Four new teachers join us this year and one new additional counselor. We also have two new additional supporting positions.
Replacement teachers: In the English department, we welcome Ms. Aimee Duran, Ms. Brenda Castellanos,and Ms. Illean Macias. In Social Studies, Mr. Nathan Mangione joins us. Adding to the Math department is Mr. Calvin Chan, while Science gets Ms. Elena Schink. They replace retiring and departing teachers from last year: Susie Eller, Michelle Katz, Patrick Haywood, James Rice, and Fidel Ramos.
Expanding staff: We have been given an additional counseling position. Ms. Angelica Avila is filling that post. Students with the last names Gas - Mor will be now be assigned to Ms. Avila.
Also, a new support position to support campus culture, called the Climate Coach, is being filled by Mr. Kevin Thomas, who has been with the Pumas before. Another new position is the Parent & Community Representative which is being filled by Johanna Macias. She will be working with Ms. Avila from the Parent Center.
New Leaders: Mr. Avila will be the new head of the English dept and Ms. Lopez is taking over Math. Ms. Goodman is the new lead for the Health and Human Development Academy, which is12th Grade, and Ms. Campoy is the new lead for the 11th Grade's academy now called CWE (Changing the World through Education).
See the "Our Staff" tab for a complete list of the faculty, staff and faculty leaders.