Eastern Point Day School

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Pre-K/Kindergarten Teacher - Tami Cronin

An Educator since 1995, Mrs. Cronin has been teaching early childhood programs in grades Pre-K through 1 for the past fifteen years. She is an OCCS/EEC certified early childhood teacher and has taught in both public and private school settings. In addition to teaching, Mrs. Cronin has coordinated and developed inclusion model, multi-age, and transitional Pre-K/Kindergarten programs for 3, 4, and 5 year olds. Mrs. Cronin has also served the community on a volunteer basis as a guest reader in the Peabody Public Schools, a member of the Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Committee, a Co-Chair for the annual "Catch the Lucky Star Auction," and was a founding member of "Team Challenger" for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. As she enters her ninth year at Eastern Point Day School, Mrs. Cronin's exciting and unique teaching style coupled with her wealth of Pre-K and Kindergarten experience bring daily passion and joy for our students, their learning and their growth.

Early Elementary School Teacher - Barbara Allenbrook

Barbara holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Emmanuel College with dual majors in Elementary Education and History. Her graduate degree, a Master in Education, is from Cambridge College. Since earning her Master's, Mrs. Allenbrook has accumulated an additional 30 graduate credits in the field of education. Her teaching experience in Everett, Rockport and Gloucester includes grades kindergarten, one, two, and multi-age. She retired from the Gloucester Public Schools after 18 years as a first grade teacher. Early in her career, Mrs. Allenbrook was a teacher at St. Mel's, now Eastern Point Day School. She has a strong interest in Early Literacy with extensive training in Reading/Language Arts. Teachers and supervisors describe her as a caring, creative, dynamic, hand-on teacher who loves working with children and collaborating with colleagues. When not teaching, Mrs. Allenbrook spends time with her grandchildren, is an avid reader, loves animals, and enjoys outdoor activities particularly gardening.

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Art - Patricia Reed

Patricia has spent most of her life traveling and living in many parts of the world as a member of an Army family. She has a B.A. in Art Education from the University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas, and a Masters of Education in Creative Arts in Learning from Lesley University. Patricia has over 20 years of experience teaching art to children of all ages and is always inspired and energized by their creativity. In between her teaching experiences, Patricia creates and exhibits her own art whenever she can. She enjoys being a lifelong learner and continues to study art and take studio courses and art workshops.

Headmaster - Bob Teel

Mr. Teel joins us with 34 years experience in academic leadership and teaching in both public and private school settings. He holds a Masters Degree in Elementary Education and Massachusetts certifications for Superintendent, K - 8 Principal, Teacher and Supervisor/Director. Mr. Teel served as teacher and program director in Gloucester for 21 years before several principalships in the surrounding area, including Burlington, Beverly and Kensington, New Hampshire. Additionally, he serves as a trustee and past president of the Board Bridgton Academy in Maine. Mr. Teel believes that a successful school begins with everyone in the school community working together in the spirit of cooperation, collaboration and excellence.

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Music - Chris Kersker

In his 13th year of teaching, Chris Kersker has enjoyed both the class room and private instruction. Chris is currently playing music with groups "Hope Road", "The Run Around" and organizes various duos and trios available for weddings/formal functions.

Intermediate/Upper School English and Math Teacher - Matthew Recine

Originally a native of Yonkers, New York, Mr. Recine studied at Manhattanville College where he majored in Theatre Education. During this time, he also focused his energy on his love for writing and literature, completing all of the courses in the English Writing major at his school. Now a resident of Marblehead, he is currently working towards a Master’s of Education degree in Special Education/ABA (with initial licensure in Moderate Disabilities and board certification in Applied Behavior Analysis) at Endicott College. Aside from reading and writing, some of Mr. Recine’s interests and hobbies include singing and acting. As a teacher, he believes in commitment to learning, respect of all people, preparedness to teach, the making of strong choices, and spontaneity as being huge aspects of an educational philosophy.

Intermediate/Upper School Science and Social Studies Teacher - Michelle Gallo

Ms. Gallo is a graduate of Salem State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education. She holds a Master of Arts, also from SSU, in Technology. Her Massachusetts license is in Elementary Education. Ms. Gallo’s career spans 17 years as a classroom teacher in charter, parochial and public schools. Most of her experience is at the intermediate level, although she has done considerable work with middle school and high school age children. She has several strengths and interests, but has recently focused on technology as a teaching and learning tool. Using a variety of programs and applications including power point, interactive software and the Internet, Ms. Gallo creates a classroom environment that brings learning to life through virtual expeditionary experiences. She is also involved in applying technology to student assessment. Her professional reputation is one of accomplishment, creativity, and hard work. Colleagues and supervisors describe Ms. Gallo as dedicated to her students, their families, and her colleagues - a team player who gives it her all and makes things happen. When not teaching, Ms. Gallo enjoys reading, movies, music, and spending quality time with her daughter, family and friends.