Lancaster City Schools
School Year 2009-2010
* New Teachers
Welcome LCS New Teachers!
AGOSTA, Kimberly
Fifth Grade Teacher
– South Elementary
 Ms. Agosta received
her BS from
Otterbein College,
Westerville, Ohio in
June 2000.
 She was previously
employed as a third
grade teacher at
Fairfield Christian
Academy.
BARR, Brian
Science
– Thomas Ewing
 Mr. Barr received his BS
from Ohio University,
Lancaster, Ohio in
November 2008.
 He did his student
teaching at General
Sherman Junior High
School.
 Mr. Barr was a long-term
sub teacher at Thomas
Ewing during school
year 2008-09.
BELL Amy
0.5 Science
– General Sherman
 Ms. Bell received her
BS from Ohio
University, Athens,
Ohio in June 2008.
 She taught previously
at Groveport
Community School
as a fourth grade
teacher.
BENNETT, Courtney
Kindergarten
– Tallmadge
 Mrs. Bennett received her
BS from Ohio State
University in June 2007
and met her MA in 2008.
 She previously taught first
grade at the Columbus
Preparatory Academy.
BETZ, Damian
Second Grade
- Tarhe
 Mr. Betz received his BA
from Wittenberg University,
Springfield, Ohio in 2001 and
his Early Childhood
Certification, from Ashland
University in May 2009.
 Previously, he served as a
Academic Coach at the West
After School Center and a
substitute for the Lancaster
City Schools.
BIBBEY, Lyndsey
Science
– General Sherman
 Ms. Bibbey received her
degree from the
University of Toledo,
Ohio in December 2004.
 Ms. Bibbey was
previously employed by
South-Western City
Schools as a high school
physical science teacher.
BULL, Cassandra
Music
- Ewing, LHS, &
Elementary Schools
 Ms. Bull received her
BA from Ashland
University, Ashland,
Ohio in May 2009.
 Ms. Bull did her
student teaching at
Hillsdale Middle and
High Schools.
CHEVALIER, Sarah
Physical Education
– Lancaster High
 Ms. Chevalier received her
BA from Otterbein College,
Westerville, Ohio in June
2001 and her MA from the
University of Cincinnati,
Cincinnati, Ohio in July
2006.
 Mrs. Chevalier is the Girls’
Varsity Basketball Coach.
CONN, Corey
Social Studies
– General Sherman
 Mr. Conn received his BA
from Bluffton University,
Bluffton, Ohio in May
2009.
 He completed his student
teaching at Bath High
School in Lima, Ohio.
DAVIS, Lois
L-T Sub
Kindergarten
- Sanderson
 Ms. Davis received her BA
from Ohio University,
Lancaster in December
1995.
 She previously taught in the
Lancaster City Schools
form 1997-2000, teaching
kindergarten at South
Elementary School.
DEWEY, Karen
Fifth Grade
– Tarhe
 Ms. Dewey received her BA
from Ohio University,
Athens, Ohio in March
2009.
 She completed her student
teaching at Tarhe
Elementary School.
DITOMMASO, Chris
Social Studies
– Lancaster High
 Mr. DiTommaso received
his BA from The Ohio
State University in June
2005 and also his MA in
June 2006.
 Most recently he taught as
an Intervention Specialist
in the Hilliard City School
District.
DURDEL, Chelsea
Latin
– Lancaster High
 Ms. Durdel received her BS
from Bowling Green State
University, Bowling Green, Ohio
in May 2009.
 She completed her student
teaching at Start High School,
Toledo, Ohio.
EVERSOLE, Alex
Math
– Lancaster High
 Mr. Eversole received his
BS from Ohio Dominican
University, Columbus,
Ohio in May 2009.
 He completed his student
teaching at Pickerington
North High School.
EVERSOLE, William (Jeff)
Career Tech Criminal Science
– Stanbery/Voc.
 Mr. Eversole completed Criminal
Justice and Law Enforcement
classes at Ohio University, Athens,
Lancaster and Chillicothe, Ohio.
 He was a substitute teacher at
Pickaway Ross Technical Center,
Chillicothe, Ohio where he taught
high school law enforcement.
 He has also been a police officer
with the Circleville police
department.
GALLAGHER, Robert
Intervention Specialist
– General Sherman
 Mr. Gallagher received his BA
from Muskingum College, New
Concord, Ohio in October
2004.
 He did his student teaching at
New Concord Elementary
School and the Muskingum
College Center for Child
Development.
HARCHA, Katelyn
Third Grade
- West Elementary
 Ms. Harcha received her BA
from Ohio University,
Lancaster , Ohio in June
2009.
 She did her student teaching
at Tallmadge Preschool.
HITES, Joseph
Health Teacher
- Lancaster High
 Mr. Hites received his BS
from California State
University, Sacramento,
California in June 1990.
 He previously taught at
Cheyenne Mountain High
School, Colorado Springs,
Colorado.
 Mr. Hites is the varsity
boys’ basketball coach.
HITES, Karole
First Grade
-Tarhe
 Ms. Hites received her BA
from California State
University, Sacramento,
California in 1995 and her
MA from the University of
Phoenix in December 2007.
 Most recently, she taught
kindergarten at Cesar
Chavez Academy in
Colorado Springs, Colorado.
JARRETT, Shauna
Language Arts
– General Sherman
 Ms. Jarrett received her BA from
West Virginia University,
Parkersburg in December 2000.
 She did her student teaching at
Mineral Wells Elementary
School in Mineral Wells, WV.
 Ms. Jarrett was a substitute
teacher with Lancaster City
Schools.
KANIPE, Carrie
0.5 Intervention Specialist
- Thomas Ewing
 Ms. Kanipe received her BS
from Bowling Green State
University, Bowling Green,
Ohio in December 1995.
 She did her student teaching
at Starr Elementary School,
Oregon, Ohio.
 She previously taught at
Jonathan Alder Local
Schools, Plain City, Ohio.
KIRBY, Jamie
Guidance Counselor
- Fisher Catholic
 Ms. Kirby received her BA at the
University of Notre Dame, Notre
Dame, Indiana in January 2003.
 She received her MA from The
Ohio State University, Columbus,
Ohio in June 2006.
 Ms. Kirby did her student teaching
at South High School Urban
Academy, East Linden and
Indianola Elementary in
Columbus, Ohio.
KOLBE, Amanda
Math
- Thomas Ewing
 Ms. Kolbe received her BA
from Wittenberg University in
May 2001 and her MS from
Wright State University in
June 2007.
 She did her student teaching
at Clark Middle School and
Rolling Hills Elementary in
Springfield, Ohio, and later
employed there, as a junior
high Math teacher.
MAXSON, Makiah
Art Teacher
- Thomas Ewing
 Ms. Maxson received her
BA from The Ohio State
University in June 2007.
 She did her student
teaching at Griffith
Thomas Elementary,
Dublin, Ohio.
 Most recently she taught
Art in the Marysville
Exempted Village School
District.
McCURDY Kelly
L-T Sub
Language Arts
- Lancaster High
 Ms. McCurdy
received her BA
from Ohio
University in
June 2009.
 She did her
student teaching
at Lancaster
High School.
McDOWELL, Penny
Third Grade
- Medill
 Ms. McDowell most
recently served as
the elementary
principal in
Hillsboro.
 She has also has
served as a literacy
specialist, English,
and elementary
teacher during her
education career.
MCKEE-BOYDEN, Elizabeth
Kindergarten
– South
 Ms. McKee-Boyden
received her BA from Ohio
State University in June
2007.
 She did her student
teaching at Columbus
School for Girls and also
East Franklin Elementary
in the Southwestern City
School District .
PADDOCK, Fred
L-T Sub ESL
- (English as a Second Language)
– District wide
 Mr. Paddock received his BA from The
Ohio State University in 1980.
 His Art Licensure from Capital in 1990
 His TESOL endorsement from O.S.U.
in 2008.
 He previously taught ESL at The
Charles School in Columbus.
ROGERS, Katherine
Intervention Specialist
- Cedar Heights
 Ms. Rogers received her BS
from Ohio University in June
2008.
 She did her student teaching
at Logan High School, Logan,
Ohio.
 Last year she served as a
long-term substitute teacher
at West Elementary
ROOT, Jessica
L-T Sub 3 Grade
- Tallmadge
 Ms. Root completed her BA
from Ohio University in
Lancaster in 2009.
 She completed her student
teaching at Tallmadge
Elementary in Lancaster
and Ophir School in Big Sky
Montana.
RYAN, Michael
Language Arts
- Lancaster High
 Mr. Ryan received his BA from
Ohio State University in
August 2000, MA from Ohio
University in August 2002,
and his PhD from Ohio
University, Athens, Ohio in
November 2007.
 Most recently, he taught
English at Ohio University as
an Adjunct Instructor.
TAYLOR, Brooke
L-T Sub Pre-School
– Tallmadge
 Ms. Taylor received her BA
from Ohio University in Athens
in November 2008.
 She completed her student
teaching at Tallmadge
Elementary in Lancaster and
North Broadway Children’s
Center in Columbus.
URBINE, Mark
Intervention Specialist
- Lancaster High
 Mr. Urbine received his BS
from Westchester State
College, Westchester,
Pennsylvania in December
1980.
 Mr. Urbine has been a
dedicated substitute teacher
for the Lancaster City School
District.
WEINFURTNER, Jennifer
First Grade
- Cedar Heights
 Ms. Weinfurtner received
her BS from Ohio
University, Athens, Ohio in
November 2006.
 She served last year as a
long-term substitute
Intervention Specialist at
Cedar Heights.
YOUNG, Tyler
Music
– Cedar Heights, Tallmadge,
& West
 Mr. Young received his B.M.E.
at Otterbein College in June
2009.
 He did his student teaching at
Lincoln Elementary in the
Gahanna School District.
Let’s Have a Great Year!