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Veteran's Park Elementary School Mrs. Mary Ann Gianni 5th Grade Teacher- Room Veteran's Park Elementary School- click [|here] for the Vets Park Website and [|here] for the LPS Main Web Page. Schoool Telepohne Number- 583-5695 School Principal- Mrs. Susan Dukeshire

Vets Park Mission Statement: "The Veterans Park Elementary School Community is committed to creating an environment of mutual respect, where all children are successful learners." **About the Teacher:** Mrs. Gianni was a special needs teacher at a private school, The Mullins School, in Ludlow, for 19 years before coming to teach in the Ludlow Public Schools in 1999. She loves teaching 5th grade and loves all of her students, present and past. She has two grown boys, ages 34 and 37, and a wonderful husband, Rocco. She enjoys reading, relaxing at the beach with friends and family, kayaking with her son Rocco Jr., chatting with her son Michael and daughter-in-law Becky, and being with Zoe, her 10 year old Labrador Retriever. She is a native of Ludlow and attended Ludlow schools growing up. She loves to travel with her husband to a few major cities each year. New Orleans, LA, is her destination during the 2010 February vacation. She is extremely excited to be part of this cutting edge technology between Veteran's Park Campus in Ludlow and Blueberry Hill School in Longmeadow.

Blueberry Hill Elementary School Mrs. Lori Gallerani 5th Grade Teacher- Room 54 Blueberry Hill Elementary School - click [|here] for the Blueberry Hill Website and [|here] for the Longmeadow Main Web Page and [|here] to view Mrs. Gallerani's web page. School telephone Number- 565-4280 School Principal- Miss Marie Pratt

Blueberry Hill's Mission Statement:
“Our mission is to ensure that all students EXCEL in learning, SUCCEED in life, and ENRICH our community.”

About the Teacher: Mrs. Gallerani was a fifth grade teacher in Springfield prior to joining the Longmeadow Public School System. Mrs. Gallerani loves to get her students excited about learning and feels technology plays an integral part in that excitement. Mrs. Gallerani is married with two children ages 13 and 11, and her cat named Oreo. Mrs. Gallerani resides in Agawam and enjoys going to her children's sports activities in her spare time. In her down time, she enjoys reading, sewing, crocheting, and cooking.

**Ludlow Public Schools- Technology Department** Mrs. Anne Marie Corrieri District Instructional Technology Specialist Ludlow Public Schools- click [|here] for the Ludlow Public Schools Main website. Director of Technology- Mrs. Lorraine Boucher

Ludlow Public Schools Mission "The mission of the Ludlow Public Schools is to provide a quality education for every student by working in partnership with parents and community to assist each student in reaching his/her full potential."

**About the Teacher:** Mrs. Corrieri was a classroom teacher for 28 years both for the Lower Pioneer Educational Collaborative and the Springfield Public Schools before accepting the position of Instructional Technology Specialist for the Ludlow Public Schools in 2008. Mrs. Corrieri enjoys sharing her knowledge of 21st Century skills with teachers and students to support and reinforce classroom instruction. She lives with her husband, 5 dogs, 8 cats and 1 duck on a small farm in Wilbraham. Mrs. Corrieri loves going for walks in the woods, reading a good book, gardening and eating Chinese food and ice cream!