Arizona's private dyslexia school

The Jones-Gordon School

 

Paradise Valley, Arizona

The Jones-Gordon Team

We have the best of the best!

Team

Our teachers are educated, smart, talented, creative, skilled, dynamic, and above all, positive role models for our students!

Professional Development

We attract and retain the best of the best and invest heavily in their professional development. We provide a supportive professional environment that nourishes our teachers’ strengths, gifts, and talents and allows them to leverage these unique advantages in their classrooms each and every day to the benefit of our students.

Experience

JGS teachers have many decades of combined experience in regular, gifted, and special education. They are experts with implementing numerous instructional strategies for diverse learners and incorporating executive function and social skills instruction into daily lessons.

We all agree that constant adaptation, flexibility, and evaluation are the core to effectively teaching.

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School Leadership

Adrienne Springfield, BA

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Dana Herzberg, M.Ed.

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Jennifer Ellerbee, M.Ed.

Jennifer Palmer, M.Ed.

Jennifer Roscoe, M.Ed

Kris Shen, M.Ed.

Melissa Wiegand, M.Ed., CALT, C-SLDS, WDT, WCT

Samantha DePalo, M.Ed.

Sara Kilstrom, M.Ed, WDT, C-SLDS

Foundations & Lower School Core Team

(Grades 1/2)  |  (Grades 3-5)

Adrienne Springfield, BA

Alyssa Hall, BA

Jennifer Roscoe, M.Ed

Kate Wilkes, B.Ed.

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Mackenzie Day

Olivia Nieves, BAE

Shannon Ostrowski, BA

Sheridan Geller, MA, WDT

Middle School Core Team

(Grades 6-8)

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Alula T. Berhane, M.Ed

Amanda Burke, BA, WDT

Anthony Carter, BS

Caylin Kacmarcik, M.Ed.

Karen Turner, BS

Kelsey Sartain

Kris Shen, M.Ed.

Rachael Franks, BA

Samantha Clark, M.Ed

Sandee Levine, M.Ed, WDT

High School Core Team

(Grades 9-12)

Barry Boulanger, BA

Bob Murphy, BS

Jennifer Nimlo-Edmonds, BA

Joy Ivy, M. Ed

Leigh Stapinski, BS, MA

Lucas Keller, BA

Marcus Shaw, BA, MS.Ed, MBA, MSML

Mike DeLaura, MA

Samantha DePalo, M.Ed.

FLEX Intervention Team

Alyssa Hall, BA

Amanda Burke, BA, WDT

Dana Wolman, BAE, WDP

Jennifer Palmer, M.Ed.

Lisa Duran Salomon, BS, WDP

Melissa Wiegand, M.Ed., CALT, C-SLDS, WDT, WCT

Rose Waage, M.Ed, WDT, C-SLDS

Samantha Clark, M.Ed

Sandee Levine, M.Ed, WDT

Sara Kilstrom, M.Ed, WDT, C-SLDS

Tiffany Thompson, BA

Wellness Team

Lillian Metsch, BA

Michaela Sands, MSW

Shawna DeLaura

Lower & Middle School Specials

(Physical Education, Cooking, & Art)

Cady Maharaj, M.Ed

Lea Byrnes, BA

Reid Blakey

Shawna DeLaura

Administrative Team

Dana Wolman, BAE, WDP

Devante Evans

Drew Hoffman, BS

Emily Hsu, BAE, MTESOL

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Erin Galusha, BA

Arizona's private dyslexia school.

Jake Sanders, BASc

Jeanine DeRozieres

Jeff Pedler

Jessica Wilhelmsen, BA

Kim Hogan

Reid Blakey

Tara Prewitt

Tracie Glover Hawxhurst, BA

On-Site Contracted Speech & Occupational Therapists

Angela Reynolds, MA, OTR/L

Joann McFee, MS, OTR/L

Kimberly Lloyd, MS, CCC-SLP

Leah Thompson, BS, SLPA

Resident Critter Team

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Murdock

Penny

Rae

Roger

Rory

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