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Welcome to Liberty Elementary School!

Liberty Elementary School

Introducing Our New Administrators
 Gerald (Jerry) DeGrange                 
 

      Having recently been appointed as the new principal at Liberty Elementary, I am very enthusiastic and excited about the opportunity to get to know the students, staff and families of this outstanding community.
      I was born and raised in Frederick County. I started my career as a teacher at Walkersville Elementary where I became a teaching assistant principal. I then went on to Middletown Elementary where I was an assistant principal for two years. I started my first principalship at Myersville Elementary in 1984 and have also been a principal at Waverley, Yellow Springs, and Brunswick.
      My wife, Kathy, is a Special Education Program Assistant at Monocacy Elementary. We have lived in Middletown since 1986. I have two sons, Jonathan, a HSA Math Specialist at Middletown High and Matthew, who is a sales agent for the Community Phone Book. Jonathan and his wife, Maureen, who is a nurse practitioner in Walkersville, have two daughters, Kathryn, age four and Clare, who just turned two. Matthew is married to Ashley Hull, whose mother, Dawn, was a long time teacher in Frederick County.
      It is a privilege and honor to have been selected to work with you at Liberty. I look forward to learning more about the school, to continuing the sound instructional program already in place, and to meeting each and every one of you in the coming months. Please feel free to stop by and introduce yourself.

Lori Snowden              

       I am excited to join the Liberty Elementary School staff and community as the Assistant Principal Apprentice. I grew up in Frederick County and graduated from Linganore High School. My husband and I have a son, Kyle, who is a fifth grader and a daughter, Breanna, who is going into first grade. My hobbies include reading and skiing, and my favorite vacation destination is Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
      I have been an educator for over 15 years with experience teaching first through third grades at Wolfsville Elementary and serving as a Reading Specialist for Monocacy and Urbana Middle Schools. I strive to be a positive role model for life-long learning by earning my Bachelor’s Degree from Frostburg State University, a Masters Degree in Reading and Administrator Certification from Hood College. I aspire to build relationships with students, staff, and families so that by working together, we can help all of the Liberty Elementary students soar to excellence.