A new school year brings new faces to classrooms and schools across the School District of Lancaster. As students prepare to return, SDoL is welcoming 17 new educators who will begin their journeys with the district this school year. They join us with different roles and areas of expertise, but each will become part of the work happening every day across our schools to support students.
This year’s incoming group includes classroom and special education teachers, educators in art, music, health and physical education, an English language development teacher, a school counselor, a school nurse, a behavior specialist and a special education consultant.
Their arrival also supports one of the priorities outlined in SDoL’s five-year strategic plan. Through Talent Optimization, the district is focused on recruiting skilled educators who reflect and understand the community they serve while creating workplaces where employees feel supported and have opportunities to grow. That investment in people ultimately comes back to students.
Please join us in welcoming our newest educators to the School District of Lancaster:
- Barbara Breckenridge, Life Skills, Lafayette Elementary
- Noel Fry, art teacher, Wheatland Middle School
- Faith Garner, Autistic Support, Hamilton Elementary
- Pashance Jarrett, grade-level teacher, Burrowes Elementary
- Adrian Krall, math, Reynolds Middle School
- Thomas Krause, English language development, Wheatland Middle School
- Emily Lowe, behavior specialist, Carter Admin K-12 Milestones
- Adametsy Marquez, Autistic Support, Hamilton Elementary
- Waliera McCline Othello, math, McCaskey High School
- Cameron Orwig, health and physical education, JP McCaskey High School
- Dominique (Jill) Pesansky, special education consultant, Campus
- Kristin Riddell, health and physical education, McCaskey East High School
- Joshua Rowley, music teacher, Lafayette Elementary and Hamilton Elementary
- Jennifer Schnapf, health career teacher, McCaskey East High School
- Marissa Sheaf, counselor, Ross Elementary
- Candice Sing, school nurse, Martin School
- Madeline Smith, music teacher, Hamilton Elementary
For these 17 educators, the first days of school will bring many of the same things our students experience with new names to learn, new routines to navigate and a new school community to call their own.
We are excited to have them here! Welcome to SDoL!
Interested in joining the SDoL team? For more information and to apply, click here.
