2022-2023 Personnel Commission Annual Report

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)

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Lead Buildings & Grounds Worker

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Administrative Assistant – Confidential

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Library Assistant

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Attendance Technician

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Maintenance & Operations Supervisor

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Behavior Specialist

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Mechanic

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Behavior Technician

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Office Assistant (3)

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Budget Analyst (2)

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Office Technician (2)

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Buildings & Grounds Worker (2)

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Office Technician – Attendance (2)

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Cafeteria Assistant (2)

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Paraprofessional (7)

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Cafeteria Site Manager

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Paraprofessional, ELL (3)

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Campus Monitor (5)

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Paraprofessional, Mild/Moderate (13)

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Campus Supervisor (2)

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Paraprofessional, Moderate/Severe (14)

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College Career Technician

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Scheduling Technician

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Computer Operations Technician (3)

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School Secretary, Elementary

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Craft Operations & Theater Technician

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School Secretary, Secondary

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Department Specialist

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School Supply Technician

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Director of Child Nutrition Services

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Systems & Network Administrator I

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Director of Purchasing & Warehousing

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Transition Specialist

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General Maintenance Worker (2)

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Van Driver

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House Secretary

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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,

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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