICES
Carla Vaughan
School Social Worker
Bridget Sears
School Counselor
Kate Conlon
Title I Reading Teacher
Andrea Poritzky
Reading Specialist Support Teacher
Shannan Welsh
Title I Math Teacher
Stephanie Caron
Title I Math Teacher
Niamh Dolan
Upper Elementary Montessori Coach/Special Education Director
Nancy Coughlin
Special Education Teacher
Patricia Murphy
Special Education Teacher
Emma Adams
Middle School Special Education Teacher
Melanie Pond
Speech & Language Pathologist
Hannah Nitescu
Special Ed Paraprofessional/Inst. Support
Graciela Trilla
English Language Learner Teacher/EL Program Coordinator
Hannah Clark
Master Social Work Intern
Janessa Fletcher
Master Social Work Intern
BUILDING SUBSTITUTES
Warren Turner
Building Substitute
Melissa Gilbert
Building Substitute