About the Teacher
After attending North Park Elementary, Haviland Junior High School and Franklin D. Roosevelt High School, I attended Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island where I majored in Elementary/ Special Education. In 1999, I was hired as an 8th Grade, 15:1 Special Education teacher. I spent much of that school- year, however, traveling between Haviland and Hyde Park Elementary, where I taught kindergarten and third-grade Resource Room. Since 2000, I have taught sixth grade Math and Science, as well as 6th grade ELA and Social Studies. I have also taught sixth, seventh and eighth grade Reading AIS.
About Haviland Middle School
Haviland Middle School serves students in grades 6 through 8 within the Hyde Park Central School District and is housed in the original high school building, donated by Ben Haviland and dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940. The school supports over 850 students through a team-based structure that fosters personalized attention, and offers a breadth of programs including AVID, MakerSpace, music, arts, world languages, and after-school clubs. HMS embraces a positive school culture guided by its “Be Kind” and “RISE Above!” (Respect, Inspire, be Safe, Excel) initiatives, reinforced by recognition programs that reward exemplary behavior.
Contact Information
Feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns! You can email me directly at cartercole@hpcsd.org or call me at 845-229-4030. For a more detailed inquiry, please complete my contact questionnaire. All students are enrolled in a Google Classroom, which serves as our primary learning management system. Announcements and assignments will be posted daily.