The Hull Public Schools have hired 13 new teachers for the 2024-25 academic year, as well as a new coordinator for the Hull Family Network. Many of the new staff members were welcomed at a luncheon hosted by the O’Brien Family at Jake’s Seafood Restaurant.

Stephanie Bongarzone is joining us as a preschool teacher at Jacobs School. Bongarzone comes to us from Marshfield Public Schools. She received her bachelor’s degree from Bridgewater State University, and her postgraduate certificate of study from Southern New Hampshire University. She lives in Kingston.

**SCHOOL’S IN.** The Hull Public Schools are welcoming several new teachers to the district this year. In keeping with tradition, the incoming staff members celebrated with a lunch at Jake’s Seafood Restaurant. Shown at Jake’s are, in the back row, from left, Hull High Principal Rob Shaw, Drew Menice, Barbara DelGallo, Kristy Chalifoux, Heather Swimm, Jennifer Gibbons, Rebecca Lewis, and Samantha Ferrari. In the front row are Dylan Hall, Mark Ewell, Lisa Carter, Annie Kearley, Stephanie Bongarzone, and Superintendent Michael Jette. [Skip Tull photo]

Lisa Carter comes to us as a special education teacher in the team-based learning program at Jacobs School. Ms. Carter received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland and her master’s degree from Wheelock College. She lives in Hingham and previously worked in the Boston Public Schools.

Barbara DelGallo was a paraprofessional at Jacobs School for the past few years and this year has been appointed as a (0.8) physical education/wellness teacher at Jacobs School. DelGallo received her bachelor’s degree from Niagara University in Lewiston, N.Y., and has started graduate school for elementary education at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. She lives in Hull.

Mark Ewell will be joining the Jacobs School as a (0.8) music teacher. Ewell received his bachelor’s degree from Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C. His most recent job was band director/music teacher in the Rockland Public Schools. He lives in Rockland.

Samantha Ferrari is joining Hull High School this year as a guidance counselor. Ferrari lives in Somerville and has come to us from the Collegiate Charter School of Lowell. She received her bachelor’s degree from Central Connecticut State University and her master’s degree from New York University.

Julie Galluzzo was a long-term substitute Spanish teacher at Hull High School a few years ago and has been working as the guidance secretary since then. This year, she will be returning to the classroom as a (0.8) Spanish teacher at Hull High School. She received her bachelor’s degree from Bridgewater State College and her master’s degree from Emerson College. She lives in Hull.

Jennifer Gibbons comes to us as a grade two teacher at Jacobs School. Gibbons received her bachelor’s degree from Keene State College and her master’s degree from Southern New Hampshire University. She lives in Swampscott and comes to Hull from the Lawrence Public Schools.

Dylan Hall is a familiar face around Hull as a contracted Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) for the past six years. Hall is now a regular part of the team. He received his bachelor’s degree from Emerson College, his master’s degree from Bridgewater State University, and his graduate certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis from UMass Lowell. He lives in Kingston.

Anne Kearley was a long-term substitute grade four teacher at Jacobs School last year and this year, she has been appointed as a grade three teacher. Kearley received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and her master’s degree from Lesley College. She lives in Norwell.

Rebecca Lewis comes to Hull as a science teacher, after teaching chemistry in the Hingham Public Schools for several years. Lewis received her bachelor’s degree from New York University, her doctor of medicine degree from the University of Massachusetts at Worcester and her master of education degree from Brandeis University. She lives in Hull.

Faith Martin was a long-term substitute grade five teacher last year and this year she has been appointed as a grade four teacher at the Jacobs School. Martin received her bachelor’s degree from Stonehill College and her master’s degree from Bridgewater State University. She lives in Marshfield.

Andrew (Drew) Menice has been a paraprofessional as well as long-term substitute special education teacher at the Jacobs School since 2021 and this year he has been appointed as a special education teacher in the team-based learning program. Menice received his bachelor’s degree from Bridgewater State University and his certificate of study from Fitchburg State University. He lives in Hull.

Heather Swimm will be joining the Jacobs School as a reading/math intervention teacher. Swimm received her bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, and Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS) from Bridgewater State University. A Hull resident, she was a special education teacher in the Stoughton Public Schools since 2011.

Kristen Chalifoux comes on board as Hull Family Network Coordinator as Joan MacDonald begins her well-deserved retirement after 23 years on the job. Chalifoux lives in Hull and has been part of the HFN community for the past 11 years. She received her bachelor’s degree from Babson College and her master’s degree from Tufts University. She is an experienced early childhood educator and has been a playgroup leader at Hull Family Network.

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