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LORANE ELEMENTARY

699 Rittenhouse Drive | Reading, PA 19606
(610) 582-8608

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  • Office

    x4002 Jennifer Cooke, Principal
    x4001 Jen Hemstreet, Secretary
    x4000 Adele Reilly, Attendance Secretary

  • Counselor & Psychologist

    x4006 Kaley Ryan, School Counselor
    x4101 Lisa Jacobson, Psychologist

  • Nurse

    x4004 Jessica Pinkasavage

  • Technology Support

    x4130 Cathy Bittinger

Note: Faculty phone numbers go to voice mail during school hours

  • Kindergarten

    x4110 Lynne DeCamillo
    x4114 Mary Firestone
    x4116 Nicola Kline
    x4113 Kaleigh Stein
    x4112 Chris Young

  • Grade 1

    x4115 Katie Hebel
    x4121 Adam Ousley
    x4117 Emily Zientek

  • Grade 2

    x4120 Patricia Cupitt
    x4123 Ashley Defiore
    x4119 David Fick
    x4122 Sarah Herchelroth

  • Grade 3

    x4146 Taylor Fasig
    x4147 Kelly Learn
    x4148 Sherilyn Reidinger-Smith
    x4149 Josie Whitney

  • Grade 4

    x4137 Shannon Deiuliis
    x4139 Derek Denunzio
    x4133 Danielle Hernandez
    x4138 Jessie Marburger

  • English as a Second Language

    x4127 Kellee Fries

  • Reading & Intervention Specialists

    x4127 Kellee Fries, English as a Second Language
    x4144 Katie Macrina, Reading Specialist
    x4147 Jodi Moyer, Intervention Specialist
    x4144 Monica Weisser, Reading Specialist

  • Special Education

    x4145 Nicole Angstadt, Learning Support
    x4109 Elizabeth Kennedy, Emotional Support 
    x4143 Kaitlyn McMenamin, Learning Support
    x4142 Lisa Nugent, Learning Support
    x4134 Kathy Walker, Gifted

  • Specials

    x4131 Tia Cosgrave, Art
    x4103 Nina Delewski, Music
    x4179 Taylor Kerling, Physical Education
    x4104 Emily Reppert, Instrumental Music
    x4176 Devon Tarewicz, Library

  • Therapist

    x4141 Tara Koch, Speech Therapist

Home » Exeter Celebrates National School Social Work Week
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When we found out that the theme for this year's National School Social Work Week was "Time to Shine," we immediately thought there was no more perfect time to put a spotlight on our district's own social worker and ray of sunshine, Mrs. Ashley Rinehart. Ashley dedicates her professional life to helping our most vulnerable students and their families by providing a link to school and community resources during times of crises. When you first meet Ashley, you immediately sense her inner calmness, gentleness and peace--a trait that immediately puts so many of the students and their families at ease who are going through periods of instability, such as homelessness. Even though schools have been employing social workers for decades, many people don't know that the services that Ashley provides are here--until they may need her. We hope you'll take a moment to get to know more about her, her work, and what makes her shine:

Q: For someone who doesn't know, what does your job encompass? What does a typical day look like for you?

A: A typical day can be organized chaos most of the time and it varies day to day based on the needs of the district. Often it's filling out homeless status intakes, taking out resources to students/families, referring students to various community programs, and working on distributing mental health surveys.

Q: How long have you been a social worker? How long have you worked at Exeter?

A: I have been a social worker since January of 2015, so seven total years. This is my third year at Exeter. Prior to Exeter I worked in schools, in mental health, at children & youth services, and in case management.

Q: Did you do anything prior to becoming a social worker? If so, what? Why did you change your career?
A: I had part time jobs in college as a tour guide. As soon as I graduated from college I started my social work career. I have always known though that I wanted to be a school social worker.

Q: What's your favorite part of your job?

A: My favorite part of my job is getting to know the students and families in our community. I love helping people and this job allows me to do that.

Q: What's the most challenging part of your job?

A: The most challenging part of my job is finding the appropriate resources for families and students when COVID has caused a lot of agencies to downsize or close. There are so many great services in our community but they have struggled through the pandemic as well. It can be really difficult to address specific needs when there aren't as many resources as there usually are.

Q: If you were talking to someone who knew nothing about your work, how would you complete this sentence? “People are surprised to learn that I….”

A: They may be surprised to learn that there are a lot of stressful and very hard days that come with school social work. However there are good days too, like when you have helped someone and those days make all the difficult days worth it.

Q: The theme for this year’s National School Social Workers Week is "Time to Shine.” What does that mean to you?
A: Time to Shine to me means making the best out of something and shining through the hard times. This year has been tough for everyone and if it has taught me anything it's how resilient people are and how resilient our students are. They are truly growing and learning from the pandemic and trying to shine themselves.

Q: Is there anything else you'd like to share?
A: I appreciate the staff in Exeter so much. I am so grateful to work with such amazing people.

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  • 699 Rittenhouse Drive
    Reading, PA 19606

  • Phone:
    610-582-8608

  • Fax:
    610-249-0173

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