MSD Washington Township

The MSDWT Teaching & Learning department supports the academic programming in the district. These areas include: Curriculum Development, Instructional Coaching, Special Education, English as a New Language Programming and Instructional Support, Grant Writing and Management (Including Title I, Title II, Title III, and Special Education Grants), Principal Support K-12, Oversight of J. Everett Light Career Center Programming, Oversight of True North Academy, Oversight of Developmental Pre-School, Health Services, State Assessments, School Safety, District Instructional Technology, Oversight of District Teacher Evaluation Program, Compliance, and District Policy Development.

The Teaching & Learning department supports over 11,000 students each day by providing leadership, oversight, and collaborative decision making processes to each school building in our district. We strive to maximize the limited funds our public school receives in order to meet the needs of our diverse student population.

We also provide ongoing professional development opportunities for our teaching staff, including new teacher professional development monthly sessions, a new teacher mentorship program, hands on and face to face sessions, and summer opportunities.

Dr. Nataki Pettigrew
Assistant Superintendent of Academic Services

Dr. Wendy Skibinski
Director of Student Services

Tim Blom
Director of K-5 Teaching & Learning

Dr. Crystal Thorpe
Director of 6-8 Teaching & Learning

Dr. Rachel Sever
Director of 9-12 Teaching & Learning

Rose Bobal
Elementary Curriculum Coordinator

Robin Conti
Secondary Curriculum Coordinator

Jennifer Dodson
Coordinator of School Counseling & Student Wellness

Crystal Haslett
Coordinator of Student Support Services

Leslie Napora
Coordinator of Multilingual Education

Soumi Mukhopadhyay
Federal Grants Specialist & Program Administrator – Titles 1A, IIA, IVA

Julie McCabe
Records & Data Specialist