Comsewogue School District proudly welcomed our newest group of teachers at the annual New Teacher Breakfast on Monday, August 25, 2025. Teachers, along with their first-year mentors, participated in a brief introduction to each other and the district's administration, helping to set initial goals, collaborate with their peers and prepare for the upcoming school year.

We are proud to welcome 22 new teachers for the upcoming school year:

Jay Alves - Business Teacher, Comsewogue High School
Sophia Azzara - Special Education Teacher, Comsewogue High School
Emily Capra - Math Teacher Assistant, Norwood Avenue Elementary School
Chole Franza  - Social Worker Teacher Assistant, Comsewogue High School
Abigail Giambrone - Italian Teacher, Comsewogue High School
Jamie Kennedy - Special Education Teacher Assistant, John F. Kennedy Middle School
Rebecca Kirchberger - Reading Teacher Assistant, Clinton Avenue Elementary School
Paul Leheste - School Counselor, Comsewogue High School
Olivia Lev - Music Teacher Assistant, John F. Kennedy Middle School
Carli LoNigro - Special Education Teacher, Terryville Road Elementary School
Maeve MacGregor - Elementary Teacher, Boyle Road Elementary School
Angela McDermott - Library Media Specialist, John F. Kennedy Middle School
Adam Parente - Business/Technology Teacher, Comsewogue High School and John F. Kennedy Middle School
Rayna Pavelchak - Elementary Teacher, Boyle Road Elementary School
Charles Rolfe - Math Teacher, Comsewogue High School and John F. Kennedy Middle School
Justin Schwartz - Science Teacher, John F. Kennedy Middle School
Ryan Swenning - Math Teacher, John F. Kennedy Middle School
Danielle Thorne - Business Teacher, Comsewogue High School
Melanie Urena - Special Education Teacher, Comsewogue High School
Samantha Verdisco - Art Teacher, Comsewogue High School and John F. Kennedy Middle School
William Waring - Reading Teacher Assistant, Terryville Road Elementary School
Lindsey Wright - ENL Teacher Assistant, John F. Kennedy Middle School

We also congratulate five of our teachers who were promoted from their previous teacher assistant positions to full-time teacher for the upcoming school year: 

Kaitlyn Gillen - Special Education Teacher, Terryville Road Elementary School
Halle Kreiling - Elementary Teacher, Norwood Avenue Elementary School
Ailis Micheline - Special Education Teacher, Boyle Road Elementary School
Rebecca Morris - Special Education Teacher, Norwood Avenue Elementary School
Danielle Silkin - Elementary Teacher, Boyle Road Elementary School

We wish all of our teachers an amazing 2025-2026 school year!