HELEN C. PEIRCE SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
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Not sure who to get in touch with? Check our contact list for information about staff areas of expertise. . 

School Administrative Team

Lori Zaimi
Principal
    lzaimi@cps.edu
        
Janelle Miller
Resident Principal
JMHatchMiller@cps.edu
Samuel Lee
Assistant Principal
swlee@cps.edu
Kristen Munoz
Assistant Principal
​ 
   kmmunoz2@cps.edu
Anne Choe
Counselor
​apark1@cps.edu
Shelton Jackson
Restorative Practices Coach
sjackson143@cps.edu
Athanasia Kolontouros
Case Manager
​atkolontouro@cps.ed
​
Kim Lebovitz
​PYP IB Coordinator
kclebovitz@cps.edu
Victoria Delgado
Bilingual Resource Teacher
vldelgado@cps.edu
Joshua Lerner
Instructional Coach & Bilingual Lead Teacher
jdlerner@cps.edu
Tiffany Brugman
Interventionist & 
​Library

​tmking@cps.edu
Jinny Gerhardt
Interventionist & 
​Library

​jlcrawford@cps.edu
Sally Suarez
Main Office
ESSuarezdeDuran@cps.edu
Lynn Carro
Main Office
lcarro@cps.edu

​PRE-Kindergarten

Katharine Gabelman
Pre-K Lead Teacher

​​klhopkins@cps.edu
Julia Guerrero
Room 120

​jcaguilar7@cps.edu
Rebecca Darland
Room 120
rldarland@cps.edu
Amy Liss
​Room 220
abliss@cps.edu
Rekha Singh
Room 121
rsingh@cps.edu

Anavelia Mauricio
Room 121
amauricio2@cps.edu​
Erica Melman
Room 122

  ​ 
elmelman@cps.edu
​Tracy Fisher
​Room 123

    tlfisher1@cps.edu

KINDERGARTEN

Kathleen Schultz
​Room 101

kaschultz@cps.edu
  Bridget Fabianski  
​Room 110

  bmfabianski@cps.edu
Caitlin Bencel
​Room 126

cmbencel@cps.edu   
Theodore Wanberg  ​
​Room 128

 twwanberg@cps.edu

1st Grade

Kate Bell
​Room 102
kebell1@cps.edu
Stephanie Sanchez (Rosa)
​Room 103  ​
smsanchez9@cps.edu
 Ellen Zaander 
​Room 104
     ezaander@cps.edu
Stacy Gibson
​Room 105
 ​ sdgibson1@cps.edu ​​

2ND GRADE

Martha Torres
​Room 223

msantiago5@cps.edu
Geri Baumgarten
​Room 224

 ​glbaumgarten@cps.edu  
Sheri Alber
​Room 225

sbhagemann@cps.edu
Cory Muschong
​Room 228

gmuschong@cps.edu

3RD GRADE

Alexandra Wagner
​Room 201
awagner5@cps.edu
Rebecca Zisook
​Room 202

​rdzisook@cps.edu
Shannon Lynn
Room 203

​smlynn@cps.edu
Suzanne Schaefer
Room 210

slschaefer@cps.edu
    

4TH GRADE

Cecilia Sweeney
​Room 204

cmsweeney1@cps.edu
Andrea Calhoun
Room 207
​alcalhoun@cps.edu
Berenice Heinlein
​Room 208

bheinlein@cps.edu    
Chris Drase
​Room 209
​
cdrase@cps.edu     

5th grade

Nicolas Chudoba
​Room 322

Language Arts &
Social Studies

​nchudoba@cps.edu
Tonya Harbottle
Room 323
​Math & Science

​tjharbottle@cps.edu
Vivian Leventis
​Room 324
Math & Science

vmleventis@cps.edu
Lisa Vaughn
​Room 325
​Language Arts &
​Social Studies

lvaughn5@cps.edu

6th grade

Amy Kerkstra
​Room 320
​Math

aekerkstra@cps.edu 
​Shannon Harvey
​Room 321

Individuals & Society/
​Writing

smangas@cps.edu
Kaitlyn Carro
​Room 331
​Language Arts
kcarro2@cps.edu
Adrienne Keiner
​Room 329
Science & Design

awangler@cps.edu ​​

7th grade

Lisa Navarro
​Room 301
Language Arts
lmnavarro2@cps.edu

Megan Tolpa
Room 302
​Science & Design
mmtolpa@cps.edu
Jeffrey Rossiter
​Room 309
​Math

jrossiter@cps.edu
Patrick Meallet
Room 310
Individuals & Society / Writing

pmeallet@cps.edu

8th grade

Samuel Keesee
​Room 303
Science & Design
sbkeesee@cps.edu

Erin Lenihan
​Room 304
Individuals & Society / 
Writing
​
elenihan@cps.edu
Elizabeth Roe
​Room 307
​Language Arts
earoe1@cps.edu

Brian Girard
​Room 308
 ​Math & Algebra
​bgirard@cps.edu​

specials teachers

Brooke Thompson
​Music

btthompson@cps.edu
Clara Pedtke
Music
cimonpedtke@cps.edu
Marissa Moritz
Dance

​mamoritz@cps.edu
Bibiana Andrade
​Technology

 baandrade@cps.edu
Kimberly Ocampo
​Spanish 5th - 8th
kocampo24@cps.edu
Jonathon Baldwin
Spanish K - 4th
jmbaldwin1@cps.edu

Meredith Buchbinder  
​Art K - 4th 

mabuchbinder@cps.edu
Alicia Zapata
Art 5th - 8th 
ajzapata@cps.edu
Laine Heuer
Cadre
lheuer@cps.edu
Luis Carbajal
P.E. K - 4th,
Boys Athletic Director lecarbajal@cps.edu
Tyler Leighton
P.E. 5th - 8th,
Girls Athletic Director
​tleighton1@cps.edu

Special Education Department

Michael Cortright
​Kindergarten
mecortright@cps.edu

               
Brittanya Salgado
​1st Grade

bsalgado46@cps.edu  ​
Lauren Graney
​2nd Grade

           llevar@cps.edu            ​
Sara Walsh
TBA
sewalsh@cps.edu      ​
Evan Trad
​4th Grade

emtrad1@cps.edu
James Callerstrom
5th Grade
jecallerstro@cps.edu

Tabitha Harris
6th Grade
​trharris11@cps.edu   ​
Hannah Canale
TBA

hcanale@cps.edu
Jeremiah Claussen
7th Grade

jjclaussen@cps.edu
Joseph Vasquez
8th Grade
jvasquez57@cps.edu
Maria Lopeztello
K - 3rd Grades
​meramos@cps.edu
Daniel Calderon
4th - 8th Grades

​dcalderon34@cps.edu
Brenna D'Ambrosio
​5th Grade LA/SS
bjdambrosio@cps.edu
Jill Layden
​3rd Grade
jlayden@cps.edu​
Bryan Burda
Pre-K
​bdburda@cps.edu
Paige Lowenstein
Pre-K
plowenstein1@cps.edu

​Classroom Support

Ms. Jing
Cadre Substitute
​xcai@cps.edu
Anh Nguyen
​Pre-K  ​Resident Teacher
​atnguyen12@cps.edu​
Ruben Ivy
Pre-K Resident Teacher
rivy3@cps.edu
Barbara Limberopoulos
​Pre-K

bjlimberopoulos@cps.edu
Maria Loma
Pre-K
​
mloma@cps.edu
Bridget Mendoza
Pre-K ​Diverse Learners

bmmendoza-al@cps.edu
Daisy Arreola
​Pre-K
darreolaalonso@cps.edu

Gibrel Orozco
​Pre-K
gaorozco@cps.edu

Diamond Stacey
​Diverse Learners
dmstacey1@cps.edu
Bessy Reyes
​Diverse Learners
breyes@cps.edu
Marie Cruz
​Diverse Learners
mcruz78@cps.edu
Joanna Pulgar
Diverse Learners

jmpulgar1@cps.edu
Sandra Leander
Diverse Learners

​smleander@cps.edu
Lily Tafoya
​Diverse Learners

​lltafoya@cps.edu
Denise Pinos
Teacher Assistant

depinos@cps.edu
Miguel Medina
​Diverse Learners

​mmedina73@cps.edu
Edward Curran
​Diverse Learners

ecurran@cps.edu
Sheila Miller
​Diverse Learners

sdmiller@cps.edu​
Quentin Lozano
​Diverse Learners
qlozano@cps.edu
Mayra Rivas Plata
Diverse Learners
​
marivasplata@cps.edu
Sandra Kifarkis
​Diverse Learners

swkifarkis@cps.edu
Jacob Rivera
​Diverse Learners

​jrivera326@cps.edu
Norma Loma
Kinder TA

nvloma@cps.edu
Francisco Alvarez
Diverse Learners
flalvarez@cps.edu
​
Michelle Lovato
Teacher Assistant
mmlovato@cps.edu​
Camila Navarrete
Teacher Assistant
cbnavarrete@cps.edu
Meruche (Mary) Chierici
Teacher Assistant
mchierici@cps.edu

facilities Team

Arthur Haduch
Engineer
ahaduch@cps.edu
Maria Munoz
Custodian

Roberto Jasso
Custodian
Mynor Carcamo
Custodian

​Recess & Lunch Coaches 

Coach Judd
Lead Recess Coach

mjudd@cps.edu
Coach Alverio
lalverio@cps.edu
Coach Gonzalez
fgonzalez1@cps.edu
Coach Pelham
Coach Daily
​
Coach Ramirez
crramirez@cps.edu
Coach N Loma
nvloma@cps.edu
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 Helen C. Peirce
School of  International Studies
1423 W. Bryn Mawr
Chicago IL, 60660
Phone: (773) 534 2440
Fax: (773) 534 2577

Fax: (773) 534-2577 
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Non-Discrimination Statement It is the policy of the Board to prohibit unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation on the basis of any protected category by the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of the State of Illinois, and applicable federal, state or local laws or ordinances, including but not limited to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), specifically, but not limited to, discrimination, harassment, or retaliation on the basis of sexual orientation, gender or sex (includes gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and pregnancy-related medical conditions), race or ethnicity, ethnic group identification, ancestry, nationality, national origin, religion, color, mental or physical disability, age, immigration status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, genetic information, political belief or affiliation (not union-related), military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, or on the basis of a person’s association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics in the educational programs or activities the Board operates.

Concerns or inquiries regarding sex discrimination, harassment, or retaliation can be made to the Board’s Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Student Protections and Title IX (OSP) or the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR).
  • Home
  • About
    • Our History
    • Mission & Vision
    • Principal's Newsletter
    • Enrollment Information
    • Small Group Tours
    • Policies & Forms
    • Continuous Improvement Work Plan
    • Garden
    • Support Peirce
    • Branding Guidelines
  • News
  • Students
    • Classroom Websites
    • Remote Learning 2020-2021 SY
    • Student of the Month
    • Student Athletics
  • Parents
    • Parent Communications
    • New to Peirce
    • Student Door Entry Assignments
    • Before & After School Programs
    • Restorative Practices
    • Counseling Department
    • Case Management
    • Parent Organizations
    • Volunteer Opportunties
    • Local School Council (LSC)
  • Academics
    • International Baccalaureate >
      • IB Primary Years Programme
      • IB Middle Years Programme
      • IB Learner Profile
    • Ready to Learn - Pre K
    • Art
    • Bilingual Program
    • Music
    • Physical Education
    • Dance
    • Spanish
    • Technology
  • Staff Directory
    • Key Contacts
  • Calendar