Sue Dempster - Pre-Kindergarten

Sue graduated from Rhode Island College with a B.A. in Early Childhood Education and Psychology and taught in day care centers in Providence for 5 years before moving to Vinalhaven.  Continuing in the field of early childhood education, she operated a home day care and a nursery school in her home for 11 years.  She became the librarian at Vinalhaven School in the fall of 1999 and earned a Library Technician Certificate from the University of Maine at Augusta.  Sue is on the Board of Directors for Mainely Girls and helped start A Girl’s Point of View Book Club that serves girls in grades 4-12 all over the state of Maine. She is on the middle school team and the early literacy curriculum team and is also a mentor to middle school girls.  She enjoys reading, cooking, walking, and photography as well as spending time with her husband, family and friends.

Cherry Doughty - Kindergarten

Samantha Carter - 1stGrade

Paige Beckman - 2nd Grade

Paige Beckman majored in Liberal Studies with a concentration in Elementary Education.  She graduated early from her program at Endicott College and was hired as a long-term substitute in Massachusetts. During this time she had the opportunity to work with several different grade levels and assist in the development learning program, working with special needs students. Paige moved to Vinalhaven three years ago when she became the fifth grade teacher. She has since then moved to second grade. Paige enjoys going for walks, spending time with her family and traveling.  She is a member of the VSEC Team, social studies curriculum team and math team at the Vinalhaven School.

Jean Thompson K-12 Literacy Specialist