In the Newton Public School District, determinations for the tiered supports and interventions are a deliberate process guided by the building-level MTSS teams. Progress is monitored as outlined in the action plan by those members, including but not limited to the following:
Building Administrator
Case Manager
General Education Teacher
Special Education Teacher
Intervention Teacher
Guidance Counselor
Social Worker
Below are the staff members responsible for MTSS implementation at each school building.
Principal.............................................................................................................Kevin Stanton
Reading Interventionist.........................................................................Audrey Sylvester
Math Interventionist.................................................................................Kelsey Schroder
Preschool Intervention & Referral Team Designee............................Judy Cooper
Social Worker...............................................................................................Jane Langeveld
Occupational Therapist.....................................................................Meghan Marencik
Guidance Counselor.....................................................................Meghan Braccioforte
Speech Therapist..............................................................................Courtney Pignataro
ESL Teacher....................................................................................Mariu Morton-Comer
School Nurses.............................................................Gina Kithcart, Michelle Kinney
Board Certified Behavior Analyst....................................Kimberly Wannemacher
Teachers....................................................................Anne Jhong, Scott Zymet, Kevin Naser, Jennifer
Jankowski, Ilka Perez, Jill Baranker, Maggie Hoffman,
Nicole Little
Principal........................................................................................Dr. Samantha Castro
Assistant Principal................................................................................Angela Dunbar
Reading Specialist.......................................................................................Terri Muzzo
RTI Math Interventionist.....................................................................Heather Sisco
RTI Math Interventionist.....................................................................Michael Dodd
Guidance Counselor....................................................................................Chris Boyle
Teacher-Coach.............................................................................................Paige Miller
Learning Disabilities Consultant............................................................Jill Mueller
School Psychologist.............................................................................Mark Newman
Speech Language Pathologist...............................................................Keri Carrino
School Social Worker................................................................................LeAnn Trott
CST Social Worker........................................................................Amanda Bernstein
Case Manager...........................................................................................Judy Harland
Case Manager.......................................................................................Joanne Nieman
Principal....................................................................................................Jon Deeb
Assistant Principal........................................................................Ryan Caffrey
Tiered System Support Coordinator...........................................Joe Bolen
Student Assistance Counselor..................................................Lisa Bechtel
Guidance Counselor.........................................................Lisa Cassamassina
Guidance Counselor...............................................................Theresa Hough
Guidance Counselor...................................................................Melissa Hart
Social Worker...........................................................................Karen Thibault
Special Education Teacher.........................................Deborah Sumowski
Mental Health Specialist...............................................Nilda Raftapoulos
School Nurse.................................................................................Nivek Zayas
Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant......................John Sucameli