English Department

Resource Teacher:


Julie Dean

email:  Julie_Dean@mcpsmd.org

The goal of the English Language Arts program is to create literate, thoughtful communicators, capable of controlling language effectively as they negotiate an increasingly complex and information-rich world. Students will refine specific skills and strategies in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing and will use these skills and strategies widely as tools for learning and reflection. Exploring a variety of texts, students will understand and appreciate language and literature as catalysts for deep thought and emotion. 

Classroom Teachers


Jamaly Allen

email: Jamaly_Allen@mcpsmd.org


Sara Confino

email: Sara_G_Confino@mcpsmd.org


Caroline Dulaney

email: Caroline_C_Dulaney@mcpsmd.org


Kirsten Highsmith

email: kirsten_k_highsmith@mcpsmd.org


Stephanie James

email: Stephanie_L_James@mcpsmd.org


Dareise Jones

email: LevinLes@mcpsmd.org


Samuel Lee

email: Samuel_Lee@mcpsmd.org


Anita Rajeev

email: Anita_Rajeev@mcpsmd.org


Joye Saxon

email: Joye_Y_Saxon@mcpsmd.org


Amy Shellabarger

email: Amy_J_Shellabarger@mcpsmd.org


Sofya (Sonya) Shpilyuk

email: Sofya_A_Shpilyuk@mcpsmd.org


Scott Tarzwell

email: Scott_R_Tarzwell@mcpsmd.org


Ammini H Vasudevan 

email: Ammini_H_Vasudevan@mcpsmd.org


Tyler Zencka

email: Tyler_C_Zencka@mcpsmd.org



Composition Assistants:


Ashley Selasie Torkornoo 

email: ashley_s_torkornoo@mcpsmd.org 


Denyse M Tannenbaum 

email: Denyse_M_Tannenbaum@mcpsmd.org