Student success is dependent upon having outstanding teachers.
Sts. Joseph and John prides itself in having highly qualified and caring teachers. Our teachers have received many awards for excellence in teaching and are consistently recognized for their outstanding teaching.
Some of our Teacher Awards:
- Outstanding Teacher of the Year From the Diocese of Cleveland
- Teacher of the Week WKYC-TV
- Knights of Columbus Teacher of the Year
- Who’s Who Among America’s Professional Women
- Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers
Student success is also dependent upon having accessibility to teachers.
All of our Kindergarten classes are staffed with a teacher and a full-time teacher’s aide. Our Kindergarten student ratio is 12:1. Likewise, all of our primary grades are staffed with a teacher and a full-time classroom educational aide.
We understand that good communication between parents and teachers is essential for academic success. We strive to ensure that our parents and teachers are in constant contact. Sts. Joseph and John School helps to enhance communication between parents and teachers through the FACTS program. FACTS offers parents the ability to examine their child’s daily progress, verify homework assignments, and e-mail their child’s teacher with any questions or concerns. With FACTS, parents have the opportunity to monitor their children’s academic progress.
School Staff Directory
Administrative Staff
Jennifer Francis | Interim Principal | jfrancis@sjjschool.org |
Virginia Dedrick | Controller | vdedrick@sjjschool.org |
Wendy DePauw | Administrative Assistant | wdepauw@sjjschool.org |
Kim Gigliotti | Administrative Assistant | kgigliotti@sjjschool.org |
Fr. Barry Gearing | Treasurer | FrBarry@sjnohio.com |
Fr. Joe Mamich | President | jmamich@sjohio.org |
Preschool – Grade 8 Teachers
Angela Bosko | Preschool Director | abosko@sjjschool.org |
Staci Franz | Preschool Teacher | sfranz@sjjschool.org |
Carissa Hamski | Kindergarten | chamski@sjjschool.org |
Sarah Hutchinson | Kindergarten | shutchinson@sjjschool.org |
Cari Driscoll | Grade 1 | cdriscoll@sjjschool.org |
Teresa Tinnirello | Grade 1 | ttinnirello@sjjschool.org |
Rachel Ketterick | Grade 2 | ketterick@sjjschool.org |
Jennifer Salk | Grade 2 | jsalk@sjjschool.org |
Lori Blake | Grade 3 | lblake@sjjschool.org |
Nancy Nadeo | Grade 3 | nnadeo@sjjschool.org |
Kristine McChrystal | Grade 4 | kmcchrystal@sjjschool.org |
Debbie Kazimir | Grade 4 | dkazimir@sjjschool.org |
Katy Byrne | Grade 5 | kbyrne@sjjschool.org |
Heather Estephan | Grade 5 | hestephan@sjjschool.org |
Kathy Thomas | Grade 5 | kthomas@sjjschool.org |
Jane Kopy | Grade 6 | jkopy@sjjschool.org |
Brian Leneghan | Grade 6 | bleneghan@sjjschool.org |
Mark Beck | Grade 7 | mbeck@sjjschool.org |
Katie Wirtz | Grade 7 | kwirtz@sjjschool.org |
Meghan Kelley | Grade 8 | mkelley@sjjschool.org |
Tim Sands | Grade 8 | tsands@sjjschool.org |
Program Teachers
Rosanne Puliafico | Computer/MakerSpace | rpuliafico@sjjschool.org |
Kristin Klatka | Art Teacher | kklatka@sjjschool.org |
Joe Clark | Physical Education | jclark@sjjschool.org |
Tara Webb | Music | twebb@sjjschool.org |
Dragana Rojulga | Spanish | drojulga@sjjschool.org |
School Staff
Andrea Ziemer | School Nurse | sjjclinic@sjjschool.org |
Frances Cullins | Small Group Teacher | fcullins@sjjschool.org |
Loraine Kamczyc | Psychologist | lkamczyc@sjjschool.org |
Wendy Ferian | Enrichment Reading | wferian@sjjschool.org |
Natalie Kimble | Enrichment Math | nkimble@sjjschool.org |
Kelly Wetula | Intervention Specialist | kwetula@sjjschool.org |
Maria Boyer | Intervention Specialist | mboyer@sjjschool.org |
Trishia Kirkland | Reading Interventionist | tkirkland@sjjschool.org |
Janice Dunn | Speech | jdunn@sjjschool.org |
Educational Aides
Diane Polivchak | Educational Aide | dpolivchak@sjjschool.org |
Donna Stewart | Educational Aide | dstewart@sjjschool.org |
Maggie Behm | 1st Grade Aide | mbehm@sjjschool.org |
Karen McCullough | 1st Grade Aide | kmccullough@sjjschool.org |
Jen Stawicki | Preschool Aide | jstawicki@sjjschool.org |
Holly Tortorici | Preschool Aide | htortorici@sjjschool.org |
Lucille Carucci | Educational Aide | lcarucci@sjjschool.org |
Sr. Rita Mackert | Tutor | rmackert@sjjschool.org |
Additional Staff
Beth Reagan | Cafeteria Staff | breagan@sjjschool.org |
Sharon Gyurko | Cafeteria Staff | sgyurko@sjjschool.org |
Michelle Lechler | Cafeteria Staff | mlechler@sjjschool.org |
Dennis Crose | Maintenance | dcrose@sjjschool.org |
Gabby David | Maintenance | gdavid@sjjschool.org |
Cindy Lasiter | Maintenance | clasiter@sjjschool.org |
Will Lasiter | Maintenance | wlasiter@sjjschool.org |