Focus Groups for the 2020 WL Framework
This list of appointed focus group members and their local education agency affiliation is organized by meeting date.Pursuant to the California Code of Regulations, Title 5, Section 9511(c), the California Department of Education (CDE) will convene four focus groups across California. Members of the focus group must be educators at the time of appointment. California Education Code Section 44013(a) defines an educator in this way:
“Educator” means a certificated person holding a valid California teaching credential or a valid California services credential issued by the commission who is employed by a local education agency or by a special education local planning area and who is not employed as an independent contractor or consultant.
San Diego County Office of Education, August 16, 2018
| Name | Employer |
|---|---|
Claudia Gonzalez |
Alvord Unified School District |
Keely Hansen |
Nuview Union School District |
Ken Leber |
Corona-Norco Unified School District |
Cecile Nedellec |
San Diego Unified School District |
Carolyn Swaney |
Poway Unified School District |
Luz Vicario |
National School District |
Santa Clara County Office of Education, August 22, 2018
| Name | Employer |
|---|---|
Yo Azama |
Salinas Union High School District |
Anne Cappiello |
Santa Cruz City Schools |
Cameron Chien |
Salinas Union High School District |
Denise Eachus |
East Side Union High School District |
Laurel Garceau |
Campbell Union High School District |
Rangel Hernandez Fernandez |
San Lorenzo Unified School District |
Elizabeth Matchett |
Palo Alto Unified School District |
Maria Navarro |
San Francisco Unified School District |
| Pauline Nguyen | East Side Union High School District |
Mio Nishimura |
Salinas Union High School District |
Zehra Otus |
Mount Diablo Unified School District |
Jennifer Shuen |
San Ramon Valley Unified School District |
California Department of Education, August 29, 2018
| Name | Employer |
|---|---|
Julia Bockwinkel |
Elk Grove Unified School District |
Rebecca Estes |
Elk Grove Unified School District |
Yukiko Kozuma |
Elk Grove Unified School District |
Ligia Martinez |
Dixon Unified School District |
Amelia Nevis |
Antioch Unified School District |
Aimara Olazabal |
Pittsburgh Unified School District |
Daisy Piatt |
Sacramento City Unified School District |
Angela Raines |
University of California Scout |
Jing Ren |
Sacramento City Unified School District |
Erik Saucedo |
Sacramento City Unified School District |
Kristina A. Van Winkle |
Tahoe Truckee Unified School District |
Elizabeth Villanueva |
Sacramento City Unified School District |
Tulare County Office of Education via videoconference, August 29, 2018
| Name | Employer |
|---|---|
| Edith Guzman | Tulare Joint Union High School District |
| Nancy Perez | Visalia Unified School District |
Los Angeles County Office of Education, September 12, 2018
| Name | Employer |
|---|---|
Christie Alva |
Tustin Unified School District |
Kimberly Barraza Lyons |
Santa Ana Unified School District |
Kimberly Blas |
Fullerton Joint Union High |
Diana DelaCruz-Wilds |
Walnut Valley Unified School District |
Isabel Dominguez Zancada |
Alhambra Unified School District |
Padraic Emparan |
Anaheim Union High School District |
Danielle Farve |
Anaheim Union High School District |
Sheri L. Given |
Las Virgenes Unified School District |
Stuart S. Jones |
Torrance Unified School District |
Kelly Marin |
Torrance Unified School District |
Paola Padilla Wagner |
Redlands Unified School District |
| Dania Silk | Anaheim Elementary School District |
Kamil Veli |
Los Angeles Unified School District |
Peng Wang |
Moreno Valley Unified School District |
| Susan Watson | Long Beach Unified School District |