teachers of the month
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Rosanne teaches grade 7 & 8 ELA. She's been teaching for 24 years and has served as a proud WHPS teacher for the majority of her career.
- September | Rosanne Ferraro
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Kristen is a Special Education teacher at Bailey. She has been teaching for 11 years.
- September | Kristen Tierney
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Richard teaches Pre-Algebra and Algebra to 8th graders. This is his 15th year teaching, all have been at Bailey.
- October | Richard Hemming
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Christine is teaching Grade 8 Math. This is her 31st year teaching, all have been in West Haven. She started at Thompson, then moved to Carrigan, and is now at Bailey.
- October | Christine Hogan
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Tracy is in her 21st year teaching, all of which have been at Bailey. She is a 7th-grade math inclusion teacher.
- November | Tracy Amendola
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Kathy is an art teacher in her 31st year of teaching, with about 14 years being at Bailey.
- November | Kathy Shea
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Sean teaches 7th Grade ELA. This is his 13th year teaching, all at Bailey.
- January | Sean Griffin
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Cynthia teaches 7th-grade science and STEM. She's been teaching for 23 years and has been at Bailey for 17.
- January | Cynthia Messina
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Greg teaches 8th-grade science and has been teaching science here for 21 years.
- February | Greg Heudorfer
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Rachel teaches 7th-grade band, 8th-grade band, after-school jazz band, after-school bucket ensemble, and after-school mallet ensemble. She's been teaching for 18 years.
- March | Rachel Mekeel
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David teaches business and has been teaching for 12 years, including 11 at Bailey.
- March | David Nicolelli
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Chelsea teaches 7th-grade Math and has been teaching for 12 years, all at Bailey and all in the same classroom.
- April | Chelsea Ibsen
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Pat teaches the class, Applications of Technology, and has been teaching at Bailey for 16 years.
- April | Pat O'Connor
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Erin started teaching at Carrigan in 2000 and has been at Baily for the last 16 years. Her favorite subject to teach is Introduction to Journalism.
- May | Erin Albren
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Dina teaches 8th grade social studies (U.S. History). She has taught 8th grade in West Haven for 26 years, the last 14 at Bailey.
- May | Dina Jones