As part of their second day of new teacher orientation, new faculty and staff attended a welcoming luncheon sponsored by the Newark Central School District Board of Education August 22nd in the Large Group Instruction room at Newark High School. Superintendent Matt Cook cordially welcomed new staff and introduced others attending the luncheon including: Board of Education members Russ Harris, who is president and vice president Eric DeTaeye, BOE members Susie

Earl, Tom Ledbetter and Jim Miranda; Assistant Superintendent for Business Ed Gnau and Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Krista Lewis; four building principals and two assistant

principals and some other district staff and Newark Mayor Jonathan Taylor and Newark Police Chief David Christler. After the luncheon, new staffers went on a whirlwind bus tour of Newark with Cook and other administrators.

New Kelley School staff include in back row from left: Steven DiBenedetto, school psychologist, Megan Greene, fourth grade teacher, Kaleigh White, art teacher, Kelly Ulmer, third grade teacher, Emily Bisland, fourth grade teacher and Jennifer Kohlenberg, third grade teacher. Front row from left: Kelly Valone, fifth grade teacher, Elizabeth Brozik, music teacher, Shannon McGinnis, fourth grade teacher, Michelle Lindner, third grade teacher, Laurie Palmisano, fifth grade teacher and Sarah Bambury, fifth grade teacher.

New staff at Newark High School are: math teacher Melissa Allison, science teacher Cayley Hallahan and Health/Family and Consumer Science teacher Nicole Favreau

New staff at Lincoln and Perkins schools include in back row from left: K-12 occupational therapist Jane Seamans, Lincoln School second grade teacher Keara Foley, Perkins School special education teacher Katie Schilstra and Perkins School kindergarten teacher Kaitlyn Barragato. In front row from left are: Lincoln and Perkins School school psychologist Jillian Cherry; Lincoln School special education teacher Emily Zschoche; Lincoln School literacy teacher Jessica Putnam and Lincoln School first grade teacher Dana Lobell.

 New staff at Newark Middle School include in back row from left: District-wide Family Community Engagement program coordinator Julia Rodriquez, science teacher Spencer Byrne and special education teacher Jen Ganster. Front row from left: English Language Arts teachers Kristin Graham and Stefan Uveges, health teacher Michelle Cushman, English Language Arts teacher Lindsay Dibble and DELPHI counselor at KS and NMS, Nicca Lattuca.