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
        
Samuel Lee
Assistant Principal
swlee@cps.edu
Kristen Munoz
Assistant Principal
​ 
   kmmunoz2@cps.edu
Nana Adu
Counselor
​PK to 4th Grades
naadu@cps.edu
Anne Park
Counselor
​5th to 8th Grades
​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
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 - Main Campus

Rebecca Darland
Room 121
rldarland@cps.edu
Julia Guerrero
Room 122

​jcaguilar7@cps.edu
​Tracy Fisher
​Room 123

    tlfisher1@cps.edu
​PRE-KINDERGARTEN - BRANCH
Rekha Singh
Branch PreK Teacher 
Room 101

rsingh@cps.edu
Katharine Gabelman
Branch PreK Teacher 
​Room 102

​​klhopkins@cps.edu
Amy Liss
Branch PreK Teacher 
Room 103

abliss@cps.edu
Erica Melman
​
Branch PreK Teacher 
​Room 104

  ​ elmelman@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 
​Room 103  ​
smsanchez9@cps.edu
 Ellen Zaander 
​Room 104
     ezaander@cps.edu
Stacy Gibson
​Room 105
 ​ sdgibson1@cps.edu ​​

2ND GRADE

Michelle Lovato
​Room 223

mmlovato@cps.edu
Geri Baumgarten
Room 224 
glbaumgarten@cps.edu

Sheri Alber
​Room 225

sbhagemann@cps.edu
Emina Kurtovic
​Room 228

ekurtovic4@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

Lisa Roman
​Room 322

Language Arts &
Social Studies

lmnavarro2@cps.edu
Gabriella Moncher
Room 323
​Math & Science

TBD
Vivian Leventis
​Room 324
Math & Science

vmleventis@cps.edu
Yaneza Aguinaga
​Room 325
​Language Arts &
​Social Studies

ytaguinaga@cps.edu

6th grade

Alicia Haro
​Room 320
​Math

TBD
​Shannon Harvey
​Room 321

Individuals & Society/
​Writing

smangas@cps.edu
Grace Negron
​Room 331
​Language Arts
gnegron3@cps.edu
Adrienne Keiner
​Room 329
Science & Design

awangler@cps.edu ​​

7th grade

Nicholas Chudoba
​Room 301
Language Arts
nchudoba@cps.edu
Megan Tolpa
Room 302
​Science & Design
mmtolpa@cps.edu
Kaitlyn Carro
​Room 309
Mathematics
kcarro2@cps.edu
Patrick Meallet
Room 310
Individuals & Society / Writing

pmeallet@cps.edu

8th grade

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

Francisco Alvarez
​Room 304
Individuals & Society / 
Writing
flalvarez@cps.edu
Elizabeth Diaz
​Room 307
​Language Arts
earoe1@cps.edu
Jeffrey Rossiter
​Room 308
 ​Math & Algebra
jrossiter@cps.edu​

specials teachers

Brooke Thompson
​Music

btthompson@cps.edu
Marissa Moritz
Dance

​mamoritz@cps.edu
Bibiana Andrade
​Technology

 baandrade@cps.edu
Victoria Delgado
Spanish K-3rd
vldelgado@cps.edu
Laura Romera
​Spanish 4th - 8th
ljimenezromera@cps.edu
Meredith Buchbinder  
​Art K - 4th 

mabuchbinder@cps.edu
Alicia Zapata
Art 5th - 8th 
ajzapata@cps.edu
Luis Carbajal
P.E. K - 4th, 
Boys Athletic Director lecarbajal@cps.edu
Rich Crawley
P.E. 5th - 8th, 
Girls Athletic Director
rcrawley1@cps.edu

Special Education Department

Lindsey Marie Martinez
Pre-K

lmmartinez272@cps.edu
               
Brittanya Salgado
2nd Grade

bsalgado46@cps.edu  ​
Sara Walsh
7th Grade
sewalsh@cps.edu      ​
Donna Golumbeck
1st Grade
TBD

Evan Trad
​4th Grade

emtrad1@cps.edu
Tabitha Harris
6th Grade
​trharris11@cps.edu
Hannah Canale
5th Grade

hcanale@cps.edu   ​
Natalie Trerice
Kindergarten
​TBD
Jeremiah Claussen
7th Grade

jjclaussen@cps.edu
Erin Lenihan
8th Grade
​elenihan@cps.edu
Maria Lopeztello
K - 5th Grades
​meramos@cps.edu
Daniel Calderon
6th - 8th Grades

​dcalderon34@cps.edu
Tonya Harbottle
​3rd Grade

tjharbottle@cps.edu​
Amber Makowski
5th Grade
armakowski@cps.edu​
           Paige Lowenstein
       1st Grade
             plowenstein1@cps.edu
Anh Nguyen
​Pre-K  ​
​atnguyen12@cps.edu​​

​Classroom Support Pre-Kinder Main CAMPUS

Barbara Limberopoulos
​Pre-K

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

bmmendoza-al@cps.edu
Lily Tafoya
Pre-K ​Diverse Learners

​lltafoya@cps.edu

​CLASSROOM SUPPORT PRE-KINDER BRANCH

Maria Loma
Pre-K Teacher Assistant
​
mloma@cps.edu
Gibrel Orozco
​Pre-K Teacher Assistant
gaorozco@cps.edu
Meruche (Mary) Chierici
Pre-K Teacher Assistant
mchierici@cps.edu

​CLASSROOM SUPPORT 

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
Miguel Medina
​Diverse Learners

​mmedina73@cps.edu
Quentin Lozano
​Diverse Learners
qlozano@cps.edu
Edward Curran
​Diverse Learners

ecurran@cps.edu
Sheila Miller
​Diverse Learners

sdmiller@cps.edu​
Chris Hanley
​Diverse Learners

cbhanley@cps.edu
Mayra Rivas Plata
Diverse Learners
​
marivasplata@cps.edu
Sandra Kifarkis
​Diverse Learners

swkifarkis@cps.edu
Jacob Rivera
​Diverse Learners

​jrivera326@cps.edu

Ms. Jing
Cadre Substitute
xcai@cps.edu
Laine Heuer
Cadre
lheuer@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 Aguina
aaguina@cps.edu
Coach Fonte
​ljfonte@cps.edu
Coach Ramirez
crramirez@cps.edu
Coach N Loma
nvloma@cps.edu
Coach Ortega
​sortega48@cps.edu
Coach Bilquees
abilquees@cps.edu
Coach Chavez
dchavez72@cps.edu
Coach Smith
lsmith222@cps.edu
Coach Ramirez
jaramirez55@cps.edu
Coach Ramirez
jcramirez17@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

PK Branch
5300 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL 60640
Phone:  (773) 534-2234
​Fax:  (773) 534-2235

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).

For information on mental health, go to Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Resources
  • Home
  • About
    • Our History
    • Mission & Vision
    • School Tours
    • Enrollment Information
    • Policies & Forms
    • Staff Directory >
      • Key Contacts
    • Local School Council (LSC)
    • Continuous Improvement Work Plan
    • Support Peirce
    • Branding Guidelines
  • Family Information
    • Before & After School Programs
    • Case Management
    • Student Door Entry
    • New to Peirce
    • Family Communication
    • Parent Organizations
    • Principal's Newsletter
    • Volunteer Opportunties
  • Academics
    • International Baccalaureate >
      • IB Primary Years Programme
      • IB Middle Years Programme
      • IB Learner Profile
    • Pre K
    • Art
    • Bilingual Program
    • Counseling Department
    • Dance
    • Garden
    • Music
    • Physical Education
    • Restorative Practices
    • Spanish
    • Sports Programs
    • Technology
  • Calendar