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MACS welcomes 30 new staff members
The mission of the Mexico Academy & Central School District is to educate and motivate its students to be successful, responsible citizens.
That is accomplished each day of the school year, thanks to the dedication and commitment from each MACS staff member. As the nearly 30 new teachers and support staff immerse themselves into the MACS culture, they too will work together to inspire excellence and leadership in all.
New staff members recently attended a two-day orientation where they were introduced to MACS Superintendent Sean Bruno and district administrators, learned the importance of data-driven instruction, reviewed employee benefits and purchasing procedures, soaked up information about blended learning, technology and performance evaluations; and were paired with teacher mentors. A key component of the orientation was taking a tour of the district buildings and then the greater Mexico community so the new staff members had a better understanding of the environments their students and families come from.
New MACS staff members, from left, in the front row are: Special Education Teacher Lauren Grimmett, Fourth-Grade Teacher Jodi Koproski, Counselor Laura Hyde and Teacher Aide Laurri Porter. From left, in the second row are: LTS Science Teacher Andrea Searles, English Teacher Meg Farrell, Teacher Aide Marissa Hewitt and Teaching Assistant Sarah Herrington. In the third row are Teacher Aide Jen Bickford and Teacher Aide Megan Bolton. In the fourth row, from left, are: Teacher Aide Denise Seeley, Teacher Aide Allison Sova, French Teacher Najet Gharsallaoui and Teaching Assistant Schally Washburn. From left, in the fifth row are: First-Grade Teacher Rob Teifke, Psychologist Sarah Vonderone and Science Teacher Erika Kulesa. From left, in the sixth row are: Monitor Heather Cansler, Psychologist Intern Victoria Galbraith, Science Teacher Galen Fellows and Monitor Alicia Harmon.
Absent from the photo are: Monitor Kayla Anderson, Teaching Assistant James Lamacchia, Teaching Assistant Paulette Yablonski, Teacher Aide Sara Bateman, Teacher Ashlee Brancato, Nurse Lynn Bogart, Teaching Assistant Jen McGillicuddy, Teacher Aide Tiffany Green and Science Teacher Katharine Kays.