New SSCS teachers get a tour of Sharon Springs as part of new staff orientation in August.
SSCS welcomed five new teachers and a school counselor at a half-day orientation on August 30. The day included a walking tour of the school, setting up new teacher webpages and a general overview of SSCS school climate and culture by Superintendent/Principal Yorke and SSCS teacher mentors.
The group also got a school bus tour of the Town and Village of Sharon Springs. Thanks to tour guide Barbara Handy and Tom the bus driver who pointed out Sharon landmarks, various historic points of interest, farms, and the homes of the families we serve.
Thank you to the tech support from Jacqulyn Insogna and our teacher mentors Stephanie Fuller, Keri Jones, Chris Smith, Danielle Connors, Tonja Law, and Randi Korona for getting them off to a great start!
MEET OUR NEW SSCS STAFF
Lindsay Blowers, K-12 School Counselor
Lindsay Blowers has been an area School Counselor for a variety of school districts since 2014, most recently at Gloversville High School. Prior to that she was a counselor at Pathways Academy, Herkimer BOCES, Scotia-Glenville Central Schools and Fonda-Fultonville Central Schools. She earned a CAS in School Counseling and a master’s degree in Professional School Counseling from the College of Saint Rose, Albany, a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from SUNY-Oneonta.
Samuel Bonderoff, Sixth Grade Teacher
Samuel Bonderoff comes to SSCS from the Nenena City School District, Alaska, where he did his Student Teacher experience and was also a substitute teacher. He has also substitute taught in the Cooperstown Central School District. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education and Special Education (Environmental Studies) from SUNY-Geneseo.
Meghan Fancher, Third Grade Teacher
Meghan Fancher has been an Elementary School Teacher in the area since 2014, most recently teaching first and fourth grade in Jefferson, NY. She’s also taught Kindergarten at Cobleskill-Richmondville CSD and UPK for the Albany County Action Partnership. She earned a master’s degree in Educational Technology and a bachelor’s degree in Childhood Education from SUNY-Oneonta. She earned an associate’s degree in General Studies from Thompkins Cortland Community College.
Ruthann Galasso, Elementary School Special Education Teacher
Ruthann Galasso comes to SSCS from Cobleskill-Richmondville Central Schools where she was a Special Education teacher since 2008. She earned a master’s degree in Student with Special Needs from SUNY-Albany, a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from the College of Saint Rose, Albany and an associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education from SUNY-Cobleskill.
Brittany Pitonza, Third Grade Teacher
Brittany Pitonza comes to SSCS from Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District where she taught third grade and fifth grade since 2015. She was also a Modified Softball coach in the district. She is currently studying for her master’s degree in Instruction Technology from Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Childhood Education from SUNY-Oneonta and an associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica.
Alex Yorke, Secondary School Science Teacher
Alex Yorke comes to SSCS from Renaissance High School for Musical Theater & Technology in the Bronx where he taught Earth Science since 2018. Yorke earned a master’s degree in Adolescence Earth Science Education from Fordham University Graduate School of Education, and a bachelor’s degree in Geology from Oberlin College Oberlin, Ohio.
