Rebecca Thompson oversees curriculum, instruction and assessment for grades PreK-12 and reports to the Assistant Superintendent. From 2020-2022, Ms. Thompson served as principal of McMahon School, embracing HPS’ partnership with the Relay Graduate School of Education and leading her students and staff to improved outcomes for learners. For the 15 years prior, Ms. Thompson served as a teacher, instructional coach, and school leader supporting grades PreK-12. She is an experienced leader who has developed big-picture systems for teaching and learning.

Jennifer Albury joined Holyoke Public Schools as a special education teacher at Morgan School in 2015 and moved into the ESL department in 2016 as a 7th grade ESL teacher at STEM Academy. In 2020, Ms. Albury moved into ESL instructional coaching. Before coming to Holyoke, Ms. Albury created and ran a language school in Guadalajara, Mexico where she lived with her family for 11 years. She is dedicated to celebrating and accelerating multilingual education through ESL, bilingual education and heritage language. 

Laura Espinoza Mufson has been the Associate Director of Dual Language for HPS since 2021.  Before Holyoke, Laura taught dual language for students in grades 4-5 in the Washington, DC area, teaching in English and Spanish. She was also the Instructional Lead for her school and led many district-wide initiatives.  She focuses her work on Culturally Responsive and Social Justice focused pedagogy.  She attended Mt. Holyoke College and is excited to be back in the Pioneer Valley. She is a fierce advocate for Dual Language programs, because of her personal experience being raised bilingual and bicultural and her dedication to Latinx communities.

Eric Levine joined the Holyoke Public Schools community in 2018 as the Instructional Coach for Science at Holyoke High School North. In 2024, he marked his 27th year in education. Eric brings experience as a science coach, a middle and high school science teacher, and a  wilderness guide to his position of Director of Science for Holyoke Public Schools. He is originally from Massachusetts, and has spent time working and living throughout New England as well as western New York State, New York City and the Pacific Northwest. Eric holds an M.Ed.  in Curriculum and Instruction, an M.S. in Environmental Education and a B.A. in Biology and Music.

Amy has three decades of preschool experience and has held a wide variety of roles and responsibilities. While putting herself through college, she was an assistant teacher and learned the valuable lessons of what it takes to be a qualified preschool teacher. Her fondest and most treasured preschool teaching experience was working at Mont Marie Child Care Center in Holyoke where she taught PreK for 10 years. She has also been a program center director, paraprofessional, special education teacher, and Child Find coordinator for Holyoke Public Schools. Her experience working with community organizations, strengthening family connections, and mentoring teachers is her motivation to create an impactful preschool experience for Holyoke’s youngest learners. She earned her Associate’s Degree in early childhood education from Springfield Technical Community College. She earned both her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Education from Our Lady of the Elms College.

Caitlin Rosazza is the associate director of early literacy for Holyoke Public Schools. In this role, she leads and supports the implementation of the Early Literacy strategic priority, including providing professional learning and support to expert teachers/coaches, K-2 classroom teachers, and reading interventionists. She began her teaching career as an English Language Arts (ELA) teacher at the former Peck School. She also taught ELA and coached early literacy at a Springfield charter school. She received her bachelor's degree from Smith College and master's degree in curriculum and instruction from Boston University.

Andrea began her career in education in 2005 as a high school English language arts teacher in Springfield. She earned her BA in English and education from Our Lady of the Elms College and her MA in English from Westfield State College. She also holds a CAGS in School Leadership. For more than 10 years,  she has served as an academic school administrator and has coached teachers to implement practices that best meet the instructional needs of a diverse community. She joined HPS in 2017 as an assistant principal and now serves as ELA director with a focus on providing students opportunities to think critically, read independently, write skillfully, and engage in thoughtful academic discourse.

Ms. Yaraliz Soto, a native of Holyoke and an HPS graduate, is a highly accomplished educator with 16 years of experience. She holds a Bachelor's degree from Barnard College of Columbia University and a Master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Soto's expertise ranges from being a middle school math teacher to an instructional leadership specialist/expert teacher in mathematics. Additionally, she serves on the Board of Directors for the U.S. Math Recovery Council, demonstrating her commitment to advancing math education nationwide. In her commitment to equity, she participated in professional development programs such as UnBoundEd's Standards Institute and the Lynch Leadership Institute Fellowship in pursuit of her administrator’s license with a lens on equity. She actively promotes anti-bias education and culturally responsive teaching, fostering inclusive environments for students.