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teachers of the month
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Andrea teaches fifth grade. She has been teaching for 21 years, including 14 at Carrigan.
- September | Andrea Blakeslee
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Brian teaches fifth-grade math and science. He's been teaching for 15 years, including 11 at Carrigan.
- September | Brian Hildenbrandt
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This is Leslie's 20th year of teaching. She got her start at Savin Rock and has been at Carrigan since it became a grades 5-6 intermediate school 13 years ago.
- October | Leslie Morgan
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Greg teaches music at Carrigan and has been here for 25 years.
- November | Greg Benn
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Anne-Marie has been teaching in West Haven for 38 years. She teaches General Music, Keyboard Class, African Drumming, Chorus, and Drama.
- November | Anne-Marie LaMotta
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Stacy teaches 6th Grade Inclusion at Carrigan and this is her 24th year teaching at the school.
- December | Stacy Antonucci
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Michael currently teaches 6th Grade Inclusion. This is his 11th year teaching, all at Carrigan.
- December | Michael Bartone
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Elisa teaches 5th grade sheltered classroom. This is her 33rd year teaching and she's been at Carrigan for 14 years.
- January | Elisa Rice
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Jamey teaches Grade 5 EL sheltered classroom, math and science. He's been teaching for 26 years in West Haven with 14 years at Carrigan.
- January | Jamey Sitro
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Grade is in her 1st year teaching in West Haven but her 21st year teaching overall. She teaches 5th-grade humanities.
- February | Grace Malangone-Romano
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Melissa teaches 6th-grade math and science. This is her 9th year teaching and 1st year at Carrigan.
- February | Melissa Deroche
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Cameron is a school social worker and has been teaching for 5 years, all at Carrigan.
- March | Cameron Hotchkiss
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Maura has been a school social worker in West Haven for the past 24 years, 14 of them at Carrigan.
- March | Maura Izzo
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Ben teaches fifth-grade English Language Arts and Social Studies. This is his 10th year teaching (7 in the United Kingdom and 3 in Connecticut), and 1st year in West Haven.
- April | Ben Pellant
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Kim teaches sixth-grade Humanities and has been teaching for 5 years, all at Carrigan.
- April | Kim Wilson
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Veronica teaches English to newly arrived students from other countries. She's been teaching for 19 years and has been at Carrigan since 2010.
- May | Veronica Howard
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Racheal teaches 5th grade Humanities. This is her 1st year teaching at Carrigan, and her 10th year overall.
- May | Racheal Raucci