Leah Hassler, Principal

Leah Hassler is the proud principal at Maury. Having served as a teacher, teacher leader, and assistant principal over the course of her educational career, Principal Hassler was most recently a Resident Principal at Friendship Public Schools. She joins DCPS with experience supporting staff and leaders in creating a rigorous academic environment for students. Principal […]

Andrew Lardell, Assistant Principal

Andrew Lardell is entering his fourth year as the Assistant Principal at Maury Elementary School. He brings over a decade of experience in K-5 education to this role, having taught first, second, and fifth grade in Anne Arundel County Public Schools and Montgomery County Public Schools. During his teaching career, Mr. Lardell led multiple after-school […]

Caitlyn Burns | Special Education

Pre-K & Kindergarten Caitlyn Burns teaches special education across the pre-k and kindergarten grade levels. She joined the Maury team in 2019 as a paraprofessional in a PK4 classroom and joined the special education team as a teacher in 2020. Before joining the DCPS and Maury communities, she spent time teaching in the public charter […]

Stacia Cedillo | 3rd Grade

Math/Science/Social Studies Mrs. Cedillo has been teaching third grade at Maury since 2021. She grew up in Wichita Falls, TX. After earning a bachelor’s degree in Sociology at Princeton, Mrs. Cedillo returned to Texas to teach, and later obtained her master’s degree in curriculum and instruction at The University of Texas in Austin. She also […]