TEACHER CLASSROOMS
Pre-K / K Classroom
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Becky Richardson
rebecca.richardson@wswsu49.org
Becky Richardson has worked here in Readsboro since 2003. She received her Associate's degree in Early Childhood Education from Greenfield Community College in Greenfield, MA and her Bachelor's Degree, also in Early Childhood Education, from Fitchburg State University in Fitchburg, MA. Her favorite thing about teaching is when students get excited about something new that they have learned, whether that be learning to read or write, or getting involved in an ongoing project such as interviewing school workers about what they do and presenting what they have discovered to an audience. When she is not in the classroom, she enjoys spending time with her daughter as well as the rest of her family. Swimming, reading, hiking, and traveling are some of her favorite activities.
1st / 2nd Classroom
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Laura Tatro
laura.tatro@wswsu49.org
Laura Tatro (Mrs. Tatro) began teaching grades 1 and 2 at Readsboro Central School in the 2023-2024 school year. She grew up in Stamford, Vermont, and now resides in North Adams, Massachusetts, with her husband. She is a 2008 graduate of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and has previously worked in the North Adams Public School System for ten years, where she assisted, subbed, tutored, and taught! She has two children, a son and a daughter, and three granddaughters. In her free time she likes to spend time with family and friends. She also likes to garden, read, and, if time allows, to make crafts, knit, and sew. She looks forward to working with the students, families, and community members of Readsboro, Vermont!
3rd / 4th Classroom
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Crystal Bolio
crystal.bolio@wswsu49.org
Crystal Bolio is our 3rd/4th grade teacher at Readsboro Central School. Teaching has always been a passion of hers and she is excited to work with and get to know each student, parent, and staff member! She has been working in the education field for 16 years. She has a lot of experience working with individuals with Special Needs. She strongly believes that each individual has a place in the classroom and always aims for full inclusion. One of her goals is to build a very strong classroom community. She is looking forward to a year full of learning, fun, and adventure!
Crystal grew up in Bennington. She attended MCLA, where she received a Bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, with a focus on English and Psychology. This degree focused on Early Childhood Education as well.
During her free time Crystal enjoys spending time with her family, loom knitting, listening to music, swimming, yoga, and reading (or anything) with her kids.
Physical Education
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TBD - Apply on School Spring!
Special Education
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Ashley Blevins
ablevins@wswsu49.org
Ashley Blevins attended Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts to obtain a bachelors in Psychology and a Masters in Education, specializing in Moderate Disabilities. She started working in the school district at Readsboro as a special education paraprofessional in 2017, as she worked to get her teaching license before advancing into the role as a Special Educator.
Library/Media Specialist
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TBD - Apply on School Spring!
Music
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​Lorelie Haneke
lhaneke@wswsu49.org
Mrs. Lee has a BM of music education K-12 and has been a vocal, piano, and instrumental private teacher for many years. She has been a music teacher in several private and charter schools as well as a full time system wide music teacher in Worcester Public Schools. As the mother of six sons and grandmother of eleven, her life has been spent caring for children. She is looking forward to teaching music this year to the students of Readsboro Central School.
Art
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Kamaree Saldo
ksaldo@wswsu49.org
Ms Saldo has always had a passion for art, and it has been her goal to become a teacher. She has been teaching for Pittsfield Public Schools in MA for the past 3 years: her first year as a substitute for Conte Elementary and for the past 2 years she has been the art teacher at Reid Middle School. She follows in the footsteps of her mother, who is also an Art teacher and has taught for Pittsfield as well for 15 years at the Middle and High School levels. Previous to teaching Ms Saldo attended Bennington College where she studied a variety of media, taking every art class she could fit into her schedule, with her major being in Ceramics, Painting, and Sculpture. In addition to teaching, Ms Saldo is an artist herself; she is a woodfire ceramicist and painter who sells her artwork and pottery and spends her summers working on her own art. She is passionate about sharing her love of the arts, emphasizing how important the arts are, and encouraging the creativity and exploration of her students.
5th / 6th Classroom
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Rosa Whelpley
rosa.whelpley@wswsu49.org
Rosa Whelpley began teaching at Readsboro in Autumn 2021. Previously she taught at private schools in Western Massachusetts as well as public schools in the Greater Boston area. She holds a Masters in Education from the University of Massachusetts Boston. She lives in Charlemont, MA where she enjoys reading, building models, cycling, and gardening.