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Hello everyone! I had an insanely busy and wonderful summer! I drove across country with my youngest daughter to get her back home for her WEDDING! We camped in national parks and had our last hurrah together before she became Mrs. Miller. The wedding was a small event on Lake Waramaug in CT where my father has a house. Everything about it was perfect! I wouldn't have changed anything. 😍 🚘 👰🏻‍♀️ 💒 ❤️

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Most of my summer was spent working the ESY program, and was fortunate to meet new colleagues and students from the district! I celebrated my niece’s birthday and Christening, and took my nephew to the circus for some Aunt Pam and Bobby time before he headed off to 1st grade! Sadly no vacation this summer, hopefully next year!

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Hi everyone! I'm Jackie Russo and I am excited to teach 3rd grade this year. I spent the summer creating memories with my family. We traveled to Disneyland, Hershey Park, Lake Keowee, and Maine. In my free time I enjoy reading, hiking, and taking pictures. I look forward to a great year!

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Hi! I’m Heidi and this is my 3rd year at IMES in first grade! I spent most of this summer as a camp director on Long Island but still made sure I had time to spend with family and friends. Lots of beach time, read 4 books (not picture books), boat time and got to go to the US Open as well as spend time with my niece and nephew. I am looking forward to a great year!

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Hi! This summer I spent most of my time planning for my wedding that is in October! I went to Newport with some friends and spent some time at my family lake house in NH. Looking forward to a great year!

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Hi all, This is a picture from my

family trip to Maine with my husband, two daughters and three adult step-children. It is the most beautiful place except the water is freezing . I am looking forward to seeing all the fabulous staff here and to meet all the new ones.

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Hi everyone. These are my children, Kyle, Lilliana, and Mikey. This summer we took a family trip to North Myrtle Beach. I also spent a lot of time by the pool and academically preparing my daughter for kindergarten (typical teacher 😬).

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Hi! I’m Christine Samuelsohn and I teach 3rd grade. I have two grown children who are actually John Jay graduates 😊This summer my husband and I went to Saratoga for a few days. We spent the rest of our summer relaxing on our deck and walking our dog, Casey. Have a terrific year everyone!

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Hi! My name is Jena Whitehead. I am a second grade special education teacher. This year I will be Co-teaching with Heather Resnick. Some of my interests include gardening, traveling, and spending time with friends and family. This summer my twin nieces stayed with me for a week! Here we are at the Bronx Zoo.

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Hi Everyone! I am Kiana Jedlicka and I am filling in the 3rd grade ICT leave replacement position. I recently moved back to NY after living in Philadelphia for the year. I am excited to be working at IMES for the time being!

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I am starting my 4th year as the elementary band teacher across the district. This summer I spent lots of time with family, welcoming a new niece and spoiling our pup! Music and family make up just about everything I do outside of work.

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Hi!! I'm Candice Lee the K-5 ENL teacher at IMES. I had a great summer with my family. My daughter is starting a 3s program and my son is starting his junior year at Binghamton U!

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Hi! My name is Jenn Noonan and I'm a Kindergarten teacher. This summer I enjoyed spending lots of time with my boys. The highlight of our summer was our annual trip to Florida! 

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Hello! My name is April Higgins, and I love music! I feel very lucky to be teaching here at IMES! I have 2 children- Owen (11) and Gavin (10). We have a very cute dog named Kali! I love singing, dancing, watching my children playing sports and performing on their instruments!

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I am an interventionist starting my 35th year teaching! This summer, I was busy planning my daughter’s wedding!

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Hi! I'm Heather Resnick and I'm a 2nd grade teacher. This summer I hosted my 12 year old nieces from Ireland. I also saw my FAVORITE band - New Kids on the Block - and had a special meet and greet with the. band. We celebrated Monica Lambert's birthday in Charleston. I spend three weeks teaching at Camp Summerset. My favorite place to be in the summer is Hampton Bays with my husband Brian, daughter Laura, and son Jack. And of course, our dog, Millie! 

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Hi

I am Rebecca Saltzer. I have been working at Increase Miller for many years. I have been Kindergarten TA

Over the past 3 years and I truly love it.

I am a mom to 2 amazing kids.

One in college and the other one is a senior in High School.

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I went to Maine and Rhode Island this summer. I hung out with my grandchildren also. This is my 25th year as a nurse at Increase Miller, and I’ve been here even longer because all four of my children went through this district!

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Pat Vetere 2nd grade

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Hi everyone! My name is Olivia O’Hare and I am a permanent substitute for this upcoming school year at Increase Miller. I graduated from Hofstra University this past May with a B.S. in Early Childhood/Childhood Education. Currently, I am working on my Masters degree in School Counseling at Teachers College, Columbia. I’m looking forward to working with everyone and a great school year!

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Hi everyone! Looking forward to another great school year! Some highlights from this summer include celebrating my son's first birthday, going to cape cod for a week, spending time at my parent's Adirondack house, and going to Old Saybrook. I spent lots of time reading, walking, playing with Jude, and going in our pool.

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Hi! I am Colleen Walsh. I am a Kindergarten teacher here at IMES. This summer I braved two hurricanes and a fractured shoulder to cruise around the Southern Caribbean with my family. I had a wonderful time!

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Hello everyone!  I am Amanda Lisk. I teach 1st grade in A Wing.  This summer I went to Westerly, RI and Lake George with my family.  I love to go to the beach and spend time with my 2 year old son Ryan.  

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Hi! I’m Heather C. and I’m a special education teacher working with Kindergarten and 1st grade. This summer I spent lots of time with family and friends and relaxing.

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Hello everyone! I’m looking forward to a great school year. I gave a busy family life as well with 3 boys keeping me on my toes. I am also an elementary sustainability integration leader so Go Earth! Good luck everyone!

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Hi there. I’m a fifth grade teacher. I have 3 kids and live in Rockland.

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This is my garden gnome Sadie. I had a wonderful summer training her and working in my garden.

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Hi everyone! This is a picture of my dog Gretel, not me, but she's much cuter than I am.

I have made my glorious return to 4th grade this year. This summer I ran a LOT, read a LOT, and got to see my brother for the first time in a while! (He lives in NC.)

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Hi Everyone! I am Monica and I teach 2nd grade at IMES. I am also an association rep and our building treasurer. This summer was busy. I went to Hampton Bays and stayed at Heather Resnick's beautiful home for a week, went to Universal with my family, and spent the rest of the time celebrating a big birthday. The highlight of the summer, though, was going to Charleston, South Carolina with my colleagues and friends from IMES.

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Mollie and Jack Weschler with their new brother “Moby” 😀

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Hi all! These are my kids Mollie (8) and Jack (4) two days ago on Mollie’s birthday. This summer we adopted a beautiful Beluga Whale “Moby.” He lives in our bathtub. It’s a bit tight, and highly dangerous, but love conquers all!!!

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Luis Vazquez, General Music @ IMES and KES

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Luis Vazquez, General Music @ IMES and KES

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Hello! I am Luis Vazquez. I am so excited to join the IMES community. I will be teaching General Music at IMES Tuesday - Thursday.

This summer, my family and I, traveled to Puerto Rico and Costa Rica. Our daughter turned two and started to learn how to swim.

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Hi everyone! I'm Juli, IMES's library media specialist currently without a library! ;-) Our family highlights this summer were a cruise to Bermuda and getting our daughter Emily ready to start Kindergarten! In my free time I enjoy reading, thrifting, and spending time with family and friends.

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Hi There! I am Melissa Palombini, IMES speech-language pathologist. I have three children that are getting too big (14, 12, 9). My passion is travel and I love photography. This summer I spent 2 weeks in Majorca (Mallorca) which was one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been.

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Hello! I am Julia, and this summer I spent time hiking, camping, and traveling with friends and family. Some highlights from summer are... camping upstate and running into a black bear, visiting the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, swimming with a manatee in Florida and celebrating my daughter's 8th birthday!

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Sarah Silverman (she/her/hers) Instructional Coach @ IMES & District Wide

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Sarah Silverman (she/her/hers) Instructional Coach @ IMES & District Wide

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Hi everyone. I'm so excited to be part of the IMES community-- thank you for making me feel so welcome already! Education is my passion and my life's work! But when I'm not "Ms. Silverman," I'm out in nature with my husband and my dog Pickles, baking and cooking up a storm, tending to my Bronx garden, singing karaoke, and playing video games.

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Hi there, I'm Jocie! In my free time, I enjoy kayaking, painting, traveling to new and old locations, and spending time with my family and friends. This summer, I got a new puppy named Lily! She and my other dog, Theo, had a blast playing with each other, rolling in the mud, and slowly destroying my house!

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Hello everyone! I'm excited to be a part of IMES! My husband and I relocated from Alabama to his hometown of Pound Ridge, NY, this past June. I've had great time exploring the area, finding great restaurants, and shops. In my free time, I love reading and taking walks with my dog, Paisley.

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Sitting in the head chair in a castle dining room. I saw Taylor Swift's concert in Dublin with a JJMS friend, Marcia Daley-Savo. We spent the next 7 days traveling around Ireland and found a new cider, Orchard Thieves. In my free time I enjoy baking, quilting and traveling.

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Faith Willett- Instrumental Music (Mondays & Fridays)

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Faith Willett- Instrumental Music (Mondays & Fridays)

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I am so excited to be joining the IMES family! This summer I took trips to North Carolina and Florida, and saw a few concerts. In my free time I like to go rock climbing and try new restaurants.

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My interests include photography especially finding lighthouses and birds to photograph. This summer I went to a nostalgic Hootie & the Blowfish concert in Saratoga Springs while visiting the relaxing mineral bath spa.

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My family and I vacationed in LBI this summer and visited some colleges this summer!