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
Kaitlin Cunningham-Gonzalez | Special Education
Kaitlin Cunningham Gonzalez teaches special education across fourth and fifth grade. She began teaching at Maury in 2021, starting her sixth year in the educational field. She inspires her students to find joy in learning through taking risks and problem-solving in project-based learning. Mrs. Cunningham Gonzalez is originally from New York. She earned her bachelor’s ... Read More
Heidi Frye | 4th Grade
Heidi Frye joins Maury as a fourth-grade math/science/social studies teacher in the 2026-2027 school year. She brings 14 years of teaching experience in both general education and special education, spanning kindergarten to fifth grade. Ms Frye received her bachelor’s degree at Virginia Tech before moving to Washington, DC to complete her master’s degree in education ... 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
Stefanie Gordon | Special Education
ELA Stefanie Gordon joined Maury in 2015, teaching Special Education ELA. Before joining the Maury staff, she taught Grade 2 at a charter school in D.C. as well as special education in other DCPS schools. Ms. Gordon comes from a family of educators—both grandmothers, mother, and two younger sisters—so it was natural she would become ... 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
