Ms. Joan Seiley worked at Old Town Academy for our first two years and was much admired by students and staff alike. She has just retired from the District and we are fortunate enough to have her rejoining OTA’s teaching staff as our 4th-8th Grade Writing & Math Coach. As for Joan, she says she is “glad to be back at a happy school.”

Ms. Seiley will be working with Ms. Toni Mannarino, our Education Specialist. Ms Mannarino is a 26 year veteran Special Ed teacher who also came out of retirement because she missed working with children. She worked in our second grade classroom until last year when she moved full time to working with IEP students.

OTA is happy to have them both on our Student Success Team along with Speech Therapist, Ms. Ingrid Exerjian, Student Success Team Leader, Mr. Jeff Major and Learning Lab Director, Mr. Thiago Batista.