During March, the ΗΰΗΰ²έΚΣΖ΅ Special Education Parent Advisory Council – SEPAC, for short – recognized 84 City School District of ΗΰΗΰ²έΚΣΖ΅ employees as HEROes!
Parents, faculty and staff nominated this year's HEROes for going above and beyond in their work on behalf of students with disabilities.
All the HEROes received a certificate that includes an explanation of why they were nominated for HERO status, and each school has received a poster with the names of all of 2026 HEROes.
You can which includes links to the certificates explaining each well-deserved recognition.
SEPAC is a partner organization operated by district families, educators and community members who support each other and share information related to special education services in the district.
Congratulations to all!
Modupe Adediran, North ΗΰΗΰ²έΚΣΖ΅ | Julie Argueta, Hackett | GioVita Arno, Eagle Point | Meredith Avery-McDonald, New Scotland | Amber Baker, Pine Hills & ASH | Karyn Barry, Eagle Point | Kenya Bowman, Pine Hills | Allisen Brodie, Pine Hills | ββββββββββββββKeyshon Brown, Pine Hills | Colleen Burke, ΗΰΗΰ²έΚΣΖ΅ High | Joanna Calcavecchia, Eagle Point | Jess Camardello, Montessori | Dorothy Carter, New Scotland | ββββββββββββββAshlye Cheely, Montessori | ββββββββββββββKara Childrose, Giffen | ββββββββββββββDanielle Christie, Montessori | ββββββββββββββAngellica Crowder, Montessori | ββββββββββββββMeghan D’Alessandro, Pine Hills | ββββββββββββββPatricia Donnan, ΗΰΗΰ²έΚΣΖ΅ High | ββββββββββββββCarrie DuBois, Pine Hills | ββββββββββββββLori Finneran, Delaware | ββββββββββββββBrittani Griffin, Delaware | ββββββββββββββNatanya Griffin, TOAST | Christina Harkavy, Delaware | ββββββββββββββSue Hodom, Montessori | Daniel Hoffman, TOAST | Jacquelyn Hout, TOAST | ββββββββββββββAlexa Hurlburt, Delaware | Marisa James, Montessori | ββββββββββββββShana Johnson, TOAST | ββββββββββββββPeter Kantrowitz, ΗΰΗΰ²έΚΣΖ΅ High | ββββββββββββββChristine Kelle, ΗΰΗΰ²έΚΣΖ΅ High | ββββββββββββββMarcella Klaes-Eichhorn, Eagle Point | ββββββββββββββJena Krong, North ΗΰΗΰ²έΚΣΖ΅ | ββββββββββββββKara LaBella, District-wide | ββββββββββββββChris LaPointe, New Scotland | ββββββββββββββKatie Lawlor, Pine Hills | ββββββββββββββRacheal LeBarron, Pine Hills | ββββββββββββββChristina Lebrecht, Pine Hills | ββββββββββββββJill Lemire, Giffen & AIA | ββββββββββββββKatie Light, Montessori | ββββββββββββββJanet Llanos, Eagle Point | ββββββββββββββJazmin Long, Arbor Hill | ββββββββββββββKarla Matos, Eagle Point | ββββββββββββββNancy McNitt, ASH | Jennifer Merritt, Pine Hills | ββββββββββββββJanel Modoski, Giffen | ββββββββββββββFatima Mohammed, Advanced Therapy at Pine Hills | ββββββββββββββAkilah Morris, Advanced Therapy at Pine Hills | Christl Mueller, Pine Hills | Darnell Murdock, Pine Hills | ββββββββββββEmily Neuffer, Pine Hills | Anthony Northrup, New Scotland | Diana Ortiz, Myers | Patty Pitucci, Pine Hills | ββββββββββββββJennifer Pratt, New Scotland | Marlette Ramundo, New Scotland | ββββββββββββββKim Reilly, District-wide | Sam Rivera, Arbor Hill | Melanie Russo, Eagle Point | Shelby Samuel, Montessori | Laqueeta Sanders, Roots Academy | βββββββββββββNaomi Sanders, Montessori | ββββββββββββββJolie Scerbo, Eagle Point | ββββββββββββββStephanie Scott, Pine Hills | ββββββββββββββCatherine Shanahan, Pine Hills | ββββββββββββββKatie Smith, Pine Hills | ββββββββββββββRebecca Smith, Montessori | ββββββββββββββErin St. Louis, District-wide | ββββββββββββββSidrah Stephens, Hackett | ββββββββββββββStephanie Stuart, Sheridan Prep | ββββββββββββββJessica Sullivan, New Scotland | ββββββββββββββAngelia Taylor, ΗΰΗΰ²έΚΣΖ΅ High | ββββββββββββββLatasha Temple, ΗΰΗΰ²έΚΣΖ΅ High | βββββββββββKimberly Vanderwarker, Hackett | ββββββββββββββBrittany Van Evera, Sheridan Prep | ββββββββββββββKeira VanVranken, Pine Hills | ββββββββββββββKatie Vassilakis, ΗΰΗΰ²έΚΣΖ΅ High | ββββββββββββββLisa Villa, Hackett | βββββββββββββDaimien Watts, Eagle Point | ββββββββββββββEmily Weijola, Pine Hills | ββββββββββββββMaura Whalen, Montessori |ββββββββββββββ Maurice Williams, Montessori | βββββββββββββββββββββJulie Yanson, North ΗΰΗΰ²έΚΣΖ΅