Taft Faculty & Staff

How to contact us: To email our staff please use the following convention:
firstname.lastname@boiseschools.org
Phone: (208) 854-6180

POSITION	NAME
OFFICE & ADMINISTRATION
Principal	Dr. Susan Williamson
Assistant Principal	Juli Bonner
Administrative Assistant	Sandy Collins
Office Assistant	Twila Hill
ANCILLARY STAFF
Counselor	Mary Ellen Frischmuth
Nurse	Dawn Holden
Community Social Worker	Scott Crandell
Community Social Worker Intern	Elizabeth Herbst
Psychologist	Liz Willard
TEACHERS
Kindergarten	Loren Cross
	Mary Ann Quinn
First Grade	Tanya Brisson
	Debbie Whitaker
Second Grade	Christine Shiels
	Tracy Zarate
Third Grade	Sarah Mallane
	Abbey Griffitts-Araujo
Fourth Grade	Catherine Smith
	Eric Schmitz
Fifth Grade	Jeff Roberts
	Christianne Dunn
Sixth Grade	Karen Abbott
	Shannon Bach
Reading Specialist	Janette Colson
Speech/Language Pathologist	Laura Learned
Special Ed. Teacher K-6	Dr. Pat Blatter
Special Ed. Teacher K-6	Margo Stone
Band Teacher	Dr. Michael Fischer
Orchestra Teacher	Stephanie Maughan
Guitar	Terry Hill
Music Teacher	Judy Van Peursem
Physical Education Teacher	Jennifer Tobin
Student Teacher	Andrea Griffitts - Spring Semester
SUPPORT STAFF
Library	Nancy Peters-Oliver
Health Technician	Sherril Manker
Title I Teacher	Rosanne Bolen
Title I Tutors	Cindy Fusselman
	Kathy Howard
	Cindy Scriver
Special Ed. Assistants	Sharon Wigger
	Wendy Hettinga
Behavior Interventionist	Scott Beaver
Kitchen Manager	Pat Lords
Kitchen Assistants	Myrna Beringer
	Sandra Van Sickle
Head Custodian	Mustafa Okanovic
Custodial Assistants	Maria Sebyakina
Playground Supervisors	Jerre Wydra
	Nancy Peterson
	Twila Hill
Resource Officer	Josh Coltrin
Americorp Tutor	Nichole Hunt
	Joel Delight
Just for Kids Coordinator	Jennifer Hildreth

Home of the Tigers!
	Taft Elementary School 3722 Anderson Street Boise, Idaho 83703 PHONE ~ (208) 854-6180 FAX ~ (208) 854-6181
Please email any questions to

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Home of the Tigers!