Barbara Salamone (Barbara.Salamone@pisd.edu)

Mrs. Salamone is the principal of Stinson Elementary. Education has been her passion and focus for more than 30 years. Her first twelve years were as a classroom teacher, grades 2 - 5 and 3 - 8 reading, in schools in the Rochester, New York area. Since moving to Plano, Texas in 1981, she taught 6th grade English and reading 5 years and spent 8 years in administration at Bowman Middle School, first as Dean of Instruction and then as assistant principal. This is Mrs. Salamone's 12th year as an elementary principal having served 5 years at Dooley Elementary before opening Stinson in August 2000. Mrs. Salamone has a master degree in Elementary Education with an emphasis in reading from Nazareth College, Rochester, New York and a Bachelor of Arts in History with a minor in foreign languages from the University of New York in Buffalo, New York. She holds teacher certification from New York and Texas, supervisor and administration certificates from Texas, and an additional 45 graduate hours in elementary curriculum and gifted and talented education. Honors include being Teacher of the Year at Bowman Middle School and receiving a Ross Perot Excellence in Education Award. Mrs. Salamone is also a PTA lifetime member. During her years in education, she has written curriculum, served on numerous district level committees and presented at local and state conferences. Mrs. Salamone was named 2001-2002 Texas Administrator of the Year by ATPE (Association of Texas Professional Educators). She was a 2003 Honoree in the International Who's Who of Professional and Business Women. "The highlight of my work in education was the opening of Stinson Elementary in August 2000. Every minute in those thousands of hours spent planning, purchasing, hiring, unpacking and setting up from January - July 2000 was worth it. The energy level and enthusiasm of the staff is contagious. Children and parents come to school smiling and feeling good." 'Star Power' spirit is very evident at Stinson. Staff, students, and parents work side by side sharing the vision and making Stinson a place where strong, caring relationships are nurtured. By creating a warm, friendly atmosphere where children can feel comfortable taking risks, making mistakes and stretching themselves intellectually, we can offer children a safe and stimulating learning environment." "The Stinson staff is an incredible group of professionals who chose to come here from other schools in our district, Texas, and other states. They are happy to be here and it shows in their work and commitment to our children." Please join us as we all work together so that 'Stinson stars shine in the galaxy of learning'."

Michele Taylor (Michele.Taylor@pisd.edu)

Mrs. Taylor is the new Assistant Principal at Stinson Elementary this year. She grew up in Pennsville, New Jersey, but has lived in Texas since high school. She has a BS in Communication Disorders from The University of North Texas along with a Texas all level teaching certificate. She also earned an MS in Communication Disorders from UNT and received her administrator's certificate from Texas A&M Commerce. Mrs. Taylor taught for one year in the Lewisville ISD; the rest of her teaching career has been in Plano ISD. She has served as a Speech pathologist, teacher and team leader, a K-5 Special Education teacher and team leader. She served as an assistant principal for the last 4 years before coming to Stinson. Mrs. Taylor is very excited about the opportunity to join the Stinson community and looks forward to working with such a wonderful group of students, staff and parents. She is committed to helping every child shine their brightest!