Cooperating Teachers

Subject Codes:

G=General music I=Instrumental V=Vocal Gu=Guitar T=Theory C=Composition J=Jazz L=Lessons P=Piano

Grades Subjects Name1 Name2 School Email Address Comments
1-12 I Bruce McRae BFA Fairfax BMcRae@bfafairfax.com 75 Hunt Street, Fairfax, VT 05454 Of Course, anything to help.
1-12 G,V,I     Canaan Memorial School   99 School St. Canaan, VT 05903  
1-12 G,I Andrea Brightenbach Craftsbury Schools abrightenbach@craftsburyschools.org 1422 North Craftsbury Road, Craftsbury Common, VT 05827 I d be happy to have a student observe my classes. As you know I have an elementary general and band program as well as a middle school/high school band program.
1-4 G Marilyn Sink Georgia Elem msink@gemsvt.org 4416 Ethan Allen Highway, St. Albans, VT 05478 I teach K-4 general music full time 5 days a week at Georgia on Rt 7 about 40 minutes from Johnson. I would be happy to accomodate and even let them try a class if they want and you think they could do it.We are district 1 and halfway between Milton and St Albans.
1-4 G Eileen Harvey Thatcher Brook Elementary eileenharvey@hotmail.com 47 Stowe Street, Waterbury, VT 05676 I'm teaching in Waterbury at Thatcher Brook Primary..Classes aged 3 to 9 / 10 pre-school to grade 4.
1-5 G,V Bonnie Machia J. F. Kennedy Elementary School bmachia@winooski.k12.vt.us 70 Normand Street, Winooski, VT 05404-1393 I teach Pre-school to 5th grade, general music and chorus. I teach in Winooski. I don't know if that might be a transportation problem, but the offer is there.
1-6 G Danielle Trasciatti-Holmberg Allen Brook School TRASCIATTID@wsdvt.org 497 Talcott Rd, Williston VT 05495 I would be happy to have student teachers observe and even try out a song/activity if they would like!
1-6 G Joan Kirchoff Burke/East Haven Elementary Schools musicalmom11@msn.com 64A Community Building Road, East Haven, VT 05837 I teach on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Friday Mornings Burke, East Haven
1-6 G Joanne Scott Fairfield Center School messageforjoanne@yahoo.com Route 36, Fairfield, VT 05455
1-6 G,V,I Cindy Fay Hinsburg Community School FAY@hcsvt.org 10888 Route 116, Hinesburg, VT 05461 I would love to have some of your students observe.I teach General Music: 1st/2nd & 5th/6th Grade combined classes 5/6 Chorus, Beginning Band & Intermediate Band.Instrumental Lessons (all brass & some saxophones). I am 80% and work M-Th at Hinesburg Community School (k-8 school)
Instrumental Lessons (all brass & some saxophones)
I am 80% and work M-Th at Hinesburg Community School (k-8 school)
1-6 G Jennifer Connolly Hyde Park Elementary/Lamoille Union HS jConnolly@luhs.k12.vt.us 50 East Main Street, Hyde Park, VT 05655 I teach every day at HPES in the afternoons starting at 12:30-2:45. Winter Sports are on Thursdays, so I only have one class on those Thursdays.
1-6 G Sara Doncaster Lowell Village School wcmf@sover.net 52 Gelo Park Road, Lowell, VT 05847 I'd be happy to have students observe my classes. You should know, however, that I work at small schools and do not have a music room. Your students may prefer to observe teaching in more up-to-date facilities.
1-6 I Barb Heath Mater Christi School heath@gmavt.net 50 Mansfield Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401 I'm at Mater Christi School in Burlington. 2:30 - 7pm Various Bands are usually 2:30- 3:15 M-F I can send you a schedule if needed.
1-6 G,I Diana Stone Montpelier Schools dbstone@verizon.net 170 Main Street, Montpelier, VT 05602 I teach beginning band and strings in the Montpelier Public Schools. We have chorus, general music, band, music composition, and orchestra as well on the high school level. I would love to have your students visit our schools and get a feel for public school teaching.
1-6 G Liz Winn Morristown Elementary School   548 Park Street, Morrisville, VT 05661
1-6 G Marty LaCasse Stowe Elementary School marty.lacasse@stowe.k12.vt.us 254 Park Street, Stowe, VT 05672 You can include me for Stowe Elementary School.
3-5 G,V Carol Baker Founders Memorial School CBaker@ETSD.org 33 Founders Road, Essex Junction, VT 05452 I teach General Music and Chorus at Founders Memorial School in grades 3, 4, and 5.
3-5 G,V Amy Southworth Shelburne Community School asouthworth@cssu.org 345 Harbor Road, Shelburne, VT 05482 I teach third, fourth and fifth graders. I have taught for about 20 years and have a degree from the Crane School of Music. My major instrument was voice and I have a 4th and 5th grade choir with 82 students who meet Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:25-10:55.
1-6 G,I,V Eileen Rosetti Waterford School erossetti@kingcon.com 276 Duck Pond Road, St. Johnsbury, VT 05819-0276
1-8 I,V,G,J Sharon Evans Bakersfield School sleepe@ncctv.net Academy Drive, Bakersfield, VT 05441
1-8 G,I Sue Persson Barnet School SPersbes@kidrow.net 163 Kid Row, Barnet, VT 05821 I would be willing to be a cooperating teacher. I teach K-8 general music and 5-8 instrumental music. My specialty is Orff and Kodaly elementary methods.
1-8 I Adam Sawyer Barre Town School adam_r_sawyer@hotmail.com 70 Websterville Road, Barre, VT 05641-9029 Barre Town Middle and Elementary. Id be more than happy to have kids come and observe. I dont know if this makes a difference, but my workload is all instrumental
1-8 G,V Allyson Ledoux Charlotte Central School allysings@yahoo.com
I would be happy to offer my classroom as a place for observation. I teach K - 8 general music and direct the choral program at Charlotte Central School.
1-8 G,I,VGu Jessica Laroque Grand Isle jessylarocque@yahoo.com 224 Route 2, Grand Isle, VT 05458 I would be more than happy to have college students come to observe or even participate in teaching some lessons. I teach K-8 general, instrumental and choral music in Grand Isle. I have a guitar program and a Jazz band. I also do a musical and a talent show. I am a 2002 graduate of Keene State College.
1-8 G,B,C,L Barbara Connelly Lunenburg/Gilman blc614@juno.com P.O. Box 97, Gilman, VT 05904 I teach Monday and Tuesday all day and Wednesday half day (8 am -1 pm). I have general music classes K-8, chorus 5-8 alternating weeks with band 5-8 and also instrumental lessons. If you can use that crazy schedule, include my name in for your students.
1-8 G,V,I Carrie Kohl Orange/Washington Elementary Schools smurfmusicmtn@msn.com 357 Route 302, East Barre, VT 05649 I am only a third year teacher, but I'd love to show pre-service teachers what it's like in small schools. I teach K-8 everything in Orange and Washington. (South Barre).
4-8 I Steve Card Charleston Elementary/Sacred Heart scard@surfglobal.net
I teach instrumental music in grades 4 - 8 in two small public schools and one private school. We have a high percentage of students participating (about 50%) as the schools own their own instruments
4-8 I Molly Tobin Riverside School mollytobin77@hotmail.com 30 Lily Pond Road, Lyndonville, VT 05851 I m at Riverside all day Tuesdays and Thursdays.
5-8 G,V Brent White Barre City Elem/MS bwhitbce@u61.net 50 Parkside Terrace, Barre, VT 05641 I'd be interested in having students come in anytime. 7th and 8th grade classes will be starting Sibelius review and preliminary projects and working on to long-range projects (hopefully Opus 15).
6-8 G Dave Tisdell Browns River MS Dave.Tisdell@cesu.k12.vt.us 20 River Road, Jericho, VT 05465 Sure I would be willing and I am not that far away.
6-8 G,V Betsy Nolan Edmunds Middle School ENolan@bsdvt.org 275 Main Street, Burlington, VT 05401 I'm available but all the way in Burlington. 6/7/8 general music and chorus in an economically and ethnically diverse school. Let me know if
anyone is interested! Make sure they have a lot of energy (a little bit of attitude will help too!).
7-8 I Peter Storrings NCUJH School pstorrings@ncujhs.org 57 Junior High Drive, Derby, VT 05829 Band
7-8 G,V Chris Sellers North Country U JH School csellers@ncujhs.org 209 Veterans Avenue, Newport, VT 05855 I teach general music and chorus with 7th and 8th grade students at North Country Union Junior High in Derby
7-12 I Chris Rivers Harwood Union HS RiversC@harwood.org 458 Route 100, Duxbury, VT 05660 I'm happy to help out JSC kids again. Let me know.
7-12 G,I,Gu Sally Hendon Lamoille Union sHendon@luhs.k12.vt.us 736 Route 15 West, Hyde Park, VT 05655 Sure, I'll host any student interested in observing - although on some days I'm afraid it might make them reconsider teaching! I'm right here at Lamoille so it may be easy for them, also. I teach ML and HS band, HS Guitar, and ML General Music (oh boy!).
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Cathy Mander-Adams Winooski MS/HS cmanderadams@winooski.k12.vt.us 60 Normand Street, Winooski, VT 05404-1392
9-12 I Eric Bushey BFA St. Albans ebushey@bfasta.net 71 South Main St., St. Albans, VT 05478 Kids are more than welcome to come here to BFA.
9-12 V,I,P Armand Messier BFA-St. Albans amessier@bfasta.net 71 South Main St., St. Albans, VT 05478 I teach piano lab, music technology, and chorus at BFA St. Albans. Feel free to contact me if you would like to send some students my way. We have a very large chorus (about 130 singers) and this might be an opportunity to observe a full SATB ensemble in action. Unfortunately, I'm not teaching a music tech class this trimester, but I do have several motivated independent study students doing major Pro Tools recording projects during the last period of the day.
9-12 I Andy Miskavage CVU andrew@cvuhs.org 396 CVU Road, Hinesburg, VT 05461 Sure - though CVU is a bit of a haul from JSC. But anyone willing to make the journey is welcome to observe and ask questions!
9-12 V,Gu,T,P Glory Douglass Essex Educational Facility gloryl@comcast.net 2 Educational Drive, Essex Junction, VT 05452 I teach hs chorus, guitar, theory and piano lab.
9-12 I Jim Chapman North Country U HS jameswchapman@hotmail.com 209 Veterans Avenue, Newport, VT 05855 Yes! I have been in your position many times during my college teaching days.