The Early Childhood Center at ³Ô¹Ï´óÈüºÚÁÏÍ·Ìõ serves deaf and hard-of-hearing children aged 3-6, and their families with innovative research based instructional strategies and programs. Our goal is for all students maximize their full potential within safe and rich learning environment.
Inside ECC
Key Staff
Glennis Matthews, MA
Glennis passionately believes in the foundation of literacy and has focused her studies on early literacy intervention strategies for deaf and hard of hearing children with a career goal to advocate and implement an early literacy curriculum for deaf and hard of hearing children.
Glennis earned her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Spelman College in Atlanta after an Associate of Applied Science degree in Sign Language Interpreting from Georgia Perimeter College in Clarkston. She then obtained a Master of Arts degree in Middle Grade Math and Science from Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta.
Her role as ³Ô¹Ï´óÈüºÚÁÏÍ·Ìõ Superintendent makes her the first Black Deaf woman and first HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) graduate to become a Superintendent of a Deaf School throughout the history of Deaf Education, joining the league consisting of a few Deaf BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Deaf School Superintendents in the United States.
Milmaglyn Morales
Milmaglyn holds certification in Connecticut as an Integrated Early Childhood Education (*N-Grade 3) and Special Education in K-12, as well as a Birth-to-Three Program Service Coordinator. She also has a Sixth-Year Leadership Certificate and is currently a Certified Visual Communication Sign Language Evaluator.
Mary Jane Huru, B.S.
Parent ³Ô¹Ï´óÈüºÚÁÏÍ·Ìõ Classes, ³Ô¹Ï´óÈüºÚÁÏÍ·ÌõPA and PAC Group Liason
Mary Jane Huru has a deep, personal connection to ³Ô¹Ï´óÈüºÚÁÏÍ·Ìõ. She is the mother of a former PIP student, who went on to attend her entire schooling at ³Ô¹Ï´óÈüºÚÁÏÍ·Ìõ, graduating in 2010. Mary Jane received her bachelor's degree in Child and Family Services. She has worked at ³Ô¹Ï´óÈüºÚÁÏÍ·Ìõ for 25 years, 10 as Admission Director/Family Liaison. Prior, she was the Director of ³Ô¹Ï´óÈüºÚÁÏÍ·Ìõ’s Childcare Center.
Toni Ammirati, M.Ed
Toni received her master’s degree in Deaf Education from Gallaudet University and has more than 35 years of experience working in the fields of nonprofit organizations, literacy, classroom management, education reform and lesson planning. She was an Elementary Principal for 25 years prior to moving into a senior leadership role in curriculum and instruction. Toni is also responsible for supporting ³Ô¹Ï´óÈüºÚÁÏÍ·Ìõ’s educational leaders and academic programs. She is also responsible for ³Ô¹Ï´óÈüºÚÁÏÍ·Ìõ’s Educational Compliance through DESE and is a MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).
Donna Kilcoyne-Orthoefer, MSN, RN
Donna holds a Master’s in Nursing and Healthcare Administration from Framingham State University. She has more than 35 years of experience in nursing, includes experience in pediatric critical care, cardiology, medical-surgical care, and nursing education at Emerson Hospital. Donna has also served as nursing faculty at Northeastern and Regis College, as well as the Director of Professional Development at TaraVista Behavioral Health. Before joining ³Ô¹Ï´óÈüºÚÁÏÍ·Ìõ in 2022, she was the School Nurse Leader at St. Bridget’s School in Framingham.
When she is not at work, she enjoys travel, especially Disney World, with her husband and son. Her two dogs bring her much joy.