Faculty

Teachers at PALCS are highly qualified, have life experiences in their area of expertise and many have years of teaching experience.

PALCS teachers partner with the Home Facilitator to provide a thorough accountability structure for each student.

Our Teachers : Get to Know Us!

Lead Teacher: Mr. Harper

Subject Area Coordinators:

• Grades K-3: Ms. Harris
• Grades 4-6: Mr. Clausen
• Grades 7-12 English: Mrs. Murray
• Grades 7-12 Math: Mrs. Melo
• Grades 7-12 Science: Mr. Hutto
• Grades 7-12 Social Studies: Mr. Slider
• Grades 7-12 Electives: Ms. Aungst
• Grades 7-12 Foreign Language: Mrs. Crisafio

Elementary School:

• Ms. Samuels - Kindergarten
• Ms. Knox - Kindergarten
• Ms. Blocker - grade 1
• Ms. Day - grade 1
• Mrs. Remaize - grade 2
• Ms. O’Donnell - grade 2
• Ms. Fisher - grade 3
• Ms. Campi - grade 3
• Mr. Stahl - grade 3
• Mr. Mitchell - Health/Safety/PE K-3
• Ms. D’Angelo - Art K-3
• Ms. Bonk - Music K-3

Upper Elementary School:

• Ms. Manway - grade 4
• Ms. Jennings - grade 4 Math and Social Studies
• Ms. Hutchinson - grade 4 Science and Language Arts
• Mr. Venturella - grade 5
• Ms. Ibbetson - grade 5
• Ms. Griffel - grade 5 Language Arts and Science
• Mr. Wolf - grade 5 Math and Social Studies
• Ms. Leone - grade 6 Language Arts and Science
• Mr. Wilkocz - grade 6 Math and Social Studies
• Ms. McCauley - grade 6 Language Arts and Social Studies
• Ms. Seymour - grade 6 Math and Science
• Mr. Mitchell - Health/Safety/PE 4-6
• Ms. D’Angelo - Art 4-6
• Mr. Good - Music 4-6
• Mrs. Fleming - Technology 4-6

Junior High School:

• Ms. Sarno - grade 7 Language Arts
• Mrs. Parris - grade 8 Language Arts
• Ms. Hopkins - Math 7
• Ms. Kone - Math 8
• Mr. Kienz - Advanced Math 7-8
• Ms. Pappas - Life Science
• Ms. Warliga - General Science
• Dr. Douglas - American Nation
• Mr. Holden - American Nation
• Mr. Slider - World Studies
• Mr. Oebbecke - World Studies 2, Pre-Algebra
• Mr. DeLuca - Health/Safety/PE
• Ms. Stevenson - Art 7-8
• Ms. Savage - Music 7-8
• Ms. Griffin - Technology 7-8
• Ms. Montilla - Middle School Spanish
• Ms. Begian - Middle School Spanish
• Mrs. Crisafio - Middle School French

High School English:

• Mr. Walton - Literature and Composition 9; Practical Writing
• Ms. Kinney - Literature and Composition 9 Advanced; Mythology
• Ms. Maraini - Literature and Composition 10
• Ms. Osborne - Literature and Composition 10; Creative Writing
• Ms. Behrens - Literature and Composition 10; Creative Writing; Grammar 101
• Ms. Keefe - American Literature
• Ms. Harrigan - American Literature
• Ms. Grieb - American Literature, Children’s Literature Study
• Mrs. Murray - British Literature; Exploring Oz
• Ms. Rudzinski - World Literature; Practical Writing
• Mr. Dixon - Shakespeare Studies; Sports Literature

High School Math:

• Mrs. Osborne - Algebra 1
• Ms.Gilbert - Algebra 1 Plus
• Ms. Dietz - Algebra 1 Advanced
• Mr. Andrews - Algebra 1B; Fundamentals of Math 9-10
• Ms. Osif - Algebra 2; Algebra 2 Plus
• Mr. Baskwill - Algebra 2 Advanced; Geometry
• Mrs. Melo - Algebra 3
• Mrs. DiSciullo - Geometry Plus; Geometry Advanced
• Ms. Robinson - PSSA Prep 11; Fundamentals of Math 12
• Mr. Brockman - Pre-Calculus; Calculus; Fundamentals of Math 11
• Mr. Berkey - Probability/Statistics; Modern Mathematical Thought

High School Science:

• Ms. Intelicato - Fundamentals of Science; Physical Science
• Mr. Hutto - Earth and Space Science
• Mr. Heme - Biology; Environmental Science
• Ms. Samuels - Biology
• Mr. Goebel - AP Chemistry
• Ms. Lancenese - Biology; Chemistry
• Ms. Antar - Physics
• Dr. Joseph - Human Anatomy and Physiology; Zoology/Botany
• Ms. Warliga - Marine Mammal Science; Physical/Life Science Survey

High School Social Studies:

• Ms. Knipe - United States Government; Inside Politics
• Mr. Holden - United States Government
• Mr. Park - United States Government
• Mr. Ladislaw - US History
• Mr. Mack - US History; Great American Conflicts
• Ms. Umbreit - World History; World Geography
• Ms. Simmons - World History; Criminal Justice
• Mrs. Faulkner-Beitzel - Psychology; Sociology

High School Humanities:

• Ms. Aungst - World Artists; American Artists
• Ms. Stevenson - Arts & Culture; Creating an Art Portfolio
• Ms. Savage - Music Appreciation; Music Theory

High School Language:

• Ms. Montilla - Spanish 1
• Ms. Balog - Spanish 1
• Ms. Begian - Spanish 2
• Dr. Douglas - Spanish 1 & 3
• Mrs. Crisafio - French 3
• Ms. Barlat - French 1, 2 & 4

High School Electives:

• Mr. Heme - Radio Broadcasting
• Mr. Thomas - Technology Education; Radio Broadcasting
• Ms. Zborn - Technology Education; Business Accounting
• Ms. Keefe - Journalism 1 & 2
• Ms. Morrow - Child Development; Food Science; Health
• Mr. DeLuca - Health/Safety/PE

PALCS Programs

• Mrs. Quinn - Leadership Director/Teacher
• Miss Griffith - Leadership Teacher
• Mr. Parris - Leadership Teacher
• Ms. Kowalczyk - Administrative Assistant
• Ms. Gates - Service Learning Coordinator
• Mr. Rockelman - Federal Programs Coordinator
• Ms. Beatty - Title 1 Reading
• Ms. Coalson - Title 1 Reading
• Ms. Geibel - Title 1 Math
• Mr. Smith - Title 1 Math
• Ms. Gatto - ESL
• Ms. Young - ESL
• Ms. Bowers - ESL Assistant

Special Education:

• Ms. Murphy - Special Education Coordinator
• Mrs. Adams - Special Education
• Ms. Collet - Special Education; Kinder Math; Edmark Reading
• Ms. Conroy - Special Education; Life After High School; Remedial General Science
• Ms. Cummings - Special Education; Practical Math
• Ms. Dipaolo - Special Education
• Ms. Frankenheimer - Special Education Assistant
• Ms. Gleason - Special Education
• Mr. Gruber - Special Education
• Ms. Hourigan - Special Education; Remedial Life Science
• Ms. Kulp - Special Education; Remedial Social Studies
• Mrs. Laurelli - Special Education; Remedial English
• Mrs. Wertley - Special Education; Practical Math
• Ms. Whitehead - Special Education Teacher

Guest Lecturers

Many PALCS classes utilize guest lecturers who are experts in their area of study. These include political leaders, business and industry leaders, authors, media leaders and professors.

Check with each teacher to discover what resources they plan to utilize.

Teacher Applications

Individuals interested in teaching at PALCS may contact the school at: charper@palcs.org.