7140 West Happy Valley Road, Peoria, AZ 85383

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Meet Our Staff

  • School Office: 623-376-2900
  • FAX: 623-376-9030
  • 7140 West Happy Valley Road Peoria, AZ 85383
  • Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM

At Happy Valley School, our dedicated team of educators and support staff are committed to the success, safety, and wellbeing of every student – every single day.

Happy Valley School Staff

Administration

Jeannine McDonaldPrincipaljmcdonald@happyvalleyschool.org
Sonia Saenz-CamilliAdmin / Title I Coordinatorssaenz-camilli@happyvalleyschool.org

Front Office

Nancy Seid Office Manager / NSLP Directornseid@happyvalleyschool.org
Susan HeimAttendancesheim@happyvalleyschool.org
Lily CoppolaRegistrar / Records Requestlcoppola@happyvalleyschool.org
Heather Tibbett
School Nurse / 504 Coordinator

 

htibbett@happyvalleyschool.org

Support Staff

Jennifer SmeetsDaycare Directorjsmeets@happyvalleyschool.org
Teresa GarciaSpecial Education Coordinatortgarcia@happyvalleyschool.org
Laurie LovettTransportation Directorllovett@happyvalleyschool.org

Teachers

Kindergarten

Leslie Hammon Kindergarten lhammon@happyvalleyschool.org
Amanda Rice Kindergarten arice@happyvalleyschool.org

1st Grade

Sally Aaronson

1st Grade

SAaronson@happyvalleyschool.org

Melisa Conner

1st Grade

mconner@happyvalleyschool.org

Jennifer DeCovnick

1st Grade

jdecovnick@happyvalleyschool.org

2nd Grade

Michelle Kluzek2nd Grademkluzek@happyvalleyschool.org
Stacie Melroy2nd Gradesmelroy@happyvalleyschool.org
Karla Nutt2nd GradeKViloria-Nutt@happyvalleyschool.org

3rd Grade

Nicole Costa3rd Gradencosta@happyvalleyschool.org
Keri McKinley3rd Gradekmckinley@happyvalleyschool.org
Sarah Rogers3rd GradeSRogers@happyvalleyschool.org

4th Grade

Ella Simon4th Gradeesimon@happyvalleyschool.org
Shawn Simon4th Gradessimon@happyvalleyschool.org
Ella O’Brien4th GradeEObrien@happyvalleyschool.org

5th Grade

Laura Hundt5th Gradelhundt@happyvalleyschool.org
James Pelfrey5th Gradejpelfrey@happyvalleyschool.org

6th Grade

Richard Riley6th Graderriley@happyvalleyschool.org
Amy Gillette6th Gradeagillette@happyvalleyschool.org

7th – 8th Grade

 ELA / Writing / Social Studies 
Shelly JainMathsjain@happyvalleyschool.org
Tamara KhalafSciencetkhalaf@happyvalleyschool.org

Specials & Electives

Teacher education and experience is available in the front office at the request of parents or guardians of enrolled students.

Kim McKendryMedia Arts / Computerskmckendry@happyvalleyschool.org
Jaye KaneWellness / Leadership / Strengthsjkane@happyvalleyschool.org
Katie KemperPhysical Educationkkemper@happyvalleyschool.org

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