August 27, 2018
Transitions
Folsom Cordova USD announced that
Rebecca Evers has been named assistant
principal of Cordova Villa Elementary
School. Evers joins the school after spend-
ing the last two years as the principal of
Weimar Hills School in the Placer Hills
Union School District. In addition, Sandra
Garcia has been named assistant prin-
cipal at Mitchell Middle School. Garcia
has served as the principal of Lee Middle
School in the Woodland Joint Unified
School District.
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Redlands USD has announced a number
of new positions within site leadership. New
assistant principals are Doug McCasey at
Citrus Valley High School, Ron Kroetz at
Redlands East Valley High School, Josefina
Avila at Lugonia Elementary School and
Carli Norris at Redlands High School. New
principals are Christina Boursaw at Arroyo
Verde Elementary, Stacy Martinez at Cram
Elementary School, Ingrid Lin at Mentone
Elementary School, Sanita Shropshire at
Mentone Elementary and Dustin Hackney
at Mariposa Elementary. Moving up from
AP positions into principalships within
the district are Shana Kamper at Kimberly
Elementary School and Larissa Gill, prin-
cipal at Victoria Elementary School.
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The Fruitvale School District has
announced new leadership appointments.
Kim Carlson is the new director of Human
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policies.
The next PPS work group meet-
ing will review stakeholder feedback to
determine what, if any, additional revisions
need to be made to the draft Performance
Expectations and Standards for submittal to
the Commission at their September meet-
Resources. Rebecca Rocha will now serve
as the director of Special Education and
Support Services, and the district’s new
Special Education Coordinator is Kim
Hoffman. Jasmine Bassilious is the new
director of Curriculum and Instruction, and
Jennifer Mykytiuk will serve as the coordi-
nator of Curriculum and Special Programs.
New site leadership includes Michelle
Olinger as the new principal at Quailwood
Elementary, Eva Morales as the new assis-
tant principal at Discovery Elementary and
Stephanie Garnett will join Endeavour
Elementary as the new assistant principal.
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Edward Singh has been named Special
Education supervisor with the Palo Verde
Unified School District. Singh was for-
merly with Brawley Elementary School
District.
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ABC
Unified
School
District
Superintendent Mary Sieu is pleased to
announce the following new appoint-
ments: Melinda Ortiz is the new director
of School Services; Jeff Heilig has been
selected as the new principal of Bragg
Elementary; Tom Tracy has been named
the new principal at Nixon Elementary;
Pamela Miller will be the new princi-
pal at Stowers Elementary and Tuesday
Stoffers is the new principal at Tetzlaff
Middle School. Other new appointments
for 2018-19 include: Valentina Shibata,
assistant principal at Tracy High; Amanda
Silvas, assistant principal at Ross Middle
School; Jose Torices, assistant principal at
Haskell Middle School; Richard Velasco,
secondary school dean at Tracy High;
ing. The September meeting outcomes will
include:
1) Finalization of draft PPS Performance
Expectations in each of the specialty areas,
2) Finalization of draft PPS Program
Standards in each of the specialty areas, and
3) Review and revision of the PPS pre-
conditions.
More information can be found at www.
ctc.ca.gov.
Back to school. It’s that time of the year when students are filling classrooms beginning the new school
year. Above, Castle Rock Elementary first graders are eager to begin classes in Walnut Valley USD.
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Jeff Anema, supervisor of Maintenance
& Facilities; Lora Ballard, coordinator of
Child Development; Natalie Breidental,
supervisor of Payroll/Fringe Benefits;
Michael Hamamura, assistant principal of
Tetzlaff Middle School; Jannet Orozco,
secondary school counselor at Artesia High;
Valerie Diaz, secondary school counselor at
Whitney High; Luanne Duus, supervisor
of Transportation; Rocio Gomez, secondary
school counselor at Cerritos High; Stephen
Segura, secondary school counselor at Gahr
High; Katie Tigchelaar, psychologist;
Ralston Turner, accounting supervisor; and
Kate West, secondary school counselo r at
Whitney High.
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She was formerly principal at Plymouth
Elementary School and Shenandoah Valley
Charter School. Tia Peters was named
principal at Sutter Creek Elementary/
Primary School. Joe Horacek was named
principal at Plymouth Elementary School
and Shenandoah Valley Charter School.
Andrew Gardner was named instruc-
tional administrator at Ione Junior High
School. Sean Snider was promoted from
director of Student Services to assistant
superintendent, Educational Services.
And, Robert Milligan was named direc-
tor
of Maintenance, Operations and
Transportation, a position he formerly held
at Galt Joint Unified School District.
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Brentwood Union School District is
proud to announce that Principal Liz
Ybarra of Mary Casey Black Elementary
has been selected to be the district’s new
coordinator of Elementary Curriculum and
Instruction. Current Edna Hill Middle
School Vice Principal Maria Gonzalez has
been selected as the interim principal of
Mary Casey Black School.
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Ocean
View
School
District
Superintendent Carol Hansen announced
the appointment of Julianne Hoefer as
assistant superintendent of Educational
Services. Hoefer most recently worked
in the Fountain Valley School District as
director of Educational Services and was
ACSA’s 2017 Curriculum and Instruction
Administrator of the Year.
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Amador County Public Schools wel-
comed several new team members for the
upcoming school year. Donna Custodio has
been named director of Student Services.
Eric Kuwada has been named assistant
principal at Christopher High School in
Gilroy USD.
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David Nygren has been promoted from
assistant principal to principal of Rim of the
World High School in Rim of the World
USD.
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Brea Olinda USD announced some
new administrative positions. Michael
Trimmel has been named principal of
Laurel Magnet School of Innovation and
Career Exploration. In addition, Ixchel
Sanchez has been named principal at Brea
Olinda High School. Jerry Halpin will also
serve the district as Principal on Special
Assignment.
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ACSA-member news for Transitions can be
sent to EdCal Editor Cary Rodda at crodda@
acsa.org.
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