Melissa Atticks

Posted by Administrator on January 11, 2010

Name: Melissa Atticks

School: Level Green Elementary

Position: 4th Grade

Education:

Gateway Graduate

B.S. Ed. from Duquesne University

MEd. for Administrative and Policy Studies from the University of Pittsburgh

Certifications:

Elementary education, special education, supervisor’s certificate, and principal’s certificate

Hobbies & Special Interests:

Playing golf, country line dancing, and going to concerts.

Goals:

To become an elementary principal.

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