faculty
Marcia Riddick
Principal
Marcia Riddick first became passionate about education as an elementary school student in Boston Public Schools and decided early to become an effective teacher in her community. Riddick has worked as an educator in the Boston Public Schools for over 20 years, serving as an elementary school teacher, literacy coach, ELA Manager on the K-5 Academic Response Team, and as an instructional coach and interventionist. She was formerly the principal at the Roger Clap Innovation School in Dorchester. Riddick earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education from Emmanuel College, Master’s Degree in Education and Technology from Lesley University and participated in the Boston Public School’s Aspiring Principal’s Program. She resides in Mattapan.
Principal
Marcia Riddick first became passionate about education as an elementary school student in Boston Public Schools and decided early to become an effective teacher in her community. Riddick has worked as an educator in the Boston Public Schools for over 20 years, serving as an elementary school teacher, literacy coach, ELA Manager on the K-5 Academic Response Team, and as an instructional coach and interventionist. She was formerly the principal at the Roger Clap Innovation School in Dorchester. Riddick earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education from Emmanuel College, Master’s Degree in Education and Technology from Lesley University and participated in the Boston Public School’s Aspiring Principal’s Program. She resides in Mattapan.
Nilsa Reis
Assistant Principal
Ms. Reis joined the Mather team as an Assistant Principal in November 2018. She aspires to utilize her leadership skills to assist in the development of educational programs that ensure all students achieve at the highest academic standards. She started her educational career as a Middle School Science teacher at the R.G. Shaw Middle School in the Boston Public Schools. She then taught math at the Angelo Elementary School in Brockton. Her extensive educational background includes thirteen years in BPS as a Special Education Administrator. Ms. Reis has served to enrich and improve the quality of education for students across the general and special education spectrum. She also participated in the Aspiring Principal Program in 2013. Ms. Reis graduated from Boston Public School’s Jeremiah E. Burke High School, and earned her Bachelor of Arts and Masters Degrees in Moderate Special Needs Education at Boston College. Her most recent role prior to The Mather was an Assistant Principal at Revere High School. She resides in Dorchester and enjoys watching as well as playing sports, but her favorite pastime is reading.
Assistant Principal
Ms. Reis joined the Mather team as an Assistant Principal in November 2018. She aspires to utilize her leadership skills to assist in the development of educational programs that ensure all students achieve at the highest academic standards. She started her educational career as a Middle School Science teacher at the R.G. Shaw Middle School in the Boston Public Schools. She then taught math at the Angelo Elementary School in Brockton. Her extensive educational background includes thirteen years in BPS as a Special Education Administrator. Ms. Reis has served to enrich and improve the quality of education for students across the general and special education spectrum. She also participated in the Aspiring Principal Program in 2013. Ms. Reis graduated from Boston Public School’s Jeremiah E. Burke High School, and earned her Bachelor of Arts and Masters Degrees in Moderate Special Needs Education at Boston College. Her most recent role prior to The Mather was an Assistant Principal at Revere High School. She resides in Dorchester and enjoys watching as well as playing sports, but her favorite pastime is reading.
Administration
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Ms. Marcia Riddick
Ms. Nilsa Reis Ms. Georgette Travis Ms. Lori Thames |
Principal
Assistant Principal Head Staff Assistant Community Field Coordinator |
K1 Teachers
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Ms. Karla Settles
Ms. Emily Sanchez Ms. Uyen Nguyen (SEI) |
Room 115
Room 116 Room 121 |
K2 teachers
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Ms. Katie Mallon (substitute for Ms. Nunez)
Ms. Kim Crawford Ms. Laurie Davis Ms. Tuyet Dinh (SEI) |
Room 203
Room 204 Room 205 Room 206 |
1st grade teachers
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Ms. Lucy Wilson
Mr. Dannhi Nguyen (SEI) Ms. Maresa Scordino Ms. Stephanie McAuliffe-Bennet |
Room 209
Room 214 Room 213 Room 216 |
2nd grade teachers
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Ms. Lydia Alter
Ms. Songkhla Nguyen (SEI) Ms. Naomi Dreyer (Special Ed) Mr. Kevin Moy Ms. Lea-Antoinette Serena |
Room 217
Room 218 Room 306 Room 315 Room 319 |
3rd grade teachers
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Mr. Matthew Ennis
Mr. Jeffery Parks Ms. Maria Brooks (Special Ed) Ms. Debra Bullock Ms. Loni Nguyen (SEI) |
Room 301
Room 302 Room 305 Room 307 Room408 |
4th grade teachers
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Mr. Loc Duong (SEI)
Ms. Tamika Fluker Ms. Mary Kate McKinnon (Special Ed) Ms. Christine Yancey Mr. Mike Garland |
Room 219
Room 318 Room 320B Room 402 Room 407 |
5th grade teachers
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Room 402
Room 414 Room 416 Room 418 Room 419B |
Specialists
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Ms. Denise Baszkiewicz
Mr. Kayron Wright Ms. Maura O'Toole Ms. Kera Washington Mr. Keith Pernell Ms. Francesca Levy, Ms. Bethany Lynch Mr. Stephen Constant |
Science K-2
Science 3-5 Library Coordinator Music Physical Education Art Dance Technology |
dbaszkiewicz@bostonpublicschools.org
kwright5@bostonpublicschools.org motoole2@bostonpublicschools.org kwashington@bostonpublicschools.org kpernell@bostonpublicschools.org flevy@bostonpublicschools.org blynch3@bostonpublicschools.org sconstant@bostonpublicschools.org |
Resource teachers
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Ms. Katie McCosker
Ms. Julie Potter Ms. Thu-Huong Mai Ms. Barbara Najjar-Owens Ms. Kathleen Hussey Ms. Janamarie Sunkle Ms. Alexandra Pascasio |
Room 320C
Room 320C Grades 3-5, Room 412A Special Education Literacy Coach K-2/ Reading Recovery Literacy Coach 3-5 Instructional Math Coach English as a Second Language (ESL) English as a Second Language (ESL) |
student support services
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Ms. Arlene Boyle
Ms. Randi Lyn Scheffler Ms. Chevelle Wiley Ms. Donna Airosus Ms. Julie Herlihy |
Occupational Therapy (OT)
Speech Therapy Special Ed Services/IEPs Nurse Psychologist |
