Scarborough schools hire nine

SCARBOROUGH — Following unanimous appointments at the Aug. 16 school board meeting, nine new faces will join the staff of the Scarborough School Department when classes start next week.

Positions filed include a K-2 guidance counselor, along with four teaching posts at the high school, three at the middle school and one at Eight Corners Primary School. The new hires include:

Joanne Abrams (K-2 guidance counselor): Previously of School Administrative District 7 (Saco/Dayton) and Regional School Unit 21 (Kennebunk/Kennebunkport), Abrams holds a master’s in counseling from University of Southern Maine, having previously earned a bachelor of arts in history and German studies and a masters in education from Harvard University. Her base salary for the newly created position will be $58,378.

Hilary Chase (SHS math teacher): The holder of a bachelor of science in chemistry and a master’s degree in teaching, both from University of Maine, Chase has taught previously in the South Portland and Freeport school departments. She will work part-time (0.8 full-time employee, or 32 hours/week) in this new position for $51,248.

Kokou Nyanutse (SHS French teacher): A former employee of Regional School Unit 57 (Lincoln) and Regional School Unit 2 (Farmingdale), Nyanutse holds a bachelor of arts in geography from the University of Lome´ and a master of science in maritime resource management from the University of Quebec at Rimouski. For the job, created by a retirement, he will earn $53,784.

Erin Landry Fowler (SHS art teacher): A new teacher who completed her student teaching at Scarborough High School last year under lead art teacher Joanne Allen, Fowler holds a bachelor’s degree in printmaking from Monserrat College of Art in Beverly, Mass. Full-time salary for a first-year teacher in Scarborough is $32,948 but Fowler newly created position is for 0.4 full-time employee, or 16 hours per week.

Daniel Wiley (SHS English teacher): Wiley will fill a position created by a recent transfer, entering the pay scale at $36,884. He previously taught in Hudson, N.H. and holds a bachelor's degree in English teaching and a master's degree in teaching from the University of New Hampshire.

Kate Gaudet (SMS science teacher): Gaudet will earn $35,348 in a job created be a realignment of teaching staff. She holds a bachelor's degree in ecology from the University of Maine and has completed an extended teacher education program at University of Southern Maine. Gaudet previously taught in the York school system.

Abbey Manchester (SMS science/math teacher): A new teacher stepping into another job created by 

staff realignments, Manchester holds a bachelor of science in elementary education from University of Maine at Farmington and did her student teaching in Madison and Skowhegan. She will make the starting salary of $32,948.

Jennifer Libby (SMS physical education): In this new half-time position, Libby will earn $53,784. She holds a bachelor's degree in physical education and a master’s in teaching and administration, both from Springfield College in Massachusetts. She has previously taught in Westbrook, at Deering High School in Portland, and in Greenwich, Conn.

Kathryn Fiorini (Grade 2 teacher at Eight Corners): Previously an educational technician in the district, Fiorini will make $32,948 to fill a vacancy created by a one-year leave of absence. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from St. Michael’s College in Colchester, Vt.