Shul School

Staff

Anita Lerman

Education Director

Anita Lerman has been involved at KHN since its second meeting.  She was married by Rabbi Sandy and her daughter went all the way through confirmation class at the KHN Shul School and was a madricha.  Anita became a Bat Mitzvah at 52, taught the Gimmel class at KHN for six years (2010-11 through 2016-17) and was a substitute teacher for every class during the 2018-19 school year and throughout the covid years.  

As of 2020, Anita is semi-retired providing limited and mostly cost-free assistance to non-profit organizations and evaluation consultants doing work in the areas described above.
After she retired, she rejoined the shul school education committee and helped to re-build the in-person education program at KHN. Anita began her role as Shul School Coordinator during the summer of 2023. 

Professionally, Anita worked as an evaluator for over 30 years.  She specialized in conducting external evaluations of non-profit programs, and in providing technical assistance for organizations conducting self-assessments or participatory evaluations.  She designed, directed and participated on evaluation teams focused on a wide range of subjects including youth development, employment and training, arts education, community schools, community-based collaborations and integrated services, afterschool education, services to seniors, foster care and transitional and supportive housing, college preparation, technical assistance, and organizational evaluation capacity building.  

Anita Baker earned her B.A. in Biology from Maryville College in 1982 and an M.S. in Entomology from the University of Tennessee in 1984.  After a wonderful three-year stint as a high school Biology and Chemistry teacher, she earned her Doctorate in Education from Columbia University, Teacher’s College in 1991.  Anita maintained a successful independent evaluation consulting service for more than 25 years after serving as a project director and senior program officer of the Academy for Educational Development in New York City and with a stint also as a project director at the OMG Center for Collaborative Learning (now Equal Measure) in Philadelphia. 

Contact Anita at khnschool@gmail.com

Staci Scheinblum

Bet/Gimmel/Daled (Grades 2-4) and Shabbat for Kids & Tots Leader

Staci has a Masters degree in Special Education and has been working with infants and toddlers with special needs for the past 28 years. She has been a part of KHN in a variety of capacities for the past 25 years: ritual committee member, board member, Jewish Reconstructionist Federation liaison, and lay leader; however, her love has always been teaching and working with children. Over the years, Staci has taught many grades and was the family education program coordinator. She has attended many teacher trainings at the Central Agency for Jewish Education to further her studies, has participated in a program to become a mentor to other teachers, and has assisted with school curriculum development. 

In addition to teaching in Shul School, Staci initiated and has run the Tot Shabbat program for the past 19 years, as well as other family programs, including Movie Night and Pizza Night. It's a joy for her to combine her love of Jewish heritage and spirituality with her love of working with children.