OUR TEAM
THE TEACHERS
Ms. Cernera - English Language Arts
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Mr. Kain - English Language Arts
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Ms. Redfield - Reading
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Mr. Coffman - Teaching Assistant
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Ms. Sherman - Special Education
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Ms. Cernera
Ms. Cernera has spent all of her teaching career at DeWitt, which she started 16 years ago. She was even a student teacher here. Her quote to live by is: "She believed she could, so she did" (R.S. Grey). |
Mr. Kain
Mr. Kain has been teaching since 2007, but has only been at DeWitt for one year. Before moving to Ithaca, he taught in Oswego High School and Republic of Georgia (country). His quote to live by is: "Progress is impossible without change. And those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything" (George Bernard Shaw). |
Ms. Redfield
Ms. Redfield has been teaching for 9 years: 2 years at the High School and 7 years at DeWitt. Her favorite quote is: "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more than you learn, the more places you'll go" (Dr. Seuss). She especially enjoys working with 7th graders to help them find their independence. |
Mr. Coffman
Mr. Coffman has been teaching for 17 years, all of which have been at DeWitt. He is also a college lacrosse coach. Outside of school, he plays golf, kayaks and mountain bikes. His favorite quote is, "Battle-scarred shogun, explosion when my pen hits tremendous, ultra-violet shine blind forensics, I inspect view through the future see millennium Killa Beez sold fifty gold sixty platinum." (Inspectah Deck) |
Ms. Sherman
Ms. Sherman has taught for 7 years at DeWitt and 5 years at Ithaca High. Her favorite quote is: "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined" (Henry David Thoreau). When she is not teaching she is farming and a mom. She is fluent in ASL. |