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Doris Brevoort - Teacher: Special Education
Rose Chan - Lunchroom Manager
Lauryn Cook - Teacher: Grades K-1-2
Jo Cripps - Teacher: Grades 7-8
Anthony Cryer - Family Support Worker
Franchesca deGuzman - Administrative Secretary
Carmen DiDomenico - Teacher: Physical Education
Joanna Glover - Speech Language Pathologist
Mary Jo Gordon - Literacy Coach
Thai Huynh - Custodial Engineer
Darryl James - Counselor
Susan Jenkins - Librarian
Mike Keplinger - Teacher: Graphic Arts
Carolyn Kyle - Teacher: Grades 5-6
Rhian Lombard - Nurse
Sharon Mason - Instructional Aide/Art Instructor
Ieisha McIntyre - Teacher: Grades 7-8
Roy Merca - Principal
Paul Ogle - Teacher: Grades 2-3
Joan Redlin - Teacher: Grade 1
Sara Schroeder - Teacher: Grades 3-5
Marianne Simonsen - Occupational Therapist
Avery Smith - Teacher: Special Education
Diane Sophusson - Teacher: Grades 7-8
Maggie Staveley - Teacher: Grades 3-5
Victoria Withrow - Teacher: Kindergarten
Tenaya Wright - Office Assistant/Tutor Coordinator

Doris Brevoort - Teacher: Special Education
dbrevoort@seattleschools.org
Bio coming soon!

Rose Chan - Lunchroom Manager
rhchan@seattleschools.org
Bio coming soon!

Lauryn Cook - Teacher: Grades K-1-2
lacook@seatteschools.org

My name is Lauryn Cook and I have a Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade core in Room 4 at Alternative School #1. You are welcome to visit my room at any time and check out what’s going on at the moment.

Prior to coming to AS#1 in 1997, I spent my first years in education developing and advocating for improved inclusionary practices for children with special needs at the early childhood level. I firmly believe that students with special needs and their peers benefit, both academically and socially, from being educated together.

Coming to AS#1 gave me an opportunity to put into practice many of my beliefs about how to best provide support to a child’s social skill development, while striving to keep academic pace with their peers in a more structured, less choice- driven setting.

My philosophy of teaching includes the importance of providing a respectful, safe, trustworthy and loving environment for children to achieve social and academic success at their own pace. The climate of my core is one that supports and nurtures self-responsibility and awareness. I am continually soliciting the opinions of the students in the core and follow through on their suggestions on most aspects of the school day. The students’ interests and ideas are used to guide the structure of the curriculum throughout the year.

I try to allow an ample time for play in the core, both outside during recess and inside during a period of the day called “worktime”. As the demands of required curriculum are increased, the opportunity to provide playtime has decreased, and I believe that play is crucial to a child’s social development. Non-structured playtime gives children the opportunity to interact with each other. This leads to learning how to resolve conflicts and compromise, which are important life skills.

I am very proud of how the children in the core relate and cooperate during the day. They love all aspects of their school day. I encourage you to drop by and see them at work!

Anthony Cryer - Family Support Worker
alcryer@seattleschools.org
Bio coming soon!

Jo Cripps - Teacher: Grades 7-8
jecripps@seattleschools.org
Bio coming soon!

Franchesca deGuzman - Administrative Secretary
mfdeguzman@seattleschools.org

Bio coming soon!

Carmen DiDomenico - Teacher: Physical Education
dcdidomenico@seattleschools.org

I’m an avid outdoors person: I like hiking, camping, swimming, gardening, running, playing any kind of ball. With my students, I’ve peered over the rim of the Mt. St. Helens crater and felt humbled and insignificant.

I live with my seventh-grade sweetheart and love visiting my two grown children as often as I can. I am grateful for the many male and female friends I have. I am intentional about living life to the fullest and I spend my days and nights trying to do just that.

Aretha Franklin sings about my teaching philosophy . . . RESPECT.

I feel that long before any teaching/learning exchange can take place, each and every one of my students needs to feel respected. Many children are not respected anywhere: not at home, at school, in their neighborhood. It’s one of the primary reasons they do not know how to give respect. I respect and love children for who they are now, not whom they can become later.

I learned long ago I have the ability to love other peoples’ children unconditionally. I respect their need to discover where they are socially, emotionally, academically, and physically; I work with them from that discovered place to move forward.

This year, I teach Forum (a conflict resolution/peer mediation class), assist with the Rites of Passage, and orchestrate a school-wide service learning program. The majority of the time I am in the gym, teaching P.E. in an anti-racist and non-sexist atmosphere to build confidence, mutual respect, teamwork, and fitness.

My favorite aspect of AS#1 is that here, the children can be teachers, and if the adults will allow themselves to be students, they can learn from a different perspective. We need to always remember: “Listen to the children.”

Joanna Glover - Speech Language Pathologist
jeglover@seattleschools.org
Bio coming soon!

Mary Jo Gordon - Literacy Coach
Email address coming soon!
Bio coming soon!

Thai Huynh - Custodial Engineer
tvhuynh1@seattleschools.org
Bio coming soon!

Darryl James - Counselor
Email address coming soon!
Bio coming soon!

Susan Jenkins - Librarian