Chief Operations Officer, Mr. Nick Kocuba, Believes in Our Mission and Our Students

Posted by PA Distance Learning on 11/9/20 8:04 AM

As the Chief Operations Officer, Mr. Nick Kocuba oversees several parts of the school and coordinates staff members and contracted personnel to make sure operations run smoothly. However, he didn’t always hold this position. After graduating from Edinboro University with a degree and certification in Secondary Mathematics, he began teaching math to high school students. Post-graduation, he held positions as extended substitute math teachers at three high schools in western Pennsylvania before he joined the small, but rapidly growing, PA Distance team in 2004.

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Graduation Recovery and ESL Teacher, Mrs. Nicole Al-Amoudi Supports a Variety of Students

Posted by PA Distance Learning on 11/2/20 7:40 AM


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8th-grade History Teacher, Mrs. Lydia Jones, Loves History and Teaching It to Her Students

Posted by PA Distance Learning on 10/26/20 7:34 AM

Mrs. Lydia Jones has had a love for history, specifically surrounding the American Civil War, since her grandparents took her on a trip to the battlefields of Gettysburg as a young girl. Her interest in history, combined with her exposure to her mother’s teaching job and several shadowing opportunities, led her to pursue teaching when she grew older.

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7th-grade Science Teacher, Mrs. Sarah Simmons, Engages Students using Hands-on Labs

Posted by PA Distance Learning on 10/19/20 9:45 AM
Mrs. Sarah Simmons earned her B.S. in Biochemistry from Chatham University and began working as a lab technician. After craving more daily social interactions, she decided to switch career paths by working with people and animals at PetsMart.
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Fun-Loving Elementary School Counselor, Mr. Brandon Payne, Works Hard to Make his Students Smile

Posted by PA Distance Learning on 10/12/20 7:00 AM


Mr. Brandon Payne has always been interested in school counseling by supporting students throughout all aspects of their academic and personal lives.

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English Language Arts Teacher, Mrs. Christine Trudeau, Will Teach and Follow Alongside Her Students as They Grow

Posted by PA Distance Learning on 10/5/20 11:03 AM


Mrs. Christine Trudeau has been teaching for 17 years and 10 of those years within an online environment. Throughout her time as a teacher, she’s taught a variety of subjects and grade levels, from Elementary Special Education to High School American and British Literature. Before she arrived at PA Distance, she taught at both a brick-and-mortar school and a cyber school.

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