NAMES:
Mrs. Adamson (Literacy Coach), Mrs. Corke, Mrs. Falco, Mrs. Gargas, Mrs. Mills, Mrs. Thorburn (Title I Project Coordinator) and Ms Wallace
SCHOOL:
Green Meadow
CLASSES:
Students receive Title I services during their literacy intervention time which is set up by grade level. Students are placed in an intervention group based on the type of support they need. Intervention groups often consist of students from the same grade but different classes.
E-MAIL:
all STAR teachers can be reached using the Maynard Public Schools e-mail system. Addresses are: (Teacher's last name)@maynard.k12.ma.us for example: smith@maynard.k12.ma.us
Mrs. Adamson: Candace Adamson is Green Meadow's Literacy Coach. She has
taught grades 1 and 2 at Green Meadow for many years and is a trained
Reading Recovery teacher. She is working with the Title I program and our
school to implement our new reading iniative.
e-mail: adamson@maynard.k12.ma.us
Mrs. Corke: Mary Corke has worked for several years in the STAR program
as a math tutor. She previously worked at Drumlin Farms as a school program
guide. She provides intervention services in the classroom with
grades 2 and 3. e-mail: mcorke@maynard.k12.ma.us
Mrs. Falco: Susan Falco has worked as a STAR reading tutor in grades 1, 2
and 3. She has also worked as a STAR math tutor in grade 2. She comes with
experience in working with small groups of children in after school programs
and as a classroom volunteer. e-mail: sfalco@maynard.k12.ma.us
Mrs. Gargas: Kristin Gargas has worked in STAR for the past several years.
Prior to that she was a school volunteer and PTO officer. This year she
works as a STAR reading tutor in grades 1, 2, and 3 and a grade 3 math tutor.
e-mail: gargas@maynard.k12.ma.us
Mrs. Mills: Catherine Mills has previously worked at Green Meadow and Fowler
as a SpED tutor. She begins her third year in the program with a diverse
background in helping children learn to read. She has worked with students
in grade 1, 2 and 3 in reading. This year she willalso be working with some
grade 2 students in math. e-mail: cmills@maynard.k12.ma.us
Mrs. Thorburn: Pat Thorburn serves as the Title 1 Project Coordinator for
the Maynard Public Schools as well as a program tutor. She has been in the
STAR/Title program for 8 years and comes with a strong background in
children's literature from her experience as a former assistant librarian at
Green Meadow. As well as working with students, she writes the monthly STAR
newsletter, manages the STAR website for Green Meadow and organizes the Anne
Duclos Library. The Anne Duclos Library is a collection of leveled books
which are used by STAR/Title 1 as well as classroom teachers.
e-mail: thorburn@maynard.k12.ma.us
Ms Wallace: Christine Wallace joins the STAR program this year as a full
time tutor after completing a Master's Degree in education at UMass in May
2008. She has served as a substitute teacher at Green Meadow and also works
in the EXCEL program. She will be working as a reading tutor in grades 1 and
2 and a grade 2 math tutor. e-mail: cwallace@maynard.k12.ma.us
The mission of the Strategic Teaching for Academic Reinforcement (STAR)
program at Green Meadow is to provide support for early literacy
intervention from grade 1 to grade 3 and early math intervention in grades 2
and 3. Our mission is consistent with the literacy and math goals of the
district and our school.
