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SCHOOLS & EDUCATION

BOARD OF EDUCATION
Chairman: Elaine McClure (R) 270-6201
Vice Chairman: Lisa Schwartz (D) 426-3986
Secretary: Andrew Buzzi (R) 426-2374
Thomas Gissen (D) 364-1393
Paul Mangiafico (R) 426-3490
David Nanavaty (D) Phone Unlisted

ADMINISTRATION
Office aat 4 Fairfield Circle South, Newtown, CT 06470
Superintendent: Evan Pitkoff 426-7621
Asst. Superintendent: Alice Jackson 426-7617
Business Director: Ronald Bienkowski 426-7619
Pupil Personnel Services Director: Michael Rean 426-7626
Continuing Education, Adult Diploma and Summer School:
Acting Director: Elissa Gellis 426-1787
Transportation Director: Anthony DiLonardo 426-7613
Buildings and Grounds Supervisor: Dominick Posca: 426-7615

NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL
12 Berkshore Road, Sandy Hook 426-7646
Principal : William Manfredonia
Asst. Principal: Lorrie Arsenian

NEWTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL
11 Queen Street, Newtown 426-7638
Principal: Diane Sherlock
Asst. Principal: Kathy Boettner
PTA Presidents: Denise Grier, Anna Wiedemann

REED INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
3 Trades Lane, Newtown 270-4880
Principal: Donna Denniston
Asst. Principal: Anthony Salvatore
PTA President: Jackie Himmelfarb

HAWLEY SCHOOL
29 Church Hill Road, Newtown 426-7666
Principal: Jo-Ann Peters
PTA President: Melanie Scott

HEAD O’MEADOW
94 Boggs Hill Road, Newtown 426-7670
PTA Presidents: Catherine Roche and Adele Unger

MIDDLE GATE SCHOOL
7 Cold Spring Road, Newtown 426-7662
Principal: Judith Gallo
PTA President: Amy Cameron

SANDY HOOK SCHOOL
29 Dickinson Drive, Sandy Hook 426-7657
Principal: Donna Page
Asst. Principal: Catherine Mazzariello
PTA President: Susan Bridges

ST. ROSE PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
40 Church Hill Road, Newtown 426-5102
Principal : Mary Maloney
Home & School Association – President: Dr. Neil Culligan

THE FRASER-WOODS SCHOOL
173 South Main Street, Newtown 426-3390
School Head: Myriam Woods
Parent Association – President: Renee Delmolino
An independent school with a Montessori curriculum educating
students from age 18 months through 8th grade. Before and
after school programs available.

HOUSATONIC VALLEY WALDORF
40 Dodgingtown Road, Dodgingtown 364-1113
Administrators: Melissa Merkling and Kathy Grose
An independent school with a Waldorf curriculum that is
designed to introduce each subject at the appropriate
developmental stage in the child’s life. The school welcomes
children ages 3 through 8th grade. There is also a morning
kindergarten program with an after care program until 3 p.m.

CHILDREN’S ADVENTURE CENTER
14 Riverside Road, Sandy Hook 426-3018
Director: Rose Luzzi; Board Officers: Mae Schmidle, Chairman;
Barbara Borst, Vice Chairman; Vera Troesper, Treasurer; and
Mairian DeLucia, Secretary.
Public preschool program for children ages 3-5, also before and
after school programs for children in kindergarten.

MERRYHILL CHILD CARE CENTER
49 Queen Street, Newtown 426-9847
Director: Michelle Kean.
A center offering nursery programs for ages six weeks to six years.
12 years in operation. Open Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to
6:00 p.m.

MISTY MORNING CHILDREN CENTER
10 Commerce Road, Newtown 270-6771
Directors: Wendy Whelan and Lynne Ertl
Year round childcare and educational facility for children
Ages 6 weeks to fourth grade. Two acres, seven playgrounds.
Open Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

NEWTOWN CONGREGATAIONAL CO-OP NURSERY
Congregational Church House, 41-A Main Street, Newtown 426-1657
Director: Kathy Murdy
Two-day-a-week program for 3-year-olds, and a three-day-a- week
Program for 4-year-olds (morning and afternoon).

TRINITY DAY SCHOOL
Trinity Episcopal Church, 36 Main Street, Newtown 426-8429
Director: Nancy Nathanson
Two-day-a-week program for 3-year-olds (morning or
Afternoon) and a three day program for 4-year-olds
(morning and afternoon).

WESLEY LEARNING CENTER
Adjacent to Newtown United Methodist Church,
92 Church Hill Road, Sandy Hook 426-6149
Director: Rahnna Peck
Morning and afternoon preschool programs for 3- and
4-year-olds. Extended day 4-year-old program (9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Monday through Thursday). Pre-kindergarten program for four-
And five-year-olds (8:30 a.m. to noon, Monday-Friday). Extended
Day kindergarten also offered (8:30 a.m.-l:30 p.m. Monday
Through Friday).