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Meet our preschool staff

Michelle Smith


Miss Michelle is an Early Childhood Intervention Specialist who also holds her Early Childhood Preschool certification. She has 23 years of experience teaching and worked for North Olmsted City Schools for the past 19 years.
 

Kelly Rower

Mrs. Rower is an Early Childhood Intervention Specialist.  She has 21 years of experience teaching and worked for North Olmsted City Schools for the past 15 years.  Mrs. Rower is also certified in K-12 Developmental Handicaps.
 

Terese Medves

Mrs. Medves is an Early Childhood Intervention Specialist.  She has 26 years of experience teaching and worked for North Olmsted City Schools for the past 22 years.
 
 
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Joe McCrone

Mr. Joe is an Early Childhood Intervention Specialist who also holds his Early Childhood Preschool certification.  He has 23 years of experience teaching and worked for North Olmsted City Schools for the past 6 years.
 

Itinerant Teacher

Miss Deidre is an Early Childhood Intervention Specialist.   She has 24 years of experience teaching and worked for North Olmsted City Schools for the past 17 years.  Miss Deidre also holds an Elementary Certificate (1-8) and K-12 Mild-Moderate Intervention Needs.  Miss Deidre provides services to children in small group setting, community preschools, community daycares and in homes.  
 
 
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JillMarie Zawada

Mrs. Zawada is a School Psychologist.    She has been a School Psychologist for 26 years and worked for North Olmsted City Schools for the past 20 years.  Mrs. Zawada works with students, families and teachers to conduct developmental screenings, help determine if and what specialized services are needed and transition preschool children on IEPs to Kindergarten.
 

Kristine Hawke

Miss Kris is a Speech-Language Pathologist.  She works with all of the preschool children in North Olmsted who have a speech, language or communication delay.  Usually, you can find her in the preschool classrooms at Spruce Elementary on Mondays and Wednesdays and Forest Elementary on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  She also provides services to preschool children children in community programs, language groups or at home.  She has 22 years of experience as a speech therapist and worked for North Olmsted City Schools for the past 22 years.
 
 
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