DARIEN, Conn. Darien schools have appointed Elizabeth Wesolowski as the new assistant director for elementary special education. She replaces Laura Conte, who has served in the position since 2008.
Wesolowski has spent her entire teaching career in the Darien school system. She is currently the district program integration coordination, where she works with special and general education teachers to ensure that district programs and instructional practices meet the needs of all students. This past year, she oversaw a collaborative teaching pilot program at the elementary level.
Before serving in a coordination capacity, Wesolowski was a special education teacher responsible for curriculum modification, delivery of instruction, IEP development and implementation, academic testing and case management. She has been involved at the district level in reading and writing workshop approaches, Cathy Fosnot mathematics application and technology integration for curricular and managerial purposes.
She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Gettysburg College and a Master of Science degree from Fordham University in teaching with a childhood education major. She also completed a master's degree in educational leadership at the College of New Rochelle, where she is currently a doctoral candidate.
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