Focus Group Members
This list of appointed focus group members and their local education agency affiliation is organized by meeting date.Focus Groups for the 2020 Visual and Performing Arts Framework
Pursuant to the California Code of Regulations, Title 5, Section 9511(c), the 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 |
|---|---|
Annette Barcelona |
San Diego Unified School District |
Catherine Chiu |
Ramona Unified School District |
Jeff Kover |
Sweetwater Union High School District |
Matt Moody |
San Diego Unified School District |
Kim Read-Smith |
San Pasqual Union Elementary School District |
Gonzalo Ruelas |
Diego Hills Charter School |
| Greg Solomon | Moreno Valley Unified School District |
Martha Stegeman |
San Diego Unified School District |
Diana Stein |
Classical Academy High School |
Christine Timmons |
Sweetwater Union High School District |
Brad Van Patton |
Irvine Unified School District |
Laura Williams |
San Diego Unified School District |
Santa Clara County Office of Education, August 22, 2018
| Name | Employer |
|---|---|
Meredith Belany |
West Contra Costa Unified School District |
Nancy Coffey |
Palo Alto Unified School District |
Barbara Hughes |
San Mateo Union High School District |
Jessy Kronenberg |
West Contra Costa Unified School District |
Kelly Martin |
Los Gatos Union School District |
Rebecca Palmer |
East Side Union High School District |
Daniel Resz |
San Jose Unified School District |
Kaila Schwartz |
Milpitas Unified School District |
Julie Van Dewark |
San Jose Unified School District |
Brenda Young |
Salinas Union High School District |
California Department of Education, August 30, 2018
*Will participate via video conference from Tulare County Office of Education.
**Will participate via video conference from Humboldt County Office of Education.
***Will participate via video conference from Siskiyou County Office of Education.
| Name | Employer |
|---|---|
Milynda Andrus |
Folsom Cordova Unified School District |
Melissa Bramham |
Elk Grove Unified School District |
Gary Coartney |
Sacramento City Unified School District |
Bill Funkhouser** |
Eureka City Schools |
Jodee Hartney |
San Juan Unified School District |
Makaela Huntsinger |
Pittsburg Unified School District |
Ladislao Prado* |
Alta Vista Elementary School District |
Nicole Schallig |
San Juan Unified School District |
Jane Shetterly |
West Contra Costa Unified School District |
Kate Stover* |
Tulare County Office of Education |
Marcheta Williams* |
Madera Unified School District |
Kathryn Young*** |
Scott Valley Unified School District |
Los Angeles County Office of Education, September 12, 2018
| Name | Employer |
|---|---|
Autumn Browne |
Anaheim Union High School District |
Jantre Christian |
Los Angeles Unified School District |
Connie Covert |
Los Angeles Unified School District |
Valerie Gutwirth |
Berkeley Unified School District |
Kim Hoj |
Santa Barbara Unified School District |
Lois Hunter |
Los Angeles Unified School District |
Juanita Jackson |
Menifee Valley Union School District |
Dain Olsen |
Los Angeles Unified School District |
Lisa Ruiz |
Hacienda La Puente Unified School District |
Scott Spector |
Santa Barbara County Office of Education |
Jessica Williams |
Los Angeles Unified School District |
Talisen Winder |
Glendale Unified School District |
Eun Young Choi |
Capistrano Unified School District |