Catholic Education
Growing in Faith, Excelling in Academics!
Email address: klavelle@olphcab.org
September 2023
Dear OLPHCAB Community:
My name is Kristen Lavelle and I am thrilled to meet with you all as the new principal of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy. From the moment I stepped through the doors of this school, I could sense the warmth and community here. I am truly excited to be a part of it and to have the opportunity to work together with each of you.
I want to give you a little background of myself: I have taught in both Catholic and public schools, in Brooklyn and Queens. I started my career teaching at a Catholic school within the Diocese of Brooklyn and taught both Pre-K and Kindergarten for several years as I pursued my Master’s Degree in Special Education.
From there, I taught in two different Department of Education public schools, one in Long Island City, Queens and one in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. I have taught in both Elementary and Middle schools while pursuing a second Master’s in Educational Leadership. I spent much of my teaching career in special education classrooms, mostly co-teaching in classrooms with children on the high functioning end of the autism spectrum. I have also taught life skills math, and served as a special education teacher in an integrated co-teaching setting for students with mixed abilities. Teaching has always been my passion, but I feel ready, with all of your support, to begin this next chapter.
It is truly my goal and mission to educate the whole child, including their moral and spiritual sides. I am honored to become part of the OLPH community. Thank you all again and I really look forward to this school year.
Sincerely,
Ms. Kristen Lavelle
Principal