For further information about the ELA department at TAG please see the following information options!
Jennifer Leveille - 6th grade
Email: leveillej@springfieldpublicschools.com
Undergrad school and degree achieved: BA from Westfield State
Graduate schools and degree achieved: MEd from WNEU
Stay after day/afterschool activities: Thursday
If you weren’t a teacher what would you be? Graphic designer
If you were an animal what would you be? A squirrel
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"I believe that if you set high expectations for students, they are more than capable of exceeding them."
Kathy Trujillo - 6th grade
Email: trujillok@springfieldpublicschools.com
Undergrad school and degree achieved: BA from San Francisco State
Graduate schools and degree achieved: MEd from AIC
Stay after day/afterschool activities: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
If you weren’t a teacher what would you be? A boutique owner
If you were an animal what would you be? A penguin
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"My educational philosophy is ever-changing because it depends on the students’ needs. Every day I adapt and adjust my approach to teaching that meets the student’s needs and wants. I allow the students natural curiosity to direct their own learning."
Email: eichenlaubj@springfieldpublicschools.com
Undergrad school and degree achieved: B.A and B.S University of Pittsburgh
Graduate schools and degree achieved: Ph.D. from Stanford University
Stay after day/afterschool activities: Monday
If you weren’t a teacher what would you be? An urban planner
What is your go to dance move? Touching the floor.
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"Reading is the keystone of any ELA class, but it's speaking and writing about texts in our own words that really makes what we read come alive. I teach speaking and writing as two sides of the same coin-- they mutually reinforce and support one another and must be practiced in tandem."
Janelle Clarke - 8th grade
Email: clarkej@springfieldpublicschools.com
Undergrad school and degree achieved: BA from Merrimack College
Graduate schools and degree achieved: MEd from Merrimack College
Stay after day/afterschool activities: Wednesday
If you weren’t a teacher what would you be? An interior designer
What is your go to dance move? Fist pump
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"Education is more than just the four walls of a classroom; it is a way of life that enables the mind to be used as a sponge to absorb the world. "