DOME Staff Shoutouts
May 2025
- Amy Wells has done a great job leading the way with Vamos (breaking down the materials and lessons).
- Ashley Dame Marino was really supportive through everything this year, and anytime we needed her help, she was always there and so happy to help.
- Ashley for always being so professional and a positive and knowledgable force in the department
- Ashley has been a HUGE resource this year and so helpful in so many ways! We’ve felt super supported by her! Also, Jess and Cheyenne have worked so hard this year and I’ve really enjoyed getting to work with them!
- Ashley was great!
- Ashley- great job transitioning into your new position! You are doing a fantastic job!
- Ashley!
- Ben and Dena were great to work with this school year. Tracie was very helpful and time I had a question. Ashley quickly responds to questions!
- Christy Reilly for her digging deep into the curriculum materials for Vamos. Rachel Hakes being approachable.
- Community Schools- WORKING IT FOR OUR KIDS!!!
- Do you want to give a shout out to anyone in our department?
- ENL department as a whole
- Everyone has been so welcoming!!!
- Everyone is doing a great job and so supportive!
- Fulton is always an amazing collaborator and does so many things to support our students! So thankful to have them in our department!
- Gigi is already doing an AMAZING job! And I don't know how the leadership team is doing everything they do.
- Good luck to Ben with his missionary work in Romania.
- Heather St Croix - really does a wonderful job teaching SIFE Algebra and PreAlgebra
- Helen & curriculum writing team
- I'm really impressed with Danielle Maxwell and I loved working with her in the fellowship and also planning the short PD session we did. She's so knowledgeable and articulate and inspired and adorable.
- Ida Wilder - she does it all! Queen.
- Ida Wilder for her experience and positive attitude. Also, thank you for the snacks
- Jaime O'Heron for being a GREAT CO WORKER and working hard to make ASL seen in society!!
- Jaime!
- Jodie did a great job. Danielle and Anna's resources were very helpful.
- Karen Brockman - she is often an unsung hero. She worked tirelessy at the student level, dept level and district level to ready kids for SEAL. She is an absolute rock star!!
- Kate Rossi- her work to scaffold for her students across many grade levels is awesome. I also think that her work on improving the RTI process and access to Tier 1 and Tier 2 is going to make a big difference in our department.
- Kristin Snook did an awesome job with the Frames of Fluency presentation
- Kyla Harris for being a great colleague and person, we are happy she joined our team!
- Lenore Darpino and Christina Reilly! Thank you for your guidance this year!
- Melissa Stio - always organized, Google whiz, boundless enthusiasm for Italian
- Melissa Stio for organizing the meeting with the rep from the Adios textbook AND redesigning the checkpoint B final exam.
- Natasha Ramos for being so strong this school year and traveling between 4 schools and somehow keeping her head straight!
- Natasha Ramos for throwing her support our way under difficult circumstances, we have been so happy to have her at Athena!
- Nice work, Danielle Maxwell! You're very knowledgeable about linguistic demands!
- Our teachers were great and so are we!
- Rachel! She did a great job even when things didn't go as planned.
- Shawnna and Ashley - great leader! Always feel supported. Tracie - always accessible and willing to help. My team at LR - for making the workplace a place to collaborate, share ideas and even vent any frustrations or problem solve with! :)
- Shout out to Bri Roselund for helping to guide Cheyenne and I through a new district. Shout out to Cheyenne for always encouraging and supporting her students to the fullest
- Shout out to Jessica Vacchetto and Brianna Roselund for always looking for ways to support each other and our ELLs as we navigate ARC Core and NYSESLAT testing!
- Shout to to all who help collaborate and share resources--it is much appreciated!
- Stephanie Christensen, Stacey Riorden, Michelle Spafford, Amy Leopard, Matt Hoffman for being champs and giving me all the advice they have to help me be a better teacher, and for sharing their spaces with me :)
- Thank you Melissa!
- Thank you Shawnna and Rachel for your hard work. Thank you for providing thoughtful presenters for our Dept. Days.
- Thank you to Ashley Dame for a great morning session!!!!
- Thank you to Rachel for the support
- Thanks Jon Hardy for taking notes today!
- Thanks to Shawnna and Rachel for their hard work.
- The entire department
- The entire ENL department has had a rough year and I am proud of how we have all supported each other through it all. We are stronger for it!
- To the leadership team, Shawnna and Ashley for planning out he day and making it useful and engaging. Loved the chance to get to know new colleagues as well. :)
- Tracie Fishman - Amazing work as our ENL TOSA. She will be missed in that role.
- Tracie Fishman has been ready to jump into the newly created ENL TOSA position. She facilitated the bridge between administrators retiring and coming on board. She has upheld our students and families in every aspect of her duties! She is a pleasure to work with and a dedicated, friendly, communicative, conscientious and HELPFUL worker with all the ENL Team. She will be significantly missed in this position.
- Tracie Fishman has done amazing work supporting us these last 3 years and she deserves better treatment than what she has received.
- Tracie has done an amazing job of coordinating with new families and supporting teachers who work with those students.
- Tracie is an amazing leader, organizer, thinker, nurturer, friend. Thank you for all you did in your role as TOSA.
- Tracie! She was super helpful in all the roles I have been in this year!
- Yes, the Pine Brook ENL team and the Family Literacy Night team are amazing!
Shawnna Sweet
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