Math VanNessa Duckett joined the Maury community in 1999. Since then, she has been an elementary classroom teacher with experience ranging from early childhood to Grade 5. She took a brief leave of three years to go to Tyler Elementary to mentor new DCPS teachers and to manage a Proving What’s Possible grant. Ms. Duckett […]
Author Archives: Maury Elementary
Sameya Adem-Frazier | 1st Grade
Sameya Adem-Frazier joined the Maury community in 2021 as a first-grade teacher. As an educator, Ms. Adem-Frazier considers it a privilege and an honor to shape the hearts and minds of students: “It is my goal to instill a love for learning in my students, which ultimately helps them become independent and responsible learners that […]
Rachel Austin | Special Education
Pre-K & Kindergarten Rachel Austin joined the Maury community as a parent in 2023, and as an educator in 2025, teaching Special Education for PreK and Kindergarten students. She started her career as a teacher in 2010 through Teach for America, teaching PreK and Kindergarten in Prince George’s County for 5 years. She moved to Tubman Elementary […]
Stacia Cedillo | 3rd Grade
Math/Science Ms. Cedillo has been part of the third grade team at Maury since 2021, teaching math and science. Before moving to DC, she taught middle school science and social studies in her home state of Texas. In Texas, she also taught pre-service STEM and elementary school teachers at the University of Texas in Austin […]