Alexandra McAuliffe | 4th Grade
Alexandra McAuliffe joins Maury as a fourth-grade reading and writing teacher in the 2024-2025 school year. She brings nearly 10 years of experience working with students and families from the cities of Philadelphia, Boston, and Washington, DC. Originally from Connecticut, Mrs. McAuliffe earned her bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Latin American Studies from the College ... Read More
Nick Lilja | 4th Grade
Nicholas (“Nick”) Lilja joined Maury as a second-grade teacher in 2021, beginning his fourth year teaching with DCPS. He became a fourth-grade teacher in 2024. Mr. Lilja grew up in Maryland. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Penn State and graduated with his Master of Arts in Teaching Elementary Education from American University. Some ... Read More
VanNessa Duckett | 4th Grade
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 ... Read More
Abby Sparrow | 4th Grade
Reading Abby Sparrow joined the Maury community, as a fourth-grade teacher, in 2014. Before that, she taught Grade 7 and 8 English Language Arts for six years at a DCPS middle school. Ms. Sparrow is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She received her bachelor’s degree in English and psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and earned her ... Read More
