About Me

Hello, OPS  families, and welcome to a new school year! My name is Mary Anne Doran, and I am starting my ninth year as a Special Education teacher at Oradell Public School.  

I am excited to be teaching ELA to fourth and fifth graders this year! I started my teaching career in Maryland (where I was born and raised), teaching in the primary grades. However, I taught fourth grade before joining OPS in Ridgewood, NJ, Public Schools, first as a classroom teacher and then as an education specialist for the fourth and fifth grades.

Having the opportunity to teach different grade levels in both Ridgewood and in Oradell has helped me develop a strong understanding of how students grow and learn from year to year. It allows me to see what skills they have already developed and what they will be working toward in the years ahead. I believe in meeting students where they are and building from there, using what they already know to make connections to new learning. This approach helps students feel confident in their abilities while giving them the skills and foundation they need to continue growing and be successful.  I look forward to getting to know all the new faces in fourth and fifth grade this year and learning about my new students. 

I live next door in Haworth with my husband Steve, part-time now with my daughter Katherine, a senior track athlete at Union College in Schenectady, NY, and of course, I can't forget our sweet and sassy Cockapoo, Luna.