The Department of Special Services meets the diverse needs of students by providing support in their academic, social and emotional endeavors, through a variety of accommodations, modifications and specialized instruction.

Nantucket Public School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, homelessness, or disability in programs, activities or employment.

Debra Gately
Director of Special Services, McKinney Vento, Title IX & Civil Rights Coordinator   
gatelyd@npsk.org

Sherri Lewis
Coordinator of Student Support & Social Emotional Learning, Section 504 & Home/Hospital Tutoring Coordinator
lewisshollers@npsk.org  

Susan Oliveri
Special Services Team Chair - CPS/NHS
oliveris@npsk.org

Michelle Cadavid
Special Services Team Chair - NES/NIS
Bilingual School Psychologist
cadavidm@npsk.org

Jennifer Laredo
School Psychologist - NES/NIS
laredoj@npsk.org

Sarah Holton-Roth
School Psychologist - CPS/NHS
holtonroths@npsk.org

Morgan Smith-Jones
Administrative Assistant to the Director
smithjonesm@npsk.org
508-228-7285 x1355

Maria Chirinos
Administrative Assistant
chirinosm@npsk.org
508-228-7285 x1981

Cecilia Gutierrez
Special Services Interpreter/Translator 
gutierrezc@npsk.org
508-228-7285 x1355

Contact Information
Office:  Nantucket Elementary School
30 Surfside Road 
Nantucket,  MA 02554
Office Hours:  Monday - Friday,  7:30 am - 3:30 pm
Phone:  508.228.7285  ext. 1355
Fax:  508.825.2062

Pathways Preschool Teachers - Julia Carew, Jaimie Collum, Juliette LaFavre & Samantha Lee 

Kindergarten - Lauren Soverino & Nicollette Santiago

Grade 1 - Sarah Lavin &  Claire Poulin

Grade 2 - Elizabeth Baraldi & Kara Evans

School Counselors - Jeanne Clark & Lisa Hood

Social Worker - Contracted Social Worker - Rebecca Alvarez

Grade 3 - Sarah Gault

Grade 4 - Shelly Brannigan

Grade 5 - Laura Ubaldino

Options - Seth Kearns

IDSC - Cara Seal & Sarah Dalzell

Language-Based Learning - Melissa Garland

School Counselors - Rachel Foulkes & Aaron Peckham

School Social Worker - Emily Sybert

Grade 6 - Barb Condon

Grade 7 - Alyssa Billings

Grade 8 - Mark Gonnella

Language-Based Learning - Carolyn Conto Ross

Reading - Theran Singleton

IDSC - Casey Cordone

Options - Marita Scarlett

School Counselors - Dauna Coffin & Jaclyn Normand

Social Worker - TBD

Vocational & Transition - Ian Stewart

IDSC - Kim Dias

China Davis

Nicole Gross 

Stephanie Johnson

Monique Malloy

Student Success Program - Andrew Viselli 

Guidance Counselors - Yuliya Chumak, Courtney Foster, Chris Miemiec

Social Worker - Julie Kingston

Speech/Language Therapists - Cathy Bruno, Fred Durand, Emily Sylvia & Teodora Veleva

Occupational Therapists - Ashley Reuss, Alexis Healy-Wurzburg,  Noelle Johnson

Physical Therapist - Marilyn Jones

Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) - Laura Stanley