Teachers

Our Rush Nursery School Teachers & Aides

Rush Nursery School teachers


  • Director of school, 4 Year Old/UPK  Program

    Kirstin has been co-director of Rush Nursery School since 2005. She started as a teacher aid in 2002 and began teaching 3 years later. Previously, she taught 6th grade for 7 1/2 years, taking time off to have her own children. Kirstin brings to Rush Nursery School a masters degree in Elementary Education, with a minor in Special Education.

Rush Nursery School teachers


  • 2 and 3 Year Old Programs

    Joan started with Rush Nursery School in 2012 as a teachers aide. In 2017, she began teaching in the Friday 2 year old program.  Joan brings to RNS a bachelors degree in Biology and several years of experience teaching Sunday school at the preschool level.

Rush Nursery School teachers


  • School Registrar, 2, 4, and 5 Year Old Programs

    Karen joined the Rush Nursery School staff in 2008 as a teacher aide and began teaching in 2010. Immediately following college Karen taught computers for the 
    Diocese of Rochester but left for a retail management career. She resigned from retail to raise her children. Karen brings to RNS a masters degree in Secondary Education in Mathematics.

  • UPK

    Donna began working at RNS in 2022 as an aide in the 3’s room. She worked with three-year olds for 2 years. During the 2024-2025 school year she became the teacher for the newly added, additional UPK classroom. Donna came back for the 2026-2027 school year and is again, a pre-k4 teacher.

    Donna is a retired kindergarten teacher from Wheatland-Chili with masters degrees in Gifted and Talented Education as well as Early Childhood Education. She grew up near Chicago, in Wheeling, Ill.

Our Teacher Aides

Rush Nursery School teachers

Mrs. Villone

Rush Nursery School teachers

Mrs. Dunton

Rush Nursery School teachers

Ms. Meara

Mrs. Provost

Rush Nursery School teachers

Mrs. Pryslak

Rush Nursery School teachers

Mrs. Stevens

Ms. Lena

Mrs. Favro