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Saint John Academy
About SJA
 

Teachers & Staff

St. John Academy is rooted in a rich tradition of academic excellence and spiritual formation. Our teachers, resource specialists, and support staff are committed to lifelong learning and putting this practice into action with over 3,600 hours of professional development coursework over the last three years.

To help support our dedicated teachers, we offer a variety of ongoing staff development activities and faculty meetings – to collectively raise issues and concerns, set and reach new teaching goals, and share innovative teaching practices. Every year, St. John Academy teachers attend the annual “Diocesan Institute,” and the “Summer Seminar Program,” both sponsored by the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia. At these seminars, SJA teachers participate in courses and deepen their understanding of many different topics covered over the course of the academic year. On-site computer technology courses are also offered on a regular basis – to keep faculty members proficient in all aspects of technology used in the classroom, and throughout the school. Our teachers also have access to on-line tutorials – to broaden their knowledge of particular subject areas, and further their own education.

St. John Academy is proud that the average tenure of its faculty is ten years. Our average classroom student-to-teacher ratio is 21:1. And our student test scores consistently exceed the average test scores of the other schools in the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia in all subjects.

 Teachers

Peter Schultz Headmaster
Mrs. Trish Loria M-W-F Pre-School
Mrs. Regina Burke Pre K Teacher PM and AM Aide
Mrs. Debra Balint Pre-Kindergarten Teacher AM
Mrs. Irene Perez Kindergarten
Mrs. Sarah Harraka Kindergarten B
Ms. Cassidy Doane Grade 1
Mrs. MaryLee Fritts Grade 2
Mrs. Fran Findley Grade 3
Mrs. Mary Graham Grade 4
Ms. Courtney Ridge Grade 5
Mrs. Connie Hauer Middle School Language Arts and Religion
Ms. Anne Lortie Middle School Science
Mr. Norman Philion Middle School Math and Literature Gr. 7
Mrs. Fran Keating Middle School Social Studies/8th Grade Religion, Literature and homeroom
Mrs. Elisa Hesles Spanish Gr. 1-8
Mrs. Barbara Gray Librarian Gr. Pre School-8
Mrs. Kelly Bloom Computers Gr. K-8
Mrs. Vivian Grady Art Gr. K-8
Ms. Alison Newman Pre-School, Pre-K and Extended Day Director
Mr. Patrick Quest PE/Athletic Director
Mrs. Christine Laird Music Gr. K-8

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 Teacher Support Staff

Mr. Joseph Cantafio 1st and 3rd Grade Aide
Mrs. Ann Issacco Aide Kindergarten
Mrs. Jane Bergaust Aide Pre-School
Mrs. Carolyn Lundberg Library assistant
Captain Ted Smedberg Grade 4-8 classroom assistant
Mrs. Melanie Settje Resource Teacher

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 Office Staff

Mrs. Sheila Harrington Secretary to the Headmaster
Mrs. Gracia Escudero Office Manager
Mrs. Heather Mullin School Nurse
Mr. Sebastien Jansen Director of Development

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All school emails addresses follow the following format:
(all lower case) the first letter of the first name immediately followed by the last name plus @stjohnacademy.org. For example, to email our headmaster Mr. Schultz send email to - pschultz@stjohnacademy.org