About Our School
Soaring to New Heights!
Nestled against a green hillside, Highland View Elementary School has been a neighborhood school since 1953 and was modernized in 1994. Our 52 faculty and staff members have a strong commitment to teaching our 350 students who come from diverse backgrounds and speak a variety of languages, such as Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Khmer, French, Rundi, Spanish, Swahili, Twi, and Wolof.
Our Highland View community actively participates in PTA activities and generously donates time to volunteer in our classrooms throughout the school year.
Highland View is one of four elementary schools that feed into Silver Spring International Middle School.
Our Mission
Our Vision for Highland View:
Highland View is a welcoming, safe and inclusive community of learners. All children and adults are valued and respected. Students are well prepared for success in academic settings in order to have a positive impact on the world.
Our Mission:
- We will provide students with a variety of opportunities to develop academically, socially and emotionally.
- We will maintain high standards for teaching and learning by communicating high expectation messages to all members of our community.
- We will create safe and positive learning environments that promote risk-taking, engagement, curiosity and collaboration.
- We will teach and model respect for ourselves, others, and our school community.
Instructional Leadership Team Vision and Mission:
The Highland View Elementary School (HVES) Instructional Leadership Team (ILT) serves the HVES professional community. This is a team that is focused on the school wide goal of providing exemplary instruction for all students. Each member:
- Uses data to drive all decisions
- Acknowledges, respects and values the strengths and contributions of teammates as well as other staff members.
- Is focused on positive growth and change
- Promotes mutual interdependence.
- Speaks with one voice and clearly communicates system and administrative messages to grade/content level teammates.
The ILT leads the staff to take a reflective stance on our practice as educators, which will result in improved learning outcomes for all students.
Parent Handbook
Our Staff
Administrative Staff
- Principal: Hanna Yim
- Assistant Principal: Diana Hayden
- Administrative Secretary: Tina Errigo
- Attendance Secretary: Monica Bridgewater
Classroom Teachers
- Kindergarten: Maureen Hudren, Natalie Lukehart, Morgan Becker, Reena Trivedi
- First Grade: Meaghen Alexander, Stacy Justice, Sue Mullaney, Sonja Kim
- Second Grade: Erin Crabtree, Meg Goetz, Jessica Thompson
- Third Grade: Megan Barrow, Shannon Alshaikh, Aaron de Lisser-Ellen
- Fourth Grade: Bridget Egan, Steven Magenheim, Jennifer Bezy
- Fifth Grade: David Gibson, Kimberly Stonerook, Sarah Schoenfeld
- English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL): Andrew Miele, Lara Oerter, Naina Rakes
Specialists:
- Academic Intervention: Kristina Fierstein
- Art: Julia Eau Claire
- Guidance Counselor: Laurie Burney
- Media: Sylvia Augusteijn, Tanya Jackson (Media Assistant)
- Music: Sherri Pfaff (General Music Director), MeLinda Ford (Instrumental Music Director)
- Physical Education: Damian Grasso
- Reading Specialist: Britt Waterfield
- Resource: Sydney Dennin
- Speech: Nicole Kowalik
- Staff Development: Cynthia Gibson
- Technology Support Specialist: Nick Little
- Therapists: Occupational Therapist: Bridget Smith
Instructional Support:
- Paraeducators: Magdalena Faberova, Joletta Humpert, Yeshi Gila, Theresa Seery
- Health: Health Technician: Maggie Perez
- Building Services: Rosa Pineda (Manager), Jose Ayala, Azucena Flores Diaz, Yessica Guardado, Chunhua Yao
- Cafeteria Staff: Manager: Mei Yong (Lily) Yuen, Qiaozhen Chen
- Lunch Hour Aides: Yeshi Gila