TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

Common Ground Students … By The Numbers

With just 155 students, every Common Ground student is pushed to excel.
Our students come from more than a dozen different middle schools in 14 different towns and cities – creating a genuinely diverse student body.
While some of our students enter below grade level in math and reading, more than 90% are accepted to college upon graduation.

Common Ground Teachers … By The Numbers

Common Ground has 13 full-time teachers, all certified, yielding a student to teacher ratio of 12:1.
The average Common Ground teacher has six years of teaching experience, and has been at Common Ground for 4 years.
This year, there was 0% turnover in Common Ground's faculty. Last year, only one teacher left Common Ground's faculty.
Every teacher acts as an advisor for a group of 10-15 students, providing both academic guidance and help with college readiness.
Common Ground teachers have received the Raytheon MathMovesU Award and the ING Unsung Heroes Award, and have participated in the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program and the Fulbright Japan Education for Sustainable Development program.

Common Ground High School Faculty & Staff

To contact a member of the faculty or staff, write to "firstinitiallastname(at)nhep.com."

Liz Cox, Director

Jennifer Burke-Adams, English

Amy Champagne, Assistant Dean of Students

Karen Climis, Mathematics

Rhonda Deloach, Chef/Culinary Instructor

Larry Dome, Mathematics

David Edgeworth, Science

Monique Frasier, English

Tom Gaudioso, Afterschool Programs Coordinator

Rachel Gilroy, Environmental Leadership & After-School Programmer
Madeleine Janover, Social Sciences

Iris Jimenez, Educational Aid

Maureen Jackson, Mathematics

Patricia Johnson, Science

Keith Johnston, Spanish

Jane Kovel, College & Career Planning

Keith Lambert, English

Melvin Morales, Instructional Assistant

Joan Malerba-Foran, English

Jason Pryor, Social Studies
Ana Rosa, Office Manager

Amy Ruotolo, Special Education

Miriam Sheffield, Assistant Dean of Students

Lauren Beth Stein, After-School Programmer & Community Service Coordinator

Jeremy Stone, Social Sciences

Joel Tolman, Social Sciences


	teachers and students TEACHERS AND STUDENTS Common Ground Students … By The Numbers With just 155 students, every Common Ground student is pushed to excel. Our students come from more than a dozen different middle schools in 14 different towns and cities – creating a genuinely diverse student body. While some of our students enter below grade level in math and reading, more than 90% are accepted to college upon graduation. Common Ground Teachers … By The Numbers Common Ground has 13 full-time teachers, all certified, yielding a student to teacher ratio of 12:1. The average Common Ground teacher has six years of teaching experience, and has been at Common Ground for 4 years. This year, there was 0% turnover in Common Ground's faculty. Last year, only one teacher left Common Ground's faculty. Every teacher acts as an advisor for a group of 10-15 students, providing both academic guidance and help with college readiness. Common Ground teachers have received the Raytheon MathMovesU Award and the ING Unsung Heroes Award, and have participated in the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program and the Fulbright Japan Education for Sustainable Development program. Common Ground High School Faculty & Staff To contact a member of the faculty or staff, write to "firstinitiallastname(at)nhep.com." Liz Cox, Director Jennifer Burke-Adams, English Amy Champagne, Assistant Dean of Students Karen Climis, Mathematics Rhonda Deloach, Chef/Culinary Instructor Larry Dome, Mathematics David Edgeworth, Science Monique Frasier, English Tom Gaudioso, Afterschool Programs Coordinator Rachel Gilroy, Environmental Leadership & After-School Programmer Madeleine Janover, Social Sciences Iris Jimenez, Educational Aid Maureen Jackson, Mathematics Patricia Johnson, Science Keith Johnston, Spanish Jane Kovel, College & Career Planning Keith Lambert, English Melvin Morales, Instructional Assistant Joan Malerba-Foran, English Jason Pryor, Social Studies Ana Rosa, Office Manager Amy Ruotolo, Special Education Miriam Sheffield, Assistant Dean of Students Lauren Beth Stein, After-School Programmer & Community Service Coordinator Jeremy Stone, Social Sciences Joel Tolman, Social Sciences