Teaching Staff:
High School History, Language Arts & Visual Arts
Mrs. Donna Damm
earned
her Bachelor of Arts from Jersey City University
and is certified as a Teacher of the Handicapped (K-12) and is highly
qualified to teach all her assignments.
Mrs. Damm taught in public school prior to working at Ocean Academy
in 2001. Presently she teaches high school English, History and will
also be enriching our curriculum by including art as an elective for
upper classmen this year. She finds this a wonderful opportunity to
facilitate a thematic approach to learning.
High School Math & Science
Mrs. Claudine Arcieri
teaches
Math, Science, Life Skills, Health, and Physical Education. She
graduated from Georgian Court
University, with a
Bachelor of Arts degree and certified as a Teacher of the Handicap
(K-12). She is highly
qualified to teach Math, Science, History and English. She has been
teaching at Ocean Academy
since 2004 and has previous experience teaching in a public high school.
Her philosophy, “learning is the main focus of
education.” She believes it is the goal of every student and the
responsibility of every teacher to increase knowledge and understanding.
For more information on Mrs. Arcieri please follow this
link:
http://inetteacher.com/Home.aspx?uid=103248&pgid=0&secid=1
Special
Education Teacher
Mrs. Cathy Ables
is a
graduate of Richard Stockton College
with a Bachelor of Science in Social Work.
After working in this field she decided to return to school and
become a teacher. She
attended Georgian Court
College and received her
certificate as a Teacher of the Handicapped (K-12).
She started teaching at Ocean Academy
and became a certified Wilson Reading teacher.
Mrs. Ables is a highly qualified instructor as well.
K-5 Special Education
Mrs. Heather Palmieri
earned
degrees
from
Ocean
County Community College. Florida State University and a Masters Degree in Special
Education from Georgian
Court
Mrs. Palmieri is highly qualified to
teach K-5. I have high
expectations for my students and believe that all children can learn. My
teaching methodology is realistic and focused on life time learning.
World Language
Ms. Eileen Fedlum
joined the
Ocean
Academy faculty in
February of 2007 to teach World Language and Life Skills.
Prior teaching experience includes service in parochial and
public high schools. She
holds a B.A. and M.A. in Spanish from Rutgers University.
She meets the requirements for a highly qualified teacher in
New Jersey.
Teacher Of
The Handicapped
Mr. Dave Berman
has been a teacher at Ocean Academy
since 2001. Mr. Berman
graduated from Monmouth University with a degree in Business
Administration. After working in business for a few years he realized he
wanted to teach children.
He returned to school and became a teacher of special needs students. He
is highly qualified and certified to teach K-8 special education
students.
Teaching Assistants:
Mrs. Judy Crosta
has worked as an instructional aide and substitute teacher since 2004.
Mrs. Crosta attended Union County College.
Mrs. Charla Godbolt
has
been an Instructional Aide at
Ocean Academy since 2000. She graduated from Ocean
County
College in 2000 with an
A.A. degree in Liberal Arts. Ms. Godbolt is also a Certified Substitute
Teacher.
Ms. Emanuela Carannante
serves as an Instructional aide and substitute teacher who is
attending Georgian
Court
University
to become a special education teacher.
Mrs. Maryanne Nunn
has been an Instructional aide since 2004 and also serves as a school
bus driver.
Mrs. Carol Simonini
has
worked at Ocean Academy
since 2001 as an instructional aide for eight years.
As a teacher’s aide, she enjoys working with all age groups.
Mr. Richard Cox
is an,
Instructional Aide with a Bachelor of Arts from
Camberwell
Art
College
in London, England.
He believes that if the children are having fun, they learn
without even knowing it. He
also coaches field hockey at the college level.
Mr. John Decarlo
Mr. Casey D'Elia
