Teachers
Transitional Kindergarten
|
Teacher |
Subject |
Room |
|
Jennifer Baron |
English Plus Pathway |
102 |
Kindergarten
|
Teacher |
Subject |
Room |
|
Roxanne Cano |
English Plus Pathway |
101 |
|
Ali Lenzer |
English Plus Pathway |
104 |
|
Evelin Servin |
Spanish Immersion |
106 |
|
Viridiana Sanchez |
Spanish Immersion |
103 |
First Grade
|
Teacher |
Subject |
Room |
|
Cynthia Sanchez |
English Plus Pathway |
201 |
|
Laura Alcala |
English Plus Pathway |
212 |
|
Mario Juarez |
Spanish Immersion |
100 |
|
Kandy Ruiz |
Spanish Immersion |
206 |
Second Grade
|
Teacher |
Subject |
Room |
|
Gretchen Schuessler |
English Plus Pathway |
203 |
|
Adrienne Ferreboeuf |
English Plus Pathway |
208 |
|
Nicholas Berry |
Spanish Immersion |
204 |
|
Aryanna Hamidi |
Spanish Immersion |
202 |
Third Grade
|
Teacher |
Subject |
Room |
|
Andrew Patel |
English Plus Pathway |
311 |
|
Angelica Rodriguez |
English Plus Pathway |
301 |
|
Karina Hwang |
Spanish Immersion |
303 |
|
Stephanie Konstan |
Spanish Immersion |
310 |
Fourth Grade
|
Teacher |
Subject |
Room |
|
Logan Campbell |
Spanish Immersion |
302 |
Fourth and Fifth Grades
|
Teacher |
Subject |
Room |
|
Alexander DiCicco |
English Plus Pathway |
308 |
|
Brett Fox |
English Plus Pathway |
304 |
|
Cristina Flores |
Spanish Immersion |
309 |
Fifth Grade
|
Teacher |
Subject |
Room |
|
Cynthia Meza |
Spanish Immersion |
306 |
SOAR (Success, Opportunity, Achievement, Resiliency)
| Teacher | Subject | Room |
| Rick Greathouse | K-2 SOAR | 210 |
| Michelle Sahadi | 3-5 SOAR | 312 |
| Kevin Elijah | SOAR Paraprofessional | |
| Joshua Flores | SOAR Paraprofessional | |
| Ramon Thompson | SOAR Paraprofessional (3-5) |
Staff
Support Staff
|
Name |
Title |
|
Tyler Woods |
Principal |
|
Janice Jones-Mitchell |
Assistant Principal |
|
Edward Britten |
Secretary |
|
Sauleha Latif |
ARTIF |
|
Roberto Hernandez |
IRF |
|
Amy Katz |
Elementary Advisor |
|
Araceli Garcia |
Parent Liason |
|
Cristina Vila Ruiz |
Garden Coordinator |
|
Carmen Daniel and Emma Randall |
VAPA (Visual and Performing Arts) Teachers |
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Erin Goebel |
Librarian |
|
Alba Akrabawi |
Computer Teacher |
|
Michael Booker |
Music Teacher |
|
Ofelia Ley-Molina |
RSP Paraprofessional |
|
Dan Fortier |
PE Teacher |
|
Anibal Lara-Ramirez |
Playworks Coach |
|
Andrew Menegat |
PBIS Coach |
|
Kelvin Arenas |
Psychologist |
|
Pamela Gonzalez |
Mental Health Consultant |
|
Julissa Hicks
|
Social Worker |
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Claire Diekman |
SPED RSP Teacher |
|
Michelle Leitzke |
Special Education Resource Specialist |
|
Julie Jumonville |
SPED RSP Paraprofessionals |
|
Emily Phenix |
SPED RSP Paraprofessionals |
|
Patricia Bruno |
SPED RSP Bilingual Paraprofessional |
|
Jennifer Escobar |
Paraeducator |
|
Fernando Miguel |
Paraeducator |
|
Andrea Haun |
Nurse |
|
Margarita Fajardo |
Speech Therapist |
|
Raul Medina |
Occupational Therapist |
|
Iris Tablas and Alba Chavez |
Bilingual Instructional Paraprofessionals |
|
|
Reading Recovery/Literacy Intervention |
|
Name |
Subject |
|
Jacqueline Hernandez Govea |
English Literacy Intervention |
|
Rustin Carlson |
Spanish Literacy Intervention |
Noon Monitors
Sherri Bailey
Theresa Dorn
Himelda De Anda Guzman
Sherri Bailey
Eula Trotter
Maria Villar
School Lunch Room Manager
Julia Oweis
Custodians
Xue Zhen Chen
Man Lan Huang
Honors For Teachers
Cynthia Meza Earns CABE Teacher of the Year Award
Cynthia Meza, a Spanish bilingual/immersion teacher at Leonard R. Flynn Elementary School, has won the California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE) 2016 Teacher of the Year Award. She is being recognized for her excellence, dedication and promotion of bilingual education, and to the education of English learners.
Honors For Teachers
Cynthia Meza earns CABE Teacher of the Year award
Cynthia Meza, a Spanish bilingual/immersion teacher at Leonard R. Flynn Elementary School, has won the California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE) 2016 Teacher of the Year award. She is being recognized for her excellence, dedication and promotion of bilingual education and to the education of English learners.
"I am very honored," says Meza. "But it's more than an honor. It shows that CABE values the importance of a commitment to social justice in education."
Meza was born in Los Angeles, CA, but also lived in Mexico as she grew up. Her family had to move often, which resulted in her changing schools quite a bit, sometimes in the middle of the school year.
"It exposed me to a lot of teachers, and I learned how some provided a safe place for a child like me to thrive and learn, but some did not."
Meza became inspired to go into bilingual education herself to create the welcoming, safe and culturally-rich environment she knows all students need. She wants her students to feel excited to come to school as they anticipate the lessons and activities for the day.
Meza has spent her entire 13-year career as a Spanish bilingual teacher at Flynn Elementary.
She has advice for those thinking of following in her footsteps.
"You have to know—or be completely willing to know—the community your students live in. You need to do whatever it takes to understand what kids go home to each night and what's going on in their community, and intentionally integrate who they are and where they come from in the day to day of their classroom experience."
Meza adds that her outlook on her work is far reaching.
"It's important that we look at children in terms of where they're going to be in five, ten, 20 years," she says. "And always keep in mind that we are modeling for the children by what we do."
Meza will receive the award during the Educator and Parent of the Year Awards Luncheon at 12 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, 2016 in the Continental Ballroom at Hilton Hotel in San Francisco.