Horace W. Porter School
Where a team of professional educators collaboratively
accept responsibility for the learning of all students
Office of the Superintendent
| Webpage, Title, Contact Information | Email Address |
| Francine Coss, Superintendent, x103 or 860-228-8590 | fcoss@hwporter.org |
| Karen Johnson, Secretary to the Superintendent, x104 | kjohnson@hwporter.org |
School Administration
| Webpage, Title, Contact Information | Email Address |
| Kathleen Goodwin, Principal, x102 | kgoodwin@hwporter.org |
| Jean Trask, Assistant Principal, x107 | jtrask@hwporter.org |
| Jacqueline Middleton, x115 | jmiddleton@hwporter.org |
Student Services Team
| Webpage, Title, Contact Information | Email Address |
| Donna Cawley, Speech Pathologist, x113 | dcawley@hwporter.org |
| Lea Finnie, Speech Pathologist, x118 | lfinnie@hwporter.org |
| Karen Martin, Special Education Teacher, x609 | kmartin@hwporter.org |
Rebecca Radin, Special Education Teacher, x204 | rradin@hwporter.org |
| Roserie Rinaldi, Special Education Teacher, x607 | rrinaldi@hwporter.org |
| Windy Thomson, Special Education Teacher, x603 | wthomson@hwporter.org |
| Barbara Coviello, Special Education Teacher, x304 | bcoviello@hwporter.org |
| Pam Basile, Paraprofessional | pbasile@hwporter.org |
| Tracy Champagne, Paraprofessional | tchampagne@hwporter.org |
| Lynn Engel, Paraprofessional | lengel@hwporter.org |
| Kristen Lyon, Paraprofessional | klyon@hwporter.org |
| Gillian Lyon, Paraprofessional | glyon@hwporter.org |
| Gail McGrath, Paraprofessional | gmcgrath@hwporter.org |
| Sandy Millerd, Paraprofessional | smillerd@hwporter.org |
| Louise Nowak, Paraprofessional | lnowak@hwporter.org |
| LeeAnn O'Leary, Paraprofessional | loleary@hwporter.org |
| Eileen Paulhus, Paraprofessional | epaulhus@hwporter.org |
| Jill Pompa, Paraprofessional | jpompa@hwporter.org |
| Anne Robinson, Paraprofessional | arobinson@hwporter.org |
| Brenda Sieklucki, Paraprofessional | bsieklucki@hwporter.org |
| Sue Scarchuk, Paraprofessional | sscarchuk@hwporter.org |
| Linda Boucher, Preschool Paraprofessional | lboucher@hwporter.org |
School Office
| Webpage, Title, Contact Information | Email Address |
| Ann Clairmont, School Secretary, x101 | aclairmont@hwporter.org |
| Brenda Morey, Student Services Secretary, x112 | bmorey@hwporter.org |
| Tammy Nye, School Secretary, x105 | tnye@hwporter.org |
| Judy Zemantic, Front Door Receptionist, x116 | jzemantic@hwporter.org |
Counseling Team
| Webpage, Title, Contact Information | Email Address |
| Julie Goldstein, School Social Worker, x119 | jgoldstein@hwporter.org |
| Corey Guzman, School Guidance Counselor, x120 | cguzman@hwporter.org |
| Joseph Prince, School Psychologist, x114 | jprince@hwporter.org |
Health Office Team
| Webpage, Title, Contact Information | Email Address |
| Fayne Sears, School Nurse Coordinator, x111 or 860-228-9913 | |
| Peggy Stickel, School Nurse, x109 or 860-228-9913 | nurses@hwporter.org |
Preschool Team
| Webpage, Title, Contact Information | Email Address |
| Barbara Coviello, Special Education Teacher, x304 | bcoviello@hwporter.org |
| Linda Boucher, Preschool Paraprofessional | |
| Eileen Paulhus, Paraprofessional | epaulhus@hwporter.org |
Kindergarten Team
| Webpage, Title, Contact Information | Email Address |
| Laura Lawton, Teacher/Team Leader, x307 | |
| Diane Nolette, Kindergarten Paraprofessional | dnolette@hwporter.org |
| Janna Traber, Teacher, x308 | |
| Carolyn Ritchie, Kindergarten Paraprofessional |
Grade One Team
| Webpage, Title, Contact Information | Email Address |
| Kim Dingler, Teacher, x302 | kdingler@hwporter.org |
| Jessica Hall, Teacher, x300 | jhall@hwporter.org |
| Kristen Maltese, Teacher, x301 | kmaltese@hwporter.org |
Grade Two Team
| Webpage, Title, Contact Information | Email Address |
| Deborah Campbell, Teacher, x208 | dcampbell@hwporter.org |
| Karen Dibala, Teacher, x205 | kdibala@hwporter.org |
| Laura Zaglio, Teacher/Team Leader, x207 | lzaglio@hwporter.org |
Grade Three Team
| Webpage, Title, Contact Information | Email Address |
| Karen DeFanti, Teacher, x206 | kdefanti@hwporter.org |
| Janet Denley, Teacher, x201 | jdenley@hwporter.org |
| Aliza Petrucci, Teacher/Team Leader, x200 | apetrucci@hwporter.org |
Grade Four Team
| Webpage, Title, Contact Information | Email Address |
| Dawn Bedard, Teacher/Team Leader, x153 | dbedard@hwporter.org |
| Theresa Cooper, Teacher, x150 | tcooper@hwporter.org |
| Kimberly Persons, Teacher, x151 | kpersons@hwporter.org |
| Shannon Piatek, Teacher, x152 | spiatek@hwporter.org |
Grade Five Team
| Webpage, Title, Contact Information | Email Address |
| Libby Cooper, Social Studies Teacher, x604 | lcooper@hwporter.org |
| Carla Croteau, Science Teacher, x608 | ccroteau@hwporter.org |
| Dolores Marcous, Mathematics Teacher, x602 | dmarcous@hwporter.org |
| Jessica Strausser, Language Arts Teacher, x611 | jstrausser@hwporter.org |
Grade Six Team
| Webpage, Title, Contact Information | Email Address |
| Kristin Cavallo, Social Studies Teacher, x606 | kcavallo@hwporter.org |
| Tammy Ekstrom, Language Arts Teacher, x605 | tekstrom@hwporter.org |
| Michael Hetherington, Mathematics Teacher, x613 | mhetherington@hwporter.org |
| Kari VanOstrand, Science Teacher/Team Leader, x704 | kvanostrand@hwporter.org |
Grade Seven Team
| Webpage, Title, Contact Information | Email Address |
| Julie Cryer, Foreign Language Teacher, x712 | jcryer@hwporter.org |
| Thomas Doyle, Mathematics Teacher, x701 | tdoyle@hwporter.org |
| Michael Hetherington, Mathematics Teacher, x613 | mhetherington@hwporter.org |
| Craig Huntington, Social Studies Teacher-Team Leader, x714 | chuntington@hwporter.org |
| Dale Kukucka, Science and Mathematics Teacher, x706 | dkukucka@hwporter.org |
| Sharon Leahy, Language Arts Teacher, x716 | sleahy@hwporter.org |
Grade Eight Team
| Webpage, Title, Contact Information | Email Address |
| Thomas Doyle, Mathematics Teacher, x701 | tdoyle@hwporter.org |
| Laurie Marks, Foreign Language Teacher, x710 | lmarks@hwporter.org |
| Heather Montanile, Social Studies Teacher-Team Leader, x700 | hmontanile@hwporter.org |
| Becky Muldoon, Science Teacher, x708 | bmuldoon@hwporter.org |
| Cheryl Munoz, Language Arts Teacher, x702 | cmunoz@hwporter.org |
Foreign Languages
| Webpage, Title, Contact Information | Email Address |
| Laurie Marks, Foreign Language Teacher, x710 | lmarks@hwporter.org |
| Julie Cryer, Foreign Language Teacher, x712 | jcryer@hwporter.org |
Enrichment
| Webpage, Title, Contact Information | Email Address |
| Sandy Rijs, Enrichment Teacher, x155 | srijs@hwporter.org |
Language Arts Intervention Team
| Webpage, Title, Contact Information | Email Address |
| Barbara Hilbie, Language Arts Intervention Teacher, x215 | bhilbie@hwporter.org |
| Kathleen Mattessich, Language Arts Intervention Tutor | kmattessich@hwporter.org |
| Anne Rowe, Language Arts Intervention Teacher, x614 | arowe@hwporter.org |
| Madeline Skinner, Language Arts Coordinator, x121 | mskinner@hwporter.org |
Encore Team (Related Arts)
| Webpage, Title, Contact Information | Email Address |
| Tiffany Jablonski, Middle School Health Teacher, x713 | tjablonski@hwporter.org |
| Katherine MacDonald, Middle School Visual Arts Teacher, x500 | kmacdonald@hwporter.org |
| Lynn Mondazzi, Library Media Specialist, x423 | lmondazzi@hwporter.org |
| Emily Breither, Elementary Music Teacher, x156 | ebreither@hwporter.org |
| Marian Lowry, Technology Coordinator-Teacher, x600 | mlowry@hwporter.org |
| Steven Piro, Physical Education Teacher, x534 | spiro@hwporter.org |
| Gerald Saez, Instrumental Music/General Music Teacher, x510 | gsaez@hwporter.org |
| Robin Shainess, Elementary Visual Arts Teacher, x104 | rshainess@hwporter.org |
| Janet Stice, General Music-Choral Teacher-Team Leader, x520 | jstice@hwporter.org |
| Justin vanGelder, Physical Education Teacher, x533 | jvangelder@hwporter.org |
Mathematics Intervention Team
| Webpage, Title, Contact Information | Email Address |
| Laurel Albair, Mathematics Coordinator, x117 | lalbair@hwporter.org |
| Jennifer Brokaw, Mathematics Intervention Teacher, x303 | jbrokaw@hwporter.org |
| Robert Lazzari, Mathematics Intervention Paraprofessional | rlazzari@hwporter.org |
| Sally Medeiros, Mathematics Intervention Tutor | smedeiros@hwporter.org |
Facility and Maintenance Team
| Michael Sylvester, Facility Manager, x122 | msylvester@hwporter.org |
| Pete Hendrickson, Head Facility Technician | phendrickson@hwporter.org |
| Bill LaVallee, Facility Technician | blavallee@hwporter.org |
| Jerry O'Leary, Facility Technician | joleary@hwporter.org |
| Jim Parker, Facility Technician | jparker@hwporter.org |
Food Service Team
| Chris Urban, Food Service Manager, x110 | curban@hwporter.org |
| Ofelia Chang | |
| Nancy Easton | |
| Kelly Moorcroft |
H1N1 Information
Hot Lunch Program Link
Upcoming Events
Thursday, Mar 11 at 1:10 pm
Friday, Mar 12 at 5:00 pm
Monday, Mar 22 at 3:30 pm
Wednesday, Mar 24 at 6:30 pm
