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WASD Welcomes New Faculty for 2025-2026 School Year
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August 20, 2025 | Faculty News
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AUGUST 20, 2025) — The Williamsport Area School District welcomes its new faculty members for the 2025-2026 academic year.
The following educators are members of this year’s induction class:
Williamsport Area High School
- Phil Baughman, school social worker
- Lauren Cooley, art teacher
- Derek Gehr, special education teacher
- Abbey Gerasimoff, chemistry teacher
- Samuel Hillman, long-term substitute teacher
- Alanis St. Clair, speech and language teacher
- Emily Weaver, English teacher
Williamsport Area Middle School
- Katie Hornberger, science teacher
- Isaac Ritter, long-term substitute teacher
- Jonaida Williams, math teacher
Curtin Intermediate School
- Kylie Gilmore, fourth-grade teacher
- Rebecca Reeder, music teacher
- Elizabeth Rice, long-term substitute teacher
- Luxi Walz, fifth-grade teacher
- Saige Whipple, fifth-grade teacher
Lycoming Valley Intermediate School
- Christopher Carithers, special education teacher
- Heather Folmar, fourth-grade teacher
- Shannon Knight, long-term substitute teacher
- Carolina Roy, music teacher
Jackson Primary School
- Amber Davis, long-term substitute teacher
- Kayla Gephart, second-grade teacher
- Brielle Hess, special education teacher
- Julie Kolb, literacy instructional coach
- Valerie Reynolds, school counselor (also Cochran Primary)
Cochran Primary School
- Kylie Kirkendall, kindergarten teacher
- Megan MacElellan, third-grade teacher
- Valerie Reynolds, school counselor (also Jackson Primary)
- Amber Rute, first-grade teacher
- Maya Trump, third-grade teacher
Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School
- Heather LeBourgeois, long-term substitute teacher
- Cameron Trapani, second-grade teacher
District-Wide
- Hazel Dionne, long-term substitute teacher
These new educators join WASD as part of its induction program, which provides mentoring and professional development to support teachers in their first year. The initiative reflects the district’s ongoing commitment to fostering strong, high-quality instruction for students across all grade levels.
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