Melanie Acevedo has been a member of the Melrose staff since 2006. She has held numerous roles in her tenure, a 4th grade teacher at Lincoln School, a district-wide Elementary Digital Literacy Teacher, an Elementary Instructional Coach, and then joined the leadership team after completing her CAGS in Educational Leadership from Salem State University in 2020. Ms. Acevedo completed her BS in Psychology and MAT in Elementary Education from Simmons College. She is committed to supporting students and staff with stregthening the principles of Universal Design for Learning to ensure all students have access to high-quality, rigorous and engaging instruction.
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Ms. Melanie Acevedo
Executive Director of Academics & Accountability
Ms. Nora Tsoutsis
Director of Academics, 6-12
Nora Tsoutsis joined the Melrose Public School community in 2021 and serves as the Director of Academics, 6-12. Ms. Tsoutsis completed her undergraduate and graduate studies at Northeastern University and is a National Board Certified Teacher with over a decade and a half of classroom teaching experience. She has served as a Lead Teacher, English Program Director, and Assistant Head of School. Ms. Tsoutsis is committed to ensuring all students have access to rigorous coursework, a supportive learning environment, and rich learning experiences in and out of the classroom.
Mr. Stephen Black
Visual & Performing Arts
Department Page- V & PA
Steve is actively involved in the area as a director, arts and school administrator. As an educator, Steve has taught as a member of the musical theater faculty at the University of New Hampshire and Stonehill College, worked for the Saugus, Salem, and Melrose Public Schools, and served as a teaching artist for the New York Public Schools, Boston Public Schools, Stoneham Theater, and Paper Mill Playhouse of NJ. He has received several grants and awards for his work in writing arts education grants to develop artist-in-residence programming. Steve holds a Bachelor of Music degree from The University of New Hampshire and a Master’s degree in Theatre from New York University.
Mr. Stephen Fogarty
Athletics Director
Mr. Stephen Fogarty is a Melrose High School graduate, Class of 1989. He began as a substitute teacher in the spring on 1997. Mr. Fogarty was hired in August of the same year to be a science teacher, where he stayed in that role for four years before joining the Wellness Department. In 2012 Mr. Fogarty became an Assistant Principal of MHS a position he served for four years. In 2016, Mr. Fogarty was appointed Director of Wellness and Athletics.