Garden Grove Unified School District

7 -12 Instruction Staff



Kelly McAmis

Director, 7-12 Instructional Services

kmcamis@ggusd.us

Ext#6454

 

TOSAs

(Teacher on Special Assignment)


Armon Akerboom

aakerboo@ggusd.us

 

Supervise World Language departments, Coordinate World Language pilots & adoptions, facilitate native speakers' testing, support speakers' pathways, 7-12, including AP literature and language, support the increase of World Language participation district wide

.

Ext # 6006

School Assignment:

Armon Akerboom

(La Quinta)

Loan Wu

lwu@ggusd.us

Pete Parcell

pparcell@ggusd.us

Co-chair Social Science and Physical Education department meetings, coordinate revision of pacing & benchmarks, support Gradual Release of Responsibility and content literacy in the social sciences, oversee CM & differentiation in content areas, and EL team support, summer school leads.

Ext # 6006

School

Assignment:

Loan Wu

(Bolsa)

Pete Parcell

(Hare)

Sahra Tanikawa

stanikawa@ggusd.us

Susan Theran

stheran@ggusd.us

Sunny Costello

hcostello@ggusd.us

Ellen Fujii

ellenfujii@yahoo.com

Support new math adoption implementation, provide support and training for all math teachers, plan and implement math department chair meetings, coordinate revision of pacing & benchmarks, oversee new adoption/pilot, supervise math companion classes at 7-12 schools, supervise credit recovery program in math.

Ext # 6006

 

School

Assignment:

Sahra Tanikawa

( Los Amigos)

Susan Theran (Garden Grove)

 

Sunny Costello

(Lake)

 

 

Lydia Machado

lmachado@ggusd.us

 

Abbie Stirone

astirone@ggusd.us

 

Inside, Gateways, Academy and Resource Center program leads, conduct monthly special education department chair meetings, maintain guidelines for and assist teachers with best practices for special education, visit all schools to support program, assist with inclusion class development & implementation, work closely with OSE to plan support for special education students.

 

 

 

 

Ext# 6006

 

 

School Assignment:

Lydia Machado (Walton)

 

Abbie Stirone (Ralston)

 

Deirdre Perkins

dperkins@ggusd.us

Susan Posard

sposard@ggusd.us

Co-chair ELA department meetings, co-chair writing & other ELA consults, supervise 9-12 credit recovery program in English, plan & implement writing support, 7-12, facilitate ELA coach training, co-coordinate ELA pilot/adoption.

Ext# 6006

School Assignment:

Deirdre Coffey

(Rancho)

Susan Posard

(Santiago)

 

Quynh Vu Wagoner

qvu@ggusd.us

AP class support/task force w/ Sandi Ishii & Michelle Geis, Coordinate/support CAHSEE prep class, Systematic ELD Team Member, BTSA Support, Share Point Support, Differentiation team, K-6 Path support w/Sacha, TBD

 

Ext # 6006

School Assignment:

Quynh Vu

(Alamitos)

Stephanie Haddock

shaddock@ggusd.us

 

Supervise ELD departments (including pilots and adoptions), coordinate EL support & systematic ELD (Susana Dutro) in ELA/ELD and across content areas, co-coordinate ELD pilot/adoption, assist with intensive ELA programs, summer school co-lead.

 

Ext# 6006

School Assignment:

Stephanie Haddock

(Pacifica)

Michelle Geis

mgeis@ggusd.us

 

Teachers helping teachers facilitator (coordinate monthly PD calendar and PD at a glance), thinking maps lead trainer, BTSA lead, assist with AP consults & audits, support differentiation for all ELA courses, serve as liaison to GATE office regarding AP, Honors, and Advanced classes, Supervise PE department chairs.

 

Ext # 6006

School Assignment:

Michelle Geis

(Irvine)

Kristin Straits

kstraits@ggusd.us

Terri Shook

tshook@ggusd.us

 

Provide support and training for all science teachers, oversee new adoption implementation, including strategy support, at all schools, plan and implement science department chair meetings, oversee science pacing and benchmarks, oversee CM & differentiation in content areas

Ext# 6006

School Assignment:

Kristin Straits

(Bell & McGarvin)

Terri Shook

(Fitz & Jordan)

Sacha Bennett

sbennett1@ggusd.us

 

AVID program lead, CSP program lead, visit AVID sites regularly and assist with identified related needs, conduct monthly AVID coordinator meetings, oversee AVID tutor recruitment, hiring & training.

 

Ext# 6006

School Assignment:

Sacha Bennett

(Doig)

 

ONE YEAR STRATEGIC SITE TOSAs

 

Allie Bak

abak@ggusd.us

Funded by a one-year federal grant in response to GGUSD being in Program Improvement, year three.  Strategically support 7-12 schools to improve student access to the curriculum through coaching/supporting teachers in faithful implementation of GRR and through effective and appropriate student engagement practices.  Work with existing TOSAs in furthering opportunities for teachers to collaborate, observe colleagues in the classroom and facilitate discussions around improving teaching practices.

Ext# 6006

School Assignment:

Fitz - 1.5 days - W/TH

McGarvin - 1 day- Mon.

Walton - 1 day - Tue.

Joel Faris

jfaris@ggusd.us

Ext# 6006

School Assignment:

Bell - 1 day- Mon.

Doig - 1 day - Wed.

Pacifica - 1 day - Tue.

Joell Sparks

jsparks@ggusd.us

Ext# 6006

School Assignment:

Garden Grove - 1 day - Mon.

Rancho - 2 days - T/TH

Ralston - .5 days - Wed.

Nick Clark

nclark@ggusd.us

Ext# 6006

School Assignment:

Alamitos - 1 day - Mon.

Irvine - 1 day - Tue.

Los Amigos - 2 days - W/TH

Nicolette Valdez

nvaldez@ggusd.us

Ext# 6006

School Assignment:

Jordan - 1 day - Mon.

Lake - .5 days - TH

Santiago - 2 days - T/W

Sandra Valencia

svalencia@ggusd.us

Ext# 6006

School Assignment:

Bolsa - 1.5 days - W/TH

Garden Grove - 1.5 days - T/Th

La Quinta - 1 day - Mon.

 

COUNSELING STAFF

 

Eimi Garcia,

College & Career Readiness Supervisor

egarcia@ggusd.us

  • Assist with counseling and student support at all sites
  • Coordinate supplemental counseling program, credit recovery, and summer school
  • Conduct monthly Counselor Meetings & ongoing trainings
  • Submit A-G courses to UCOP annually
  • Assist with course of study, D validation, high school course sequence and Eagle Aeries
  • Simon Scholar lead contact
  • Oversee and support college readiness applications, software, and data systems
  • College Fair
Ext# 6249

 

Joann Le

(Supplemental Counselor)

jle@ggusd.us

 

  • Rancho Alamitos High School
  • Los Amigos High School
  • Bolsa Grande High School
  • La Quinta High School
Ext# 6475

 

Veronica Carbajal

(Supplemental Counselor)

vcarbajal@ggusd

 

  • Santiago High School
  • Garden Grove High School
  • Pacifica High School
Ext# 6275

 

OFFICE SUPPORT STAFF

 

Ann Dickinson

adicknsn@ggusd.us

Secretary III
Ext# 6454

Noel Martin

nmartin@ggusd.us

Central Office Clerk II
Ext #6455

 



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