Dianne Taylor
I am the Special Education teacher for grades 5th-8th and the Reading Interventionist for middle school students. I have been teaching at Woodrow since 2002. I am a native Colorado resident and graduated from Regis University in Denver. At Regis, I met my husband and we have been married since 1992. I have three adult children, two of which, attended Woodrow when if first opened.
I enjoy working with the middle school students and find their joy for learning (and pushing boundaries) an exciting part of my job. I enjoy spending time with my family, my dogs, watching the Broncos, and traveling.
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Janet Corzine
Hello! My name is Janet Corzine and this is my 13th year teaching elementary special education and reading at WWA. Woodrow Wilson Academy is a great school and I love working here. It has been wonderful to see the students I have worked with in Kindergarten graduate from 8th grade at WWA! I am married and we have one 28 year old son who lives in Washington, DC. Our family lived in Indonesia and Egypt and we love to travel overseas. My hobbies include watching movies, hiking, and horse riding and playing the piano.
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Melissa Schwartz
Hi! My name is Melissa Schwartz; I started working as the Occupational Therapist at Woodrow Wilson Academy in 2014. I’m a native of Minnesota, but attended college and graduate school in South Dakota. I’ve been working as an OT with kids since 2000, first in Arizona and now in Colorado. When not working, my family and I enjoy camping, hiking, and skiing.
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Michelle McDonald
Hi, my name is Michelle McDonald and I am delighted to be the reading coach here at Woodrow Wilson Academy. My job is to support those students who are not currently reading at grade level. I retired from teaching in 2011, after being a classroom teacher for 34 years. During my career, I taught in grades 2nd through 6th. In the fall of 2014, Mrs. Bartusiak asked me to be the reading coach for grades K-5. I jumped at the opportunity. I am glad to be here, and enjoy working with students. One interesting thing about me is, that my parents moved to Colorado in 1955 and built their own house in Arvada, when many of the back streets were dirt roads. My family has lived here ever since. I love to read, travel, listen to music, sing in the car, and spend time with my three grown up kids.
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