CVUSD Connection Staff Newsletter ~ October 2023

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LIFELONG LEARNING & GROWTH Our November 1 Professional Development Day is just around the corner. Information about the day and sign-ups will be emailed out October 9.

Thank you to those who joined our Standards Based Grading using Equitable Practices community presentation. Additional opportunities are coming up! More information to follow.

2022-2023 ANNUAL REPORT Castro Valley Unified School District 2022-2023 Annual Report is now available! The annual report includes information on the various programs, a summary of finances, accomplishments and the many opportunities available to students.

View the Annual Report at: www.cv.k12.ca.us/annualreport/

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CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE TEACHER CREDENTIALING GRANT The Castro Valley Unified School has been awarded a Classified Employee Teacher Credentialing Grant by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC). The program supports classified employees who are interested in obtaining a teaching credential or a Bachelor's Degree on their way to a teaching credential. The grant provides approximately $4,600 per person per year for up to three years to cover the costs of tuition, books, testing, and other academic support services.

If you are interested in pursuing a teaching career, please read the program information flyer with additional information. We also invite you to attend an informational meeting: Wednesday, October 25, 2023 4:00 - 5:00 PM CV Adult & Career Education Room 3 Interested classified employees should submit a Program Application to CVUSD and an application to CSU East Bay as soon as possible.

If you have any questions regarding the program, please contact Dr. Dustin Gacherieu, Director of HR.

Stephanie Graves, Paraprofessional turned SPED Teacher, is awarded the first Classified Employee Teacher Credentialing Grant

by CVHS Principal Chris Fortenberry, Director of HR Dr. Dustin Gacherieu, and Assistant Superintendent of HR Dr. Raúl Zamora.

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OUR NEW EMPLOYEES!

Castro Valley Elementary Rayna Cross, Campus Monitor Franco Giron, Building & Grounds Worker Elizabeth Hawes, 1st Grade Teacher Milena Lesevic, SDC Teacher Laura Rodriguez Murillo, Paraprofessional Carmen Seyller, 5th Grade Teacher Casey Silva, Campus Monitor Elizabeth Waters, TK Teacher Jaime Yee, Paraprofessional, Mod/Severe

Chabot Elementary Anthony Hesson, Building & Grounds Worker Wendy Huang, Campus Monitor Katrina McGeogh, 3rd Grade teacher Chelsea Munoz-Cardenas, SDC Teacher Casie Peterson, Kindergarten Teacher

Independent Elementary Linda Brown, Campus Monitor Michelle Harris, Kindergarten Teacher Ingrid Ibarra, Paraprofessional Peggy Lin, TK Teacher Sindy Lin-Anaya, Library Assistant Amy Poon, 1st Grade Teacher Kimberly Smith, 1st Grade teacher Amy Wood, 4th Grade Teacher

Jensen Ranch Elementary Rebecca Long, Elementary School Secretary Molly Sheridan, PE Teacher Kayla Villegas, SDC Teacher

Marshall Elementary Catalina Calderon, SDC Teacher Alexander Cammarota, Kindergarten/1st Grade Teacher

Palomares Elementary Laura Drake, 3rd/4th Grade Teacher Rachel Main, Paraprofessional Feroza Solaiman, TK Teacher

Proctor Elementary Mallory Englehart, Resource Specialist Sandhya Scott, Paraprofessional Marisa Wichelman, Resource Specialist

Stanton Elementary Rachel Anderson, 4th Grade Teacher Sherry Burton, SDC Teacher Julienne Medina, 4th Grade Teacher Gail Mello, Campus Monitor Gail Rodriguez, Resource Specialist Kyoko Rosenblum, Paraprofessional, Mild/Mod Candace Walker, Kindergarten Teacher

Vannoy Elementary Monica Alcala, Resource Specialist Stephany Arciniega, Paraprofessional Jessica Coop, SDC Teacher Veronica Doughty-Keckley, Paraprofessional, Mod/Severe Alejandra Munoz Nava, 1st Grade Teacher Tracey Pitter, Paraprofessional, Mild/Mod Tiffany Qarshi, RTI Specialist Nicole Rodriguez, Kindergarten Teacher James Raggio, SDC Teacher Jimena Zuchini Shaneck, 1st Grade Teacher Christina Tang, 2nd Grade Teacher

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OUR NEW EMPLOYEES!

Canyon Middle School Lisa Arens, Paraprofessional, ELL Sean Gibel, Math Teacher Eugenia Kaw, 6th Grade Teacher John Leach, PE Teacher Itzel Lopez Sanchez, Counselor Kat Troyer, School Supply Technician Julie Williams, Office Technician Grace York, Paraprofessional, Mild/Mod Jennifer Yuen, MTSS teacher

Creekside Middle School James Dadzie, 6th Grade teacher Morgan Ermitano, Paraprofessional, ELL Nicole Kidwell, Paraprofessional, Mild/Mod James Lum, Paraprofessional, Mild/Mod Elaine Mendenhall, Spanish Teacher Melissa Moss, Resource Specialist Carlo Navarette, Counselor Roel Pena, Math Teacher Saundra Robinson, SDC Teacher Cassie Sand, Math Teacher James Yoo, Science Teacher Grace Young, 6th Grade Teacher

Castro Valley High Rawad Barouki, Paraprofessional, ELL Lindsey Becerra, College-Career Technician Steven Bibb, Resource Specialist Michael Crittenden, Resource Specialist Nancy De Leon, Cafeteria Assistant John Diaz, Paraprofessional, Mod/Severe Juliana Disher, Resource Specialist Stephanie Graves, SDC Teacher Daniel Grimm, Chemistry Teacher Theresa Koscinski, English Teacher Nisha Lal, English Teacher Jinyu (Katy) Liang, Math Teacher Wanming Liu, Cafeteria Assistant Kezia Marshall, English Teacher Nerizza Paluga, Math Teacher Troy Rexelle, Music Teacher Christine Reynoso, English Teacher John Rodgers, CTE Photo/Video Teacher Julie Tilney-Varden, SDC Teacher Edward Yoon, Art Teacher Redwood/CVVA/Roy Johnson Maureen Kennedy, SDC Teacher Tina Kim, Paraprofessional, Mod/Severe LeAnn Ruffin, Counselor Neha Sharma, Paraprofessional, Mod/Severe

CVACE Laura Ainsworth, Parent Educator Teacher Lasalette Capote, Transition Specialist Svetlana Torgashova, Paraprofessional, ELL Hannah Zazay, ESL Teacher

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OUR NEW EMPLOYEES! Business Services Lilin Liang, Accounting Technician Alyssa Sacro, Accounting Technician

Educational Services Linda Block, Art Teacher Carolina Hedes, Department Specialist Lisa May, Music Teacher Justin Reinbolt, Music Teacher Kimberly Sugrue, TOSA Sara Topalian, Elementary Science Teacher Natalie Weinberger, Behavior Specialist

Facilities Construction Olive Chin, Budget Analyst Carly Mello, Department Specialist

Maintenance, Operations, Transportation Bethany Diaz, Van Driver Cherish Fassio, Van Driver Connie Gaxiola, Van Driver Kevin Kwan, Van Driver Lucas Panconi, Mechanic Robert Verduzco, Building & Grounds Worker

Special Services Amber Berry, Behavior Technician Tamera Guard, Paraprofessional, Mod/Severe Daisy Guzman, School Psychologist Sylvia Kahn, Program Specialist Stacy Lillard, Special Education Director Breena Luber, Behavior Technician Pamela Macy, SELPA Director Julie Magallanez, SLP Nancy Ta, Program Specialist

Student Services Phung Lai, Coordinator

CONGRATULATIONS TO EMPLOYEES PROMOTED TO A HIGHER CLASSIFICATION! Castro Valley Elementary Elizabeth Contreras, Principal

Chabot Elementary Nicole Garibaldi, Paraprofessional

Independent Elementary Diane Thanos, Library Assistant

Canyon Middle Mario Baker, Lead Building & Grounds Worker

Creekside Middle Wonju Hulse, Paraprofessional, Mild/Mod

Castro Valley High Kyle Svardal, Paraprofessional, Mild/Mod

Redwood/Roy Johnson Sherry Fanucchi, Paraprofessional, Mod/Severe

Business Services Allison Ching, Director of Purchasing & Warehousing Krista Richey, Confidential Administrative Assistant

Special Services Samuel Brewer, Coordinator Special Services Steve Ponce, Transition Specialist

Maintenance, Operations, Transportation Alexander Cabral, General Maintenance Worker Robert Scarper, Maintenance & Operations Supervisor Myra Uson, Van Driver

for your patience through the beginning of the year in regards to your technology. Each year presents new and different challenges to our deployment of technology and software. This year, we did make many improvements to our beginning of the year processes.

The following items are essential for continued successes with CVUSD technology: Use of IncidentIQ for your technology support requests. Please use this system for faster and more efficient responses. The more detail you put in the tickets will help tickets be routed, sourced, and resolved.

Employee Google / Email account security is important. Please change your password if you have not already done so in the past 2 years. Utilizing a password at least 8 characters utilizing upper and lower case letters, numbers, and special charac!3R$ will improve your password security.

Be mindful of suspicious emails and phishing attempts. If you do not know the person that sent you the email, or if it “doesn’t make sense…” to get that special offer or special deal, avoid opening or clicking in the email. CVUSD Technology will be continuing our Anti-Phishing Email Education campaign starting in October as ongoing education for all CVUSD staff regarding email safety.

SCHEDULED INTERNET AND NETWORK MAINTENANCE Maintenance has been scheduled for Friday, October 13 @ 3:30 p.m. that might include loss of Internet.

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