New Staff at Monroe

Monroe Local Schools is buzzing with new staff this year. Monroe hired 39 new employees for 2007-2008 ; 20 classroom teachers, 5 Intervention specialists, 4 adminstrators,2 secretaries, 2 clinic aides, 2 paraprofessionals, 2 food service, 1 elementary, guidance counselor. Some of the positions were filled due to new sections of classes added, and some were replacement staff. The 5 new Administrators are; Elementary Assistant Principal- Jennifer Dennis who come from Edgewood City Schools. This is her first year as an Assistant Principal. 7-12 Curriculum Coordinator- Diane Ivory who come to us from Princeton City Schools where she served as their 7-12 Curriculum Coordinator. Lisa Hodits- Jr. High Principal formerly Monroe’s 7-12 Curriculum Coordinator, Jody Long- Primary Director & Elementary Curriculum Coordinator and Dr. Robert Stark from Reading Community Schools will fill the Director of Special Services position for the district.

Jennifer Dennis- Elementary Assistant Principal

Mrs. Jennifer Dennis has been in education for 20 years serving at Lakota and Edgewood in various teaching capacities; 11 years Lakota Local schools, elementary classroom teacher, 8 years Edgewood City Schools as an elementary classroom teacher. This is her first year as an Assistant Elementary Principal.

Mrs. Diane Ivory- 7-12 Curriculum Coordinator 

Mrs. Diane Ivory has been in education for 32 years serving in Dayton Public Schools as a High School science teacher for 17 years, Vandalia Butler Schools for 5 years as a K-12 science coordinator, Wayne High School in Huber Heights Principal for 4 years, Princeton City Schools 7-12 Curriculum Coordinator for 5 years.

Ms. Lisa Hodits has been in education for 9 years beginning her career in Middletown City Schools for 1 year, 5 years as an English teacher for Ross High School, she also served as a District Media Coordinator for Ross until she was hired at Monroe in 2002.

Jody Long- Primary Director

Mrs. Jody Long has been in education for 17 years. She began as a kindergarten teacher at Mayfield Elementary in Middletown and finished her last 2 of 9 years as a 1st grade teacher. Mrs. Long came to Monroe in 1999 as a kindergarten teacher and has taught 4th grade for 4 years, served as an instruction specialist for 1 year ,and is now the Elementary Curriculum Coordinator 3 years to present, and is also the Director of the Primary Building.

Dr. Robert Stark- Director of Special Services

Dr. Stark has served as a School Psychologist and Special Services Administrator for 29 years. He began his career with Hamilton County as a School Psychologist serving for 5 years, moved to Reading Community Schools for 6 years as a School Psychologist and becoming their Coordinator of Special Services in 1989 to the present. He also has been an Adjunct Instructor at Xavier University since 1996.

Other New Staff Members:

Melina Ames- Science

Heather Bates- Intervention Specialist

Kristine Beattie- Intervention Specialist

Kathy Becraft – Clinic Aide

Amy Chivington- First Grade

Erica Cruse- H.S. Spanish

Katie Davis- Clinic Aide,

Stacey Deaton- Health/ PE

Samantha Flores- H.S. Lang. Arts

Emily Fricke- Intervention Specialist

Lori Green- Intervention Specialist

Patti Horvat- Food Service

Anne Howard- Gifted

Jenna King- Paraprofessional

Carrie Long- Elem. Guidance Counselor

Lydia Manley- First Grade

Todd Moore- Fourth Grade

Ashley Keller- Kindergarten

Jennifer Kenneally- Fourth Grade

Crystal Newman-Paraprofessional

Julie Perilman- Sixth Grade

Shari Ransbottom- Primary Secretary

Tanya Rasnick- Jr. High Secretary

Rachael Rist- First Grade

Cindy Rovai- French/German

Wilma Seeger- Food Service

Emily Sickle- Jr. High Science

Joe Snively- Intervention Specialist

Samantha Soete- English/Social Studies

Ashlie Stoneburner- Sixth Grade

Nicole Vega- Jr. High Lang. Arts

Audrey Vincent- Jr./ Sr. High Spanish

Rachael Wolf- Jr. H. Math

Andrew Zimmerman- Science.

Monroe Local Schools would like to welcome all of our new staff members. We feel that we have selected the very best personnel to fill the positions and we are proud to introduce them to the public!