Pre School
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Burleigh Griffith

Burleigh Griffith is the Lead Teacher and Director of the Rochester Preschool. A native Vemonter, he holds a Vermont Teaching License Birth-Pre-K, and graduated from Northern Vermont University Lyndon with a Bachelors in Early Childhood Education. He lives in Rochester with his family, 13 chickens, 6 goats, 2 dogs, and 1 Betta fish. When not at school, he enjoys spending time outside camping, listening to live music, biking, and hiking. His favorite quote is from Mrs. Maple’s Seeds by Eliza Wheeler. “Never forget that even the grandest of trees once had to grow up from the smallest of seeds”

Kindergarten
Paitra Martin

Paitra Martin

My name is Paitra Martin and I teach kindergarten at Rochester elementary. This is my first full time teaching job, but I have subbed in other schools and have worked with students over the past six years. In my free time I enjoy swimming, hiking, and exploring Vermont! I recently bought a house and am working to make it a home, as it is an 1870s house. 

1st & 2nd Grade
Linda Gendreau

Linda Gendreau

Ms. Gendreau has worked at Rochester School since 2008. She was a classroom teacher for 13 years. In 2021 Ms. G. became the Title I Literacy Interventionist. This year, she has returned to the classroom to teach first and second grade. She lives in Middlebury with her cat, Pistol. Ms. G. enjoys time with family and friends.

3rd Grade
Lanie Sinclair

Lanie Sinclair

4/5/6 ELA & Humanities
Andrew Fersch

Andrew Fersch

Andrew Fersch is an educator, a writer, and a family man. He has taught for almost two decades since completing his Masters in Elementary Education, including having opened and ran his own school, The Penn Program, for several years. 

4/5/6 Math & Science
Robert

Robert Moffitt

Mr. Moffitt grew up just outside of Philadelphia Pennsylvania. In school, he loved gym, art, math, and science, but he often had a hard time sitting still in class. He later went on to study at Temple University in Philadelphia to become a teacher. He lives with his wife and three children in Wallingford Vermont. He loves obstacle course racing, hiking, swimming, and being outdoors.