Teachers

Janet graduated from Rider College with a BA degree as a Fine Arts Major and received a Teaching Certificate in Pre-School Education from Montclair State. For 12 years, she taught at the Playhouse Co-op Preschool in their “All Day School” classroom. Janet has been with the Morris Plains Co-op for 20 years, teaching the 2-Morning class, Lunch, Stay and Play and the Summer Fun Program.

Melissa has a Master’s in Education with a focus on Special Education from Rutgers University. She’s been teaching our Pre-K class at the Co-op since 2010 and is proud to have had four children who are all Co-op graduates.

MaryEllen graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University with her Masters in the Arts of Teaching. She worked in elementary schools in South Amboy and Chatham. She is bi-lingual and previously taught the 3-year-old preschool class at the Polish Supplementary School in Clark for more than 10 years. She has been teaching the 3-morning class at the Co-op since 2013.

During her previous public school career, Traci taught kindergarten, English as a Second Language, Gifted and Talented classes, and Basic Skills. She received a BA degree from Kean and her Masters in Education from Jersey City State College. This is her second year teaching the 3-morning class at the Co-op.