The Yale fellowship that Maldonado is a part of kicked off this year with a focus on NHPS’ teacher shortage areas of math, science, and special education. The program requires that the fellows work in NHPS for at least three years after completing the program. For this school year, Papazahariou was matched with Clinton Avenue’s K‑2 special education resource teacher, Elena Pradith, who mentors her daily. Meanwhile, around 10:30 a.m., self-contained special education teacher Nicole Cassidy mentored Clinton Avenue’s third fellow, Sofia Morales. The fellowship, she added, exposes student-teachers to the way a special education team can function effectively, like Clinton Avenue’s.