Giddens School

What kind of place is this?

Who will be with our child?

• Ken BenderDirector of Enrollment Management and Strategic Communications0 years here
• Elizabeth Heard HodgsonHead of SchoolHere since 2024
• Steve StapletonBusiness Office Coordinator0 years here
• Naoko ArmstrongEarly Learning Lead Teacher0 years here
• Leah Ballantyne1st and 2nd Grades Teacher and Curriculum Lead0 years here
• Tiffany BierlyPE Specialist0 years here
• Katie BillingsMath Specialist0 years here
• Margaret Bradford5th Grade Teacher0 years here
• Colleen BradyLiteracy Specialist0 years here
• Lynsey BurgeSchool Counselor0 years here
• Jen Coll3rd and 4th Grade Teacher0 years here
• Christopher CriquiSPARK Specialist0 years here
• Arika DickensLibrarian0 years here
• Stanley DraperExtended Day Instructor0 years here
• Karina FloresSpanish Specialist0 years here
• Chris IcasianoMusic Specialist0 years here
• Drew Keller1st and 2nd Grade Teacher0 years here
• Isabel KingExtended Day Instructor0 years here
• Paola KingExtended Day Instructor0 years here
• Taryn LewisEarly Learning Associate Teacher0 years here
• Portia LocalKindergarten Teacher0 years here
• Mary LouiseEarly Learning Lead Teacher and Coordinator0 years here
• Marisha MedranoExtended Day Instructor0 years here
• Angie O'MalleyDREAM Specialist0 years here
• Birch PereiraMusic Specialist0 years here
• Joshua ReynaExtended Day Instructor0 years here
• Meghan Robinson1st and 2nd Grade Teacher0 years here
• Caro RochaEarly Learning Associate Teacher0 years here
• Uxue RomaratezabalaEarly Learning Associate Teacher0 years here
• A'aliyah ShieldsExtended Day Instructor0 years here
• Chula TaylorEarly Learning Lead Teacher0 years here
• Lexy TimmermansEarly Learning Associate Teacher0 years here
• Marshall Wells3rd and 4th Grade Teacher0 years here
• Hiromi Yasukawa1st and 2nd Grade Teacher0 years here
• Laura BrakusDirector of Finance & Operations0 years here
• Mahtab MahmoodzadehAssistant Head of School0 years here
• Chay DixonExtended Day Coordinator0 years here
• Mohammad GhairatIT Manager0 years here
• Ellen McGivernDevelopment Manager0 years here
• Mark WadzinskiFacilities Manager0 years here
• Denise WallaceOffice Manager0 years here

Will it fit our family?

What will it cost us?

What Shortlist has verified

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit

January 27, 2026

On file

3 visits since July 2023 — 1 cited nothing

Fixed?

Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.

Most serious

Serious — Multiple staff members have expired food permit. · January 27, 2026

Washington DCYF publishes the licensor’s own observation and a risk level for every citation it issues at a licensing visit, with the inspection report attached as a PDF.

Before you tour

Ask what changed after the five findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in January 2026.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed.