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Students and Families

Administration, Faculty and Staff

Board of Directors

 

Students and Families

Paul Cuffee students come from a variety of backgrounds and live in the many different neighborhoods throughout Providence. At PCS, they are empowered to become confident, life-long learners through hands-on learning opportunities, individualized instruction and small classes.

Paul Cuffee families choose our school for a variety of reasons. Most often, they say they want to belong to a responsive school community where their children’s particular strengths and learning needs are addressed and developed to their fullest potential. A 2004 survey of Paul Cuffee families revealed a 98% satisfaction rate with the school.

Paul Cuffee families are not only invited, but expected to become equal partners in their children’s education.

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Administration, Faculty and Staff


Our recruitment goals include hiring highly qualified professionals who reflect our diverse student population and who share our commitment to creating an innovative, inclusive model for urban public education.

This hardworking, talented team of professionals, who share a commitment to providing the best possible educational experience for Paul Cuffee students, focus on the individual learning needs of each child as means to positively influence his/her academic performance and to help each one contribute to our inclusive, respectful school culture.
  

Executive Staff          Lower School          Middle School


Executive Staff


David Bourns

Head of School

Dr. Matthew Bowen
Psychologist

Andrea Carrera
Bilingual Receptionist / School Secretary

Dinka Carreras
Middle School Administrative Assistant / Assistant to Academic Head MS

Jonathan Conklin
Business Manager


Don DeCosta
Special Education Consultant

Sara Donaldson
Science Curriculum Consultant

Nina Giannotti
Assistant to Head of School

Paul Graseck
High School Planning Consultant

Julia Karahalis
Institutional Advancement Director

Alicia Luzón
Parent Engagement Coordinator / Bookkeeper

Candy Matos
Bilingual Receptionist / School Secretary

Olinda Matos
Admissions Coordinator

Nell Sears
Middle School Academic Head


Suzanne Mills-Shaw

Lower School Academic Head


Christina Smith
Assistant to Academic Head

Megan Southard
School Librarian


Ana Torres
Middle School Receptionist

Dulibel Ureña
Institutional Advancement Associate

Chanelle White
Human Resources / Administrative Coordinator



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Lower School Faculty and Staff


Kindergarten

Jennifer Reis

Amy Hill

Susan Prouty



1st Grade

Ruth Doran

Hildreth Penman

Lauren Galoski



2nd Grade

Sarah Chace

Robert Pike

Donna Raymond




3rd Grade

Jennifer Bifulco

Sandy Leclerc

Nicola Philp



4th Grade

Kelly Barr

Rebecca Bueno

Geanise Love



5th Grade

Darline Berrios

Jenny Guzmán-Polanco

Kathryn L. Wilhelm





Lower School Special Subject Teachers

Michelle Carden
Art Specialist

Frances Cruz-Candelario

Integrated Arts Instructor

Ben Harris
Educational Technology Coordinator (Lower School and Middle School)

Kelly Polak
Technology Instructor

Marlon Mussington

Physical Education Teacher




Lower School Health Care Services

Kathy Tudino, RN
School Nurse



Lower School Special Education Team

Lauren Fournier
Title I Reading Instructor (K-2)

Lindsey Correia
Speech/Language Pathologist

Ann Hampson
Title I Reading Instructor

Becky Hayden
Math Specialist

Robin Y. Miles
Special Education Resource Teacher

Kristen Montag
Speech/Language Pathologist

Leanne Nyahkoon

Occupational Therapist

Sarah Reis

ELL Instructor



Lower School Guidance / Behavior

Amy Borak
School Counselor



Lower School Substitute Teacher

Emily Caldarelli



Lower School Teaching Partners

Nancy Funes
1st Grade

Lavone Cevallos
Kindergarten

Danielle Leclerc
1st Grade

Eugenia Giron
2nd Grade

Patricia Kunhardt
Kindergarten

Lina Lopes
Kindergarten

Ivette Maldonado
Clerical Aide for Grades 3,4,5

Timothy Nadeau
4th Grade

Elizabeth Trimbach
4th Grade / Senior TP




After School Club Staff

Meghan Recupero

After School Club Advisor


Tina McDonough
After School Club Director

Catherine Edwards

21st Century Site Coordinator


Jovanna Cepeda


Danielle Leclerc

Lina Lopes

Tim Nadeau

Leanne Robinson

Castanza Rocco

Ana Torres

Elizabeth Trimbach

 

Lower School Maintenance Staff

Henry Leite
Maintenance/Custodial Staff

Jose Soares
Maintenance/Custodial Staff



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Middle School Faculty and Staff


6th Grade Staff

Edna Attias
Classroom Instructor

Eric Charlesworth
Classroom Instructor


Emily Hoyler
Literacy Instructor



7th Grade Staff

Lynn Prentiss
Mathematics Instructor

Ariana Wohl
Literacy Instructor

Lance Comeau
ISE Instructor
 

8th Grade Staff

B. Allyn Copp
Mathematics Instructor

Tom Chen
Humanities Instructor

Kathleen Alvarez
Science Instructor



Middle School Teaching Partner

Josie Batista

Lacey Drucker

Kedrin Frias

Moneca Kennedy


Alana Markowitz



Middle School Special Subject Teachers

Ben Harris
Educational Technology Coordinator (Lower School and Middle School)

Brent Fusaro
Physical Education Instructor

Frank Piccirillo
Art Instructor

Victoria Talbert
Spanish Instructor




Middle School Special Education Team

Jon Bennett
Special Education Teacher / Dean of Student Affairs

Michelle Bush
Special Education Teacher

Rebecca Chwalk

Title I Instructor

Kedrin Frias
Special Education Assistant

Benjamin Hall
Title I Math Instructor

Leslie McCrea
Title I Instructor

Rebecca Chwalk

Title I Instructor




Middle
School Guidance / Behavior

Leslie Brackett
Director of Middle School Wellness Program




Middle School Health Care Services

Dawn Britto, RN
School Nurse




After School Club Staff

Brent Fusaro

21st Century Site Coordinator


Eddie Macierowski
Education Coordinator

Lacey Drucker


 

Middle School Maintenance Staff

Joao Fidalgo
Maintenance / Custodial Staff

Antonio Soares
Maintenance / Custodial Staff


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Board of Directors

The Paul Cuffee School Board meets every other month to review subcommittee progress and approve any major financial or policy decisions. In addition to bimonthly meetings, the school's annual meeting is held in June. The present Board includes the following individuals, several of whom are founders of the school:

 

Executive Committee

Joop Nagtegaal - President

Keith Mathews - Vice President


Babak Taleghani - Treasurer

Russell Carey (PCS Parent) - Secretary

 

Members at Large

Su Almeida (Descendant of Paul Cuffee)

Kathleen Alvarez (8th Grade Science Instructor)

Luz Avila (
PCS Parent)

Jon Bennett (Special Education Instructor/Dean of Student Affairs)

David Burnham (Board President Emeritus)

Hon. William C. Clifton, Sr.

Elizabeth Colon (PCS Parent)

Joan Cannady Countryman

Stefano Crema
(PCS Parent)

Philip Gould

Mary Sylvia Harrison

Barrett Hazeltine

Kay J. Lisle

Robin Y. Miles (Special Education Resource Teacher)

Maria Monteiro

Martha Newcomb, Esq.

Carolyn Pemberton

Fraser Preston

Sarah Reis (ELL Instructor)

Ana-Cecilia Rosado

Betsy Pollack Shimberg



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