Castro Valley Unified School District
2022-2023 Personnel Commission Annual Report
Personnel Commissioners: Terry Bailey Chris Low Toni Wilkerson
THE PERSONNEL COMMISSION The Personnel Commission is a body independent of the school board that oversees the selection and retention of classified employees based on principles of merit. In Castro Valley, the three commissioners are appointed by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction for three-year, staggered terms. Personnel Commissioners must be known adherents of the principles of merit in employment, registered voters, and residents of the Castro Valley Unified School District. Toni Wilkerson, Chairperson Toni has served on the CVUSD Personnel Commission since 1986. She is the Past-President of the California School Personnel Commissioners Association/CSPCA, Past-President of the School Personnel Commissioners Association of Northern California, and currently sits on the Board of Directors for both organizations. Toni has been a resident of Castro Valley since 1969.
Terry Bailey Terry has served on the Personnel Commission since 2015. He is currently a Financial Advisor and Senior Vice-President for Fremont Bank. Previously, he held a variety of leadership positions in international sales. Mr. Bailey is a retired Marine Corps Officer and Pilot. He has been active in many local organizations, including the Castro Valley Chamber of Commerce, the Castro Valley Arts Foundation, and the Castro Valley Rotary. He is a parent of students in the Castro Valley Unified School District. Chris
Chris Low Chris has served on the Personnel Commission since 2011. Chris was born and raised in Castro Valley and graduated from Moreau High School and California State University, Hayward. He and his wife Karen have a daughter who graduated from CV High School in 2018 and a son who graduated from CV High School in 2020. Chris recently retired as a public sector human resources professional for over 30 years and has served six cities that operate under a civil service or merit system.
PERSONNEL COMMISSION STAFF Raúl M. Zamora, Ed.D. Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources
Jennifer Tapia-Smith Confidential Personnel Assistant
Dustin R. Gacherieu, Ph.D. Director, Human Resources
Suzie Leonardo Department Specialist
CVUSD - A MERIT SYSTEM DISTRICT Merit System Law governs classified school personnel and is defined by the California Education Code (Division 4, Chapter 5, Article 6). Its fundamental purpose is to ensure that employees are selected, promoted, and retained based on merit and fitness without favoritism or prejudice. In merit-system school districts in California, the system is administered by the Personnel Commission, a separate agency authorized by the State to be responsible for certain personnel matters affecting classified school personnel. In Castro Valley, the three commissioners are appointed by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction for three-year, staggered terms. The Commission shall have jurisdiction over and responsibility for the following activities: *
Establishment of the Rules and Regulations governing the administration of a comprehensive Merit System, which includes rules and regulations regarding recruitment, examinations, applications, employment lists, compensation, discipline, and the classification plan.
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Appointment of the Personnel Administrator and Commission Staff.
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Development and adoption of an annual budget.
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Development of the procedures for the hearing of Classified Personnel appeals.
Through administration of the Classified Merit System, the Commission strives for: *
Equal treatment for all classified personnel and applicants for employment.
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Protection of individual rights as well as the rights of the Classified Service, pursuant to the Personnel Commission Rules and Regulations adopted for the Classified Service.
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Maintenance of harmonious relationships with the Governing Board.
MERIT PRINCIPLES *
Hire and promote employees on the basis of ability, with open competition in initial appointment.
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Remove appointments to positions from the political arena or personal favoritism.
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Ensure that employees doing like work are classified alike and receive like pay.
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Provide for fair, impartial rules and consistency of administration of the rules.
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Assure fair treatment of applicants and employees in all aspects of personnel administration without regard to political affiliation, gender, age, or religious creed, and with proper regard for their privacy and constitutional rights as citizens.
Congratulations to our 2022-2023 Classified Site Employees of the Year! Castro Valley Elementary – Penny Vance Chabot Elementary – Ashley Ackerman* Independent Elementary – Melissa Vaz Jensen Ranch Elementary – Kathy Eshtehar Marshall Elementary – Claudia Valencia Palomares Elementary – Nicole Trevino Proctor Elementary – Hilda Kwan Stanton Elementary – Ninette Rico Vannoy Elementary – Vanesa Rodriguez Canyon Middle – George Hughes* Creekside Middle – Patrick Cheung Castro Valley High – Debbie Rose** Redwood High – Stephanie Aponte CV Adult – Leigh-Anne Fosdahl Purchasing & Warehouse – Dee Dee Farrell Transportation – Jeff Anderson* * Alameda County Classified Employee of the Year Nominee ** Alameda County Classified Employee of the Year Winner
2022 – 2023 ACTIVITIES 017-2018
COMMISSIONER REAPPOINTMENT Upon the recommendation of the Governing Board, Commissioner Toni Wilkerson was appointed by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to another term on the Commission that began on December 1, 2022. Commissioner Wilkerson has served on the Commission since 1986.
EVENTS & CELEBRATIONS The Personnel Commission held 11 regular meetings during the year for commission work. In addition, as a part of their general functions, the Personnel Commission completed the evaluation of the Director of Human Resources in October. The Personnel Commission, in conjunction with the Human Resources Department, hosted orientations for all new classified employees during the school year. All new employees were invited to attend the orientation. The orientation allowed those new employees to meet one another and listen to valuable information from the Business Department, CSEA, and the Personnel Commission regarding the Merit System and Human Resources. Three celebrations were held in May. The Personnel Commissioners recognized Classified Employees Week during the week of May 22nd. On May 9th, classified employees of the year were honored at the first annual CVUSD Employees of the Year ceremony held at the Castro Valley Adult & Career Education. Eighteen employees were honored for their outstanding service and contributions. On May 18th, classified retirees were honored at an outdoor retirement celebration at the Adobe Art Center. It was an excellent opportunity to celebrate these valued employees for their years of service to CVUSD with their friends, family, and colleagues.
JOB CLASSIFICATION REVIEW Throughout the year, staff worked with CSEA on the annual job classification review. The job classifications in Maintenance, Operations, and Transportation job families were reviewed. As a result of this review, two (2) job descriptions had title changes, and 13 job descriptions were revised.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Commission staff worked with departments across the district to increase professional development opportunities for classified staff throughout the year. During Fall 2022, a Wednesday Workshop Series focused on Google tools. Additionally, 115 classified staff participated in the October 17th PD day at CVHS. They participated in a variety of targeted workshops, including Aeries, Behavior Training, Compassionate Dialogue, Escape, Library Best Practices, and Youth Mental Health. During Spring 2023, 215 classified staff participated in the March 10th PD day at CVHS. They participated in various targeted workshops, including Compassionate Dialogue, Youth Mental Health First Aid, Nonviolent Crisis Intervention, Changing Behavior, How to Talk so Kids Will Listen, and a variety of job-alike collaborative conversations.
RECRUITMENT Human Resources recruited for the following classifications during the 2022-2023 school year:
Accounting Technician (6)
Lead Buildings & Grounds Worker
Administrative Assistant – Confidential
Library Assistant
Attendance Technician
Maintenance & Operations Supervisor
Behavior Specialist
Mechanic
Behavior Technician
Office Assistant (3)
Budget Analyst (2)
Office Technician (2)
Buildings & Grounds Worker (2)
Office Technician – Attendance (2)
Cafeteria Assistant (2)
Paraprofessional (7)
Cafeteria Site Manager
Paraprofessional, ELL (3)
Campus Monitor (5)
Paraprofessional, Mild/Moderate (13)
Campus Supervisor (2)
Paraprofessional, Moderate/Severe (14)
College Career Technician
Scheduling Technician
Computer Operations Technician (3)
School Secretary, Elementary
Craft Operations & Theater Technician
School Secretary, Secondary
Department Specialist
School Supply Technician
Director of Child Nutrition Services
Systems & Network Administrator I
Director of Purchasing & Warehousing
Transition Specialist
General Maintenance Worker (2)
Van Driver
House Secretary
Warehouse Delivery Driver
Appointments 2022-2023
Total Number of Promotions
107
2021-2022
66
94
2020-2021
26
2022-2023
50
23
2021-2022
34
25 2020-2021
2019-2020
61
2018-2019
62 0
25
50
Permanent
14
46 2019-2020
33 75
100
125
Substitute
150
175
10
2018-2019
20 0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
RECRUITMENT Total Number of Applicants Tested
Total Number of Applicants 2022-2023
2022-2023
677
2021-2022
2021-2022
562
2020-2021
2018-2019 200
300
400
500
600
255
2018-2019
610 100
289
2019-2020
444
0
368
2020-2021
415
2019-2020
414
355 0
700
75
150
225
300
375
450
Total Number of Days with Examinations Administered 2022-2023
153
2021-2022
145
2020-2021
151
2019-2020
157
2018-2019
163 0
25
50
Total Number of Eligibles 2022-2023
75
100
125
150
175
Total Number of Eligibility Lists Approved by the Personnel Commission 273 2022-2023
2021-2022
248
2020-2021
2021-2022
102
2019-2020 2018-2019 100
150
35
2019-2020
199 50
87
2020-2021
150
0
71
200
50
2018-2019 250
300
75 0
20
40
60
80
100
2022 – 2023 NEW EMPLOYEES Josephine Arechiga – Paraprofessional, Mild/Mod Lisa Arens – Paraprofessional, ELL Thomas Baker – Bus Driver Rawad Barouki – Paraprofessional, ELL Lindsey Becerra – College-Career Technician Amber Berry – Behavior Technician Maureen Brosnan – House Secretary
Alexander Cabral – Building & Grounds Worker Lasalette Capote – Transition Specialist David Chaney – Computer Operations Technician Mei Fang Chin – Accounting Technician Sarah Chiu – Paraprofessional, Mod/Severe Pia Cisneros – Paraprofessional, Mild/Mod Marie Compton – Campus Monitor Melissa Davini – Campus Monitor Nancy DeLeon – Cafeteria Assistant Bethany Diaz – Van Driver Archana Dube – Paraprofessional, Mod/Severe Morgan Ermitano – Paraprofessional, ELL Joel Faria – Building & Grounds Worker Cherish Fassio – Van Driver Jessica France – Paraprofessional Elizabeth Fulop – Office Technician Cristina Garcia – Paraprofessional, Mod/Severe Connie Gaxiola – Van Driver Julie Gidare – Campus Monitor
Joel Jacobs – Paraprofessional, Mild/Mod Rosalinda Jacowitz – Office Technician Attendance Maritza Jauregui – Paraprofessional, Mild/Mod Monica Jimenez Hui – Office Assistant Kyle Jordan – Campus Monitor Asia Keleta-Grant – Paraprofessional Nicole Kidwell – Paraprofessional, Mild/Mod Tina Kim – Paraprofessional, Mod/Severe Kevin Kwan – Van Driver Mandy Kwan – Cafeteria Assistant William Laddish – Warehouse Delivery Driver Ronald Lambert – Campus Supervisor Abigail Lee – Campus Monitor Margarite Leon – Campus Monitor Lilin Liang – Accounting Technician Sharon Lim – Secondary School Secretary Peggy Lin – Paraprofessional Sindy Lin-Anaya – Library Assistant
Martin Goins – Building & Grounds Worker Helena Gomez – Paraprofessional, Mild/Mod Jennifer Gonnelli – Campus Monitor Michael Gonzales – Campus Supervisor Paulina Gonzalez – Campus Supervisor Norma Gonzalez – Paraprofessional, Mod/Severe Jesten Grant – Campus Supervisor
Aondrej Grant-Ryan – Campus Supervisor Tamera Guard – Paraprofessional, Mod/Severe Samreen Gulbarga – Campus Monitor Aida Guzman – Cafeteria Assistant Carolina Hedes – Department Specialist Carrie Heuer – Campus Monitor Deshawn Irving – Campus Supervisor Siu Iu – Cafeteria Assistant
Emmeline Lindsey – Attendance Technician Michelle Little – Paraprofessional Wanming Liu – Cafeteria Assistant Rebecca Long – Elementary School Secretary Victoria Low – Paraprofessional, Mild/Mod Breena Luber – Behavior Technician James Lum – Paraprofessional, Mild/Mod
2022 – 2023 NEW EMPLOYEES
Quynh Ma – Paraprofessional, Mod/Severe Adriana Madero – Paraprofessional, Mod/Severe Erica McCloud – Paraprofessional Amara McElroy – Paraprofessional, Mod/Severe Carly Mello – Department Specialist Janet Menges – Paraprofessional David Mickel – Paraprofessional, Mild/Mod Thomas Miles, Jr. – Paraprofessional, Mild/Mod
Neha Sharma – Paraprofessional, Mod/Severe Jaehee Shim – Paraprofessional, Mod/Severe Casey Silva – Campus Monitor Sun Kyoung Soe – Campus Monitor Ivette Speir – Cafeteria Assistant Wendy Spuler – Paraprofessional, Mod/Severe Kyle Svardal – Paraprofessional, Mild/Mod Svetlana Torgashova – Paraprofessional, ELL
Gina Musil – Paraprofessional, Mild/Mod Ronald Newhouse – Craft Operations & Theater Technician Bridget O'Day – Paraprofessional, Mild/Mod Cecilia Ortiz – Accounting Technician Tracey Pitter – Paraprofessional, Mild/Mod Chinbulai Pra – Director of Child Nutrition Elizabeth Ray – Paraprofessional Laura Rodriguez – Paraprofessional Kyoko Rosenblum – Paraprofessional, Mild/Mod Alyssa Sacro – Accounting Technician Sandhya Scott – Paraprofessional
Kathleen Troyer – School Supply Technician Myra Uson – Cafeteria Assistant Renee Velasquez – Paraprofessional, Mild/Mod Antuan Webb – Paraprofessional, Mod/Severe Natalie Weinberger – Behavior Specialist Julie Williams – Office Technician Daniel Witt – Paraprofessional, Mild/Mod Charlene Yang – Paraprofessional Jaime Yee – Paraprofessional, Mod/Severe Grace York – Paraprofessional, Mild/Mod Chandra Zarembinski – Campus Monitor Alfredo Zuniga – Paraprofessional, Mod/Severe
2022 – 2023 PROMOTIONS Mario Baker – Lead Building & Grounds Worker
Wonju Hulse – Paraprofessional, Mild/Mod
Lynette Barker – Building & Grounds Worker
Sara Lopes – Budget Analyst
Alexander Cabral – General Maintenance Worker
Leticia Moreno – Paraprofessional, Mod/Severe
Olive Chin – Budget Analyst
Leonard Pleasant – Lead Campus Supervisor
Allison Ching – Director of Purchasing & Warehousing
Steven Ponce – Van Driver & Transition Specialist
Sherry Fanucchi – Paraprofessional, Mod/Severe Teresa Flores – Accounting Technician
Judie Plaza – Cafeteria Site Manager
Krista Richey – Administrative Assistant – Confidential
Nicole Garibaldi – Paraprofessional
Robert Scarper – Maintenance & Operations Supervisor
Jordan Hall – Building & Grounds Worker
Diane Thanos – Library Assistant
Bethany Hamilton – Paraprofessional
Myra Uson – Van Driver
Harry Hui – Systems & Network Administrator I
Winnie Young – Office Technician
Congratulations to our 2022-2023 Retirees! Jeanine Disher Ann Fitzgerald Paula Francoeur Shirley Henighan
Margo Howard Sue Lapacek Diana Yearian
THANK YOU! The Personnel Commission would like to thank those who helped the District maintain its high employment standards by serving on interview panels for CVUSD and panels for other Merit districts during the 2022-2023 school year. Yogita Acholkar – Office Assistant II, ACOE Robert Aguilar – Lead Bldg & Grounds, CVUSD Evelyn Alarcon – Accounting Technician, CVUSD Jeff Anderson – Bus Driver, CVUSD Diane Arante – Operations Manager Retiree James Baum – Skilled Trades Worker, CVUSD Megan Bello – Transition Specialist, CVUSD Amber Berry – Behavior Technician, CVUSD Jennifer Blackmon – Assistant Principal, CVUSD Jason Bonini – Skilled Trades Worker, CVUSD Samuel Brewer – Program Specialist, CVUSD Bonnie Byrne – Cafeteria Assistant, CVUSD Stacy Bystedt – Budget Analyst, CVUSD Jenni Cabral – Behavior Technician, CVUSD Frank Castro – Director, Child Nutrition, Dublin USD Francoise Chenais – Budget Analyst, CVUSD Angela Cirimele – Accounting Technician, San Lorenzo USD Dina Cisneros – Secondary School Secretary, CVUSD Mathew Clark – Director of Student Placement, Hayward Kristine Coffelt – Budget Analyst, CVUSD Sara Conti – Behavior Technician, CVUSD Elizabeth Contreras – Principal, CVUSD Zach Danneker – Seattle Children’s Theatre Frank DeLapo – Technology Director, New Haven Tracy Dreher – Purchasing Manager, Livermore Valley USD
Jaliza Eagles – Coordinator of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, CVUSD Margaret Edralin – Accounting Specialist, Hayward USD Paul Escobar – Paraprofessional, ELL, CVUSD Linette Escobar – Adult School Teacher, CVUSD Katherine Espino – Van Driver, CVUSD Dee Dee Farrell – Department Specialist, CVUSD Bryan Fitzsimmons – Lead Bldg & Grounds, CVUSD Debra Forrest – Program Specialist, Hayward USD Dustin Gacherieu – Director of HR, CVUSD Michael George – Systems Administrator, CVUSD Jonathan Golles – Network Engineer, Berkeley USD Raquel Gonzalez – Cafeteria Coordinator, CVUSD Andrew Gross – Office Specialist, Hayward USD Cindi Grovhoug – ESL Coordinator, CVUSD Jasmine Hall – Department Specialist, CVUSD Charity Hastings – Director of Purchasing, CVUSD Keith Hayes – Accounting Specialist, Hayward USD Bradley Hilton – Technology Services Supervisor, Berkeley USD Harry Hui – Systems & Network Administrator I, CVUSD Natalie Hung – Department Specialist, CVUSD Kasey Kaufman – Behavior Specialist, CVUSD
THANK YOU! Mie Mie Khaing – Budget Accountant, Hayward USD Naheed Khan – Lead Cafeteria Worker, CVUSD Dela Kipps – Budget Accountant, Hayward USD Narendra Kumar – Maintenance Tech, Hayward USD Lauren La Plante – Coordinator of Secondary Special Education, CVUSD Phung Lai – Coordinator of Student Services, CVUSD Yann Le Roy – Computer Operations Tech, CVUSD Suzie Leonardo – Department Specialist, CVUSD John Lo – Accounting Technician, CVUSD David Luongo – Director of Secondary Education, CVUSD Salim Mahmood – Director of Educational Information Technology, Hayward USD Karen Matthews – Van Driver, CVUSD Nicholas McMaster – Director of Student Services, CVUSD Alicia Mendoza – Department Specialist, CVUSD Rachel Mercado – Purchasing Coordinator, Pleasanton USD Thomas Mills – Coordinator of Special Education, San Lorenzo USD Manny Morales – Skilled Trades Worker, CVUSD
Mitchell Ost – Theatre Design/Tech Teacher,
Oakland College Prep School
Lucas Panconi – Operations Supervisor, CVUSD Jessica Perez – Office Technician, CVUSD Vanessa Peterson – Office Technician, CVUSD Leonard Pleasant – Campus Supervisor, CVUSD Katelyn Raymond – Department Specialist, CVUSD Ellen Rebosura – Purchasing Manager, Dublin USD Ann Robinson – Van Driver, CVUSD Shirley Rodriguez – Lead Cafeteria Worker, CVUSD Deborah Rose – Secondary School Secretary, CVUSD Pam Sangiacomo – Enrollment Technician, Hayward USD Pamela Santos – House Secretary, CVUSD Robert Scarper – Maintenance & Operations Supervisor, CVUSD Jermaine Shaffer – Technology Support Specialist III, Hayward USD Affie Sklut – Elementary School Principal, CVUSD Gina Song – Personnel Technician, Hacienda La Puente USD Kim Souza – Paraprofessional, ELL, CVUSD Dalewyn Spinks – Facilities Maintenance Manager, Hayward USD Joshua Torres – Skilled Trades Worker, CVUSD Kathy Vigil – Administrative Secretary, Hayward USD Christina Vinciguerra – Accounting Technician, CVUSD Sydney Wun – Accounting Technician, CVUSD
A special thank you to Sherry Causey (ACOE), Heidi Kaye (San Lorenzo USD), Deborah Ou (Hayward USD), and Brian Westover (Berkeley USD) for their assistance with providing panelists.
OUR VISION Our students are compassionate, critical thinkers who are empowered to selfadvocate, explore their passions, and are prepared to thrive as contributing members of our ever-changing and diverse world.
OUR PROMISE All students will receive equitable access to high quality learning opportunities. All means all.
MISSION We work together to provide safe, challenging, innovative, and culturally responsive learning environments to ensure that all our students feel respected and supported to achieve their unique academic potential and explore their individual talents.
Castro Valley Unified School District 4400 Alma Avenue Castro Valley, CA 94546 Parvin Ahmadi, Superintendent
Board of Education Lavender Lee Whitaker, President Michael Kusiak, Vice President/Clerk Dolly Adams Gary C. Howard Sara E. Raymond