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About Our School

Nestled against a green hillside, Highland View Elementary School has been a neighborhood school since 1953 and was modernized in 1994.  Our 52 faculty and staff members have a strong commitment to teaching our 350 students who come from diverse backgrounds and speak a variety of languages, such as Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Khmer, French, Rundi, Spanish, Swahili, Twi, and Wolof.

Our Highland View community actively participates in PTA activities and generously donates time to volunteer in our classrooms throughout the school year.

Highland View is one of four elementary schools that feed into Silver Spring International Middle School. 

Our Mission

The mission of Highland View Elementary School is to prepare our students for success in a global society by promoting their academic, social, and emotional development. 

  • We will set high expectations for teaching and learning. 
  • We will create a safe and positive environment that encourages students to take risks in learning and solve problems both independently and collaboratively. 
  • We will partner with families and the community to encourage student effort and to celebrate our diversity and accomplishments. 
  • We will teach and model respect for ourselves, others, and our school community. 

Our School Instructional Improvement Team

Mission: As the Instructional Improvement Team, it is our mission to provide the support and structures necessary to create an effective school learning community where decisions are made in the best interest of students' learning and achievement. 

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Feasibility Study

Highland View is growing. Projections indicate enrollment at High­land View Elementary School will exceed capacity by four classrooms or more by the end of the six-year period. An FY 2010 appropriation was approved for facility planning to determine the feasibility, scope, and cost for a classroom ad­dition. A date for the addition will be considered in a future CIP. Relocatable classrooms will be utilized until additional capacity can be added.

A team consisting of staff, parents, community members, members of MCPS Division of Construction and members of the MCPS Department of Facilities Management attended several meetings this spring with architects from Proffitt and Associates to discuss the scope and impact of the project, as well as options for the addition. (continued)

 Our Staff

Administrative Staff |Kindergarten|First Grade|Second Grade|Third Grade|Fourth Grade| Fifth Grade|ESOL|AcademicSupport| Art| LAD|Media|Music|PE|Reading| Resource| Speech| Staff DeveloperTechnologyTherapists|Guidance Counselor|Umoja Counselor|Instructional Support|Health|Building Services|Cafeteria Staff|Lunch/Recess Staff 

Administrative Staff  

Principal-Anne Dardarian
Assistant Principal-Pamela R. Parker

Administrative Secretary-Susannah Elicker
Attendance Secretary-Monica Bridgewater

Classroom Teachers 

Kindergarten 

Erin Crabtree
Maureen Hudren
Stacy Justice
Susan Mullaney
 

First Grade 

Shamel Burns
Denise Fleet
Mercedes Gill
Jennifer Ott
 

Second Grade  
Alana Crum 

E. Cassia Douglass
Jed Feffer
Kristen Sharp

Third Grade  

Jacqueline Martins
Mariam Mutafian

Miriam Weill

Fourth Grade  

Elyse Michlewicz
Magdalena Scarato

Fifth Grade  

David Gibson
Kimberly Stonerook
 
English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) 

Kathryn Applewhaite
Katherine Bennett
Dana Frye
Aloha Keylor

Focus Teacher 

Dana Frye 

Staff Developer 

Robin Brown

Specialists  

Math Content Coach 

Sherri Stevens

Art 

Margaret Gearin

Guidance Counselor 

Jennifer Jones
Media 

Barbara Covington
Tanya Jackson, assistant

Music 

Sherri Pfaff-General Music Director
Terry Underdue-Instrumental Music Director

Physical Education 

Daniel Benedetti

Reading Specialist 

Julia Meyers

Resource  

Priya Agarwal   
Stephanie Ulakay 

Speech 

Sandy Rodas

Technology/Literacy 

Yvette Mass

Technology Support Specialist 

Joe Allen

Therapists 

Occupational Therapist-Katie Ablard

Instructional Support 

Instructional Data Assistant
 

Linda Keder

Paraeducators 

Rashanda Jack
Hina Khan
Teresa Muder

Paraeducators/Special Education 

Arlene Gottlieb

Health 

Christine Cheson-Nurse
Allega Wallace-Health Technician

Building Services 

Leroy Hungerford, Manager
Rusty Hill, Night Leader
Jose Ayala
Evelyn Guevara
Cory Thornton

Cafeteria Staff 

 
Carolyn Lindon, Food Services Manager
Mr. Marc Franchi, Cafeteria Worker   

                                                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                              Please send questions or comments to Yvette Mass.  Last updated 05/2012.

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