"The following bios reflect our teachers during the 2008-2009 School Year. Please check back soon for updated '09-'10 bios!"
Teachers at PALCS are highly qualified, have life experiences in their area of expertise and many have years of teaching experience.
PA Leadership's teachers partner with the Home Facilitator to provide a thorough accountability structure for each student.
Our Teachers : Get to Know Us!
Associate Director of Academics: Mr. Harper
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Subject Area Coordinators
Lower Elementary - Grades K-3
Upper Elementary - Grades 4-6
Middle School - Grades 7-8
High School English
- Mrs. Bebar - Literature & Composition 10, Writing Workshop, Senior Seminar (Fast Food Nation)
- Mr. Dixon - Literature and Composition 10, Sports Literature, Shakespeare Studies, Journalism I & II
- Mrs. Grieb - British Literature (Standard & Honors,) Children’s Literature Study
- Ms. Harrigan - American Literature, Creative Writing, Introduction to Shakespeare
- Ms. Jacobson - American Literature, Creative Writing
- Ms. Keefe - American Literature (Honors)
- Mrs. Morrow - Literature and Composition 9 (College Prep & Honors,) Mythology
- Mrs. T. Murphy - Literature and Composition 10, Mythology
- Mrs. R. Murray - English;School Improvement
- Mr. Osborne - Literature and Composition 10, Film Analysis
- Mrs. Parris - Writing for the Real World
- Mrs. Rudzinski - World Literature (Standard & Honors)
- Ms. Sarno - Creative Writing
- Mr. Walton - Literature and Composition 9 (Standard & College Prep,) Writing for the Real World
High School Math
- Mr. Baskwill - Algebra 2 (Standard & Concepts and Strategies)
- Mr. Berkey - Probability & Statistics, Survey of Math, Modern Math, Intro to Design
- Mr. Brockman - Pre-Calculus, Survey of Calculus, Intro to CAD
- Mrs. Williams - Algebra 1 (Standard & Concepts and Strategies)
- Mrs. Dietz - Math Seminar I
- Mrs. DiSciullo - Geometry (Standard & Concepts and Strategies,) ALEKS courses
- Mrs. Gilbert - Algebra 2 (Standard & Concepts and Strategies)
- Mr. Kienz - Geometry (Standard & Concepts and Strategies,) ALEKS courses
- Mrs. Marcinkiewicz - Algebra 1 (Standard & Concepts and Strategies)
- Mrs. Melo - Math Subject Area Coordinator; Assessment Anchor Workshops
- Ms. Osif - Assessment Anchors Workshop
- Ms. Robinson - Geometry (Standard & Concepts and Strategies,) Financial Seminar, Personal Finance
High School Science
- Ms. Antar - Physics (Standard & Conceptual,) Fundamentals of Science 11-12
- Mr. Goebel - Chemistry (Honors & AP)
- Mr. Heme - Biology, Environmental Science, Radio Broadcasting
- Mr. Hutto - Science Subject Area Coordinator; Earth and Space Science
- Mrs. Intelicato - Physical Science, Forensic Science
- Dr. Joseph - Biology, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Zoology & Botany
- Mrs. Lancenese - Chemistry, Forensic Science
- Ms. K. Murray - Fundamentals of Science, Curriculum Coord.
- Mrs. Nicol - Biology (Standard & Honors)
High School Technology
- Mr. Greiser - Microsoft Certification in Excel, Word & PowerPoint
- Ms. Griffin - Technology Subject Area Coordinator
- Mr. Thomas - Technology Education, Advanced Radio Broadcasting, Programming in HTML, Programming in C++, Radio Broadcasting
- Mrs. Zboran - Business Accounting I & II
High School Social Studies
- Mr. Holden - United States Government
- Mr. Huebner - United States History
- Mr. Juliano - United States Government, Economics (Standard & College Prep,) Inside Politics
- Mr. Ladislaw - United States History (College Prep & Honors,) Media Literacy
- Mr. Mack - United States History, Great American Conflicts
- Mr. Park - United States Government (College Prep & Honors)
- Ms. Simmons - World History (Standard & College Prep,) Criminal Justice, The Legal System and You
- Mr. Slider - Social Studies, Middle School Subject Area Coordinator
- Ms. Umbreit - World History (Standard & Honors,) World Geography
High School Foreign Language
High School Electives and High School Humanities
- Mrs. Aungst - Subject Area Coordinator: Electives Grades K-12
- Ms. Dollard - Health, Safety, and PE 8-12
- Mrs. Savage - Music Appreciation, Music Theory
- Ms. Stevenson - Arts and Culture I & II, Intro to Art Illustration, Creating an Art Portfolio I & II
University Scholars
Special Education Teachers
Guidance
Center for Performing and Fine Arts
- Mr. Allen - Director of CPFA
- Miss Filippone - Theatre
- Miss Isusi - Fine Arts Subject Area Coordinator
- Ms. Knauer - Art
- Mrs. Mikijanic - Vocal Music
- Mrs. Mullen - Dance
- Mrs. Okcuoglu - Photography
- Mrs. Roberts - Music
- Ms. Shapiro - Theatre
- Mr. Townsend - Music
- Mrs. Wehr - Dance
- Mr. West - Instrumental Music Teacher
Title I/ ESL
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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. |
