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
Joseph Akosi | Principal | jakosi@sjjschool.org |
Jennifer Francis | Assistant Principal | jfrancis@sjjschool.org |
Virginia Dedrick | Controller | vdedrick@sjjschool.org |
Leah Armstrong | Administrative Assistant | larmstrong@sjjschool.org |
Wendy DePauw | Administrative Assistant | wdepauw@sjjschool.org |
Kim Gigliotti | Administrative Assistant | kgigliotti@sjjschool.org |
Nikki Krawczyk | Administrative Assistant | nkrawczyk@sjjschool.org |
Fr. Barry Gearing | President | FrBarry@sjnohio.com |
Fr. Joe Mamich | Treasurer | 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 |
Kristine McChrystal | Grade 1 | kmcchrystal@sjjschool.org |
Teresa Tinnirello | Grade 1 | ttinnirello@sjjschool.org |
Rachel Ketterick | Grade 2 | rketterick@sjjschool.org |
Jennifer Salk | Grade 2 | jsalk@sjjschool.org |
Lisa Zelenka | Grade 2 | lzelenka@sjjschool.org |
Lori Blake | Grade 3 | lblake@sjjschool.org |
Nancy Nadeo | Grade 3 | nnadeo@sjjschool.org |
Rachel Holter | Grade 4 | rholter@sjjschool.org |
Debbie Kazimir | Grade 4 | dkazimir@sjjschool.org |
Meghan Kelley | Grade 4 | mkelley@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 |
Christine Gunn | Grade 8 | cgunn@sjjschool.org |
Tim Sands | Grade 8 | tsands@sjjschool.org |
Program Teachers
MaKenzie Basch | Art | mbasch@sjjschool.org |
Rosanne Puliafico | Computer/MakerSpace | rpuliafico@sjjschool.org |
Lynne Yulish | 4th-8th Enrichment Math | lyulish@sjjschool.org |
Tara Webb | Music | twebb@sjjschool.org |
Physical Education | ||
Elizabeth Figueira | Spanish | efigueira@sjjschool.org |
School Staff
Denine Ryan | School Nurse | dryan@psi-health.org |
Jenny Balina | Intervention Specialist | jbalina@sjjschool.org |
Frances Cullins | Intervention Specialist | |
Loraine Kamczyc | Psychologist | lkamczyc@sjjschool.org |
Wendy Ferian | Small Group Teacher | wferian@sjjschool.org |
Kelly Wetula | Small Group Teacher | |
Janice Dunn | Speech | jdunn@sjjschool.org |
Educational Aides
Lucille Carucci | Educational Aide | lcarucci@sjjschool.org |
Joan Giel | Educational Aide | jgiel@sjjschool.org |
Christine Gray | Educational Aide | cgray@sjjschool.org |
Glenda Helman | Educational Aide | ghelman@sjjschool.org |
Diane Polivchak | Educational Aide | dpolivchak@sjjschool.org |
Arlene Soucek | Educational Aide | asoucek@sjjschool.org |
Donna Stewart | Educational Aide | dstewart@sjjschool.org |
Sr. Rita Mackert | Tutor |
Additional Staff
Lynne Cahal | Cafeteria Staff | lcahal@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 |