Staff Directory
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District Administration
Kathleen Carney
Superintendent of Schools
Phone: (315) 866-2230 ext. 1304
Gina McKernan
Superintendent’s Secretary & District Clerk
Phone: (315) 866-2230 ext. 1304
Chad Hess
School Business Manager
Phone: (315) 866-2230 ext. 1303
Zachary Abbe
High School Principal
Phone: (315) 866-2230 ext. 1312
Maria Lindsay
Middle School Principal
Phone: (315) 866-2230 ext. 1312
Nicole Crandall
Assistant Middle-High School Principal
Phone: (315) 866-2230 ext. 1312
Renee Vogt
Elementary Principal
Phone: (315) 866-8562 ext. 1010
Cristi Paragi
Assistant Elementary Principal and Athletic Director
Phone: (315) 866-8562 ext. 1010
Michelle Ploss
Director of Student Programs & Curriculum
Phone: (315) 866-2230 ext. 1003
Correne Holmes
CPSE/CSE Chairperson
Phone: (315) 866-2230 ext. 1003
Questions & Concerns: Who do I contact?
Classroom, Instructional and Curriculum Concerns
- Initial Contact: Teacher
- Level 2: Principal
- Level 3: Director of Student Programs and Curriculum
- Level 4: Superintendent
Discipline
- Initial Contact: Teacher
- Level 2: Assistant Principal
- Level 3: Principal
- Level 4: Superintendent
Scheduling
- Initial Contact: Teacher
- Level 2: School Counselor
- Level 3: Principal
- Level 4: Superintendent
Athletics
- Initial Contact: Coach
- Level 2: Athletic Director
- Level 3: Principal
- Level 4: Superintendent
Attendance
- Initial Contact: School Secretary
- Level 2: School Counselor/Teacher
- Level 3: Principal
- Level 4: Superintendent
Policy
- Initial Contact: Principal
- Level 2: Superintendent
- Level 3: Board of Education
- Level 4: —
Facilities Use – Building/Room
- Initial Contact: School Secretary
- Level 2: Principal
- Level 3: Building Maintenance Mechanic
- Level 4: District Office/Superintendent
Facilities Use – Athletic Areas
- Initial Contact: Athletic Director
- Level 2: Building Maintenance Mechanic
- Level 3: District Office/Superintendent
- Level 4: —
Food Services
- Initial Contact: Cafeteria Manager
- Level 2: Food Services Director
- Level 3: Principal
- Level 4: Superintendent
Health/Medical Issues
- Initial Contact: School Nurse
- Level 2: Principal or Athletic Director
- Level 3: Director of Student Programs and Curriculum
- Level 4: Superintendent
Special Education
- Initial Contact: Special Education Teacher
- Level 2: Principal/CSE Chair
- Level 3: Director of Student Programs and Curriculum
- Level 4: Superintendent
Transportation
- Initial Contact: Bus Driver (if possible)
- Level 2: Transportation Supervisor
- Level 3: Principal
- Level 4: Superintendent
Departments & Services
Buildings & Grounds
Buildings/Maintenance: James McKernan
Phone: (315) 866-2230 ext. 1350
Counseling & Student Support
High School Counselor: Carolyn Saugh
Phone: (315) 866-2230 ext. 1317
Middle School Counselor: Heather Paul
Phone: (315) 866-2230 ext. 1316
Elementary School Counselor: Sara Lamanna
Phone: (315) 866-8562 ext. 1021
School Psychologist: Kelley Thorp
Phone: (315) 866-8562 ext. 1050
Middle-High School Social Worker: Jessica L. Alberts
Phone: (315) 866-2230 ext. 3206
Middle-High School Social Worker: Kayla Klink
Phone: (315) 866-2230 ext. 1353
Elementary Social Worker: Amanda Cruikshank
Phone: (315) 866-8562 ext. 2051
Prevention Coordinator: Crystal Gerhardt
Phone: (315) 866-2230 ext. 1355
Civil Rights Compliance and Discrimination/Sexual Harassment Officer: Michelle Ploss
Phone: (315) 866-2230 ext. 1003
McKenny-Vento Homeless Liaison/Foster Child Point of Contact/Homeschool District Contact: Michelle Ploss
Phone: (315) 866-2230 ext. 1003
Food Services
Food Services Director: Kate Dorr
via Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES
Phone: (315) 738-0848
Elementary Cafeteria Manager: Becky Lockwood
Phone: (315) 866-8562 ext. 1037
Middle-High School Cafeteria Manager: Alice Coleman
Phone: (315) 866-2230 ext. 1352
Home Instruction
Home Instruction
Phone: (315) 867-2607
Information Technology Office
Technology
Phone: (315) 866-2230 ext. 1333
Nursing
Elementary School Nurse: Sandhya Farrington
Phone: (315) 866-8562 ext. 1022
Middle-High School Nurse: Karen Vincent
Phone: (315) 866-2230 ext. 1322
Transportation
Transportation Supervisor: Andrew Jory
via Birnie Bus
Phone: (315) 895-4150
Elementary contact
255 Gros Boulevard, Herkimer, NY 13350
Phone: (315) 866-8562
Fax: (315) 866-8568
Principal: Renee Vogt
Assistant Principal: Cristi Paragi
Attendance: (315) 866-8562 ext. 1022
Middle-High School contact
801 West German St., Herkimer, NY 13350
Phone: (315) 866-2230
Fax: (315) 866-8595
High School Principal: Zachary Abbe
Middle School Principal: Maria Lindsay
Assistant Principal: Nicole Crandall
Attendance: (315) 866-2230 ext.1322
Updating your contact information
To update your contact information on file with the district, please contact the main office of your child’s school.