Dr. Bernard Di Lullo,

Principal

As we begin a new year, many changes have taken place at our school. I am pleased to be working with you, your child and our impressive faculty and staff. In mid August our faculty was anxious to get into the school and prepare their classrooms for your children.  They worked diligently, creating a stimulating and attractive learning  environment when others were enjoying the last few weeks of summer. The focus of our school community is squarely on our students’ learning. We will work as a team in providing the best educational setting and experience for your child. This year we will be introducing new math and science programs that promise to be exciting experiences for your child and will prepare them for more advanced learning in these areas. Our faculty and staff are looking forward to helping your children grow and achieve by having a positive school experience.

 We welcome our new faculty members, Belinda Aldrich, 4^th Grade; Maureen Jervis, Elementary Librarian; Jacqueline Kent, Elementary Art; Michelle McGillivray, Special Education; Debra Michelli, Nurse Teacher; Mary Jane Patton, Physical Education; Debra Turchetti-Ramm, 4^th Grade; Brian Rathier, Special Education; Tara Teolis, Special Education, Renee Toppi, 2^nd Grade and Stephen Vallante, Elementary Music. We also welcome our new Teacher Assistants, Daniela Pagliaro and Kathleen Pellegrino. We are fortunate to have two very skilled long term substitute teachers with us this year, Mrs. Aiello, 2^nd Grade and Mrs. Wheeler, Special Education. These teachers and assistants will be welcome additions to our dedicated and highly qualified teaching staff. Barnes also enjoys the skills of  Mrs. Sgambato, Ms. Carnevale and Mrs. Turchetti-Ramm as National Board Certified Teachers. These educators have met advanced national teaching standards to achieve such an honor and we are fortunate to have them working with us.

 Barnes has a very active Parent Teacher Organization that provides activities and programming focused on enriching the student and family’s educational experience. I encourage you to become involved in your child’s learning experience at Barnes. We have planned many events for the upcoming season. Watch for notices announcing these activities and hopefully you will plan to attend. Mrs. Dawn Guglielmo leads a very creative and hard working PTO Board. I look forward to working closely with them and they will seek your help from time to time.

As the Principal of the school, my goal is to insure a safe, productive school setting where mutual respect is a key to success. I believe that a school should have clear expectations for both school work and behavior in order to provide a setting where all students succeed. I believe it is important to know each student, the work they are doing and how they learn best. I plan to regularly visit classrooms and take an active role in the teaching and learning at Barnes. Family involvement is a critical piece of the puzzle. Take time to discuss the school day with your child and understand the work he or she is doing both at home and in school. If you have any concerns, do not hesitate to contact your student’s teacher or myself. We are there to assist in any way we can.

I am anticipating a successful year that will focus on success in all areas of our school. We will strive to create a premier learning community for our students, staff and families. I look forward to working with all of you to meet the demands of a quality education.